Tyron Woodley
Encyclopedia
Tyron Woodley is an American
former amateur wrestler
for the University of Missouri
and is now a professional
mixed martial artist
. He is currently signed to a deal with Strikeforce
.
, an area a few miles from St. Louis, Missouri
. He was born eleventh of the thirteen Woodley children to Sylvester and Deborah Woodley. He was raised by his mother after his father left early in his life. In high school he was on the honor roll every term, received All-Conference honors in football, was a two-time state finalist in wrestling finishing 48-0 and winning a state title.
After graduating from McCluer High School
in 2000, he had offers from Nebraska, Northern Iowa, and Missouri
. After going on his recruiting visit to Nebraska, he had verbally committed but later discovered Nebraska's head wrestling coach was forced to resign. While at Missouri he was a teammate of current MMA fighter and 2008 Olympian Ben Askren
. He decided he would attend Mizzou and help rebuild the wrestling team. Tyron Woodley graduated from Mizzou in 2005 with a major in Agricultural Economics
and is now attending Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
. He plans on graduating in 2012 with a degree in Public Administration
.
Still an amateur, Woodley attended the open tryouts for the ninth season of The Ultimate Fighter
. He was one of the final cuts before the show started.
Woodley fought his first professional fight on February 7, 2009, it was held by Headhunter Productions at the Holiday Inn Select Executive Center in Columbia, Missouri
. His opponent was Steve Schnider. The fight streamed live on Purefight.org. Woodley won his second fight by submitting Jeff Carstens.
. The fight was at the event Strikeforce: Lawler vs. Shields on June 6, 2009. Tyron won the fight by submission late into round one. After the win, Strikeforce signed Woodley to an exclusive six fight deal and plan on using him on most of the Showtime cards.
Woodley made his second appearance for Strikeforce on the Strikeforce Challengers: Kennedy vs. Cummings
card. He defeated Zach Light
via submission in the second round.
On the Strikeforce Challengers: Woodley vs. Bears
card, Woodley had his third fight for Strikeforce, defeating Rudy Bears via Arm-Triangle submission. The fight was the main event. After his win over Bears, Woodley signed on with EA Sports to take part in their up coming MMA based game, EA Sports MMA
.
Tyron won a controversial split decision against Nathan Coy
at Strikeforce Challengers: Lindland vs. Casey
in Portland, Oregon
. Many spectators disagreed with the decision, having believed Coy had won the fight.
On October 9, 2010, at Strikeforce: San Jose, Woodley defeated André Galvão
via knockout midway in the first round. This was Woodley's debut on the main card of a major Strikeforce event.
Woodley headlined his second Strikeforce Challengers event at Strikeforce Challengers: Woodley vs. Saffiedine
, when he fought Tarec Saffiedine
on January 7, 2011 in Nashville, Tennessee. Using effective clinch work and take downs, Woodley won the fight via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28). After the win, Woodley claimed to be the number one contender for the welterweight title. Strikeforce then signed an extension to Woodley's contract, giving him four more fights and better pay.
During the Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Daley
event Woodley wore a shirt that had the words, "I Got Next", printed on the front implying he was the next to fight for the welterweight title. At Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Henderson
, Tyron replaced Evangelista Santos
and fought Paul Daley
. Woodley controlled the fight with effective takedowns, and according to Compustrike, out struck Daley en route to a unanimous decision win. With the win, Woodley will likely fight for the vacant Strikeforce welterweight title. “I verged to the left and avoided the iceberg,” Woodley told Showtime Sports shortly after the win. “I knew it was going to be a tough fight.... I knew I had to be slick and get inside of him, he’s strong guy. I couldn’t get frustrated when I didn’t take him down and (I had) to keep going for him. So that’s what I did.”
.
