Tyron Lakent Woodley (born April 7, 1982) is an American professional

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and

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. He is a former

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who defended his title four times. A professional since 2009, Woodley also competed at

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and was an

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collegiate wrestler for the

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, becoming a two-time

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n and

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champion.

Early life

Woodley was born and raised in

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. The eleventh of thirteen children, he was raised by his mother after his father left the family early in his life. In high school, he was a two-sport athlete, competing in

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and

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. Woodley won the Missouri 4A State Wrestling Championship in 2000, at the 160 lb weight class. After graduating from McCluer High School in 2000, Woodley attended

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and joined their wrestling program. There, he became a two-time All-American; once in 2003 and again in 2005. Woodley graduated from the university in 2005 with a major in

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Mixed martial arts career

Woodley fought his first professional fight on February 7, 2009 against Steve Schnider. It was held by Headhunter Productions at the Holiday Inn Select Executive Center in

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. Woodley won via submission in the first round. Woodley's second professional bout was against Jeff Carstens on April 30, 2009. He won the bout via submission in the first round.

Strikeforce

Woodley made his

debut against Sal Woods in

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. The fight was at the event Strikeforce: Lawler vs. Shields on June 6, 2009. Woodley won the fight by submission late in round one. After the win,

signed Woodley to a six-fight deal. Woodley made his second appearance for

on the Strikeforce Challengers: Kennedy vs. Cummings card. He defeated Zach Light via submission in the second round. On the Strikeforce Challengers: Woodley vs. Bears card, Woodley had his third fight for

, defeating

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via arm-triangle submission. Woodley's next bout was against

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at Strikeforce Challengers: Lindland vs. Casey in

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. He won via split decision. On October 9, 2010, at Strikeforce: San Jose, Woodley defeated André Galvão via knockout midway in the first round. Woodley fought Tarec Saffiedine on January 7, 2011, in

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at Strikeforce Challengers: Woodley vs. Saffiedine. Woodley won the fight via unanimous decision. After the win, Woodley was signed to a contract extension with

. At Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Henderson, Woodley replaced Evangelista Santos and fought

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. Woodley defeated Daley via unanimous decision. Woodley then fought Canadian prospect Jordan Mein at Strikeforce: Rockhold vs. Jardine. Woodley won via split decision. Woodley faced Nate Marquardt on July 14, 2012, at Strikeforce: Rockhold vs. Kennedy for the vacant Strikeforce Welterweight Championship. He lost the fight via KO in the fourth round.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Debut

Woodley faced

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on February 2, 2013, at UFC 156 in his promotional debut, replacing an injured Erick Silva. Woodley won the fight via KO at just 36 seconds of the opening round. Woodley faced

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on June 15, 2013, at UFC 161. Woodley lost the fight via split decision. Woodley next faced off against

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at UFC 167 on November 16, 2013. He won the fight via knockout in the first round. The win also earned him his first ''Knockout of the Night'' bonus award. Woodley next faced former Interim Welterweight Champion

Carlos Condit Carlos Joseph Condit (born April 26, 1984) is an American former professional mixed martial artist. He previously competed in the Welterweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is a former Interim UFC Welterweight Ch ...

at UFC 171. Woodley won via TKO after Condit suffered a knee injury in the second round. On April 8, 2014, Woodley's new eight-fight contract with the UFC was announced alongside his match against Rory MacDonald at UFC 174. He lost the fight via unanimous decision. Woodley next faced

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on August 23, 2014, at UFC Fight Night 48, replacing Héctor Lombard. He won the fight via TKO early in the first round. The win also earned Woodley his first ''Performance of the Night'' bonus award. Woodley faced

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on January 31, 2015, at UFC 183 in a catchweight bout after Gastelum failed to make the welterweight limit. He won the fight via split decision. Woodley was expected to face

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on October 3, 2015, at UFC 192. It was announced on October 2, 2015, that Hendricks was forced out of the fight due to complications with weight cutting.

UFC Welterweight Championship

Woodley faced welterweight champion

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on July 30, 2016, in the main event at

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. He won the fight via knockout halfway through the first round to claim the

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. This win earned him the ''Performance of the Night'' award. Woodley made his first title defense against Stephen Thompson on November 12, 2016, at

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. The fight ended in a majority draw with two judges scoring the fight 47–47 and the third 48–47 in favor of Woodley. Subsequently, both fighters were awarded ''Fight of the Night'' bonus awards. The rematch with Thompson took place on March 4, 2017, in the main event at UFC 209. It was another closely contested bout with Woodley winning via majority decision. For his third title defense, Woodley faced

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on July 29, 2017, in the co-main event at

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. He won the fight by unanimous decision. Woodley stated after the contest that he had torn his labrum in his right shoulder in the opening round. Woodley would later have reconstructive surgery to repair the damage. Woodley next defended the

against Darren Till on September 8, 2018, at UFC 228. He won the fight via submission in the second round. This win earned him the ''Performance of the Night'' award. Woodley also received his Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt in the cage from

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following his victory. Woodley also gave Till his first loss in MMA. In the fifth defense of his welterweight title, Woodley faced

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on March 2, 2019, in the co-main event at UFC 235. Woodley was dominated for the entire fight and lost by unanimous decision, ending his nearly three-year reign as welterweight champion.

