About Tim Elliott; MMA Fighter
''Tim Elliott'' is an American Mixed Martial Artist who currently competes in the Flyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Since 2009, Elliot has been a professional competitor and is currently in his second tenure with the UFC. Tim is a four-time winner of bonuses in the UFC, winning Fight of the Night three times and Performance of the Night once. He is 12th in the UFC flyweight ranking as of June 2020. Previously, he won a state wrestling championship at 'Wichita South High School'. He had won 8 consecutive MMA bouts between 11th December 2009 and 30th March 2012. Tim is one of the Richest MMA Fighter who was born in Kansas. His rank is a blue belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Tim has involved in Glory MMA and Fitness (until 2017, 2020-present) Xtreme Couture (2017-present). Recently, he fought Ryan Benoit on 16th July 2020 at UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Ige. He won the fight by unanimous decision, securing his first win since 2017. Prior to the fight, he had signed a new four-fight contract with the promotion. Scroll down to know more about his full biography including his career start, next fight, rank, stats, nationality, personal life, dating, daughter, net worth, salary, age, birthday, facts, wiki, height, and more.
Famous For
- Being an American Mixed Martial Artist (MMA).
- Being four times winner of bonuses in the UFC.
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Early Life of Tim Elliot
Tim took birth on 24th December 1986. His birth nation is Wichita, Kansas, the USA. The nationality of Elliot is American and the race is white. His ethnicity is American-White. The birth name or full name of Tim is ''Timothy Samuel Elliott''. Whereas, the zodiac sign of Elliot is Capricon. He originally attended from Campus High School but transferred to Wichita South High School during his junior year. In 2005, he was a state wrestling champion at Wichita South his senior year. He was on the wrestling team at Labette Community College before transferring to the University of Central Oklahoma. Tim earned a bachelor's degree in Science and General Studies. Talking about his parents/family details, Tim has not shared much about them. Including a notable KO victory over former ''UFC Lightweight Champion Jens Pulver'' he compiled a record of 8-2-1 in his first 11 fights before signing with the UFC. He had celebrated his 33rd birthday as of 2019. He is currently fighting out of Las Vegas, Nevada, United States.
Career of Tim Elliot
- Elliot jumpoff his career by signing with UFC on 17th April 2012.
- At his first match, he faced The Ultimate Fighter 14 winner ''John Dodson'' on 5th May 2012 at UFC on Fox 3, replacing an injured ''Darren Uyenoyama'' but lost the fight via unanimous decision.
- In his second fight, Tim fight against ''Lous Gaudinot'' on 31st August 2013 at UFC 164 and successfully won the match.
- On 16th November 2013, he faced ''Ali Bagautinov'' at UFC 167 but the bout marked his first appearance on the main card of a pay-per-view event in the fight and lost the fight.
- He was expected to fight against ''Wilson Ries'' on 23rd August 2014 at UFC Fight Night 49 and however, he pulled out of the bout in the days leading up to the event.
- On 15th February 2015 at UFC Fight Night 60, he fights against ''Zach Makovsky'' but lost the fight, and following the fight, Tim was released from the organization.
- He made his debut and fight against former UFC Flyweight ''Iliarde Santos'' at Titan FC 34 for the inaugural Titan FC Flyweight Championship and won the match by a dominant unanimous decision and picked up the Titan FC Flyweight Championship.
- On 19th September 2015, he faced undefeated prospect and promotional newcomer ''Felipe Efrain'' at Titan FC 35 for his first title defense and won the fight.
- Tim next faced former UFC Bantamweight Pedro Nobre at Titan FC 37 on 5th March 2016 and he won the fight for his second successful title defense.
- He was announced as a cast member on the 24th season of The Ultimate Fighter on 21st July 2016.
- Despite being ranked as the number 3 seed, he was selected as the first overall pick by former opponent ''Joseph Benavidez''.
- He won the opportunity to fight flyweight champion ''Demetrious Johnson'' as a result of winning The Ultimate Fighter 24.
- Elliot faced Johnson on 3rd December 2016 at The Ultimate Fighter 24 Finale for flyweight championship but sadly he lost the match.
- On 15th April 2017 at UFC on Fox, he fought against ''Louis Smolka'' which he won the match and earned his second Fight of the Night bonus award.
- He was offered the fight at catchweight at 131 pounds, which would have given him 10% of Menga's fight purse, but he declined.
- After the fight against Menga was canceled, the UFC offered him a fight at UFC 219, which Tim only accepted under the condition he fights somebody who has never missed weight and has never backed out of a fight at the last minute.
- For the fight against ''Mark De La Rosa'', he won a $50,000 Performance of the Night bonus, his first performance of the night bonus, and third fight bonus in the UFC overall.
- He tore his ACL in June of 2018 and underwent successful surgery on it on 14th June.
- He fights against promotional newcomer ''Brandon Rovyal'' on 30th May 2020 at UFC on ESPN but lost the fight in the second round however, the fight earned Tim his third Fight of the Night award.
- He accepted a fight against ''Tyson Nam'' at UFC Fight Night but the NSAC refused to allow Tim to fight since they placed him on a medical suspension after his previous fight.
- Regarding his MMA records, he has fought 28 matches till now in which he won 16 matches and lost 11 matches.
- On 16th July 2020, he faced ''Ryan Benoit'' at UFC Fight Night and won the fight, securing his first win since 2017.
- Before his fight against Ryan, Tim Elliot had signed a new four-fight contract with the promotion.
- Recent in the news, he needed to overcome some adversity to snap his three-fight losing skid, but he managed to do it against Ryan Benoit and leave UFC on ESPN 13 on Wednesday with his hand raised.
- He went three frantic rounds with Benoit (10-7 MMA, 3-5 UFC) and, despite not being able to use his right hand for most of the final round, got the unanimous decision win with 29-28 scores across the board.
- "My hand was numb and I looked down and my two middle fingers were doing a Y away from each other," Elliott said of his injury in his post-fight interview with Jon Anik. "They popped back in and now I don’t feel any pain and they feel good."
- "I feel great," Elliott said after the win. "He brought the best out of me. It’s not just me out there. It takes two to tango. Hats off to Ryan Benoit. I’m ready to go again right away."
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Accomplishments/Championship/Awards and Achievement of Tim Elliot
- Won 8 consecutive MMA bouts
- Four times winner of bonuses in the UFC
- Three times Fight of the Night
- Performance of the night
- Flyweight championship
Personal Life of Tim Elliot
Talking about his personal life, he is not married yet. Tim began a relationship with fellow mixed martial artist ''Gina Mazany''. She is also an American professional Mixed Martial Artist (MMA). She had gained many achievements in her career. May their relation will remain successful in the future. The duo is living a happy life. He has one daughter from a previous relationship (Trisha Clark). Talking about his sexual orientation he is straight.
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Net Worth of Tim Elliot
MMA fighter Tim's net worth has been growing significantly in 2019-2020. His net worth has estimated about $1 Million to $5 Million at the age of 33 years old. Tim's income source is mostly from being a successful MMA Fighter. He is also earning a handsome amount of salary which will surely be in millions. He is satisfied with his income and enjoying a cool lifestyle.
Body Measurement of Tim Elliot
Tim Elliot is a very handsome person with a strong and bodybuilder body build. The height of Tim is 6 feet and 7 inches or 170.18 cm and currently weighs around 57 kg. He has a medium brown beard and brown hair too. However, his eye color is black. Overall, he has got a healthy body with a charming smile. He has also inked a tattoo in his chest.
