| Chris Leben | |
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| Statistics | |
| Nickname | The Crippler |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1. 80 m) |
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg/13. The pound or pound-mass (abbreviation lb, lbm, or sometimes in the United States #) is a unit of Mass 2 st) |
| Nationality | American |
| Born | July 21, 1980 |
| Fighting out of | Oahu, Hawaii |
| Town of birth | Portland, Oregon |
| Fighting style | Wrestling, Boxing |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Wins | 18 |
| By knockout | 10 |
| By submission | 4 |
| Losses | 4 |
Chris "The Crippler" Leben (born July 21, 1980 in Portland, Oregon) is a mixed martial artist (MMA) best known for his appearance on the first season of The Ultimate Fighter, a reality television series produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and broadcast on Spike TV. The stone is a unit of Weight. It is part of the Imperial system of weights and measures used in the British Isles, and formerly used in most The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Events 356 BC - Herostratus sets fire to the Temple of Artemis in Ephesus, one of the Seven Wonders of the World Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Oahu (usually Oahu outside Hawaiian and Hawaiian English) known as ''"The Gathering Place", is the third largest of the The State of Hawaii ( or həˈwaɪʔiː Hawaiian: Mokuāina o Hawaii) is a state in the United States located on an Archipelago in the Portland is a city located in the Northwestern United States, near the Confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers Oregon ( is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. Wrestling is the act of physical engagement between two people in which each wrestler strives to get an advantage over or control of the opponent Boxing (sometimes also known as English boxing or pugilism) is a Combat sport in which two participants generally of similar weight, Events 356 BC - Herostratus sets fire to the Temple of Artemis in Ephesus, one of the Seven Wonders of the World Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Portland is a city located in the Northwestern United States, near the Confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers Mixed martial arts (MMA is a full contact Combat sport that allows a wide variety of fighting techniques from a mixture of Martial arts traditions and The Ultimate Fighter is a Reality television series and Mixed martial arts (MMA competition originating from United States and produced by Spike Reality television is a genre of Television programming which presents purportedly unscripted dramatic or humorous situations documents actual events and usually features ordinary Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC is a US -based Mixed martial arts (MMA organization currently recognized as the largest MMA promotion in the world Spike (formerly called Spike TV) a division of MTV Networks, is an American cable network designed for an audience described
He holds notable wins over Mike Swick, Patrick Côté, Edwin Dewees, Jorge Rivera, Luigi Fioravanti, Jorge Santiago, Terry Martin, and Alessio Sakara. Mike “Quick” Swick (born June 19, 1979 in Houston Texas) is an American professional Mixed martial arts fighter This article is about the mixed martial arts fighter for the ice hockey player see Patrick Cote. Edwin Stanton "Bam Bam" DeWees (born August 7, 1982 in Florence South Carolina) is an American mixed martial arts fighter Jorge Rivera (born December 9, 1973) is a Basketball player from San Juan, Puerto Rico. Luigi Fioravanti is an American Mixed martial artist who fights out of Orlando, Florida with American Top Team. Jorge Santiago (born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) is a Professional Mixed martial arts (MMA fighter Terry Martin (born October 10, 1980 is an American Mixed Martial Arts fighter from Chicago, Illinois Alessio "Legionarius" Sakara (born September 2, 1981 in Rome, Italy) is an Italian Mixed martial arts fighter
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Biography
The Ultimate Fighter
Leben was considered to be one of the most controversial and outspoken fighters on the show. In the first episode he got drunk and urinated on future teammate Jason Thacker's bed, stealing his pillow afterward. After a heated confrontation where Josh Koscheck and Bobby Southworth sprayed Leben down with a hose while he was asleep, Leben punched a window out as Koscheck ran away to hide. Josh D "Kos" Koscheck (born November 30, 1977) is an American Mixed martial arts fighter from Fresno California, a former Bobby Southworth (born December 16, 1969) is an American Mixed martial arts fighter After the confrontation, UFC president Dana White set up a match between Leben and Koscheck. Dana White (born July 28, 1969 in Manchester, Connecticut) is the current President of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC Leben ended up losing the two round fight by unanimous decision due to Koscheck's ability to score points by controlling Leben on the ground. Leben was visibly upset, especially since Koscheck made no effort to advance his position, only holding Leben down.
