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Tony Ferguson

"El Cucuy"
25-11-0★ 11bonusesUnited StatesUnited StatesLast 5
Boxing 2-0
25-11-0 · 20 finishes · Full stats →
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CAREER SUMMARY

Tony Ferguson holds a professional MMA record of 25-11-0. Tony Ferguson has won 25 fights: 11 by KO/TKO, 9 by submission, 5 by decision. Of 11 career losses, 2 came by KO/TKO and 4 by submission. In the UFC, Tony Ferguson lands 4.91 significant strikes per minute with 46% accuracy and averages 0.39 takedowns per 15 minutes. Tony Ferguson also has 2 recorded Boxing bouts. Most recent fight: August 3, 2024. Tracked organizations: UFC.

Profile

Height
5'11"180 cm
Weight
170 lbs77 kg
Reach
76"193 cm
Stance
Orthodox
DOB
1984-02-12
Age
42
Nationality
United States
Birthplace
California, United States

Background

Credentials, amateur pedigree and camp

BaseFolkstyle WrestlingNo-Gi Grappling
  • 2017Black belt · BJJ · Eddie Bravo
  • 2007Bronze · Ncwa Nationals · 184 lb
  • 2006Champion · Ncwa Nationals · 165 lb
  • 2002Champion · State HS · 152 lb
  • Champion · Ncwa North Central Conference
  • Muskegon Catholic Central High School · Wrestling Folkstyle · 1998-2002
  • Central Michigan University · Wrestling Folkstyle
  • Grand Valley State University · Wrestling Folkstyle · 2005-2007

Camp

  • Ferguson's private camp, Big Bear Lake · Big Bear Lake, California, US Owner
  • Snap Down City Academy · United States

Coaches

  • Eddie Bravo · Grappling coach
  • Billy Fonua · Striking coach
  • Rashad Holloway · Boxing coach
  • Ricardo "Franjinha" Miller · Grappling coach
  • Freddie Roach · Boxing coach
  • Dave Mills · Wrestling coach

Fight DNA

Submission Ace

UFCalendar's style model · Lightweight roster (24 fighters)

PowerSpeedPrecisionDurabilityEngineWrestlingGround
Bottomless Gas Tank
100 · best in division
Submission Threat
96 · top 8% in division
Iron Chin
98 · best in division
Punch power91
Kick power89
Punch speed93
Kick speed92
Accuracy93
Takedowns88
Ground striking94
Submissions96
Chin98
Body strength94
Cardio100

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

By the numbers

Pro MMARecord: 25-11-0 · Source: UFCalendar
Striking
Strikes landed4.91per min
46% accuracy
Strikes absorbed4.37per min
55% avoided
Grappling
Takedowns landed0.39per 15 min
35% success
Takedowns stuffed66%
Submission attempts0.9per 15 min
UFC careerRecord: 15-9-0 · Source: UFCStats.com
Striking
Strikes landed4.91per min
46% accuracy
Strikes absorbed4.37per min
55% avoided
Grappling
Takedowns landed0.39per 15 min
35% success
Takedowns stuffed66%
Submission attempts0.9per 15 min
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Where they rank

All-time boards where Tony Ferguson sits in the top 25.

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Salary & career earnings

Disclosed purses, reported paydays and what we estimate Tony Ferguson earns per fight.

