Fighter

Chris Leben

"The Crippler"

20-12-0★ 6bonuses United States

United StatesLast 5

Amateur MMA 6-0Pro bare-knuckle 3-1Grappling 0-1BKFC record 3-1-0

20-12-0 · 15 finishes · Full stats →

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Chris Leben holds a professional MMA record of 20-12-0. Chris Leben has won 20 fights: 11 by KO/TKO, 4 by submission, 5 by decision. Of 12 career losses, 4 came by KO/TKO and 2 by submission. In the UFC, Chris Leben lands 2.88 significant strikes per minute with 43% accuracy and averages 1.28 takedowns per 15 minutes. Chris Leben also has 1 recorded Grappling bout. Chris Leben also has 4 recorded Bare-Knuckle Boxing bouts. Most recent fight: February 5, 2021. Tracked organizations: BKFC, UFC, WEC.

Profile

Height: 5'11"180 cm
Weight: 185 lbs84 kg
Reach: 73"185 cm
Stance: Southpaw
DOB: 1980-07-21
Age: 46
Nationality: United States
Birthplace: Portland, Oregon, United States

Background

Credentials, amateur pedigree and camp

BaseFolkstyle WrestlingBoxingBJJ

2005Semifinalist · Tuf · middleweight
2004Middleweight Championship · WEC
2002Started in Amateur MMA
Middleweight Championship · Gladiator Challenge
Champion · District HS
Champion · Fcff · middleweight
Champion · Ufcf · middleweight
Black belt · BJJ · Baret Yoshida
UFC honours: four Knockout of the Night awards, two Fight of the Night awards, and 2010 Comeback Fighter of the Year.
Amateur MMA 5-0 · Record
Benson Polytechnic High School · Wrestling Folkstyle
Boxing 3-1 · Professional record · NEW on the search-backed pass. Professional BARE-KNUCKLE boxing record 3-1 (3 KO, 1 decision loss), 2018-2021, mostly under BKFC: he beat Phil Baroni in October 2018 and knocked out Justin Baesman in 15 seconds at BKFC 5 in April 2019. His final bout was a first-round knockout of Quentin Henry on February 5, 2021, after which he retired from combat sports. Note the taxonomy has no bare-knuckle slug; recorded under `boxing` with the ruleset in this note.

Camp

The Arena · San Diego, California, US Instructor
Team Quest · Gresham, Oregon, US Former
Alliance MMA · San Diego / Chula Vista, California, US Former
AMC Pankration · Seattle, Washington, US Former
Icon Fitness MMA · Hawaii, US Instructor Former
Ultimate Fight School · Oahu, Hawaii, US Founder Former
Victory MMA and Fitness · San Diego, California, US Instructor Former

Coaches

Robert Follis · Head coach
Baret Yoshida · Grappling coach

Training partners

Randy Couture
Matt Lindland
Nate Quarry
Ed Herman

Fight DNA

Knockout Artist

UFCalendar's style model · Middleweight roster (229 fighters)

Punch power97

Kick power67

Punch speed67

Kick speed63

Accuracy67

Takedowns91

Ground striking98

Submissions93

Chin70

Body strength85

Cardio79

Attributes are rated 0-100 by UFCalendar's style model.

By the numbers

Pro MMARecord: 20-12-0 · Source: UFCalendar

Striking

Strikes landed3.55per min

48% accuracy

Strikes absorbed3.17per min

51% avoided

Grappling

Takedowns landed1.21per 15 min

46% success

Takedowns stuffed55%

Submission attempts0.7per 15 min

UFC careerRecord: 12-10-0 · Source: UFCStats.com

Striking

Strikes landed2.88per min

43% accuracy

Strikes absorbed2.85per min

53% avoided

Grappling

Takedowns landed1.28per 15 min

46% success

Takedowns stuffed55%

Submission attempts0.8per 15 min

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Where they rank

All-time boards where Chris Leben sits in the top 25.

