Anthony Armand Ferguson Padilla (born February 12, 1984) is an American professional

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. He currently competes in the

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division in the

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(UFC). He is a former Interim UFC Lightweight Champion. Ferguson debuted in 2008, and has been with the UFC since he won ''

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'' in 2011. He is trained in

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, and

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Early life

Ferguson was born in

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, on February 12, 1984, but grew up mainly in Muskegon,

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. He is of

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heritage. His surname of Ferguson comes from his

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stepfather. Ferguson was a three-sport athlete at Muskegon Catholic Central High School in American football, baseball, and

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. He was the starting defensive back for the 2000 Division 8 state football champions and was a three-time All-State selection in wrestling, winning the 152-lb division in 2002. After high school, Ferguson enrolled at

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before transferring to

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. He also did a stint at Muskegon Community College. He did not complete his degree, but had a successful collegiate wrestling career, winning the 2006

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national wrestling championship in the 165-lb division. Following college, Ferguson moved back to California to be closer to his extended family, working in marketing and sales during the day and picking up shifts as a bartender at night. One night, while working a bar shift, a patron noticed Ferguson's cauliflower ear and struck up a conversation about his wrestling background. The patron was a trainer at a local MMA gym and invited him to work with some young mixed martial artists on their wrestling. Shortly after this, he decided to pursue a professional mixed martial arts (MMA) career.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Ferguson began his professional MMA career fighting in small organizations around California in 2007. Notable matches in his early career include a win over kickboxing champion Joe Schilling and a loss to future

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(WEC) fighter

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''The Ultimate Fighter''

Ferguson applied to compete in the UFC's reality series ''The Ultimate Fighter'' multiple times. In 2010, he was finally accepted to compete in season 13 of the series after amassing a 10–2 professional record and winning the welterweight championship in PureCombat. He competed as a welterweight on '' The Ultimate Fighter: Team Lesnar vs. Team dos Santos''. Ferguson was selected as the third pick for Team Lesnar. In his first fight, Ferguson defeated Justin Edwards by knockout in the first round. He next faced Ryan McGillivray in the quarterfinals and won by a TKO in the first round. He then faced Chuck O'Neil in the semifinals and won by TKO in the third round to advance to the final.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Ferguson officially made his UFC debut at the Ultimate Fighter 13 Finale against Ramsey Nijem to determine the winner of

. Ferguson defeated Nijem by knockout in the first round to win a UFC contract. He also received the ''Knockout of the Night'' bonus. Following his debut, Ferguson returned to lightweight and faced

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on September 24, 2011, at

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. The fight was stopped after the first round after Riley said he had a broken jaw, resulting in a TKO victory for Ferguson. Ferguson then faced MMA veteran

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at the Ultimate Fighter 14 Finale. Ferguson won via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, and 29–28). Ferguson was expected to face Dennis Hallman on May 5, 2012, at UFC on Fox: Diaz vs. Miller. Hallman pulled out of the bout with an injury and replaced by Thiago Tavares. Then, Tavares was forced out of the bout with an injury and replaced by Michael Johnson. Ferguson lost the fight by unanimous decision. After over a year away from competition while healing an arm injury incurred in his last fight, Ferguson returned to face Mike Rio on October 19, 2013, at UFC 166. He won by D'Arce choke submission in the first round. The win also earned him his first ''Submission of the Night'' award. Ferguson faced

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on May 24, 2014, at UFC 173. He won the fight by knockout in the first round. Ferguson was expected to face Danny Castillo on August 2, 2014, at UFC 176. After UFC 176 was cancelled, Castillo/Ferguson was rescheduled and took place on August 30, 2014, at UFC 177. Ferguson won the fight via split decision. Ferguson faced

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on December 6, 2014, at UFC 181. Ferguson won the bout in the second round by submission. Ferguson was expected to face Yancy Medeiros on February 28, 2015, at UFC 184. Medeiros pulled out of the bout, citing injury, and was replaced by Gleison Tibau. Ferguson won the fight by submission in the first round which also earned him a ''Performance of the Night'' bonus. Ferguson faced Josh Thomson on July 15, 2015, at UFC Fight Night 71. He won the fight via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, and 30–26) and earned his second straight ''Performance of the Night'' bonus. Ferguson was expected to face Khabib Nurmagomedov on December 11, 2015, at the Ultimate Fighter 22 Finale. Nurmagomedov pulled out of the fight in late October, citing injury, and was replaced by

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. After a back-and-forth first round that had Ferguson docked one point due to an illegal upkick, Ferguson finished Barboza with a D'Arce choke submission in the second round. He earned his third consecutive ''Performance of the Night'' bonus as well as a ''Fight of the Night'' bonus. A rematch with Michael Johnson was briefly scheduled for March 5, 2016, at UFC 196. On January 27, it was announced that Johnson withdrew from the bout due to injury. In turn, the bout with Nurmagomedov was rescheduled and expected take place on April 16, 2016, at

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. On April 5, Ferguson pulled out of the bout due to a