Tony Ferguson's salary & career earnings →

Career history

  1. LOSS
    vs Michael Chiesa
    UFCUFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs Nurmagomedov· Aug 3, 2024· Welterweight· 25-11 vs 17-7
    SUB
    R1 · 3:44
  2. LOSS
    vs Paddy Pimblett
    UFCUFC 296: Edwards vs Covington· Dec 16, 2023· Lightweight· 25-10 vs 21-3
    UD
    R3 · 5:00
  3. LOSS
    vs King Green
    UFCUFC 291: Poirier vs Gaethje 2· Jul 29, 2023· Lightweight· 25-9 vs 30-14-1
    SUB
    R3 · 4:54
  4. LOSS
    vs Nate Diaz
    UFCUFC 279: Diaz vs Ferguson· Sep 10, 2022· Welterweight· 25-8 vs 21-13
    SUB
    R4 · 2:52
  5. LOSS
    vs Michael Chandler
    UFCUFC 274: Oliveira vs Gaethje· May 7, 2022· Lightweight· 25-7 vs 23-7
    TKO
    R2 · 0:17
  6. LOSS
    vs Beneil Dariush
    UFCUFC 262: Oliveira vs Chandler· May 15, 2021· Lightweight· 25-6 vs 21-4-1
    UD
    R3 · 5:00
  7. LOSS
    vs Charles Oliveira
    UFCUFC 256: Figueiredo vs Moreno· Dec 12, 2020· Lightweight· 25-5 vs 30-8
    UD
    R3 · 5:00
  8. LOSS
    vs Justin GaethjeTitle bout
    UFCUFC 249: Ferguson vs Gaethje· May 9, 2020· Interim Lightweight· 25-4 vs 22-2
    TKO
    R5 · 3:39
    FOTN
  9. WIN
    vs Donald Cerrone
    UFCUFC 238: Cejudo vs Moraes· Jun 8, 2019· Lightweight· 25-3 vs 36-12
    TKO
    R2 · 5:00
    FOTN
  10. WIN
    vs Anthony Pettis
    UFCUFC 229: Khabib vs McGregor· Oct 6, 2018· Lightweight· 24-3 vs 21-8
    TKO
    R2 · 5:00
    FOTN
  11. WIN
    vs Kevin Lee×2Title bout · Title win #2
    UFCUFC 216: Ferguson vs Lee· Oct 7, 2017· Interim Lightweight· 23-3 vs 16-3
    SUB
    R3 · 4:02
  12. WIN
    vs Rafael Dos Anjos
    UFCUFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs Ferguson· Nov 5, 2016· Lightweight· 22-3 vs 25-9
    UD
    R5 · 5:00
    FOTN
  13. WIN
    vs Lando Vannata
    UFCUFC Fight Night: McDonald vs Lineker· Jul 13, 2016· Lightweight· 21-3 vs 8-1
    SUB
    R2 · 2:22
    FOTN
  14. WIN
    vs Edson Barboza
    UFCThe Ultimate Fighter Finale: Team McGregor vs Teab Faber· Dec 11, 2015· Lightweight· 20-3 vs 16-4
    SUB
    R2 · 2:54
    FOTN + POTN
  15. WIN
    vs Josh Thomson
    UFCUFC Fight Night: Mir vs Duffee· Jul 15, 2015· Lightweight· 19-3 vs 22-8
    UD
    R3 · 5:00
    POTN
  16. WIN
    vs Gleison Tibau
    UFCUFC 184: Rousey vs Zingano· Feb 28, 2015· Lightweight· 18-3 vs 32-11
    SUB
    R1 · 2:37
    POTN
  17. WIN
    vs Abel Trujillo
    UFCUFC 181: Hendricks vs Lawler II· Dec 6, 2014· Lightweight· 17-3 vs 12-6
    SUB
    R2 · 4:19
  18. WIN
    vs Danny Castillo
    UFCUFC 177: Dillashaw vs Soto· Aug 30, 2014· Lightweight· 16-3 vs 17-7
    SD
    R3 · 5:00
  19. WIN
    vs Katsunori Kikuno
    UFCUFC 173: Barao vs Dillashaw· May 24, 2014· Lightweight· 15-3 vs 19-6-2
    TKO
    R1 · 4:06
  20. WIN
    vs Mike Rio
    UFCUFC 166: Velasquez vs Dos Santos III· Oct 19, 2013· Lightweight· 14-3 vs 9-3
    SUB
    R1 · 1:52
    SOTN
  21. LOSS
    vs Michael Johnson
    UFCUFC on FOX: Diaz vs Miller· May 5, 2012· Lightweight· 13-3 vs 11-6
    UD
    R3 · 5:00
  22. WIN
    vs Yves Edwards
    UFCThe Ultimate Fighter: Team Bisping vs Team Miller Finale· Dec 3, 2011· Lightweight· 13-2 vs 41-18-1
    UD
    R3 · 5:00
  23. WIN
    vs Aaron Riley
    UFCUFC 135: JONES vs. RAMPAGE· Sep 24, 2011· Lightweight· 12-2 vs 30-13-1
    TKO
    R1 · 5:00
  24. WIN
    vs Ramsey Nijem×1Title bout · Title win #1
    UFCThe Ultimate Fighter: Team Lesnar vs Team dos Santos Finale· Jun 4, 2011· Ultimate Fighter 13 Welterweight· 11-2 vs 4-2
    TKO
    R1 · 3:54
    KOTN
  25. WIN
    vs Brock Jardine
    PureCombat· Sep 25, 2010· 10-2 vs 6-1
    TKO
  26. WIN
    vs David Gardner
    California Fight Syndicate· Mar 26, 2010· 9-2 vs 17-15
    TKO
  27. WIN
    vs Chris Kennedy
    National Fight Alliance· Dec 18, 2009· 8-2 vs 7-9
    TKO
  28. LOSS
    vs Jamie Toney
    National Fight Alliance· Oct 15, 2009· 7-2 vs 12-6
    SUB
  29. WIN
    vs James Fanshier
    California Regional· Jul 17, 2009· 7-1 vs 15-11
    DEC
  30. WIN
    vs Devin Benjamin
    California Regional· May 28, 2009· 6-1 vs 2-1
    TKO
  31. WIN
    vs Daniel Hernandez
    California Regional· Mar 5, 2009· 5-1 vs 3-6
    TKO
  32. LOSS
    vs Karen Darabedyan
    All Star Promotions· Feb 6, 2009· 4-1 vs 6-1
    DEC
  33. WIN
    vs Frank Park
    Long Beach Fight Night· Jan 4, 2009· 4-0 vs 2-1
    SUB
  34. WIN
    vs Joe Schilling
    Total Fighting Alliance· Sep 13, 2008· 3-0 vs 1-2
    SUB
  35. WIN
    vs Brandon Adams
    Total Fighting Alliance· Jul 12, 2008· 2-0 vs 1-3
    TKO
  36. WIN
    vs Steve Avalos
    California Xtreme Fighting· Apr 12, 2008· 1-0 vs 0-1
    SUB

