Tyron Woodley (born April 17, 1982) is an 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, incorp ...

. He is a former

UFC Welterweight Champion Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) champions are fighters who have won UFC championships. Historical notes At the time of the UFC's inception in 1993, mixed martial arts was not sanctioned in the United States, and did not include weight classe ...

who defended his title four times. A professional since 2009, Woodley also competed at

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and was an

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collegiate wrestler for the

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, becoming a two-time

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n and

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champion.

Early life

Woodley was born and raised in

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. The eleventh of thirteen children, he was raised by his mother after his father left the family early in his life. In high school, he was a two-sport athlete, competing in

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and

amateur wrestling Amateur wrestling is a variant of wrestling practiced in collegiate, school, or other amateur level competitions. There are two international wrestling styles performed in the Olympic Games: freestyle and Greco-Roman. Both styles are under the ...

. Woodley won the Missouri 4A Men’s State Championship in 2000 in the 160 lb weight class. After graduating from

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in 2000, Woodley attended

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and joined their wrestling program. There, he became a two-time All-American; once in 2003 and again in 2005. Woodley graduated from the university in 2005 with a major in

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Mixed martial arts career

Woodley fought his first professional fight on February 7, 2009, against Steve Schnider. It was held by Headhunter Productions at the Holiday Inn Select Executive Center in

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. Woodley won via submission in the first round. Woodley's second professional bout was against Jeff Carstens on April 30, 2009. He won the bout via submission in the first round.

Strikeforce

Woodley made his

debut against Sal Woods in

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. The fight was at the event Strikeforce: Lawler vs. Shields on June 6, 2009. Woodley won the fight by submission late in round one. After the win,

signed Woodley to a six-fight deal. Woodley made his second appearance for

on the Strikeforce Challengers: Kennedy vs. Cummings card. He defeated Zach Light via submission in the second round. On the Strikeforce Challengers: Woodley vs. Bears card, Woodley had his third fight for

, defeating

Rudy Bears Rudy Bears is a former American professional mixed martial arts, mixed martial artist, who competed in the Welterweight (MMA), Welterweight division. A professional competitor since 2007, Bears has formerly competed for Bellator MMA, Bellator, St ...

via arm-triangle submission. Woodley's next bout was against

Nathan Coy Nathan David Coy (born July 24, 1978) is an American mixed martial artist who most recently competed in the Welterweight division of the UFC. A professional competitor since 2008, he has also competed for Bellator, the MFC, and Strikeforce. ...

at Strikeforce Challengers: Lindland vs. Casey in

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. He won via split decision. On October 9, 2010, at Strikeforce: San Jose, Woodley defeated

André Galvão André Luiz Leite Galvão (; born September 29, 1982) is a Brazilian grappler and professional mixed martial arts, mixed martial artist. A 4th degree Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt under Fernando "Tererê" Augusto as well as a Judo black belt, ...

via knockout midway in the first round. Woodley fought Tarec Saffiedine on January 7, 2011, in

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at Strikeforce Challengers: Woodley vs. Saffiedine. Woodley won the fight via unanimous decision. After the win, Woodley was signed to a contract extension with

. At Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Henderson, Woodley replaced

Evangelista Santos Evangelista Santos ( born December 12, 1977) is a Brazilian retired mixed martial artist. A professional from 1997 until 2016, Santos competed for Strikeforce, Bellator MMA, the PRIDE Fighting Championships, Cage Rage, International Vale Tudo Ch ...

and fought

Paul Daley Paul Anthony Daley (born 21 February 1983) is a British former mixed martial artist and kickboxer. A professional competitor from 2003 to 2022, Daley competed for the UFC, Bellator MMA, Cage Rage, Final Fight Championship, Strikeforce, Elit ...

. Woodley defeated Daley via unanimous decision. Woodley then fought Canadian prospect

Jordan Mein Jordan Taylor Mein (born October 10, 1989) is a Canadian professional mixed martial artist who currently competes in the Welterweight division of Bellator MMA. A professional competitor since 2006, Mein has also formerly competed for Ultimate F ...

at Strikeforce: Rockhold vs. Jardine. Woodley won via split decision. Woodley faced

Nate Marquardt Nathan Joel Marquardt (born April 20, 1979) is an American mixed martial artist who competed in the middleweight and welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional competitor since 1999, he is a former Strikeforce W ...

on July 14, 2012, at Strikeforce: Rockhold vs. Kennedy for the vacant Strikeforce Welterweight Championship. He lost the fight via KO in the fourth round.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Debut

