Urijah Faber

About Urijah Faber

Between 2006 and 2008, he held the WEC Featherweight Championship for more than two years. In 2016, he declared his retirement from competitive mixed martial arts. He's also the founder of Team Alpha Male and would later open Ultimate Fitness gym in Sacremento, California.

Urijah Christopher Faber is an American mixed martial artist and actor who is signed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He competes as a bantamweight and formerly competed as a featherweight. Faber was an NCAA wrestler. With his base in wrestling, he later started Brazilian jiu-jitsu and quickly earned a brown belt under Fábio "Pateta" Prado. Faber won the WEC Featherweight Championship at WEC 19 on March 17, 2006, and held the title for over two years until losing it to Mike Brown at WEC 36 on November 5, 2008. He went on to challenge for the WEC Featherweight Championship two more times, and challenged for the UFC Bantamweight Championship four times. Faber is widely regarded as one of MMA's pioneers for establishing legitimacy to lighter weight classes. After his retirement on July 6, 2017, Faber was inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame as a part of the Modern-era wing. He came out of retirement in 2019 and defeated Ricky Simón by first-round TKO.

Rank	Brown belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Fábio "Pateta" Prado
Years active	2003–2016, 2019–present
Reach	67 in (170.18 cm)
Fighting out of	Sacramento, California, United States
Other names	The California Kid
Team	Team Alpha Male
Division	Bantamweight (2003–2006, 2010–2016, 2019–present), Featherweight (2006–2010, 2015)
Trainer	Thonglor "Master Thong" Armatsena, Fábio "Pateta" Prado, Martin Kampmann
University	University of California, Davis
Wrestling	NCAA Division I Wrestling
Born	Urijah Christopher Faber, May 14, 1979, Isla Vista, California, U.S.
Nationality	American
Notable school(s)	Lincoln High School

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Trivia

He won 27 of his first 33 professional fights, winning 15 bouts by submission. He served as a coach on The Ultimate Fighter 22 against Team McGregor.

Urijah Faber before fame

On November 12, 2003, he won his first professional bout by first-round submission.

Achievement of Urijah Faber

In his first 33 professional fights, he won 27 of them, including 15 by submission.He was a coach for Team McGregor on The Ultimate Fighter 22.

Salary 2020

Not known

Net Worth 2020

$8 Million

Urijah Faber family life

Ryan and Michaella are his two siblings.

Associations of Urijah Faber

On May 13, 2006, he defeated Charlie Valencia in the first round.

Urijah Faber Height, Weight & Physique Measurements

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