Tyron Woodley was born on April 7,1982 and is an American professional mixed martial artist.
50 Facts About Tyron Woodley
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Tyron Woodley is a former UFC Welterweight Champion who defended his title four times.
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Tyron Woodley graduated from the university in 2005 with a major in Agricultural Economics.
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Tyron Woodley fought his first professional fight on February 7,2009 against Steve Schnider.
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Tyron Woodley won the bout via submission in the first round.
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Tyron Woodley made his Strikeforce debut against Sal Woods in St Louis, Missouri.
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Tyron Woodley won the fight by submission late in round one.
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Tyron Woodley made his second appearance for Strikeforce on the Strikeforce Challengers: Kennedy vs Cummings card.
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Tyron Woodley defeated Zach Light via submission in the second round.
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On October 9,2010, at Strikeforce: San Jose, Tyron Woodley defeated Andre Galvao via knockout midway in the first round.
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Tyron Woodley fought Tarec Saffiedine on January 7,2011, in Nashville, Tennessee at Strikeforce Challengers: Tyron Woodley vs Saffiedine.
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At Strikeforce: Fedor vs Henderson, Tyron Woodley replaced Evangelista Santos and fought Paul Daley.
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Tyron Woodley then fought Canadian prospect Jordan Mein at Strikeforce: Rockhold vs Jardine.
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Tyron Woodley faced Nate Marquardt on July 14,2012, at Strikeforce: Rockhold vs Kennedy for the vacant Strikeforce Welterweight Championship.
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Tyron Woodley lost the fight via KO in the fourth round.
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Tyron Woodley faced Jay Hieron on February 2,2013, at UFC 156 in his promotional debut, replacing an injured Erick Silva.
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Tyron Woodley won the fight via KO at just 36 seconds of the opening round.
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Tyron Woodley faced Jake Shields on June 15,2013, at UFC 161.
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Tyron Woodley next faced off against Josh Koscheck at UFC 167 on November 16,2013.
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Tyron Woodley won the fight via knockout in the first round.
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Tyron Woodley next faced former Interim Welterweight Champion Carlos Condit at UFC 171.
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Tyron Woodley won via TKO after Condit suffered a knee injury in the second round.
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Tyron Woodley next faced Dong Hyun Kim on August 23,2014, at UFC Fight Night 48, replacing Hector Lombard.
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Tyron Woodley won the fight via TKO early in the first round.
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Tyron Woodley faced Kelvin Gastelum on January 31,2015, at UFC 183 in a catchweight bout after Gastelum failed to make the welterweight limit.
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Tyron Woodley was expected to face Johny Hendricks on October 3,2015, at UFC 192.
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Tyron Woodley faced welterweight champion Robbie Lawler on July 30,2016, in the main event at UFC 201.
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Tyron Woodley won the fight via knockout halfway through the first round to claim the UFC Welterweight Championship.
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Tyron Woodley made his first title defense against Stephen Thompson on November 12,2016, at UFC 205.
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Tyron Woodley stated after the contest that he had torn his labrum in his right shoulder in the opening round.
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Tyron Woodley next defended the UFC Welterweight Championship against Darren Till on September 8,2018, at UFC 228.
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Tyron Woodley won the fight via submission in the second round.
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Tyron Woodley received his Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt in the cage from Din Thomas following his victory.
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Tyron Woodley was dominated for the entire fight and lost by unanimous decision, ending his nearly three-year reign as welterweight champion.
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On May 16,2019, it was reported that Tyron Woodley suffered a hand injury and was pulled from the fight.
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Tyron Woodley was scheduled to face Leon Edwards on March 21,2020, at UFC Fight Night: Tyron Woodley vs Edwards.
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Tyron Woodley faced Gilbert Burns on May 30,2020, in the main event at UFC on ESPN: Tyron Woodley vs Burns.
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Tyron Woodley fought at UFC Fight Night: Covington vs Tyron Woodley against longtime rival Colby Covington on September 19,2020.
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Similar to his past two fights, Tyron Woodley was dominated for four rounds, and eventually the bout was called as a technical knockout after he tapped out during the fifth round due to a rib injury.
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Tyron Woodley faced Vicente Luque on March 27,2021, at UFC 260.
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Uncharacteristically, Tyron Woodley came out swinging aggressively early into the bout, and after rocking Luque and being rocked himself multiple times on the feet, he was defeated by D'Arce choke in round one.
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Weeks later, it was announced that Tyron Woodley had fought out his contract after eight years competing in the promotion.
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On May 31,2021, news surfaced that Tyron Woodley had been scheduled to make his professional boxing debut against internet personality Jake Paul on August 29,2021.
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Tyron Woodley became the first man to take Paul past the second round in his professional career, but ultimately lost by split decision.
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On December 6,2021, Tyron Woodley hopped in to replace Tommy Fury for a rematch with Jake Paul on December 18.
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Tyron Woodley has pursued acting in his spare time and played roles in both Straight Outta Compton, Kickboxer: Vengeance and Sultan, the latter being an Indian movie directed by Ali Abbas Zafar.
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Tyron Woodley appears in several fight scenes of Escape Plan 2: Hades.
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Tyron Woodley appeared on Season 5 of the Netflix show Cobra Kai.
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Tyron Woodley has said that his goal is to open a non-profit facility for troubled youths one day.
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When his hometown of Ferguson, Missouri engaged in civil unrest after the shooting of Michael Brown, Tyron Woodley publicly condemned the rioting and lootings that took place.