Woodley faced

Jay Hieron James Thomas Hieronymus (born July 29, 1976) is an American actor, stuntman and former mixed martial artist. Hieron was the final IFL Welterweight Champion, competing for the Los Angeles Anacondas, and has also competed in the UFC, WEC, Affli ...

on February 2, 2013, at

UFC 156 ''UFC 156: Aldo vs. Edgar '' was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on February 2, 2013, at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Paradise, Nevada. Background A bout between Dan Henderson and Lyoto Machida was brie ...

in his promotional debut, replacing an injured

Erick Silva Erick Vinicius Silva (born June 21, 1984) is a Brazilian former mixed martial artist who competed in the Welterweight division. A professional from 2005 till 2019, he competed for the Ultimate Fighting Championship, Bellator MMA, and Jungle Fight, ...

. Woodley won the fight via KO at just 36 seconds of the opening round. Woodley faced

Jake Shields Jake Sequoyah Shields (born January 9, 1979) is an American mixed martial artist and submission grappler. He was the last Rumble on the Rock Welterweight Champion, the only Elite XC Welterweight Champion, a former Shooto Welterweight ...

on June 15, 2013, at

UFC 161 ''UFC 161: Evans vs. Henderson'' was a mixed martial arts event held on June 15, 2013, at the MTS Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Background While the UFC has hosted several events in the past in Canada, the event was the first that the or ...

. Woodley lost the fight via split decision. Woodley next faced off against

Josh Koscheck Edinboro Fighting Scots Josh D. Koscheck (born November 30, 1977) is an American retired mixed martial artist who fought at Welterweight for the UFC and Bellator MMA. Koscheck made his debut with the UFC on the first season of the realit ...

UFC 167 ''UFC 167: St-Pierre vs. Hendricks'' was a mixed martial arts event held on November 16, 2013, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. Background The event commemorated the organization's 20th anniversary. The main event was a ...

on November 16, 2013. He won the fight via knockout in the first round. The win also earned him his first ''Knockout of the Night'' bonus award. Woodley next faced former Interim Welterweight Champion

Carlos Condit Carlos Joseph Condit (born April 26, 1984) is an American former professional mixed martial artist. He formerly competed in the Welterweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he was the former Interim UFC Welterweight ...

UFC 171 ''UFC 171: Hendricks vs. Lawler'' was a mixed martial arts event that was held on March 15, 2014, at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas. The event was released on DVD on June 17, 2014. The DVD was distributed by '' Anchor Bay Entertai ...

. Woodley won via TKO after Condit suffered a knee injury in the second round. On April 8, 2014, Woodley's new eight-fight contract with the UFC was announced alongside his match against Rory MacDonald at UFC 174. He lost the fight via unanimous decision. Woodley next faced

Dong Hyun Kim Kim Dong-hyun ( ko, 김동현, 金東炫; born November 17, 1981), anglicized as Dong Hyun Kim, is a retired South Korean mixed martial artist who most notably fought in the UFC's welterweight division. He was signed by the UFC after fighting ...

on August 23, 2014, at

UFC Fight Night 48 ''UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Le'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 48'') was a mixed martial arts event held on August 23, 2014, at the CotaiArena in Macau. Background The event was headlined by a middleweight bout between Michael Bisping and C ...

, replacing

Héctor Lombard Héctor Miguel Lombard Pedrosa (born 2 February 1978) is a Cuban and Australian professional mixed martial artist, bodybuilder, and former Olympic judoka who competes in the Light Heavyweight division of Eagle FC. Lomb ...

. He won the fight via TKO early in the first round. The win also earned Woodley his first ''Performance of the Night'' bonus award. Woodley faced

Kelvin Gastelum Kelvin Gastelum (born October 24, 1991) is an American professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Middleweight division for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Gastelum has competed for the UFC since he won '' The Ul ...

on January 31, 2015, at

UFC 183 ''UFC 183: Silva vs. Diaz'' was a mixed martial arts event held on January 31, 2015, at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Background The event was headlined by a middleweight bout between former UFC Middleweight champion Anderson Silv ...

in a catchweight bout after Gastelum failed to make the welterweight limit. He won the fight via split decision. Woodley was expected to face

Johny Hendricks Johny Harvey Hendricks (born September 12, 1983) is an American former mixed martial artist and collegiate wrestler. He competed in the welterweight and middleweight divisions of the Ultimate Fighting Championship and is a former UFC Welterwei ...

on October 3, 2015, at

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. It was announced on October 2, 2015, that Hendricks was forced out of the fight due to complications with weight cutting.