He has expressed interest in someday opening up a non-profit facility to expose troubled children to sports and teach them life skills.
| Win
|align=center| 9-0
|
Paul Daley
| Decision (unanimous)
| Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Henderson
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|align=center| 3
|align=center| 5:00
|Hoffman Estates, Illinois
, United States
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| Win
|align=center| 8–0
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Tarec Saffiedine
| Decision (unanimous)
| Strikeforce Challengers: Woodley vs. Saffiedine
|
|align=center| 3
|align=center| 5:00
|Nashville, Tennessee
, United States
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| Win
|align=center| 7–0
|
André Galvão
| KO (punches)
| Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Noons II
|
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 1:48
|San Jose, California
, United States
|
|-
| Win
|align=center| 6–0
|
Nathan Coy
| Decision (split)
| Strikeforce Challengers: Lindland vs. Casey
|
|align=center| 3
|align=center| 5:00
|Portland, Oregon
, United States
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|-
| Win
|align=center| 5–0
| Rudy Bears
| Submission (arm-triangle choke)
| Strikeforce Challengers: Woodley vs. Bears
|
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 2:52
|Kansas City, Kansas
, United States
|
|-
| Win
|align=center| 4–0
| Zach Light
| Submission (armbar)
| Strikeforce Challengers: Kennedy vs. Cummings
|
|align=center| 2
|align=center| 3:38
|Bixby, Oklahoma
, United States
|
|-
| Win
|align=center| 3–0
| Sal Woods
| Submission (darce choke)
| Strikeforce: Lawler vs. Shields
|
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 4:20
|St. Louis, Missouri
, United States
|
|-
| Win
|align=center| 2–0
| Jeff Carstens
| Submission (rear naked choke)
| Respect Is Earned: Brotherly Love Brawl
|
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 0:48
|Oaks, Pennsylvania
, United States
|
|-
| Win
|align=center| 1–0
| Steve Schnider
| Submission (punches)
| Headhunter Productions: The Patriot Act 1
|
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 1:09
|Columbia, Missouri
, United States
|
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
former amateur wrestler
Collegiate wrestling
Collegiate wrestling, sometimes known in the United States as Folkstyle wrestling, is a style of amateur wrestling practised at the collegiate and university level in the United States. Collegiate wrestling emerged from the folk wrestling styles practised in the early history of the United States...
for the University of Missouri
University of Missouri
The University of Missouri System is a state university system providing centralized administration for four universities, a health care system, an extension program, five research and technology parks, and a publishing press. More than 64,000 students are currently enrolled at its four campuses...
and is now a professional
Professional
A professional is a person who is paid to undertake a specialised set of tasks and to complete them for a fee. The traditional professions were doctors, lawyers, clergymen, and commissioned military officers. Today, the term is applied to estate agents, surveyors , environmental scientists,...
mixed martial artist
Mixed martial arts
Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...
. He is currently signed to a deal with Strikeforce
Strikeforce
Strikeforce is a U.S.-based mixed martial arts and kickboxing organization based in San Jose, California. It is headed by CEO Scott Coker and owned by Zuffa, LLC...
.
Early life
Tyron Woodley was born and raised in Ferguson, MissouriFerguson, Missouri
Ferguson is a city in St. Louis County, Missouri, United States. The population was 21,203 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Ferguson is located at ....
, an area a few miles from St. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis is an independent city on the eastern border of Missouri, United States. With a population of 319,294, it was the 58th-largest U.S. city at the 2010 U.S. Census. The Greater St...
. He was born eleventh of the thirteen Woodley children to Sylvester and Deborah Woodley. He was raised by his mother after his father left early in his life. In high school he was on the honor roll every term, received All-Conference honors in football, was a two-time state finalist in wrestling finishing 48-0 and winning a state title.
After graduating from McCluer High School
McCluer High School
McCluer High School is a high school located in Florissant, Missouri. The principal is Gary Spiller, and the school is the home of the McCluer Comets. It is a part of the Ferguson-Florissant School District.-History:...
in 2000, he had offers from Nebraska, Northern Iowa, and Missouri
University of Missouri
The University of Missouri System is a state university system providing centralized administration for four universities, a health care system, an extension program, five research and technology parks, and a publishing press. More than 64,000 students are currently enrolled at its four campuses...
. After going on his recruiting visit to Nebraska, he had verbally committed but later discovered Nebraska's head wrestling coach was forced to resign. While at Missouri he was a teammate of current MMA fighter and 2008 Olympian Ben Askren
Ben Askren
Ben Askren is an American former amateur wrestler for the University of Missouri and U.S. Olympic team. He is now a mixed martial artist and the current Bellator Welterweight Champion.-Wrestling:...
