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American Kickboxing Academy
San Jose, California, United States·Founded 1985·Head coach: Javier Mendez
American Kickboxing Academy is a mixed martial arts gym based in San Jose, California, United States, founded in 1985. It corners 1 currently ranked UFC fighter, including Islam Makhachev (current champion).
Roster
34 fighters
Islam MakhachevChamp · WW
Welterweight · Dagestan Republic · Russia
28-1
W16
Adam Antolin“Captain Chaos”
Flyweight · San Jose · United States
15-6
Alejandro Perez“Turbo”
Bantamweight · Mexico · Mexico
25-9-1
L1
Arjan Bhullar
Heavyweight · Richmond, British Columbia · Canada
11-3
W2
Bobby Southworth
Light Heavyweight · Santa Cruz · United States
10-6, 1 NC
L1
Brian Johnston“Fury”
Heavyweight · San Jose · United States
5-5
L2
Brianna Fortino“Tha Bull”
Strawweight · Gilroy, California · United States
9-3
L1
Cain Velasquez
Heavyweight · Salinas, California · United States
14-3
L1
Carlos Eduardo Rocha“Ta Danado”
Welterweight · Fortaleza, Ceara · Brazil
9-4
L2
Christian Wellisch“The Hungarian Nightmare”
Heavyweight · Budapest · Hungary
8-5
L2
Daniel Cormier“DC”
Heavyweight · San Jose, California · United States
22-3, 1 NC
L2
Daniel James Allen
Lightweight · San Jose, California · United States
5-0
Deron Winn
Middleweight · Liberty, Missouri · United States
7-3
L1
Enrique Barzola“El Fuerte”
Featherweight · El Agustino, Lima · Peru
23-10-2
Gabriel Benitez“Moggly”
Lightweight · Tijuana, Baja California · Mexico
23-12
L2
Germaine de Randamie“The Iron Lady”
Bantamweight · Utrecht · Netherlands
10-5
L1
Gray Maynard“The Bully”
Featherweight · Santa Cruz, California · United States
13-7-1, 1 NC
L1
J.J. Okanovich“The Bosnian Bomber”
Lightweight · San Jose, California · United States
8-3
Jon Fitch
Welterweight · Fort Wayne, Indiana · United States
32-8-2, 1 NC
L1
Josh Thomson“The Punk”
Lightweight · San Jose, California · United States
22-9, 1 NC
L3
Juan Manuel Puig“Fenix”
Featherweight · Mexico City · Mexico
11-4
L2
Justin Willis“Big Pretty”
Heavyweight · San Jose, California · United States
8-2
L1
Khabib Nurmagomedov“The Eagle”
Lightweight · Dagestan Republic · Russia
29-0
W13
Kyle Driscoll
Featherweight · Tulsa · United States
15-4
Kyle Kingsbury“Kingsbu”
Light Heavyweight · San Jose, California · United States
11-6, 1 NC
L4
Luke Rockhold
Middleweight · San Jose, California · United States
16-6
L3
Marcel Fortuna“Maozinha”
Light Heavyweight · Tubarao, Santa Catarina · Brazil
10-4
L2
Mike Kyle“MAK”
Light Heavyweight · Boise · United States
23-19-1, 2 NC
W1
Nohelin Hernandez“Suave”
Bantamweight · Gilroy, California · United States
12-6
L2
Phil Baroni“New York Bad Ass”
Welterweight · Long Island, New York · United States
16-19
L6
Theo Haig
Middleweight · San Jose, California · United States
7-1
Todd Duffee
Heavyweight · Evansville, Indiana · United States
9-4, 1 NC
L1
Trevor Prangley
Middleweight · Cape Town · South Africa
34-11-2
L2
Tyson Griffin
Lightweight · Santa Rosa, California · United States
17-8
L1