Official UFC Ranking

Tony Ferguson's standing in the official UFC rankings, tracked since 2013.

Current
Unranked
Peak
#1 Lightweight
First ranked
Mar 2, 2015
Times ranked
300

Men's Pound-for-Pound

#1#5#10#15201820192020Oct 9, 2017 · #13Oct 23, 2017 · #12Nov 8, 2017 · #9Jan 1, 2018 · #10Feb 12, 2018 · #9Feb 21, 2018 · #10Apr 11, 2018 · #11Jun 13, 2018 · #12Aug 6, 2018 · #13Oct 31, 2018 · #12Nov 7, 2018 · #13Mar 5, 2019 · #12Mar 26, 2019 · #11Apr 15, 2019 · #12Jul 22, 2019 · #11Aug 12, 2019 · #10Sep 9, 2019 · #9Sep 23, 2019 · #10Oct 14, 2019 · #9Dec 16, 2019 · #10May 11, 2020 · #13May 19, 2020 · #12Jul 27, 2020 · #15Aug 31, 2020 · #14Sep 7, 2020 · #13Sep 15, 2020 · #14Sep 21, 2020 · #12Sep 28, 2020 · #13Oct 12, 2020 · #14Oct 19, 2020 · #13Nov 23, 2020 · #14Dec 7, 2020 · #14#14

