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After a lifeless three-fight losing skid that saw his fighting future called into serious question, Tyron Woodley came out swinging . Unfortunately for the former UFC welterweight champion, red-hot contender Vicente Luque had more than enough to send him packing. Luque (20-6-1) Dominated Woodley (19-7-1) throughout a wild opening round before submitting him late via D'Arce choke in the co-main event of UFC 260 inside the Apex in Las Vegas.
Tyron Woodley vs Vicente Luque at UFC 260
Tyron "The Chosen One" Woodley is a former UFC Welterweight Champion with a professional MMA record of 19-wins and 7-losses. Tyron got released from the UFC in 2021, following which he went on to make his professional boxing debut against Jake Paul that he lost.
Tyron Woodley
Tyron Woodley started his combat sports journey as an amateur wrestler during his high school days, where He won the Missouri 4A Men's State Championship at the 160lbs category in 2000. Tyron continued wrestling in college and went on to become a two-time All-American.
Woodley made his Amateur MMA debut in 2006 at Shooto-Proving Ground against Alex Carter. He won the fight via first-round rear-naked choke and then went on to win his next fight against William Dale at MMA - Genesis 3 before turning pro in 2009.
He made his professional debut against Steve Schnider at Headhunter Productions: The Patriot Act 1. He won the fight via first-round TKO (submission go punches) and then won his bout against Jeff Carstens at Respect Is Earned: Brotherly Love Brawl in the first round via rear-naked choke. After this fight, he signed with Strikeforce in 2009.
Woodley won his Strikeforce debut against Sal Woods at Strikeforce: Lawler vs. Shields. He built on this momentum and went on to win his next 7-fights in the promotion before getting a title shot at the vacant Strikeforce Welterweight Championship against Nate Marquardt at Strikeforce: Rockhold vs. Kennedy. Woodley lost the fight in the fourth round via KO (elbows and punches). Woodley joined the UFC after this loss.
Tyron Woodley made his UFC debut in 2013 at UFC 156 against Jay Hieron. He won the fight via KO (punches) in the first round. He then lost his next fight to Jake Shields at UFC 161 via split decision. Woodley bounced back and defeated Josh Koscheck and Carlos Condit before losing to Rory MacDonald at UFC 171 via unanimous decision.
Woodley then defeated Dong Hyun Kim via TKO(punches). He then fought Kelvin Gastelum at Catchweight and defeated him via split decision.
Woodley was then awarded a title shot at the UFC Welterweight Championship held by . He defeated Lawler in the first round via KO(punches( and became the new UFC Welterweight Champion.
He made his first title defense against Stephen Thompson at UFC 205. The fight was a majority draw on the judges' scorecard due, to which Woodley rematched Thompson again at UFC 209. This time Woodley would secure the win with a majority decision.
Tyron then successfully defended the title against Demian Maia at UFC 214 and Darren Till at UFC 228 before fighting against Kamaru Usman at UFC 235. Woodley lost the title via unanimous decision.
Tyron then lost his next 3-fights against Gilbert Burns, , and Vicente Luque. UFC released him after the Luque defeat.
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Wins by KO/TKO:7
Wins by Submission:5 Wins by Decision:7
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Tyron Woodley fought at UFC 235 for the UFC Welterweight Championship. Usman dominated Woodley throughout the fight as he managed to take him down inside the first 10 seconds of the fight.
Woodley was outclassed in the wrestling as Usman controlled him for more than 18 minutes. Woodley was also unable to match in striking, as Usman was able to land 336 out of 390 attempted strikes while Woodley only managed to land 60 strikes in the entire fight. Usman won the bout via unanimous decision, ending Woodley's 2-year long title run.
Tyron Woodley vs Kamaru Usman at UFC 235
Tyron Woodley fought Vicente Luque at . Tyron took the initiative in the bout as he got Luque in a clinch and landed some early strikes before Luque struck back with a counter overhand right and followed it up with some punches and knee. Luque then got Woodley to the ground and secured a D'Arce Choke causing Tyron to submit and lose the bout. The UFC released Woodley after this loss.