. He decided he would attend Mizzou and help rebuild the wrestling team. Tyron Woodley graduated from Mizzou in 2005 with a major in Agricultural Economics
Agricultural economics
Agricultural economics originally applied the principles of economics to the production of crops and livestock — a discipline known as agronomics. Agronomics was a branch of economics that specifically dealt with land usage. It focused on maximizing the crop yield while maintaining a good soil...
and is now attending Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, commonly abbreviated SIUE, is a four-year coed public university in Edwardsville, Illinois about from St. Louis, Missouri. SIUE was established in 1957 as an extension of Southern Illinois University Carbondale, and is the younger of the two largest...
. He plans on graduating in 2012 with a degree in Public Administration
Public administration
Public Administration houses the implementation of government policy and an academic discipline that studies this implementation and that prepares civil servants for this work. As a "field of inquiry with a diverse scope" its "fundamental goal.....
.
Mixed martial arts career
Tyron Woodley got his start after walking into a local MMA gym and asked the owner about participating on the gym's amateur fight card happening in the next month. The owner trained him a little, and put him on the card. The fight lasted 20 seconds with Woodley walking away victorious. He collected a perfect 7-0 record in amateur bouts with all bouts being finished by a KO or submission.Still an amateur, Woodley attended the open tryouts for the ninth season of The Ultimate Fighter
The Ultimate Fighter
The Ultimate Fighter is an American reality television series and mixed martial arts competition produced by Spike TV and the Ultimate Fighting Championship , and soon to be shown on FX. The show features unknown, professional MMA fighters living together in Las Vegas, Nevada, and follows them as...
. He was one of the final cuts before the show started.
Woodley fought his first professional fight on February 7, 2009, it was held by Headhunter Productions at the Holiday Inn Select Executive Center in Columbia, Missouri
Columbia, Missouri
Columbia is the fifth-largest city in Missouri, and the largest city in Mid-Missouri. With a population of 108,500 as of the 2010 Census, it is the principal municipality of the Columbia Metropolitan Area, a region of 164,283 residents. The city serves as the county seat of Boone County and as the...
. His opponent was Steve Schnider. The fight streamed live on Purefight.org. Woodley won his second fight by submitting Jeff Carstens.
Strikeforce
Woodley made his Strikeforce debut in his hometown of St. Louis, MissouriSt. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis is an independent city on the eastern border of Missouri, United States. With a population of 319,294, it was the 58th-largest U.S. city at the 2010 U.S. Census. The Greater St...
. The fight was at the event Strikeforce: Lawler vs. Shields on June 6, 2009. Tyron won the fight by submission late into round one. After the win, Strikeforce signed Woodley to an exclusive six fight deal and plan on using him on most of the Showtime cards.
Woodley made his second appearance for Strikeforce on the Strikeforce Challengers: Kennedy vs. Cummings
Strikeforce Challengers: Kennedy vs. Cummings
Strikeforce Challengers: Kennedy vs. Cummings was a mixed martial arts event held by the Strikeforce. The third Challengers episode took place on September 25, 2009, at the SpiritBank Event Center in Bixby, Oklahoma.-Background:...
card. He defeated Zach Light
Zach Light
Zach Light is an American mixed martial artist, who fights at Welterweight. He has fought in a number of organizations including the Ultimate Fighting Championship, World Extreme Cagefighting, bodogFight and Strikeforce.-Biography:...
via submission in the second round.
On the Strikeforce Challengers: Woodley vs. Bears
Strikeforce Challengers: Woodley vs. Bears
Strikeforce Challengers: Woodley vs. Bears was a mixed martial arts event held by the Strikeforce. The fifth Challengers episode took place on November 20, 2009, at the Memorial Hall in Kansas City, Kansas.-Televised card:...
card, Woodley had his third fight for Strikeforce, defeating Rudy Bears via Arm-Triangle submission. The fight was the main event. After his win over Bears, Woodley signed on with EA Sports to take part in their up coming MMA based game, EA Sports MMA
EA Sports MMA
EA Sports MMA is a fighting video game which was published by EA Sports and developed by EA Tiburon from 2008 to 2010. It was released for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 on October 19, 2010 in North America and October 22, 2010 everywhere else....
.
Tyron won a controversial split decision against Nathan Coy
Nathan Coy
Nathan Coy is an American mixed martial artist.-Wrestling:A former wrestling star for Oregon State University, he wrestled in the 174 pounds weight category. Nathan Coy won the NCAA's male athlete of the year award in 2001-2002...
at Strikeforce Challengers: Lindland vs. Casey
Strikeforce Challengers: Lindland vs. Casey
Strikeforce Challengers: Lindland vs. Casey was a mixed martial arts event held by the Strikeforce. The eighth Challengers episode took place on May 21, 2010, at the Rose Garden in Portland, Oregon. The event drew an estimated 249,000 viewers, with a peak at 294,000 on Showtime.-Televised...
in Portland, Oregon
Portland, Oregon
Portland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States...
