My Take
Tony Ferguson is one of those fighters who made the lightweight division genuinely must-watch television for a stretch of years. Born in Oxnard, California and toughened up through wrestling at Central Michigan University, El Cucuy built a fighting style so chaotic and unorthodox that nobody — not analysts, not opponents — could ever quite figure out the blueprint to beat him cleanly. That 12-fight win streak from 2013 to 2019 was a legitimate case for him being the best 155-pounder on the planet, and the tragedy of five collapsed bouts with Khabib Nurmagomedov still stings for any real MMA fan. The later years were hard to watch, but the prime Tony Ferguson — elbows from impossible angles, that broken-arm guard, the sheer will to keep coming — was something the sport won't see again.
Overview
Anthony Armand Ferguson Padilla (born February 12, 1984) is an American professional mixed martial artist and professional boxer, and is the current MFB Middleweight Champion. As a mixed martial artist, he is a former Interim UFC Lightweight Champion. A professional since 2008, he was signed to the UFC from his The Ultimate Fighter 13 win in 2011 until his departure in 2025.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Tony Ferguson
- Name (Japanese)
- トニー・ファーガソン
- Reading
- とにー・ふぁーがそん
- Born
- February 12, 1984 (age 42)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aquarius / Rat
- Origin
- Oxnard, California, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 71 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- mixed martial arts fighter / Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner / boxer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Muskegon Catholic Central High School
- University
- Central Michigan University
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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.