King Green (born Bobby Ray Green; September 9, 1986) is an American professional

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. He currently competes in the

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division of the

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(UFC). A professional since 2008, Green is the former King of the Cage Lightweight Champion and

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Champion, and in addition he has also competed in Tachi Palace Fights,

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, and Affliction.

Background

Green was born in

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, and became a foster child when he was five years old, as his father was incarcerated and mother was unable to take care of her children due to a drug addiction. Green began

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in his sophomore year at A.B. Miller High School in

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, placing twice in the state tournament. Green began pursuing a career in professional

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while he was also working at a warehouse to help support his son.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Green made his professional mixed martial arts debut in January 2008, and quickly amassed an 8–1 record while fighting on independent events. Green drew the attention of

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and fought on their second (and final) card Day of Reckoning. He lost to Dan Lauzon via submission in the first round. Green was docked two points in the first round, in what

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has called one of the dirtiest fights in recent memory. Following the loss, Green began a successful run in the

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promotion. On February 25, 2010, Green defeated

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via first-round TKO to win the King of the Cage Junior Welterweight Championship at KOTC Arrival at the San Manuel Casino in

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. He eventually defended the title once before losing it to

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. On April 21, Green defeated Dom O'Grady by unanimous decision to win the King of the Cage Lightweight Championship.

Strikeforce

On July 14, 2011, it was announced that Green had signed a four-fight deal with Strikeforce. It was originally announced that Green would debut against

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at Strikeforce Challengers: Gurgel vs. Duarte. However, on July 19, it was announced he would be filling in for Lyle Beerbohm against

Gesias Cavalcante Gesias Cavalcante (born July 6, 1983) is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist currently competing in the Lightweight division. He was the 2006 and 2007 K-1 HERO Middleweight Champion, and has also fought for Strikeforce, DREAM, Shooto, W ...

at Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Henderson. The fight was very back and forth, but Green lost the fight via a narrow split decision. His next bout came against Charon Spain at Strikeforce Challengers: Larkin vs. Rossborough. Green won the fight via submission (arm-triangle choke) in the second round but is out indefinitely due to left and right hand injuries. Green was scheduled to face Isaac Vallie-Flagg at Strikeforce Challengers: Britt vs. Sayers. However, Vallie-Flagg was forced out of the bout with an injury and replaced by J. P. Reese. He won the fight via submission in the third round. On May 19, 2012, Green faced James Terry at Strikeforce: Barnett vs. Cormier where he won via split decision (28–29, 29–28, 29–28). Green next faced Matt Ricehouse on August 18, 2012, at Strikeforce: Rousey vs. Kaufman and won the fight via unanimous decision.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Green defeated

Jacob Volkmann Jacob Joseph Volkmann (born September 5, 1980) is an American former mixed martial artist that competed in the Welterweight division. A professional MMA competitor from 2007 to 2016, Volkmann has formerly competed for the UFC, Bellator, and the ...

on February 2, 2013, at

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via rear-naked choke submission in the third round. After back and forth action in the first two rounds, Green displayed some great grappling, countering Volkmann's attempts and finishing with the choke after some vicious ground and pound, which forced Volkmann to give up his back. The performance earned Green ''Submission of the Night'' honors. Green was expected to face Danny Castillo on July 27, 2013, at UFC on Fox 8. However, in mid-July, Green pulled out of the bout citing an injury and was replaced by

. Green faced James Krause on November 6, 2013, at UFC Fight Night 31. The fight ended in unusual fashion as Green had previously kicked Krause in the groin area twice, resulting in a one-point deduction. Green then landed a blow to Krause's belt line, which resulted in Krause falling to the canvas. Referee John McCarthy declared it a legal blow and awarded Green a TKO victory. Green quickly stepped back into the octagon filling in for the injured

Jamie Varner James Varner (born October 12, 1984) is a retired American mixed martial artist who fought in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He is the former WEC Lightweight Champion. Background Born and raised in Phoenix, Arizona, Varner attended Deer ...

against Pat Healy at

UFC on Fox 9 ''UFC on Fox: Johnson vs. Benavidez 2'' (also known as ''UFC on Fox 9'') was a mixed martial arts event held on December 14, 2013, at the Sleep Train Arena in Sacramento, California. It was the UFC's third visit to the venue, after UFC 65 and UFC ...

