Ben Nguyen

Ben Nguyen
Born (1988-08-03) August 3, 1988
Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States
Nationality American
Height 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Weight 125 lb (57 kg; 8.9 st)
Style Taekwondo, Muay Thai, Judo, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Fighting out of Brisbane, Australia
Rank 3rd degree black belt in Taekwondo[1]
Mixed martial arts record
Total 20
Wins 15
By knockout 9
By submission 4
Losses 5
Draws 0
Other information
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Ben Nguyen or Nguyễn Ben, nickname Ben 10 (born 1988, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, US) is a Vietnamese-American mixed martial artist, who at the moment competes as a flyweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), holding a record of 2–0 with the organization. He is also Nitro Bantamweight Champion,[2] K-Oz Bantamweight Champion[3] and No. 1 Bantamweight in Australia.[1]

Background

Born and raised in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Nguyen took Taekwondo course after being bullied in middle school. After high school, he went to college to become an engineer but then he switched paths to follow his dream of becoming an MMA fighter.

MMA career

Nguyen began his profession mixed martial arts career while working during the day as a computer technician. In 2012 he went to Thailand to attend Tiger Muay Thai & MMA Scholar Athlete program. He then moved to Brisbane, Australia fighting from there. After becoming Nitro Bantamweight Champion, K-Oz Bantamweight Champion and No. 1 Bantamweight in Australia, in 2015, he started to compete as a flyweight in the UFC and won his first 2 fights in the first round, 1 per TKO and the other per submission. All in all, he has a MMA record with 15 wins (9 wins by KO, four by submission (2 RNC, armbar, triangle), 7 first round finishes), 5 losses.

He achieved internet fame when his fight versus Julian Wallace surfaced on YouTube. Wallace attempted to intimidate Nguyen at the pre fight weigh-ins, by getting into his face and trying to put Nguyen off his game.[4][5] This tactic, however, was ineffective as Nguyen knocked Wallace out within 25 seconds of the first round. The video of this fight went viral and has amassed over 18 million views on YouTube, and over a 100 million views on Facebook and other social network platforms.[6][7][8]

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Nguyen made his promotional debut, facing Alptekin Özkılıç on May 10, 2015 at UFC Fight Night 65.[9] He won the fight via KO in the first round.[10]

Nguyen faced Ryan Benoit on November 15, 2015 at UFC 193.[11] He won the fight via submission in the first round.[12]

Nguyen was expected to face Justin Scoggins on March 20, 2016 at UFC Fight Night 85.[13] However, Scoggins pulled out of the fight in the week leading up to the event citing injury. As a result, Nguyen was pulled from the card entirely.[14]

Nguyen is expected to face Louis Smolka on July 13, 2016 at UFC Fight Night 91.[15]

Personal

Ben met his wife, Brisbane kickboxer April Adams, while training in Thailand, eventually following her to make Brisbane his home. They were married in late 2015.[16]

