Johny Hendricks

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Johny Hendricks
Born (1983-09-12) September 12, 1983 (age 29)
Ada, Oklahoma, United States
Other names Bigg Rigg
Nationality American
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st)
Division Welterweight
Reach 69.0 in (175 cm)
Style Boxing, Wrestling
Stance Southpaw
Fighting out of Dallas, Texas
Team Team Takedown[1]
Rank NCAA Division I Wrestling
Years active 2007-present
Mixed martial arts record
Total 16
Wins 15
By knockout 8
By submission 1
By decision 6
Losses 1
By decision 1
Draws 0
Other information
University Oklahoma State University
Website Hendricks bio
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
last updated on: March 7, 2012

Johny Harvey Hendricks (born September 12, 1983) is an American mixed martial artist and an accomplished former collegiate wrestler. He currently fights in the Ultimate Fighting Championship's Welterweight division. As of March 2013, Hendricks is ranked as the #1 welterweight contender in the world by ufc.com.[2] He is known for his very powerful punches, particularly from the left hand.[3]

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Wrestling career [edit]

Hendricks was orginally a 3 time Oklahoma High School Wresting state champion, and was given a scholarship for wrestling. While competing for Oklahoma State University, Hendricks won the 2005 and 2006[4] NCAA Division I wrestling title at 165-pounds, and he finished second in 2007[5] to Mark Perry from the University of Iowa. The loss to Perry was Hendricks' only one during his senior year at OSU, and also his first loss in 56 matches.[6]

In addition to his two national championships, Hendricks was a 4-time All-American at OSU and a three-time Big 12 Conference champion (2005, 2006 & 2007).[4] During his high school wrestling career at Edmond Memorial High School, Hendricks won three Oklahoma state titles and the 160-pound high school national championship.

Mixed martial arts career [edit]

Early career [edit]

After graduating from OSU in 2007, Hendricks moved to Las Vegas and signed with Team Takedown,[4] along with two other former OSU wrestlers, Shane Roller and Jake Rosholt. Hendricks began training for an MMA career and made his professional MMA debut on September 28, 2007, in which he scored a third round TKO victory over Victor Ratcliff at Masters of the Cage 16 from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.[7] Hendricks fought once more in 2007, and defeated Spencer Cowley with a second round TKO (punches) at Snakebite Fight Night from Tulsa, Oklahoma.[8][9]

Hendricks won his television debut on March 15, 2008 with a first round submission (brabo choke) victory over Richard Gamble at HDNet Fights Xtreme Fighting League,[10] also from Tulsa, before signing a multi-fight deal with World Extreme Cagefighting (along with Roller and Rosholt).[11]

While in the WEC, Hendricks won two more fights—a December 2008 TKO over Justin Haskins at WEC 37[12] (Hendricks' first fight outside of Oklahoma) and a unanimous decision win over Alex Serdyukov at WEC 39,[13] which was the last 170-pound bout in WEC history due to the company's decision to dissolve its welterweight division and focus on lighter weight fighters.[6]

Ultimate Fighting Championship [edit]

With the WEC eliminating his weight class, Hendricks had to find another place to fight and signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). In May 2009, it was announced that Hendricks would be making his UFC debut against Ultimate Fighter 7 champion Amir Sadollah at UFC 101 from the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on August 8, 2009.[14] In the opening seconds of the first round, Hendricks blocked a high head kick from Sadollah and countered with an uppercut knocking Sadollah to his knees. Hendricks continued to land punches until referee Dan Miragliotta pulled him off and ended the fight 29 seconds into the first round. After beating Sadollah, he jumped up and ran across the cage with a huge smile on his face, earning him the unofficial nickname "Happy Beard Guy" among fight fans. Some people criticized Miragliotta for stopping the fight too early, as Sadollah seemed to be trying to get up, but Miragliotta defended his stoppage saying Sadollah was "out of it" and "still looked glassy eyed and asked me what happened." [15]

Hendricks won a unanimous decision over newcomer Ricardo Funch on December 12, 2009 at UFC 107.

He defeated TJ Grant at UFC 113 via majority decision, improving his record to 3-0 in the UFC.

Hendricks next faced Charlie Brenneman on August 7, 2010 at UFC 117.[16] Hendricks defeated him via TKO (punches) after 40 seconds of the second round.

Hendricks fought Rick Story on December 4, 2010 at The Ultimate Fighter 12 Finale.[17] Hendricks lost via unanimous decision.

