Last fight
UFC Fight Night
Win
Menifield vs Ulberg
May. 11, 2024
UFC Spotlight
Stats & Records
7
Wins by Knockout
2
Wins by Submission
6
First Round Finishes
Significant Strikes include all strikes at distance, plus power strikes in the clinch and on the ground.
Striking accuracy
- Sig. Strikes Landed
- 352
- Sig. Strikes Attempted
- 589
A takedown is awarded when a fighter deliberately grapples an opponent to the ground and establishes an advantageous position for an appreciable amount of time.
Takedown Accuracy
- Takedowns Landed
- 2
- Takedowns Attempted
- 4
- Sig. Str. Defense is the percentage of significant strikes attempted against a fighter that do not land.
- Takedown defense is the percentage of takedowns attempted against a fighter that do not land.
- Knockdown Avg. is the average number of knockdowns per 15 Minutes window.
Sig. Str. by target
athlete record
Info
Status
Active
Place of Birth
Auckland, New Zealand
Trains at
City Kickboxing
Fighting style
Kickboxer
Age
33
Height
76.00
Weight
205.00
Octagon Debut
Mar. 6, 2021
Reach
77.00
Leg reach
43.50
- Pro since 2011
- Seven wins by KO, two by submission (undisclosed submission, RNC)
- Six first round finishes
- On six-fight winning streak
UFC on ESPN (5/11/24) Ulberg knocked out Alonzo Menifield at :12 of the first round
UFC 293 (9/9/23) Ulberg submitted Da Woon Jung via rear naked choke at 4:49 of the third round
UFC on ABC (5/13/23) Ulberg stopped Ihor Potieria via strikes at 2:09 of the first round
UFC 281 (11/12/22) Ulberg knocked out Nicolae Negumereanu at 3:44 of the first round
UFC on ESPN (6/25/22) Ulberg stopped Tafon Nchukwi via strikes at 1:15 of the first round
UFC 271 (2/12/22) Ulberg won a three-round unanimous decision over Fabio Cherant
UFC 259 (3/6/21) Ulberg was knocked out by Kennedy Nzechukwu at 3:19 of the second round
Dana White's Contender Series, Season 4
Episode eight (11/4/20) Ulberg knocked out Bruno Oliveira at 2:02 of the first round
When and why did you start training for fighting? My father was a boxer. I had to defend myself a lot as a child, but I didn’t really think I’d want to be a professional fighter until 2014.
What ranks and titles have you held? Kickboxing - Heavyweight 2017 King in the Ring Champion. Cruiserweight 2019 King in the Ring Champion.
Do you have any heroes? My son, Lamonte.
What does it mean for you to fight in the UFC? It means my team and I have done everything correct and our efforts are paying dividends for me to be the UFC light heavyweight world champion much sooner and that gets me one step closer to my ultimate goal, typing........TBC.
What was your job before you started fighting? I was aspiring to be a national rugby league player and the plan was to then switch to be an All-Black rugby player, but I found fighting gave me more of an adrenaline rush and accomplishment as an individual. The idea of being a gladiator for my people and country gave me insight to so much more, but who knows, I probably would/could go back to rugby at a later date.
Specific accomplishments in pro competition? Boxing 1-0 before I quickly switched over to kickboxing in order to get more fights locally and found myself competing in China and signed to one of the bigger promotions - “EmLegend” of Emei.Favorite grappling technique: Leg lock
Favorite Striking technique: Feint - if I can ever master that technique
