Johny Hendricks

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Johny Hendricks
Born September 12, 1983 (1983-09-12) (age 28)
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 Collegiate Wrestling, Grappling, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Boxing
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 13
Wins 12
By knockout 7
By submission 1
By decision 4
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: November 23, 2011

Johny Hendricks (born September 12, 1983) is an American mixed martial artist and an accomplished former amateur wrestler. He currently fights in the Ultimate Fighting Championship's Welterweight division. As of January 2012, Hendricks is ranked as the #3 welterweight fighter in the world by Sherdog.[2]

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[edit] Collegiate wrestling career

While competing for Oklahoma State University, Hendricks won the 2005 and 2006[3] NCAA Division I wrestling title at 165-pounds, and he finished second in 2007[4] after falling to Mark Perry from the University of Iowa. The loss to Perry was Hendricks' only one suffered during his senior year at OSU, during which he had compiled a 56-0 record coming into the bout.[5]

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).[3] 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.

[edit] Mixed martial arts career

[edit] Early career

After graduating from OSU in 2007, Hendricks moved to Las Vegas and signed with Team TakeDown,[3] 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 (punches) over Victor Ratcliff at Masters of the Cage 16 from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.[6] Hendricks fought once more in 2007, and defeated Spencer Cowley with a second round TKO (punches) at Snakebite Fight Night from Tulsa, Oklahoma.[7][8]

Hendricks made (and 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,[9] also from Tulsa, before signing a multi-fight deal with World Extreme Cagefighting (along with Roller and Rosholt).[10]

While in the WEC, Hendricks won two more fights—a December 2008 TKO over Justin Haskins at WEC 37[11] (Hendricks' first fight outside of Oklahoma) and a unanimous decision win over Alex Serdyukov at WEC 39,[12] which was the last 170-pound fight in WEC history due to the company's decision to dissolve its welterweight division and focus on lighter fighters.[5]

[edit] Ultimate Fighting Championship

With the WEC eliminating his weight class, Hendricks had to find another place to fight and chose to make the jump to 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.[13]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." [14]

Hendricks defeated UFC newcomer Ricardo Funch on December 12, 2009 at UFC 107.[15]

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 suffered the first loss of his MMA career, losing 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 in the first round.

[edit] Personal life

Johny and his wife Christina have a daughter named Abri who was born on October 18, 2009.[23]

[edit] Championships and achievements

[edit] Collegiate wrestling

[edit] Amateur wrestling

  • USA Junior Freestyle Championship[31]
    • USA Junior Freestyle Championship 165 1b - Winner out of Oklahoma (2001)[32]
    • USA Junior Freestyle Championship 165 1b - Winner out of Oklahoma (2002)[33]

[edit] Mixed martial arts

[edit] Mixed martial arts record

Result Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Win 12-1 Jon Fitch KO (punch) UFC 141 02011-12-30 December 30, 2011 1 0:12 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Knockout of the Night.
Win 11-1 Mike Pierce Decision (split) UFC 133 02011-08-06 August 6, 2011 3 5:00 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Win 10-1 TJ Waldburger TKO (punches) UFC Fight Night: Nogueira vs. Davis 02011-03-26 March 26, 2011 1 1:35 Seattle, Washington, United States Knockout of the Night.
Loss 9-1 Rick Story Decision (unanimous) The Ultimate Fighter 12 Finale 02010-12-04 December 4, 2010 3 5:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win 9-0 Charlie Brenneman TKO (punches) UFC 117 02010-08-07 August 7, 2010 2 0:40 Oakland, California, United States
Win 8-0 TJ Grant Decision (majority) UFC 113 02010-05-08 May 8, 2010 3 5:00 Montreal, Quebec
Win 7-0 Ricardo Funch Decision (unanimous) UFC 107 02009-12-12 December 12, 2009 3 5:00 Memphis, Tennessee, United States
Win 6-0 Amir Sadollah TKO (punches) UFC 101 02009-08-08 August 8, 2009 1 0:29 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States UFC Debut.
Win 5-0 Alex Serdyukov Decision (unanimous) WEC 39 02009-03-01 March 1, 2009 3 5:00 Corpus Christi, Texas, United States Fight of the Night.
Win 4-0 Justin Haskins TKO (punches) WEC 37 02008-12-03 December 3, 2008 2 0:43 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States WEC Debut.
Win 3-0 Richard Gamble Submission (d'arce choke) HDNet Fights Xtreme Fighting League 1 02008-03-15 March 15, 2008 1 1:45 Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
Win 2-0 Spencer Cowley TKO (punches) Snakebite Fight Night 02007-11-16 November 16, 2007 2 0:35 Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
Win 1-0 Victor Rackliff TKO (punches) MOTC XVI: Masters of the Cage 16 02007-09-28 September 28, 2007 3 1:54 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States