Tyron Woodley vs Vicente Luque at UFC 260
Tyron Woodley fought in a boxing match at the Jake Paul vs. Tyron Woodley PPV. The bout was back-and-forth as Woodley landed more power shots(41-35) but got outworked in terms of jabs (11-35) and body shots(22 - 6). Tyron almost scored a knockdown in the fourth round as he rocked Paul and had him on the ropes. Woodley did not push on the rocked Paul and lost the match on the judges' scorecard via split as Paul recovered from the 4th round and outworked Woodley in the later rounds.
Tyron Woodley vs Jake Paul
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After a lifeless three-fight losing skid that saw his fighting future called into serious question, Tyron Woodley came out swinging . Unfortunately for the former UFC welterweight champion, red-hot contender Vicente Luque had more than enough to send him packing. Luque (20-6-1) Dominated Woodley (19-7-1) throughout a wild opening round before submitting him late via D'Arce choke in the co-main event of UFC 260 inside the Apex in Las Vegas.
Tyron Woodley vs Vicente Luque at UFC 260
Tyron "The Chosen One" Woodley is a former UFC Welterweight Champion with a professional MMA record of 19-wins and 7-losses. Tyron got released from the UFC in 2021, following which he went on to make his professional boxing debut against Jake Paul that he lost.
Tyron Woodley
Early Life and Career
Tyron Woodley started his combat sports journey as an amateur wrestler during his high school days, where He won the Missouri 4A Men's State Championship at the 160lbs category in 2000. Tyron continued wrestling in college and went on to become a two-time All-American.
Woodley made his Amateur MMA debut in 2006 at Shooto-Proving Ground against Alex Carter. He won the fight via first-round rear-naked choke and then went on to win his next fight against William Dale at MMA - Genesis 3 before turning pro in 2009.
He made his professional debut against Steve Schnider at Headhunter Productions: The Patriot Act 1. He won the fight via first-round TKO (submission go punches) and then won his bout against Jeff Carstens at Respect Is Earned: Brotherly Love Brawl in the first round via rear-naked choke. After this fight, he signed with Strikeforce in 2009.
Woodley won his Strikeforce debut against Sal Woods at Strikeforce: Lawler vs. Shields. He built on this momentum and went on to win his next 7-fights in the promotion before getting a title shot at the vacant Strikeforce Welterweight Championship against Nate Marquardt at Strikeforce: Rockhold vs. Kennedy. Woodley lost the fight in the fourth round via KO (elbows and punches). Woodley joined the UFC after this loss.
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Tyron Woodley made his UFC debut in 2013 at UFC 156 against Jay Hieron. He won the fight via KO (punches) in the first round. He then lost his next fight to Jake Shields at UFC 161 via split decision. Woodley bounced back and defeated Josh Koscheck and Carlos Condit before losing to Rory MacDonald at UFC 171 via unanimous decision.
Woodley then defeated Dong Hyun Kim via TKO(punches). He then fought Kelvin Gastelum at Catchweight and defeated him via split decision.
Woodley was then awarded a title shot at the UFC Welterweight Championship held by . He defeated Lawler in the first round via KO(punches( and became the new UFC Welterweight Champion.
He made his first title defense against Stephen Thompson at UFC 205. The fight was a majority draw on the judges' scorecard due, to which Woodley rematched Thompson again at UFC 209. This time Woodley would secure the win with a majority decision.
Tyron then successfully defended the title against Demian Maia at UFC 214 and Darren Till at UFC 228 before fighting against Kamaru Usman at UFC 235. Woodley lost the title via unanimous decision.
Tyron then lost his next 3-fights against Gilbert Burns, , and Vicente Luque. UFC released him after the Luque defeat.