Later in the show, teammate Nate Quarry was eliminated from the competition due to an ankle injury and was told he could choose a previously eliminated fighter to replace him. Nathan Parker "Rock" Quarry (born March 18, 1972) is a Mixed martial arts fighter who is most notable for his appearance in The He chose Leben, who was later defeated by Kenny Florian due to doctor stoppage in the first semi-final match after Florian opened up a cut above Leben’s eye with an elbow strike. Kenny " Ken Flo" Florian (born May 26 1976 in Westwood Massachusetts) is an American mixed martial artist with a background His losses on the taped show do not appear on his professional record, as those fights were officially classified by Nevada as exhibition bouts.
On April 9, 2005, Leben fought Jason Thacker on the undercard of The Ultimate Fighter's live finale. Thacker was not amused when he watched the show and found out Leben had used his bed as a urinal. Speaking with Dana White, Thacker demanded a match against Leben at the finale. The match was set up, and Leben won 95 seconds into the first round after referee stoppage due to strikes. Afterward, Leben apologized to Thacker for urinating on his bed, saying he had since given up drinking because of that incident.
MMA career
After the conclusion of the show in 2005, Leben moved to Seattle, Washington to train with the mixed martial arts team AMC Pankration. Prior to the show, he had trained with Gresham, Oregon-based Team Quest. Gresham (ˈɡrɛʃəm is a city located in Multnomah County, Oregon, United States immediately east of Portland. Team Quest is a Mixed martial arts training camp with two facilities one located in Gresham Oregon and the other in Murrieta California. He has also competed in several UFC events since the show, and is the only person to have fought in the first six Ultimate Fight Night events. Ultimate Fight Night was a Mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on August 6, 2005. Leben has an 8-3 record in the UFC, including a TKO win over fellow TUF alumni Jason Thacker, a split decision win over TUF finalist Patrick Côté, an armbar submission against Edwin Dewees, a first-round TKO over Jorge Rivera, and a unanimous decision over Luigi Fioravanti. This article is about the mixed martial arts fighter for the ice hockey player see Patrick Cote. In Grappling, an Armlock is a single or double Joint lock that hyperextends hyperflexes or hyperrotates the Elbow Joint And/Or Shoulder Edwin Stanton "Bam Bam" DeWees (born August 7, 1982 in Florence South Carolina) is an American mixed martial arts fighter Jorge Luis Rivera (born February 28, 1972) is a mixed martial arts fighter who was featured on The Ultimate Fighter 4. Luigi Fioravanti is an American Mixed martial artist who fights out of Orlando, Florida with American Top Team.
Leben was defeated by Anderson Silva at UFC Ultimate Fight Night 5 on June 28, 2006 by knockout 49 seconds into the first round. Anderson "The Spider" Silva (born April 14 1975 is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt and mixed martial artist. Ultimate Fight Night 5 was a Mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on June 28, 2006. Events 1098 - Fighters of the First Crusade defeat Kerbogha of Mosul. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Despite such a devastating loss, he wanted to be back in the ring and fighting immediately to prove he had not lost his edge. He got his fight at UFC Fight Night 6 on August 17, 2006. UFC Fight Night 6 was a Mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on August 17, 2006. He defeated Jorge Santiago by knockout 35 seconds into the second round. Jorge Santiago (born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) is a Professional Mixed martial arts (MMA fighter
Leben then lost at UFC 66 to Canadian fighter Jason MacDonald by modified guillotine choke with less than a minute remaining in the second round. UFC 66 Liddell vs Ortiz was a Mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on December 30, 2006. Jason Macdonald (born 3 November 1980 in Lawrence New Zealand) is a NZ Rugby union player ( Hooker) currently playing The guillotine choke is a Chokehold in Martial arts applied from in front of the opponent Leben then lost to Canadian Kalib Starnes by unanimous decision at UFC 71 on May 26, 2007. Kalib Axel Starnes (born January 6, 1975) is a Canadian professional Mixed martial artist. UFC 71 Liddell vs Jackson was a Mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
Since UFC 71, Leben has moved to East Oahu, Hawaii to accept the main coaching job at Icon Fitness MMA Gym. UFC 71 Liddell vs Jackson was a Mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Oahu (usually Oahu outside Hawaiian and Hawaiian English) known as ''"The Gathering Place", is the third largest of the The State of Hawaii ( or həˈwaɪʔiː Hawaiian: Mokuāina o Hawaii) is a state in the United States located on an Archipelago in the ICON Sport promoter T. ICON Sport, formerly known as SUPERBRAWL Icon Sport, is a Mixed martial arts (MMA organization based in Honolulu Hawaii. Jay Thompson has commented, saying, "I am very excited to have Chris at our new facility. His energy and overall enthusiasm for the sport will add tremendously to our gym. I am very impressed with the family friendly 'outside of the cage' personality of Chris and what that will mean to our members. "
Leben was offered a main event fight against Mike Swick at UFC Fight Night 11, but turned down the fight for unknown reasons. Mike “Quick” Swick (born June 19, 1979 in Houston Texas) is an American professional Mixed martial arts fighter [1] Leben instead took on Terry Martin on the same UFC Fight Night 11 card, defeating Martin by knockout at 3:56 of the third round. Terry Martin (born October 10, 1980 is an American Mixed Martial Arts fighter from Chicago, Illinois
His last fight was against Alessio Sakara at UFC 82, which he won by TKO in the first round. Alessio "Legionarius" Sakara (born September 2, 1981 in Rome, Italy) is an Italian Mixed martial arts fighter UFC 82 Pride of a Champion was a Mixed martial arts (MMA event that took place on 1st March, 2008 at the Nationwide Arena in Sakara announced his drop down to middleweight before taking the fight.
