Tyron Woodley

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Tyron Woodley
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Woodley in 2018
BornTyron Lakent Woodley [1]
(1982-04-07) April 7, 1982 (age 42)
Ferguson, Missouri, U.S.
NicknameThe Chosen One
Height5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight170 lb (77 kg; 12 st)
Division Welterweight (MMA)
Cruiserweight (boxing)
Stance Orthodox
Fighting out of St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Team Roufusport
American Top Team
ATT Evolution
RankBlack belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu [2] under Din Thomas [3]
Wrestling NCAA Division I Wrestling [4]
Years active2006–2021 (MMA)
2021 (boxing)
Professional boxing record
Total2
Wins0
Losses2
By knockout1
Mixed martial arts record
Total27
Wins19
By knockout7
By submission5
By decision7
Losses7
By knockout2
By submission1
By decision4
Draws1
Amateur record
Total7
Wins7
Losses0
Other information
University University of Missouri
Boxing record from BoxRec
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
Medal record
Collegiate Wrestling
Representing the Missouri Tigers
Big 12 Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2003 Columbia 165 lb

Tyron Lakent Woodley (born April 7, 1982) is an American former professional mixed martial artist and professional boxer. He is a former UFC Welterweight Champion who defended his title four times. [5] A professional since 2009, Woodley also competed at Strikeforce and was an NCAA Division I collegiate wrestler for the Missouri Tigers, becoming a two-time All-American and Big 12 Conference champion. [6]

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Early life

Woodley was born and raised in Ferguson, Missouri. The eleventh of thirteen children, he was raised by his mother after his father left the family early in his life. In high school, he was a two-sport athlete, competing in American football and amateur wrestling. [7] [8] Woodley won the Missouri 4A State Wrestling Championship in 2000, at the 160 lb weight class.

After graduating from McCluer High School in 2000, Woodley attended University of Missouri and joined their wrestling program. There, he became a two-time All-American; once in 2003 and again in 2005. [9] Woodley graduated from the university in 2005 with a major in Agricultural Economics. [10]

Mixed martial arts career

Woodley fought his first professional fight on February 7, 2009 against Steve Schnider. It was held by Headhunter Productions at the Holiday Inn Select Executive Center in Columbia, Missouri. Woodley won via submission in the first round. [11]

Woodley's second professional bout was against Jeff Carstens on April 30, 2009. He won the bout via submission in the first round. [12]

Strikeforce

Woodley made his Strikeforce debut against Sal Woods in St. Louis, Missouri. [13] The fight was at the event Strikeforce: Lawler vs. Shields on June 6, 2009. Woodley won the fight by submission late in round one. After the win, Strikeforce signed Woodley to a six-fight deal. [14]

Woodley made his second appearance for Strikeforce on the Strikeforce Challengers: Kennedy vs. Cummings card. [15] He defeated Zach Light via submission in the second round. [16]

On the Strikeforce Challengers: Woodley vs. Bears card, Woodley had his third fight for Strikeforce, defeating Rudy Bears via arm-triangle submission. [17] [18] [19]

Woodley's next bout was against Nathan Coy at Strikeforce Challengers: Lindland vs. Casey in Portland, Oregon. [20] He won via split decision. [21]

On October 9, 2010, at Strikeforce: San Jose, Woodley defeated André Galvão via knockout midway in the first round. [22]

Woodley fought Tarec Saffiedine on January 7, 2011, in Nashville, Tennessee at Strikeforce Challengers: Woodley vs. Saffiedine. [23] Woodley won the fight via unanimous decision. After the win, Woodley was signed to a contract extension with Strikeforce. [24]

At Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Henderson, Woodley replaced Evangelista Santos and fought Paul Daley. [25] Woodley defeated Daley via unanimous decision. [26] [27]

Woodley then fought Canadian prospect Jordan Mein at Strikeforce: Rockhold vs. Jardine. [28] Woodley won via split decision. [29]

Woodley faced Nate Marquardt on July 14, 2012, at Strikeforce: Rockhold vs. Kennedy for the vacant Strikeforce Welterweight Championship. [30] He lost the fight via KO in the fourth round. [31]

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Debut

Woodley faced Jay Hieron on February 2, 2013, at UFC 156 in his promotional debut, replacing an injured Erick Silva. [32] Woodley won the fight via KO at just 36 seconds of the opening round. [33]

Woodley faced Jake Shields on June 15, 2013, at UFC 161. [34] Woodley lost the fight via split decision. [35]

