Tony "El Cucuy" Ferguson is a former UFC Interim Lightweight Champion with a 25-8 professional MMA record.
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Anthony Armand Ferguson Padilla aka Tony Ferguson was born on February 12, 1984. He is a professional MMA fighter from the United States. He now fights in the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s Lightweight category (UFC). He was once the Interim UFC Lightweight Champion. Ferguson made his MMA debut in 2008 and has been with the UFC since winning The Ultimate Fighter 13 in 2011. He has had training in freestyle wrestling, boxing, jiu-jitsu, Muay Thai, and Wing Chun.
Ferguson was born in Oxnard, California, but spent much of his childhood in Muskegon, Michigan. He is of Mexican descent. Ferguson is his Scottish-American stepfather’s surname. Ferguson participated in three sports at Muskegon Catholic Central High School: American football, baseball, and wrestling. He started defensive back for the Class 8 state football winners in 2000 and was a three-time All-State wrestler, winning the 152-pound division in 2002.
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Tony won The Ultimate Fighter and a UFC contract after knocking out Ramsey Nijem in the opening round of the finals. Ferguson won his UFC debut against Aaron Riley by TKO (jaw injury) at UFC 135. He went on to defeat Yves Edwards before falling to Michael Jonson at UFC on Fox 3.
Ferguson would embark on a 12-fight winning streak after this defeat. He defeated Edson Barboza, Rafael dos Anjos, Anthony Pettis, and Donald Cerrone before winning the UFC Lightweight Championship against Khabib Nurmagomedov at UFC 249. However, Khabib withdrew from the fight, and Ferguson instead faced Gaethje for the UFC Interim Lightweight Championship.
Ferguson was knocked out in the fifth round by Gaethje (punch). Following the fight, he fell decisively to Charles Oliveira and Beneil Dariush, and he is presently on a 5-bout losing run, including a loss to Nate Diaz in his most recent fight.
Tony Ferguson’s net worth is estimated to be approximately $2 million by Celebrity Net Worth. This assessment was made following his defeat to Justin Gaethje at UFC 249. Since then, he has endured five defeats, tarnishing his status as a top-tier fighter. Ferguson has a solid record of 25 wins and 8 losses and has competed in numerous high-profile fights.
Some of his most productive battles have come against Josh Thomson, Kevin Lee, Donald Cerrone, and Rafael dos Anjos. He has six Fight of the Night bonuses and three Performance of the Night bonuses in his UFC career. Ferguson’s twelve (12)-fight winning streak confirmed him as one of the company’s top dogs.
