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| Rashad Evans | |||||||||||||||
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 Evans in December 2009 | |||||||||||||||
| Born | September 25, 1979 Niagara Falls, New York, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Other names | Suga | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb) | ||||||||||||||
| Division | Middleweight (2017) Light Heavyweight (2004–2016, 2018) Heavyweight (2005) | ||||||||||||||
| Reach | 75 in (191 cm) | ||||||||||||||
| Style | Wrestling | ||||||||||||||
| Fighting out of | Boca Raton, Florida, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Jackson Wink MMA Academy (until 2011)[1]
Blackzilians (2011–2017) Kill Cliff FC (2017–2022) | ||||||||||||||
| Rank | Black belt in No-Gi Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Rolles Gracie[2][3] Black belt in Gaidojutsu[4] | ||||||||||||||
| Wrestling | NCAA Division I Wrestling | ||||||||||||||
| Years active | 2003–2018, 2022 | ||||||||||||||
| Mixed martial arts record | |||||||||||||||
| Total | 29 | ||||||||||||||
| Wins | 20 | ||||||||||||||
| By knockout | 7 | ||||||||||||||
| By submission | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| By decision | 11 | ||||||||||||||
| Losses | 8 | ||||||||||||||
| By knockout | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| By decision | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| Draws | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||||||
| Occupation | MMA fighter | ||||||||||||||
| University | Michigan State University Niagara County C.C. | ||||||||||||||
| Children | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| Website | http://www.rashadevans.tv/ | ||||||||||||||
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Last updated on: July 22, 2011 | |||||||||||||||
Rashad Evans (born September 25, 1979) is an American retired mixed martial artist who competed in the Light Heavyweight division. Evans started his professional MMA career in 2003, and was the Heavyweight winner of The Ultimate Fighter 2 in 2005. In 2008, Evans won the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship, and in 2019, was inducted to the UFC Hall of Fame.
In present day, he serves on the UFC broadcasting team as a desk analyst[5] while also advocating for the health benefits of functional mushrooms through his company Umbo, co-founded alongside former NFL quarterback, Jake Plummer.[6]
- ^ Jeremy Botter (April 10, 2012). "Rashad Evans Believes Greg Jackson Turned His Back on His Original Fighters". Bleacher Report. Retrieved December 13, 2024.
- ^ T.P. Grant (December 31, 2012). "Rory MacDonald awarded black belt in no gi jiu jitsu". Bloody Elbow.
- ^ Gile Huni (July 5, 2015). "Xande Ribeiro On MMA Fighters Getting Promoted Straight To BJJ Black Belt: 'It's A Joke. Respect Jiu-Jitsu'". bjjee.com.
- ^ Con, Genghis. (February 10, 2010) Rashad Evans Gets Another Black Belt, This Time From Greg Jackson and Mike Winklejohn HT: Leonard...]. Bloody Elbow. Retrieved on 2011-05-06.
- ^ "UFC Fight Night 205 commentary team, broadcast plans set: Laura Sanko returns as analyst". MMA Junkie. April 22, 2022. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
- ^ "About Umbo". Umbo. Retrieved July 18, 2022.