Woodley next faced off against Josh Koscheck at UFC 167 on November 16, 2013. [36] He won the fight via knockout in the first round. The win also earned him his first Knockout of the Night bonus award. [37]

Woodley next faced former Interim Welterweight Champion Carlos Condit at UFC 171. [38] Woodley won via TKO after Condit suffered a knee injury in the second round. [39]

On April 8, 2014, Woodley's new eight-fight contract with the UFC was announced alongside his match against Rory MacDonald at UFC 174. [40] He lost the fight via unanimous decision. [41]

Woodley next faced Dong Hyun Kim on August 23, 2014, at UFC Fight Night 48, replacing Héctor Lombard. [42] He won the fight via TKO early in the first round. [43] The win also earned Woodley his first Performance of the Night bonus award. [44]

Woodley faced Kelvin Gastelum on January 31, 2015, at UFC 183 in a catchweight bout after Gastelum failed to make the welterweight limit. [45] He won the fight via split decision. [46]

Woodley was expected to face Johny Hendricks on October 3, 2015, at UFC 192. [47] It was announced on October 2, 2015, that Hendricks was forced out of the fight due to complications with weight cutting. [48]

UFC Welterweight Championship

Woodley faced welterweight champion Robbie Lawler on July 30, 2016, in the main event at UFC 201. [49] He won the fight via knockout halfway through the first round to claim the UFC Welterweight Championship. [50] This win earned him the Performance of the Night award. [51]

Woodley made his first title defense against Stephen Thompson on November 12, 2016, at UFC 205. [52] The fight ended in a majority draw with two judges scoring the fight 47–47 and the third 48–47 in favor of Woodley. [53] Subsequently, both fighters were awarded Fight of the Night bonus awards. [53] [54]

The rematch with Thompson took place on March 4, 2017, in the main event at UFC 209. It was another closely contested bout with Woodley winning via majority decision. [55] [56]

For his third title defense, Woodley faced Demian Maia on July 29, 2017, in the co-main event at UFC 214. [57] He won the fight by unanimous decision. [58] Woodley stated after the contest that he had torn his labrum in his right shoulder in the opening round. Woodley would later have reconstructive surgery to repair the damage. [59] [60] [61]

Woodley next defended the UFC Welterweight Championship against Darren Till on September 8, 2018, at UFC 228. [62] He won the fight via submission in the second round. [63] This win earned him the Performance of the Night award. [64] Woodley also received his Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt in the cage from Din Thomas following his victory. [65] Woodley also gave Till his first loss in MMA. [66]

In the fifth defense of his welterweight title, Woodley faced Kamaru Usman on March 2, 2019, in the co-main event at UFC 235. [67] Woodley was dominated for the entire fight and lost by unanimous decision, ending his nearly three-year reign as welterweight champion. [68]

Post Championship

A rematch with Robbie Lawler was expected to take place on June 29, 2019, at UFC on ESPN 3. [69] On May 16, 2019, it was reported that Woodley suffered a hand injury and was pulled from the fight. [70]

Woodley was scheduled to face Leon Edwards on March 21, 2020, at UFC Fight Night: Woodley vs. Edwards. [71] However, the restrictions related to COVID-19 forced Edwards to withdraw as the event was meant to be moved from London to the United States, and the event was subsequently postponed indefinitely. [72]

Woodley faced Gilbert Burns on May 30, 2020, in the main event at UFC on ESPN: Woodley vs. Burns. [73] Woodley would again be dominated for most of the fight and lose via unanimous decision. [74]

Woodley fought at UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Woodley against longtime rival Colby Covington on September 19, 2020. [75] [76] Similar to his past two fights, Woodley was dominated for four rounds, and eventually the bout was called as a technical knockout after he tapped out during the fifth round due to a rib injury. [77] [78]

Woodley faced Vicente Luque on March 27, 2021, at UFC 260. [79] Uncharacteristically, Woodley came out swinging aggressively early into the bout, and after rocking Luque and being rocked himself multiple times on the feet, he was defeated by D'Arce choke in round one. [80] This fight earned him the Fight of the Night award. [81] Weeks later, it was announced that Woodley had fought out his contract after eight years competing in the promotion. [82]

Professional boxing career

Paul vs. Woodley

Before the Jake Paul vs. Ben Askren main event took place, Woodley was involved in a backstage situation with Jake Paul and J'Leon Love, where he was mocked due to his inexperience in boxing and the result of Paul's bout against Woodley's long–time teammate Ben Askren was discussed. [83] After Paul knocked out Askren, Woodley called out Paul. [84] On May 31, 2021, news surfaced that Woodley had been scheduled to make his professional boxing debut against internet personality Jake Paul on August 29, 2021. [85] [86] Woodley became the first man to take Paul past the second round in his professional career, but ultimately lost by split decision. One judge scored the fight 77–75 for Woodley, while the other two judges scored it 77–75 and 78–74 in favor of Paul.