Hendricks was expected to face Paulo Thiago on March 3, 2011 at UFC Live: Sanchez vs. Kampmann.[18] However, Thiago was forced out of the bout with an elbow injury.[19] Instead, Hendricks fought TJ Waldburger on March 26, 2011 at UFC Fight Night 24, replacing an injured Dennis Hallman.[20] Hendricks won via first round TKO, earning Knockout of the Night honors.

Hendricks faced Mike Pierce on August 6, 2011 at UFC 133.[21] Hendricks won by split decision.

Hendricks fought longtime World Number #2 Welterweight Jon Fitch on December 30, 2011 at UFC 141.[22] Hendricks became the first man to finish Fitch in the UFC, winning via one punch KO just 12 seconds into the first round, also earning the Knockout Of The Night bonus.

Hendricks next faced Josh Koscheck on May 5, 2012 in the co-main event at UFC on Fox: Diaz vs. Miller.[23] He won the fight via split decision.

Hendricks faced Martin Kampmann on November 17, 2012 at UFC 154.[24] Hendricks won the fight via KO at 46 seconds into the first round, earning Knockout of the Night honors for his performance.

Hendricks was expected to face Jake Ellenberger on March 16, 2013 at UFC 158.[25] However, Hendricks was pulled from the Ellenberger bout in favor of a matchup with Carlos Condit at the event after Condit's original opponent Rory MacDonald, pulled out of the bout with an injury.[26] Hendricks won a unanimous decision win and both participants earned Fight of the Night honors.[27] Hendricks is expected to be the next man to face Georges St-Pierre for the UFC Welterweight Title.[28]

Personal life [edit]

Hendricks and his wife Christina [29] have a daughter named Abri who was born on October 18, 2009.[30]

Hendricks is of Dutch, German and Native American descent.[31]

He has stated on many occasions that wrestling is his love and MMA is second.

Championships and achievements [edit]

Collegiate wrestling [edit]

Amateur wrestling [edit]

  • USA Junior Freestyle Championship[33]
    • USA Junior Freestyle Championship 165 1b - Winner out of Oklahoma (2001)[33]
    • USA Junior Freestyle Championship 165 1b - Winner out of Oklahoma (2002)[33]

Mixed martial arts [edit]

  • MMAValor.com
    • 2012 Fighter of the Year [35]

Mixed martial arts record [edit]

Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Win 15–1 United States Carlos Condit Decision (unanimous) UFC 158 02013-03-16March 16, 2013 3 5:00 Montreal, Quebec, Canada UFC Welterweight title eliminator; Fight of the Night.
Win 14–1 Denmark Martin Kampmann KO (punch) UFC 154 02012-11-17November 17, 2012 1 0:46 Montreal, Quebec, Canada Knockout of the Night.
Win 13–1 United States Josh Koscheck Decision (split) UFC on Fox: Diaz vs. Miller 02012-05-05May 5, 2012 3 5:00 East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States
Win 12–1 United States Jon Fitch KO (punch) UFC 141 02011-12-30December 30, 2011 1 0:12 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Knockout of the Night.
Win 11–1 United States Mike Pierce Decision (split) UFC 133 02011-08-06August 6, 2011 3 5:00 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Win 10–1 United States TJ Waldburger TKO (punches) UFC Fight Night: Nogueira vs. Davis 02011-03-26March 26, 2011 1 1:35 Seattle, Washington, United States Knockout of the Night.
Loss 9–1 United States Rick Story Decision (unanimous) The Ultimate Fighter 12 Finale 02010-12-04December 4, 2010 3 5:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win 9–0 United States Charlie Brenneman TKO (punches) UFC 117 02010-08-07August 7, 2010 2 0:40 Oakland, California, United States
Win 8–0 Canada TJ Grant Decision (majority) UFC 113 02010-05-08May 8, 2010 3 5:00 Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Win 7–0 Brazil Ricardo Funch Decision (unanimous) UFC 107 02009-12-12December 12, 2009 3 5:00 Memphis, Tennessee, United States
Win 6–0 United States Amir Sadollah TKO (punches) UFC 101 02009-08-08August 8, 2009 1 0:29 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Win 5–0 Russia Alex Serdyukov Decision (unanimous) WEC 39 02009-03-01March 1, 2009 3 5:00 Corpus Christi, Texas, United States Fight of the Night.
Win 4–0 United States Justin Haskins TKO (punches) WEC 37 02008-12-03December 3, 2008 2 0:43 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win 3–0 United States Richard Gamble Submission (d'arce choke) Xtreme Fighting League 1 02008-03-15March 15, 2008 1 1:45 Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
Win 2–0 United States Spencer Cowley KO (punches) Shark Fight Night 02007-11-16November 16, 2007 2 0:35 Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
Win 1–0 United States Victor Rackliff TKO (punches) Battle of the Cage 16 02007-09-28September 28, 2007 3 1:54 Oklahoma City, United States