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issue. He was replaced by promotional newcomer

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. Ferguson was expected to face Michael Chiesa on July 13, 2016, at UFC Fight Night 91. Chiesa pulled out of the fight on June 27, citing injury, and was replaced by promotional newcomer

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. Ferguson won his second straight fight via D'Arce choke and was awarded another ''Fight of the Night'' bonus. Ferguson fought former champion

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on November 5, 2016, at the Ultimate Fighter Latin America 3 Finale. He won the fight by unanimous decision. Both participants were awarded ''Fight of the Night'', which gave Ferguson his sixth post-fight bonus in his past five fights. The pairing with Nurmagomedov was scheduled for a third time at UFC 209, this time for the interim UFC Lightweight Championship. Prior to the weigh-ins for the event, Nurmagomedov was hospitalized due to the ill effects of his weight cut, and the bout was cancelled yet again. Ferguson faced

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on October 7, 2017, at UFC 216 for the interim UFC Lightweight Championship. He won the bout by triangle choke submission in the third round. A bout with Nurmagomedov had been scheduled for the fourth time on April 7, 2018, at UFC 223. On April 1, 2018, Ferguson reportedly tore his

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while walking on the set for a pre-fight media obligation and was forced to withdraw from the event. Ferguson faced Anthony Pettis on October 6, 2018, at UFC 229. He won the bout via corner stoppage after two rounds. Pettis' longtime cornerman and coach,

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, informed the referee that he would not continue after suffering a broken hand. Their performance earned both participants ''Fight of the Night'' honors. Ferguson next faced

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on June 8, 2019, at

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. He won the fight via TKO due to a doctor stoppage after Cerrone blew his nose between rounds 2 & 3 which caused his swollen right eye to completely close, rendering him unable to continue. This fight earned both participants ''Fight of the Night'' honors. Ferguson was scheduled to face Khabib Nurmagomedov for the

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on April 18, 2020, at

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, but after Nurmagomedov was unable to leave Russia due to restricted air travel as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, Ferguson then agreed to compete for the Interim UFC Lightweight Championship against a late replacement in

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at the event. On April 9, UFC president

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announced that this event was postponed and the bout eventually took place on May 9, 2020. He was outstruck by Gaethje for all five rounds, eventually losing the fight via TKO in the fifth round. This fight earned both participants ''Fight of the Night'' honors. Ferguson faced

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on December 12, 2020, at UFC 256. He lost the fight via unanimous decision after being controlled on the ground for most of the fight. Ferguson faced Beneil Dariush on May 15, 2021, at UFC 262. He lost the fight via unanimous decision after again being controlled on the ground for the majority of the match. Ferguson faced Michael Chandler on May 7, 2022 at UFC 274. After dropping Chandler in the first, he lost the fight via knockout in the second round. Ferguson was scheduled to return to the welterweight division to face Li Jingliang on September 10, 2022, in the co-main event of

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. However, Ferguson instead moved up to the main event to face Nate Diaz, after his original opponent

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was pulled from their fight due to missing weight. Ferguson lost the fight via a guillotine choke submission in the fourth round.

Personal life

Ferguson has a son, Armand Anthony, with his wife, Cristina Ferguson. In March 2019, Cristina filed a restraining order against Tony, alleging uncharacteristic behavior such as severe paranoia, not sleeping for days, tearing apart their home fireplace, and believing that a tracking chip was inserted into his leg during reconstructive knee surgery. She did not allege physical abuse, and filed the restraining order as a precautionary measure to get him help for his mental state. By April 2019, she had dropped the order, and he began to resume MMA. Ferguson is known as one of MMA's most eccentric personalities. He constructed his own custom training apparatus at his house in

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and regularly posts videos of his unique workouts on his personal

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page. These include using a wing chun dummy smacking his arms and legs against metal poles to build bone strength, throwing baseballs off a pitcher's mound to build power for right-hand punches, swinging a hammer while balanced on a gym ball, and somersault jumps over tall stacks of gym mats. Fellow fighters have regularly commented on these unorthodox routines, and other fighters such as

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have even parodied Ferguson's training videos on their own personal social media pages. Ferguson has written on his

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account that he eschews sparring in training as he "finds it limits my creativity" when fighting.

Championships and accomplishments

Amateur wrestling

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National Champion (2006) **

All-American (2006, 2007) **North Central Conference Champion (2006, 2007) *

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** MHSAA Division IV State Champion (2002) ** MHSAA Division IV All-State (2000-2002)

Mixed martial arts

* Ultimate Fighting Championship ** Interim

(One time) **

winner ** Fight of the Night (Six times) vs.

, Anthony Pettis,

and

** Knockout of the Night (One time) ** Submission of the Night (One time) **

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(Three times) ** Most consecutive wins in UFC Lightweight Division (12) (w. Khabib Nurmagomedov) * PureCombat ** PureCombat Welterweight Championship (One time) * World MMA Awards ** 2018 Fight of the Year vs. Anthony Pettis

Mixed martial arts record

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