Author of perhaps the sport’s greatest upset, Matt Serra remains one of the unlikeliest Ultimate Fighting Championship titleholders of all-time. He turns 45 on June 2.
A 2001 Abu Dhabi Combat Club Submission Wrestling World Championships gold medalist, Serra holds the rank of black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu under Renzo Gracie. He won Season 4 of “The Ultimate Fighter” reality series, compiled an 11-7 record as a professional mixed martial artist and was inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame in 2018. Serra captured the undisputed welterweight crown at UFC 69, where he dethroned the heavily favored Georges St.