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Chris Weidman
Born (1984-06-17) June 17, 1984 (age 40)
Baldwin, New York, United States
Other namesSupernatural, The All-American
NationalityAmerican
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight186 lb (84 kg; 13.3 st)
DivisionMiddleweight
Reach78.0 in (198 cm)
StyleWrestling, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
StanceOrthodox
Fighting out ofGarden City, New York
TeamSerra-Longo Fight Team
TrainerJiu-Jitsu Coach: Matt Serra
Striking Coach: Ray Longo
Rank  Brown belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu[1]
WrestlingNCAA Division I Wrestling
Years active2009-present
Mixed martial arts record
Total9
Wins9
By knockout3
By submission3
By decision3
Losses0
UniversityHofstra University
Nassau Community College
Notable school(s)Baldwin Senior High School
Websitehttp://chrisweidman.com/
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Chris Weidman (born June 17, 1984) is an American mixed martial artist and former collegiate wrestler. He is currently signed as a middleweight with the UFC. Weidman is currently ranked the #2 middleweight in the world by Sherdog.[2] As of May 2013, he holds an undefeated record of 9-0 with notable victories over Mark Munoz, Demian Maia and Uriah Hall.

Early life

High School and College

Chris Weidman was born in Baldwin, New York on June 17, 1984. He is the second of three children. Chris and his older brother were very active boys, so their parents had them involved in numerous athletic activities to tire them out. Weidman started wrestling very young and with his natural athleticism mastered the sport very quickly. Weidman attended Baldwin high school on Long Island where he was a Nassau County and New York State wrestling Champion. He was also an All-American in Cadet Freestyle and Greco Roman. Chris was also a standout in college, Weidman earned All-American wrestling honors at NCC before transferring to Hofstra. He became the first junior college wrestler in history to be a NYS Collegiate Champion. At Hofstra, he became a Two-Time Division I All-American, placing 3rd at the NCAA tournament his senior year. Weidman was two time NJCAA All American and a two-time NCAA Division 1 All-American. Weidman graduated from Hofstra University with a Bachelor's Degree in Psychology.[3]

Training

Weidman met Gabriel “Monsta” Toribio while attending Hofstra who invited Weidman to come to Matt and Nick Serra’s BJJ Academy to help some of the fighters with their wrestling. Weidman also took some jiu-jitsu classes and within three months he competed in and won The East Coast Grappler’s Quest in his weight class and the Absolute Division with all 13 matches ending in submissions.

With full-time assistant coaching and graduate school at Hofstra, jiu-jitsu had to be put on hold for a while. While coaching, Weidman trained for the Olympic trials. When his dream was not attained, Weidman had to decide if he wanted to continue training for the world teams and Olympics or give MMA a shot. Toribio brought Weidman to Ray Longo’s MMA Academy and introduced Weidman to Longo. With Weidman's noticeable technique and skills, he was encouraged to train full-time to fight. He is currently employed by Ray Longo’s MMA Academy as the wrestling instructor.[citation needed]

Weidman qualified for and competed at the 2009 ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship (with 1 year of formal Jiu-Jitsu training) in Barcelona[4] where he lost to world renowned Jiu-Jitsu practitioner André Galvão.

Mixed martial arts career

Ring of Combat

Weidman made his MMA debut as a professional representing Team Serra-Longo in February 2009 in Lou Neglia’s Ring of Combat. He fought as a Middleweight against Reubem Lopes, whom he submitted quickly via kimura, at 1:35 of the first round.

