Johny Harvey Hendricks was born on September 12,1983 and is an American former mixed martial artist and collegiate wrestler.
47 Facts About Johny Hendricks
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Johny Hendricks competed in the welterweight and middleweight divisions of the Ultimate Fighting Championship and is a former UFC Welterweight Champion.
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Johny Hendricks was a three-time Oklahoma high school wrestling state champion and was a two-time high school national champion while at Edmond Memorial High School.
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Johny Hendricks would go on to attend college at Oklahoma State University.
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Johny Hendricks moved up to 165 pounds for the next three seasons.
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Johny Hendricks won the 2005 and 2006 Big 12 titles and NCAA Division I national championships.
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Johny Hendricks suffered an upset loss to Mark Perry from the University of Iowa and finished 2nd in the nation.
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Johny Hendricks would go on to have his first career mixed martial arts fight only seven months after his last collegiate wrestling match.
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Johny Hendricks made his professional MMA debut on September 28,2007, in which he scored a third-round controversial TKO victory over Victor Rackliff at Masters of the Cage 16 held in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
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Johny Hendricks fought once more in 2007, defeating Spencer Cowley by second-round TKO at Snakebite Fight Night held in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
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Johny Hendricks won his television debut on March 15,2008, with a first-round submission victory over Richard Gamble at HDNet Fights Xtreme Fighting League, in Tulsa.
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In May 2009, it was announced that Johny Hendricks would be making his UFC debut against Ultimate Fighter 7 champion Amir Sadollah at UFC 101 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on August 8,2009.
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Johny Hendricks continued to land punches until referee Dan Miragliotta pulled him off and ended the fight 29 seconds into the first round.
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Johny Hendricks faced promotional newcomer Ricardo Funch on December 12,2009, at UFC 107.
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Johny Hendricks won the fight via unanimous decision.
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Johny Hendricks next faced Charlie Brenneman on August 7,2010, at UFC 117.
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Johny Hendricks fought Rick Story on December 4,2010, at The Ultimate Fighter 12 Finale.
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Johny Hendricks was expected to face Paulo Thiago on March 3,2011, at UFC Live: Sanchez vs Kampmann.
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Johny Hendricks won via first-round TKO, earning Knockout of the Night honors.
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Johny Hendricks faced Mike Pierce on August 6,2011, at UFC 133.
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Johny Hendricks became the first man to finish Fitch in the UFC, winning via knockout just 12 seconds into the first round.
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Johny Hendricks next faced Josh Koscheck on May 5,2012, in the co-main event at UFC on Fox: Diaz vs Miller.
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Johny Hendricks faced Martin Kampmann on November 17,2012, at UFC 154.
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Johny Hendricks won via KO in the first round, with the fight only lasting 46 seconds.
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Johny Hendricks earned Knockout of the Night honors for his performance.
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Johny Hendricks was expected to face Jake Ellenberger on March 16,2013, at UFC 158.
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However, Johny Hendricks was pulled from the Ellenberger bout in favor of a matchup with Carlos Condit at the event after Condit's original opponent, Rory MacDonald, pulled out of the bout with an injury.
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Johny Hendricks won the fight via unanimous decision and both participants earned Fight of the Night honors.
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Johny Hendricks underwent surgery to repair a torn bicep that he sustained prior to his fight with Lawler.
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Johny Hendricks faced Matt Brown on March 14,2015, at UFC 185.
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Johny Hendricks was expected to face Tyron Woodley on October 3,2015, at UFC 192.
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Johny Hendricks faced Stephen Thompson on February 6,2016, at UFC Fight Night 82.
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Johny Hendricks faced Kelvin Gastelum on July 9,2016, at UFC 200.
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Johny Hendricks faced Neil Magny on December 30,2016, at UFC 207.
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At the weigh-ins, Johny Hendricks missed weight, weighing in at 173.5 lbs.
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Johny Hendricks lost the bout by unanimous decision in what was a close and competitive fight.
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Johny Hendricks faced Hector Lombard in his middleweight debut on February 19,2017, at UFC Fight Night 105.
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Johny Hendricks faced Tim Boetsch on June 25,2017 at UFC Fight Night 112.
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Johny Hendricks missed weight for this event, and weighed in at 188 pounds, 2 pounds over the middleweight limit of 186 pounds for a non-championship fight.
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Johny Hendricks lost the fight via TKO due to a head kick and punches early in the second round.
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Johny Hendricks faced Paulo Costa on November 4,2017 at UFC 217.
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Johny Hendricks lost the fight via TKO in the second round.
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On June 27,2018, Johny Hendricks announced his retirement from competing in professional mixed martial arts and would concentrate on coaching wrestling.
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Only a few months after retiring from mixed martial arts, news surfaced that Johny Hendricks will be transitioning into bare knuckle boxing.
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Johny Hendricks's debut was expected to be against fellow retired mixed martial artist Brennan Ward at World Bare Knuckle Fighting Federation's inaugural event on November 9,2018.
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Cochrane defeated Johny Hendricks by knock out in the second round.
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Johny Hendricks's great great grandfather was an Otoe Missouri Tribal chief.