Ryan Hall (grappler)

Ryan Hall
Born (1985-02-22) February 22, 1985
Arlington County, Virginia, U.S.
Other names The Wizard
Residence Falls Church, Virginia, U.S.
Nationality American
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight 145 lb (66 kg; 10.4 st)
Division Featherweight, lightweight
Style Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
Team Fifty/50 Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Rank black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
Years active 2012-Present (MMA)
Mixed martial arts record
Total 6
Wins 5
By knockout 2
By submission 2
By decision 1
Losses 1
By decision 1
Website www.twitter.com/ryanhallbjj
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
Ryan Hall
Medal record
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu/Grappling
ADCC World Championship
2009 Barcelona -66kg[1]
World Jiu-Jitsu Championship
2009 Featherweight (Brown)[2]
2008 Lightweight (Purple)[3]
World No-Gi Championship
2008 Lightweight (Purple)[4]
European Open Championships
2008 Lightweight (Purple)[5]
Brazilian National Jiu-Jitsu Championship
2008 Lightweight (Purple)[6]
Houston Open Championship
2012 Lightweight (Black)[7]
2011 Lightweight (Black)[8]
2011 Absolute (Black)[8]
Boston Open Championship
2011 Featherweight (Black)[9]
Chicago Open Championship
2010 Middleweight (Black)[10]
2010 Absolute (Black)[10]
Miami Open Championship
2010 Featherweight (Black)[11]
Gracie Jiu-Jitsu World Championships[12]
2006 Featherweight (Purple)
2006 Absolute (Purple)
ADCC West Coast Trials
2009 -66kg[13]

Ryan Hall is an American black belt and instructor in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, and a professional mixed martial artist currently competing in the featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He is known for a number of competitive achievements, ranging from Mundial and ADCC victories to dozens of Grapplers Quest championships.[14] He is the winner of The Ultimate Fighter season 22.

Hall has published a number of instructional DVD sets, including one with an emphasis on the triangle choke, a signature technique used in his competitive career.[15]

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

In 2012, Hall began training Mixed Martial Arts at Tristar Gym in Montreal, Canada. He represented his new team for the first time in the cage at SLAMM-1 on November 30, 2012 in Montreal, Canada where he won by TKO in the first round.[16]

Hall fought on the Challenge MMA 2 card on August 17, 2013. He submitted Maged Hammo at the Montreal, Quebec event.[17]

Hall defeated Leo Perez via TKO at Fight Lab 35 in Charlotte, NC on February 8, 2014 and submitted Ryan Hogans via first round heel hook at the United Combat League on May 31 in Hammond, IN.[18]

The Ultimate Fighter

On August 31, 2015, it was announced that Hall would be a contestant on the 22nd season of The Ultimate Fighter reality show, representing Team USA.[19]

In the opening elimination bout, Hall faced fellow American Johnny Nunez. He won the fight via heel hook early in the first round.[20]

Hall represented Team USA in the first preliminary fight of the season facing Sweden's Frantz Slioa. He once again won the fight via heel hook in the first round. He advanced to the quarter finals,[21] where he lost to Saul Rogers by majority decision.[22] Rogers advanced to the final, but a visa issue prevented him from fighting, instead allowing Hall to fight Artem Lobov in the TUF 22 Finale.[23] Hall defeated Lobov by unanimous decision to become the Ultimate Fighter 22 lightweight winner.[24]

Self-defense incident

In 2012, a viral video of Hall surfaced showing him using grappling techniques to defend himself against a larger, aggressive man while dining in a pizza parlor. In the video, Hall demonstrates the use of a double leg takedown and the mount position. Later, he applies a chokehold to incapacitate the aggressor shortly before police arrive.[25][26]

Mixed martial arts record

Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Win 5–1 Artem Lobov Decision (unanimous) The Ultimate Fighter: Team McGregor vs. Team Faber Finale 11 December 2015 3 5:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Won The Ultimate Fighter 22 Tournament. Lightweight bout.
Win 4–1 Ryan Hogans Submission (heel hook) UCL: Torres vs. Choate May 31, 2014 1 1:53 Hammond, Indiana, United States
Win 3–1 Leonardo Perez TKO (punches) Fight Lab 35: Misery Loves Company 6 February 8, 2014 3 1:44 Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
Win 2–1 Maged Hammo Submission (rear-naked choke) Challenge MMA 2: Think Big August 17, 2013 1 2:43 Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Win 1–1 Phillip Deschambeault TKO (punches) Slamm 1: Garcia vs. Lamarche November 30, 2012 1 1:41 Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Loss 0–1 Eddie Fyvie Decision (unanimous) Reality Fighting 12: Return to Boardwalk Hall April 29, 2006 3 3:00 Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States

