Tra Telligman
| Tra Telligman | |
|---|---|
| Born |
February 7, 1965 Fort Worth, Texas, United States |
| Other names | Trauma |
| Nationality | American |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight | 233 lb (106 kg; 16.6 st) |
| Division | Heavyweight |
| Fighting out of | Dallas, Texas, United States |
| Team | Lion's Den |
| Years active | 1995–2005 |
| Professional boxing record | |
| Total | 6 |
| Wins | 4 |
| By knockout | 3 |
| Losses | 2 |
| By knockout | 2 |
| Draws | 0 |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 13 |
| Wins | 7 |
| By knockout | 2 |
| By submission | 4 |
| By decision | 1 |
| Losses | 5 |
| By knockout | 4 |
| By decision | 1 |
| Draws | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Tracy Telligman (most often billed as "Tra" Telligman /ˈtreɪ/; born February 7, 1965) is a retired American mixed martial artist and boxer who has fought in the UFC, PRIDE, and Pancrase. He is also known for fighting despite having only one pectoral muscle.
Telligman was born in Dallas, Texas. He was in a car accident when he was only one and a half years old, and as a result, he is missing his right pectoral and also his right lung, leaving a deep recess in his chest. The accident also crushed his ribs and he has lived with the deformity ever since. Telligman began training in Karate when he was 8 years old, continuing until he was 13 years old, and then began boxing until he was 15. He then began training in jiu-jitsu and participated in a full-contact Karate contest when he was in high school.
Telligman began training with the famed Lion's Den gym after meeting Ken Shamrock and fellow-Texas native and karate practitioner, Guy Mezger. Tellgiman's first professional fight was in 1995, and he won his first three fights, all by strikes in the first round before being invited to compete in the UFC.
Telligman made his UFC debut at UFC 12 in the UFC 12 Heavyweight Tournament against future UFC Light Heavyweight Champion, Vitor Belfort. Telligman was handed his first professional loss from a cut only one minute into the fight and Belfort would go on to win the tournament.
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