Paul vs. Woodley II

On December 6, 2021, Woodley hopped in to replace Tommy Fury for a rematch with Jake Paul on December 18. [87] After a back-and-forth bout, Woodley was knocked out in the sixth round. [88] At the time of the stoppage, Woodley was behind on the scorecards 49–46 (twice) and 48–47. [89]

Hardcore FC Fight Show

Woodley and Luke Rockhold are set to coach a group of fighters in an Hardcore FC Fight Show reality TV series for Hardcore FC promotion which will be filmed in the United Arab Emirates over the next six weeks. [90]

Other ventures

Woodley has pursued acting in his spare time and played roles in both Straight Outta Compton , Kickboxer: Vengeance and Sultan , the latter being an Indian movie directed by Ali Abbas Zafar. [91] [92] He also appears in several fight scenes of Escape Plan 2: Hades . [93] Woodley also appeared on Season 5 of the Netflix show Cobra Kai .

Additionally, he hosts a podcast called "Morning Wood with Deez Nutz" and a weekly internet web show on TMZ called "The Hollywood Beatdown". [94] [95]

Personal life

Tyron has four children. He has said that his goal is to open a non-profit facility for troubled youths one day. [96] When his hometown of Ferguson, Missouri engaged in civil unrest after the shooting of Michael Brown, Woodley publicly condemned the rioting and lootings that took place. [97]

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

Wrestling

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
27 matches19 wins7 losses
By knockout72
By submission51
By decision74
Draws1
Res.RecordOpponentMethodEventDateRoundTimeLocationNotes
Loss19–7–1 Vicente Luque Submission (brabo choke) UFC 260 March 27, 202113:56 Las Vegas, Nevada, United StatesFight of the Night.
Loss19–6–1 Colby Covington TKO (rib injury) UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Woodley September 19, 202051:19 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Loss19–5–1 Gilbert Burns Decision (unanimous) UFC on ESPN: Woodley vs. Burns May 30, 202055:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Loss19–4–1 Kamaru Usman Decision (unanimous) UFC 235 March 2, 201955:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United StatesLost the UFC Welterweight Championship.
Win19–3–1 Darren Till Submission (brabo choke) UFC 228 September 8, 201824:19 Dallas, Texas, United StatesDefended the UFC Welterweight Championship. Performance of the Night.
Win18–3–1 Demian Maia Decision (unanimous) UFC 214 July 29, 201755:00 Anaheim, California, United StatesDefended the UFC Welterweight Championship.
Win17–3–1 Stephen Thompson Decision (majority) UFC 209 March 4, 201755:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United StatesDefended the UFC Welterweight Championship .
Draw16–3–1 Stephen Thompson Draw (majority) UFC 205 November 12, 201655:00 New York City, New York, United StatesRetained the UFC Welterweight Championship. Fight of the Night.
Win16–3 Robbie Lawler KO (punches) UFC 201 July 30, 201612:12 Atlanta, Georgia, United StatesWon the UFC Welterweight Championship. Performance of the Night.
Win15–3 Kelvin Gastelum Decision (split) UFC 183 January 31, 201535:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United StatesCatchweight (180 lb) bout; Gastelum missed weight.
Win14–3 Dong Hyun Kim TKO (punches) UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Le August 23, 201411:01 Macau, SAR, ChinaPerformance of the Night.
Loss13–3 Rory MacDonald Decision (unanimous) UFC 174 June 14, 201435:00 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Win13–2 Carlos Condit TKO (leg kick) UFC 171 March 15, 201422:00 Dallas, Texas, United States
Win12–2 Josh Koscheck KO (punches) UFC 167 November 16, 201314:38 Las Vegas, Nevada, United StatesKnockout of the Night.
Loss11–2 Jake Shields Decision (split) UFC 161 June 15, 201335:00 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Win11–1 Jay Hieron KO (punches) UFC 156 February 2, 201310:36 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Loss10–1 Nate Marquardt KO (elbows and punches) Strikeforce: Rockhold vs. Kennedy July 14, 201241:39 Portland, Oregon, United StatesFor the vacant Strikeforce Welterweight Championship.
Win10–0 Jordan Mein Decision (split) Strikeforce: Rockhold vs. Jardine January 7, 201235:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win9–0 Paul Daley Decision (unanimous) Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Henderson July 30, 201135:00 Hoffman Estates, Illinois, United States
Win8–0 Tarec Saffiedine Decision (unanimous) Strikeforce Challengers: Woodley vs. Saffiedine January 7, 201135:00 Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Win7–0 André Galvão KO (punches) Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Noons II October 9, 201011:48 San Jose, California, United States
Win6–0 Nathan Coy Decision (split) Strikeforce Challengers: Lindland vs. Casey May 21, 201035:00 Portland, Oregon, United States
Win5–0 Rudy Bears Submission (arm-triangle choke) Strikeforce Challengers: Woodley vs. Bears November 20, 200912:52 Kansas City, Kansas, United States
Win4–0Zach LightSubmission (armbar) Strikeforce Challengers: Kennedy vs. Cummings September 25, 200923:38 Bixby, Oklahoma, United States
Win3–0Salvador WoodsSubmission (brabo choke) Strikeforce: Lawler vs. Shields June 6, 200914:20 St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Win2–0Jeff CarstensSubmission (rear-naked choke)Respect Is Earned: Brotherly Love BrawlApril 30, 200910:48 Oaks, Pennsylvania, United States
Win1–0Steve SchniderTKO (submission to punches)Headhunter Productions: The Patriot Act 1February 7, 200911:09 Columbia, Missouri, United States

