Thomas Paul Aspinall was born on 11 April 1993 and is an English professional mixed martial artist.
26 Facts About Tom Aspinall
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Tom Aspinall is known for his finishing ability, having finished six of his eight UFC wins by the halfway point of the first round, and holds the UFC record for shortest average fight time at two minutes and two seconds.
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Tom Aspinall followed his father's footsteps by beginning to train martial arts when he was seven years old at the Leigh Self Defence Studio in Leigh, Greater Manchester.
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Tom Aspinall has won the British Open in Brazilian jiu-jitsu in all belt classes except black belt.
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Tom Aspinall posted a record of nine wins and no losses as an amateur.
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Tom Aspinall signed a five-fight contract with Cage Warriors after a 2.5-year hiatus from professional mixed martial arts.
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Tom Aspinall was offered a contract by the Ultimate Fighting Championship, but did not feel ready for the organisation and subsequently turned it down.
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Tom Aspinall was scheduled to make his promotional debut against Raphael Pessoa at UFC Fight Night: Woodley vs Edwards on 21 March 2020.
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Tom Aspinall won the fight via technical knockout in round one.
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Tom Aspinall next faced Andrei Arlovski at UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs Lewis on 20 February 2021.
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Tom Aspinall won the fight via a submission in round two.
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Tom Aspinall was expected to face Sergei Pavlovich on 4 September 2021, at UFC Fight Night 191.
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Tom Aspinall won the fight via technical knockout in round one.
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Tom Aspinall was scheduled to face Shamil Abdurakhimov on 19 March 2022, at UFC Fight Night 204.
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Tom Aspinall won the fight via straight armbar submission in round one.
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Tom Aspinall faced Curtis Blaydes on 23 July 2022, at UFC Fight Night 208.
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Tom Aspinall lost the fight by technical knockout 15 seconds into the first round after being rendered unable to continue due to a knee injury.
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Tom Aspinall won the fight via TKO just over a minute into the first round.
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On two weeks' notice, Tom Aspinall faced Sergei Pavlovich for the Interim UFC Heavyweight Championship on 11 November 2023, at UFC 295 due to Jon Jones becoming injured and his fight against Stipe Miocic being cancelled.
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Tom Aspinall won by first-round knockout in a little over a minute and the victory earned him his sixth Performance of the Night award.
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Tom Aspinall defended his interim title against Curtis Blaydes in a rematch on 27 July 2024 at UFC 304.
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Tom Aspinall won the fight by knockout one minute into the first round.
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Tom Aspinall served as the backup fighter for the UFC Heavyweight Championship bout between the current champion Jon Jones and Stipe Miocic on 16 November 2024 at UFC 309.
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Tom Aspinall was born to parents Tracey and Andy and was raised in Atherton, Greater Manchester.
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Tom Aspinall is married to his Polish wife Justyna with three sons, two of which are twins.
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Tom Aspinall can speak some Polish and says he feels very close to Poland because of his wife and half Polish children.