Austin Steven Phillip Hubbard (born December 22, 1991) is an American

mixed martial artist Mixed martial arts (MMA), sometimes referred to as cage fighting, no holds barred (NHB), and ultimate fighting, and originally referred to as Vale Tudo is a full-contact combat sport based on striking, grappling and ground fighting, incorp ...

. A professional since 2015, he has competed for the

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, where he is the former Lightweight Champion and competed in the

Lightweight Lightweight is a weight class in combat sports and rowing. Boxing Professional boxing The lightweight division is over 130 pounds (59 kilograms) and up to 135 pounds (61.2 kilograms) weight class in the sport of boxing. Notable lightweight boxe ...

division in the

Ultimate Fighting Championship The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is an American mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion company based in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is owned and operated by Zuffa, a wholly owned subsidiary of Endeavor Group Holdings. It is the largest MMA ...

(UFC).

Background

A native of

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, Hubbard began his athletic career playing

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and practicing

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for

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. While pursuing a degree in

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, he started training MMA as a way to stay in shape. Hubbard moved to

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and joined Elevation Fight Team, training with

Drew Dober Andrew Martin Dober (born October 19, 1988) is an American mixed martial artist currently competing in the lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional competitor since 2009, he has also formerly competed for Bella ...

and

Neil Magny Aoutneil "Neil" Jacques Magny (born August 3, 1987) is an American professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Welterweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). A professional MMA competitor since 2010, Magny ...

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Hubbard started his professional MMA career in 2015. He was the former

Lightweight Champion and he amassed a record of 10–2 prior signed by UFC.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Hubbard made his UFC debut on May 18, 2019 at

UFC Fight Night 152 ''UFC Fight Night: dos Anjos vs. Lee'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 152'' or ''UFC on ESPN+ 10'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that was held on May 18, 2019 at Blue Cross Arena in Rochester, Ne ...

against

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. He lost the fight via unanimous decision. His second UFC bout was on September 14, 2019 against

Kyle Prepolec Kyle Prepolec (born August 30, 1989) is a Canadian mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter who most recently competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship's (UFC) Lightweight division. He is the current SMMA Lightweight Champion and had previously won ...

UFC Fight Night 158 ''UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Gaethje'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 158'' or ''UFC on ESPN+ 16'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on September 14, 2019 at Rogers Arena in Vancouv ...

. Although he won this fight via unanimous decision,

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on his upper thigh resulted in a trip to the hospital for surgery to relieve the swelling. Six months later, Hubbard faced Mark Madsen on March 7, 2020 at

UFC 248 ''UFC 248: Adesanya vs. Romero'' was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on March 7, 2020 at the T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States. B ...

. He lost the fight by unanimous decision. Hubbard was expected to face

Joe Solecki Joseph Anthony Solecki (born August 27, 1993) is an American professional mixed martial artist. Solecki currently competes in the Lightweight division for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Background Solecki began training Brazilian Ji ...

on June 20, 2020 at UFC on ESPN: Blaydes vs. Volkov. However at the last minute, Solecki was replaced by promotional newcomer Max Rohskopf. He won the fight via TKO between the second and third rounds after Rohskopf opted not to continue. The match with Solecki was rescheduled on August 22, 2020 at

UFC on ESPN 15 ''UFC on ESPN: Munhoz vs. Edgar'' (also known as ''UFC on ESPN 15'' and ''UFC Vegas 7'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on August 22, 2020, at the UFC Apex facility in Enterprise, ...

. He lost the fight by submission in the first round. Hubbard was expected to face promotional newcomer Natan Levy on April 17, 2021 at

UFC on ESPN 22 ''UFC on ESPN: Whittaker vs. Gastelum'' (also known as ''UFC on ESPN 22'' and ''UFC Vegas 24'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on April 17, 2021 at the UFC Apex facility in Enterpr ...

However, Levy pulled out of the bout citing an injury, and he was replaced by Dakota Bush. Hubbard won the fight via unanimous decision. Hubbard faced

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on August 21, 2021 at

UFC on ESPN 29 ''UFC on ESPN: Cannonier vs. Gastelum'' (also known as ''UFC on ESPN 29'' and ''UFC Vegas 34'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on August 21, 2021, at the UFC Apex facility in Enterp ...

. He lost the fight via unanimous decision. On early May, 2022, it was announced that Hubbard was released from UFC.

Post UFC

Hubbard faced Julian Lane at XMMA 5 on July 23, 2022. He won the bout via unanimous decision.

Championships and achievements

** LFA Lightweight Championship (One time)

Mixed martial arts record

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References

External links

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