Tyron Woodley (19-7-1, 12) was born in Ferguson, Missouri, U.S. on April 7, 1982. At the age of 26 years on February 7, 2009, he made his professional MMA debut against Steve Schnider, winning the fight via 1st-round TKO.
On February 2, 2013, 30-year old Tyron Woodley made his UFC debut on his 12th professional MMA fight at UFC 156 against Jay Hieron, winning the fight in the 1st round via KO.
He became the UFC welterweight champion on July 30, 2016 at age 34 on his 19th professional MMA fight at UFC 201 after defeating a 34-year old Robbie Lawler via 1st-round KO.
Woodley's last fight was a 1st-round submission loss to Vicente Luque at UFC 260 at age 38 on March 27, 2021. He retired on a 4-fight losing streak.
He has fought 16 times in the UFC, and has a record of 9 wins, 6 losses and 1 draw in the promotion.
Some of Tyron Woodley's best fights have been against Robbie Lawler, Darren Till, Stephen Thompson, Josh Koscheck, Demian Maia, Dong Hyun Kim and Carlos Condit. For details about these fights refer to "Best fights of Tyron Woodley".
Woodley has 7 losses on his MMA record. For details about these losses refer to "Tyron Woodley Losses".
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
27  | Mar 27, 2021 38 years, 11 months 19-7-1 (12) | 29 years, 4 months 19-7-1 (16) | UFC | WL | 1 | SUB | Loss Brabo choke |
26  | Sep 19, 2020 38 years, 5 months 19-6-1 (12) | 32 years, 6 months 15-2 (7) | UFC | WL | 5 | TKO | Loss Rib injury |
25  | May 30, 2020 38 years, 1 months 19-5-1 (12) | 33 years, 10 months 18-3 (13) | UFC | WL | 5 | UD | Loss |
24  | Mar 2, 2019 36 years, 10 months 19-4-1 (12) | 31 years, 9 months 14-1 (7) | UFC | WL | 5 | UD | Loss Lost UFC welterweight title |
23  | Sep 8, 2018 36 years, 5 months 19-3-1 (12) | 25 years, 8 months 17-0-1 (12) | UFC | WL | 2 | SUB | Win Brabo choke Defended UFC welterweight title |
22  | Jul 29, 2017 35 years, 3 months 18-3-1 (11) | 39 years, 8 months 25-6 (14) | UFC | WL | 5 | UD | Win Defended UFC welterweight title |
21  | Mar 4, 2017 34 years, 10 months 17-3-1 (11) | 34 years 13-1-1 (8) | UFC | WL | 5 | MD | Win Defended UFC welterweight title |
20 | Nov 12, 2016 34 years, 7 months 16-3-1 (11) | 33 years, 9 months 13-1 (8) | UFC | WL | 5 | UD | Draw Majority Defended UFC welterweight title |
19  | Jul 30, 2016 34 years, 3 months 16-3 (11) | 34 years, 4 months 27-10 (21) | UFC | WL | 1 | KO | Win Punches Won UFC welterweight title |
18  | Jan 31, 2015 32 years, 9 months 15-3 (10) | 23 years, 3 months 11-0 (8) | UFC | WL | 3 | SD | Win |
17  | Aug 23, 2014 32 years, 4 months 14-3 (10) | 32 years, 9 months 19-2-1 (9) | UFC | WL | 1 | TKO | Win Punches |
16  | Jun 14, 2014 32 years, 2 months 13-3 (9) | 24 years, 10 months 16-2 (12) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | Loss |
15  | Mar 15, 2014 31 years, 11 months 13-2 (9) | 29 years, 10 months 29-7 (27) | UFC | WL | 2 | TKO | Win Leg kick |
14  | Nov 16, 2013 31 years, 7 months 12-2 (8) | 35 years, 11 months 17-7 (10) | UFC | WL | 1 | KO | Win Punches |
13  | Jun 15, 2013 31 years, 2 months 11-2 (7) | 34 years, 5 months 27-6-1 (13) | UFC | WL | 3 | SD | Loss |
12 | Feb 2, 2013 30 years, 9 months 11-1 (7) | Jay Hieron | UFC | WL | 1 | KO | Win Punches |
11  | Jul 14, 2012 30 years, 3 months 10-1 (6) | 33 years, 2 months 31-10-2 (22) | Strikeforce | WL | 4 | KO | Loss Elbows and punches For Strikeforce welterweight title |
10  | Jan 7, 2012 29 years, 9 months 10-0 (6) | 22 years, 2 months 24-7 (19) | Strikeforce | 3 | SD | Win | |
9  | Jul 30, 2011 29 years, 3 months 9-0 (6) | 28 years, 5 months 26-10-2 (22) | Strikeforce | 3 | UD | Win | |
8  | Jan 7, 2011 28 years, 9 months 8-0 (6) | 24 years, 4 months 10-2 (6) | Strikeforce | 3 | UD | Win | |
7  | Oct 9, 2010 28 years, 6 months 7-0 (6) | 28 years 5-1 (4) | Strikeforce | 1 | KO | Win Punches | |
6  | May 21, 2010 28 years, 1 months 6-0 (5) | 31 years, 9 months 8-2 (6) | Strikeforce | 3 | SD | Win | |
5  | Nov 20, 2009 27 years, 7 months 5-0 (5) | 31 years 10-3 (8) | Strikeforce | 1 | SUB | Win Arm-triangle choke | |
4 | Sep 25, 2009 27 years, 5 months 4-0 (4) | Zach Light | Strikeforce | 2 | SUB | Win Armbar | |
3 | Jun 6, 2009 27 years, 1 months 3-0 (3) | Salvador Woods | Strikeforce | 1 | SUB | Win Brabo choke | |
2 | Apr 30, 2009 27 years 2-0 (2) | Jeff Carstens | 1 | SUB | Win Rear-naked choke | ||
1 | Feb 7, 2009 26 years, 10 months 1-0 (1) | Steve Schnider | 1 | TKO | Win Submission to punches |
