Leben, 40, had a 3-1 record in BKFC. In MMA, Leben (22-12) was the inaugural WEC middleweight champion, and his noteworthy wins include Wanderlei Silva and Yoshihiro Akiyama.

Leben has a professional MMA record of 22-12, with 12 wins via KO/TKO, five by submission and five by decision. He fought in the UFC 22 times where he went 12-10.

However, Chris started competing in bare knuckle boxing in 2018, where he amassed a 4-1 record, with the latest bout being a February 2021 KO win over Quentin Henry.

Dillon Cleckler def. Chris Jensen via KO at 0:24 of RD 1 Charisa Sigala def. Taylor Starling via unanimous decision (50-43 x2, 49-44) Prelims Haim Gozali def. John McAllister via KO at 1:08 of RD 2 ...

Former UFC middleweight Chris Leben, who rose to fame as one of the original contestants on Season 1 of The Ultimate Fighter (TUF), will join Michael Bell and Chris Crail at the UFC 311 judges ...

Chris Leben, the colorful and enigmatic southpaw slugger who played an often-overlooked role in the growth of the UFC, has retired from mixed martial arts at the age of 33.

UFC middleweight Chris Leben plans on bringing his violent style of striking-based mixed martial arts against Mark Munoz at UFC 138 on Saturday night.