Last fight
UFC Fight Night
Win
UFC Spotlight
Stats & Records
7
Wins by Knockout
5
Wins by Submission
Significant Strikes include all strikes at distance, plus power strikes in the clinch and on the ground.
Striking accuracy
- Sig. Strikes Landed
- 93
- Sig. Strikes Attempted
- 140
A takedown is awarded when a fighter deliberately grapples an opponent to the ground and establishes an advantageous position for an appreciable amount of time.
Takedown Accuracy
- Takedowns Landed
- Takedowns Attempted
- 5
- Sig. Str. Defense is the percentage of significant strikes attempted against a fighter that do not land.
- Takedown defense is the percentage of takedowns attempted against a fighter that do not land.
- Knockdown Avg. is the average number of knockdowns per 15 Minutes window.
Sig. Str. by target
athlete record
Event Results
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Win
Wright vs Barriault
Round1Time2:36MethodSubmission -
Win
Wright vs Silva
Round1Time1:28MethodKO/TKO -
Win
Wright vs Pickett
Round1Time1:04MethodKO/TKO
Info
Status
Active
Hometown
San Antonio, United States
Trains at
Dynamix MMA
Fighting style
MMA
Age
30
Height
74.00
Weight
190.00
Octagon Debut
Aug. 22, 2020
Reach
77.00
Leg reach
41.00
Fighter Facts
- Pro since 2014
- Seven wins by KO, five by submission (4 RNC, 1 arm triangle)
- Has finished all wins, 11 in the first round
- Four wins in under 1:05
- Origin of nickname: “Created by Greg Jackson.”
UFC History
UFC Fight Night (4/23/22) Wright was submitted by Marc-Andre Barriault via guillotine choke at 2:36 of the first round
UFC Fight Night (12/11/21) Wright was stopped by Bruno Silva via strikes at 1:28 of the first round
UFC 262 (5/15/21) Wright stopped Jamie Pickett via strikes)at 1:04 of the first round
UFC 255 (11/21/20) Wright was knocked out by Joaquin Buckley at :18 of the second round
UFC on ESPN (8/22/20) Wright scored a TKO over Ike Villanueva via doctor stoppage at 1:31 of the first round
Dana White's Contender Series, Season 2
Episode 2 (6/19/18) Wright’s loss to Anthony Hernandez was overturned to a no contest after Hernandez failed a post-fight drug test
Q&A
TRAINING: A big focus on becoming a better martial artist with conditioning.
Thoughts on opponent, Anthony Hernandez? There is no opponent - it's you vs. you out there.
When and why did you start training for fighting? I’ve been doing martial arts for pretty much my entire life.
Do you have any heroes? God, my mother, Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan, Goku.
What does it mean for you to fight in the UFC? It's just another step in the process of me achieving my goals.
Did you go to college and if so what degree did you earn? Bachelor's degree in sociology.
What was your job before you started fighting? I've always been a martial artist.
Ranks in any martial arts styles: Brown belt in Karate, brown ekot in Pencak Silat.
