Urijah Faber

Martial Artist

1979 –

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Who is Urijah Faber?

Urijah Christopher Faber is an American mixed martial artist currently fighting as a bantamweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship organization. Faber won the WEC featherweight championship at WEC 19 on March 17, 2006 and held the title for over two years until his loss to Mike Brown at WEC 36 on November 5, 2008. As of August 2012, Faber is ranked the #3 bantamweight in the world by Sherdog.

Faber is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu brown belt under Fabio "Pateta" Prado, who, under Carlson Gracie Jr., is a 5th degree black belt.

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Born
May 14, 1979
Isla Vista
Siblings
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • University of California, Davis
Lived in
  • Isla Vista

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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