Tyron Woodley Career Stats
Win-Loss-Draw:MatchesWinsLossesDraws271971
Wins by KO/TKO:7
Wins by Submission:5 Wins by Decision:7
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ResultRecordOpponentMethodEventDateLoss0-1Jake PaulDecision (split)Jake Paul vs. Tyron Woodley PPV29/08/2021MMA
Result OpponentMethodEventDateLoss19-7-1Vicente LuqueSubmission (Brabo Choke)UFC 26027/03/2021Loss19-6-1Colby CovingtonTKO (Rib Injury)UFC Fight Night 178: Covington vs. Woodley19/09/2020Loss19-5-1Gilbert BurnsDecision (unanimous)UFC on ESPN 9: Woodley vs.Burns30/05/2020Loss19-4-1Kamaru UsmanDecision (unanimous)UFC 23502/03/2019Win19-3-1Darren TillSubmission (D'Arce choke)UFC 22808/09/2018Win18-3-1Demian MaiaDecision (unanimous)UFC 21429/07/2017Win17-3-1Stephen ThompsonDecision (majority)UFC 20904/03/2017Draw16-3-1Stephen ThompsonDraw (majority)UFC 20512/11/2016Win16-3Robbie LawlerKO (punches)UFC 20130/07/2016Win15-3Kelvin GastelumDecision (split)UFC 18331/01/2015Win14-3Dong Hyun KimTKO (punches)UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Le23/08/2014Loss13-3Rory MacDonaldDecision (unanimous)UFC 17414/06/2014Win13-2Carlos ConditTKO (knee injury)UFC 17115/03/2014Win12-2Josh KoscheckKO (punches)UFC 16716/11/2013Loss11-2Jake ShieldsDecision (split)UFC 16115/06/2013Win11-1Jay HieronKO (punches)UFC 15602/02/2013Loss10-1Nate MarquardtKO (elbows and punches)Strikeforce: Rockhold vs. Kennedy14/07/2012Win10-0Jordan MeinDecision (split)Strikeforce: Rockhold vs. Jardine07/01/2012Win9-0Paul DaleyDecision (unanimous)Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Henderson30/07/20118-07-06-0Win5-0Rudy BearsSubmission (arm-triangle choke)Strikeforce Challengers: Woodley vs. Bears20/11/2009Win4-0Zach LightSubmission (armbar)Strikeforce Challengers: Kennedy vs. Cummings25/09/2009Win3-0Salvador WoodsSubmission (D'Arce choke)Strikeforce: Lawler vs. Shields06/06/2009Win2-0Jeff CarstensSubmission (rear-naked choke)Respect Is Earned: Brotherly Love Brawl30/04/2009Win1-0Steve SchniderSubmission (punches)Headhunter Productions: The Patriot Act 107/02/2009Tyron Woodley s most popular fights
Tyron Woodley vs Kamaru Usman
Tyron Woodley fought at UFC 235 for the UFC Welterweight Championship. Usman dominated Woodley throughout the fight as he managed to take him down inside the first 10 seconds of the fight.
Woodley was outclassed in the wrestling as Usman controlled him for more than 18 minutes. Woodley was also unable to match in striking, as Usman was able to land 336 out of 390 attempted strikes while Woodley only managed to land 60 strikes in the entire fight. Usman won the bout via unanimous decision, ending Woodley's 2-year long title run.
Tyron Woodley vs Kamaru Usman at UFC 235
Tyron Woodley vs Vicente Luque
Tyron Woodley fought Vicente Luque at . Tyron took the initiative in the bout as he got Luque in a clinch and landed some early strikes before Luque struck back with a counter overhand right and followed it up with some punches and knee. Luque then got Woodley to the ground and secured a D'Arce Choke causing Tyron to submit and lose the bout. The UFC released Woodley after this loss.
Tyron Woodley vs Vicente Luque at UFC 260
Tyron Woodley vs Jake Paul
Tyron Woodley fought in a boxing match at the Jake Paul vs. Tyron Woodley PPV. The bout was back-and-forth as Woodley landed more power shots(41-35) but got outworked in terms of jabs (11-35) and body shots(22 - 6). Tyron almost scored a knockdown in the fourth round as he rocked Paul and had him on the ropes. Woodley did not push on the rocked Paul and lost the match on the judges' scorecard via split as Paul recovered from the 4th round and outworked Woodley in the later rounds.
Tyron Woodley vs Jake Paul
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