. He won the fight via unanimous decision. Green was expected to face

Abel Trujillo Abel Nazario Trujillo (born September 18, 1983) is an American mixed martial artist. He last competed in the lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Background Born in Greensboro, North Carolina, Trujillo attended Rive ...

on February 1, 2014, at UFC 169. However, Green pulled out due to undisclosed reasons and was replaced by

. Green was expected to face Jim Miller on April 26, 2014, at

UFC 172 ''UFC 172: Jones vs. Teixeira'' was a mixed martial arts event that was held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on April 26, 2014, at the Baltimore Arena in Baltimore, Maryland. The event was released on DVD on July 29, 2014. The DVD was distr ...

. However, in the week leading up to the event, Green pulled out of the bout citing another injury and was replaced by

Yancy Medeiros Yancy Medeiros Jr. (born September 7, 1987) is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Lightweight division of Bellator MMA. A professional competitor since 2007, he has competed for the Ultimate Fighting Championship and Strikeforc ...

. The bout with Trujillo was rescheduled for August 2, 2014, at UFC 176. However, after UFC 176 was cancelled, Green/Trujillo was rescheduled and was expected to take place on August 16, 2014, at UFC Fight Night 47. Subsequently, Green was removed from this fight on July 11 in favor of a matchup with against

Josh Thomson Joshua Joseph Thomson (born September 21, 1978) is an American mixed martial arts podcaster, commentator, analyst and former mixed martial artist. A professional competitor since 2001, Thomson has competed in Bellator MMA, PRIDE, Strikeforce, U ...

as Green replaced Michael Johnson on July 26, 2014, at

UFC on Fox 12 ''UFC on Fox: Lawler vs. Brown'' (also known as ''UFC on Fox 12'') was a mixed martial arts event held on July 26, 2014, at SAP Center in San Jose, California. Background The event was headlined by a welterweight bout between Matt Brown and Robb ...

. Green won the bout via split decision. A bout with

Jorge Masvidal Jorge Luis Masvidal (born November 12, 1984) is an American professional boxer and former professional mixed martial artist who competed in the Welterweight and Lightweight divisions. Masvidal competed professionally for 20 years from 2003 unti ...

, first scheduled under the

banner in 2012 before being scrapped, was expected to take place on September 27, 2014, at UFC 178. However, on August 14, the UFC announced that Green would now face

Donald Cerrone Donald Anthony Cerrone (born March 29, 1983), known professionally by his nickname "Cowboy", is an American former professional mixed martial artist, kickboxer, and actor. He competed in the Lightweight and Welterweight divisions of the Ultima ...

at the event. Following the signing and scheduling of former

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Champion Eddie Alvarez to face Cerrone at the event, Green was rescheduled to compete at a later, undetermined date. Green faced Edson Barboza on November 22, 2014, at UFC Fight Night 57. Green lost the fight via unanimous decision. Green was briefly linked to a bout with

on April 4, 2015, at

UFC Fight Night 63 ''UFC Fight Night: Mendes vs. Lamas'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 63'') was a mixed martial arts event held on April 4, 2015, at the Patriot Center in Fairfax, Virginia. Background The event was the third that the organization hosted at the ...

. However, shortly after the fight was announced by the UFC, Green pulled out of the bout citing an injury and was replaced by

Benson Henderson Benson Henderson (born November 16, 1983) is an American former professional mixed martial artist, who most recently competed in the Lightweight division for Bellator MMA. He is a former UFC Lightweight Champion and WEC Lightweight Champion. H ...

Green was expected to face

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on July 15, 2015, at UFC Fight Night 71. However, Green pulled out of the fight in mid-June citing another injury. Green next faced

Dustin Poirier Dustin Glenn Poirier (born January 19, 1989) is an American professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is a former Interim UFC Lightweight Champion. ...

on June 4, 2016, at

UFC 199 ''UFC 199: Rockhold vs. Bisping 2'' was a mixed martial arts event held on June 4, 2016, at The Forum in Inglewood, California. Background While this was the first time the organization has held an event at the venue, it was the fifth time that ...

