CAREER INTELLIGENCE PROFILE

Tony Ferguson

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CAREER LINEAGE

High School / Academy → College → Pro / Club

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TROPHY CASE

Tournaments, Championships & Awards Won

AWARD

2025: Best Redemption (nominated), Fight of the Year (nominated)

2025 · Boxing

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2020: Ranked #6 Fight of the Year

2020 · Mixed martial arts

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2019: Ranked #9 Fight of the Year

2019 · Mixed martial arts

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2018 #2 Ranked UFC Fight of the Year

2018 · Mixed martial arts

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2018 Fight of the Year

2018 · Mixed martial arts

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2018 Fight of the Year vs. Anthony Pettis at UFC 229

2018 · Mixed martial arts

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2018: Ranked #5 Fight of the Year

2018 · Mixed martial arts

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2016: Ranked #9 Fight of the Year

2016 · Mixed martial arts

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2015 #5 Ranked Fight of the Year

2015 · Mixed martial arts

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2015: Ranked #9 Fighter of the Year, Ranked #5 Submission of the Year & Ranked #3 Fight of the Year

2015 · Mixed martial arts

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2011: Ranked #3 Newcomer of the Year

2011 · Mixed martial arts

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2010s #10 Ranked Fighter of the Decade

2010 · Mixed martial arts

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NCWA All-American (2006, 2007)

2006, 2007 · Amateur wrestling

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CHAMPIONSHIP OR TOURNAMENT

North Central Conference Champion (2006, 2007)

2006, 2007 · Amateur wrestling

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CHAMPIONSHIP OR TOURNAMENT

NCWA National Champion (2006)

2006 · Amateur wrestling

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CHAMPIONSHIP OR TOURNAMENT

MHSAA Division IV State Champion (2002)

2002 · Amateur wrestling

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MHSAA Division IV All-State (2000-2002)

2000-2002 · Amateur wrestling

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AWARD

CBS Sports

Mixed martial arts

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ESPN

Mixed martial arts

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Fight of the Night (Six times) vs. Edson Barboza, Lando Vannata, Rafael dos Anjos, Anthony Pettis, Donald Cerrone and Justin Gaethje

Mixed martial arts

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CHAMPIONSHIP OR TOURNAMENT

Interim Misfits Boxing Middleweight Championship (One time)

Boxing

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CHAMPIONSHIP OR TOURNAMENT

Interim UFC Lightweight Championship (One time)

Mixed martial arts

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Knockout of the Night (One time)

Mixed martial arts

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CHAMPIONSHIP OR TOURNAMENT

MFB Middleweight Championship (One Time)

Boxing

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MMA Fighting

Mixed martial arts

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MMA Junkie

Mixed martial arts

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Michigan High School Athletic Association

Amateur wrestling

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Misfits Boxing Awards

Boxing

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National Collegiate Wrestling Association

Amateur wrestling

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Performance of the Night (Three times)

Mixed martial arts

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Prime Fighter of the Night (One time)

Boxing

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PureCombat

Mixed martial arts

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CHAMPIONSHIP OR TOURNAMENT

PureCombat Welterweight Championship (One time)

Mixed martial arts

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Res. · Record · Opponent · Score · Date · Event · Location

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Result · Record · Opponent · Type · Round, time · Date · Age · Location · Notes

Professional

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Result · Record · Opponent · Type · Round, time · Date · Age · Location · Notes

MF–Professional

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AWARD

Second most D'Arce choke submission wins in UFC history (3) (behind Vicente Luque)

Mixed martial arts

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Seventh most significant strikes landed in UFC Lightweight division history (1221)

Mixed martial arts

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Seventh most total strikes landed in UFC Lightweight division history (1404)

Mixed martial arts

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Submission of the Night (One time)

Mixed martial arts

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CHAMPIONSHIP OR TOURNAMENT

The Ultimate Fighter 13 winner

Mixed martial arts

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AWARD

Tied (B.J. Penn, Jeremy Stephens & Tai Tuivasa) for the second longest winless streak in UFC history (8) (behind Sam Alvey)

Mixed martial arts

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Tied (Donald Cerrone, Dustin Poirier & Islam Makhachev) for fifth most finishes in UFC Lightweight division history (10)

Mixed martial arts

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Tied (Khabib Nurmagomedov) for the second longest win streak in UFC Lightweight division history (12)

Mixed martial arts

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Tied (Tai Tuivasa) for the longest losing streak in UFC history (8)

Mixed martial arts

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UFC.com Awards

Mixed martial arts

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CHAMPIONSHIP OR TOURNAMENT

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Mixed martial arts

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World MMA Awards

Mixed martial arts

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MF–Professional

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Professional

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BRAIN STORAGE

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