Austin Hubbard
Austin Hubbard | |
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Born | Austin Steven Phillip Hubbard December 22, 1991 Sterling, Illinois United States [1] |
Other names | Thud |
Nationality | American |
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
Weight | 155 lb (70 kg; 11 st 1 lb) |
Division | Lightweight |
Reach | 71 in (180 cm)[2] |
Fighting out of | Denver, Colorado, United States[1] |
Team | Combat Zone MMA[3] Miletich Fighting Systems (2013–2015)[3] Elevation Fight Team (2015–present)[3] |
Years active | 2015–present |
Mixed martial arts record | |
Total | 16 |
Wins | 12 |
By knockout | 5 |
By submission | 2 |
By decision | 5 |
Losses | 4 |
By submission | 1 |
By decision | 3 |
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog |
Austin Steven Phillip Hubbard (born December 22, 1991)[4] is an American mixed martial artist. A professional since 2015, he has competed for the Legacy Fighting Alliance, where he is the former Lightweight Champion. He currently competes in the Lightweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).
Background
A native of Sterling, Illinois, Hubbard was an athlete in high school playing football and practicing wrestling. He majored in Criminal Justice when he was in college, and started training MMA to stay in shape. Hubbard moved to Denver, Colorado and joined Elevation Fight Team, training with Drew Dober and Neil Magny.[1]
Mixed martial arts career
Early career
Hubbard started his professional MMA career in 2015. He was the former Legacy Fighting Alliance Lightweight Champion[5] and he amassed a record of 10–2 prior signed by UFC.[6]
Ultimate Fighting Championship
Hubbard made his UFC debut on May 18, 2019 at UFC Fight Night 152 against Davi Ramos.[7] He lost the fight via unanimous decision.[8]
His next fight came on September 14, 2019 against Kyle Prepolec at UFC Fight Night 158.[9] He won the fight via unanimous decision.[10] He suffered from compartment syndrome on the upper thigh after the fight and was sent to hospital for surgery.[11]
Hubbard faced Mark Madsen on March 7, 2020 at UFC 248.[12] He lost the fight by unanimous decision.[13]
Hubbard was expected to face Joe Solecki on June 20, 2020 at UFC on ESPN: Blaydes vs. Volkov.[14] However, Solecki was replaced by promotional newcomer Max Rohskopf.[15] He won the fight via TKO between the second and third rounds after Rohskopf opted not to continue.[16]
The match between Hubbard and Joe Solecki was rescheduled on August 22, 2020 at UFC on ESPN 15.[17]
Championships and achievements
Mixed martial arts record
16 matches | 12 wins | 4 losses |
By knockout | 5 | 0 |
By submission | 2 | 1 |
By decision | 5 | 3 |
Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
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Win | 12–4 | Max Rohskopf | TKO (retirement) | UFC on ESPN: Blaydes vs. Volkov | June 20, 2020 | 2 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
Loss | 11–4 | Mark Madsen | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 248 | March 7, 2020 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
Win | 11–3 | Kyle Prepolec | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Cerrone vs. Gaethje | September 14, 2019 | 3 | 5:00 | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | |
Loss | 10–3 | Davi Ramos | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: dos Anjos vs. Lee | May 11, 2019 | 3 | 5:00 | Rochester, New York, United States | |
Win | 10–2 | Killys Mota | TKO (punches) | LFA 56 | December 7, 2018 | 5 | 4:45 | Prior Lake, Minnesota, United States | Won the LFA Lightweight Championship. |
Win | 9–2 | Harvey Park | Decision (unanimous) | LFA 39 | May 4, 2018 | 3 | 5:00 | Vail, Colorado, United States | |
Win | 8–2 | Charlie Radtke | Decision (unanimous) | Caged Aggression 22 | March 10, 2018 | 3 | 5:00 | Davenport, Iowa, United States | |
