Tyron Woodley
American mixed martial artist
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| January 25 2025 | Woodley was drafted first in the Global Fight League, highlighting his significant status in the organization. |
| December 11 2024 | Tyron Woodley was signed by Global Fight League, marking a new phase in his mixed martial arts career. |
| 2022 | Appeared in Cobra Kai as Sensei Odel, appearing in 5 episodes |
| December 18 2021 | Fought Jake Paul in a second boxing match titled 'Leave No Doubt', with 200,000 pay-per-view buys on Showtime |
| December 18 2021 | In the rematch against Jake Paul, Woodley was knocked out in the sixth round, trailing on all judges' scorecards at the time of stoppage. |
| December 6 2021 | Woodley agreed to replace Tommy Fury for a rematch with Jake Paul scheduled for December 18. |
| August 29 2021 | Woodley fought Jake Paul in his professional boxing debut, becoming the first fighter to take Paul past the second round but ultimately losing by split decision. |
| May 31 2021 | News surfaced that Tyron Woodley was scheduled to make his professional boxing debut against Jake Paul on August 29, 2021. |
| March 27 2021 | Fought Vicente Luque at UFC 260, losing by D'Arce choke in the first round after an aggressive and back-and-forth striking exchange. Earned Fight of the Night award. |
| 2020 | Woodley played a character named Loser in the film 'Cut Throat City' |
| September 19 2020 | Fought longtime rival Colby Covington at UFC Fight Night, losing via technical knockout in the fifth round after tapping out due to a rib injury. |
| May 30 2020 | Faced Gilbert Burns in the main event at UFC on ESPN, losing via unanimous decision after being dominated for most of the fight. |
| March 21 2020 | Scheduled fight against Leon Edwards at UFC Fight Night was postponed indefinitely due to COVID-19 restrictions preventing the event's relocation from London. |
| 2019 | Played Kalino (Gunman 1) in an episode of Hawaii Five-0 titled 'E'ao lu'au a kualima' |
| May 16 2019 | Woodley was reported to have suffered a hand injury, causing him to be pulled from a scheduled rematch with Robbie Lawler at UFC on ESPN 3. |
| March 2 2019 | Woodley lost his welterweight title to Kamaru Usman by unanimous decision at UFC 235, ending his nearly three-year championship reign. |
| September 8 2018 | Woodley defeated Darren Till via submission in the second round at UFC 228, earning the Performance of the Night award and receiving his Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt from Din Thomas. |
| 2017 | Woodley appeared in 'Office Uprising' as Mario and 'The Favorite' as Nick, with both listed as post-production, and also starred in 'Escape Plan 2: Hades' as Akala |
| 2017 | Acted in The Night Shift TV series, playing the character Travis in the episode 'Do No Harm' |
| July 29 2017 | Woodley successfully defended his title against Demian Maia by unanimous decision at UFC 214, despite tearing his right shoulder's labrum in the first round. |
| March 4 2017 | Woodley defeated Stephen Thompson via majority decision in their rematch at UFC 209. |
| 2016 | Woodley had multiple acting roles, including playing Tyron in 'Sultan', a fighter in 'Kickboxer: Vengeance', appearing as himself in 'The Evolution of Punk' documentary mini-series, and playing a Skinhead in 'Breakout' |
| November 12 2016 | Woodley's first title defense against Stephen Thompson at UFC 205 ended in a majority draw, with both fighters receiving Fight of the Night bonus awards. |
| July 30 2016 | Woodley defeated Robbie Lawler via knockout in the first round to win the UFC Welterweight Championship at UFC 201, earning the Performance of the Night award. |
| 2015 | Woodley played the role of T-Bone in the film 'Straight Outta Compton' |
| October 2 2015 | Woodley's scheduled fight against Johny Hendricks at UFC 192 was cancelled due to Hendricks' weight cutting complications. |
| January 31 2015 | Woodley won a catchweight bout against Kelvin Gastelum at UFC 183 via split decision after Gastelum failed to make the welterweight limit. |
| August 23 2014 | Woodley defeated Dong Hyun Kim at UFC Fight Night 48 via TKO in the first round, earning his first Performance of the Night bonus award. |
| April 8 2014 | Woodley signed a new eight-fight contract with the UFC and was matched against Rory MacDonald at UFC 174, losing via unanimous decision. |
| 2013 | Tyron Woodley appeared in the documentary 'Fight Life' as himself |
| 2013 | Ranked #5 Import of the Year by UFC.com. |
| November 16 2013 | Woodley fought Josh Koscheck at UFC 167, winning via knockout in the first round and earning his first Knockout of the Night bonus award. |
| June 15 2013 | Woodley competed against Jake Shields at UFC 161, losing the fight via split decision. |
| February 2 2013 | Tyron Woodley made his UFC debut against Jay Hieron at UFC 156, winning via knockout in just 36 seconds of the first round. |
| July 14 2012 | Fought Nate Marquardt for the vacant Strikeforce Welterweight Championship at Strikeforce: Rockhold vs. Kennedy, losing via knockout in the fourth round. |
| January 7 2011 | Won a unanimous decision against Tarec Saffiedine in Nashville, Tennessee at Strikeforce Challengers: Woodley vs. Saffiedine. Signed to a contract extension with Strikeforce after this win. |
| 2010 | Appeared on Bully Beatdown TV show as himself in the episode 'Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow' |
| 2010 | Named Strikeforce Rising Star of the Year. |
| October 9 2010 | Defeated André Galvão via knockout midway through the first round at Strikeforce: San Jose. |
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