[101]

Professional boxing record

2 fights0 wins2 losses
By knockout01
By decision01
No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
2Loss0–2 Jake Paul KO6 (8) 2:12 Dec 18, 2021 Amalie Arena, Tampa, Florida, U.S.
1Loss0–1 Jake Paul SD8 Aug 29, 2021 Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.

Pay-per-view bouts

MMA

No.EventFightDateVenueCityPPV Buys
1 UFC 201 Lawler vs WoodleyJuly 30, 2016 Philips Arena Atlanta, Georgia, United States240,000 [102]
2 UFC 209 Woodley vs Thompson 2March 4, 2017 T-Mobile Arena Las Vegas, Nevada, United States300,000 [103]
3 UFC 228 Woodley vs TillSeptember 8, 2018 American Airlines Center Dallas, Texas, United States130,000 [104]
Total670,000

Boxing

No.DateFightBillingBuysNetworkRevenue
1 August 29, 2021 Paul vs. Woodley—500,000 Showtime $29,900,000
2 December 18, 2021 Paul vs. Woodley IILeave No Doubt200,000Showtime—
Total700,000$29,900,000

NCAA record

No.EventFightDateVenueCity
NCAA Championships Matches
Res.RecordOpponentScoreDateEvent
2005 NCAA Championships 7th at 165 lbs
Loss12–7Matt NagelOT 2–4March 17–19, 20052005 NCAA Division I National Championships
Win12–6Justin NestorMD 11–0
Loss11–6Mark Perry0–3
Win11–5Mike Patrovich6–1
Win10–5Donny ReynoldsFall
2003 NCAA Championships 8th at 165 lbs
Loss9–5Frank Edwards0–3March 20–22, 20032003 NCAA Division I National Championships
Loss9–4Matt King1–4
Win9–3Noel Thompson4–2
Loss8–3 Jacob Volkmann 0–4
Win8–2Kevin Carr12–5
Win7–2 Nick Nemeth 7–2
2002 NCAA Championships at 165 lbs
Loss6–2Doc VecchioOT 8–10March 21–23, 20022002 NCAA Division I National Championships
Win3–1Carl Fronhofer5–4
Win2–1Bill Boeh12–7
Loss1–1Mark FeeFall
Win1–0Scott Roth8–6

Filmography

Film
YearTitleRoleNotes
2013 Fight Life Himself [105]
2015 Straight Outta Compton T-Bone
2016 Sultan TyronWrestler [106]
2016 Kickboxer: Vengeance Fighter
2016The Evolution of PunkHimselfDocumentary mini-series; appeared in the final episode
2016BreakoutSkinhead
2017Office UprisingMarioPost-Production
2017The FavoriteNickPost-Production
2017 Escape Plan 2: Hades Akala
2020Cut Throat CityLoser
Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
2010 Bully Beatdown HimselfEpisode: "Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow"
2017 The Night Shift TravisEpisode: "Do No Harm"
2019 Hawaii Five-0 Kalino (Gunman 1)Episode: "E'ao lu'au a kualima"

"Offer Young Taro Leaves to"

2022 Cobra Kai Sensei Odel5 episodes

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