Urijah Faber "The California Kid"
*Fight Alert - WEC 48
Record: 23 - 3 - 0
Height: 5'6" (168cm)
Weight: 145 lbs
Age: 30

Fighting out of: Davis, USA
Camp: Team Alpha Male

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Urijah Christopher Faber (born May 14 , 1979 in Isla Vista, California) is an American mixed martial artist currently fighting in the World Extreme Cagefighting organization, where he is the former WEC World Featherweight champion. All major MMA ranking agencies listed Faber as the number-one Featherweight fighter in the World before his loss to Mike Brown.

Faber made his professional MMA debut as part of the Gladiator Challenge promotion on November 12, 2003, defeating Jay Valencia by guillotine choke at 1:22 of round 1. Faber then defeated George Adkins by TKO(strikes) on February 12, 2004, earning a shot at GC Bantamweight champion David Velasquez. On June 6, 2004, Faber defeated Velasquez by unanimous decision, becoming the new GC Bantamweight champion.

In his first title defense, Faber defeated Del Hawkins by TKO(strikes) at 3:19 of the first round on August 19, 2004. After this fight, Faber began to take fights in both GC and King of the Cage, GC's parent promotion.

Urijah Faber Fight Results
Result Opponent Method Event Date Round
Win Raphael Assuncao Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) WEC 46 - Varner vs. Henderson 01/10/2010 3
Loss Mike Thomas Brown Decision (Unanimous) WEC 41 - Brown vs. Faber 2 06/07/2009 5
Win Jens Pulver Submission (Guillotine Choke) WEC 38 - Varner vs. Cerrone 01/25/2009 1
Loss Mike Thomas Brown TKO (Punches) WEC 36 - Faber vs. Brown 11/05/2008 1
Win Jens Pulver Decision (Unanimous) WEC 34 - Sacramento 06/01/2008 5
Win Jeff Curran Submission (Guillotine Choke) WEC 31 - Faber vs. Curran 12/12/2007 2
Win Chance Farrar Submission (Rear Naked Choke) WEC 28 - WrekCage 06/03/2007 1
Win Dominick Cruz Submission (Guillotine Choke) WEC 26 - Las Vegas 03/24/2007 1
Win Joe Pearson Submission (Punches and Elbows) WEC 25 - Las Vegas 01/20/2007 1
Win Bibiano Fernandes TKO (Doctor Stoppage) KOTC - All Stars 10/28/2006 1
Win Enoch Wilson TKO (Doctor Stoppage) FCP - Malice at Cow Palace 09/09/2006 2
Win Naoya Uematsu TKO (Punches) GC 51 - Madness at the Memorial 07/01/2006 2
Win Charlie Valencia Submission (Rear Naked Choke) KOTC - Predator 05/13/2006 1
Win Cole Escovedo TKO (Corner Stoppage) WEC 19 - Undisputed 03/17/2006 2
Win Ivan Menjivar DQ (Illegal kick to downed opponent) TKO 24 - Eruption 01/28/2006 2
Win Charles Bennett Submission (Rear Naked Choke) GC 46 - Avalanche 12/11/2005 1
Win Shawn Bias Submission (Guillotine Choke) KOTC - Execution Day 10/29/2005 1
Loss Tyson Griffin TKO (Punches) GC 42 - Summer Slam 09/10/2005 3
Win Hiroyuki Abe TKO (Cut) KOTC - Mortal Sins 05/07/2005 3
Win David Granados Submission (Rear Naked Choke) GC 35 - Cold Fury 03/13/2005 1
Win Eben Kaneshiro Submission (Punches) KOTC - Revenge 11/14/2004 3
Win Rami Boukai Decision (Majority) KOTC - San Jacinto 09/24/2004 2
Win Del Hawkins TKO (Punches) GC 30 - Gladiator Challenge 30 08/19/2004 1
Win David Velasquez Decision (Unanimous) GC 27 - FightFest 2 06/03/2004 3
Win George Adkins TKO (Corner Stoppage) GC 22 - Gladiator Challenge 22 02/12/2004 2
Win Jay Valencia Submission (Guillotine Choke) GC 20 - Gladiator Challenge 20 11/13/2003 1
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