Tyron Woodley
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Woodley in 2010
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| Born | Tyron Lakent Woodley April 17, 1982 Ferguson, Missouri, U.S. |
| Other names | T-Wood, The Chosen One |
| Nationality | American |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) |
| Weight | 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st) |
| Division | Welterweight |
| Reach | 74 in (188 cm) |
| Style | Wrestling, BJJ |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Fighting out of | St. Louis, Missouri, United States |
| Team | Roufusport |
| Rank | Brown belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsuunder Ricardo Libório |
| Wrestling | NCAA Division I Wrestling |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 21 |
| Wins | 17 |
| By knockout | 6 |
| By submission | 5 |
| By decision | 6 |
| Losses | 3 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| By decision | 2 |
| Draws | 1 |
| Amateur career | |
| Total | 7 |
| Wins | 7 |
| Losses | 0 |
| Other information | |
| University | University of Missouri |
| Notable school(s) | McCluer High School |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Tyron Lanket Woodley (born April 17, 1982) is an American mixed martial artist and former amateur wrestler for the University of Missouri. He is currently signed by the UFC and is the UFC Welterweight Champion.
Tyron Woodley was born and raised in Ferguson, Missouri, an area a few miles from St. Louis, Missouri. He was born eleventh of the thirteen children of Sylvester and Deborah Woodley. He was raised by his mother after his father left early in his life. In high school, he was on the honor roll every term, received All-Conference honors in football, was a two-time state finalist in wrestling finishing 48-0 and winning a state title.
After graduating from McCluer High School in 2000, he had offers from Nebraska, Northern Iowa, and Missouri. After going on his recruiting visit to Nebraska, he had verbally committed but later discovered Nebraska's head wrestling coach had been forced to resign. He decided he would attend Mizzou and help rebuild the wrestling team. Tyron Woodley graduated from Mizzou in 2005 with a major in Agricultural Economics. He is a teammate of Current MMA fighter and 2008 Olympian Ben Askren.
Tyron Woodley got his start after walking into a local MMA gym and asking the owner about participating on the gym's amateur fight card happening in the next month. The owner trained him a little, and put him on the card. The fight lasted 20 seconds with Woodley walking away victorious. He collected a perfect 7-0 record in amateur bouts with all bouts being finished by a KO or submission.
Still an amateur, Woodley attended the open tryouts for the ninth season of The Ultimate Fighter. He was one of the final cuts before the show started.
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