Tony Ferguson

Tony Ferguson
Data
Fight name	El Cucuy
size	180 cm
Weight	70 kg
nationality	United States
Date of birth	February 12, 1984
place of birth	Oxnard , California , USA
MMA statistics
Victories	25th
Knockout	12
Points	5
Defeats	4th
task	0
draw	0

Anthony Armand Ferguson Padilla (born February 12, 1984 in Oxnard , California ) is an American mixed martial arts fighter in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) lightweight .

He has been fighting there since winning The Ultimate Fighter Championship in 2011 . In June 2019, Nurmagomedow was ranked second in the UFC lightweight ranking, behind Khabib, and 12th in the UFC pound for pound ranking.

Childhood and youth

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Although he was born in California, Ferguson grew up mainly in Muskegon , Michigan . He is of Mexican descent. However, his last name comes from his Scottish- American stepfather. Ferguson was enrolled as an athlete at Muskegon Catholic Central High School in American football , baseball, and wrestling . In wrestling, he won the 2002 college state championships.

After high school, Ferguson enrolled at Central Michigan University but went to Grand Valley State University . He also attended Muskegon Community College , where in 2006 he won the College Internal Wrestling Championship in his weight class.

After college, he moved to live with relatives in California and worked in marketing and sales, as well as a bartender. There he came into contact with the MMA scene and a little later decided to focus full-time on this sport.

MMA career

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Private life

Ferguson is married and has one son.

In March 2019, his wife applied for a ban on contact with the motive of providing her husband with psychological help after she believed he had changed his personality and saw paranoia . He, who also suffered from insomnia , was not violent towards her. UFC President Dana White said Tony Ferguson's personal problems prevented him from continuing to do MMA. In April 2019, she dropped the application. At the same time it was announced that Tony would be planning his next fight.

Championships and Achievements

Amateur wrestling

• National Collegiate Wrestling Association (NCWA)
  • NCWA National Champion (2006)
  • NCWA All-American (2006, 2007)
  • North Central Conference Champion (2006, 2007)
• Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA)
  • MHSAA Division IV State Champion (2002)
  • MHSAA Division IV All-State (2000-2002)

MMA

• Ultimate Fighting Championship
  • Interim UFC Lightweight Champion
  • The Ultimate Fighter 13
  • Fight of the Night (5x)
  • Knockout of the Night (1x)
  • Submission of the Night (1x)
  • Performance of the Night (3x)
  • Longest series of wins (12) in the history of the UFC lightweight
• PureCombat
  • PureCombat Welterweight Championship (1 ×)

Web links

Commons : Tony Ferguson (fighter)  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Tony Ferguson in the database of Sherdog (English)
• Tony Ferguson at UFC.com

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Tony Ferguson's profile on ufc.com
2. ↑ STATE OF NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY Mixed Martial Arts Show Results
3. ↑ Rankings | UFC .
4. ↑ Archived copy . Archived from the original on October 22, 2017. Retrieved October 22, 2017.
5. ↑ Archived copy . Archived from the original on October 22, 2017. Retrieved October 22, 2017.
6. ↑ Steven Marrocco: Tony Ferguson's wife files restraining order after multiple police visits to home . USA Today Sports. Retrieved March 15, 2019.
7. ^ Tony Ferguson's wife files for restraining order, concerned for his well being . In: sports.yahoo.com . March 15, 2019. Retrieved March 15, 2019.
8. ↑ Tony Ferguson's wife drops restraining order case . In: MMAFighting.com . April 23, 2019. Accessed April 23, 2019.
9. ↑ Damon Martin: Tony Ferguson outduels Rafael dos Anjos in five-round was . foxsports.com. November 6, 2016. Archived from the original on November 8, 2016. Retrieved on November 6, 2016.
10. ↑ Tristen Critchfield: 'TUF 22' Finale Bonuses: Tony Ferguson Earns $ 100K for Wild Win Over Edson Barboza . sherdog.com. December 12, 2015. Archived from the original on December 15, 2015. Retrieved on December 12, 2015.
11. ↑ UFC 229 Bonuses, Live Gate & Attendance Revealed • MMA News (en-US) . In: MMA News , October 7, 2018. 
12. ↑ UFC 238 bonuses: Tony Ferguson, 'Cowboy' Cerrone get a clear 'Fight of Night' winner ( en ) June 9, 2019. Accessed June 9, 2019.
13. ↑ UFC Fight Night 91 results: Tony Ferguson gets stiff test, but taps Lando Vannata in second | MMAjunkie. July 17, 2016, accessed June 26, 2019 .