Shane Young

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Shane Young
File:Shane Young post fight interview at UFC 234.jpg
Shane Young post fight interview at UFC 234
Born (1993-07-31) 31 July 1993 (age 30)
Napier, New Zealand
Other names Smokin
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight 145 lb (66 kg; 10 st 5 lb)
Division Lightweight (2014–present)
Featherweight (2015)
Reach 72[1] in (183 cm)
Style Kickboxing
Fighting out of Auckland, New Zealand
Team GroundControl (until 2014)[2]
City Kickboxing (2014–present)[2]
Rank Blue belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu[3]
Years active 2012–present
Mixed martial arts record
Total 21
Wins 13
By knockout 6
By submission 4
By decision 3
Losses 8
By knockout 1
By submission 1
By decision 6
Website shaneyoung.co.nz
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Shane Young (born 31 July 1993) is a New Zealand mixed martial artist (MMA) who currently competes in the Featherweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).

Background

Young was born in Napier, New Zealand, and had a brother who died at the age of two.[4][2] He went to Dilworth School, where he was the rugby team captain for two years.[2] He studied to become an architect before pursuing a career in mixed martial arts.[2] Young is of European and Māori descent[5] and is affiliated with the Māori tribe Ngāti Kahungunu. He uses fighting as the platform to inspire New Zealand mixed-blood Māori to accept their Māori roots and to be sporting stars.[6]

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I wanted to see sporting stars ... especially half-cast people, people of European and Māori decent – the colonised and the coloniser. I wanted them to try and inspire Māori people. So many people especially at my age feel very whakamā, feel very shy to let people know that they're Māori because of the stigma attached to it.[6]

I feel like Māori is magical and people need to see that magic.

I want to do it for my community and where I'm from. I want to be an inspiration to them. It also helps me and gives me mana. My ancestors were warriors, fighting to the death in battle. I'll talk about it and I'll say Māori words, and it gives me goosebumps. You can't fake that stuff, it gives you power.[7]

He trains at Auckland's City Kickboxing gym where he is the teammate of UFC fighters Israel Adesanya, Dan Hooker[8] and Kai Kara-France.[9]

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Young started his professional MMA career in 2012 and amassed a record of 11–3 before being signed by the UFC.[10]

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Young made his promotional debut as a short notice replacement against Alexander Volkanovski on 19 November 2017 at UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Tybura.[11] The bout proceeded at a catchweight of 150 pounds.[12] Young lost the fight via unanimous decision.[13]

Young faced Rolando Dy on 23 June 2018 at UFC Fight Night: Cerrone vs. Edwards.[14] He won the fight via technical knockout in round two.[15] This win earned him the Fight of the Night award.[16]

Young contemplated stepping away from fighting after his bout with Dy for the remainder of 2018 to tackle his depression after achieving the success and the fame at UFC Fight Night: Cerrone vs. Edwards of earning $50,000, where prior to the bout he had to borrow $40 to get to the airport for his flight to Singapore for the fight, and his mental health issues surrounding the break-up of his marriage[17] where he spent most of the time with his family while seeking to reconnect with his Māori culture, which helped him to return to a healthy state of mind.[18][19]

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We all know there's this magic in being Māori, being in the community and being able work with each other. What got me out of it was returning to my roots, my Māoritanga. We get caught up too much in the modern-day everything - I should have this because I should be rich and I should be all these things. But I was like, what I should be is what I am, a young Māori man in Aotearoa, where you have that appreciation for the land."[20]

Young returned to fighting and he faced Austin Arnett on 10 February 2019 at UFC 234.[21] He won the fight via unanimous decision.[22]

Young was scheduled to face Nate Landwehr on 27 September 2020 at UFC 253.[23] However Landwehr was pulled from the event due to tested positive for COVID-19 and he was replaced by newcomer Ľudovít Klein.[24] At the weigh-ins, Klein weighed in at 150 pounds, four pounds over the non-title featherweight fight limit. The bout proceeded at a catchweight and Klein was fined a percentage of his purse, which went to Young.[25] Young lost the fight via knockout in round one.[26]

