Chris Holdsworth was born on October 24,1987 and is an American former mixed martial artist who competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
14 Facts About Chris Holdsworth
1.
2.
Chris Holdsworth was the winner of The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rousey vs Team Tate.
3.
Chris Holdsworth's father was a martial artist and Vietnam War veteran, his mother is a breast cancer survivor and his grandfather was a Golden Gloves boxer.
4.
Chris Holdsworth was awarded his blue belt from the legendary Royce Gracie, his purple belt by Rener, Ryron and Rorion Gracie, and was awarded his brown and black belt by Marc Laimon.
5.
Chris Holdsworth signed with the Tuff-N-Uff promotion in August 2009, and made his debut as an amateur against Justin Linn.
6.
Chris Holdsworth made a quick turnaround and faced Cameron Ramirez on September 18,2009, and won the fight by TKO.
7.
Chris Holdsworth faced Louis Fisette in the elimination fight to get into the house.
8.
Chris Holdsworth defeated him via arm-triangle choke in the first round.
9.
The consensus was that Beal would have the better of the striking while Chris Holdsworth would be dominant in the ground, but Beal was dominated in the striking, even being knocked down and then submitted via guillotine choke in the first round.
10.
Chris Holdsworth won the fight via rear-naked choke in the first round.
11.
Chris Holdsworth faced Davey Grant in the finals on November 30,2013 at The Ultimate Fighter 18 Finale.
12.
Chris Holdsworth won the bout via rear-naked choke in the second round.
13.
Chris Holdsworth was expected to face Kang Kyung-ho on May 24,2014 at UFC 173.
14.
Chris Holdsworth has been absent from competitive fighting since 2014, with Chris Holdsworth taking an indefinite hiatus from competition due to post-concussion syndrome.