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Urijah Faber

“California Kid”

Professional record

35-11-0

Division: Bantamweight
Team: Capital City Fighting Alliance
Age: 47
Height: 5' 6"
Weight: 145 lb
Gender: Male
Fighting out of: Sacramento, CA
Born: Isla Vista, CA

Profile summary

Urijah Faber, a once small town California native, is now known as one of the best MMA featherweights in the world. The "California Kid" trains with the Capital City Fighting Alliance. A once wrestling standout at the University of California-Davis, Faber is primarily known for his outstanding MMA wrestling skills. Faber's undisputed record and reign as the featherweight champion in the World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC) promotion came to an abrupt end after a first round TKO loss to Mike Brown in November 2008.

Career file

Professional career statistics

35-11-0

Total fights

Rounds fought

95.4

Current streak

1 L

Finish rate

77.1%

Win methods

KO / TKO10

Submission17

Decision7

Loss methods

KO / TKO4

Submission0

Decision7

Career length

16y 1m 1d

Fights per year

2.9

Longest layoff

2y 6m 26d

Quickest turnaround

1m 5d

Quick hits

Fastest win

00:45

Fastest KO

00:45

Fastest submission

01:22

Finished rate

36.4%

Avg. fight length · wins

08:17

Avg. fight length · losses

16:58

Avg. rounds · wins

1.7

Avg. rounds · losses

3.4

Official record

Professional fight record

46 bouts listed

Date	Result	Opponent	Division	Method / event	Round / time
Dec 14, 2019	L	Petr Yan 13-1-0	Bantamweight	KO UFC 245: USMAN vs. COVINGTON Verified	R3/00:43
Jul 13, 2019	W	Ricky Simon 15-1-0	Bantamweight	KO · Strike UFC on ESPN+ 13 Verified	R1/00:45
Dec 17, 2016	W	Bradley Pickett 25-12-0	Bantamweight	Decision · Unanimous Decision UFC Fight Night: Vanzant vs. Waterson Verified	R3/05:00
Sep 10, 2016	L	Jimmie Rivera 17-1-0	Bantamweight	Decision · Unanimous Decision UFC 203: Miocic vs. Overeem Verified	R3/05:00
Jun 4, 2016	L	Dominick Cruz 21-1-0	Bantamweight	Decision · Unanimous Decision UFC 199: Rockhold vs. Bisping 2 VerifiedTitle bout	R5/05:00
Dec 12, 2015	W	Frankie Saenz 10-2-0	Bantamweight	Decision · Unanimous Decision UFC 194: McGregor vs Aldo Verified	R3/05:00
May 16, 2015	L	Frankie Edgar 17-4-1	Featherweight	Decision · Unanimous Decision UFC Fight Night 66: Edgar vs Faber Verified	R5/05:00
Dec 6, 2014	W	Francisco Rivera 6-3-0	Bantamweight	Submission · Choke UFC 181: Lawler vs Hendricks Verified	R2/01:34
Jul 5, 2014	W	Alex Caceres 11-5-0	Bantamweight	Submission · Rear Naked Choke UFC 175: Weidman vs Machida Verified	R3/01:09
Feb 1, 2014	L	Renan Barao 28-1-0	Bantamweight	TKO/RSC · Referee Stoppage from Strikes UFC 169: Barao vs Faber VerifiedTitle bout	R1/03:42
Dec 14, 2013	W	Michael McDonald 15-2-0	Bantamweight	Submission · Guillotine Choke UFC on FOX 9 Verified	R2/03:22
Aug 17, 2013	W	Iuri Alcantara 23-3-0	Bantamweight	Decision · Unanimous Decision UFC Fight Night 26: Sonnen vs Rua Verified	R3/05:00
Apr 13, 2013	W	Scott Jorgensen 13-5-0	Bantamweight	Submission · Rear Naked Choke The Ultimate Fighter 17 Finale: Faber vs. Jorgensen Verified	R4/03:16
Feb 23, 2013	W	Ivan Menjivar 25-9-0	Bantamweight	Submission · Rear Naked Choke UFC 157: Rousey vs Carmouche Verified	R1/04:34
Jul 21, 2012	L	Renan Barao 25-1-0	Bantamweight	Decision · Unanimous Decision UFC 149: Faber vs. Barao VerifiedTitle bout	R5/05:00
Nov 19, 2011	W	Brian Bowles 10-1-0	Bantamweight	Submission · Guillotine Choke UFC 139: Shogun vs. Henderson Verified	R2/01:27
