Anthony Armand Ferguson Padilla is an American professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Lightweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Ferguson was born in Oxnard, California, on February 12, 1984, but grew up mainly in Muskegon, Michigan. He is of Mexican heritage. His surname of Ferguson comes from his Scottish-American stepfather.
Ferguson began his professional MMA career fighting in small organizations around California in 2007. He is a former Interim UFC Lightweight Champion. Ferguson debuted in 2008 and has been with the UFC since he won The Ultimate Fighter 13 in 2011.
Ferguson has a son, Armand Anthony, with his wife, Cristina Ferguson. He is trained in freestyle wrestling, boxing, jiu-jitsu, Muay Thai, and Wing Chun. As of July 11, 2022, he is #11 in the UFC lightweight rankings. Ferguson has written on his Twitter account that he eschews sparring in training as he “finds it limits my creativity” when fighting.
How much does Tony Ferguson make per fight?
According to The Sports Daily, Ferguson’s biggest UFC payday is $530,000, and he has earned it on two occasions: for his victory over Kevin Lee at UFC 216 in 2017, and for his loss to Gaethje at UFC 249 in 2020.