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Tony "El Cucuy" Ferguson is a former UFC Interim Lightweight Champion with a professional MMA record of 25-wins and 7-losses. He is currently ranked #10 in the UFC lightweight division and holds the record for the longest win-streak in the UFC at Lightweight (12 wins).
Tony Ferguson started his Combat Sports journey in high school, where he was a three-time All-State selection in wrestling and won in 2002 in the 152lbs (68.94 kg) division.
In college, Ferguson became an NCWA national wrestling champion in the 162lbs (73.48) division. He left college early to live with his family in California, where he joined a local gym and decided to pursue a professional MMA career.
Ferguson made his professional debut in April 2008 against Steve Avalos at CXF- Anarchy at the event. He won the fight in the second round via TKO (submission to punches). Following this victory, Ferguson would go on to accumulate a professional record of 10 wins and 2-losses and become the PureCombat Welterweight Champion before joining the UFC as a participant in The Ultimate Fighter: Team Lesnar vs. Team dos Santos.
Tony Ferguson was a participant in The Ultimate Fighter: Team Lesnar vs. Team dos Santos. He would be the third pick for Team Lesnar and would dominate the season.
Ferguson defeated Justin Edwards via knockout in the first round to advance to the quarterfinals, where he faced Ryan Mcgillivray. Ferguson again won by a TKO in the first round to book a semi-final berth against Chuck O'Neil. Ferguson won via TKO in the third round. Tony knocked out Ramsey Nijem in the finals in the first round and won The Ultimate Fighter and got a UFC contract.
Ferguson defeated Aaron Riley via TKO (Jaw injury) in his UFC debut at UFC 135. He followed this up by defeating Yves Edwards before losing against Michael Jonson at UFC on Fox 3.
After this loss, Ferguson would go on a record 12-fight win streak. He defeated the likes of Edson Barboza, Rafael dos Anjos, Anthony Pettis, and Donald Cerrone before getting a title shot at the UFC Lightweight Championship at UFC 249 against Khabib Nurmagomedov. However, Khabib pulled out of the fight and, Ferguson fought Gaethje for the UFC Interim Lightweight Championship instead.
Ferguson lost the fight against Gaethje in the fifth round via TKO (punch). After the fight, he lost decisively against Charles Oliveira and Beneil Dariush and is currently on a 3-fight losing streak.
Tony Fought Justin Gaethje at UFC 249 for the UFC Interim Lightweight Championship. Ferguson landed more body strikes (36-13), leg strikes (36-30) but, Gaethje got more head strikes(100-64) and dominated the fight because of them. Before the start of the fifth round, Gaethje was leading on the judge's scorecard 50-44, 49-44, and 49-45. However, the fight did not go to the scorecard as Gaethje TKO'ed Ferguson via punches to become the new UFC Lightweight Champion.
Tony Ferguson fought Charles Oliviera at UFC 256. The fight was one-sided as Oliviera landed more than triple the strikes( 86-112) and dominated Ferguson on the ground with a ground control time of more than 11 minutes, including 3-submission attempts. Ferguson lost the fight via unanimous decision(26-30) on the judge's scorecard.
Tony Ferguson's record stands at 25-7. He is a former UFC Interim Lightweight Champion.
| Matches | Wins | Loses | Draws |
| 32 | 25 | 7 | 0 |
Tony Ferguson's last fight was against Michael Chandler at UFC 274. Ferguson lost the fight via front kick knockout.
