Chris Leben was born July 21st, 1980 and raised in Portland Oregon as a middle
child with a younger sister and an older brother. Growing up he always preferred
alternative sports such as skateboarding, dirt biking, and snowboarding. It
wasn't until middle school that Chris watched his first Ultimate Fighting
Championship and decided to dive head first into the arena of combat sports.
Chris had never been in a street fight but he was instantly fascinated by the
sport and decided to take up boxing classes. The classes were far across town
from where he lived but regardless of the distance he enrolled anyway and took
the bus there everyday after school. He never competed as a boxer but enjoyed
training hard and studying the techniques each and everyday.
Late in his freshman year Chris joined the high school wrestling team. He picked
up the art rather quickly and wrestled into his Junior and Senior year.
Wrestling helped Chris develop ground skills which he could not receive in
boxing. These skills combined with his boxing training helped Chris form a base
and skill set that would be the starting point of his fighting career.
One day while visiting his brother at work, Chris noticed an MMA gym located
across the street. The particular gym happened to be the location of the world
famous Team Quest. After a brief conversation with team trainer Robert
Follis Chris was ready to take his fighting training to another level
and joined. He signed on and before long he was training with the competition
team members like Randy Couture, Matt Lindland,
Nate Quarry, and Ed Herman. With such a great
team around him Chris refined his skills and began fighting as an amateur. His
amateur career started just how it ended, with a win. He went 5-0 as an amateur
and captured the FCFF and UFCF middleweight titles.
Undefeated as an amateur Chris decided to test the waters and turn pro. He
wasted no time and won his first five fights, three of which came via knockout.
Chris went on a rampage and captured the Gladiator Challenge, Sportfight, and
WEC middleweight titles. He has amassed a nearly flawless professional record
and has beaten names such as Benji Radach, Mike Swick,
Jorge Rivera, Edwin Dewees and Patrick
Cote. His first loss came by way of a tough decision to seasoned
veteran Joe Doerkson.
Chris was a featured contestant on the first Spike reality series, The Ultimate
Fighter where he showed the world all sides of his personality and became a fan
favorite. Chris did not win The Ultimate Fighter competition but went on to
fight in The Ultimate Fighter finals where he quickly dismantled his opponent
Jason Thacker with vicious offense. Chris is still competing in
the UFC and is a top ranked middleweight contender. Most recently he defeated
Terry Martin on UFC Fight Night 11 via KO in an all out war
after almost being knockout out himself.
Currently Chris is living in Honolulu, Hawaii where he spends his days running
the Icon Fitness and MMA Center. Chris Leben’s current record is 17-4-0 with 9 (T)KOs,
4 Submissions and 4 Decision victories. Aside from fighting and training Chris
spends his days surfing, skateboarding, dirt biking, and hanging out with
friends.
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Win
Alessio Sakara
TKO (Punches) 3:16 Round 1
UFC 82: Pride of a Champion- 3/1/2008
Win
Terry Martin
KO (Punch) 3:56 Round 3
UFC "Fight Night 11"- 9/19/2007
Loss
Kalib Starnes
Decision (Unanimous)
UFC 71 Lidell vs. Jackson - 5/26/2007
Loss
Jason Macdonald
Submission (Guillotine Choke) 4:03 Round 2
UFC 66 Lidell vs. Ortiz 2 - 12/30/2006
Win
Jorge Santiago
KO (Punch) 0:35 Round 2
UFC- Ultimate Fight Night 6 - 8/17/2006
Loss
Anderson Silva
KO (Knee) 0:49 Round 1
UFC- Ultimate Fight Night 5 - 6/28/2006
Win
Luigi Firovanti
Decision
UFC-Ultimate Fight Night 4 - 4/6/2006
Win
Jorge Rivera
TKO (Strikes) 1:44 Round 1
UFC- Ultimate Fight Night 3 - 1/16/2006
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your my favorite fighter!!! i wish you would have beat anderson's ass!!! but he is a freak!!!! w/e i wish you didnt move to hawaii, only cuz i'm selfish and have always wanted to meet you!!! i fight amatuer at 145 so you wont be seeing me in the ufc until they bring in that weight class... oh well hope your doing good. do you know who your fighting next??
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