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Nam Phan
Born (1983-03-13) March 13, 1983 (age 41)
Westminster, California, United States
NationalityUnited States American
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[1]
Weight66 kg (146 lb)[1]
DivisionFeatherweight
Lightweight
Reach69 in (180 cm)
StyleBrazilian Jiu Jitsu, Boxing, Muay Thai, Karate, Quyen Dao
Fighting out ofGarden Grove, California
TeamMa Du Academy[1]
Rank  black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
  black belt in Karate
  2nd degree black belt in Quyen Dao
Professional boxing record
Total4
Wins3
By knockout2
Losses1
Draws0
Mixed martial arts record
Total24
Wins16
By knockout7
By submission5
By decision4
Losses8
By knockout3
By decision5
Other information
Boxing record from BoxRec
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Nam Phan (born March 13, 1983) is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the featherweight and lightweight divisions. He was a competitor on The Ultimate Fighter: Team GSP vs. Team Koscheck. Currently, Phan is signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship, fighting in their featherweight division.

Mixed martial arts career

Background

Nam Phan takes pride in his Vietnamese heritage and is avid part of the Vietnamese-American community. He proudly displays both the American and South Vietnamese flag on his gi as a symbol of his pride in the freedom of his current home and of his lost homeland. Phan owns and runs the Madu Academy, where he teaches Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu as well as boxing and Muay Thai.

Phan began training in Taekwondo at the age of 4. By the age of 16, he had earned a 2nd degree black belt in Quyen Dao Vietnam, a Vietnamese combat martial art, and also holds a black belt in Karate. Phan then began studying jiu-jitsu in the year 2000. In 2005, Phan co-founded Ma Du Entertainment, a business to promote mixed martial arts fighters. He is also a professional boxer with a record of three wins and one loss.[2]

Early career

Nam Phan made his professional debut against Jason Maxwell in October 2001, and won due to a second-round TKO. He then won his following three fights also, before tasting defeat at the hands of Rob McCullough in April 2003. In December of 2006, and now with a 12-2 record, he made his promotonal debut with Strikeforce against Josh Thomson at Strikeforce: Triple Threat. He lost via unanimous decision, however, and was also defeated in his next, and last, Strikeforce fight against Billy Evangelista at Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Thomson.

He then won the Extreme Fighters World Championships by defeating Shad Smith via TKO at 1:11 of the first round on October 6, 2007.

In 2009, he took part in he Sengoku Raiden Championship's Featherweight Grand Prix where he defeated Hideki Kadowaki in the opening round. In the second round, at Sengoku 8, Phan was defeated by Michihiro Omigawa.

The Ultimate Fighter

Phan signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship to appear on The Ultimate Fighter: Team GSP vs. Team Koscheck. On the debut episode, Phan defeated Mike Budnik via TKO after a liver shot and follow-up punches. Phan therefore earned entrance into the house,[3] where he would be picked for Team Koscheck as Koscheck's fifth pick (ninth overall).[4]

In the preliminary fight, Phan fought Spencer Paige, winning via unanimous decision to give Koscheck's team their first win. The first round was closely contested until the final seconds where Phan got a takedown, ground and pounded, and then applied a kimura. During the break Paige told his corner that the kimura may have broken his arm. Phan would go on to continue pressuring Paige in the second round to win the fight.

For his quarter-final fight, Phan was selected to fight Cody McKenzie. Nam defeated McKenzie via TKO (punches) in round 2, securing his spot in the semi-finals.[5] In the semi-final round, Phan faced Michael Johnson. In a back-and-forth fight, Johnson scored takedowns. The consensus at the fight was that Johnson won the opening round, whilst Phan won the second. The third round, however, was argued over, with the coach of each respective fighter believing that their fighter took it. Johnson was declared the winner via split decision.[6]

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Phan faced Leonard Garcia at the The Ultimate Fighter: Team GSP vs. Team Koscheck Finale. Phan was originally scheduled to face Alex Caceres but Caceres was forced off the card with an injury.[7] Instead Phan faced WEC/UFC veteran, Leonard Garcia. Phan lost the fight against Garcia via a controversial split decision. Due to the controversy surrounding the decision, Phan was still awarded a win bonus by the UFC and the fight earned "Fight of the Night" honors.[8][9] The loss was named as 2010 Robbery of the Year by many MMA websites, most notably by Sherdog.com.[10]

A rematch with Garcia was expected on March 26, 2011 at UFC Fight Night 24.[11] However, Phan was forced out of the bout with an injury (broken foot) and was replaced by Chan Sung Jung.[12]

