Cung Le

Team American Kickboxing Academy
Age 52
Gender Male
Height 5' 10"
Weight Class Middleweight
Out of San Jose, CA, CA
Born Saigon,

Cung Le is a Vietnamese-American kickboxing practitioner (having gone undefeated as a professional kickboxer), actor and mixed martial artist, fighting out of San Jose, California. Le is a three-time world kickboxing champion and also coaches his own kickboxing team. On March 29, 2008, Le defeated Frank Shamrock via TKO in an MMA fight co-promoted by Strikeforce and EliteXC, making him the Strikeforce Middleweight Champion.

Professional Career Statistics

Pro Record 9-3-0 (Win-Loss-Draw)
Career Length 8 years, 5 months, 13 days
Rounds Fought 21.9
Avg. Fights/Year 1.4
Longest Layoff 1 year, 9 months, 12 days
Quickest Turnaround 2 months, 30 days

Official Professional Fight Record

Date Opponent Weightclass Method Round Time
08/23/2014 L
(9-2-0)
Michael Bisping
(24-6-0)
MW
(185.0 vs. 185.0)
TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
UFC Fight Night 48: Le vs Bisping
4 00:57
11/10/2012 W
(8-2-0)
Rich Franklin
(28-6-0)
MW
(186.0 vs. 185.0)
KO (Strike)
UFC on Fuel 6
1 02:17
07/07/2012 W
(7-2-0)
Patrick Cote
(17-7-0)
MW
(185.0 vs. 185.0)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
UFC 148 Silva vs. Sonnen
3 05:00
11/19/2011 L
(7-1-0)
Wanderlei Silva
(34-11-1)
MW TKO/RSC
UFC 139: Shogun vs. Henderson
2 04:49
06/26/2010 W
(6-1-0)
Scott Smith
(16-6-0)
MW
(184.8 vs. 184.8)
KO
Strikeforce: Insider
2 01:46
12/19/2009 L
(6-0-0)
Scott Smith
(15-6-0)
MW KO
Strikeforce Evolution
3 03:25
NSF 03/29/2008 W
(5-0-0)
Frank Shamrock
(23-8-2)
TKO/RSC (Doctor Stoppage)
Strikeforce - Shamrock vs. Le
3 05:00
NSF 11/16/2007 W
(4-0-0)
Sam Morgan
(19-7-0)
MW
(181.0 vs. 177.7)
TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
Strikeforce: Tournament Series
3 01:58
NSF 06/22/2007 W
(3-0-0)
Tony Fryklund
(14-8-0)
MW
(177.0 vs. 179.5)
TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
Strikeforce: Shamrock vs Baroni
3 00:25
12/08/2006 W
(2-0-0)
Jason Von Flue
(12-6-1)
MW
(182.0 vs. 180.0)
TKO/RSC (Doctor Stoppage from a Cut)
Strikeforce 4: Triple Threat
1 00:43
06/09/2006 W
(1-0-0)
Brian Warren
(9-6-0)
MW
(184.0 vs. 180.0)
KO
Strikeforce 2: Revenge
1 04:19
03/10/2006 W
(0-0-0)
Mike Altman
(2-1-0)
MW
(183.5 vs. 183.0)
KO
Strikeforce 1: Shamrock vs. Gracie
1 03:51
* Bouts marked with an 'Official' logo denote results which have been verified by an ABC-recognized athletic commission
* Bouts marked with an (*) are considered exhibition bouts and do not count towards the fighter's record
* Weights marked with an (*) denote those over the limit for the weight class