Mixed martial arts record

Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Win 14–5 Ryan Benoit Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC 193 15 November 2015 1 2:35 Melbourne, Australia
Win 13–5 Alptekin Özkılıç KO (punches) UFC Fight Night: Miocic vs. Hunt 10 May 2015 1 4:59 Adelaide, Australia Flyweight debut.
Win 12–5 Reece McLaren Decision (unanimous) Nitro MMA – Nitro 12 11 October 2014 5 5:00 Logan City, Australia Defended the Nitro MMA Bantamweight Championship.
Win 11–5 Julian Wallace KO (punch) Nitro MMA – Nitro 11 8 March 2013 1 0:25 Logan City, Australia Won the Nitro MMA Bantamweight Championship.
Win 10–5 Shantaram Maharaj Submission (rear-naked choke) K-Oz Entertainment – Bragging Rights 6: Night of Titles 27 July 2013 3 N/A Madeley, Australia
Win 9–5 Luke Morris Decision (unanimous) K.O. Martial Arts – Adrenalin-Unleashed 29 June 2013 3 5:00 Eatons Hill, Australia
Win 8–5 Greg Penaloza TKO (doctor stoppage) Roshambo MMA 1 – In the Cage 6 April 2013 2 5:00 Brisbane, Australia
Win 7–5 Andrew Whitney Submission (armbar) The Cage Inc. – Battle at the Border 9 23 April 2011 1 3:48 Hankinson, North Dakota, United States
Loss 6–5 Chavalit Sityodtong TKO (punches) MC – Martial Combat 7 18 August 2010 2 N/A Sentosa, Singapore
Win 6–4 Laramie Shaffer TKO (doctor stoppage) OFC – Battle at Huset's Speedway 31 July 2010 1 5:00 Brandon, South Dakota, United States
Loss 5–4 Josh Phillips TKO (punches) The Cage Inc. – Battle at the Border 5 15 May 2010 4 3:51 Hankinson, North Dakota, United States
Loss 5–3 Eric Perez TKO (punches) CFC – Canadian Fighting Championship 3 13 November 2009 2 4:20 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Loss 5–2 Alexis Vila KO (punch) PFC: Best of Both Worlds 6 February 2009 2 0:34 Lemoore, California, United States
Win 5–1 Danny Schroder TKO (corner stoppage) TCI – Fight Hunger 17 October 2008 2 2:07 Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States
Win 4–1 Nate Hansen Submission (triangle choke) The Cage Inc. – Summer Slam 4 14 June 2008 1 1:30 Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States
Win 3–1 Nick Holbrook KO (punches) Fury Fights – Battle in Brookings 3 21 April 2007 2 2:36 Brookings, South Dakota, United States
Win 2–1 Mitch Wisner TKO (punches) Fury Fights – Temple Fight Night 2 10 March 2007 1 2:00 Brookings, South Dakota, United States
Win 1–1 Jess Fuhriman KO (punches) Fury Fights – Battle in Brookings 2 24 February 2007 1 0:34 Brookings, South Dakota, United States
Loss 0–1 Austin Peterson Submission (rear-naked choke) Fury Fights – Battle in Brookings 1 2 December 2006 2 0:58 Brookings, South Dakota, United States

References

  1. 1 2 Nguyễn Ben, UFC, retrieved November 19, 2015
  2. ↑ Nitro MMA’s Ben Nguyen: Everything Down to a Science, combatpress, October 8, 2014
  3. ↑ Bantamweight – Ben Nguyen, k-ozentertainment
  4. ↑ Goyder, James (2015-06-04). "How a Video Going Viral Helped Launch the UFC Career of Ben Nguyen | FIGHTLAND". Fightland.vice.com. Retrieved 2016-02-20.
  5. ↑ "Ben Nguyen: Not Your Typical UFC Debut Story - Ultimate Fighting Championship-Mobile". M.uk.ufc.com. Retrieved 2016-02-20.
  6. ↑ "Ben Nguyen will fight in his home town at UFC Brisbane next month". Heraldsun.com.au. Retrieved 2016-02-20.
  7. ↑ Nguyen, Michael D. "Baby-Faced Brawler: Ben Nguyen Scores UFC Contract After Viral Knockout". NBC News. Retrieved 2016-02-20.
  8. ↑ Cepeda, Elias (2015-11-17). "Ben Nguyen hopes UFC success helps him become more than 'internet famous'". FOX Sports. Retrieved 2016-02-20.
  9. ↑ Staff (April 1, 2015). "Australian based fighter Ben Nguyen signs with UFC, slated to meet Alptekin Ozkilic at UFC Adelaide". fightnewsaustralia.com. Retrieved April 1, 2015.
  10. ↑ Brent Brookhouse (May 9, 2015). "UFC Fight Night 65 results: Ben Nguyen stops Alptekin Ozkilic with one second left in first". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved May 9, 2014.
  11. ↑ Staff (2015-09-03). "UFC 193 adds Ryan Benoit vs. Ben Nguyen". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2015-09-03.
  12. ↑ Matt Erickson (November 15, 2015). "UFC 193 results: Ben Nguyen takes out Ryan Benoit with ease with first-round choke". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved November 15, 2015.
  13. ↑ Emma Challands (2016-02-11). "UFC Brisbane: Ben Nguyen vs Justin Scoggins and added to Fight Night 85 card". fightnewsaustralia.com. Retrieved 2016-02-11.
  14. ↑ Staff (2016-03-12). "Nguyen vs. Scoggins scrapped, Laprise now meets Pearson in UFC Fight Night 85 shuffle". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-03-12.
  15. ↑ Staff (2016-04-21). "Ben Nguyen vs. Louis Smolka added to UFC Fight Night 91". themmareport.com. Retrieved 2016-04-21.
  16. ↑ UFC Fight Night 65: Miocic v Hunt: Queensland well represented on Adelaide card, smh.com.au, May 7, 2015
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