UFC Welterweight Championship

Woodley faced welterweight champion

Robbie Lawler Robert Lawler (born March 20, 1982) is an American professional mixed martial artist who has been competing since 2001. He is the former UFC Welterweight Champion, former EliteXC Middleweight Champion, and has formerly competed in Strikeforc ...

on July 30, 2016, in the main event at

UFC 201 ''UFC 201: Lawler vs. Woodley'' was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on July 30, 2016, at Philips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia. Background This was the third event that the organization has hosted in Atl ...

. He won the fight via knockout halfway through the first round to claim the

UFC Welterweight Championship Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) champions are fighters who have won UFC championships. Historical notes At the time of the UFC's inception in 1993, mixed martial arts was not sanctioned in the United States, and did not include weight classe ...

. This win earned him the ''Performance of the Night'' award. Woodley made his first title defense against Stephen Thompson on November 12, 2016, at

UFC 205 ''UFC 205: Alvarez vs. McGregor'' was a mixed martial arts event promoted by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on November 12, 2016, at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York. In what was described by UFC president Dana White as ...

. The fight ended in a majority draw with two judges scoring the fight 47–47 and the third 48–47 in favor of Woodley. Subsequently, both fighters were awarded ''Fight of the Night'' bonus awards. The rematch with Thompson took place on March 4, 2017, in the main event at

UFC 209 ''UFC 209: Woodley vs. Thompson 2'' was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on March 4, 2017, at the T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas metropolitan area. Background The event wa ...

. It was another closely contested bout with Woodley winning via majority decision. For his third title defense, Woodley faced

Demian Maia Demian Maia (born 6 November 1977) is a Brazilian professional submission grappler and mixed martial artist. He competed in both the Welterweight and Middleweight divisions of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Maia is regarded as one ...

on July 29, 2017, in the co-main event at

UFC 214 ''UFC 214: Cormier vs. Jones 2'' was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship and held on July 29, 2017 at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California. Background A PPV event was initially planned for Anaheim on Janu ...

. He won the fight by unanimous decision. Woodley stated after the contest that he had torn his labrum in his right shoulder in the opening round. Woodley would later have reconstructive surgery to repair the damage. Woodley next defended the

against

Darren Till Darren Till (born 24 December 1992) is an English professional mixed martial artist and former Muay Thai fighter. He currently competes in the middleweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). As of December 13, 2022, he is #15 ...

on September 8, 2018, at

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. He won the fight via submission in the second round. This win earned him the ''Performance of the Night'' award. Woodley also received his

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black belt in the cage from

Din Thomas Din Yero Thomas (born September 28, 1976) is an American former mixed martial artist who was featured on '' The Ultimate Fighter 4: The Comeback''. In the Ultimate Fighting Championship, Thomas is a UFC 41 Lightweight Tournament Semifinalist. H ...

following his victory. Woodley also gave Till his first loss in MMA. In the fifth defense of his welterweight title, Woodley faced

Kamaru Usman Kamarudeen Usman (born May 11, 1987) is a Nigerian and American professional mixed martial artist, former freestyle wrestler and retired folkstyle wrestler. He currently competes in the welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Champions ...

on March 2, 2019, in the co-main event at

UFC 235 ''UFC 235: Jones vs. Smith'' was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on March 2, 2019 at T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area. Background A UFC Light Heavyweigh ...

. Woodley was dominated for the entire fight and lost by unanimous decision, ending his nearly three-year reign as welterweight champion.

Post Championship

A rematch with

was expected to take place on June 29, 2019, at

UFC on ESPN 3 ''UFC on ESPN: Ngannou vs. dos Santos'' (also known as ''UFC on ESPN 3'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that was held on June 29, 2019, at Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. Background Th ...

. On May 16, 2019, it was reported that Woodley suffered a hand injury and was pulled from the fight. Woodley was scheduled to face

Leon Edwards Leon Aaron Edwards (born 25 August 1991) is an English professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Welterweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is the current UFC Welterweight Champion. A profe ...

on March 21, 2020, at UFC Fight Night: Woodley vs. Edwards. However, the restrictions related to COVID-19 forced Edwards to withdraw as the event was meant to be moved from London to the United States, and the event was subsequently postponed indefinitely. Woodley faced

Gilbert Burns Gilbert Alexander Pontes Burns (born 20 July 1986) is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist and submission grappler. He currently competes in the Welterweight division for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). As a grappler, Burns ...

on May 30, 2020, in the main event at UFC on ESPN: Woodley vs. Burns. Woodley would again be dominated for most of the fight and lose via unanimous decision. Woodley fought at UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Woodley against longtime rival

Colby Covington Colby Ray Covington (born February 22, 1988) is an American professional mixed martial artist who currently competes in the welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is a former Interim UFC Welterweight Champ ...

on September 19, 2020. Similar to his past two fights, Woodley was dominated for four rounds, and eventually the bout was called as a technical knockout after he tapped out during the fifth round due to a rib injury. Woodley faced

Vicente Luque Vicente Luque (born November 27, 1991) is an American and Brazilian professional Mixed martial arts, mixed martial artist. Luque currently competes in the Welterweight (MMA), welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). As ...

on March 27, 2021, at

UFC 260 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 ...