Weidman won the Ring of Combat middleweight title on September 24, 2010 by defeating Uriah Hall at Ring of Combat XXXI. After defending the ROC Middleweight Championship with an impressive victory via unanimous decision at Ring of Combat XXXIII, Weidman was offered contracts by numerous organizations, but Weidman chose to wait until later when the UFC offered him a contract and Weidman quickly accepted.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Weidman made his UFC debut against Alessio Sakara on March 3, 2011, at UFC Live: Sanchez vs. Kampmann, replacing an injured Rafael Natal.[5] Weidman won a unanimous decision, scoring a decisive 30–27 on all three judges' scorecards.[6]

Weidman faced Jesse Bongfeldt on June 11, 2011 at UFC 131, replacing an injured Court McGee.[7] Weidman defeated Bongfeldt via first round standing guillotine choke,[8] earning Submission of the Night honors.[9]

Weidman next faced Tom Lawlor on November 19, 2011 at UFC 139.[10] He won the fight via submission in the first round.

Weidman defeated Demian Maia by unanimous decision on January 28, 2012 at UFC on Fox 2.[11] The fight was initially announced as a split decision but the judges actually scored it as a unanimous decision, clarified by UFC President Dana White in a tweet.[12] He replaced Michael Bisping on eleven days notice after Mark Muñoz was forced out of his fight with Chael Sonnen. Bisping was chosen to take Munoz's place in the co-main event.[13]

In his biggest test to date in the UFC, Weidman faced Mark Muñoz on July 11, 2012 at UFC on Fuel TV: Munoz vs. Weidman.[14] Weidman dominated the fight through both rounds, finishing with a KO in the second frame. After the fight, Weidman said that he wanted to face Anderson Silva for the middleweight title but was not yet deserving of it for not having enough wins against top opponents.[15] Weidman was awarded "Knockout of the Night" honors.[16]

Weidman was expected to face Tim Boetsch on December 29, 2012 at UFC 155.[17] However, he pulled out of the bout due to injury and was replaced by Constantinos Philippou.[18]

On March 6, 2013, it was announced that Weidman will face UFC Middleweight champion Anderson Silva at UFC 162 on July 6, 2013.[19]


Personal life

On October 24, 2012 it was revealed that Weidman's house was severely damaged in Hurricane Sandy.[20] He has subsequently volunteered to help rebuild Sandy victims' homes via the non profit Staten Strong [21]

Weidman professes to be a practicing Christian [22]

He is married to Marivi Weidman, with two children.[23] [24]


Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

  • World MMA Awards
    • 2012 Breakthrough Fighter of the Year
    • 2013 Battering of the Year

Collegiate wrestling

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
9 matches 9 wins 0 losses
By knockout 3 0
By submission 3 0
By decision 3 0
Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
9–0 Anderson Silva UFC 162 July 6, 2013 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win 9–0 Mark Muñoz KO (elbow & punches) UFC on Fuel TV: Munoz vs. Weidman July 11, 2012 2 1:37 San Jose, California, United States Knockout of the Night
Win 8–0 Demian Maia Decision (unanimous) UFC on Fox: Evans vs. Davis January 28, 2012 3 5:00 Chicago, Illinois, United States Originally incorrectly announced as a split decision
Win 7–0 Tom Lawlor Technical Submission (d'arce choke) UFC 139: Shogun vs. Henderson November 19, 2011 1 2:07 San Jose, California, United States
Win 6–0 Jesse Bongfeldt Submission (standing guillotine choke) UFC 131: Dos Santos vs. Carwin June 11, 2011 1 4:54 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Submission of the Night
Win 5–0 Alessio Sakara Decision (unanimous) UFC Live: Sanchez vs. Kampmann March 3, 2011 3 5:00 Louisville, Kentucky, United States
Win 4–0 Valdir Araujo Decision (unanimous) Ring of Combat 33 December 3, 2010 3 5:00 Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States Defended ROC Middleweight Championship
Win 3–0 Uriah Hall TKO (punches) Ring of Combat 31 September 24, 2010 1 3:06 Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States Won ROC Middleweight Championship
Win 2–0 Mike Stewart TKO (punches) Ring of Combat 24 April 17, 2009 1 2:38 Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win 1–0 Reubem Lopes Submission (kimura) Ring of Combat 23 February 20, 2009 1 1:35 Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States

