Ben Nguyen

Ben Nguyen
Born (1988-08-03) August 3, 1988
Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States
Other names Ben 10
Nationality American
Height 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Weight 125 lb (57 kg; 8.9 st)
Division Flyweight
Bantamweight
Reach 65.5 in (166 cm)
Style Taekwondo, Muay Thai, Judo, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Fighting out of Brisbane, Australia
Rank 3rd degree black belt in Taekwondo[1]
Brown belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu[2]
Green belt in Judo[1]
Kickboxing record
Total 5
Wins 5
By knockout 2
Losses 0
Mixed martial arts record
Total 23
Wins 17
By knockout 10
By submission 4
By decision 3
Losses 6
By knockout 5
By submission 1
Draws 0
Other information
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Ben Nguyen or Nguyễn Ben, nickname Ben 10 (born 1988, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, US) is a Vietnamese-American mixed martial artist, who at the moment competes as a flyweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), holding a record of 3–1 with the organization. He is also Nitro Bantamweight Champion,[3] K-Oz Bantamweight Champion[4] and No. 1 Bantamweight in Australia.[1] He is currently ranked as the #15 flyweight in official UFC rankings.

Background

Born and raised in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Nguyen took a Taekwondo course after being bullied in middle school. After high school, he went to college to become an engineer but then he switched paths to follow his dream of becoming an MMA fighter.

MMA career

Nguyen began his profession mixed martial arts career while working during the day as a computer technician. In 2012 he went to Thailand to attend Tiger Muay Thai & MMA Scholar Athlete program. He then moved to Brisbane, Australia fighting from there. After becoming Nitro Bantamweight Champion, K-Oz Bantamweight Champion and No. 1 Bantamweight in Australia, in 2015, he started to compete as a flyweight in the UFC and won his first 2 fights in the first round, 1 per TKO and the other per submission. All in all, he has a MMA record with 16 wins (10 wins by KO, four by submission (2 RNC, armbar, triangle), 7 first round finishes), 5 losses.

He achieved internet fame when his fight versus Julian Wallace surfaced on YouTube. Wallace attempted to intimidate Nguyen at the pre fight weigh-ins, by getting into his face and trying to put Nguyen off his game.[5][6] This tactic, however, was ineffective as Nguyen knocked Wallace out within 25 seconds of the first round. The video of this fight went viral and has amassed over 18 million views on YouTube, and over a 100 million views on Facebook and other social network platforms.[7][8][9]

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Nguyen made his promotional debut, facing Alptekin Özkılıç on May 10, 2015 at UFC Fight Night 65.[10] He won the fight via KO in the first round.[11]

Nguyen faced Ryan Benoit on November 15, 2015 at UFC 193.[12] He won the fight via submission in the first round.[13]

Nguyen was expected to face Justin Scoggins on March 20, 2016 at UFC Fight Night 85.[14] However, Scoggins pulled out of the fight in the week leading up to the event citing injury. As a result, Nguyen was pulled from the card entirely.[15]

Nguyen next faced Louis Smolka on July 13, 2016 at UFC Fight Night 91.[16] He lost the fight via TKO in the second round.[17]

Nguyen faced Geane Herrera on November 27, 2016 at UFC Fight Night 101.[18] He won the fight via unanimous decision.[19]

Personal life

Ben met his wife, Brisbane kickboxer April Adams, while training in Thailand, eventually following her to make Brisbane his home. They married in late 2015.[20]

Mixed martial arts record

Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Win 17–6 Geane Herrera Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Brunson November 27, 2016 3 5:00 Melbourne, Australia
Loss 16–6 Louis Smolka TKO (punches and elbows) UFC Fight Night: McDonald vs. Lineker July 13, 2016 2 4:41 Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States
Win 16–5 Ryan Benoit Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC 193 November 15, 2015 1 2:35 Melbourne, Australia
Win 15–5 Alp Ozkilic KO (punches) UFC Fight Night: Miocic vs. Hunt May 10, 2015 1 4:59 Adelaide, Australia Flyweight debut.
Win 14–5 Reece McLaren Decision (unanimous) Nitro MMA – Nitro 12 October 11, 2014 5 5:00 Logan City, Australia Defended the Nitro MMA Bantamweight Championship.
Win 13–5 Julian Wallace KO (punch) Nitro MMA – Nitro 11 March 8, 2013 1 0:25 Logan City, Australia Won the Nitro MMA Bantamweight Championship.
Win 12–5 Shantaram Maharaj Submission (rear-naked choke) K-Oz Entertainment – Bragging Rights 6: Night of Titles July 27, 2013 3 3:58 Madeley, Australia
Win 11–5 Luke Morris Decision (unanimous) K.O. Martial Arts – Adrenalin-Unleashed June 29, 2013 3 5:00 Eatons Hill, Australia
Win 10–5 Kian Pham TKO (punches) Australia Regional April 27, 2013 2 2:48 Brisbane, Australia
Win 9–5 Greg Penaloza TKO (doctor stoppage) Roshambo MMA 1 – In the Cage April 6, 2013 2 5:00 Brisbane, Australia
Win 8–5 Andrew Whitney Submission (armbar) The Cage Inc. – Battle at the Border 9 April 23, 2011 1 3:48 Hankinson, North Dakota, United States
Loss 7–5 Chavalit Sityodtong TKO (punches) MC – Martial Combat 7 August 18, 2010 2 N/A Sentosa, Singapore
Win 7–4 Laramie Shaffer TKO (doctor stoppage) OFC – Battle at Huset's Speedway July 31, 2010 1 5:00 Brandon, South Dakota, United States
Loss 6–4 Josh Phillips TKO (punches) The Cage Inc. – Battle at the Border 5 May 15, 2010 4 3:51 Hankinson, North Dakota, United States
Loss 6–3 Eric Perez TKO (punches) Canadian Fighting Championship 3 November 13, 2009 2 4:20 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Loss 6–2 Alexis Vila KO (punch) PFC: Best of Both Worlds February 6, 2009 2 0:34 Lemoore, California, United States
Win 6–1 Danny Schroder TKO (corner stoppage) TCI – Fight Hunger October 17, 2008 2 2:07 Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States
Win 5–1 Nate Hansen Submission (triangle choke) The Cage Inc. – Summer Slam 4 June 14, 2008 1 1:30 Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States
Win 4–1 Nick Holbrook KO (punches) Fury Fights – Battle in Brookings 3 April 21, 2007 2 2:36 Brookings, South Dakota, United States
Win 3–1 Mitch Wisner TKO (punches) Fury Fights – Temple Fight Night 2 March 10, 2007 1 2:00 Brookings, South Dakota, United States
Win 2–1 Chuck Page KO (elbows) Fury Fights – Temple Fight Night 1 March 1, 2007 1 3:12 Brookings, South Dakota, United States
Win 1–1 Jess Fuhriman KO (punches) Fury Fights – Battle in Brookings 2 February 24, 2007 1 0:34 Brookings, South Dakota, United States
Loss 0–1 Austin Peterson Submission (rear-naked choke) Fury Fights – Battle in Brookings 1 December 2, 2006 2 0:58 Brookings, South Dakota, United States

