Urijah Faber

Quick Facts

Full Name	Urijah Faber
Occupation	MMA Fighter
Date Of Birth	May 14, 1979(1979-05-14)
Age	45
Birthplace	Isla Vista
Country	United States
Birth City	California
Horoscope	Taurus

Urijah Faber Biography

Urijah Faber is one of the most popular and richest MMA Fighter who was born on May 14, 1979 in Isla Vista, California, United States. Mixed martial artist who held the WEC Featherweight Championship for over two years from 2006 to 2008. He announced his retirement from competitive MMA in

2016. He’s also the founder of Team Alpha Male and would later open Ultimate Fitness gym in Sacremento, California.

He earned a first round victory against Charlie Valencia on May 13, 2006.

Urijah Christopher Faber (born May 14, 1979) is an American mixed martial artist and actor who is signed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He competes as a bantamweight and formerly competed as a featherweight.

Faber made his professional MMA debut as part of the Gladiator Challenge promotion on November 12, 2003, defeating Poes Manne by a guillotine choke at 1:22 of round 1. Faber then defeated George Adkins by TKO (strikes) on February 12, 2004, earning a shot at GC Bantamweight champion, David Velasquez. On June 6, 2004, Faber defeated Velasquez by unanimous decision, becoming the new GC Bantamweight champion. In his first title defense, Faber defeated Del Hawkins by TKO (strikes) at 3:19 of the first round on August 19,

2004. After this fight, Faber began to take fights in both GC and King of the Cage, GC’s parent promotion.

He has two siblings named Ryan and Michaella.

Urijah Faber Net Worth

Urijah Faber is one of the richest MMA Fighter from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Urijah Faber 's net worth $8 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He won his first professional fight by first round submission on November 12, 2003.

He won 27 of his first 33 professional fights, winning 15 bouts by submission. He served as a coach on The Ultimate Fighter 22 against Team McGregor.

Faber was born on May 14, 1979, in Isla Vista, California, to Theo and Suzanne Faber. He is of Dutch descent on his father’s side, and Italian, English, and Irish on his mother’s side. He went to Glen Edwards Middle School, Casa Roble High School and Lincoln High School (Lincoln, California). He has two siblings, an older brother named Ryan and a younger sister named Michaella Tastad. Faber graduated from the University of California, Davis with a bachelor’s degree in Human Development. While at UC-Davis, Faber was a two- time NCAA national qualifier, qualifying for the NCAA tournament in 2001 and 2002.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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On March 17, 2006, Faber competed for the first time in the World Extreme Cagefighting promotion, beating Cole Escovedo by second round doctors stoppage and winning the WEC Featherweight Championship. On May 13, 2006, he fought for the King of the Cage Bantamweight Championship for the third time, defeating Charlie Valencia by rear naked choke submission at 3:09 of the first round. Faber then returned to GC July 1, 2006, and defeated Naoya Uematsu by TKO (strikes) at 3:35 of round 2 to reclaim the GC Bantamweight championship, thus holding three titles at once. Faber then took a fight in the Full Contact Promotions organization on September 9, 2006, defeating Enoch Wilson by TKO (strikes) at 1:01 of the second round. On October 28, Faber returned to KOTC and defended his title for the fourth and last time, defeating Bibiano Fernandes by TKO (cut) at 4:16 of round 1. Faber later vacated his KOTC and GC titles upon signing a contract with the WEC after it was purchased by Zuffa in December 2006.

Facts & Trivia

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At WEC 28: WrekCage on June 3, 2007, Faber defeated Chance Farrar by rear naked choke submission at 3:19 of the first round. In his post-fight interview, Faber called out K-1 Hero’s 2005 Middleweight Tournament Champion Norifumi Yamamoto, though the fight never materialized. After this match, Faber took a six-month break between fights, the longest of his career. He came back at WEC 31: Faber vs. Curran on December 12, 2007, defeating Jeff Curran by guillotine choke submission at 4:34 of the second round. Also on this card was the WEC debut of Jens Pulver, who was moving back down to featherweight from the lightweight division. In Pulver’s WEC debut, he submitted Cub Swanson in the first round of their match setting up a title match between Pulver and Faber. Pulver and Faber both commented in their post- fight interviews that they wanted to fight each other, and the match was signed for June 1, 2008, at WEC 34: Faber vs. Pulver. Faber and Pulver fought a constant back-and-forth battle, but neither man was able to finish the other and the fight went the full five rounds, the first time in Faber’s WEC career that one of his fights had gone the distance. The judges scored the bout a unanimous decision for Faber, (50–45, 50–44, and 50–44). This fight also marked both the first time that one of Pulver’s fights at featherweight had gone to decision and the first time Pulver had been defeated at that weight class.

Who won between McGregor and Faber?

Team McGregor took the edge in the season after winning six of the nine matches. Hence, the quarter-finals featured just three fighters from Team Faber. Two of them lost in the quarters, and in the end, Julian Erosa was the only one left from Faber’s team.

What happened with Conor McGregor and Urijah Faber?

Urijah Faber claims he got offered to fight Conor McGregor In a 2017 fan Q&A session, Urijah Faber revealed that the promotion had offered him a fight against Conor McGregor at UFC 196. The former WEC champion was ready to jump two weight classes above to face McGregor.

What does Urijah Faber do now?

Faber still serves as a coach and mentor to many athletes at his gym, Sacramento’s Team Alpha Male, so it’s not as if he’s a stranger to the fight game these days.

Is the California kid still fighting?

Faber (34-12) returned from a near three-year retirement in 2019 to split a pair of fights , including a third-round knockout loss to top bantamweight contender Petr Yan. The 40-year-old “California Kid” considers himself anything but retired as he continues to juggle multiple projects outside the cage.

Are Conor McGregor and Urijah Faber friends?

Conor McGregor and Urijah Faber have been friends ever since they coached against each other at TUF: Season 22. While Faber was coaching Team America, McGregor had Team Europe’s command.