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Sage Northcutt
BornSage Monroe Northcutt
(1996-03-01) March 1, 1996 (age 28)
Katy, Texas, U.S.
Other namesSuper Saiyan
ResidenceSacramento, California, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[1][2]
Weight170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb)
DivisionLightweight
Welterweight
Reach71.5 in (182 cm)[3]
StyleKajukenbo, Taekwondo, Karate, Kickboxing, BJJ, Wrestling
Fighting out ofKaty, Texas, U.S.
TeamTeam Alpha Male
TrainerUrijah Faber[4]
RankBlack belt in Kyokushin Karate
3rd dan black belt in Taekwondo[5]
3rd dan black belt in Kajukenbo[5]
Purple belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu[5]
Years active2014–present
Kickboxing record
Total15
Wins15
Losses0
Mixed martial arts record
Total12
Wins10
By knockout4
By submission3
By decision3
Losses2
By submission2
Other information
UniversityTexas A&M University
Notable school(s)Seven Lakes High School Katy High School
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
Last updated on: October 8, 2015

Sage Monroe Northcutt[6] (born March 1, 1996) is an American professional mixed martial artist currently competing in the Lightweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).[4]

Background

Northcutt has been training MMA since the age of 4[7] and competed all over the world from a young age. His father, Mark, is a black belt in karate, and his older sister, Colbey, is an amateur kickboxing champion.[8] At the age of 9, Northcutt became the youngest person ever to be on the cover of Sport Karate Magazine.[9] Northcutt has won a total of 77 world youth championships in karate.[4] He was also an undefeated kickboxer, with his record standing at 15–0.[10] Northcutt attended Seven Lakes High School for his first 2 years of high school before transferring to Katy High School during his sophomore year.[10] Northcutt was inducted into the Black Belt Magazine Hall of Fame in 2012 at age 15.[5]

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

In 2013, Northcutt began competing on the Legacy Fighting Championship amateur mixed martial arts(MMA) series, amassing an amateur record of 5-1 with his only loss coming on his first bout against Charles Sheppard by technical-knockout (TKO) in the first round. At the age of 18, he turned pro and racked up a 5–0 record in 16 months.[11]

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Northcutt was featured in the debut episode of Dana White's Looking For A Fight.[12] After a victory at Legacy Fighting Championship 44, he was signed to the UFC.[4][9][13]

In his UFC debut, Northcutt also made his lightweight debut when he faced Francisco Trevino on October 3, 2015 at UFC 192. He won via technical-knockout (TKO) in 57 seconds.[14]

Northcutt's second UFC fight was against Cody Pfister on December 10, 2015 at UFC Fight Night 80.[15][16] Northcutt won the fight via guillotine choke in the second round.[17]

Northcutt was expected to face Andrew Holbrook on January 30, 2016 at UFC on Fox 18.[18] However, after Holbrook withdrew from the bout citing an injury eight days prior to the event, Northcutt would instead make his welterweight debut against Bryan Barberena.[19][20] Northcutt lost the bout via Arm Triangle in the second round.[21]

Northcutt made a return to lightweight and faced Enrique Marín on July 9, 2016, at UFC 200, where he won by unanimous decision.[22][23]

Northcutt had his second welterweight bout when he faced Mickey Gall on December 17, 2016 at UFC on Fox 22.[24] He lost the contest via submission in the second round.[25]

Northcutt was expected to face Claudio Puelles in a lightweight bout on July 29, 2017 at UFC 214.[26] However, Puelles pulled out of the fight in mid-June citing injury and was replaced by John Makdessi.[27] In turn, the fight was canceled on July 14 due to injuries to both fighters.[28]

Northcutt faced Michel Quiñones on November 11, 2017 at UFC Fight Night 120.[29] He won the fight via a unanimous decision.

Northcutt faced Thibault Gouti on February 18, 2018 at UFC Fight Night 126.[30] He won the fight via a unanimous decision.[31]

Northcutt is expected to face Zak Ottow in a welterweight bout on July 14, 2018 at UFC Fight Night 133.[32]

Personal life

Northcutt was majoring in petroleum engineering at Texas A&M University.[5] In January 2017, Northcutt announced he would withdraw from Texas A&M University to train mixed martial arts full-time.[33] Northcutt is a Christian.[34]

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
12 matches 10 wins 2 losses
By knockout 4 0
By submission 3 2
By decision 3 0
Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Zak Ottow UFC Fight Night: dos Santos vs. Ivanov July 14, 2018 Boise, Idaho, United States Welterweight bout.
Win 10–2 Thibault Gouti Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Medeiros February 18, 2018 3 5:00 Austin, Texas, United States
Win 9–2 Michel Quiñones Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Pettis November 11, 2017 3 5:00 Norfolk, Virginia, United States
Loss 8–2 Mickey Gall Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC on Fox: VanZant vs. Waterson December 17, 2016 2 1:40 Sacramento, California, United States Welterweight bout.
Win 8–1 Enrique Marín Decision (unanimous) UFC 200 July 9, 2016 3 5:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Loss 7–1 Bryan Barberena Submission (arm-triangle choke) UFC on Fox: Johnson vs. Bader January 30, 2016 2 3:06 Newark, New Jersey, United States Welterweight bout.
Win 7–0 Cody Pfister Submission (guillotine choke) UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. VanZant December 10, 2015 2 0:41 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win 6–0 Francisco Trevino TKO (elbows and punches) UFC 192 October 3, 2015 1 0:57 Houston, Texas, United States Lightweight debut; Trevino missed weight (160 lbs).
Win 5–0 Rocky Long Submission (neck crank) Legacy FC 44 August 28, 2015 2 3:30 Houston, Texas, United States Catchweight (165 lbs) bout.
Win 4–0 Gage Duhon Submission (rear-naked choke) Legacy FC 42 November 22, 2014 1 4:26 Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States Catchweight (165 lbs) bout.
Win 3–0 James Christopherson TKO (punches) Fury Fighting 6 May 22, 2014 1 4:35 Humble, Texas, United States Welterweight debut.
Win 2–0 Jacob Capelli TKO (punches) Legacy FC: Challenger Series 1 April 25, 2014 1 0:55 Houston, Texas, United States Catchweight (165 lbs) bout.
Win 1–0 Tim Lashley TKO (wheel kick and punches) Legacy FC 37 April 20, 2014 1 0:27 Houston, Texas, United States Catchweight (165 lbs) bout.

