The California Kid
Urijah Faber
35 - 11 - 0
Height
5'6"
Reach
67.0"
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Height
5'6"
Reach
67.0"
Born
1979-05-14
Birthplace
Isla Vista, California, United States
Fighting Out Of
Sacramento, California
Team(s)
Team Alpha Male
Coach(s)
Thonglor "Master Thong" Armatsena
Overall Record
35 - 11 - 0
Winning Method
20%
Dec.
Decision
7 / 35
48.6%
Sub.
Submission
17 / 35
28.6%
KO
KO
10 / 35
Losing Method
63.6%
Dec.
Decision
7 / 11
0%
Sub.
Submission
0 / 11
36.4%
KO
KO
4 / 11
Past Fights
December 14, 2019
UFC 245
Petr Yan
Loss (35–11)KO (head kick) • Round 3 (0:43)
July 13, 2019
UFC Fight Night: de Randamie vs. Ladd
Ricky Simón
Win (35–10)TKO (punches) • Round 1 (0:46)
December 17, 2016
UFC on Fox: VanZant vs. Waterson
Brad Pickett
Win (34–10)Decision (unanimous)
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December 14, 2019
UFC 245
Petr Yan
Loss (35–11)KO (head kick) • Round 3 (0:43)
July 13, 2019
UFC Fight Night: de Randamie vs. Ladd
Ricky Simón
Win (35–10)TKO (punches) • Round 1 (0:46)
December 17, 2016
UFC on Fox: VanZant vs. Waterson
Brad Pickett
Win (34–10)Decision (unanimous)
September 10, 2016
UFC 203
Jimmie Rivera
Loss (33–10)Decision (unanimous)
June 4, 2016
UFC 199
Dominick Cruz
Loss (33–9)Decision (unanimous)
December 12, 2015
UFC 194
Frankie Saenz
Win (33–8)Decision (unanimous)
May 16, 2015
UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs. Faber
Frankie Edgar
Loss (32–8)Decision (unanimous)
December 6, 2014
UFC 181
Francisco Rivera
Win (32–7)Submission (bulldog choke) • Round 2 (1:34)
July 5, 2014
UFC 175
Alex Caceres
Win (31–7)Submission (rear naked choke) • Round 3 (1:09)
February 1, 2014
UFC 169
Renan Barão
Loss (30–7)TKO (punches) • Round 1 (3:42)
December 14, 2013
UFC on Fox: Johnson vs. Benavidez 2
Michael McDonald
Win (30–6)Submission (guillotine choke) • Round 2 (3:22)
August 17, 2013
UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Sonnen
Iuri Alcântara
Win (29–6)Decision (unanimous)
April 13, 2013
The Ultimate Fighter: Team Jones vs. Team Sonnen Finale
Scott Jorgensen
Win (28–6)Submission (rear-naked choke) • Round 4 (3:16)
February 23, 2013
UFC 157
Ivan Menjivar
Win (27–6)Submission (standing rear-naked choke) • Round 1 (4:34)
July 21, 2012
UFC 149
Renan Barão
Loss (26–6)Decision (unanimous)
November 19, 2011
UFC 139
Brian Bowles
Win (26–5)Submission (guillotine choke) • Round 2 (1:27)
July 2, 2011
UFC 132
Dominick Cruz
Loss (25–5)Decision (unanimous)
March 19, 2011
UFC 128
Eddie Wineland
Win (25–4)Decision (unanimous)
November 11, 2010
WEC 52
Takeya Mizugaki
Win (24–4)Technical Submission (rear-naked choke) • Round 1 (4:50)
April 24, 2010
WEC 48
José Aldo
Loss (23–4)Decision (unanimous)
January 10, 2010
WEC 46
Raphael Assunção
Win (23–3)Submission (rear-naked choke) • Round 3 (3:49)
June 7, 2009
WEC 41
Mike Brown
Loss (22–3)Decision (unanimous)
January 25, 2009
WEC 38
Jens Pulver
Win (22–2)Submission (guillotine choke) • Round 1 (1:34)
November 5, 2008
WEC 36
Mike Brown
Loss (21–2)TKO (punches) • Round 1 (2:23)
June 1, 2008
WEC 34
Jens Pulver
Win (21–1)Decision (unanimous)
December 12, 2007
WEC 31
Jeff Curran
Win (20–1)Submission (guillotine choke) • Round 2 (4:34)
June 3, 2007
WEC 28
Chance Farrar
Win (19–1)Submission (rear-naked choke) • Round 1 (3:19)
March 24, 2007
WEC 26
Dominick Cruz
Win (18–1)Submission (guillotine choke) • Round 1 (1:38)
January 20, 2007
WEC 25
Joe Pearson
Win (17–1)TKO (punches and elbows) • Round 1 (2:31)
October 28, 2006
KOTC: All Stars
Bibiano Fernandes
Win (16–1)TKO (doctor stoppage) • Round 1 (4:16)
September 9, 2006
FCP: Malice at Cow Palace
Enoch Wilson
Win (15–1)TKO (doctor stoppage) • Round 2 (1:01)
July 1, 2006
GC 51: Madness at the Memorial
Naoya Uematsu
Win (14–1)TKO (punches) • Round 2 (3:35)
May 13, 2006
KOTC: Predator
Charlie Valencia
Win (13–1)Submission (rear-naked choke) • Round 1 (3:09)
March 17, 2006
WEC 19
Cole Escovedo
Win (12–1)TKO (corner stoppage) • Round 2 (5:00)
January 28, 2006
TKO 24: Eruption
Ivan Menjivar
Win (11–1)DQ (illegal kick to downed opponent) • Round 2 (2:02)
December 11, 2005
GC 46: Avalanche
Charles Bennett
Win (10–1)Technical Submission (rear-naked choke) • Round 1 (4:38)
October 29, 2005
KOTC: Execution Day
Shawn Bias
Win (9–1)Submission (standing guillotine choke) • Round 1 (1:24)
September 10, 2005
GC 42: Summer Slam
Tyson Griffin
Loss (8–1)TKO (punches) • Round 3 (0:05)
May 7, 2005
KOTC: Mortal Sins
Hiroyuki Abe
Win (8–0)TKO (doctor stoppage) • Round 3 (2:37)
March 13, 2005
GC 35: Cold Fury
David Granados
Win (7–0)Submission (rear-naked choke) • Round 1 (2:13)
November 14, 2004
KOTC 44: Revenge
Eben Kaneshiro
Win (6–0)TKO (punches) • Round 3 (4:33)
September 29, 2004
KOTC 41: Relentless
Rami Boukai
Win (5–0)Decision (majority)
August 19, 2004
GC 30: Gladiator Challenge 30
Del Hawkins
Win (4–0)TKO (punches) • Round 1 (3:19)
June 3, 2004
GC 27: FightFest 2
David Velasquez
Win (3–0)Decision (unanimous)
February 12, 2004
GC 22: Gladiator Challenge 22
George Adkins
Win (2–0)TKO (corner stoppage) • Round 2 (2:42)
November 12, 2003
GC 20: Gladiator Challenge 20
Jay Valencia
Win (1–0)Submission (guillotine choke) • Round 1 (1:22)
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