| Tony Ferguson | |||||||||||||||
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 Tony Ferguson in 2016 | |||||||||||||||
| Born | Anthony Armand Ferguson Padilla February 12, 1984 Oxnard, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Nickname | El Cucuy | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Division | Lightweight (2011–2021, 2023) Welterweight (2008–2011, 2022, 2024-present) | ||||||||||||||
| Reach | 76+1⁄2 in (194 cm)[2][3] | ||||||||||||||
| Fighting out of | Orange County, California, U.S. Oxnard, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Trainer | Strength and Conditioning: David Goggins Boxing: Rashad Holloway, Joseph Janik (Former) Muay Thai: Billy Fonua Jiu-Jitsu: Eddie Bravo, Ricardo "Franjinha" Miller (Former)[4] | ||||||||||||||
| Rank | Black belt in 10th Planet Jiu-Jitsu under Eddie Bravo[5] | ||||||||||||||
| Wrestling | NCWA Wrestling[6] | ||||||||||||||
| Years active | 2008–present | ||||||||||||||
| Mixed martial arts record | |||||||||||||||
| Total | 36 | ||||||||||||||
| Wins | 25 | ||||||||||||||
| By knockout | 12 | ||||||||||||||
| By submission | 8 | ||||||||||||||
| By decision | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| Losses | 11 | ||||||||||||||
| By knockout | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| By submission | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| By decision | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| University | Central Michigan University Grand Valley State College | ||||||||||||||
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |||||||||||||||
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Anthony Armand Ferguson Padilla[7] (born February 12, 1984) is an American professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Welterweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). He is a former Interim UFC Lightweight Champion.[8][9] Ferguson debuted in 2008, and has been with the UFC since he won The Ultimate Fighter 13 in 2011. He is trained in freestyle wrestling, boxing, jiu-jitsu,[4] Muay Thai,[10] and Wing Chun.[11]
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- ^ a b Gerbasi, Thomas (September 14, 2018). "Brick by Brick - Building Tony Ferguson". UFC (in Spanish). Retrieved August 22, 2019.
- ^ "Interim UFC champ Tony Ferguson receives jiu-jitsu black belt from Eddie Bravo". MMAjunkie. October 19, 2017. Archived from the original on October 19, 2017. Retrieved October 19, 2017.
- ^ "Grand Valley State University Student Life Sports - All Americans". gvsustudentlifesports.com. Archived from the original on December 9, 2014. Retrieved December 7, 2014.
- ^ Earley, Charles (April 13, 2022). "UFC Fighter Tony Ferguson: the Real Story!". Black Belt Magazine. Retrieved May 14, 2022.
- ^ "Khabib Nurmagomedov believes Tony Ferguson is capable of upset at UFC 249: 'He is the real deal'". CBSSports.com. March 11, 2020. Retrieved July 29, 2023.
- ^ "Tony Ferguson is a UFC hotshot, so why is he worth less than other stars?". South China Morning Post. April 14, 2020. Retrieved July 29, 2023.
- ^ Ordoñez, Milan (May 20, 2020). "Eddie Bravo was 'blind' in Tony Ferguson's corner, admits he 'shouldn't have been there'". Bloody Elbow. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
- ^ "Five (of the many) things you didn't know about the UFC's Zhang Weili". ESPN.com. ESPN. August 28, 2019. Retrieved June 19, 2020.