[edit] References

  1. ^ http://www.teamtakedownfighters.com/
  2. ^ "Sherdog Official Mixed Martial Arts Rankings". sherdog.com. January 17, 2012. http://www.sherdog.com/news/rankings/5/Sherdogs-Official-Mixed-Martial-Arts-Rankings-39259. Retrieved 2012-01-17. 
  3. ^ a b c Team TakeDown Fighter Information
  4. ^ 2007 NCAA Wrestling Results
  5. ^ a b "Win Or Lose, History Awaits Hendricks"
  6. ^ Masters of the Cage 16 Results
  7. ^ Snakebite Fight Night Results
  8. ^ Snakebite Fight Night Results
  9. ^ HDNet Fights Xtreme Fighting League 1 Results
  10. ^ WEC signs TTD fighters
  11. ^ WEC 37 Results
  12. ^ WEC 39 Results
  13. ^ UFC 101 Card Info
  14. ^ Miragliotta Defends Stoppage
  15. ^ http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Johny-Hendricks-24539
  16. ^ "Brenneman, Hendricks in Works for UFC 117". mmadiehards.com. 2010-05-27. http://mmadiehards.com/features/brenneman-hendricks-in-works-for-ufc-on-versus-2/. 
  17. ^ "Rick Story vs Johny Hendricks tapped for The Ultimate Fighter 12 Finale main card". MMAJunkie.com. http://mmajunkie.com/news/20611/rick-story-vs-johny-hendricks-tapped-for-the-ultimate-fighter-12-finale-main-card.mma. Retrieved September 11, 2010. 
  18. ^ "Johny Hendricks vs. Paulo Thiago targeted for UFC on Versus 3". MMAJunkie.com. http://mmajunkie.com/news/22164/johny-hendricks-vs-paulo-thiago-targeted-for-ufc-on-versus-3.mma. Retrieved January 20, 2011. 
  19. ^ "Paulo Thiago scratched from UFC on Versus 3, Johny Hendricks in limbo". MMAJunkie.com. http://mmajunkie.com/news/22232/paulo-thiago-scratched-from-ufc-on-versus-3-johny-hendricks-in-limbo.mma. Retrieved January 28, 2011. 
  20. ^ "Hendricks replaces Hallman, faces Waldburger at UFC Fight Night 24". MMAJunkie.com. http://mmajunkie.com/news/22727/hendricks-replaces-hallman-faces-waldburger-at-ufc-fight-night-24.mma. Retrieved March 5, 2011. 
  21. ^ "Mike Pierce vs. Johny Hendricks targeted for UFC 133 in Philly". mmajnkie.com. April 28, 2011. http://mmajunkie.com/news/23412/mike-pierce-vs-johny-hendricks-targeted-for-ufc-133-in-philly.mma. 
  22. ^ "Jon Fitch to fight Johny Hendricks". espn.go.com. September 12, 2011. http://espn.go.com/mma/story/_/id/6962120/jon-fitch-oppose-johny-hendricks-ufc-141-las-vegas-sources-say. 
  23. ^ "It's a GIRL! Johny Hendricks and his darling wife Christina are proud new parents!". 2009-11-14. http://www.teamtakedownfighters.com/. Retrieved 2009-11-14. 
  24. ^ http://uk.ufc.com/fighter/Johny-Hendricks
  25. ^ http://uk.ufc.com/fighter/Johny-Hendricks
  26. ^ http://wrestlinghalloffame.org/wrestlers.php?wrestler=11819
  27. ^ http://wrestlinghalloffame.org/wrestlers.php?wrestler=11819
  28. ^ http://wrestlinghalloffame.org/wrestlers.php?wrestler=11819
  29. ^ http://wrestlinghalloffame.org/wrestlers.php?wrestler=11819
  30. ^ http://www.tapology.com/fightcenter/fighters/johny-hendricks
  31. ^ http://wrestlinghalloffame.org/wrestlers.php?wrestler=11819
  32. ^ http://wrestlinghalloffame.org/wrestlers.php?wrestler=11819
  33. ^ http://wrestlinghalloffame.org/wrestlers.php?wrestler=11819

[edit] External links

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