Nam Phan has competed in Japanese MMA organization Pancrase and won the title of King of Pancrase in the featherweight division in 2015.
34 Facts About Nam Phan
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Nam Phan made his professional mixed martial arts debut against Jason Maxwell in October 2001, and won due to a second-round TKO.
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Nam Phan then won his following three fights, before tasting defeat at the hands of Rob McCullough in April 2003.
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Nam Phan lost via unanimous decision and was defeated in his next, and last, Strikeforce fight against Billy Evangelista at Strikeforce: Melendez vs Thomson.
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Nam Phan then won the Extreme Fighters World Championships by defeating Shad Smith via TKO at 1:11 of the first round on October 6,2007.
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Nam Phan signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship to appear on The Ultimate Fighter: Team GSP vs Team Koscheck.
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Nam Phan therefore earned entrance into the house, where he would be picked for Team Koscheck as Koscheck's fifth pick.
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The first round was closely contested until the final seconds where Nam Phan got a takedown, ground and pounded, and then applied a kimura.
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Nam Phan would go on to continue pressuring Paige in the second round to win the fight.
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Nam Phan defeated McKenzie via TKO in round 2, securing his spot in the semi-finals.
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The consensus at the fight was that Johnson won the opening round, whilst Nam Phan won the second.
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Nam Phan was expected to face Alex Caceres on December 4,2010, at The Ultimate Fighter: Team GSP vs Team Koscheck Finale.
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Nam Phan lost the fight against Garcia via a controversial split decision.
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However, Nam Phan was forced out of the bout with an injury and was replaced by Chan Sung Jung.
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Nam Phan faced Mike Brown on August 6,2011, at UFC 133.
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Nam Phan was expected to face Matt Grice on October 8,2011, at UFC 136, replacing an injured Josh Grispi.
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Nam Phan won via unanimous decision, earning both fighters Fight of the Night bonuses.
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Nam Phan next faced Jimy Hettes on December 30,2011, at UFC 141.
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Nam Phan was dominated by Hettes throughout the fight, unable to stop the many takedowns of his opponent and losing via unanimous decision.
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Nam Phan was briefly linked to a bout with Zhang Tie Quan on February 26,2012, at UFC 144.
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Nam Phan faced Cole Miller on August 4,2012, at UFC on FOX 4 and won a split decision.
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Nam Phan faced Dennis Siver on December 8,2012, at UFC on Fox 5, replacing an injured Eddie Yagin.
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Nam Phan went into the fight with a passive posture, and proceeded to be dominated through the entire three rounds in both stand up and ground games, ultimately losing by unanimous decision.
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Nam Phan fought Takeya Mizugaki in a Bantamweight bout on December 7,2013, at UFC Fight Night 33.
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Nam Phan faced Vaughan Lee on March 1,2014, at The Ultimate Fighter: China Finale.
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Nam Phan lost the fight via unanimous decision and was released from the promotion.
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Nam Phan then faced Yuki Baba at Pancrase 261 on October 5,2014.
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Nam Phan won the fight via rear-naked choke submission in the first round.
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On October 17,2014, it was announced that Nam Phan has signed with Bellator.
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Nam Phan made his debut for the promotion against Mike Richman on November 15,2014, at Bellator 131.
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Nam Phan lost the fight via knockout in the first round.
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On March 12,2017, after his loss to Whiteford, Nam Phan announced his retirement from MMA competition.
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Nam Phan owns and runs the Madu Academy, where he teaches Brazilian jiu-jitsu as well as boxing and Muay Thai.
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In 2005, Nam Phan co-founded Ma Du Entertainment, a business to promote mixed martial arts fighters.