Sage Northcutt

Sage Northcutt
Born Sage Monroe Northcutt
(1996-03-01) March 1, 1996
Katy, Texas, United States
Other names Super
Nationality American
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[1][2]
Weight 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st)
Division Lightweight
Welterweight
Reach 72.0 in (183 cm)[3]
Team Gracie Barra Katy[4]
Trainer Chris Mango[5]
Rank Third degree black belt in Taekwondo[6]
Third degree black belt in Kajukenbo[6]
Purple belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu[6]
Years active 2014–present
Mixed martial arts record
Total 8
Wins 7
By knockout 4
By submission 3
Losses 1
By submission 1
Draws 0
Other information
University Texas A&M University
Notable school(s) Seven Lakes High School
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
last updated on: October 8, 2015

Sage Monroe Northcutt[7] (born March 1, 1996) is an American mixed martial artist currently fighting in the welterweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.[5]

Background

Northcutt began training martial arts at the age of 4[8] and competed all over the world from a young age. His father, Mark, is a black belt in karate, and his older sister, Colbey, is an amateur kickboxing champion.[9] Sage has won a total of 77 world championships in karate.[5] At the age of 9, Northcutt became the youngest person ever to be on the cover of Sport Karate Magazine.[10] He is also an undefeated kickboxer, with his record standing at 15–0.[11] Northcutt attended Seven Lakes High School for his first 2 years of high school before transferring to Katy High School during his senior year Northcutt finished fifth in the state rhythmic gymnastics championships in his weight class (170 lb or 77 kg).[11] Sage was inducted into the Black Belt Magazine Hall of Fame in 2012.[6]

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Northcutt began competing on the Legacy Fighting Championship amateur series, amassing an amateur record of 5-1 with his only loss to Charles Sheppard due to submission to strikes in the first round. At the age of 18, he turned pro and racked up a 5–0 record in four months.[12]

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Northcutt was featured in the debut episode of Dana White's Looking For A Fight.[13] After an impressive victory at Legacy Fighting Championship 44, he was signed to the UFC.[10] Northcutt is currently the youngest fighter on the UFC roster, and the third-youngest debutant.[5][14]

In his UFC debut, Northcutt faced Francisco Trevino on October 3, 2015 at UFC 192. He won via TKO in just 57 seconds.[15] It was revealed that Trevino failed his post-fight drug test after testing positive for elevated marijuana-induced THC-COOH levels.[16]

Northcutt faced Cody Pfister on December 10, 2015 at UFC Fight Night 80.[17][18] Northcutt won the fight via submission in the second round.[19]

Northcutt was expected to face Andrew Holbrook on January 30, 2016 at UFC on Fox 18.[20] However, Holbrook withdrew from the bout citing an injury eight days prior to the event and was replaced by Bryan Barberena.[21] With the late change, the matchup was contested at welterweight.[22] Northcutt lost the bout via arm-triangle choke in the second round.[23]

Northcutt is expected to face Enrique Marín, a Spanish submission artist, on July 9, 2016 at UFC 200.[24]

Personal life

Northcutt is currently a petroleum engineering major at Texas A&M University[6]

