Georges St-Pierre
| Georges St-Pierre | |
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St-Pierre in February 2009
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| Born |
May 19, 1981 Saint-Isidore, Québec, Canada |
| Other names | GSP Rush |
| Residence | Montréal, Québec, Canada |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Weight | 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb) |
| Division | Welterweight |
| Reach | 76 in (193 cm) |
| Style | Wrestling, Boxing, Kyokushin, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, Muay Thai |
| Fighting out of | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Team |
Jackson's MMA Tristar Gym Grudge Training Center Renzo Gracie Academy |
| Trainer |
Head Trainer: Firas Zahabi Strategy: Greg Jackson Boxing: Howard Grant/Freddie Roach Muay Thai: Phil Nurse Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu: John Danaher, Bruno Fernandes, Renzo Gracie Strength: Pierre Roy Gymnastics: Patrick Beauchamp |
| Rank | 3rd dan black belt in Kyokushin kaikan 1st-degree Black Belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Gracie Barra Montreal Black belt in Gaidojutsu Black belt in Shidōkan |
| Years active | 2002–2013, 2017–present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 27 |
| Wins | 25 |
| By knockout | 8 |
| By submission | 5 |
| By decision | 12 |
| Losses | 2 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| By submission | 1 |
| Website | http://www.gspofficial.com/ |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
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Official UFC Fighter Profile |
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Georges St-Pierre (French pronunciation: [ʒɔʁʒ sɛ̃ pjɛʁ]; born May 19, 1981), often referred to as GSP, is a Canadian mixed martial artist (MMA) and a three-time former Welterweight Champion of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), having won the title twice in 2006 and 2008, as well as an Interim title in 2007. Frequently cited as one of the greatest MMA fighters of all time, St-Pierre was ranked as the #1 welterweight in the world for several years by Sherdog and numerous other publications. In 2008, 2009, and 2010 he was named the Canadian Athlete of the Year by Rogers Sportsnet.Fight Matrix lists him as the top MMA Welterweight of all time and most accomplished fighter in MMA history. On December 13, 2013, holding the record for most wins in title bouts and the second longest combined title streak in UFC history (2,204 days).
Georges St-Pierre, a French-speaking Quebecer, was born on May 19, 1981 in Saint-Isidore, Quebec, to Roland and Pauline St-Pierre. St-Pierre had a difficult childhood, attending a school where others would steal his clothes and money. As a child he played hockey, skated and participated in several sports. He began learning Kyokushin karate at age seven from his father and later from a Kyokushin Karate Master to defend himself against a school bully. He took up wrestling, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and boxing after his karate teacher died when he was around 16 years old. Before turning pro as a mixed martial artist, St-Pierre worked as a bouncer at a Montreal night club in the South Shore called Fuzzy Brossard and as a garbageman for six months to pay for his school fees. Turning pro at age of 21 he had a black belt in Kyokushin already.
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