Ľudovít Klein biography: 13 things about UFC fighter born in Nové Zámky, Slovakia

full name: Ľudovít Klein
fight name: Mr. Highlight
residence: Trnava, Slovakia
height: 5’7″
weight division: lightweight, featherweight
current promotion: UFC
pro MMA record: 20-4-1

Ľudovít Klein is a Slovak professional mixed martial artist nicknamed Mr. Highlight. Fighting out of Trnava, Slovakia, he is the first Slovak fighter to sign with the Ultimate Fighting Championship, which is based in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States.

Born in Nové Zámky, Slovakia, Klein worked as a bouncer at discos before he became a full-time MMA fighter. His martial arts journey started with boxing and Brazilian jiu-jitsu.

Klein is 5’7″ tall. He competes in the lightweight and featherweight divisions.

Before joining the UFC, Klein competed in Pit Cage Fighting, Hanuman Cup, Fight of Gladiators, A-Fight, Absolute Championship Akhmat, Dark KNight Nové Zamky, Cage Warriors Fighting Championship, Oktagon MMA and X Fight Nights. Here are 13 more things about him:

1. In 2007, he signed up for boxing training without telling his parents.
2. On December 20, 2014, he made his professional MMA debut in Levoča, Slovakia where he submitted Martin Mihálik.
3. In 2015, he submitted Kamil Tarnawski, Adam Németh and Samuel Ribansky all in Slovakia.
4. In 2016, he submitted Michal Stefek and Aleksandar Janković both in Slovakia.
5. In 2017, he defeated Khusein Maltsagov, Ahmed Abdulkadirov, Moric Besztercei and Krzysztof Klaczek but lost to Igor Tarytsa and Aiden Lee.
6. In 2018, he defeated Matěj Kuzník and Kamil Selwa both via technical knockout in the Czech Republic and Arbi Mezhidov via unanimous decision in Bratislava, Slovakia.
7. In 2019, he defeated Willian Lima via technical knockout and knocked out João Paulo Rodrigues both in Bratislava.
8. On February 15, 2020, he defeated Łukasz Sajewski via technical knockout at “Oktagon Prime 3” in Šamorín, Slovakia. On September 27, 2020, he made his UFC debut at “UFC 253” in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates where he knocked out Shane Young.
9. On May 8, 2021, he lost to Michael Trizano via unanimous decision at “UFC Vegas 26” in Enterprise, Nevada. On October 16, 2021, he was submitted by Nate Landwehr at “UFC Vegas 40” in Enterprise.
10. On March 5, 2022, he defeated Devonte Smith via split decision at “UFC 272” in Paradise, Nevada. On July 23, 2022, he defeated Mason Jones via unanimous decision at “UFC Fight Night 208” in London, England.
11. On February 22, 2023, he took to Instagram to share photos of himself with Nikoleta Le Anhová and their child.
12. On March 18, 2023, his fight against Jai Herbert at “UFC 286” in London ended in a majority draw.
13. He was 28 years old when he defeated Ignacio Bahamondes via unanimous decision on August 5, 2023 at “UFC on ESPN 50” in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, which improved his professional MMA record to 20 wins, 4 losses and 1 draw.