All MMA

UFC

Bonus résumé

Chris Leben has won 6 UFC post-fight bonuses.

★ FOTN ×2★ KOTN ×4

Estimates use each era's real amount: $50,000 from 2012, $100,000 from UFC 324, plus $25,000 finish incentives. 6 pre-2012 awards are not priced · amounts varied per event.

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Recent & upcoming opponents

Salary & career earnings

Disclosed purses, reported paydays and what we estimate Chris Leben earns per fight.

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Career history

LOSS
vs Uriah Hall
UFCUFC 168: Weidman vs Silva 2· Dec 28, 2013· Middleweight· 20-12 vs 8-4
TKO
R1 · 5:00
LOSS
vs Andrew Craig
UFCUFC 162: Silva vs Weidman· Jul 6, 2013· Middleweight· 20-11 vs 9-1
SD
R3 · 5:00
LOSS
vs Derek Brunson
UFCUFC 155: Dos Santos vs. Velasquez II· Dec 30, 2012· Middleweight· 20-10 vs 10-2
UD
R3 · 5:00
LOSS
vs Mark Munoz
UFCUFC 138: Leben vs Munoz· Nov 5, 2011· Middleweight· 20-9 vs 12-2
TKO
R2 · 5:00
WIN
vs Wanderlei Silva
UFCUFC 132: Cruz vs Faber· Jul 2, 2011· Middleweight· 20-8 vs 33-11-1
TKO
R1 · 0:27
LOSS
vs Brian Stann
UFCUFC 125: RESOLUTION· Jan 2, 2011· Middleweight· 19-8 vs 10-3
TKO
R1 · 3:37
WIN
vs Yoshihiro Akiyama
UFCUFC 116: Lesnar vs Carwin· Jul 3, 2010· Middleweight· 19-7 vs 13-2
SUB
R3 · 4:40
FOTN
WIN
vs Aaron Simpson
UFCThe Ultimate Fighter: Team Liddell vs Team Ortiz Finale· Jun 19, 2010· Middleweight· 18-7 vs 8-1
TKO
R2 · 4:17
KOTN
WIN
vs Jay Silva
UFCUFC Fight Night: Maynard vs Diaz· Jan 11, 2010· Middleweight· 17-7 vs 5-3
UD
R3 · 5:00
LOSS
vs Jake Rosholt
UFCUFC 102: COUTURE vs NOGUEIRA· Aug 29, 2009· Middleweight· 16-7 vs 6-1
SUB
R3 · 1:30
LOSS
vs Michael Bisping
UFCUFC 89: Bisping vs Leben· Oct 18, 2008· Middleweight· 16-6 vs 17-1
UD
R3 · 5:00
WIN
vs Alessio Sakara
UFCUFC 82: PRIDE OF A CHAMPION· Mar 1, 2008· Middleweight· 16-5 vs 12-7
TKO
R1 · 3:16
KOTN
WIN
vs Terry Martin
UFCUFC Fight Night: Thomas vs Florian· Sep 19, 2007· Middleweight· 15-5 vs 16-4
TKO
R3 · 3:56
KOTN
LOSS
vs Kalib Starnes
UFCUFC 71: LIDDELL vs JACKSON· May 27, 2007· Middleweight· 14-5 vs 8-1-1
UD
R3 · 5:00
FOTN
LOSS
vs Jason MacDonald
UFCUFC 66: Liddell vs Ortiz 2· Dec 30, 2006· Middleweight· 14-4 vs 18-7
SUB
R2 · 4:03
WIN
vs Jorge Santiago
UFCUFC Fight Night 6· Aug 17, 2006· Middleweight· 14-3 vs 13-6
TKO
R2 · 0:35
KOTN
LOSS
vs Anderson Silva
UFCUFC Fight Night: Goulet vs Cummo· Jun 29, 2006· Middleweight· 13-3 vs 18-4
TKO
R1 · 0:49
WIN
vs Luigi Fioravanti
UFCUFC Fight Night 4· Apr 6, 2006· Middleweight· 13-2 vs 7-1
UD
R3 · 5:00
WIN
vs Jorge Rivera
UFCUFC Fight Night 3· Jan 16, 2006· Middleweight· 12-2 vs 13-5
TKO
R1 · 1:44
WIN
vs Edwin DeWees
UFCUFC Fight Night 2· Oct 3, 2005· Middleweight· 11-2 vs 31-8
SUB
R1 · 3:26
WIN
vs Patrick Cote
UFCUFC Fight Night 1· Aug 6, 2005· Middleweight· 10-2 vs 6-3
SD
R3 · 5:00
WIN
vs Jason Thacker
UFCThe Ultimate Fighter: Team Couture vs. Team Liddell Finale· Apr 9, 2005· Middleweight· 9-2 vs 0-1
TKO
R1 · 1:35
WIN
vs Benji Radach×1Title bout · Title win #1
SportFight 4· Jun 26, 2004· Middleweight· 8-2 vs 10-3
TKO
R3 · 3:43
LOSS
vs Joe Doerksen
Mississippi Regional· May 14, 2004· 7-2 vs 27-5
DEC
WIN
vs Justin Davis
SportFight 3· Apr 17, 2004· Middleweight· 7-1 vs 6-2
TKO
R1 · 1:54
WIN
vs Boyd Ballard
UFCF: Night of Champions 6· Jan 31, 2004· 6-1 vs 1-3-1
TKO
R1 · 1:50
WIN
vs Mike Swick×1Title bout · Title win #1
WECWEC 9: Cold Blooded· Jan 15, 2004· Middleweight· 5-1 vs 5-1
TKO
R2 · 0:45
WIN
vs James Fanshier
Gladiator Challenge· Nov 13, 2003· 4-1 vs 3-5
DEC
WIN
vs Brian Sleeman
WECWEC 8: Halloween Fury 2· Oct 16, 2003· Middleweight· 3-1 vs 7-7
SUB
R1 · 3:15
WIN
vs Boyd Ballard
UFCF: Night of Champions 5· Oct 11, 2003· 2-1 vs 1-2-1
SUB
R1 · 2:18
WIN
vs Landon Showalter
SportFight: Second Coming· Aug 23, 2003· 1-1 vs 2-4
UD
LOSS
vs Paulo Gazze
California Regional· May 2, 2003· 0-1 vs 1-0
DEC