Young faced Omar Morales on 27 March 2021 at UFC 260.[27] He lost the fight via unanimous decision.[28]

Young faced Blake Bilder on 12 February 2023, at UFC 284.[29] He lost the fight via unanimous decision.[30]

Young faced Gabriel Miranda at UFC 293 on 10 September 2023.[31] At the weigh-ins, Young weighed in at 149.75 pounds, three and three quarters pounds over the featherweight non-title fight limit. The bout proceeded at catchweight and Young was fined a percentage of his purse, which went to Miranda.[32] He lost the fight via technical submission in the first round.[33]

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

Personal life

Young was a builder and foreman prior to competing in MMA professionally.[34]

Young has a son.[35]

Mixed martial arts record

Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Loss 13–8 Gabriel Miranda Technical Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC 293 September 10, 2023 1 0:59 Sydney, Australia Catchweight (149.75 lb) bout; Young missed weight.
Loss 13–7 Blake Bilder Decision (unanimous) UFC 284 February 12, 2023 3 5:00 Perth, Australia
Loss 13–6 Omar Morales Decision (unanimous) UFC 260 March 27, 2021 3 5:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Loss 13–5 Ľudovít Klein KO (head kick and punches) UFC 253 September 27, 2020 1 1:16 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Catchweight (150 lb) bout; Klein missed weight.
Win 13–4 Austin Arnett Decision (unanimous) UFC 234 February 10, 2019 3 5:00 Melbourne, Australia
Win 12–4 Rolando Dy TKO (punches) UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Edwards June 23, 2018 2 4:40 Kallang, Singapore Fight of the Night.
Loss 11–4 Alexander Volkanovski Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Tybura November 19, 2017 3 5:00 Sydney, Australia Catchweight (150 lb) bout.
Win 11–3 Bo Yan Submission (choke) WLF: W.A.R.S. 13 April 22, 2017 1 N/A Zhengzhou, China
Win 10–3 Zexian Jiang Technical Submission (rear-naked choke) Glory of Heroes: Rise of Heroes 7 February 18, 2017 1 5:00 Auckland, New Zealand
Win 9–3 Siitia Leti Decision BRACE 43 October 1, 2016 1 0:36 Canterbury, New Zealand
Win 8–3 Zhenhong Lu TKO (punches) Elevation Power in Cage 4 May 28, 2014 1 3:29 Zhengzhou, China
Win 7–3 Rodolfo Marques Decision (split) Minotaur 3 June 1, 2014 3 5:00 Parkville, Australia
loss 6–3 Guan Wang Decision (unanimous) Wu Lin Feng 2015: New Zealand vs. China September 19, 2015 3 5:00 Auckland, New Zealand
Win 6–2 Liucai Cui Submission (rear-naked choke) The Legend Of Emei 3 August 8, 2015 1 2:34 Shahe, China
Win 5–2 Julian Wallace KO (punches) Xtreme Fighting Championship 24 May 23, 2015 1 1:16 Brisbane, Australia Return to Featherweight]. Defended the XFC Featherweight Championship.
Loss 4–2 Damien Brown Decision (majority) Xtreme Fighting Championship 23 February 28, 2015 3 5:00 Brisbane, Australia Lightweigh debut. For the vacant XFC Lightweight Championship.
Win 4–1 Adrian Rodriguez TKO (head kick and punches) Xtreme Fighting Championship 22 November 24, 2014 3 3:32 Brisbane, Australia Won the XFC Featherweight Championship.
Loss 3–1 Adrian Rodriguez Decision (majority) Xtreme Fighting Championship 20 February 15, 2014 3 5:00 Brisbane, Australia For the XFC Featherweight Championship. Fight of the Night.
Win 3–0 Hayden Watt Decision (majority) Shuriken MMA: Rise November 23, 2013 3 5:00 Auckland, New Zealand
Win 2–0 Jiraya Fernandes TKO (punches) Jiraya Fernandes June 23, 2013 1 4:50 Wellington, New Zealand
Win 1–0 Ray Karaitiana TKO (punches) ICNZ 18 September 22, 2012 1 N/A Auckland, New Zealand

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See also

References

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