Kyle Loren Kingsbury (born March 22, 1982) is a retired American professional

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 ...

. A professional competitor from 2006–2014, Kingsbury also formerly competed for

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and was a cast member of

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's '' The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir''.

Background

Kingsbury attended Monta Vista High School in

Cupertino, California Cupertino ( ) is a city in Santa Clara County, California, United States, directly west of San Jose on the western edge of the Santa Clara Valley with portions extending into the foothills of the Santa Cruz Mountains. The population was 57,82 ...

. Kingsbury played high school football for the school, playing the

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position. He earned many titles such as: "Defensive Lineman of the Year" in the Santa Clara Valley League (2000), two-time first-team all-league selection (1999 and 2000), also earned second-team All-Central Coast Section honors behind first-team selection Jared Allen his senior year. Kingsbury was selected by the North squad for the North vs. South San Jose Charlie Wedemeyer All-Star football game, after a senior season where he racked up 53 tackles, 10 sacks and two fumble recoveries in his final year. Kyle was the captain for both his football team and his wrestling team. After graduating in 2000, Kyle attended

Mesa Community College Mesa Community College (MCC) is a public community college in Mesa, Arizona. It is the largest of the 10 community colleges in the Maricopa County Community College District, the largest community college district in the United States in ter ...

and earned his associate degree in 2003.

Football career

Kingsbury later transferred to

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(ASU). He was a walk-on for the football team where he was a scout team member in the 2003 season and saw playing time in the 2004 season, including in ASU's

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victory over

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Mixed martial arts

''The Ultimate Fighter''

Kingsbury fought

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for a spot on the show, he lost to Bader by arm-triangle choke in the second round. After the discovery of two injured fighters, Kingsbury was brought in to replace one of them. He was picked by Antonio Nogueira's team and Nogueira called Kingsbury the leader of the team. In the first round of fights,

Krzysztof Soszynski Krzysztof Soszyński (; born August 2, 1977) is a Polish–Canadian actor and retired mixed martial artist. An 11-year competitor from 2003 until 2014, Soszynski fought in the UFC, Strikeforce, the Los Angeles Anacondas of the IFL, and was a cont ...

defeated Kingsbury. In the finale Kingsbury was matched up against

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. Kingsbury lost a unanimous decision to Lawlor at the Ultimate Fighter Finale.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Kingsbury made his UFC debut against former The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir castmate

. He was defeated via unanimous decision on the preliminary card at

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. Even though Kingsbury did not win any fights on TUF and did not win his debut, the UFC decided to keep him signed. At

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, Kyle fought in his second UFC bout against Razak Al-Hassan. The fight went to the judges and was scored in the favor of Kyle who took a split decision. Kingsbury defeated

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via unanimous decision on September 15, 2010 at

UFC Fight Night 22 ''UFC Fight Night: Marquardt vs. Palhares'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 22'') and originally scheduled as ''UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Belcher'', was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on September 15, 2010 ...

in a bout that earned ''Fight of the Night'' honors. Kingsbury improved his UFC record to 3-1 after a TKO victory over Ricardo Romero in 0:21 seconds of the first round, on February 5, 2011 at

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. Kingsbury faced

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on June 4, 2011 at

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. He won the fight via unanimous decision and also earned the ''Fight of the Night'' honors for his performance. Kingsbury next faced

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on November 19, 2011 at

UFC 139 ''UFC 139: Shogun vs. Henderson'' was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on November 19, 2011 at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California. It was the first UFC event in San Jose, the longtime home and base are ...

. He lost the fight via unanimous decision. Kingsbury fought UFC newcomer,

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on May 26, 2012 at

UFC 146 ''UFC 146: dos Santos vs. Mir'' was a mixed martial arts (MMA) pay-per-view event (PPV) promoted by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on May 26, 2012 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The main card featured five MMA bouts ...

. Kingsbury lost the fight via submission in the first round. Kingsbury lost to debuting

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on September 29, 2012 at

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by TKO due to doctor stoppage. Kingsbury took tremendous punishment in the fight before the doctor ended the bout due to his left eye swelling shut. Kingsbury revealed on The MMA Hour that his orbital bone was fractured in two places but that it did not require surgery. Kingsbury faced Patrick Cummins on July 26, 2014 at

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. He lost the fight via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–25, and 30–24) and subsequently announced his retirement from MMA.

Acting

Kingsbury performed motion capture for Vietnam veteran turned criminal, Lincoln Clay, in ''

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''.

Championships and accomplishments

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

Mixed martial arts record

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References

External links

UFC Profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kingsbury, Kyle 1982 births Living people American male mixed martial artists Mixed martial artists from California Light heavyweight mixed martial artists Ultimate Fighting Championship male fighters Mesa Thunderbirds football players Arizona State Sun Devils football players