Cung Le (9-3, 8) was born in Saigon, South Vietnam on May 25, 1972. At the age of 33 years on March 10, 2006, he made his professional MMA debut against Mike Altman, winning the fight via 1st-round KO.
On November 19, 2011, 39-year old Cung Le made his UFC debut on his 9th professional MMA fight at UFC 139 against Wanderlei Silva but lost the fight via TKO in the 2nd round.
Le's last fight was a 4th-round TKO loss to Michael Bisping at UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Le at age 42 on August 23, 2014. He retired from the sport of MMA following this loss.
He has fought four times in the UFC, and has a record of 2 wins and 2 losses in the promotion.
Some of Cung Le's best fights have been against Frank Shamrock, Rich Franklin, Jason Von Flue, Scott Smith, Patrick Côté, Tony Fryklund and Mike Altman.
Le has 3 losses on his MMA record.
# | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
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Aug 23, 2014 42 years, 2 months 9-3 (8) | 35 years, 5 months 24-6 (18) | UFC | MD | 4 | TKO | LOSS Knee and punches | |
Nov 10, 2012 40 years, 5 months 9-2 (8) | 38 years, 1 months 29-6 (25) | UFC | MD | 1 | KO | WIN Punch | |
Jul 7, 2012 40 years, 1 months 8-2 (7) | 32 years, 4 months 17-7 (11) | UFC | MD | 3 | UD | WIN | |
9 | Nov 19, 2011 39 years, 5 months 7-2 (7) | Wanderlei Silva | UFC | MD | 2 | TKO | LOSS Knees and punches |
Jun 26, 2010 38 years, 1 months 7-1 (7) | 31 years, 1 months 17-6 (17) | Strikeforce | MD | 2 | KO | WIN Body kick | |
Dec 19, 2009 37 years, 6 months 6-1 (6) | 30 years, 6 months 16-6 (16) | Strikeforce | MD | 3 | KO | LOSS Punches | |
Mar 29, 2008 35 years, 10 months 6-0 (6) | 35 years, 3 months 23-8-2 (15) | Strikeforce | MD | 3 | TKO | WIN Broken arm Won Strikeforce middleweight title | |
5 | Nov 16, 2007 35 years, 5 months 5-0 (5) | Sam Morgan | Strikeforce | 3 | KO | WIN Body kick | |
Jun 22, 2007 35 years 4-0 (4) | 36 years, 2 months 14-8 (13) | Strikeforce | 3 | KO | WIN Punch | ||
Dec 8, 2006 34 years, 6 months 3-0 (3) | 31 years, 4 months 12-6-1 (10) | Strikeforce | 1 | TKO | WIN Doctor stoppage | ||
2 | Jun 9, 2006 34 years 2-0 (2) | Brian Warren | Strikeforce | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
1 | Mar 10, 2006 33 years, 9 months 1-0 (1) | Mike Altman | Strikeforce | 1 | KO | WIN Punch |