MMAJunkie. com reported on April 30, 2008, that Leben was arrested in Oregon by Clackamas County Sheriffs for DUI stemming from an earlier date. Oregon ( is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. Clackamas County (ˈklækəmɪs is a county located in the US Driving under the influence of alcohol ( driving while intoxicated, drunk driving, drinking and driving, drink-driving) or other drugs [2] He was kept in jail and temporarily held without bond for allegedly violating his probation. Leben was then sentenced to 35 days in jail, causing his fight scheduled for UFC 85 against Michael Bisping to be cancelled. UFC 85 Bedlam was a Mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC on June 7 2008 at The O2 Michael Gavin Joseph Bisping (born February 28, 1979 in Cyprus) is an English Mixed martial artist (MMA from Manchester [2]
MMA record
| 18 Wins, 4 Losses, 0 Draws[3][4] | |||||||
| Date | Result | Opponent | Event | Method | Round | Time | |
| 3/1/2008 | Win | Alessio Sakara | UFC 82: Pride Of A Champion | TKO (Strikes) | 1 | 3:16 | Won Knock Out of the Night Honors |
| 9/19/2007 | Win | Terry Martin | UFC Fight Night 11 | KO (Punch) | 3 | 3:56 | |
| 5/26/2007 | Loss | Kalib Starnes | UFC 71: Liddell vs. Jackson | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | Won Fight of the Night Honors |
| 12/30/2006 | Loss | Jason MacDonald | UFC 66: Liddell vs. Ortiz 2 | Submission (Modified Guillotine Choke) | 2 | 4:03 | |
| 8/17/2006 | Win | Jorge Santiago | UFC Fight Night 6 | KO (Punch) | 2 | 0:35 | |
| 6/28/2006 | Loss | Anderson Silva | UFC Ultimate Fight Night 5 | KO (Knee) | 1 | 0:49 | |
| 4/6/2006 | Win | Luigi Fioravanti | UFC Ultimate Fight Night 4 | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| 1/16/2006 | Win | Jorge Rivera | UFC Ultimate Fight Night 3 | TKO (Strikes) | 1 | 1:44 | |
| 10/3/2005 | Win | Edwin Dewees | UFC Ultimate Fight Night 2 | Submission (Armbar) | 1 | 3:26 | |
| 8/6/2005 | Win | Patrick Côté | UFC Ultimate Fight Night | Decision (Split) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| 4/9/2005 | Win | Jason Thacker | UFC Ultimate Fighter Finale | TKO (Strikes) | 1 | 1:35 | |
| 6/26/2004 | Win | Benji Radach | SF 4: Fight For Freedom | TKO (Injury, Broken Jaw) | 3 | ? | |
| 5/14/2004 | Loss | Joe Doerksen | Freestyle Fighting Championships 9 | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| 4/17/2004 | Win | Justin Davis | SF 3: Dome | KO | 1 | ? | |
| 1/16/2004 | Win | Mike Swick | WEC 9: Cold Blooded | KO (Punch) | 2 | 0:45 | |
| 11/13/2003 | Win | James Fanshier | Gladiator Challenge 20 | Decision | 3 | 5:00 | |
| 10/17/2003 | Win | Brian Sleeman | WEC 8: Halloween Fury 2 | Submission (Armbar) | 1 | 3:15 | |
| 8/23/2003 | Win | Landon Showalter | QP - Second Coming | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| 3/8/2003 | Win | John Hall | FCFF: Rumble at the Roseland 6 | TKO (Corner Stoppage) | 2 | 5:00 | |
| 12/14/2002 | Win | Ben Birtcher | FCFF: Rumble at the Roseland 5 | TKO | 1 | 3:00 | |
| 11/9/2002 | Win | Bryce Hamilton | UFCF: Fall Brawl | Submission | 1 | ? | |
| 8/10/2002 | Win | Justin Terherst | FCFF: Rumble at the Roseland 4 | Submission | 1 | 2:30 | |
Notes and references
