Kelvin Gastelum

Kelvin Gastelum: Biography in Details

Who is Kelvin Gastelum?

Kelvin Gastelum is well known martial artist.

He has currently signed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship(UFC).

He was also the winner of The Ultimate Fighter 17.

Gastelum is currently competing as a middleweight and is ranked #4 in the UFC official middleweight rankings.

Kelvin Gastelum: Birth Facts, Family, and Childhood

Gastelum’s birth date is  October 24, 1991.

He was born in  San Jose, California, United States. He is now 26 years old.

In which school did Kelvin Gastelum attend?

Gastelum attended Cibola High School and then he attended  North Idaho College for a year and joined martial art professionally.

Kelvin Gastelum: Early, Profession life and Career

Gastelum was talented in martial arts since his childhood and was a state championship wrestler at Cibola High School in Yuma, AZ.

After that, he joined college and competes in mixed martial arts (MMA) professionally.

He worked as a bail bondsman prior to training MMA full-time.

Gastelum had his first professional fight in Mexico on December 11, 2010, against Jose Sanchez.

He won there in the second round.

After that, he has his various fights in Mexico and Arizona where he defeated them all, and every opponent he faced with 2 TKOs and 3 submissions on his record.

He was selected for The Ultimate Fighter: Team Jones vs. Team Sonnen in Jan 2013.

To get into the TUF house, Gastelum defeated Kito Andrews by decision and he was chosen by Chael Sonnen for Team Sonnen.

Gastelum then after participated and won the various fight against Bubba Mc Daniel.

Likewise in the quarterfinals, he won by the first knockout, and in the semifinals, by winning a first-round rear-naked choke against Josh Samman he was advanced to the tournament finals.

After that, he succeeded to enter in Ultimate Fighting Championship.

Gastelum also bore a teammate known as Uriah Hall in the finals at the Ultimate Fighter 17 Finale.

Gastelum was the winner of the fight through a split plan to achieve the victory of the Ultimate Fighter 17, by becoming the youngest winner in the show’s history at 24 and achieved earning a UFC contract.

After he won Gastelum declared that he would turn down a weight class to participate in the competition in the UFC ‘s welterweight division.

Gastelum must have to face Paulo Thiago in the year, 2013 at UFC Fight Night 27.

Although, Thiago was pushed out of the bout suffering a knee injury.

Gastelum battled with a Rick Story on 15 March 2014 at UFC 171, which was a fight that he had particularly asked for.

He was the winner of the back-and-forth fight through a split plan.

Gastelum bore Nico Musoke on 28 June 2014 at UFC Fight Night 44.

He was the winner of the battle through the unanimous plan.

Gastelum loses weight by one and three-quarter pounds and breached 20% of his fight purse to the Musoke.

He was the winner of the battle through a unanimous decision.

Gastelum started to battle with Matt Brown in a welterweight bout on 21 November 2015 at The Ultimate Fighter Latin America 2 Finale.

Although, Brown was kicked out of the battle because of an ankle injury born in training.

He was substituted by Neil Magny.

But Gastelum was defeated by him. Gastelum had a fight with Chris Weidman on 22 July 2017 on the main occasion at UFC on Fox 25.

Gastelum was defeated in the fight through submission in the third stage.

Kelvin Gastelum: Lifetime Achievements and Awards

Gastelum always has to stand greatly in his games but he hasn’t been awarded yet with any of the awards.

How much is the net worth of Kelvin Gastelum?

American Mixed Martial Artist is presently placed at No. 8 in the UFC Official middleweight, Kelvin Gastelum earns an estimated net worth of around $2 million approximately as of 2022.

Kelvin Gastelum: Rumors and Controversy

He seems to have a good professional life and hasn’t got many of the rumors and controversies about him.

Kelvin Gastelum: Description of Body Measurements

Gastelum has got a physically strong body with 5 feet 9 inches in height.

He weighs 84 kg.

His leg reach is almost 39.

The secret behind his health is the daily workout and a balanced diet regularly.

He has got Black colored Eyes and hair.

Kelvin Gastelum: Social Media Profile

Gastelum is socially connected on various social media.

He uses Facebook and has got approximately 50 thousand followers on Facebook.

He also has his Twitter account and has got 120K followers.

Likely he also uses Instagram and has got more than 197K followers on his Instagram account.

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