Royston Wee

Royston Wee
Born (1986-11-15) November 15, 1986
Singapore
Nationality Singaporean
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Weight 135 lb (61 kg; 9.6 st)
Division Bantamweight
Fighting out of Singapore
Team Impact MMA
Rank Blue belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu[1]
Years active 2010–present
Mixed martial arts record
Total 5
Wins 4
By submission 2
By decision 2
Losses 1
By knockout 1
Website www.impactmma.com.sg
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Royston Wee (born November 15, 1986) is a Singaporean mixed martial artist, currently competing as a bantamweight. Wee most recently competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). He is noted for being the first and only Singaporean fighter to be signed by the company.[2] He trains out of and teaches MMA at Impact Mixed Martial Arts gym in Singapore.

Background

Wee earned a double major in management and in marketing at Murdoch University.[3]

He started his martial arts career after he graduated from polytechnic (he studied computer engineering) [citation needed] at the age of 21. He initially trained Muay Thai, and then started training at Fight G in Singapore. Two years later he started training MMA at Impact MMA.[4]

The Ultimate Fighter

In July 2013, Royston tried out for The Ultimate Fighter: China when tryouts were held in Singapore. Royston had only previously competed at flyweight, but the lightest weight class available for the tryouts was featherweight. However, in Royston's last fight, he did not make the cut for Bantam weight.[5] Royston was eventually selected as the pad boy but was never required for filming.[6]

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Shortly thereafter Royston was signed by the UFC on a multi-fight contract.[7] In his debut, he defeated Dave Galera by decision at UFC Fight Night 34 on January 4, 2014.[8]

In his second bout with the promotion, Wee faced Yao Zhikui on August 23, 2014 at UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Le. He won via split decision, sustaining a broken nose in the fight.

Wee faced Ning Guangyou on May 16, 2015 at UFC Fight Night 66.[9] He lost the fight via TKO in the second round and was subsequently released from the promotion on September 2, 2015.[10]

Mixed martial arts record

Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Loss 4–1 Ning Guangyou TKO (punches and elbows) UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs. Faber May 16, 2015 2 4:59 Pasay, Philippines Catchweight (137 lbs) bout; Wee missed weight.
Win 4–0 Yao Zhikui Decision (split) UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Le August 23, 2014 3 5:00 Macau, SAR, China
Win 3–0 Dave Galera Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Saffiedine vs. Lim January 4, 2014 3 5:00 Marina Bay, Singapore
Win 2–0 Syed Shahir Submission (rear-naked choke) Malaysian Fighting Championship 3 December 10, 2011 1 1:44 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Win 1–0 Mohammad Irfan Submission Malaysian Fighting Championship 2 November 12, 2011 1 1:05 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

See also

References

  1. "Royston Wee - Official UFC Fighter Profile". UFC.com. Retrieved May 16, 2015.
  2. Chong, Aaron. "UFC's first Singaporean fighter thinks opponent ‘not dangerous enough’". Xin MSN. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
  3. "Royston Wee Murdock Alum". Retrieved 2014.
  4. "UFC fighter Royston Wee’s journey from chaotic beginnings to UFC stardom". Asia Sports Network. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
  5. "royston wee miss weight". mmajunkie.
  6. Ong, Justin. "Singapore’s first-ever UFC fighter Royston Wee almost quit MMA". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
  7. Chua, Siang Yee. "Warrior Wee finds right path". The Straits Times.
  8. "MMA: Singapore's Royston Wee wins debut UFC fight against David Galera". The Straits Times. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
  9. Richard Mann (2 March 2015). "The UFC matches Royston Wee and Ning Guangyou". adcombat. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
  10. Mookie Alexander (2015-09-01). "Report: Dan Miller, Darrell Montague among 13 fighters released from UFC". bloodyelbow.com. Retrieved 2015-09-01.

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