Andrew Holbrook
| Andrew Holbrook | |
|---|---|
| Born |
February 6, 1986 Adrian, Michigan, United States |
| Nationality | American |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb; 11 st 0 lb) |
| Division | Lightweight (155 lb) |
| Reach | 70.0 in (178 cm) |
| Style | Wrestling, Boxing, BJJ |
| Fighting out of | Indianapolis, Indiana, United States |
| Team | Indy Boxing & Grappling |
| Teacher(s) | Pat McPherson |
| Rank | Blue belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu |
| Years active | 2010–present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 15 |
| Wins | 12 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| By submission | 9 |
| By decision | 2 |
| Losses | 3 |
| By knockout | 3 |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Andrew Holbrook (born February 6, 1986 is an American mixed martial artist and the former Colosseum Combat lightweight champion. He currently competes in the Lightweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
Holbrook started wrestling and running track when he was in middle school in Adrian, Michigan. He believes that the mental toughness served an important factor in fighting which he was well-trained in this department by his middle school wrestling coach Jim Waters. He started training MMA after he had his hands in a few fights. Besides training at IBG in Indiana, he also has trained at Tiger Muay Thai in Phuket Island, Thailand.
Holbrook fought in various regional MMA promotions, primarily in Indiana such as Absolute Cage Fighting, Midwest Fight Series, Colosseum Combat and Michiana Fight League prior to joining the UFC. He stepped in to replace an injured Joe Lile Jr. against Tyler Combs at the Colosseum Combat 32 lightweight title bout and won the fight via TKO and became Colosseum Combat lightweight champion.
He amassed a record of 11 undefeated wins, 10 stoppages with nine of them by submission, prior to signing with the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
Holbrook made his promotional debut on short notice, as he was tabbed as an injury replacement for Erik Koch against Ramsey Nijem on July 25, 2015 at UFC on Fox: Dillashaw vs. Barao 2. Judges scored the bout 29-28, 28-29 and 29-28 in favor of Holbrook and won the fight via split decision.
Holbrook was scheduled to face Sage Northcutt on January 30, 2016 at UFC on Fox 18. However, he was forced to pull out of the fight due to foot injury and was replaced by Bryan Barberena.
Holbrook faced Joaquim Silva on July 8, 2016 at The Ultimate Fighter 23 Finale. Silva struck Holbrook with a punch after he caught his kick and followed by raining down a series of hammer fists, resulting in a knockout loss in round one.
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