Thomas Denny (fighter)
| Thomas Denny | |
|---|---|
| Born |
April 19, 1971 Hesperia, California, United States |
| Other names | Wildman |
| Nationality | American |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Weight | 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st) |
| Division | Welterweight |
| Fighting out of | Hesperia, California, United States |
| Team | Team Wildman Vale Tudo |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 49 |
| Wins | 27 |
| By knockout | 6 |
| By submission | 16 |
| By decision | 4 |
| By disqualification | 1 |
| Losses | 21 |
| By knockout | 5 |
| By submission | 10 |
| By decision | 6 |
| Draws | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Thomas Denny (born April 19, 1971) is an American mixed martial artist. He competes in the Welterweight division, and is the former King of the Cage Welterweight Champion. In addition to King of the Cage, Denny has also competed in the WEC, EliteXC, Shooto, MFC, and ShoXC.
Denny was born in Hesperia, California, where he also runs his own training camp, Team Wildman Vale Tudo. Growing up, however, Denny faced many hardships as a child, being raised in a very dysfunctional family, he found boxing when he was 10 years old, before turning to kickboxing when he was 19. While training in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, he viewed an International Vale Tudo fight that featured Jose Landi and Denny became hooked to mixed martial arts.
Denny made his debut in 1999 against future UFC veteran, Doug Evans, winning by rear-naked choke. However, the inexperienced Denny would only win one of his next seven fights, with three of the losses to future stars, Yves Edwards, Tetsuji Kato, and Jutaro Nakao.
However, he would eventually get himself back on track, holding a record of 17-11 before being given a shot at the King of the Cage Welterweight Championship against James Franshier. Denny lost by split decision, but would later win the King of the Cage Welterweight Championship in a rematch with Franshier, winning by TKO from punches. Denny then dropped two straight fights, losing his belt in the next fight and then losing again to future UFC veteran Alex Karalexis, before winning his next fight against UFC and future Strikeforce veteran Tony Fryklund via submission. Five fights later, in 2008 Denny fought against Joe Camacho for the King of the Cage Junior Welterweight Championship, but lost by knockout from a punch.
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