Royston Wee

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.

Royston Wee
Born (1986-11-15) November 15, 1986
Singapore
Height5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Weight135 lb (61 kg; 9.6 st)
DivisionBantamweight
Fighting out ofSingapore
TeamImpact MMA
RankPurple belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu[1]
Years active2010–2015
Mixed martial arts record
Total5
Wins4
By submission2
By decision2
Losses1
By knockout1
Websitewww.impactmma.com.sg
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Education

Wee studied computer engineering at polytechnic.[3]

Wee earned a double major in management and in marketing at Murdoch University in 2013.[4]

MMA career

Wee initially trained in Muay Thai, and then started training at Fight G in Singapore. Two years later he started training MMA at Impact MMA.[5]

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.[6]

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Shortly thereafter Royston was signed by the UFC on a multi-fight contract.[7] In his debut, he defeated Dave Galera by decision at UFC Fight Night 34 on January 4, 2014.[8]

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.[9]

Wee faced Ning Guangyou on May 16, 2015 at UFC Fight Night 66.[10] He lost the fight via TKO in the second round and was subsequently released from the promotion on September 2, 2015.[11]

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

See also

References
  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. "Unstoppable: Just Go For It is MMA fighter Royston Wee's fight song". AsiaOne. 2022-12-07. Retrieved 2023-03-16.
  4. "Royston Wee Murdock Alum". Retrieved 31 December 2014.
  5. "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.
  6. Ong, Justin. "Singapore's first-ever UFC fighter Royston Wee almost quit MMA". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
  7. Chua, Siang Yee. "Warrior Wee finds right path". The Straits Times.
  8. "MMA: Singapore's Royston Wee wins debut UFC fight against David Galera". The Straits Times. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
  9. Stupp, Dann (23 August 2014). "UFC Fight Night 48 results: Royston Wee survives Yao Zhikui's late rally". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  10. 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.
  11. Alexander, Mookie (2015-09-01). "Report: Dan Miller, Darrell Montague among 13 fighters released from UFC". bloodyelbow.com. Retrieved 2015-09-01.
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