Chris Leben

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Chris Leben
Statistics
Nickname	The Crippler, The Cat Smasher
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight	185 lb (84 kg)
Born	July 21, 1980
Fighting out of	Seattle, Washington
Town of birth	Portland, Oregon
Fighting style
Mixed martial arts record
Wins	15
By knockout	7
By submission	4
Losses	1
Draws	0
No contests	0

Chris Leben (born July 21, 1980 in Portland, Oregon) is a mixed martial artist who appeared on the first season of The Ultimate Fighter, a reality television series produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship and broadcast on Spike TV.

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Leben was considered to be one of the most controversial and outspoken fighters on the show. In the first episode, he got drunk and urinated on future teammate Jason Thacker's bed, stealing his pillow afterward. After a heated exchange in the house between Leben, Bobby Southworth and Josh Koscheck, UFC president Dana White set up a match between Leben and Koscheck. Leben would end up losing the two round fight by unanimous decision, complaining afterward that all Koscheck did was "hold him down" and asked Dana White if those were the types of fighters he wanted in the UFC.

Later in the show, teammate Nate Quarry was eliminated from the competition due to an ankle injury and was told he could choose a previously eliminated fighter to replace him. He chose Leben to return to the competition, only for him to be defeated by Kenny Florian due to doctor stoppage in the first semi-final match after Florian opened up a cut above Leben’s eye via an elbow strike.

Despite his losses on the show, neither counted against his professional record. This is due to a law in Nevada (where the show was filmed) that all official fight results must be disclosed immediately after they take place. The show's producers didn't want the results spoiled and leaked on the internet, so they decided to just make the matches exhibition bouts.

On April 9, 2005 during the live finale of The Ultimate Fighter, many of the fighters who had been eliminated were invited back to compete in undercard bouts. Thacker didn't find out about Leben urinating on his bed until he watched the show, and demanded a match against Leben at the finale. The match ended up happening, and Leben won in 1:35 of the first round after referee stoppage due to strikes. Afterward, Leben got on the mic and apologized to Thacker for urinating on his bed, saying he had since given up drinking because of that incident.

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After the conclusion of the show in 2005, he moved to Seattle, Washington to train with the mixed martial arts team AMC Pankration. Prior to the show, he had trained with Gresham, Oregon based Team Quest. He has also competed in several UFC events since the show, and is the only person to have fought in all four Ultimate Fight Night events. Leben has a 5-0 record in the UFC, including a TKO against fellow The Ultimate Fighter alumni Jason Thacker, a split decision against Patrick Cote, an armbar submission against Edwin Dewees, a first-round TKO over Jorge Rivera, and a unanimous decision over Luigi Fioravanti.

Leben is set to fight Anderson Silva at UFC Ultimate Fight Night 5 on June 28, 2006.

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MMA record

15-1-0 (wins-losses-draws) ^[1] ^[2]
Date	Result	Opponent	Event	Method	Round	Time
4/6/2006	Win	Luigi Fioravanti	UFC Ultimate Fight Night 4	Decision (Unaminous)	3	5:00
1/16/2006	Win	Jorge Rivera	UFC Ultimate Fight Night 3	TKO (Strikes)	1	1:44
10/3/2005	Win	Edwin Dewees	UFC Ultimate Fight Night 2	Submission (Armbar)	1	3:26
8/6/2005	Win	Patrick Cote	UFC Ultimate Fight Night	Decision (Split)	3	5:00
4/9/2005	Win	Jason Thacker	UFC Ultimate Fighter Finale	TKO (Strikes)	1	1:35
6/26/2004	Win	Benji Radach	SF 4-Fight For Freedom	TKO (Injury)	3	?
5/14/2004	Loss	Joe Doerksen	FFC 9-Freestyle Fighting Championships 9	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
4/17/2004	Win	Justin Davis	SF 3-Dome	KO	1	?
1/16/2004	Win	Mike Swick	WEC 9-Cold Blooded	KO (Punch)	2	0:45
11/13/2003	Win	James Fanshier	GC 20-Gladiator Challenge 20	Decision	3	5:00
10/17/2003	Win	Brian Sleeman	WEC 8-Halloween Fury 2	Submission (Armbar)	1	3:15
8/23/2003	Win	Landon Showalter	QP-Second Coming	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
3/8/2003	Win	John Hall	FCFF-Rumble at the Roseland 6	TKO (Corner Stoppage)	2	5:00
12/14/2002	Win	Ben Birtcher	FCFF-Rumble at the Roseland 5	TKO	1	3:00
11/9/2002	Win	Bryce Hamilton	UFCF-Fall Brawl	Submission	1	?
8/10/2002	Win	Justin Terherst	FCFF-Rumble at the Roseland 4	Submission	1	2:30

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Notes and references

↑ Sherdog Fight Finder - Chris Leben's Mixed Martial Arts Statistics Retrieved on 2006-06-01
↑ The results of fights that took place on The Ultimate Fighter are not counted on competitor’s professional records (except for the fights during the live season finale), as they were considered exhibition bouts.

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