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"Big Rig"

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Johny Hendricks

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Johny "Big Rig" Hendricks
  • Given Name: Johny Harvey Hendricks
  • Professional MMA Record: 13-1-0 (Win-Loss-Draw)
  • Nickname: Big Rig
  • Current Streak: 4 Wins
  • Age: 28 | Date of Birth: 1983.09.12
  • Last Fight: May 05, 2012 in UFC
  • Weight Class: Welterweight | Last Weigh-In: 170.5 lbs
  • Career Disclosed Earnings: $311,500 USD
  • Height: 5'9" (176cm) | Reach: 69.0" (175cm)
  • Gym/Affiliation: Team Takedown
  • Born: Ada, Oklahoma, United States
  • Fighter Pages: Sherdog  |  Wikipedia  |  The UG  |  UFC.com
  • Fighting out of: Dallas, Texas
  • Personal Pages: Twitter  |  Facebook  |  MySpace
Consensus Rank   #4 Current Best MMA Welterweight Fighter
#53 Current Best Pound For Pound MMA Fighter
#79 Greatest MMA Fighter of All Time
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Up-and-coming prospect Johny Hendricks is one of the best collegiate wrestlers to enter the world of professional fighting in years. During his amateur career with Oklahoma State University, Hendricks won the 2005 and 2006 NCAA Division I Championship at 165 lbs., and earned All-American honors four times along with three Big 12 Conference championships.

Following his collegiate wrestling career, Hendricks made the move to MMA, winning two fights in the WEC before the welterweight division was dissolved and Hendricks was folded into the more competitive UFC welterweight division. In his first fight with the UFC, Hendricks upset TUF 7 winner Amir Sadollah with a first-round TKO victory in just 29 seconds, following that up with back-to-back wins over Ricardo Funch and TJ Grant.

Hendricks still relies on his wrestling base to get him through fights that are not going his way. But he also has solid power in his punches and says that he prefers to stand and strike with opponents rather than taking them to the ground. His extraordinary wrestling base suggests he might follow a trail in his physical development much like another Welterweight standout, Josh Koscheck, and add increasingly potent striking and submission skills.