References [edit]

  1. ^ http://www.teamtakedownfighters.com/
  2. ^ http://www.ufc.com/rankings
  3. ^ http://www.mmamania.com/2012/11/19/3663906/knock-em-dead-ufc-154-winner-johny-hendricks-interview-exclusive-with
  4. ^ a b c Team TakeDown Fighter Information
  5. ^ 2007 NCAA Wrestling Results
  6. ^ a b "Win Or Lose, History Awaits Hendricks"
  7. ^ Masters of the Cage 16 Results
  8. ^ Snakebite Fight Night Results
  9. ^ Snakebite Fight Night Results
  10. ^ HDNet Fights Xtreme Fighting League 1 Results
  11. ^ WEC signs TTD fighters
  12. ^ WEC 37 Results
  13. ^ WEC 39 Results
  14. ^ UFC 101 Card Info
  15. ^ Miragliotta Defends Stoppage
  16. ^ "Brenneman, Hendricks in Works for UFC 117". mmadiehards.com. 2010-05-27. 
  17. ^ "Rick Story vs Johny Hendricks tapped for The Ultimate Fighter 12 Finale main card". MMAJunkie.com. Retrieved September 11, 2010. 
  18. ^ "Johny Hendricks vs. Paulo Thiago targeted for UFC on Versus 3". MMAJunkie.com. Retrieved January 20, 2011. 
  19. ^ "Paulo Thiago scratched from UFC on Versus 3, Johny Hendricks in limbo". MMAJunkie.com. Retrieved January 28, 2011. 
  20. ^ "Hendricks replaces Hallman, faces Waldburger at UFC Fight Night 24". MMAJunkie.com. Retrieved March 5, 2011. 
  21. ^ "Mike Pierce vs. Johny Hendricks targeted for UFC 133 in Philly". mmajnkie.com. April 28, 2011. 
  22. ^ "Jon Fitch to fight Johny Hendricks". espn.go.com. September 12, 2011. 
  23. ^ "Johny Hendricks vs. Josh Koscheck added to UFC on FOX 3". mmajunkie.com. February 12, 2012. 
  24. ^ "Johny Hendricks vs. Martin Kampmann official for UFC 154 in Montreal". mmajunkie.com. August 21, 2012. Retrieved August 21, 2012. 
  25. ^ Grienke (December 15, 2012). "GSP to Face Diaz at [[UFC 158]] in Montreal". TopMMANews.com.  Unknown parameter |= ignored (help); Wikilink embedded in URL title (help)
  26. ^ John Morgan and Steven Marrocco (2013-02-18). "Rory MacDonald scratched from UFC 158, Johny Hendricks now meets Carlos Condit". MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved 2013-02-18. 
  27. ^ Jesse Holland (March 17, 2013). "UFC 158 results: Why Johny Hendricks vs. Carlos Condit was more than just 'Fight of the Night'". mmamania.com. 
  28. ^ "UFC boss Dana White says Georges St-Pierre vs. Johny Hendricks up next". mmajunkie.com. March 17, 2013. 
  29. ^ "Johny Hendricks Family Man!Christina, Abri and Jo". 2013-03=16. Retrieved 2013-03-16. 
  30. ^ "It's a GIRL! Johny Hendricks and his darling wife Christina are proud new parents!". 2009-11-14. Retrieved 2009-11-14. 
  31. ^ "Rewind: Johny Hendricks". Sherdog. Retrieved 29 April 2012. 
  32. ^ a b http://uk.ufc.com/fighter/Johny-Hendricks
  33. ^ a b c d e f g http://wrestlinghalloffame.org/wrestlers.php?wrestler=11819
  34. ^ http://www.tapology.com/fightcenter/fighters/johny-hendricks
  35. ^ http://mmavalor.com/2012/12/31/the-mma-valor-2012-year-end-awards/

External links [edit]

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