Chris Leben

American mixed martial arts fighter

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Born

21 July 1980, Portland

Citizenship

United States

Sport

mixed martial arts

Occupation

mixed martial arts fighter

Height

180 cm (5 ft 11 in)

Weight

84 kg (186 lb)

Team / club

The Alliance

Christian Cyrus Leben (born July 21, 1980) is an American former mixed martial artist, referee, and bare knuckle boxer. A professional MMA competitor from 2002 until 2013, he most notably competed in the UFC in the Middleweight division, compiling a record of 12–10 in 22 appearances for the organization. Leben first appeared in the inaugural season of The Ultimate Fighter reality series, and also fought in the now-defunct WEC. He began his UFC career with five victories in a row before suffering a knockout loss to future UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva, and was known for his toughness, chin, determination, and powerful left hand. Leben was the inaugural WEC Middleweight Champion.

External links

• Wikipedia
• BoxRec
• Sherdog
• IMDb
• Wikidata

Facts from Wikidata Q970370 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.

Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.