Brian Ebersole
| Brian Ebersole | |
|---|---|
| Born |
November 27, 1980 La Porte, Indiana, United States |
| Other names | Bad Boy |
| Nationality | American |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st) |
| Division |
Lightweight Welterweight (current) Middleweight Light Heavyweight Heavyweight |
| Reach | 73.0 in (185 cm) |
| Fighting out of | Phuket, Thailand |
| Team | Tiger Muay Thai Kimekai / ESS Performance |
| Wrestling | NCAA Division I Wrestler |
| Years active | 2000–2015 |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 71 |
| Wins | 51 |
| By knockout | 14 |
| By submission | 20 |
| By decision | 17 |
| Losses | 18 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| By submission | 9 |
| By decision | 8 |
| Draws | 1 |
| No contests | 1 |
| Other information | |
| University | Eastern Illinois University |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Brian Keith Ebersole (born November 27, 1980) is a retired American professional mixed martial artist who competed in the UFC's Welterweight division, and holds a record of 5-3 with the organization. In addition to the UFC, Ebersole has competed in Shooto, Strikeforce, the San Jose Razorclaws of the IFL and King of the Cage. Ebersole retired after having 71 professional MMA fights between 2000 and 2016.
Ebersole grew up in Bradley, Illinois. His grandfather started the Bradley-Bourbonnais Youth Wrestling Club in Illinois which served as Ebersole's introduction to amateur wrestling. He began wrestling when he was in kindergarten, was a standout wrestler in middle and high school and earned academic and athletic scholarships to Eastern Illinois University (EIU). He started training with Matt Hughes off and on during his time at EIU, which served as his introduction to mixed martial arts.
In November 2000 Ebersole was arrested following a fight with a Southern Illinois University hockey player. Although the charges were later dropped, Ebersole lost his wrestling scholarship as a result and dropped out of college soon after. Ebersole was a great student, but lost motivation to continue with his education as he could no longer wrestle, leaving with a year's worth of classes not finished. After leaving EIU Ebersole worked on a pig farm before eventually moving to California to train at American Kickboxing Academy (AKA) with Jon Fitch and Bob Cook.
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