Kevin Luke "Cub" Swanson (born November 2, 1983) is an American professional

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. He currently competes in the

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division in the

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(UFC). A professional since 2004, Swanson holds the most post-fight bonus awards in division history with eight, including his WEC tenure he has been awarded "Fight of the Night" honors ten times.

Background

Swanson was born and raised mostly in

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, on November 2, 1983. He had a

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father and a Mexican mother. His widely used nickname Cub originates from his early childhood, as his brother could not say Swanson's real name and opted to call him Cub. Swanson has two older brothers Steve and Aaron, and two sisters of which one has

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. Swanson's father died of

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three months after he was born. Because of his mother's heavy grieving and subsequent drug addiction, Swanson and his siblings were then adopted and raised by their father's cousin. The adoptive family was religious so Swanson spent most of his early life in church. Swanson was also homeschooled for most of his young life. Swanson started playing

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at the age of four, dreaming of a professional career and playing in the

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. He and his oldest brother Steve succeeded well in soccer, winning the majority of the

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tournaments they attended in their age divisions. Eventually, when Swanson was 14, his adoptive parents divorced and he returned to his mother who at the time had recovered from the addiction. Swanson then attended Cathedral City High School, along with future

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. At the time, Swanson associated himself with local gangs and participated in many streets fights. He also drank alcohol and took recreational drugs. The police arrested Swanson and two of his friends for committing a house robbery. As a result, Swanson was placed in a

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. He was released when he was 17 years old. At the age of 19, Swanson started working for

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, where he helped children with disabilities. UFC fighter

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invited Swanson to train with him, which he accepted. This marked Swanson's transition into professional MMA.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

On July 25, 2004, Swanson made his first professional fight. MMA was not sanctioned in California in 2004, so Swanson competed at Total Combat in Mexico. His opponent,

Shannon Gugerty Shannon Kevin Gugerty (born December 30, 1981) is a retired American mixed martial artist who last competed in the Featherweight division. A professional competitor from 2004 until 2012, he fought four times in the UFC, against notable names lik ...

, submitted Swanson via Rear-Naked Choke. The fight lasted for just 30 seconds. Despite the loss, Swanson continued to compete in professional MMA fights. Swanson won nine fights before entering the WEC in 2007. This included a rematch with Gugerty in 2006. Other than TC, Swanson also competed in

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and BIB.

World Extreme Cagefighting

2007

On his WEC debut on March 24, 2007, Swanson submitted Tommy Lee by guillotine choke. Swanson earned a disclosed pay of $6000. He next defeated Micah Miller at

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via unanimous decision. Swanson was scheduled to fight Jens Pulver in Pulvers 145lb debut, the fight was pushed back three months when Pulver sustained an injury in training camp; Swanson accused Pulver of trying to duck the fight, which Pulver denied. They finally met at WEC 31, with Swanson losing via guillotine choke. The fight only lasted 35 seconds and marked the end of Swanson's eleven-fight winning streak.

2008

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took on Swanson on December 3, 2008, at

WEC 37 ''WEC 37: Torres vs. Tapia'' was a mixed martial arts event held by World Extreme Cagefighting on December 3, 2008 at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. The event aired live on the Versus Network. Background Former IFL stando ...

. Swanson won via unanimous decision. Both fighters earned the ''Fight of the Night'' honors. This was Swanson's first official WEC award.

2009

WEC schedule Swanson to fight Diego Nunes on April 5, 2009, at

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. Nunes withdrew from the fight days before the bout due to a hand injury. Swanson fought with

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WEC 41 ''WEC 41: Brown vs. Faber 2'' was a mixed martial arts event held by World Extreme Cagefighting on June 7, 2009 at the Arco Arena in Sacramento, California. It was the most successful show in the WEC's history. Background Featherweight champion ...

on June 7. Just 8 seconds into the first round, Swanson lost by TKO via a double

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. Nevertheless, WEC gave Swanson a disclosed pay of $8940 Base. Swanson defeated

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via submission on November 18 at

WEC 44 ''WEC 44: Brown vs. Aldo'' was a mixed martial arts event held by World Extreme Cagefighting. It took place on November 18, 2009 at The Pearl at The Palms in Las Vegas, Nevada. Background Anthony Pettis was originally slated to face Rob McCul ...

