Chris Weidman
American mixed martial artist
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| January 25 2025 | Chris Weidman was drafted to the New York Team for the Global Fight League's 2025 season, marking a new stage in his mixed martial arts career. |
| January 17 2025 | Weidman was reported to have retired from MMA competition. |
| December 7 2024 | Weidman lost to Eryk Anders by technical knockout in the second round at UFC 310 in a 195 lb catchweight bout. |
| March 30 2024 | Weidman defeated Bruno Silva via technical decision at UFC on ESPN 54 after initially winning by TKO, due to eye pokes during the finishing sequence. |
| August 19 2023 | Weidman lost to Brad Tavares via unanimous decision at UFC 292, marking his return after over two years away from fighting. |
| March 11 2023 | Competed in the main event of Polaris 23 against ADCC veteran and Judoka Owen Livesey, losing the match by unanimous decision. |
| April 24 2021 | During a rematch with Uriah Hall at UFC 261, Weidman suffered a severe leg injury when his right fibula and tibia snapped after Hall checked his low kick, resulting in a technical knockout loss. |
| 2020 | Weidman and his family relocated from New York to South Carolina during the summer. |
| August 8 2020 | Weidman defeated Omari Akhmedov via unanimous decision at UFC Fight Night 174. |
| April 9 2020 | UFC president Dana White announced postponement of Weidman's scheduled fight with Jack Hermansson. |
| October 18 2019 | Weidman made his Light Heavyweight debut at UFC on ESPN 6, fighting against Dominick Reyes in the main event. He was defeated via knockout in the first round. |
| June 2019 | Chris Weidman announced his intention to move up to the Light Heavyweight weight class later in the year, citing multiple surgeries that prevented him from cutting weight to Middleweight. |
| November 3 2018 | Lost to Ronaldo Souza via KO at 2:12 of the third round at UFC 230, earning Fight of the Night honors. |
| October 19 2018 | Planned rematch with Luke Rockhold for UFC 230 was cancelled when Rockhold withdrew due to injury. |
| July 22 2017 | Defeated Kelvin Gastelum via arm-triangle choke submission in the third round at UFC on Fox 25, ending a three-fight losing streak. |
| 2016 | Chris Weidman began appearing in the television series Kevin Can Wait as Nick Dawson, appearing in 4 episodes between 2016 and 2018 |
| November 12 2016 | Lost to Yoel Romero at UFC 205, getting knocked out by a flying knee in the third round. |
| September 2016 | Signed a new six-fight contract with UFC in late September. |
| May 17 2016 | Weidman pulled out of a scheduled rematch with Rockhold due to a cervical disc herniation. |
| December 12 2015 | Weidman lost his UFC Middleweight title to Luke Rockhold at UFC 194 via fourth-round TKO, marking the first defeat of his career. Both fighters were awarded Fight of the Night honors. |
| May 2015 | Received a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu from Renzo Gracie and Matt Serra. |
| May 23 2015 | Weidman defeated Vitor Belfort at UFC 187 via first-round TKO, earning a Performance of the Night award. |
| July 5 2014 | Weidman retained his UFC Middleweight title against Lyoto Machida at UFC 175, winning via unanimous decision and earning his first Fight of the Night bonus. |
| 2013 | Won multiple prestigious awards including UFC.com Fighter of the Year, UFC.com Knockout of the Year for the fight vs. Anderson Silva, World MMA Awards Charles 'Mask' Lewis Fighter of the Year, and Yahoo! Sports.com Male Fighter of the Year |
| December 28 2013 | Weidman successfully defended his UFC Middleweight title against Anderson Silva at UFC 168, winning by TKO when Silva's leg was broken after a checked kick in the second round. |
| July 17 2013 | Nassau County proclaimed 'Chris Weidman Day' in honor of his victory over Anderson Silva. |
| July 6 2013 | Weidman defeated Anderson Silva at UFC 162 to become UFC Middleweight Champion, knocking out Silva in the second round and ending Silva's seven-year, 17-fight undefeated streak. This was the first time Silva had been knocked out in a mixed martial arts match. |
| 2012 | Received UFC.com Half-Year Awards for Best Fighter of the First Half of the Year and World MMA Awards Breakthrough Fighter of the Year |
| December 29 2012 | Pulled out of scheduled fight against Tim Boetsch at UFC 155 due to injury, replaced by Costas Philippou. |
| October 29 2012 | Weidman's house was severely damaged by Hurricane Sandy, which led him to volunteer with Staten Strong, a non-profit group helping to rebuild homes of Sandy victims. |
| July 11 2012 | Defeated Mark Muñoz at UFC on Fuel TV: Muñoz vs. Weidman by knockout in the second round, earning 'Knockout of the Night' honors. Expressed desire to fight Anderson Silva for the middleweight title after the fight. |
| January 28 2012 | Defeated Demian Maia by unanimous decision at UFC on Fox 2, replacing Michael Bisping on eleven days' notice. |
| 2011 | Joined the UFC and started building an undefeated record, eventually reaching a 9-0 winning streak. |
| 2011 | Co-founded LAW MMA with Ray Longo in Garden City, New York, where they serve as instructors, owners, and operators. |
| 2011 | Named UFC.com Newcomer of the Year |
| November 19 2011 | Defeated Tom Lawlor at UFC 139 via technical submission, rendering Lawlor unconscious with a D'Arce choke in the first round. |
| June 11 2011 | Defeated Jesse Bongfeldt at UFC 131 via first-round standing guillotine choke, earning $70,000 'Submission of the Night' honors. |
| March 3 2011 | Made his UFC debut against Alessio Sakara at UFC Live: Sanchez vs. Kampmann, winning a unanimous decision on two weeks' notice while nursing a rib injury. |
| December 3 2010 | Weidman successfully defended the ROC Middleweight Championship by defeating Valdir Araujo via unanimous decision at Ring of Combat 33. |
| September 24 2010 | Weidman won the Ring of Combat middleweight title by defeating Uriah Hall via punches in the first round at Ring of Combat 31. |
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