Tony Ferguson

Tony “El Cucuy” Ferguson is the unorthodox lightweight from Oxnard, California, who won The Ultimate Fighter 13 in 2011 and put together a 12-fight UFC winning streak, the longest in lightweight history at the time, with his strange training methods and relentless pace.

He won the interim lightweight title by beating Kevin Lee in 2017, but his long-awaited fight with Khabib Nurmagomedov was cancelled five times. He later suffered a long losing streak before leaving the UFC in 2024. CagePotato covered his rise and the cursed Khabib booking.

Tony Ferguson fact file
Full nameAnthony Armand Ferguson Padilla
NicknameEl Cucuy
Date of birth
Place of birthOxnard, California, USA
Organisations fought in
  • UFC
Accolades
  • Interim UFC Lightweight Champion (2017)
  • The Ultimate Fighter 13 winner
  • 12-fight UFC winning streak

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