Championships and achievements

Ultimate Fighting Championship
Sherdog

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
24 matches 16 wins 8 losses
By knockout 7 3
By submission 5 0
By decision 4 5
Result Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Loss 16-8 United States Leonard Garcia Decision (Split) The Ultimate Fighter 12 Finale December 4, 2010 3 5:00 United States Las Vegas, Nevada Won Fight of the Night
Win 16-7 United States Rodney Rhoden Submission (Armbar) Civic Disobience 2 April 3, 2010 1 3:20 United States Los Angeles, California
Loss 15-7 United States Isaac De Jesus TKO (Punches) Tachi Palace Fights 3 February 4, 2010 1 2:55 United States Lemoore, California For Featherweight Title
Loss 15-6 Japan Michihiro Omigawa TKO (Punches) Sengoku 8 May 2, 2009 1 4:52 Japan Tokyo, Japan Featherweight Grandprix 2nd Round
Win 15-5 Japan Hideki Kadowaki TKO (Punches) Sengoku 7 March 20, 2009 1 3:09 Japan Tokyo, Japan Featherweight Grandprix Opening Round
Loss 14-5 United States Billy Evangelista Decision (Split) Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Thomson June 27, 2008 3 5:00 United States San Jose, California
Win 14-4 United States Saad Awad TKO (Strikes) GC 74: Evolution February 16, 2007 2 0:52 United States Los Angeles, California
Win 13-4 United States Shad Smith TKO (Punches) EFWC: The Untamed October 6, 2007 1 1:11 United States Anaheim, California
Loss 12-4 Brazil Gesias Cavalcante TKO (Punches) K-1 Dynamite!! USA June 2, 2007 1 0:26 United States Los Angeles, California
Loss 12-3 United States Josh Thomson Decision (Unanimous) Strikeforce: Triple Threat December 8, 2006 3 5:00 United States San Jose, California For Strikeforce U.S. Lightweight Championship
Win 12-2 United States Aric Nelson TKO (Punches) FCP: Malice at Cow Palace September 9, 2006 2 4:11 United States San Jacinto, California
Win 11-2 United States Ryan Diaz Decision (Split) KOTC: Rapid Fire August 4, 2006 2 5:00 United States San Jacinto, California
Win 10-2 United States Albert Hill Submission (Armbar) KOTC: Final Conflict December 2, 2005 1 0:12 United States San Jacinto, California
Win 9-2 United States Joe Frainee Submission (Armbar) KOTC: Prime Time August 5, 2005 1 3:28 United States San Jacinto, California
Win 8-2 United States Sost Infante TKO (Cut) KOTC: San Jacinto June 12, 2005 1 0:51 United States San Jacinto, California
Win 7-2 United States Joey Alvarado KO (Punches) KOTC: Soboba March 20, 2005 1 1:08 United States San Jacinto, California
Win 6-2 United States Mike Valdez Submission (Triangle Choke) KOTC: Uprising February 5, 2005 1 0:41 United States Lemoore, California
Loss 5-2 United States Nick Ertl Decision (Split) WEC 11: Evolution August 20, 2004 3 5:00 United States Upland, California
Win 5-1 United States Eben Kaneshiro Decision (Unanimous) Pit Fighting Championship February 7, 2004 3 5:00 United States California
Loss 4-1 United States Rob McCullough Decision (Unanimous) PFC: Knucklefest April 5, 2003 2 5:00 United States California
Win 4-0 United States Patrick Hoang Decision (Unanimous) PFC: Knucklefest April 5, 2003 1 5:00 United States California
Win 3-0 United States Brad Levy Decision (Split) PFC: Knucklefest April 5, 2003 1 5:00 United States California
Win 2-0 United States Brad McCall Submission (Guillotine Choke) California Pancration Championships June 11, 2002 2 0:42 United States Los Angeles, California
Win 1-0 United States Jason Maxwell TKO (Punches) Cobra Classic 2001 October 6, 2001 2 N/A United States Anza, California

Mixed martial arts exhibition record

Professional record breakdown
4 matches 3 wins 1 loss
By knockout 2 0
By submission 0 0
By decision 1 1
Result Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Lose 3-1 United States Michael Johnson Decision (Split) The Ultimate Fighter: Team GSP vs. Team Koscheck 3 5:00 United States Las Vegas, Nevada Semi-finals
Win 3-0 United States Cody McKenzie TKO (Punches) The Ultimate Fighter: Team GSP vs. Team Koscheck 2 2:54 United States Las Vegas, Nevada Quarter-finals
Win 2-0 United States Spencer Paige Decision (Unanimous) The Ultimate Fighter: Team GSP vs. Team Koscheck 2 5:00 United States Las Vegas, Nevada Preliminary bout
Win 1-0 United States Mike Budnik TKO (Liver punch and strikes) The Ultimate Fighter: Team GSP vs. Team Koscheck 1 United States Las Vegas, Nevada Elimination bout

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Sengoku 7 broadcast
  2. ^ http://www.boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=359125&cat=boxer
  3. ^ "Episode no.1 recap: "The Ultimate Fighter 12: Team GSP vs. Team Koscheck"". mmajunkie.com. September 16, 2010.
  4. ^ "Episode No. 2 recap: "The Ultimate Fighter 12: Team GSP vs. Team Koscheck"". mmajunkie.com. September 22, 2010.
  5. ^ "Episode No. 9 recap: "The Ultimate Fighter 12: Team GSP vs. Team Koscheck"". mmajunkie.com. November 10, 2010.
  6. ^ "Episode No. 11 recap: "The Ultimate Fighter 12: Team GSP vs. Team Koscheck"". mmajunkie.com. December 1, 2010.
  7. ^ "The Ultimate Fighter 12 Finale fight card set, five bouts slated for Spike TV". MMAjunkie.
  8. ^ Michael David Smith. "Ultimate Fighter Finale Results: Leonard Garcia Beats Nam Phan". MMA Fighting.
  9. ^ http://www.mixedmartialarts.com/news/284337/Dana-White-paid-Nam-Phan-the-win-bonus/
  10. ^ Critchfield, Tristen. "Sherdog 2010 Awards: The Complete List Robbery of the Year". Sherdog. Retrieved February 15, 2011.
  11. ^ "Leonard Garcia vs. Nam Phan 2 Headed to UFC Fight Night 24". mmaweekly.com. January 10, 2011.
  12. ^ "UFC Fight Night 24: Leonard Garcia vs Chan Sung Jung booked with Nam Phan injured". mmamania.com. March 16, 2011.
  13. ^ http://www.sherdog.com/news/articles/7/Sherdogs-2010-Misc-Awards-29168

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