Khama Worthy (born October 15, 1986) is an American retired

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, incorpo ...

who competed in the

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division. A professional since 2012, he has fought in the

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(UFC),

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and CES MMA.

Background

Born and raised in

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, Worthy began training in

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at the age of 20.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Worthy competed as an amateur from 2009 until 2011, amassing a record of 8-2. Starting out his professional career in 2012, Worthy fought mostly for various organizations throughout the American Northeast. Amassing a record of 14-6 before entering the UFC, Worthy fought for the SOFC Featherweight championship against fellow UFC fighter, Billy Quarantillo, and won the 247 Lightweight Championship.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Worthy made his UFC debut as a late replacement for

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against

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on August 17, 2019 at

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. He won the fight via technical knockout in round one. This win earned him the '' Performance of the Night'' award. Worthy faced Luis Peña on June 27, 2020 at UFC on ESPN: Poirier vs. Hooker. He won the fight via a guillotine choke in round three. A lightweight bout between Khama Worthy and Ottman Azaitar was previously scheduled to take place at

UFC 249 ''UFC 249: Ferguson vs. Gaethje'' was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on May 9, 2020 at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida, United States. It was originally planned to ...

. However, the event was cancelled in early April due to the

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. The pairing was then rescheduled to UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Sakai. In turn, the pair was removed from that event due to undisclosed reasons and moved to UFC Fight Night: Waterson vs. Hill Worthy lost the fight via technical knockout in the first round. Worthy faced

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on March 27, 2021 at UFC 260. He lost the fight via knockout in round one. Worthy faced

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on October 23, 2021 at UFC Fight Night 196. He lost the fight via technical knockout in round one. On November 14, 2021, it was announced Worthy was released by UFC.

Post-UFC career

After being released from the UFC, Worthy made his return to 247 Fighting Championship against Jeremiah Scott at 247 FC: Brawl in the Burgh 10 on February 5, 2022. He won the bout via TKO in the first round. Worthy faced Kaheem Murray on April 16, 2022 at 247 FC: Brawl in the Burgh 11. He won the bout via knockout in the first round. After losing to Trevor Peek via first round knockout on August 13, 2022 at Aries Fight Series: AMPD, Worthy won a majority decision victory over Josh Rohler on October 22, 2022 at 247 FC: Brawl in the Burgh 14. He retired from MMA right after the bout.

Personal life

Khama and his fiance have a daughter, Marley (born 2017).

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

*247 Fighting Championship **247 Lightweight Champion ***One successful title defense *

** Performance of the Night (One time)

Mixed martial arts record

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Worthy, Khama 1986 births Living people American male mixed martial artists Lightweight mixed martial artists Mixed martial artists utilizing Brazilian jiu-jitsu Sportspeople from Pittsburgh Mixed martial artists from Pennsylvania Ultimate Fighting Championship male fighters American practitioners of Brazilian jiu-jitsu