Given below is the professional MMA record of Tony Ferguson:
| Result | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date |
| Loss | 25-7 | Michael Chandler | KO (front kick) | UFC 274 | 7/05/22 |
| Loss | 25-6 | Beneil Dariush | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 262 | 15/05/2021 |
| Loss | 25-5 | Charles Oliveira | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 256 | 12/12/2020 |
| Loss | 25–4 | Justin Gaethje | TKO (punches) | UFC 249 | 09/05/2020 |
| Win | 25–3 | Donald Cerrone | TKO (doctor stoppage) | UFC 238 | 08/06/2019 |
| Win | 24–3 | Anthony Pettis | TKO (corner stoppage) | UFC 229 | 06/10/2018 |
| Win | 23–3 | Kevin Lee | Submission (triangle choke) | UFC 216 | 07/10/2017 |
| Win | 22–3 | Rafael dos Anjos | Decision (unanimous) | The Ultimate Fighter Latin America 3 Finale: dos Anjos vs. Ferguson | 05/11/2016 |
| Win | 21–3 | Lando Vannata | Submission (D'Arce choke) | UFC Fight Night: McDonald vs. Lineker | July 13, 2016 |
| Win | 20–3 | Edson Barboza | Submission (D'Arce choke) | The Ultimate Fighter: Team McGregor vs. Team Faber Finale | 11/12/2015 |
| Win | 19–3 | Josh Thomson | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Mir vs. Duffee | 15/07/2015 |
| Win | 18–3 | Gleison Tibau | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC 184 | 28/02/2015 |
| Win | 17–3 | Abel Trujillo | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC 181 | 06/12/2014 |
| Win | 16–3 | Danny Castillo | Decision (split) | UFC 177 | 30/08/2014 |
| Win | 15–3 | Katsunori Kikuno | KO (punch) | UFC 173 | 24/05/2014 |
| Win | 14–3 | Mike Rio | Submission (D'Arce choke) | UFC 166 | 19/10/2013 |
| Loss | 13–3 | Michael Johnson | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on Fox: Diaz vs. Miller | 05/05/2012 |
| Win | 13–2 | Yves Edwards | Decision (unanimous) | The Ultimate Fighter: Team Bisping vs. Team Miller Finale | December 3, 2011 |
| Win | 12–2 | Aaron Riley | TKO (doctor stoppage) | UFC 135 | 24/09/2011 |
| Win | 11–2 | Ramsey Nijem | KO (punch) | The Ultimate Fighter: Team Lesnar vs. Team dos Santos Finale | 04/06/2011 |
| Win | 10–2 | Brock Jardine | TKO (punches) | PureCombat 12: Champions for Children | 25/09/2010 |
| Win | 9–2 | David Gardner | TKO (punches) | CA Fight Syndicate: Battle of the 805 | 26/03/2010 |
| Win | 8–2 | Chris Kennedy | TKO (doctor stoppage) | National Fight Alliance MMA: Resurrection | 18/12/2009 |
| Loss | 7–2 | Jamie Toney | Technical Submission (triangle choke) | National Fight Alliance MMA: MMA at the Hyatt 3 | 16/10/2009 |
| Win | 7–1 | James Fanshier | Decision (unanimous) | Rebel Fighter | 17/07/2009 |
| Win | 6–1 | Devin Benjamin | TKO (punches and elbows) | National Fight Alliance MMA: MMA at the Hyatt II | 28/05/2009 |
| Win | 5–1 | Daniel Hernandez | TKO (punches) | National Fight Alliance MMA: Riot at the Hyatt | 05/03/2009 |
| Loss | 4–1 | Karen Darabedyan | Decision (unanimous) | All Star Boxing: Caged in the Cannon | 06/02/2009 |
| Win | 4–0 | Frank Park | Submission (mounted triangle armbar) | Long Beach Fight Night 3 | 04/01/2009 |
| Win | 3–0 | Joe Schilling | Submission (Von Flue choke) | Total Fighting Alliance 12 | 13/09/2008 |
| Win | 2–0 | Brandon Adams | TKO (punches) | Total Fighting Alliance 11: Pounding at the Pyramid | 02/07/ 2008 |
| Win | 1–0 | Steve Avalos | TKO (punches and elbows) | California Xtreme Fighting: Anarchy at the Arena | 12/04/2008 |
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