. Many spectators disagreed with the decision, having believed Coy had won the fight.
On October 9, 2010, at Strikeforce: San Jose, Woodley defeated André Galvão
André Galvão
André Luis Galvão is a Brazilian grappler and professional mixed martial artist. He has won the World Jiu-Jitsu Championship and IBJJF Pan American Championships multiple times and has also taken third place in the 2007 ADCC World Championship at both -77 kg and openweight...
via knockout midway in the first round. This was Woodley's debut on the main card of a major Strikeforce event.
Woodley headlined his second Strikeforce Challengers event at Strikeforce Challengers: Woodley vs. Saffiedine
Strikeforce Challengers: Woodley vs. Saffiedine
Strikeforce Challengers: Woodley vs. Saffiedine was a mixed martial arts event held by the Strikeforce. The thirteenth Challengers episode took place on January 7, 2011, at the Nashville Municipal Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee. The event drew an estimated 223,000 viewers, with a peak at...
, when he fought Tarec Saffiedine
Tarec Saffiedine
Tarec Saffiedine is an Belgian mixed martial artist of Lebanese descent, who competes in the welterweight division. He has fought in a number of promotions around the world including DREAM in Japan and Strikeforce in the United States....
on January 7, 2011 in Nashville, Tennessee. Using effective clinch work and take downs, Woodley won the fight via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28). After the win, Woodley claimed to be the number one contender for the welterweight title. Strikeforce then signed an extension to Woodley's contract, giving him four more fights and better pay.
During the Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Daley
Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Daley
Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Daley was a mixed martial arts event held by Strikeforce, the event took place on April 9, 2011, at the Valley View Casino Center in San Diego, California.-Background:This was the first "Arena Series" event under Zuffa management....
event Woodley wore a shirt that had the words, "I Got Next", printed on the front implying he was the next to fight for the welterweight title. At Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Henderson
Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Henderson
Strikeforce / M-1 Global: Fedor vs. Henderson was a mixed martial arts event held by Strikeforce. The event took place on July 30, 2011 at Sears Centre in Hoffman Estates, Illinois.-Background:...
, Tyron replaced Evangelista Santos
Evangelista Santos
Evangelista Santos is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who is a member of the famous Chute Boxe Academy. He has fought in Strikeforce, Pride Fighting Championship, Cage Rage, International Vale Tudo Championships and Pancrase. He is currently fighting for World Victory Road and Strikeforce...
and fought Paul Daley
Paul Daley
Paul Daley is an English professional mixed martial artist who has fought for EliteXC, Cage Rage, Strikeforce, BAMMA, Maximum Fighting Championship, Cage Warriors, Shark Fights, Impact FC, Pancrase and the Ultimate Fighting Championship...
. Woodley controlled the fight with effective takedowns, and according to Compustrike, out struck Daley en route to a unanimous decision win. With the win, Woodley will likely fight for the vacant Strikeforce welterweight title. “I verged to the left and avoided the iceberg,” Woodley told Showtime Sports shortly after the win. “I knew it was going to be a tough fight.... I knew I had to be slick and get inside of him, he’s strong guy. I couldn’t get frustrated when I didn’t take him down and (I had) to keep going for him. So that’s what I did.”
Personal life
He is married and has a son, Tyron Jr. (TJ). Woodley also volunteers as an assistant wrestling coach for the SIUE CougarsSouthern Illinois University Edwardsville
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, commonly abbreviated SIUE, is a four-year coed public university in Edwardsville, Illinois about from St. Louis, Missouri. SIUE was established in 1957 as an extension of Southern Illinois University Carbondale, and is the younger of the two largest...
.
He has expressed interest in someday opening up a non-profit facility to expose troubled children to sports and teach them life skills.
Professional Wrestling
- Real Pro WrestlingReal Pro WrestlingReal Pro Wrestling was a professional sports league of wrestling, similar to the amateur wrestling found in the Olympic Games and at the college and high school level...
- RPWReal Pro WrestlingReal Pro Wrestling was a professional sports league of wrestling, similar to the amateur wrestling found in the Olympic Games and at the college and high school level...