Post-championship and career decline

A rematch with

was expected to take place on June 29, 2019, at UFC on ESPN 3. On May 16, 2019, it was reported that Woodley suffered a hand injury and was pulled from the fight. Woodley was scheduled to face Leon Edwards on March 21, 2020, at UFC Fight Night: Woodley vs. Edwards. However, the restrictions related to COVID-19 forced Edwards to withdraw as the event was meant to be moved from London to the United States, and the event was subsequently postponed indefinitely. Woodley faced Gilbert Burns on May 30, 2020, in the main event at UFC on ESPN: Woodley vs. Burns. Woodley would again be dominated for most of the fight and lose via unanimous decision. Woodley fought at UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Woodley against longtime rival

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on September 19, 2020. Similar to his past two fights, 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. Woodley faced

Vicente Luque Vicente Catta Preta Luque (born November 27, 1991) is a Brazilian and American professional mixed martial artist of Chilean and Brazilian descent. He currently competes in the welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). B ...

on March 27, 2021, at UFC 260. Uncharacteristically, 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. This fight earned him the '' Fight of the Night '' award. Weeks later, it was announced that Woodley had fought out his contract after eight years competing in the promotion.

Global Fight League

On December 11, 2024, it was announced that Woodley was signed by Global Fight League. On January 25, 2025 Woodley was drafted first. However, all GFL events were postponed indefinitely.

Professional boxing career

Paul vs. Woodley

Before the Jake Paul vs. Ben Askren main event took place, Woodley was involved in a backstage situation with

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and J'Leon Love, where he was mocked due to his inexperience in

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and the result of Paul's bout against Woodley's long–time teammate

Ben Askren Benjamin Michael Askren (born July 18, 1984) is an American former professional mixed martial artist, professional boxer and Olympic wrestler. He was the former Bellator and ONE Welterweight Champion, remaining undefeated for over a decade ...

was discussed. After Paul knocked out Askren, Woodley called out Paul. On May 31, 2021, news surfaced that Woodley had been scheduled to make his

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debut against internet personality

on August 29, 2021. Woodley became the first man to take Paul past the second round in his professional career, but ultimately lost by split decision. One judge scored the fight 77–75 for Woodley, while the other two judges scored it 77–75 and 78–74 in favor of Paul.

Paul vs. Woodley II

On December 6, 2021, Woodley hopped in to replace Tommy Fury for a rematch with

on December 18. After a back-and-forth bout, Woodley was knocked out in the sixth round. At the time of the stoppage, Woodley was behind on the scorecards 49–46 (twice) and 48–47.

Hardcore FC Fight Show

Woodley and Luke Rockhold are set to coach a group of fighters in an Hardcore FC Fight Show reality TV series for Hardcore FC promotion which will be filmed in the United Arab Emirates over the next six weeks.

Other ventures

Woodley has pursued acting in his spare time and played roles in both ''

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'', '' Kickboxer: Vengeance'' and ''

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'', the latter being an Indian movie directed by

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. He also appears in several fight scenes of '' Escape Plan 2: Hades''. Woodley also appeared on Season 5 of the

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show ''

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''. On top of all of these other ventures, Woodley also appears in Season 3 Episode 5 of the

show '' S.W.A.T._(2017_TV_series)'' as a member of the Jamaican Posse. Additionally, he hosts a

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called "Morning Wood with Deez Nutz" and a weekly internet web show on

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called "The Hollywood Beatdown".

Personal life

Tyron has four children. He has said that his goal is to open a non-profit facility for troubled youths one day. When his hometown of

engaged in

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after the

shooting of Michael Brown On August 9, 2014, 18-year-old Michael Brown was shot and killed by police officer Darren Wilson in Ferguson, Missouri, a suburb of St. Louis. Brown was accompanied by his 22-year-old male friend Dorian Johnson. Wilson, a white male Fergu ...

, Woodley publicly condemned the rioting and lootings that took place.His favourite sport is Basketball.

Championships and accomplishments

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(One time) ***Four successful title defenses ** Knockout of the Night (One time) vs.

** Performance of the Night (Three times) vs.

and Darren Till ** Fight of the Night (Two times) **UFC.com Awards ***2013: Ranked #5 Import of the Year ***2016: Ranked #6 Fighter of the Year, Ranked #8 Knockout of the Year & Ranked #5 Fight of the Year *

**2010 Rising Star of the Year

Wrestling

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** MSHSAA All-State (1999, 2000) *

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Division I

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(2003, 2005) **

Champion (2003) *National High School Coaches Association **NHSCA Senior All-American (2000) * Real Pro Wrestling **RPW 84 kg Northern Regional Championship (2006) *

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**United States University Freestyle National Championship Runner-up (2006)

Mixed martial arts record

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Woodley, Tyron Living people Sportspeople from St. Louis County, Missouri American male mixed martial artists Missouri Tigers wrestlers Mixed martial artists from Missouri Welterweight mixed martial artists Mixed martial artists utilizing collegiate wrestling Mixed martial artists utilizing freestyle wrestling Mixed martial artists utilizing boxing Mixed martial artists utilizing Brazilian jiu-jitsu African-American mixed martial artists American male sport wrestlers American male boxers American practitioners of Brazilian jiu-jitsu People awarded a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Ultimate Fighting Championship champions Ultimate Fighting Championship male fighters 21st-century African-American sportsmen 20th-century African-American sportsmen 1982 births Boxers from Missouri