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Ben Nguyen - Official UFC Fighter Profile". UFC.com. Retrieved July 17, 2016.
  2. ↑ Ben 10 Nguyen (@Ben10MMA) (June 29, 2016). ""Caught by surprise tonight with a belt promotion to brow [sic] belt!"". Twitter. Retrieved December 4, 2016.
  3. ↑ Nitro MMA’s Ben Nguyen: Everything Down to a Science, combatpress, October 8, 2014
  4. ↑ Bantamweight – Ben Nguyen, k-ozentertainment
  5. ↑ Goyder, James (2015-06-04). "How a Video Going Viral Helped Launch the UFC Career of Ben Nguyen | FIGHTLAND". Fightland.vice.com. Retrieved 2016-02-20.
  6. ↑ "Ben Nguyen: Not Your Typical UFC Debut Story - Ultimate Fighting Championship-Mobile". M.uk.ufc.com. Retrieved 2016-02-20.
  7. ↑ "Ben Nguyen will fight in his home town at UFC Brisbane next month". Heraldsun.com.au. Retrieved 2016-02-20.
  8. ↑ Nguyen, Michael D. "Baby-Faced Brawler: Ben Nguyen Scores UFC Contract After Viral Knockout". NBC News. Retrieved 2016-02-20.
  9. ↑ Cepeda, Elias (2015-11-17). "Ben Nguyen hopes UFC success helps him become more than 'internet famous'". FOX Sports. Retrieved 2016-02-20.
  10. ↑ Staff (April 1, 2015). "Australian based fighter Ben Nguyen signs with UFC, slated to meet Alptekin Ozkilic at UFC Adelaide". fightnewsaustralia.com. Retrieved April 1, 2015.
  11. ↑ Brent Brookhouse (May 9, 2015). "UFC Fight Night 65 results: Ben Nguyen stops Alptekin Ozkilic with one second left in first". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved May 9, 2014.
  12. ↑ Staff (2015-09-03). "UFC 193 adds Ryan Benoit vs. Ben Nguyen". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2015-09-03.
  13. ↑ Matt Erickson (November 15, 2015). "UFC 193 results: Ben Nguyen takes out Ryan Benoit with ease with first-round choke". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved November 15, 2015.
  14. ↑ Emma Challands (2016-02-11). "UFC Brisbane: Ben Nguyen vs Justin Scoggins and added to Fight Night 85 card". fightnewsaustralia.com. Retrieved 2016-02-11.
  15. ↑ Staff (2016-03-12). "Nguyen vs. Scoggins scrapped, Laprise now meets Pearson in UFC Fight Night 85 shuffle". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-03-12.
  16. ↑ Staff (2016-04-21). "Ben Nguyen vs. Louis Smolka added to UFC Fight Night 91". themmareport.com. Retrieved 2016-04-21.
  17. ↑ Ben Fowlkes (2016-07-13). "UFC Fight Night 91 results: Louis Smolka takes out hometown fan favorite Ben Nguyen in second". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-07-13.
  18. ↑ FNA Staff (2016-10-12). "UFC Melbourne: Ben Nguyen faces Geane Herrera". fightnewsaustralia.com. Retrieved 2016-10-12.
  19. ↑ Ben Fowlkes (2016-11-27). "UFC Fight Night 101 results: Ben Nguyen cruises past Geane Herrera for easy unanimous decision". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-11-27.
  20. ↑ UFC Fight Night 65: Miocic v Hunt: Queensland well represented on Adelaide card, smh.com.au, May 7, 2015
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