. The fight earned Swanson his second ''Fight of the Night'' honor. In his bout against Franchi, Swanson broke both of his hands.

2010

WEC scheduled Swanson to fight WEC newcomer

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. Swanson withdrew from the card with an injury. He would be replaced by

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. On August 18, 2010,

WEC 50 ''WEC 50: Cruz vs. Benavidez 2'' was a mixed martial arts event held by World Extreme Cagefighting that took place on August 18, 2010 at The Pearl at The Palms in Las Vegas. Background This event marked WEC's first visit to Las Vegas since WEC 4 ...

, Swanson faced

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. Mendes came from a wrestling background. He took Swanson down multiple times throughout the fight. Swanson lost via unanimous decision. Swanson faced

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next on November 11 at

WEC 52 ''WEC 52: Faber vs. Mizugaki'' was a mixed martial arts event held by World Extreme Cagefighting on November 11, 2010 at The Pearl at The Palms in Las Vegas. Background Urijah Faber made his bantamweight debut against Japanese striker Takeya Mi ...

. He won the fight via split decision. The bout was an exciting back and forth affair that earned both fighters ''Fight of the Night'' honors.

2011

On October 28, 2011, WEC merged with

. As part of the merger, most WEC fighter contracts transferred to UFC.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

2011

Swanson was expected to face

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on March 3, 2011, at UFC Live: Sanchez vs. Kampmann. However, Swanson pulled out of the bout due to an injury. Swanson vs. Koch was rescheduled to take place on July 2 at

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. However, Swanson was forced out of the bout with another injury. After just over a year out of action, Swanson returned to face

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on November 12 at

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. Swanson was the last WEC fighter imported from the WEC/UFC merger to debut in the UFC. He lost the fight via submission (arm-triangle choke) in the second round.

2012

In his second UFC fight, Swanson faced

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on January 28, 2012, at UFC on Fox: Evans vs. Davis. Prior the fight, Swanson said "I just really want to smash this kid". He boasted "I'm the more complete fighter and I have the tools to shut him down". Swanson won the fight via TKO in the second round.

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and Swanson went head-to-head on June 22 at

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. Swanson won the fight via TKO in the second round, earning him ''Knockout of the Night'' bonus. Swanson fought

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as an underdog on September 22 at

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. Swanson won the fight by knockout in the first round. Swanson received a ''Knockout of the Night'' bonus.

2013

Swanson was expected to face

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on February 16, 2013, at UFC on Fuel TV: Barão vs. McDonald. However, Siver pulled out of the bout.

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took Siver's spot. Swanson won by unanimous decision. As of March 2013, Swanson was ranked the #10 Featherweight in the world by

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and ranked #5 within the UFC. Swanson's bout with

was rescheduled for July 6, 2013, at

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, as the first fight of his new five-fight contract. Swanson won via TKO in the third round. The performance earned both participants ''Fight of the Night'' honors.

2014

Swanson challenged Jeremy Stephens on June 28 at

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. Swanson won via unanimous decision. The performance earned both participants ''Fight of the Night'' honors. Swanson next faced

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on November 22 at

UFC Fight Night 57 ''UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs. Swanson'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 57'') was a mixed martial arts event held at the Frank Erwin Center in Austin, Texas, on November 22, 2014. Background The event was the second that the organization had host ...

. Prior the fight, UFC president

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promised that "If Cub Swanson wins this fight, we did tell him we would give him a title shot." "All I know is that," Swanson told Sherdog.com, "in my mind, I finish Frankie Edgar, that I'm getting that title shot. That's all that's on my mind.". Swanson lost the one-sided fight via submission in closing seconds of the fifth round.

2015

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challenged Swanson on April 18, 2015, at

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. Swanson was out-struck in the first two rounds. Holloway then set up a guillotine choke in the third round, forcing Swanson to tap out. Following the fight, Swanson announced via Twitter that he had suffered a broken jaw and a broken right hand. The two-loss-streak made Swanson drop out as a title contender. "It's really hard to explain," said Swanson in an interview, "You want something so bad and it may come and it may not, you can go crazy doing all of that."

