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My Take
Sage Northcutt arrived in the UFC as the sport's golden boy, almost cartoonishly wholesome, ripped, and with a karate trophy collection most fighters would kill for. The hype was enormous, maybe unfairly so, and I always felt he got thrown into deep water faster than was good for him. His ONE Championship debut, where he suffered that brutal knockout and multiple facial fractures, was hard to watch but showed real grit in how he came back. I root for him because beneath the squeaky-clean marketing there is a genuinely dedicated martial artist who has been grinding since childhood.
Overview
Sage Northcutt (born 1996) is an American mixed martial artist from Katy, Texas, with a deep background in karate, taekwondo, and kickboxing. He attended Seven Lakes High School and Texas A&M University. Signed by the UFC at a young age, he was promoted as a rising star before later moving to the ONE Championship promotion. He is known for his clean-cut image and decorated point-karate competition record from his youth.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Sage Northcutt
- Name (Japanese)
- セージ・ノースカット
- Reading
- せーじ・のーすかっと
- Born
- March 1, 1996 (age 30)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Pisces / Rat
- Origin
- Katy, Texas, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 183cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- Mixed martial artist / Kickboxer / Karateka / Taekwondo practitioner
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Seven Lakes High School
- University
- Texas A&M University
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.