Chris Weidman
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| Born |
June 17, 1984 Baldwin, Nassau County, New York, U.S. |
| Other names | The All-American |
| Nationality | American |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight | 186 lb (84 kg; 13.3 st) |
| Division | Middleweight |
| Reach | 78.0 in (198 cm) |
| Style | Boxing, Wrestling, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu |
| Fighting out of | Baldwin, New York |
| Team | Serra-Longo Fight Team Ricardo Almeida BJJ |
| Trainer | Jiu-Jitsu Coach: Matt Serra Striking Coach: Ray Longo/Mark Henry |
| Rank | Black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsuunder Matt Serra and Renzo Gracie |
| Wrestling | NCAA Division I Wrestling |
| Years active | 2009–present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 15 |
| Wins | 13 |
| By knockout | 6 |
| By submission | 3 |
| By decision | 4 |
| Losses | 2 |
| By knockout | 2 |
| University | Hofstra University |
| Notable school(s) | Baldwin Senior High School |
| Website | http://chrisweidman.com/ |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Christopher James "Chris" Weidman (born June 17, 1984) is an American mixed martial artist. He is the former UFC Middleweight Champion. He is ranked as the #3 middleweight in the world by Sherdog. In 2012, Chris Weidman became the first man to defeat Anderson Silva inside the UFC to become the Middleweight Champion, which he held for approximately two years.
Chris Weidman was born in Baldwin, New York, the second of three children. He is of German and Irish descent. He and his older brother were involved in numerous athletic activities. Chris started wrestling at a very young age. With his natural athleticism he mastered the sport very quickly. He attended Baldwin Senior High School on Long Island where he was a Nassau County and New York state wrestling champion. He was an All-American in Cadet Freestyle and Greco Roman.
A standout in college, he earned All-American wrestling honors twice at Nassau Community College before transferring to Hofstra. He became the first junior college wrestler in history to be a NYS Collegiate Champion. At Hofstra, he became a two-time Division I All-American, placing 3rd at the NCAA tournament his senior year. Weidman graduated from Hofstra University with a bachelor's degree in psychology.
Chistopher James "Chris" Weidman met Gabriel “Monsta” Toribio while attending Hofstra who invited Weidman to come to Matt and Nick Serra's BJJ Academy a few miles from campus in Levittown, New York to help some of the fighters with their wrestling. Weidman also took some jiu-jitsu classes and within three months he competed in and won The East Coast Grappler's Quest in his weight class and the Absolute Division with all 13 matches ending in submissions.
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