2016

At his #10 UFC fight, Swanson faced

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on April 16, 2016, at

UFC on Fox 19 ''UFC on Fox: Teixeira vs. Evans'' (also known as ''UFC on Fox 19'') was a mixed martial arts event held on April 16, 2016, at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida. Background The event was the second that the organization has hosted in the Tampa Bay A ...

. Swanson won the fight via unanimous decision. Swanson faced

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on August 6 at

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. "I've been around forever, he's been around forever, so we're both just looking for a win," said Swanson in an interview. During the fight, Swanson kneed Kawajiri to the head, which was illegal since Kawajiri was downed at the time. Referee John McCarthy paused the fight shortly but no points are deducted from Swanson. Swanson won the back and forth fight via unanimous decision. Swanson fought with touted prospect

Doo Ho Choi Choi Doo-ho ( ko, 최두호; born April 10, 1991, often anglicized to Doo Ho Choi or Dooho Choi), is a South Korean mixed martial artist who currently competes in the Ultimate Fighting Championship in their Featherweight division. Background Ch ...

on December 10, 2016, at

UFC 206 ''UFC 206: Holloway vs. Pettis'' was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) held on December 10, 2016, at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Background A UFC Light Heavyweight Championshi ...

. Swanson won the fight via unanimous decision. "I knew he (Choi) deserved the hype," said Swanson during the post-fight interview, "but he made a mistake calling me out. I wanted to prove to everyone that I've still got it. Don't write me off again." Both participants were awarded ''Fight of the Night'' and later was awarded ''Fight of the Year'' at the

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. During

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broadcast in April 2022 it was announced that the fight will be inducted to the

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Fight Wing class of 2022.

2017

Underdog

Artem Lobov Artem Lobov (russian: Артём Лобов; born August 11, 1986) is a Russian, former professional mixed martial artist and boxer based in Ireland. He previously competed in the Featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UF ...

challenged Swanson to a fight on April 22, 2017, at

UFC Fight Night 108 ''UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Lobov'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 108'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on April 22, 2017, at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee. Background A feathe ...

. Swanson won the fight via unanimous decision . The fight broke the record for most significant strikes landed (209) in a UFC Featherweight bout and in a UFC Fight Night. It also came #4 in most significant strikes landed in a single bout. Subsequently, both participants were awarded ''a Fight of the Night'' awards. This was Swanson's sixth Fight of the Night bonus. He broke his hand for the 10th time in his career. Swanson faced

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on December 9, 2017, at

UFC Fight Night 123 ''UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Ortega'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 123'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that was held on December 9, 2017, at Save Mart Center in Fresno, California. Background ...

. He lost the fight via submission in the second round. Despite the loss, Swanson earned his third consecutive (and fifth overall) Fight of the Night bonus award. The fight with Ortega also marked the last bout of his contract and albeit taking offers from a variety of promotions, he decided to re-sign with the UFC due to consistent drug testing by USADA.

2018

Swanson faced

in a rematch on April 21, 2018, at

UFC Fight Night 128 ''UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Lee'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 128'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that was held on April 21, 2018, at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Backgroun ...

. He lost the fight via unanimous decision. Swanson faced

Renato Moicano Renato Alves Carneiro better known as Renato Moicano (born May 21, 1989) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who competes in the Lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional MMA competitor since 2010, Moicano made a ...

on August 4, 2018, at

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. He lost the fight via a rear-naked choke submission in the first round.

2019

Swanson faced

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on May 4, 2019, at

UFC Fight Night 151 ''UFC Fight Night: Iaquinta vs. Cowboy'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 151'' or ''UFC on ESPN+ 9'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on May 4, 2019 at the Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa, Ontari ...

. He lost the fight by split decision. Swanson faced

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on October 12, 2019, at UFC on ESPN+ 19. The days leading to the bout saw a media clash between the fighters, as Swanson claimed several

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gyms had refused him entry after learning he was going to fight a member of the

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, to which Gracie answered supporting those views and criticizing Swanson's work ethic. Swanson won the fight via unanimous decision. This win earned him the '' Fight of the Night'' bonus award. On December 12, 2019, Swanson competed at

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as part of Team WEC. In his bout with

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he tore his ACL, meniscus in his left knee. Swanson stated UFC paid his medical costs.