Mixed martial arts exhibition record

Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Loss 2–1 Saul Rogers Decision (majority) The Ultimate Fighter: Team McGregor vs. Team Faber November 25, 2015 (airdate) 2 5:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States TUF 22 Quarter final round.
Win 2–0 Frantz Slioa Submission (heel hook) The Ultimate Fighter: Team McGregor vs. Team Faber September 16, 2015 (airdate) 1 1:52 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States TUF 22 Elimination round.
Win 1–0 Johnny Nunez Submission (heel hook) The Ultimate Fighter: Team McGregor vs. Team Faber September 9, 2015 (airdate) 1 0:43 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States TUF 22 Qualifying round.

References

  1. ↑ "ADCC Results". Official 2009 ADCC results. Retrieved June 4, 2012.
  2. ↑ "Results". Official IBJJF results. Retrieved June 4, 2012.
  3. ↑ "World Jiu-Jitsu Championship". Official IBJJF results. Retrieved June 4, 2012.
  4. ↑ "Results". Official IBJJF results. Retrieved June 4, 2012.
  5. ↑ "European 2008". Official IBJJF results. Retrieved June 4, 2012.
  6. ↑ "Campeonato Brasileiro 2007". Official IBJJF results. Retrieved June 4, 2012.
  7. ↑ "Houston International Open IBJJF Championship 2012 – Results". Official IBJJF results. Retrieved June 23, 2014.
  8. 1 2 "Houston International Open IBJJF Championship 2011 – Results". Official IBJJF results. Retrieved June 23, 2014.
  9. ↑ "Boston Summer International Open IBJJF Championship 2011 – Results". Official IBJJF results. Retrieved June 23, 2014.
  10. 1 2 "Results". Official IBJJF results. Retrieved June 15, 2012.
  11. ↑ "Results". Official IBJJF results. Retrieved June 15, 2012.
  12. ↑ "IGJJF Report".
  13. ↑ "ADCC Trials Results". Official 2009 ADCC Trials results. Retrieved June 4, 2009.
  14. ↑ "Ryan Hall (50/50 Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu)". BJJ Heroes. October 21, 2010. Retrieved June 5, 2012.
  15. ↑ "Ryan Hall - The Triangle". World Martial Arts. Retrieved June 5, 2012.
  16. ↑ "SLAMM 1 Play-by-Play - Top MMA News at topmmanews.com".
  17. ↑ "Challenge MMA 2 Play-By-Play – Loiseau, Garcia, Aubin Victorious". Top MMA News. Retrieved September 9, 2013.
  18. ↑ "Ryan Hall". Sherdog. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
  19. ↑ Damon Martin (August 31, 2015). "'Ultimate Fighter': Team McGregor vs. Team Faber full cast announced". foxsports.com. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  20. ↑ "TUF 22: 'McGregor vs Faber' results, recap for episode 1 on FOX Sports 1". mmamania.com. September 9, 2015. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  21. ↑ "TUF 22: 'McGregor vs Faber' results, recap for episode 2 on FOX Sports 1". mmamania.com. September 16, 2015. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  22. ↑ "‘TUF 22’ Recap: Episode 10". Sherdog.
  23. ↑ "Substitute Ryan Hall meets Artem Lobov in TUF 22 lightweight finale". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 2015-12-10.
  24. ↑ Ben Fowlkes (2015-12-12). "TUF 22 Finale results: Ryan Hall wins 'TUF 22' crown with decision over Artem Lobov". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2015-12-12.
  25. ↑ "#255 Ryan Hall Uses Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in a Restaurant Against Drunk Aggressor". The FightWorks Podcast. March 18, 2012. Retrieved June 5, 2012.
  26. ↑ T.P. Grant (March 21, 2012). "Ryan Hall Weighs In On 'Sport Vs Street' Debate In Martial Arts". Bloody Elbow. Retrieved June 5, 2012.
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