Black belt in no gi Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Rolles Gracie[1][2]
Black belt in Gaidojutsu[3]
Wrestling
NCAA Division I Wrestling
Years active
2003–2018, 2022
Mixed martial arts record
Total
29
Wins
20
By knockout
7
By submission
2
By decision
11
Losses
8
By knockout
3
By decision
5
Draws
1
Other information
Occupation
MMA fighter
University
Michigan State University Niagara County C.C.
Children
4
Website
http://www.rashadevans.tv/
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
Medal record
Collegiate Wrestling
Representing the Michigan State Spartans
Big Ten Championships
2003 Ohio
174 lb
Last updated on: July 22, 2011
Rashad Evans (born September 25, 1979) is an American mixed martial artist who currently competes in the Light Heavyweight division of Eagle Fighting Championship. Evans started his professional career in 2003, he was the Heavyweight winner of The Ultimate Fighter 2 and is also a former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion, and a 2019 inductee of the UFC Hall of Fame.
In present day, he serves on the UFC broadcasting team as a desk analyst[4] while also advocating for the health benefits of functional mushrooms through his company Umbo, co-founded alongside former NFL quarterback, Jake Plummer.[5]
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^Con, Genghis. (February 10, 2010) Rashad Evans Gets Another Black Belt, This Time From Greg Jackson and Mike Winklejohn HT: Leonard...]. Bloody Elbow. Retrieved on 2011-05-06.
^"UFC Fight Night 205 commentary team, broadcast plans set: Laura Sanko returns as analyst". MMA Junkie. April 22, 2022. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
RashadEvans (born September 25, 1979) is an American mixed martial artist who currently competes in the Light Heavyweight division of Eagle Fighting Championship...
Bader, it was revealed that title contender and Jones's training partner RashadEvans had sustained a knee injury in training, and would not be able to compete...
within the gym. In March 2011, RashadEvans announced that he was done training at Jackson-Wink MMA Academy. Originally, Evans was slated to fight Maurício...
times) vs. Thiago Silva, RashadEvans, Randy Couture and Mark Muñoz 2009 Half-Year Awards: Best Knockout of the 1HY vs. RashadEvans Fight of the Night (Three...
his contract and wanted to fight RashadEvans. At the UFC 107 press conference, Dana White stated that if RashadEvans could defeat Thiago Silva at UFC...
Hughes wins the heavyweight challenge. RashadEvans defeated Tom Murphy by unanimous decision after three rounds. Evans causes controversy by "showboating"...
lost the fight via unanimous decision. Teixeira was expected to face RashadEvans on 22 February 2015 at UFC Fight Night 61. However, on 7 January, Teixeira...
football player RashadEvans (born 1979), American mixed martial arts fighter Rashad Fenton (born 1997), American football player Rashad Greene (born 1992)...
located in South Florida. The team had included former UFC champions RashadEvans, Vitor Belfort, Eddie Alvarez and Kamaru Usman. Owned by Glenn Robinson...
won via a guillotine choke submission in the first round. Sonnen faced RashadEvans on November 16, 2013, at UFC 167. He lost the fight via TKO in the first...
The fight between season ten coaches RashadEvans and Quinton Jackson took place at UFC 114 with RashadEvans winning by unanimous decision. The fight...
The full fight card featured five Ultimate Fighter season champions (RashadEvans, Michael Bisping, Diego Sanchez, Amir Sadollah and Efrain Escudero),...
Champion and divisional newcomer RashadEvans was scheduled for the FS1 portion of the event. However, on November 8, Evans was pulled from the fight after...
with RashadEvans due to a knee injury suffered during training. Tito Ortiz initially declined an offer to step in as Davis' replacement and Evans was...
segued into a very popular clash between former UFC Champions and rivals RashadEvans and Quinton Jackson—rival coaches on The Ultimate Fighter 10: Heavyweights—at...
Hendricks. Co-featured on the card was a light-heavyweight bout between RashadEvans and Chael Sonnen. Rafael Natal was briefly scheduled to face Ed Herman...
Ultimate Fighter 2 winner RashadEvans on July 7, 2007, at UFC 73. Ortiz took charge of the fight from the outset, taking Evans down and controlling him...
briefly linked to a potential bout with RashadEvans on 24 January 2015, at UFC on Fox 14. Subsequently, Evans announced he would not be ready during that...
(2016-11-08). "RashadEvans pulled from UFC 205 fight against Tim Kennedy". fansided.com. Retrieved 2016-11-08. Ariel Helwani (2016-11-08). "RashadEvans vs. Tim...
Jones and challenger RashadEvans. Jones and Evans are former teammates at Jackson's MMA, under the tutelage of coach Greg Jackson. Evans was one of Jackson's...
matchup with Anthony Johnson on May 23, 2015 at UFC 187. Bader faced RashadEvans on October 3, 2015, at UFC 192. He won the fight via unanimous decision...
Blackzillians was formed when former UFC light heavyweight champion RashadEvans left Jackson-Wink MMA, in an acrimonious split relating to head coach...
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