Northern Regional Championship (2006)
- RPW
Amateur wrestling
- USA WrestlingUSA WrestlingUSA Wrestling is the organization that currently governs freestyle wrestling and Greco-Roman wrestling in the United States...
- USA University Freestyle National Championship Runner-up (2006)
- National Collegiate Athletic AssociationNational Collegiate Athletic AssociationThe National Collegiate Athletic Association is a semi-voluntary association of 1,281 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and universities in the United States...
- NCAANational Collegiate Athletic AssociationThe National Collegiate Athletic Association is a semi-voluntary association of 1,281 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and universities in the United States...
Division I All-American (2003, 2005) - Big 12 ConferenceBig 12 ConferenceThe Big 12 Conference is a college athletic conference of ten schools located in the Central United States, with its headquarters located in Las Colinas, a community in the Dallas, Texas suburb of Irving...
Championship (2003) - Big 12 ConferenceBig 12 ConferenceThe Big 12 Conference is a college athletic conference of ten schools located in the Central United States, with its headquarters located in Las Colinas, a community in the Dallas, Texas suburb of Irving...
Championship Runner-up (2005) - University of MissouriUniversity of MissouriThe University of Missouri System is a state university system providing centralized administration for four universities, a health care system, an extension program, five research and technology parks, and a publishing press. More than 64,000 students are currently enrolled at its four campuses...
Wrestling Team Captain (2003–2005)
- NCAA
- National High School Coaches Association
- NHSCA Senior All-American (2000)
- Missouri State High School Activities AssociationMissouri State High School Activities AssociationThe Missouri State High School Activities Association is the governing body for high school activities throughout the state of Missouri...
- MSHSAAMissouri State High School Activities AssociationThe Missouri State High School Activities Association is the governing body for high school activities throughout the state of Missouri...
High School State Championship (2000) - MSHSAAMissouri State High School Activities AssociationThe Missouri State High School Activities Association is the governing body for high school activities throughout the state of Missouri...
High School State Championship Runner-up (1999)
- MSHSAA
Mixed martial arts record
|-| Win
|align=center| 9-0
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Paul DaleyPaul Daley
Paul Daley is an English professional mixed martial artist who has fought for EliteXC, Cage Rage, Strikeforce, BAMMA, Maximum Fighting Championship, Cage Warriors, Shark Fights, Impact FC, Pancrase and the Ultimate Fighting Championship...
| Decision (unanimous)
| Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Henderson
Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Henderson
Strikeforce / M-1 Global: Fedor vs. Henderson was a mixed martial arts event held by Strikeforce. The event took place on July 30, 2011 at Sears Centre in Hoffman Estates, Illinois.-Background:...
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|align=center| 3
|align=center| 5:00
|Hoffman Estates, Illinois
Hoffman Estates, Illinois
Hoffman Estates is a northwestern suburb of Chicago in Illinois. The village is located primarily in Cook County with a small section in Kane County, Illinois. As of the 2000 census, the village population was 49,495 and estimated to be 52,520 in 2003...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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| Win
|align=center| 8–0
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Tarec SaffiedineTarec Saffiedine
Tarec Saffiedine is an Belgian mixed martial artist of Lebanese descent, who competes in the welterweight division. He has fought in a number of promotions around the world including DREAM in Japan and Strikeforce in the United States....
| Decision (unanimous)
| Strikeforce Challengers: Woodley vs. Saffiedine
Strikeforce Challengers: Woodley vs. Saffiedine
Strikeforce Challengers: Woodley vs. Saffiedine was a mixed martial arts event held by the Strikeforce. The thirteenth Challengers episode took place on January 7, 2011, at the Nashville Municipal Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee. The event drew an estimated 223,000 viewers, with a peak at...
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|align=center| 3
|align=center| 5:00
|Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in the north-central part of the state. The city is a center for the health care, publishing, banking and transportation industries, and is home...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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| Win
|align=center| 7–0
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André GalvãoAndré Galvão
André Luis Galvão is a Brazilian grappler and professional mixed martial artist. He has won the World Jiu-Jitsu Championship and IBJJF Pan American Championships multiple times and has also taken third place in the 2007 ADCC World Championship at both -77 kg and openweight...
| KO (punches)
| Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Noons II
Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Noons II
Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Noons II, also known as Strikeforce: San Jose, was a mixed martial arts event held by Strikeforce on October 9, 2010 at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California, United States...