Johny Hendricks MMA Fight Record

Professional Results Opponent Event Date
Win | Decision | Split
3 Rounds, 15:00 Total
Josh Koscheck
Ref: Kevin Mulhall
UFC on FOX 3: Diaz vs. Miller
Co-Main Event | Welterweight | 170 lbs
2012.05.05
Odds: -140 Slight Favorite | Weigh-In: 170.5 lbs
Win | KO/TKO | Punch
0:12 Round 1 of 3
Jon Fitch
Ref: Steve Mazzagatti
UFC 141: Lesnar vs. Overeem
Main Card | Welterweight | 170 lbs
2011.12.30
Odds: +190 Slight Underdog | Disclosed Pay: $127,000 ($26K Base, $26K Bonus, $75K KO/Night) | Weigh-In: 170.0 lbs
#55 Greatest Knockout of All Time
#21 Biggest Upset of All Time
#28 Best MMA Knockout of the Year 2011
UFC 141 Knockout of the Night
Win | Decision | Split
3 Rounds, 15:00 Total
Mike Pierce
Ref: Mario Yamasaki
UFC 133: Evans vs. Ortiz 2
Preliminary Card | Welterweight | 170 lbs
2011.08.06
Odds: -150 Slight Favorite | Weigh-In: 170.8 lbs
Win | KO/TKO | Punches
1:35 Round 1 of 3
TJ Waldburger
Ref: Mario Yamasaki
UFC Fight Night 24: Nogueira vs. Davis
Preliminary Card | Welterweight | 170 lbs
2011.03.26
Odds: -380 Moderate Favorite | Disclosed Pay: $99,000 ($22K Base, $22K Bonus, $55K KO/Night) | Weigh-In: 170.0 lbs
UFC Fight Night 24 Knockout of the Night
Cancelled Bout Paulo Thiago UFC on Versus 3 - Reason: Thiago Elbow Injury 2011.03.03
Loss | Decision | Unanimous
3 Rounds, 15:00 Total
Rick Story
Ref: Steve Mazzagatti
The Ultimate Fighter 12 Finale
Main Card | Welterweight | 170 lbs
2010.12.04
Odds: -210 Moderate Favorite Upset Defeat | Disclosed Pay: $22,000 Base | Weigh-In: 171.0 lbs
Win | KO/TKO | Punches
0:40 Round 2 of 3, 5:40 Total
Charlie Brenneman
Ref: Josh Rosenthal
UFC 117: Silva vs Sonnen
Preliminary Card | Welterweight | 170 lbs
2010.08.07
Odds: -425 Heavy Favorite | Disclosed Pay: $40,000 ($20K Base, $20K Bonus) | Weigh-In: 171.0 lbs
Win | Decision | Majority
3 Rounds, 15:00 Total
T.J. Grant
Ref: Marc-Andre Cote
UFC 113: Machida vs Shogun 2
Preliminary Card | Welterweight | 170 lbs
2010.05.08
Odds: -500 Heavy Favorite | Weigh-In: 170.0 lbs
Win | Decision | Unanimous
3 Rounds, 15:00 Total
Ricardo Funch
Ref: Dan Miragliotta
UFC 107: Penn vs. Sanchez
Preliminary Card | Welterweight | 170 lbs
2009.12.12
Odds: -450 Heavy Favorite | Weigh-In: 171.0 lbs
Win | KO/TKO | Punches
0:29 Round 1 of 3
Amir Sadollah
Ref: Dan Miragliotta
UFC 101: Declaration
Main Card | Welterweight | 170 lbs
2009.08.08
Odds: -112 Near Even | Weigh-In: 171.0 lbs
Win | Decision | Unanimous
3 Rounds, 15:00 Total
Alex Serdyukov
Ref: Mark Calo-oy
WEC 39: Brown vs. Garcia
Preliminary Card | Welterweight | 170 lbs
2009.03.01
Odds: -333 Moderate Favorite | Disclosed Pay: $7,500 Fight/Night | Weigh-In: 171.0 lbs
WEC 39 Fight of the Night
Win | KO/TKO | Punches
0:52 Round 2 of 3, 5:52 Total
Justin Haskins
Ref: Josh Rosenthal
WEC 37: Torres vs Tapia
Preliminary Card | Welterweight | 170 lbs
2008.12.03
Odds: -485 Heavy Favorite | Disclosed Pay: $16,000 ($8K Base, $8K Bonus) | Weigh-In: 171.0 lbs
Win | Submission | Choke Richard Gamble EFL 2008.03.15
Win | KO/TKO | Punches Spencer Cowley HRP 2007.11.16
Win | KO/TKO | Punches Victor Rackliff MOTC 16 2007.09.28

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  • MMA Mania

    YES! YES! YES!

    Former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Welterweight title challenger Josh Koscheck took to Twitter tonight and spilled the beans on the next fight he was offered by UFC Matchmaker Joe Silva ... none other than B.J. Penn. You know, the guy who is supposedly retired from the sport.

    #UFC just offered me to fight BJ Penn...I said YES!!!!! Just waiting on him!!!!!! Let's scrap br...

  • MMA Mania

    It's on.

    Former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Middleweight Aaron Simpson (11-3) finally has a date for his welterweight debut, which comes against former division number one contender Jon Fitch on the main card of UFC on FUEL TV 4, scheduled for July 11, 2012 at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California.

    "A-Train" tweeted the booking on Monday.

    Simpson has spent his entire career as a 185...

  • Bloody Elbow

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    It's somewhat ironic that Amir Sadollah (5-3) defeated -- and finished -- a more impressive assortment of middleweight competi...

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