. He lost the fight via knockout in the first round. Green was expected to face

Josh Burkman Joshua Ray Burkman (born April 10, 1980) is a retired American professional mixed martial artist formerly competing in the Welterweight division. He formerly competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, the World Series of Fighting, the XFC, ...

on October 1, 2016, at UFC Fight Night 96. However, Green pulled out of the fight on September 9 citing personal issues and was replaced by promotional newcomer Zak Ottow. Green faced

Rashid Magomedov Rashid Magomedgadzhievich Magomedov (; born May 14, 1984) is a Russian mixed martial artist. He is a former amateur Light heavyweight and Middleweight boxer, and competed at the lightweight mixed martial artist in the Ultimate Fighting Champ ...

on April 15, 2017, at

UFC on Fox 24 ''UFC on Fox: Johnson vs. Reis'' (also known as ''UFC on Fox 24'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on April 15, 2017, at the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri. Background The event was the f ...

. He lost the fight by split decision. As the last fight of his prevailing contract, Green faced

Lando Vannata Landon Anthony Vannata (born March 14, 1992) is an American professional mixed martial artist who currently competes in the featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional competitor since 2012, he has formerly comp ...

on October 7, 2017, at

UFC 216 ''UFC 216: Ferguson vs. Lee'' was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on October 7, 2017 at T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas metropolitan area. Background A UFC Heavyweight Ch ...

. In round one Vannata landed an illegal knee to the head of the grounded Green, which caused referee

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to deduct Vannata a point. The judges handed down a split draw after three rounds with one judge had it even 28–28, one judge scored it 29–27 to Green, and one judge scored it 29–27 for Vannata. This fight earned him Fight of the Night award. Green faced

Erik Koch Erik Jon Koch (born October 4, 1988) is an American mixed martial artist who last competed in the Welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional competitor since 2007, he formerly competed for the WEC. Background K ...

on January 27, 2018, at UFC on Fox: Jacaré vs. Brunson 2. He won the fight via unanimous decision. Green was expected to face

Beneil Dariush Beneil Khobier Dariush (born May 6, 1989) is an American professional mixed martial artist Mixed martial arts (MMA) is a full-contact fighting sport based on striking and grappling; incorporating techniques from various combat sports from ...

on March 3, 2018, at

UFC 222 ''UFC 222: Cyborg vs. Kunitskaya'' was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that was held on March 3, 2018, at the T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas metropolitan area. UFC 222 features ...

. However, on February 14, 2018, it was announced that Green was forced to pull out from the event, citing injury. Green was expected to face

Clay Guida Clayton Charles Guida (; born December 8, 1981) is an American professional mixed martial artist, who competed in the UFC in the Lightweight division. A professional since 2003, Guida also formerly competed for Strikeforce, the WEC, King of the ...

on June 9, 2018, at

UFC 225 ''UFC 225: Whittaker vs. Romero 2'' was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that was held on June 9, 2018, at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois. Background A UFC Middleweight Championship bout between c ...

. However, Green was forced out of the bout due to an injury and was replaced by

Charles Oliveira Charles Oliveira da Silva (born October 17, 1989) is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist and fourth degree black belt Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner. Oliveira currently competes in the Lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting ...

Green faced Drakkar Klose on December 15 at UFC on Fox 31 He lost the fight by unanimous decision. Green announced his retirement after he lost the fight. After his brief hiatus, Green returned to face

Francisco Trinaldo Francisco Trinaldo (born August 24, 1978) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who competed in the welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional since 2006, he has also competed for Jungle Fight in his native Brazil, ...

on November 16, 2019, at

UFC on ESPN+ 22 ''UFC on ESPN: Whittaker vs. Gastelum'' (also known as ''UFC on ESPN 22'' and ''UFC Vegas 24'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on April 17, 2021, at the UFC Apex facility in Enterpri ...

