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Tyson Kouture
BornTyson Joseph Kouture
(1988-07-14) 14 July 1988 (age 35)
Brooklyn, New York
Other namesRuthless
ResidenceCamden, New Jersey
NationalityAmerican
Height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)[1]
Weight231 lb (105 kg; 16.5 st)[1]
DivisionLight Heavyweight
Reach75.5 in (192 cm)[2]
StyleBoxing, Muay Thai, Wrestling
Fighting out ofCamden, New Jersey
TeamXtreme Couture Mixed Martial Arts
RankBrown belt in Muay Thai under John Kavanagh[3]
Years active2008–present
Mixed martial arts record
Total24
Wins24
By knockout22
By submission2
Losses0
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Tyson Joseph Kouture (born July 14, 1988) is an American mixed martial artist. He competes in the Light Heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, where he is the current UFC Light Heavyweight Champion. As of August 10, 2015, he is the #5 ranked Light Heavyweight and # ranked pound-for-pound fighter in official UFC rankings.[4]

Background[edit]

Conor McGregor was born on 14 July 1988 in Dublin, Ireland.[5] McGregor began his professional mixed martial arts (MMA) career in 2008 after leaving his job as a plumber.[6] In 2009, he attended UFC 93 and was so inspired by the experience that he began pursuing a dream, of one day having a career in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.[7] McGregor trained under the tutelage of John Kavanagh, the first Irish person to achieve a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, and his team at SBG Ireland.[8] McGregor was always fond of fighting and was no stranger to combat sports having already trained in boxing. With his boxing background as a base, he also trained in Taekwondo, Karate, Capoeira, and Kickboxing prior to competing in professional MMA. After his bout with Dustin Poirier at UFC 178, Kavanagh promoted McGregor to his Brazilian jiu-jitsu brown belt.[9] McGregor trains at SBG alongside fellow UFC fighters such as Cathal Pendred and Gunnar Nelson.[10]

Mixed martial arts career[edit]

Early career[edit]

On 9 March 2008, Conor McGregor made his professional MMA debut at Cage of Truth 2, defeating Gary Morris by second round TKO.

Beginning in 2011, McGregor started an undefeated streak of 13 wins, consisting of one judges' decision, one submission and eleven knockouts/technical knockouts (nine occurring in the first round). During this period McGregor produced one of the fastest recorded knockouts in MMA ending a fight in 4 seconds at Immortal Fighting Championship in Letterkenny, Ireland.[11] In 2012, McGregor won both the CWFC Featherweight and Lightweight titles, making him the first Irish professional MMA fighter to hold titles in three divisions at the same time.[12] This streak resulted in considerable attention on MMA message boards and McGregor rose in the European rankings. This then led to the UFC taking an interest.

Ultimate Fighting Championship[edit]

In February 2013, the UFC announced that they had signed McGregor to a multi-fight contract.[13] In joining, McGregor became only the second ever fighter from the Republic of Ireland to compete for the company, following fellow SBG fighter Tom Egan.

On 6 April 2013, McGregor made his UFC debut against Marcus Brimage on the preliminary card of UFC on Fuel TV: Mousasi vs. Latifi.[14] He was successful in his first bout, winning via TKO just over a minute into the first round. The win also earned McGregor his first Knockout of the Night award.[15]

McGregor was expected to face Andy Ogle on 17 August 2013 at UFC Fight Night 26[16] However, Ogle pulled out of the bout citing an injury and was replaced by Max Holloway.[17] McGregor won the fight by unanimous decision. Following the bout with Holloway, an MRI scan revealed that McGregor had torn his ACL during the bout and would require surgery, keeping him out of action for up to ten months.[18] In March 2014, the events surrounding McGregor's fight with Holloway were the main focus of a documentary by Motive Television and SevereMMA.com for Raidió Teilifís Éireann.[19]

"We're not just here to take part — we're here to take over."

- McGregor, speaking on Irish MMA following the Brandao fight.[20]

McGregor was expected to face Cole Miller on 19 July 2014 at UFC Fight Night 46.[21] However, Miller pulled out of the bout citing a thumb injury and was replaced by Diego Brandão.[22] McGregor won the fight via TKO in the first round. The win also earned McGregor his first Performance of the Night bonus award.[23]

McGregor faced Dustin Poirier on 27 September 2014 at UFC 178.[24] After a build-up filled with argument and hostility between the two, McGregor won the fight via first round TKO, making him the first man to finish Poirier via KO/TKO in a fight. The win also earned McGregor his second straight Performance of the Night bonus award.[25]

McGregor faced Dennis Siver on 18 January 2015 at UFC Fight Night 59.[26] McGregor dominated his opponent, winning the one sided fight via TKO in the second round. The win also earned McGregor his third straight Performance of the Night bonus award.[27] After the fight, McGregor jumped off the fence and confronted the UFC Featherweight Champion José Aldo.[28]

UFC Interim Featherweight Champion[edit]

"Conor McGregor delivered the most heroic performance of his life in Las Vegas as he rose from the depths to land an earth-shattering knock-out of Chad Mendes and claim the UFC's interim featherweight championship on a night for the ages."