. Uncharacteristically, Woodley came out swinging aggressively early into the bout, and after rocking Luque and being rocked himself multiple times on the feet, he was defeated by D'Arce choke in round one. This fight earned him the '' Fight of the Night '' award. Weeks later, it was announced that Woodley had fought out his contract after eight years competing in the promotion.

Professional boxing career

Paul vs. Woodley

Before the

Jake Paul vs. Ben Askren Jake Paul vs. Ben Askren was a professional boxing match between YouTuber Jake Paul and former mixed martial artist Ben Askren. The bout took place on April 17, 2021, at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia. Paul won the bout via TKO ...

main event took place, Woodley was involved in a backstage situation with

Jake Paul Jake Joseph Paul (born January 17, 1997) is an American media personality and professional boxer. He initially rose to fame on Vine, before playing the role of Dirk Mann on the Disney Channel series ''Bizaardvark'' for two seasons. Throughout ...

and

J'Leon Love J'Leon Love (born September 25, 1987) is an American professional boxer in the Super Middleweight division. Amateur career After his father turned him onto boxing, Love had an amateur career record of 115-5. His opponents have included Shawn ...

, where he was mocked due to his inexperience in

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 ...

and the result of Paul's bout against Woodley's long–time teammate

Ben Askren Benjamin Michael Askren (born July 18, 1984) is an American former professional mixed martial artist and amateur wrestler. Askren was the former Bellator and ONE Welterweight Champion, remaining undefeated for over a decade before competing in ...

was discussed. After Paul knocked out Askren, Woodley called out Paul. On May 31, 2021, news surfaced that Woodley had been scheduled to make his

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debut against internet personality

on August 29, 2021. Woodley became the first man to take Paul past the second round in his professional career, but ultimately lost by split decision. One judge scored the fight 77–75 for Woodley, while the other two judges scored it 77–75 and 78–74 in favor of Paul.

Paul vs. Woodley II

On December 6, 2021, Woodley hopped in to replace Tommy Fury for a rematch with

on December 18. After a back-and-forth bout, Woodley was knocked out in the sixth round. At the time of the stoppage, Woodley was behind on the scorecards 49–46 (twice) and 48–47.

Other ventures

Woodley has pursued acting in his spare time and played roles in both ''

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'', '' Kickboxer: Vengeance'' and ''

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'', the latter being an Indian movie directed by

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. He also appears in several fight scenes of '' Escape Plan 2: Hades''. Additionally, he hosts a

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called "Morning Wood with Deez Nutz" and a weekly internet web show on

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called "The Hollywood Beatdown". Tyron Woodley appeared on Season 5 of

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show

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Personal life

Tyron has four children. He has said that his goal is to open a non-profit facility for troubled youths one day. When his hometown of

engaged in

civil unrest Civil disorder, also known as civil disturbance, civil unrest, or social unrest is a situation arising from a mass act of civil disobedience (such as a demonstration, riot, strike, or unlawful assembly) in which law enforcement has difficulty m ...

after the shooting of Michael Brown, Woodley publicly condemned the rioting and lootings that took place.

Championships and 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 ...

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 ...

(One time) ***Four successful title defenses ** Knockout of the Night (One time) vs.

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(Three times) vs.

and

** Fight of the Night (Two times) *

**2010 Rising Star of the Year *'
ULTMMA
**2009 Prospect of the Year

Wrestling

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MSHSAA The Missouri State High School Activities Association (MSHSAA) is the governing body for high school activities throughout the state of Missouri. Approximately 580 high schools are members of MSHSAA. The MSHSAA conducts championship-level activi ...

All-State (1999, 2000) *

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Division I All-American (2003, 2005) **

Champion (2003) *National High School Coaches Association **NHSCA Senior All-American (2000) *Real Pro Wrestling **RPW 84 kg Northern Regional Championship (2006) *

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**United States University Freestyle National Championship Runner-up (2006)

Mixed martial arts record

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