Chris
Lytle Profile
Height: 5 ft 11 in
Weight: 170 lb
Born: August 18, 1974
Fighting style: Boxing, Jiu-Jitsu
MMA Record: 25-14-5
Chris Lytle started
training in 1998, saying that it was "something
to keep me active" He has held championships in the Hook N' Shoot,
Absolute Fighting Championship, and Cage
Rage World Welterweight Championship.
He was a contestant
on The Ultimate Fighter 4, where he defeated Pete Spratt
and Din Thomas before losing to Matt Serra
by split decision in The Ultimate Fighter 4 Finale. He lost to former
UFC Welterweight Champion Matt Hughes on March 3rd at UFC 68 in Columbus,
Ohio via unanimous decision.
Lytle is a well rounded
fighter with incredible durabilty. He is a solid play when favored.
Lytle rarely makes mistakes and usually overwhelms inferior opponents.
His only losses have been to highly rated fighters and he's been competitive
against all of them. Lytle is one of the few old school fighters who's
successfully transitioned to the "modern" style of MMA. Alhough he's
been around for years, he still improving and should not be taken lightly.
Agent: MMA Agents
Gym Affiliation:
Team Punishment
Website:
MySpace:
Recent
Fight History
2/2/2008 Win Kyle
Bradley TKO (strikes) UFC 81: Breaking Point
11/22/2007 Loss Thiago Alves TKO (cuts) UFC 78: Validation
8/11/2007 Win Matt Brown Submission United Fight League
7/7/2007 Win Jason Gilliam Submission
UFC 73: Stacked
3/3/2007 Loss Matt Hughes Decision (unanimous) UFC 68: The Uprising
11/11/2006 Loss Matt Serra Decision (split) The Ultimate Fighter 4 Finale
2/4/2006 Win Ross Mason Submission CR 15-Adrenalin
Rush
1/13/2006 Win Savant Young Submission WEC 18-Unfinished Business
10/7/2005 Loss Joe
Riggs TKO (cut) UFC 55: Fury
8/13/2005 Win Brian Dunn TKO LOF 1-Legends of Fighting
5/19/2005 Win Pat Healy Decision (split) WEC 15-Judgment Day
2/5/2005 Loss Karo Parisyan Decision (unanimous) UFC 51: Super Saturday
10/21/2004 Win JT Taylor Submission (choke) WEC 12-Halloween Fury
8/21/2004 Win Ronald Jhun Submission UFC 49: Unfinished
Business
4/2/2004 Win Tiki
Ghosn Submission (bulldog choke) UFC 47: It's On!
1/2/2004 Win Pete Spratt Submission RSF-Shooto Challenge