Mixed martial arts record

Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Loss 7–1 Bryan Barberena Submission (arm-triangle choke) UFC on Fox: Johnson vs. Bader January 30, 2016 2 3:06 Newark, New Jersey, United States Welterweight bout.
Win 7–0 Cody Pfister Submission (guillotine choke) UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. VanZant December 10, 2015 2 0:41 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win 6–0 Francisco Trevino TKO (elbows and punches) UFC 192 October 3, 2015 1 0:57 Houston, Texas, United States Lightweight debut; Trevino missed weight (160 lbs). Trevino tested positive for marijuana metabolites.
Win 5–0 Rocky Long Submission (neck crank) Legacy Fighting Championship 44 August 28, 2015 2 3:30 Houston, Texas, United States Catchweight (165 lbs) bout.
Win 4–0 Gage Duhon Submission (rear-naked choke) Legacy Fighting Championship 42 November 22, 2014 1 4:26 Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States Catchweight (165 lbs) bout.
Win 3–0 James Christopherson TKO (punches) Fury Fighting 6 May 22, 2014 1 4:35 Humble, Texas, United States
Win 2–0 Jacob Capelli TKO (punches) LFC - Challenger Series 1 April 25, 2014 1 0:55 Houston, Texas, United States Catchweight (165 lbs) bout.
Win 1–0 Tim Lashley TKO (wheel kick and punches) Legacy Fighting Championship 37 April 20, 2014 1 0:27 Houston, Texas, United States Catchweight (165 lbs) bout.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Page Parkes Model Agency". pageparkesagency.com.
  2. ↑ "Amateur MMA - Fighter Profile: Sage Northcutt". CamoMMA.
  3. ↑ "Fight Card - UFC 192 Cormier vs. Gustafsson". UFC.com. Retrieved 2015-10-11.
  4. ↑ "FightCenter - 'Super' Sage Northcutt". tapology.com. Retrieved October 12, 2015.
  5. 1 2 3 4 Jeremy Botter (2015-09-30). "UFC 192: Is 19-Year-Old Sage Northcutt the Future of the UFC?". bleacherreport.com. Retrieved 2015-10-10.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 "Sage Northcutt - Official UFC Fighter Profile". UFC.com. Retrieved 2015-10-11.
  7. ↑ "Mixed Martial Arts Show Results" (PDF). Boxing.nv.gov. December 10, 2015. Retrieved 2016-01-15.
  8. ↑ "Sage Northcutt Looking To Be 2-Division Amateur Champion". legacyfights.net.
  9. ↑ Dave Doyle (2015-09-30). "Just 19, Sage Northcutt plans on sticking around the UFC for awhile". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2015-10-13.
  10. 1 2 Cameron Tomarchio (2015-10-02). "Sage Northcutt: the man too pretty for the UFC". news.com.au. Retrieved 2015-10-10.
  11. 1 2 Matt Parrino (2015-09-12). "Welcome to the UFC: Sage Northcutt". UFC.com. Retrieved 2015-10-13.
  12. ↑ Zane Simon (2015-08-30). "Welcome to the UFC, Sage Northcutt". bloodyelbow.com. Retrieved 2015-10-10.
  13. ↑ "Dana White Looking for a Fight - Sage Northcutt Highlight". YouTube.com. Retrieved 2015-10-13.
  14. ↑ Mike Bohn (2015-09-30). "UFC 192 pre-fight facts: Sage Northcutt becomes UFC's third-youngest debutant". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2015-10-13.
  15. ↑ Mike Bohn (2015-10-03). "Twitter reacts to Sage Northcutt’s 57-second TKO in debut at UFC 192". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2015-10-10.
  16. ↑ Marc Raimondi (2015-10-15). "Francisco Trevino tests positive for marijuana after loss to Sage Northcutt at UFC 192". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2015-10-15.
  17. ↑ Staff (2015-10-19). "Sage Northcutt vs. Cody Pfister joins UFC Fight Night 80 lineup". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2015-10-19.
  18. ↑ Marc Raimondi (2015-10-19). "Sage Northcutt added to Fight Pass card headlined by Paige VanZant". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2015-10-19.
  19. ↑ Steven Marrocco (2015-12-10). "UFC Fight Night 80 results: Sage Northcutt hype rolls on with submission of Cody Pfister". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2015-12-10.
  20. ↑ "Andrew Holbrook vs Sage Northcutt added to UFC on FOX 18". mmajunkie.com. 2015-12-19.
  21. ↑ "Andrew Holbrook out, Bryan Barberena meets Sage Northcutt at UFC on FOX 18". mmajunkie.com. 2016-01-22.
  22. ↑ "Sage Northcutt gets new opponent & weight class at UFC on FOX 18". mmafighting.com. 2016-01-22.
  23. ↑ Steven Marrocco (2016-01-30). "UFC on FOX 18 results: Bryan Barberena slows Sage Northcutt hype with submission win". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
  24. ↑ Staff (2016-03-31). "Sage Northcutt meets Enrique Marin at stacked UFC 200". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-03-31.

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