13 things about UFC fighter Victor Henry from South Gate, California

Victor Henry is an American professional mixed martial artist and catch wrestler born and raised in South Gate, Los Angeles County, California, United States. The city is around 275 miles away from Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada, USA.

BIOGRAPHY

Currently, Henry is signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship, which is based in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. Here are 13 more things about him:

1. His fight name is La Mangosta.
2. He is a black belt in taekwondo and Brazilian jiujitsu.
3. He competes in the bantamweight division.
4. Before becoming an MMA fighter, he was dishwasher, a smog technician and a ride operator.
5. Before joining the UFC, he competed in Respect in the Cage, King of the Cage, BAMMA USA, Fight Club OC, Grandslam MMA, Super Fight League, Pancrase, Deep, California Xtreme Fighting, Russian Cagefighting Championship, Rizin Fighting Federation, Modern Fighting Pankration and Lights Out Xtreme Fighting.
6. He is 5’7″ tall.
7. He holds a professional MMA record of 25 wins, 7 losses and 1 No Contest.
8. He lost to Gor Mnatsakanyan in 2009 and Jerry Shapiro in 2010 in amateur MMA bouts.
9. In 2018, he won his weight class and the openweight division in the Billy Robinson Invitational then won his weight class and was the runner-up in the lightweight division in The Snake Pit‘s Catch Wrestling World Championships.
10. In 2021, he won his weight class and the openweight division in the King of Catch tournament.
11. On August 21, 2010, he made his professional MMA debut.
12. On January 22, 2022, he made his UFC debut.
13. On May 4, 2024, he turned 37.

TIMELINE

From 2022 to 2025, Henry fought seven UFC opponents. Here are the results:

2022

• On January 22, 2022, he defeated Raoni Barcelos via unanimous decision at “UFC 270” in Anaheim, California.
• On October 15, 2022, he lost to Raphael Assuncao via unanimous decision at “UFC Fight Night 212” in Enterprise, Nevada.

2023

• On March 11, 2023, he defeated Tony Gravely via split decision at “UFC Fight Night 221” in Paradise, Nevada.
• On October 21, 2023, his fight against Javid Basharat at “UFC 294” in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates ended in a No Contest due to accidental groin kick.

2024

• On April 27, 2024, he defeated Rani Yahya via technical knockout at “UFC on ESPN 55” in Enterprise.
• On November 2, 2024, he was submitted by Charles Jourdain at “UFC Fight Night 246” in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

2025

• On April 5, 2025, he defeated Pedro Falcão via unanimous decision at “UFC on ESPN 65” in Enterprise.