User:Leroy lyons

LEROY EVERETT LYONS JR (born ON DECEMBER 04,1974 in Parkersburg, West Virginia) is an American mixed martial artist.

Biography
Born in Southeastern West Virginia, Lyons was raised on a farm north of Charleston He started wrestling at the young age of 6 and has won many honors on the mat. In 1988, at the age of 14, leroy's mother died leaving his father to raise the family. Lyons has 3 siblings: carol lyons,scott lyons, and Aleta Stewart. In 1993, He captured 3 state high school wrestling titles and was named ALL- AMERICAN 2X by his alma-mater parkersburg south high school.

After graduating from parkersburg south High School, he was coached by Ohio State wrestling Hall of Fame coach russ hellickson, where he went on to tryout for the pan-american games in Athens,Greece.

He has a son named Tyler Nathaniel Lyons who was born in 2001

Lyons is a mixed martial artist and a coach with Compound MMA, a team of fighters that compete in mixed martial arts (MMA). His training time is split between Compound MMA and the Ruffhouse Martial Arts Academy.Lyons MMA style is freestyle wrestling and ground and pound and boxing as of August 2012 he had an MMA record of 17-1. He is a former 2x XFC MiddleWeight Champion and has several north american grappling association titles (naga) to his credit. He is ranked number 7 in the world mma rankings in his division as of august 12, 2012

Today he resides and trains in las vegas, nevada at xtreme couture martial arts academy and is currently a purple belt in brazilian jiu-jitsu. He was part of the ultimate fighter season 11 where he was forced away with an ankle injury sidelining him from the competition.

Mixed martial arts record

 * Win
 * align=center|17-1
 * 🇺🇸 Jake Doerr
 * Submission (triangle choke)
 * LONE STAR Throwdown - Onalaska
 * january 13 2013
 * align=center| 2
 * align=center| 1:08
 * HOUSTON, TEXAS, United States
 * Win
 * align=center|16-1
 * 🇺🇸 Marcus Sursa
 * Submission (armbar)
 * Brutaal - Rochester
 * March 31 2012
 * align=center| 1
 * align=center| 2:03
 * Rochester, Minnesota, United States
 * Win
 * align=center|15-1
 * 🇺🇸 B.J. Lacy
 * Submission (rear naked choke)
 * CFX - Hostile
 * October 21 2011
 * align=center| 3
 * align=center| 1:33
 * Morton, Minnesota, United States
 * 🇺🇸 B.J. Lacy
 * Submission (rear naked choke)
 * CFX - Hostile
 * October 21 2011
 * align=center| 3
 * align=center| 1:33
 * Morton, Minnesota, United States
 * Win
 * align=center|14-1
 * 🇺🇸 Shane DeZee
 * Submission (hammerlock)
 * Seconds Out / Vivid MMA - Havoc at the Hyatt: Clark vs. DeZee
 * March 27 2010
 * align=center| 1
 * align=center| 1:10
 * Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
 * Win
 * align=center|13-1
 * 🇺🇸 Chris Barden
 * TKO (punches)
 * Gladiators MMA
 * January 30 2010
 * align=center| 1
 * align=center| 1:20
 * Rochester, Minnesota, United States
 * January 30 2010
 * align=center| 1
 * align=center| 1:20
 * Rochester, Minnesota, United States
 * Win
 * align=center|12-1
 * 🇺🇸 Scott Harper
 * TKO (punches)
 * WEC 33
 * March 26 2008
 * align=center| 1
 * align=center| 4:37
 * Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
 * Loss
 * align=center|11-1
 * 🇺🇸 Eric Schambari
 * Decision (unanimous)
 * WEC 29
 * August 05 2007
 * align=center| 3
 * align=center| 5:00
 * Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
 * Win
 * align=center|11-0
 * 🇺🇸 Blas Avena
 * TKO (elbows)
 * WEC 25
 * January 20 2007
 * align=center| 3
 * align=center| 4:23
 * Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
 * Win
 * align=center|10-0
 * 🇺🇸 Steve Byrnes
 * Decision (unanimous)
 * UFC Fight Night 7
 * December 13 2006
 * align=center| 3
 * align=center| 5:00
 * San Diego, California, United States
 * Win
 * align=center|9-0
 * 🇺🇸 Ryan Willete
 * Decision (unanimous)
 * Extreme Challenge 72
 * October 21 2006
 * align=center| 3
 * align=center| 5:00
 * Medina, Minnesota, United States
 * Win
 * align=center|8-0
 * 🇺🇸 Chuck Parmelee
 * TKO (punches)
 * The Cage Inc.
 * September 02 2006
 * align=center| 1
 * align=center| 2:51
 * South Dakota, United States
 * Win
 * align=center|7-0
 * 🇺🇸 B.J. Lacy
 * Decision (unanimous)
 * UCS 15 - Battle at the Barn
 * July 15 2006
 * align=center| 3
 * align=center| 3:00
 * Rochester, Minnesota, United States
 * Win
 * align=center|6-0
 * 🇺🇸 Dave Morin
 * N/A
 * EFX - Fury
 * June 07 2006
 * align=center| 1
 * align=center| N/A
 * Maplewood, Minnesota, United States
 * Win
 * align=center|5-0
 * 🇺🇸 Brandon Nelson
 * TKO (punches)
 * UCS 13 - Battle at the Barn
 * March 25 2006
 * align=center| 1
 * align=center| N/A
 * Minnesota, United States
 * Win
 * align=center|4-0
 * 🇺🇸 Fidel Zapata
 * TKO (punches)
 * UCS 12 - Battle at the Barn
 * January 21 2006
 * align=center| 1
 * align=center| N/A
 * Minnesota, United States
 * Win
 * align=center|3-0
 * 🇺🇸 Noah Liebenauer
 * TKO (punches)
 * Coliseum
 * November 23 2005
 * align=center|1
 * align=center| 0:58
 * Rochester, Minnesota, United States
 * Win
 * align=center|2-0
 * 🇺🇸 Paul Hersch
 * TKO (punches)
 * UCS - Ultimate Lacrosse 1
 * October 15 2005
 * align=center| 1
 * align=center| N/A
 * La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States
 * Win
 * align=center|1-0
 * 🇺🇸 Caleb Steiger
 * Submission (armbar)
 * Ring Warriors - Xtreme Fight Night
 * October 07 2005
 * align=center| 1
 * align=center| 1:30
 * La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States
 * align=center|1
 * align=center| 0:58
 * Rochester, Minnesota, United States
 * Win
 * align=center|2-0
 * 🇺🇸 Paul Hersch
 * TKO (punches)
 * UCS - Ultimate Lacrosse 1
 * October 15 2005
 * align=center| 1
 * align=center| N/A
 * La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States
 * Win
 * align=center|1-0
 * 🇺🇸 Caleb Steiger
 * Submission (armbar)
 * Ring Warriors - Xtreme Fight Night
 * October 07 2005
 * align=center| 1
 * align=center| 1:30
 * La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States
 * October 07 2005
 * align=center| 1
 * align=center| 1:30
 * La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States