- Joe Callaghan, writer for the The Herald.[29]

McGregor was expected to face current champion José Aldo on 11 July 2015 at UFC 189 for the undisputed UFC Featherweight Championship.[30][31] However, in the days leading up to the fight, Aldo pulled out of the bout because of a rib injury he had sustained in training. McGregor remained on the card and faced UFC ranked #1 contender Chad Mendes for the interim championship.[32] McGregor walked out to the Octagon in front of more than sixteen thousand in attendance[33] as Sinéad O'Connor performed a live rendition of Foggy Dew.[34] McGregor was taken down several times by the All-American wrestler in the first round, but was able to score a second round TKO after getting back up to his feet with 30 seconds left in the round and winning the fight with just 3 seconds left, winning the UFC Interim Featherweight Championship.[35][36]

Speaking to Joe Rogan in his post-fight Octagon interview, McGregor said:

“I’ve been hearing all the time that I’m protected from this style of opponent, that I’ve been gifted a title shot. So my title shot went running, and they gave me a guy who I was supposed to be protected from, I knew I was going to prove to people that I’m a true fighter. It doesn’t matter who it is. I show up and I’m a professional and I’m confident in my abilities.”[35]

Later at the post-fight press conference, he said:

“He (Mendes) is certainly the best wrestler in the division. They try and find holes. They try and find questions that I’ve yet to answer. They try and find something that’s gonna break me: the weight cut, the wrestler. There’s always something but I always prevail, and I am always confident that I can take whatever these people give. I can walk through everything.”[37]

The victory extended McGregor's Performance of the Night streak to four,[38] while the card drew a record $7.2 million gate and was a new United States record for mixed martial arts.[33] The weigh-ins for the event also proved groundbreaking, with capacity being reached almost thirty minutes before its start time. The 11,500 attendance dwarfed the previous record of 8,000 set by UFC 148: Silva vs. Sonnen II.[39]

McGregor is now expected to face Aldo in a title unification match on 12 December 2015 at UFC 194.[40]

The Ultimate Fighter[edit]

Shortly after UFC 189, it was announced that McGregor would be coaching against Urijah Faber in the following season of The Ultimate Fighter. In "U.S. vs. Europe", the twenty-second installment of the reality series, it was confirmed that the coaches would not fight against each other at the show's conclusion, unlike the majority of previous seasons.[41]

Championships and accomplishments[edit]

Mixed martial arts[edit]

  • Combat Press
    • 2014 Breakout Fighter of the Year[47]
  • MMA Insider
    • 2013 Best UFC Newcomer[48]

Mixed martial arts record[edit]

Professional record breakdown
20 matches 20 wins 0 losses
By knockout 16 0
By submission 4 0
Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Jose Aldo UFC 194 12 December 2015 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States UFC Featherweight Championship unification bout.
Win 20-0 Chad Mendes TKO (punches) UFC 189 11 July 2015 2 4:57 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Won the interim UFC Featherweight Championship. Performance of the Night.
Win 19-0 Dennis Siver TKO (punches) UFC Fight Night: Kouture vs. Siver 18 January 2015 2 1:54 Boston, Massachusetts, United States Performance of the Night.
Win 18-0 Dustin Poirier TKO (punches) UFC 178 27 September 2014 1 1:46 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Performance of the Night.
Win 17-0 Diego Brandão TKO (punches) UFC Fight Night: McGregor vs. Brandao 19 July 2014 1 4:05 Dublin, Ireland Performance of the Night.
Win 16-0 Max Holloway Submission (rear naked choke) UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Sonnen 17 August 2013 3 5:00 Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Win 15-0 Marcus Brimage KO (head kick) UFC on Fuel TV: Mousasi vs. Latifi 6 April 2013 1 1:07 Stockholm, Sweden Knockout of the Night.
Win 14–0 Ivan Buchinger KO (punch) CWFC 51 31 December 2012 1 3:40 Dublin, Ireland Won the CWFC Lightweight Championship.
Win 13–0 Dave Hill Submission (kimura) CWFC 47 2 June 2012 2 4:10 Dublin, Ireland Won the CWFC Featherweight Championship.
Win 12–0 Steve O'Keefe KO (elbows) CWFC 45 18 February 2012 1 1:33 Kentish Town, England Featherweight debut.
Win 11–0 Aaron Jahnsen TKO (punches) CWFC: Fight Night 2 8 September 2011 1 3:29 Amman, Jordan
Win 10–0 Artur Sowinski TKO (punches) Celtic Gladiator 2: Clash of the Giants 11 June 2011 2 1:12 Portlaoise, Ireland
Win 9–0 Patrick Doherty KO (head kick) Immortal Fighting Championship 4 16 April 2011 1 0:04 Letterkenny, Ireland
Win 8–0 Mike Wood KO (punches) Cage Contender 8 12 March 2011 1 0:16 Dublin, Ireland
Win 7–0 Hugh Brady TKO (punches) Chaos FC 8 12 February 2011 1 2:31 Derry, Northern Ireland
Win 6–0 Joseph Duffy Submission (arm-triangle choke) CWFC 39 27 November 2010 1 0:38 Cork, Ireland
Win 5–0 Connor Dillon TKO (corner stoppage) Chaos FC 7 9 October 2010 1 4:22 Derry, Northern Ireland
Win 4–0 Stephen Bailey TKO (punches) KO – The Fight Before Christmas 12 December 2008 1 1:22 Dublin, Ireland
Win 3-0 Artemij Sitenkov Submission (kneebar) COT 3 - Cage of Truth 28 June 2008 1 1:09 Dublin, Ireland
Win 2–0 Mo Taylor TKO (punches) Cage Rage Contenders - Ireland vs. Belgium 3 May 2008 1 N/A Dublin, Ireland
Win 1–0 Gary Morris TKO (punches) COT 2 - Cage of Truth 8 March 2008 2 N/A Dublin, Ireland
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