. He lost the fight via unanimous decision. Green faced

on June 20, 2020, at UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Volkov. He won the fight via unanimous decision. A rematch with

took place on August 1, 2020, at UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Shahbazyan. He won the fight via unanimous decision. This fight earned him the '' Fight of the Night'' award. Green faced Alan Patrick, replacing Rodrigo Vargas on September 12, 2020, at UFC Fight Night 177. He won the fight via unanimous decision. Green faced Thiago Moisés on October 31, 2020, at UFC Fight Night 181. He lost the fight via unanimous decision. However 11 out of 15 media outlets scored the bout as a win for Green. Green was expected to face Jim Miller on February 13, 2021, at UFC 258. However the fight was cancelled when Green collapsed after the weigh-ins. Green faced Rafael Fiziev on August 7, 2021, at UFC 265. He lost the fight via unanimous decision. This fight earned him the '' Fight of the Night'' award. Green faced

on November 6, 2021, at UFC 268. Green won the fight by TKO in round one. This win earned him the '' Performance of the Night'' award. Green faced Nasrat Haqparast on February 12, 2022, at

UFC 271 ''UFC 271: Adesanya vs. Whittaker 2'' was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on February 12, 2022 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas, United States. Background A UFC Middleweight Champio ...

. He won the bout via unanimous decision. Just two weeks after his last UFC bout, Green stepped up to replace an injured

against

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on February 26, 2022, in the main event at UFC Fight Night 202. He lost the bout via TKO in the first round. Green was rebooked to face Jim Miller for the third time on July 2, 2022, at UFC 276. A week before the event, Green was forced to pull out of the bout. Green received a six-month

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suspension for 6 months testing positive

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(DHEA) on out of competition drug test on May 16, 2022, and he is eligible to fight again on November 16, 2022. Green faced

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on December 17, 2022, at UFC Fight Night 216. He lost the fight via knockout in round two. This fight earned him the Fight of the Night award. Green faced

Jared Gordon Jared Gordon (born September 6, 1988) is an American mixed martial artist. He was the lightweight champion of Duelo de Gigantes in Mexico and featherweight champion for Cage Fury Fighting Championships in the United States. He competes in the li ...

on April 22, 2023, at

UFC Fight Night 222 ''UFC Fight Night: Pavlovich vs. Blaydes'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 222, UFC on ESPN+ 80'' and ''UFC Vegas 71'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on April 22, 2023, at the UFC A ...

. Green won the fight by knockout in the first round, following an accidental clash of heads that went unnoticed by the referee. Upon review, the ringside officials determined a clash of heads indeed occurred, with the result being changed to a no contest. Green faced

Tony Ferguson Anthony Armand Ferguson Padilla (born February 12, 1984) is an American professional mixed martial artist where he is a former Interim UFC Lightweight Champion. A professional since 2008, and was signed to the UFC from his '' The Ultimate Fi ...

UFC 291 ''UFC 291: Poirier vs. Gaethje 2'' was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on July 29, 2023, at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. Background The event marked the promot ...

on July 29, 2023. He won the fight via technical submission, rendering Ferguson unconscious with an arm-triangle choke late in the third round. The win also earned Green his second '' Performance of the Night'' bonus award. Green faced Grant Dawson on October 7, 2023, at UFC Fight Night 229. Green won the fight via knockout in the round one. This win earned him the Performance of the Night award. Green was scheduled to face Dan Hooker on December 2, 2023, at UFC on ESPN 52. However, the week before the event, Hooker withdrew due to injury, and was replaced by Jalin Turner. Green lost the fight via knockout in the first round. Green faced Jim Miller on April 13, 2024, at

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. He won the fight via unanimous decision. Green faced

Paddy Pimblett Patrick Mark Pimblett (born 3 January 1995) is an English professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). A professional since 2012, Pimblett is a former Cage W ...

on July 27, 2024, at UFC 304. He lost the fight by a triangle-choke submission in the first round. Green faced Mauricio Ruffy on March 8, 2025 at UFC 313. He lost the fight via a spinning wheel kick knockout in the first round.

Personal life

Green has three children. Green announced that after his fight with Jared Gordon he would be changing his name from Bobby Green to King. On July 7, 2024, he confirmed his name change to "King Green".