2020

Swanson faced Daniel Pineda on December 12, 2020, at

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. He won the fight via knockout in the second round, marking his first finish since July 2013.

2021

Swanson was briefly linked to a bout against Gavin Tucker on May 1, 2021, at UFC on ESPN: Reyes vs. Procházka. However, Tucker was tabbed as a short notice replacement to face

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at UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Muhammad instead. Swanson instead faced

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. He lost the fight via TKO in the first round. Swanson faced

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on December 18, 2021, at UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Daukaus. He won the bout via TKO in the first round. This win earned him the ''

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'' bonus award. Having one bout left in his prevailing contract, Swanson signed a new four-fight contract following the bout.

2022

Swanson faced

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in Swanson's

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debut on October 15, 2022 at

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. He lost the fight via technical knockout in round two.

Fighting style

Many MMA media outlets say that Cub Swanson is one of the most entertaining MMA fighters. MMA junkie reported "Swanson is a man who will give you a gritty, exciting fight". Bloodyelbow.com comments "Cub's style tends to be wild, unpredictable, and very explosive". Swanson has 10 fight night bonuses for UFC/ WEC featherweight bouts. This is the highest in combined divisional history. MMAfighting.com calls Swanson "an exciting fighter". MMA fans call Swanson's style "Beautiful Destruction" Swanson is known for his creative striking. Many pundits cite Swanson's ducking

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/ cartwheel

kick A kick is a physical Strike (attack), strike using the leg, in unison usually with an area of the knee or lower using the foot, heel, tibia (shin), ball of the foot, blade of the foot, toes or knee (the latter is also known as a knee (strike), ...

to the head as his most distinct move. Swanson often sets up with a left hook, then follow up with a ducking roundhouse kick to the head. This combination was used against

. In other cases, Swanson would throw a single ducking roundhouse kick with no set up, like in his fight with

and

. Swanson's movements are very unorthodox. He tends to

feint Feint is a French term that entered English via the discipline of swordsmanship and fencing. Feints are maneuvers designed to distract or mislead, done by giving the impression that a certain maneuver will take place, while in fact another, or e ...

while punching, as exemplified in

. Swanson often switches stance after kicking, something which he did against

. He also puts a lot of weight into his punches. Weight shifts give him more power but shift him off balance. This makes Swanson susceptible to take-downs and counters. Similarly, Swanson's stance switches make him vulnerable to leg kicks. Low kicks tend to disrupt his footwork. In his fight with

and

, Swanson escaped from inferior positions. Despite this, 7 out of Swanson's 11 losses are by submission however since these losses he was highly praised for his takedown defence against world class jiu-jitsu fighter

at UFC Fight Night: Joanna vs. Waterson in 2019. Swanson stated on his UFC profile that Superman double wrist lock is his favorite move. Swanson stated that

Bruce Lee Bruce Lee (; born Lee Jun-fan, ; November 27, 1940 – July 20, 1973) was a Hong Kong and American martial artist and actor. He was the founder of Jeet Kune Do, a hybrid martial arts philosophy drawing from different combat disciplines that ...

inspired him as a fighter.

Training

Swanson began training MMA in 2003. His typical workout routine involves striking in the morning and cardio exercises in the afternoon. Grappling sessions take place at night.

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ; pt, jiu-jitsu brasileiro ) is a self-defence martial art and combat sport based on grappling, ground fighting (ne-waza) and submission holds. BJJ focuses on the skill of taking an opponent to the ground, control ...

medalist

Rigan Machado Rigan Machado (born 2 July 1966) is an 8th degree red and White belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, earning his rank under Carlos Gracie, Jr. He is a former Pan American Champion (1996, 1997 weight and absolute) and a veteran medalist of the ADCC. Mac ...

coaches Swanson's BJJ. Former boxing champion Joel Díaz teaches Swanson boxing.

Coaching

Cub Swanson owns an MMA gym, Tru MMA, in

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California California is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States, located along the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the List of states and territori ...