See also

References

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  2. ^ "Amateur MMA - Fighter Profile: Sage Northcutt". CamoMMA.
  3. ^ "Fight Card - UFC 192 Cormier vs. Gustafsson". UFC.com. Retrieved 2015-10-11.
  4. ^ a b c d Jeremy Botter (2015-09-30). "UFC 192: Is 19-Year-Old Sage Northcutt the Future of the UFC?". bleacherreport.com. Retrieved 2015-10-10.
  5. ^ a b c d e "Sage Northcutt - Official UFC Fighter Profile". UFC.com. Retrieved 2015-10-11.
  6. ^ "Mixed Martial Arts Show Results" (PDF). Boxing.nv.gov. December 10, 2015. Retrieved 2016-01-15.
  7. ^ "Sage Northcutt Looking To Be 2-Division Amateur Champion". legacyfights.net.
  8. ^ Dave Doyle (2015-09-30). "Just 19, Sage Northcutt plans on sticking around the UFC for awhile". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2015-10-13.
  9. ^ a b Cameron Tomarchio (2015-10-02). "Sage Northcutt: the man too pretty for the UFC". news.com.au. Retrieved 2015-10-10.
  10. ^ a b Matt Parrino (2015-09-12). "Welcome to the UFC: Sage Northcutt". UFC.com. Retrieved 2015-10-13.
  11. ^ Zane Simon (2015-08-30). "Welcome to the UFC, Sage Northcutt". bloodyelbow.com. Retrieved 2015-10-10.
  12. ^ "Dana White Looking for a Fight - Sage Northcutt Highlight". YouTube.com. Retrieved 2015-10-13.
  13. ^ Mike Bohn (2015-09-30). "UFC 192 pre-fight facts: Sage Northcutt becomes UFC's third-youngest debutant". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2015-10-13.
  14. ^ Mike Bohn (2015-10-03). "Twitter reacts to Sage Northcutt's 57-second TKO in debut at UFC 192". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2015-10-10.
  15. ^ Staff (2015-10-19). "Sage Northcutt vs. Cody Pfister joins UFC Fight Night 80 lineup". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2015-10-19.
  16. ^ Marc Raimondi (2015-10-19). "Sage Northcutt added to Fight Pass card headlined by Paige VanZant". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2015-10-19.
  17. ^ Steven Marrocco (2015-12-10). "UFC Fight Night 80 results: Sage Northcutt hype rolls on with submission of Cody Pfister". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2015-12-10.
  18. ^ "Andrew Holbrook vs Sage Northcutt added to UFC on FOX 18". mmajunkie.com. 2015-12-19.
  19. ^ "Andrew Holbrook out, Bryan Barberena meets Sage Northcutt at UFC on FOX 18". mmajunkie.com. 2016-01-22.
  20. ^ "Sage Northcutt gets new opponent & weight class at UFC on FOX 18". mmafighting.com. 2016-01-22.
  21. ^ "Rener Gracie explains why Sage Northcutt's tap wasn't so hasty". punfitarena.com. 2016-01-22.
  22. ^ Staff (2016-03-31). "Sage Northcutt meets Enrique Marin at stacked UFC 200". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-03-31.
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  24. ^ Marc Raimondi (2016-10-06). "Sage Northcutt vs. Mickey Gall scheduled for UFC on FOX 22". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2016-10-06.
  25. ^ Ben Fowlkes (2016-12-17). "UFC on FOX 22 results: Mickey Gall taps Sage Northcutt, moves to 3-0 in UFC". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-12-17.
  26. ^ Marc Raimondi (2017-05-25). "Sage Northcutt returns to face Claudio Puelles at UFC 214". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2017-05-25.
  27. ^ Associated Press (2017-06-20). "Montreal's John Makdessi to take on Sage Northcutt at UFC 214". sportsnet.ca. Retrieved 2016-06-20.
  28. ^ Staff (2017-07-14). "Sage Northcutt vs. John Makdessi scratched from UFC 214; both fighters injured". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-07-14.
  29. ^ Themistoklis Alexis (2017-09-19). "Assuncao draws Lopez, Northcutt to meet Quinones at UFC Norfolk". thescore.com. Retrieved 2017-09-19.
  30. ^ Brett Okamoto (2017-12-21). "Sage Northcutt to face Thibault Gouti at UFC Fight Night on Feb. 18". espn.com. Retrieved 2017-12-21.
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