UFCalendar Power Index rating

Current: 1700▼21
Peak: 1822Apr 6, 2006
Rated fights: 33

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Frequently asked questions

When does Chris Leben fight next?

Chris Leben has no confirmed upcoming fight.

What is Chris Leben's record?

Chris Leben's professional MMA record is 20-12-0.

Who is Chris Leben fighting next?

Chris Leben's next opponent has not been announced.

Who did Chris Leben fight last?

Chris Leben most recently fought Quentin Henry at Knucklemania on Friday, February 5, 2021, WIN (Knockout).

What weight class does Chris Leben fight in?

Chris Leben fights at Cruiserweight.

How many knockouts does Chris Leben have?

Chris Leben has 11 wins by KO/TKO and 4 wins by submission.

How many UFC bonuses has Chris Leben won?

Chris Leben has won 6 UFC post-fight bonuses: 2× Fight of the Night, 4× KO of the Night.

How tall is Chris Leben?

Chris Leben is 5'11" (180 cm) tall.

How much does Chris Leben weigh?

Chris Leben weighs 185 lbs (84 kg).

What is Chris Leben's reach?

Chris Leben has a reach of 73" (185 cm).

How old is Chris Leben?

Chris Leben is 46 years old (born Jul 21, 1980).

Where is Chris Leben from?

Chris Leben is from United States.

CAREER SUMMARY