Jul 2, 2011	L	Dominick Cruz 17-1-0	Bantamweight	Decision · Unanimous Decision UFC 132: Cruz vs.Faber VerifiedTitle bout	R3/05:00
Mar 19, 2011	W	Eddie Wineland 18-6-1	Bantamweight	Decision · Unanimous Decision UFC 128: Shogun vs Jones Verified	R3/05:00
Nov 11, 2010	W	Takeya Mizugaki 13-4-2	Bantamweight	Submission · Rear Naked Choke WEC 52: Faber vs. Mizugaki Verified	R1/04:50
Apr 24, 2010	L	Jose Aldo 16-1-0	Featherweight	Decision · Unanimous Decision WEC 48: Aldo vs. Faber VerifiedTitle bout	R5/05:00
Jan 10, 2010	W	Raphael Assuncao 15-1-0	Featherweight	Submission · Rear Naked Choke WEC 46: Varner vs. Henderson Verified	R3/03:49
Jun 7, 2009	L	Mike Brown 17-4-0	Featherweight	Decision · Unanimous Decision WEC 41: Brown vs. Faber II VerifiedTitle bout	R5/05:00
Jan 25, 2009	W	Jens Pulver 22-10-1	Featherweight	Submission · Guillotine Choke WEC 38: Varner vs. Cerrone Verified	R1/01:34
Nov 5, 2008	L	Mike Brown 15-4-0	Featherweight	TKO/RSC · Referee Stoppage from Strikes WEC 36: Faber vs. Brown VerifiedTitle bout	R1/02:23
Jun 1, 2008	W	Jens Pulver 22-8-1	Featherweight	Decision · Unanimous Decision WEC 34: Live on Versus VerifiedTitle bout	R5/05:00
Dec 12, 2007	W	Jeff Curran 32-8-1	Featherweight	Submission · Guillotine Choke WEC 31: Live on Versus VerifiedTitle bout	R2/04:34
Jun 3, 2007	W	Chance Farrar 3-0-0	Featherweight	Submission · Rear Naked Choke WEC 28: Faber vs Farrar VerifiedTitle bout	R1/03:19
Mar 24, 2007	W	Dominick Cruz 9-0-0	Featherweight	Submission · Guillotine Choke WEC 26: Condit vs Allessio VerifiedTitle bout	R1/01:38
Jan 20, 2007	W	Joe Pearson 18-7-1	Featherweight	Submission · Strikes WEC 25: McCullough vs. Cope VerifiedTitle bout	R1/02:31
Oct 29, 2006	W	Bibiano Fernandes 1-0-0	Featherweight	TKO/RSC King of the Cage: All Stars Verified	R1/04:16
Sep 9, 2006	W	Enoch Wilson 8-3-0	—	TKO/RSC · Doctor Stoppage Malice at the Palace 1	R2/01:01
Jul 1, 2006	W	Naoya Uematsu 14-5-2	Featherweight	TKO/RSC Gladiator Challenge 51: Madness at the Memorial Verified	R2/03:35
May 13, 2006	W	Charlie Valencia 7-0-0	—	Submission · Rear Naked Choke King of the Cage: Predator Returns	R1/03:09
Mar 17, 2006	W	Cole Escovedo 11-1-0	Bantamweight	TKO/RSC WEC 19: Undisputed Title bout	R2/05:00
Jan 28, 2006	W	Ivan Menjivar 17-4-0	—	Disqualification TKO 24: Eruption	R2/02:02
Dec 11, 2005	W	Charles Bennett 15-10-2	—	KO · Rear Naked Choke (Unconscious) Gladiator Challenge 46: Alalanche	R1/04:38
Oct 29, 2005	W	Shawn Bias 3-1-0	Featherweight	Submission · Guillotine Choke King of the Cage 62: Execution Day VerifiedTitle bout	R1/01:24
Sep 10, 2005	L	Tyson Griffin 2-0-0	—	TKO/RSC Gladiator Challenge 42: Summer Slam	R3/05:00
May 7, 2005	W	Hiroyuki Abe 6-6-2	—	TKO/RSC King of the Cage 52: Mortal Sin Verified	R3/02:37
Mar 13, 2005	W	David Granado 1-0-0	—	Submission · Rear Naked Choke Gladiator Challenge 35: Cold Fury	R1/02:13
Nov 14, 2004	W	Eben Kaneshiro 4-1-0	—	TKO/RSC King of the Cage 44: Revenge	R3/04:33
Sep 24, 2004	W	Rami Boukai 2-1-0	—	Decision · Majority Decision King of the Cage 41: Relentless	R2/05:00
Aug 19, 2004	W	Del Hawkins 16-8-0	—	TKO/RSC Gladiator Challenge 30: Rapid Fire	R1/03:19
Jun 3, 2004	W	David Velasquez 9-7-0	—	Decision · Unanimous Decision Gladiator Challenge 27: Fight Fest Day 2	R3/05:00
Feb 12, 2004	W	George Adkins 1-2-0	—	TKO/RSC · Corner Threw in the Towel Gladiator Challenge 22	R2/02:42
Nov 13, 2003	W	Jay Valencia 1-2-0	—	Submission · Guillotine Choke Gladiator Challenge 20	R1/01:22

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