| Urijah Faber | |
|---|---|
 Faber in 2009 | |
| Born | Urijah Christopher Faber May 14, 1979 Isla Vista, California, U.S. |
| Other names | The California Kid |
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (165 cm) |
| Weight | 135 lb (61 kg; 9 st 9 lb) |
| Division | Bantamweight (2003–2006; 2010–2016; 2019) Featherweight (2006–2010; 2015) |
| Reach | 67 in (170 cm)[1] |
| Fighting out of | Sacramento, California, U.S. |
| Team | Team Alpha Male |
| Trainer | Thonglor "Master Thong" Armatsena Fábio "Pateta" Prado Martin Kampmann |
| Rank | Black[citation needed] belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Fábio "Pateta" Prado[2] |
| Wrestling | NCAA Division I Wrestling[3] |
| Years active | 2003–2016, 2019 |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 46 |
| Wins | 35 |
| By knockout | 10 |
| By submission | 17 |
| By decision | 7 |
| By disqualification | 1 |
| Losses | 11 |
| By knockout | 4 |
| By decision | 7 |
| University | University of California, Davis |
| Notable school(s) | Lincoln High School |
| Website | http://www.urijahfaber.com/ |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Urijah Faber[4] (/jəˈraɪə ˈfeɪbər/ yoo-RY-ə FAY-bər; born May 14, 1979) is an American former mixed martial artist and actor. He competed at bantamweight and featherweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He is also the founder of Team Alpha Male.
Faber was an NCAA wrestler. With his base in wrestling, he later started Brazilian jiu-jitsu and quickly earned a brown belt under Fábio "Pateta" Prado.[5] Faber won the WEC Featherweight Championship at WEC 19 on March 17, 2006, and held the title for over two and a half years until losing it to Mike Brown at WEC 36 on November 5, 2008. He went on to challenge for the WEC Featherweight Championship two more times and challenged for the UFC Bantamweight Championship four times.
Faber is widely regarded as one of MMA's pioneers for establishing legitimacy to lighter-weight classes.[6] After his retirement on July 6, 2017, Faber was inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame as a part of the Modern-era wing. He came out of retirement in 2019 and defeated Ricky Simón by first-round TKO.
- ^ "Fight Card - UFC 181 Hendricks vs. Lawler II". UFC.com. Retrieved December 7, 2014.
- ^ Guilherme Cruz (January 31, 2014). "Coach: Urijah Faber won't receive black belt in jiu-jitsu with win at UFC 169". MMAfighting.com.
- ^ "Urijah Faber - Official UFC fighter Profile". UFC.com. Archived from the original on January 22, 2015. Retrieved December 7, 2014.
- ^ "Mixed Martial Arts Show Results" (PDF). State of Nevada, Athletic Commission. July 2, 2011. Retrieved February 26, 2012.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Nick Caron (July 3, 2011). "UFC 132: Did Dominick Cruz Take a Shot at Urijah Faber with Blue Belt Promotion?". Bleacher Report.
- ^ Dave Doyle (2012-02-07). "A pioneer for smaller fighters, Urijah Faber not ready to call it quits just yet". si.com. Retrieved 2013-02-07.