Royston Wee

Royston Wee
Royston Wee
Born	November 15, 1986; Singapore
Nationality	Singaporean
Height	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Weight	135 lb (61 kg; 9.6 st)
Division	Bantamweight
Fighting out of	Singapore
Team	Impact MMA
Rank	Purple belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu[1]
Years active	2010–2015
Mixed martial arts record
Total	5
Wins	4
By submission	2
By decision	2
Losses	1
By knockout	1
Website	www.impactmma.com.sg
	Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Royston Wee (born November 15, 1986) is a Singaporean mixed martial artist, currently competing as a bantamweight. Wee most recently competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). He is noted for being the first and only Singaporean fighter to be signed by the company.[2] He trains out of and teaches MMA at Impact Mixed Martial Arts gym in Singapore.

Background

Wee earned a double major in management and in marketing at Murdoch University.[3]

He started his martial arts career after he graduated from polytechnic (he studied computer engineering) at the age of 21. He initially trained Muay Thai, and then started training at Fight G in Singapore. Two years later he started training MMA at Impact MMA.[4]

The Ultimate Fighter

In July 2013, Royston tried out for The Ultimate Fighter: China when tryouts were held in Singapore. Royston had only previously competed at flyweight, but the lightest weight class available for the tryouts was featherweight.[5]

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Shortly thereafter Royston was signed by the UFC on a multi-fight contract.[6] In his debut, he defeated Dave Galera by decision at UFC Fight Night 34 on January 4, 2014.[7]

In his second bout with the promotion, Wee faced Yao Zhikui on August 23, 2014 at UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Le. He won via split decision, sustaining a broken nose in the fight.

Wee faced Ning Guangyou on May 16, 2015 at UFC Fight Night 66.[8] He lost the fight via TKO in the second round and was subsequently released from the promotion on September 2, 2015.[9]

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
5 matches	4 wins	1 loss
By knockout	0	1
By submission	2	0
By decision	2	0

Res.	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location	Notes
Loss	4–1	Ning Guangyou	TKO (punches and elbows)	UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs. Faber	May 16, 2015	2	4:59	Pasay, Philippines	Catchweight (137 lbs) bout; Wee missed weight
Win	4–0	Yao Zhikui	Decision (split)	UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Le	August 23, 2014	3	5:00	Macau, SAR, China
Win	3–0	Dave Galera	Decision (unanimous)	UFC Fight Night: Saffiedine vs. Lim	January 4, 2014	3	5:00	Marina Bay, Singapore
Win	2–0	Syed Shahir	Submission (rear-naked choke)	Malaysian Fighting Championship 3	December 10, 2011	1	1:44	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Win	1–0	Mohammad Irfan	Submission	Malaysian Fighting Championship 2	November 12, 2011	1	1:05	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

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References

"Royston Wee - Official UFC Fighter Profile". UFC.com. Retrieved May 16, 2015.
Chong, Aaron. "UFC's first Singaporean fighter thinks opponent 'not dangerous enough'". Xin MSN. Archived from the original on 20 April 2014. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
"Royston Wee Murdock Alum". Retrieved 31 December 2014.
"UFC fighter Royston Wee's journey from chaotic beginnings to UFC stardom". Asia Sports Network. Archived from the original on 12 October 2014. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
Ong, Justin. "Singapore's first-ever UFC fighter Royston Wee almost quit MMA". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
Chua, Siang Yee. "Warrior Wee finds right path". The Straits Times.
"MMA: Singapore's Royston Wee wins debut UFC fight against David Galera". The Straits Times. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
Mann, Richard (2 March 2015). "The UFC matches Royston Wee and Ning Guangyou". adcombat. Archived from the original on 13 March 2015. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
Alexander, Mookie (2015-09-01). "Report: Dan Miller, Darrell Montague among 13 fighters released from UFC". bloodyelbow.com. Retrieved 2015-09-01.

External links

Professional MMA record for Royston Wee from Sherdog
Royston Wee at UFC

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[UFCprofile-1] "Royston Wee - Official UFC Fighter Profile". UFC.com. Retrieved May 16, 2015.

[2] Chong, Aaron. "UFC's first Singaporean fighter thinks opponent 'not dangerous enough'". Xin MSN. Archived from the original on 20 April 2014. Retrieved 15 May 2014.

[3] "Royston Wee Murdock Alum". Retrieved 31 December 2014.

[4] "UFC fighter Royston Wee's journey from chaotic beginnings to UFC stardom". Asia Sports Network. Archived from the original on 12 October 2014. Retrieved 7 October 2014.

[5] Ong, Justin. "Singapore's first-ever UFC fighter Royston Wee almost quit MMA". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved 15 May 2014.

[6] Chua, Siang Yee. "Warrior Wee finds right path". The Straits Times.

[7] "MMA: Singapore's Royston Wee wins debut UFC fight against David Galera". The Straits Times. Retrieved 6 May 2014.

[8] Mann, Richard (2 March 2015). "The UFC matches Royston Wee and Ning Guangyou". adcombat. Archived from the original on 13 March 2015. Retrieved 2 March 2015.

[9] Alexander, Mookie (2015-09-01). "Report: Dan Miller, Darrell Montague among 13 fighters released from UFC". bloodyelbow.com. Retrieved 2015-09-01.