Lightweight

#1#5#10#152016201820202022Mar 2, 2015 · #13Apr 6, 2015 · #12Apr 13, 2015 · #13Apr 20, 2015 · #12Jul 13, 2015 · #11Jul 20, 2015 · #9Sep 28, 2015 · #8Nov 30, 2015 · #7Dec 14, 2015 · #5Feb 8, 2016 · #4Apr 25, 2016 · #3Nov 7, 2016 · #1Nov 16, 2016 · #2Oct 9, 2017 · #1Apr 11, 2018 · #2Jul 11, 2018 · #1Aug 1, 2018 · #2Oct 8, 2018 · #1Apr 15, 2019 · #2Sep 9, 2019 · #1May 11, 2020 · #2Jun 29, 2020 · #3Dec 14, 2020 · #4Dec 21, 2020 · #5May 17, 2021 · #6Jul 12, 2021 · #5Jul 19, 2021 · #6Oct 4, 2021 · #7May 9, 2022 · #10May 16, 2022 · #9Jun 13, 2022 · #8Jun 20, 2022 · #9Jul 11, 2022 · #11Sep 12, 2022 · #15Oct 24, 2022 · #14Nov 14, 2022 · #15Dec 13, 2022 · #15#15

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UFCalendar Power Index rating

Current
1784▼19
Peak
1918Jun 9, 2019
Rated fights
36
150016501800200920122015201820212024Apr 12, 2008 · 1541Jul 12, 2008 · 1574Sep 13, 2008 · 1602Jan 4, 2009 · 1640Feb 6, 2009 · 1612Mar 5, 2009 · 1638May 28, 2009 · 1653Jul 17, 2009 · 1665Oct 15, 2009 · 1634Dec 18, 2009 · 1649Mar 26, 2010 · 1669Sep 25, 2010 · 1693Jun 4, 2011 · 1725Sep 25, 2011 · 1753Dec 3, 2011 · 1778May 5, 2012 · 1745Oct 19, 2013 · 1743May 24, 2014 · 1782Aug 30, 2014 · 1788Dec 6, 2014 · 1801Feb 28, 2015 · 1816Jul 15, 2015 · 1826Dec 11, 2015 · 1844Jul 14, 2016 · 1854Nov 6, 2016 · 1865Oct 7, 2017 · 1887Oct 7, 2018 · 1901Jun 9, 2019 · 1918May 10, 2020 · 1899Dec 13, 2020 · 1888May 16, 2021 · 1875May 8, 2022 · 1860Sep 11, 2022 · 1835Jul 30, 2023 · 1814Dec 17, 2023 · 1803Aug 3, 2024 · 17841784

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Frequently asked questions

When does Tony Ferguson fight next?

Tony Ferguson has no confirmed upcoming fight.

What is Tony Ferguson's record?

Tony Ferguson's professional MMA record is 25-11-0.

Who is Tony Ferguson fighting next?

Tony Ferguson's next opponent has not been announced.

Who did Tony Ferguson fight last?

Tony Ferguson most recently fought Michael Chiesa at UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs Nurmagomedov on Saturday, August 3, 2024, LOSS (Submission).

What weight class does Tony Ferguson fight in?

Tony Ferguson fights at Welterweight.

How many knockouts does Tony Ferguson have?

Tony Ferguson has 11 wins by KO/TKO and 9 wins by submission.

How many UFC bonuses has Tony Ferguson won?

Tony Ferguson has won 11 UFC post-fight bonuses: 6× Fight of the Night, 3× Performance of the Night, 1× KO of the Night, 1× Submission of the Night.

How tall is Tony Ferguson?

Tony Ferguson is 5'11" (180 cm) tall.

How much does Tony Ferguson weigh?

Tony Ferguson weighs 170 lbs (77 kg).

What is Tony Ferguson's reach?

Tony Ferguson has a reach of 76" (193 cm).

How old is Tony Ferguson?

Tony Ferguson is 42 years old (born Feb 12, 1984).

Where is Tony Ferguson from?

Tony Ferguson is from United States.