See also

References

  1. ^ [1] Twitter. Retrieved on 2013-06-04.
  2. ^ "Sherdog's Official Mixed Martial Arts Rankings". sherdog.com. Mar 18, 2013. Retrieved 2013-03-18.
  3. ^ "Chris Weidman UFC Bio". UFC.com. Retrieved 2011-03-04.
  4. ^ Knapp, Brian (2009-09-25). "Sherdog Prospect Watch: Chris Weidman". Sherdog.com. Retrieved 2011-03-02.
  5. ^ "Newcomer Weidman likely replaces Natal, meets Sakara at UFC on Versus 3". MMAJunkie.com. 2011-02-14. Retrieved 2011-03-04.
  6. ^ Knapp, Brian (2011-03-04). "Bloodied Sanchez Outpoints Kampmann". Sherdog.com. Retrieved 2011-03-12.
  7. ^ Whitman, Mike (2011-04-05). "McGee Injured; Bongfeldt-Weidman Now Targeted for UFC 131". Sherdog.com. Retrieved 2011-04-14.
  8. ^ Hemminger, Brian (2011-06-11). "UFC 131 results: Chris Wiedman chokes out Jesse Bongfeldt". MMAMania.com. Retrieved 2011-06-12.
  9. ^ Stupp, Dann (2011-06-12). "UFC 131 bonuses: Stout, Weidman, Herman and Einemo get $70,000 awards". MMAJunkie.com. Retrieved 2011-06-12.
  10. ^ Stupp, Dann (2011-07-16). "Tom Lawlor vs. Chris Weidman joins UFC 139 lineup". MMAJunkie.com. Retrieved 2011-07-16.
  11. ^ Knapp, Brian (2012-01-28). "Evans Clinches Title Shot, Routs Davis at UFC on Fox 2". Sherdog.com. Retrieved 2012-01-28.
  12. ^ https://twitter.com/#!/danawhite/status/163440906123485185
  13. ^ Okamoto, Brett (2012-01-19). "Mark Munoz forced out of fight". ESPN.Go.com. Retrieved 2012-01-28.
  14. ^ "Mark Munoz vs. Chris Weidman headlines UFC on FUEL TV 4 on July 11". mmajunkie.com. 2012-04-24.
  15. ^ Erickson, Matt (2012-07-11). "UFC on FUEL TV 4 results: Chris Weidman dominates Mark Munoz for TKO victory". MMAJunkie.com. Retrieved 2012-07-12.
  16. ^ Chiappetta, Mike (2012-07-11). "UFC on FUEL 4 Bonuses: Chris Weidman's KO Cashes In". MMAFighting.com. Retrieved 2012-07-12.
  17. ^ "Chris Weidman vs. Tim Boetsch slated for UFC 155 in Las Vegas". mmajunkie.com. September 7, 2012.
  18. ^ "Chris Weidman out at UFC 155, Constantinos Philippou now fights Tim Boetsch". mmajunkie.com. November 21, 2012. Retrieved November 21, 2012.
  19. ^ "Anderson Silva vs. Chris Weidman to Headline UFC 162". 411mania.com. March 6, 2013.
  20. ^ "Ryan Bader: Chris Weidman lost house to Hurricane Sandy". bloodyelbow.com. 2012-10-30. Retrieved 2012-10-30.
  21. ^ http://combatlifestyle.blogspot.in/2013/05/theo-rossi-of-soa-on-his-charity-staten.html. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  22. ^ http://uscombatsports.com/index.php?option=com_flexicontent&view=items&cid=240&id=8964&Itemid=333
  23. ^ http://www.nypost.com/p/blogs/the_main_event/flap_top_contender_weidman_nearly_xqgTXvv3bnqzFC0e1C8NlN#axzz2UUnkvYxw
  24. ^ https://twitter.com/marivs1718
  25. ^ a b "Chris Weidman Wrestling Hall of Fame profile". WrestlingHallOfFame.org. Retrieved 2011-09-09.


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