Loss | 7–2 | Eric Wisely | Decision (unanimous) | Caged Aggression 20 | October 7, 2017 | 3 | 5:00 | Davenport, Iowa, United States | For the Caged Aggression Lightweight Championship. |
Win | 7–1 | Cameron VanCamp | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Hoosier Fight Club 34 | September 9, 2017 | 3 | 2:44 | Hammond, Indiana, United States | |
Win | 6–1 | Kristian Nieto | Decision (unanimous) | SCL 59 | June 17, 2017 | 5 | 5:00 | Denver, Colorado, United States | |
Win | 5–1 | Cliff Wright | Decision (unanimous) | Caged Aggression 18 | October 8, 2016 | 5 | 5:00 | Davenport, Iowa, United States | |
Loss | 4–1 | Sean McMurray | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Hoosier Fight Club 30 | September 10, 2016 | 2 | 2:10 | Michigan City, Indiana, United States | |
Win | 4–0 | Devoniere Jackson | TKO (punches) | Caged Aggression 17 | April 2, 2016 | 2 | 3:47 | Davenport, Iowa, United States | |
Win | 3–0 | Demian Papagni | TKO (submission to punches) | Pinnacle Combat 22 | January 23, 2016 | 2 | 0:40 | Dubuque, Iowa, United States | |
Win | 2–0 | Jake Constant | TKO (punches) | Caged Aggression 16 | December 5, 2015 | 1 | 1:36 | Davenport, Iowa, United States | |
Win | 1–0 | Deven Fisher | Submission (guillotine choke) | Caged Aggression 2 | August 5, 2015 | 1 | 2:00 | Sturgis, South Dakota, United States |
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Who is Austin Hubbard?". MyMMANews.com. 2019-05-15. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
- ^ a b "Stats | UFC". ufcstats.com. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
- ^ a b c Dan Kuhl (December 6, 2018). "LFA 56's Austin Hubbard: 'I Got the Transfer'". combatpress.com.
- ^ Mixed martial arts show results Date: June 6, 2020
- ^ "Austin Hubbard: "This is really the fight that will put me on the map"". MyMMANews.com. 2018-12-06. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
- ^ Fortune, Ryan (2019-04-09). "Austin Hubbard Signs With UFC, Debuts Against Davi Ramos at UFC Rochester". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
- ^ Marcel Dorff (2019-04-09). "Davi Ramos meets UFC rookie and LFA Champion Austin Hubbard during UFC Rochester" (in Dutch). mmadna.nl. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
- ^ Bitter, Shawn (2019-05-18). "UFC Rochester Results: Davi Ramos Dominates Austin Hubbard in Unanimous Decision Victory". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
- ^ Windsor (September 12, 2019). "Ontario athlete taking on UFC for a second time". CBC.ca. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
- ^ McClory, Mike (2019-09-14). "UFC Vancouver Results: Austin Hubbard Out-wrestles Kyle Prepolec to a Unanimous Decision". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
- ^ "Austin Hubbard's leg was 'cut open' due to swelling after UFC on ESPN+ 16 win". MMA Junkie. 2019-09-16. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
- ^ "Mark Madsen vs. Austin Hubbard set for UFC 248". MMAfighting.com. 2020-03-11.
- ^ "UFC 248 results: Mark O. Madsen survives late comeback from Austin Hubbard to win unanimous decision". mmafighting.com. 2020-03-11.
- ^ "UFC adds Austin Hubbard vs. Joe Solecki to June 20 lineup". MMA Junkie. 2020-06-04. Retrieved 2020-06-13.
- ^ John Morgan and Nolan King (2020-06-14). "Max Rohskopf agrees to face Austin Hubbard at UFC on ESPN 11". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2020-06-15.
- ^ Bitter, Shawn (2020-06-21). "UFC on ESPN 11 Results: Austin Hubbard Earns TKO After Rohskopf Unable to Continue". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2020-06-21.
- ^ DNA, MMA (2020-08-06). "BREAKING: Austin Hubbard vs. Joe Solecki opnieuw geboekt voor 22 augustus in Las Vegas". MMA DNA. Retrieved 2020-08-07.
- ^ Sherdog.com. "Austin". Sherdog. Retrieved 2020-03-11.