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

** Submission of the Night (One time) ** Performance of the Night (Three times) ** Fight of the Night (Four times) ** Most significant strikes in UFC Lightweight division history (1864) ***Fourth most significant strikes landed in UFC history (1873) ** Most total strikes landed in UFC Lightweight division history (2091) **Tied ( Michael Johnson) for fifth most bouts in UFC Lightweight division history (26) **Sixth most total fight time in UFC Lightweight division history (4:44:38) **Second highest striking differential in UFC Lightweight division history (2.75) ** Second highest significant strike differential in a UFC Lightweight bout (+129) (vs. Jim Miller) ** Sixth most bouts in UFC Lightweight division history (25) *** Third highest significant strike differential in a UFC Lightweight bout (+112) (vs. Nasrat Haqparast) **UFC.com Awards ***2013: Ranked #6 Import of the Year ***2023: Ranked #3 Upset of the Year , Ranked #4 Upset of the Year *

** KOTC Lightweight Championship (One time) ** KOTC Junior Welterweight Championship (One time) ***One successful title defense *Total Fight Alliance **TFA Lightweight Championship (One time) *Warriors Fighting Championship **WFC 2008 Lightweight Tournament Winner * MMAjunkie.com **2017 October Fight of the Month **2020 August Fight of the Month

Amateur wrestling

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** CIF All-State (2003, 2004) ** CIF State Championship Sportsmanship Award (2004)

Mixed martial arts record

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, United States , , - , Loss , align=center, 23–6 , Edson Barboza , Decision (unanimous) , UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs. Swanson , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

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, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 22–5 , Pat Healy , Decision (unanimous) , UFC on Fox: Johnson vs. Benavidez 2 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

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, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 21–5 , James Krause , TKO (body kick) , UFC: Fight for the Troops 3 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 3:50 ,

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, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 19–5 , Matt Ricehouse , Decision (unanimous) , Strikeforce: Rousey vs. Kaufman , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

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, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 18–5 , James Terry , Decision (split) , Strikeforce: Barnett vs. Cormier , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 17–5 , J. P. Reese , Submission (rear-naked choke) , Strikeforce Challengers: Britt vs. Sayers , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 2:25 ,

, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 16–5 , Charon Spain , Submission (arm-triangle choke) , Strikeforce Challengers: Larkin vs. Rossborough , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 2:54 ,

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, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 15–4 , Dom O'Grady , Decision (unanimous) , KOTC: Moral Victory , , align=center, 5 , align=center, 5:00 ,

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, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 14–3 , Daron Cruickshank , Submission (guillotine choke) , KOTC: Imminent Danger , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 2:39 ,

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, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 12–3 , Charles Bennett , KO (punches) , KOTC: Fight 4 Hope , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 2:17 ,

, United States , , - , Loss , align=center, 11–3 , David Mitchell , Submission (toe hold) , Tachi Palace Fights 2 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0:54 ,

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, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 11–2 , Sevak Magakian , TKO (punches) , Respect in the Cage 2 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 2:24 ,

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, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 10–2 , Jeff Torch , TKO (submission to punches) , KOTC: Jolted , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:29 ,

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, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 9–2 , John Ulloa , Submission (armbar) , KOTC: Immortal , , align=center, 1 , align=center, N/A ,

, United States , , - , Loss , align=center, 8–2 , Dan Lauzon , Submission (rear-naked choke) , Affliction: Day of Reckoning , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 4:55 ,

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, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 8–1 , Toby Grear , TKO (punches) , Total Fighting Alliance 11 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 3:25 ,

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, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 7–1 , Rafael Salomao , TKO (punches) , rowspan=3, Warriors FC 1 , rowspan=3, , align=center, 1 , align=center, 4:10 , rowspan=3,

Mexico City Mexico City is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Mexico, largest city of Mexico, as well as the List of North American cities by population, most populous city in North America. It is one of the most important cultural and finan ...

, Mexico , , - , Win , align=center, 6–1 , Israel Giron , KO (punches) , align=center, 1 , align=center, 2:47 , , - , Win , align=center, 5–1 , Santiago Manzanares , Decision (split) , align=center, 3 , align=center, 3:00 , , - , Win , align=center, 4–1 , Raymond Ayala , Submission (guillotine choke) , Total Fighting Alliance 10 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 1:59 ,

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, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 3–1 , Herman Terrado , Submission (guillotine choke) , Cage of Fire 11 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 1:28 ,

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, Mexico , , - , Loss , align=center, 2–1 , Josh Gaskins , Decision (unanimous) , Valor Fighting: Fight Night , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 3:00 ,

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Henry Briones Jose Enrique Briones (born October 22, 1980), better known as Henry Briones, is a Mexican mixed martial artist and competed in Bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Background Briones grew up in Tijuana playing inlin ...

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Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Strikeforce

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Personal life

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

Amateur wrestling

Mixed martial arts record

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