- ^ Leben, Martin Set for UFN 11. Alessio "Legionarius" Sakara (born September 2, 1981 in Rome, Italy) is an Italian Mixed martial arts fighter UFC 82 Pride of a Champion was a Mixed martial arts (MMA event that took place on 1st March, 2008 at the Nationwide Arena in Terry Martin (born October 10, 1980 is an American Mixed Martial Arts fighter from Chicago, Illinois Kalib Axel Starnes (born January 6, 1975) is a Canadian professional Mixed martial artist. UFC 71 Liddell vs Jackson was a Mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Jason Macdonald (born 3 November 1980 in Lawrence New Zealand) is a NZ Rugby union player ( Hooker) currently playing UFC 66 Liddell vs Ortiz was a Mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on December 30, 2006. The guillotine choke is a Chokehold in Martial arts applied from in front of the opponent Jorge Santiago (born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) is a Professional Mixed martial arts (MMA fighter UFC Fight Night 6 was a Mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on August 17, 2006. Anderson "The Spider" Silva (born April 14 1975 is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt and mixed martial artist. Ultimate Fight Night 5 was a Mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on June 28, 2006. Luigi Fioravanti is an American Mixed martial artist who fights out of Orlando, Florida with American Top Team. Ultimate Fight Night 4 was a Mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on April 6, 2006. Jorge Luis Rivera (born February 28, 1972) is a mixed martial arts fighter who was featured on The Ultimate Fighter 4. Ultimate Fight Night 3 was a Mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on January 16, 2006. Edwin Stanton "Bam Bam" DeWees (born August 7, 1982 in Florence South Carolina) is an American mixed martial arts fighter Ultimate Fight Night 2 was a Mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on October 3, 2005. In Grappling, an Armlock is a single or double Joint lock that hyperextends hyperflexes or hyperrotates the Elbow Joint And/Or Shoulder This article is about the mixed martial arts fighter for the ice hockey player see Patrick Cote. Ultimate Fight Night was a Mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on August 6, 2005. The debut season of The Ultimate Fighter (later designated The Ultimate Fighter 1) premiered on January 18, 2005. Benji Russell Radach (born April 5, 1979) is an American Mixed martial arts fighter Joseph Daniel Doerksen (born October 9, 1977) is a Canadian mixed martial artist (MMA from New Bothwell Manitoba. Mike “Quick” Swick (born June 19, 1979 in Houston Texas) is an American professional Mixed martial arts fighter In Grappling, an Armlock is a single or double Joint lock that hyperextends hyperflexes or hyperrotates the Elbow Joint And/Or Shoulder Nokaut. com (2007-07-20). Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1304 - Wars of Scottish Independence: Fall of Stirling Castle - King Edward I of England takes the last rebel stronghold Retrieved on 2007-07-20. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1304 - Wars of Scottish Independence: Fall of Stirling Castle - King Edward I of England takes the last rebel stronghold
- ^ a b UFC Fighter Chris Leben Arrested for DUI. MMA Junkie. com (April 30, 2008). Retrieved on 2008-05-01. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 305 - Diocletian and Maximian retire from the office of Roman Emperor.
- ^ Sherdog Fight Finder - Chris Leben's Mixed Martial Arts Statistics. Retrieved on 2006-06-01. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 193 - Roman Emperor Didius Julianus is Assassinated 987 - Hugh Capet is elected
- ^ The results of fights that took place on The Ultimate Fighter are not counted on competitor’s professional records (except for the fights during the live season finale), as they were considered exhibition bouts.
External links
- Official website
- Professional MMA record for Chris Leben from Sherdog
- Chris Leben at MySpace
- UFC Profile
- Chris Leben at the Internet Movie Database
- Chris Leben arrested for DUI
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