. Swanson also co-owns a UFC Gym in

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with

Michael Bisping Michael Gavin Joseph Bisping (; born 28 February 1979) is an English actor, sports analyst, commentator and retired mixed martial artist, who competed in the Middleweight and Light Heavyweight division of the UFC. A professional competitor ...

. Swanson taught intermediate MMA classes at the UFC Gym on May 10, 2017. Classes included

Boxing Boxing (also known as "Western boxing" or "pugilism") is a combat sport in which two people, usually wearing protective gloves and other protective equipment such as hand wraps and mouthguards, throw punches at each other for a predetermined ...

kickboxing Kickboxing is a combat sports, combat sport focused on kicking and punch (strike), punching. The combat takes place in a boxing ring, normally with boxing gloves, mouthguards, shorts, and bare feet to favour the use of kicks. Kickboxing is pract ...

and

. "As a native of Southern California," remarked Swanson on the UFC website, "I look forward to bringing this community, which is both near and dear to my heart, a myriad of amazing amenities and programs to help them TRAIN different and live a healthier lifestyle." Eventually, Swanson started attending training camps over at his own gym.

Personal life

Swanson married

Kenda Perez Kenda Perez (born May 18, 1983) is an American model and television host for the UFC and FOX Sports. Host of the internationally broadcast Best of Pride Fighting Championships running four seasons and the Best Of WEC on Fox Sports 1 running two ...

on June 1, 2018. The two had their first child, Royal Rae Swanson, on August 21, 2017. Their identical twin sons, Saint Cub Swanson and King Cub Swanson, were born on September 2, 2018. Steve Swanson, Cub Swanson's older brother, also competes in MMA. The two brothers train in and run their MMA gym Tru Gym together. In his spare time, Swanson plays golf near his hometown at

. Golf club design enterprise PowerBilt sponsors Swanson.

Filmography

Television

Video games

Championships & accomplishments

Mixed martial arts 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, inc ...

(One time) ** Fight of the Night (Six times) vs.

, Jeremy Stephens,

, and

** Knockout of the Night (Two times) vs.

and

** Most fight night bonuses in UFC featherweight division history (9) **2016 Fight of the Year vs.

** UFC Hall of Fame (Fight Wing) vs. *

World Extreme Cagefighting World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC) was an American mixed martial arts, mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion founded in 2001. It was purchased by Zuffa, LLC, the parent company of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC ...

** Fight of the Night (Four times) vs. Micah Miller,

, and

* MMAJunkie.com ** 2014 June Fight of the Month vs. Jeremy Stephens *

ESPN ESPN (originally an initialism for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network) is an American international basic cable sports channel owned by ESPN Inc., owned jointly by The Walt Disney Company (80%) and Hearst Communications (20%). The ...

** 2016 Fight of the Year vs.

** 2012 All-Violence First Team *MMADNA.nl **2016 Fight of the Year vs.

Choi Doo-ho Choi Doo-ho ( ko, 최두호; born April 10, 1991, often anglicized to Doo Ho Choi or Dooho Choi), is a South Korean mixed martial artist who currently competes in the Ultimate Fighting Championship in their Featherweight division. Background Ch ...

*MMA Mania **2016 Fight of the Year vs.

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**2016 Fight of the Year vs.

Mixed martial arts record

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, Submission (neck crank) , UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs. Swanson , , align=center, 5 , align=center, 4:56 ,

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, Decision (split) ,

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Swanson, Cub 1983 births Living people American male mixed martial artists American practitioners of Brazilian jiu-jitsu American male judoka People awarded a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Mixed martial artists utilizing judo Mixed martial artists utilizing Brazilian jiu-jitsu Featherweight mixed martial artists Mixed martial artists from California Sportspeople from Palm Springs, California American mixed martial artists of Mexican descent American people of Swedish descent Hispanic and Latino American sportspeople Ultimate Fighting Championship male fighters

Background

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

World Extreme Cagefighting

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

Ultimate Fighting Championship

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

Fighting style

Training

Coaching

Personal life

Filmography

Television

Video games

Championships & accomplishments

Mixed martial arts 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, inc ...

Mixed martial arts record

See also

References

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