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Name	Ryan Schultz
First Name	Ryan
Last Name	Schultz
Occupation	Mma Fighter
Birthday	July 4
Birth Year	1977
Place of Birth	North Platte
Home Town	Nebraska
Birth Country	United States
Birth Sign	Cancer
Full/Birth Name
Father	Not Available
Mother	Not Available
Siblings	Not Available
Spouse	Jennifer Schultz
Children(s)	Kilian Schultz

Ryan Schultz Biography

Ryan Schultz is one of the most popular and richest MMA Fighter who was born on July 4, 1977 in North Platte, Nebraska, United States. He won a unanimous victory over Savant Youth on June 1 2007.

Schultz was born and raised in North Platte, Nebraska. He was a member of his high school wrestling team, graduating in 1996. Schultz has a degree in criminal justice from the University of Nebraska, where he continued to compete in wrestling, coached by Matt Lindland. After graduation, Ryan worked as an apprentice plumber in Colorado, before embarking on his MMA career. Schultz is a member of Team Quest, training with his former wrestling coach and former UFC veteran Matt Lindland.

On June 18, 2004, Schultz won an eight-man lightweight tournament, at SuperBrawl 36 in Hawaii. Schultz won his first fight that night, against Mike Aina, by a split decision. In the semi-final fight, Schultz submitted Deshaun Johnson by a rear-naked choke in the first round. In the finals, Schultz defeated Roger Huerta, who verbally submitted due to a dislocated jaw.

Killian was his son with Jennifer Schultz, his high school sweetheart.

To start his professional MMA career, he won a TKO win in 2003.

Ryan James Schultz (born July 4, 1977) is an American mixed martial artist who last competed in 2013. A professional since 2003, he has competed in the WEC, IFL, and Japan’s World Victory Road. He was the last International Fight League Lightweight Champion, competing for Matt Lindland’s Portland Wolfpack.

Ryan Schultz Net Worth

Ryan is one of the richest MMA Fighter from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Ryan Schultz's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: January 13, 2024)

He went to the University of Nebraska, where he wrestled and received a degree as a criminal justice specialist.

Net Worth	$5 Million
Salary	Under Review
Source of Income	MMA Fighter
Cars	Not Available
House	Living in own house.

Ryan is featured in the mixed martial arts documentary Fight Life, released in 2013, the film is directed by independent filmmaker James Z. Feng and produced by RiLL Films.

Ryan Schultz entered the IFL promotion as a member of the Portland Wolfpack team, with a record of 13-7-1. He defeated Cam Ward by TKO in his first fight in the promotion, but lost to Los Angeles Anacondas’ Chris Horodecki in his second fight, two months later. In his third fight, on December 29, 2006, he faced Quad Cities Silverbacks’ future UFC veteran Bart Palaszewski. Schultz dominated the first and second round of the fight, but got caught by Palaszewski’s right hand in the third round, and lost by KO. The match was awarded “Fight of the Night” honors.

Ethnicity, religion & political views

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In July 2008, Schultz agreed to a five event deal with the Japanese promotion Sengoku. In his first fight for the promotion, at Sengoku IV, Schultz lost to Mizuto Hirota, by KO in the second round. Schultz faced Jorge Masvidal in his next fight, which took place less than a month after Sengoku IV. Masvidal was able to knockdown Schultz in the first round, and finished him by TKO using strikes on his grounded opponent.

Who is Ryan Schultz Dating?

According to our records, Ryan Schultz married to Jennifer Schultz. As of January 13, 2024, Ryan Schultz’s is not dating anyone.

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Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Ryan Schultz height 5 ft 10 in Ryan weight 65 kg & body measurements will update soon.

Height	5 ft 10 in
Weight	65 kg
Body Measurements	Under Review
Eye Color	Not Available
Hair Color	Not Available
Feet/Shoe Size	Not Available

Schultz was entered into his first MMA fight by a friend. The fight took place at Dan Severn’s promotion Dangerzone, in April 2004, in North Dakota. Schultz had not trained at all for the fight, but won by KO, after just 45 seconds. A few days after the fight, Lindland asked Schultz to join Team Quest, an offer which Schultz accepted. Over the next three years, Schultz competed in 20 fights in various promotions, including the WEC, Hawaiian promotion SuperBrawl, Absolute Fighting Championship, and SportFight – a promotion founded by Matt Lindland and Randy Couture.

Facts & Trivia

Ryan Ranked on the list of most popular MMA Fighter. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Ryan Schultz celebrates birthday on July 4 of every year.

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