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|align=center| 1
|align=center| 1:48
|San Jose, California
San Jose, California
San Jose is the third-largest city in California, the tenth-largest in the U.S., and the county seat of Santa Clara County which is located at the southern end of San Francisco Bay...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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| Win
|align=center| 6–0
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Nathan CoyNathan Coy
Nathan Coy is an American mixed martial artist.-Wrestling:A former wrestling star for Oregon State University, he wrestled in the 174 pounds weight category. Nathan Coy won the NCAA's male athlete of the year award in 2001-2002...
| Decision (split)
| Strikeforce Challengers: Lindland vs. Casey
Strikeforce Challengers: Lindland vs. Casey
Strikeforce Challengers: Lindland vs. Casey was a mixed martial arts event held by the Strikeforce. The eighth Challengers episode took place on May 21, 2010, at the Rose Garden in Portland, Oregon. The event drew an estimated 249,000 viewers, with a peak at 294,000 on Showtime.-Televised...
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|align=center| 3
|align=center| 5:00
|Portland, Oregon
Portland, Oregon
Portland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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| Win
|align=center| 5–0
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Rudy Bears| Submission (arm-triangle choke)
| Strikeforce Challengers: Woodley vs. Bears
Strikeforce Challengers: Woodley vs. Bears
Strikeforce Challengers: Woodley vs. Bears was a mixed martial arts event held by the Strikeforce. The fifth Challengers episode took place on November 20, 2009, at the Memorial Hall in Kansas City, Kansas.-Televised card:...
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|align=center| 1
|align=center| 2:52
|Kansas City, Kansas
Kansas City, Kansas
Kansas City is the third-largest city in the state of Kansas and is the county seat of Wyandotte County. It is a suburb of Kansas City, Missouri, and is the third largest city in the Kansas City Metropolitan Area. The city is part of a consolidated city-county government known as the "Unified...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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| Win
|align=center| 4–0
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Zach LightZach Light
Zach Light is an American mixed martial artist, who fights at Welterweight. He has fought in a number of organizations including the Ultimate Fighting Championship, World Extreme Cagefighting, bodogFight and Strikeforce.-Biography:...
| Submission (armbar)
| Strikeforce Challengers: Kennedy vs. Cummings
Strikeforce Challengers: Kennedy vs. Cummings
Strikeforce Challengers: Kennedy vs. Cummings was a mixed martial arts event held by the Strikeforce. The third Challengers episode took place on September 25, 2009, at the SpiritBank Event Center in Bixby, Oklahoma.-Background:...
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|align=center| 2
|align=center| 3:38
|Bixby, Oklahoma
Bixby, Oklahoma
Bixby is a city in Tulsa and Wagoner counties in the U.S. state of Oklahoma, and is a suburb of Tulsa. The population was 13,336 at the 2000 census and 20,884 in the 2010 census. It is nicknamed "The Garden Spot of Oklahoma" for its rich agrarian heritage...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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| Win
|align=center| 3–0
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Sal Woods| Submission (darce choke)
| Strikeforce: Lawler vs. Shields
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|align=center| 1
|align=center| 4:20
|St. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis is an independent city on the eastern border of Missouri, United States. With a population of 319,294, it was the 58th-largest U.S. city at the 2010 U.S. Census. The Greater St...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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| Win
|align=center| 2–0
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Jeff Carstens| Submission (rear naked choke)
| Respect Is Earned: Brotherly Love Brawl
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|align=center| 1
|align=center| 0:48
|Oaks, Pennsylvania
Oaks, Pennsylvania
Oaks is a village located in Upper Providence Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, 18 miles northwest of Philadelphia. Its boundaries are defined in large part by the village's position at the junction of Perkiomen Creek and the Schuylkill River.-History:The two waterways defined much of the...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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| Win
|align=center| 1–0
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Steve Schnider| Submission (punches)
| Headhunter Productions: The Patriot Act 1
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|align=center| 1
|align=center| 1:09
|Columbia, Missouri
Columbia, Missouri
Columbia is the fifth-largest city in Missouri, and the largest city in Mid-Missouri. With a population of 108,500 as of the 2010 Census, it is the principal municipality of the Columbia Metropolitan Area, a region of 164,283 residents. The city serves as the county seat of Boone County and as the...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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