Uriah Hall
| Uriah Hall | |
|---|---|
| Born |
July 31, 1984 Spanish Town, Jamaica |
| Other names | Prime Time |
| Nationality | Jamaican |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st) |
| Division | Middleweight |
| Reach | 79 in (201 cm) |
| Style | TSMMA, Kickboxing, Kyokushin |
| Fighting out of | New York City, New York, United States |
| Team | Extreme Couture |
| Rank | 2nd degree black belt in Kyokushin kaikan under Tiger Schulmann's Mixed Martial Arts Blue belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsuunder Jason Manly |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 20 |
| Wins | 12 |
| By knockout | 8 |
| By submission | 2 |
| By decision | 2 |
| Losses | 8 |
| By knockout | 3 |
| By decision | 5 |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Uriah Alexander Hall (born July 31, 1984) is a Jamaican mixed martial artist and former kickboxer who competes in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, in its middleweight division. He was the runner up on The Ultimate Fighter: Team Jones vs. Team Sonnen. Prior to his appearance on TUF, Hall competed in Bellator MMA and Ring of Combat, where he saw success in winning the ROC Championship.
Uriah Hall was born in Spanish Town, Jamaica but moved to Queens, New York in the United States at the age of thirteen. Upon his arrival in the US, he was bullied at school but found refuge in martial arts at the age of 16. He is a second degree blackbelt in Tiger Schulmann's Mixed Martial Arts under Tiger Schulmann and also competed as a kickboxer in the World Combat League.
Hall started his career 3–0, including a TKO victory over Edwin Aguilar at Bellator 11, before fighting for the vacant Ring of Combat Middleweight title. Hall missed weight by 0.25 lbs and paid $100 penalty to his opponent. Despite missing weight the fight remained a title fight. Hall won by first round submission.
In September 2010, Hall suffered his first professional loss as he was defeated by future UFC champion Chris Weidman by TKO.
Hall suffered his second loss to Costas Philippou at ROC 34: Ring of Combat 34 by majority decision.
Hall would get back to his winning ways, collecting 3 consecutive victories over Aung La Nsang, Daniel Akinyemi, and Nodar Kuduxashvili. He won the vacant Ring of Combat Middleweight Championship against Kuduxashvili.
On January 9, 2013, it was announced that Hall had been selected as a fighter for the seventeenth season of The Ultimate Fighter with coaches Jon Jones and Chael Sonnen.
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