Stats
Fighting style: Brazilian Jiu-JitsuStance: Orthodox
Division: Featherweight
Height: 5' 8"
Reach: 70"
Leg reach: 38.00
Weight: 145 lbs.
Nationality: Palm Springs, United States
Age: 39
Accolades
Wins by KO: 12Wins by submission: 4
Wins by decision: 11
ATHLETE METRICS
STRIKING ACCURACY
Significant Strikes Attempted: 3178Significant Strikes Landed: 1608
TAKEDOWN ACCURACY
Takedowns Attempted: 48Takedowns Landed: 11
BIOGRAPHY
Cub Swanson is a professional mixed martial artist from Palm Springs, California. He has competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) since 2011 and is considered one of the best featherweights ever to step into the octagon. Born on November 2nd, 1983, Cub Swanson started his career in MMA by competing at local shows in southern California before eventually making his UFC debut in 2011 against Mackens Semerzier at UFC on Versus 4.
Swanson made an immediate impression with his entertaining style, quickly earning him a spot as one of the promotion’s top contenders. Since then he has gone 5-3 inside the octagon and rattled off impressive victories over notable names such as Dennis Siver, Charles Oliveira and Dustin Poirier along with former champions Jeremy Stephens and Frankie Edgar. His most recent win came against Artem Lobov at UFC Fight Night 108 where he handed Lobov his first loss via unanimous decision after five rounds of intense action.
In addition to being an incredible fighter inside the cage, Cub Swanson also has a tremendous personality outside of it which makes him very popular with fans around the world. He’s constantly active on social media interacting with fans who share their admiration for him and recently launched an official website which features exclusive content related to both fighting as well as lifestyle topics such as music/art/culture etc… On top of that he also helps out fellow fighters through teaching classes at FactoryX Muay Thai & MMA Academy located near Los Angeles where he serves as head coach for aspiring fighters looking to make it big in their respective careers.
Indeed Cub Swanson is not only one of today’s top athletes but also an inspiration for many aspiring violence artists out there who look up to him for guidance while chasing their dreams within this sport they love so much – Mixed Martial Arts!