Chris Lytle
Born	August 18, 1974 (1974-08-18) (age 35) Indianapolis, Indiana
Other names	Lights Out
Nationality	American
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight	170 lb (77 kg; 12 st)
Division	170
Style	Boxing, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Wrestling
Team	Integrated Fighting Academy
Rank	black belt in BJJ
Professional boxing record
Total	15
Wins	13
By knockout	7
Losses	1
Draws	1
MMA record
Total	50
Wins	28
By knockout	4
By submission	18
Losses	17
By knockout	2
Draws	5
Other information
Occupation	Firefighter
Boxing record from Boxrec
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
last updated on: September 15, 2009

Chris Scott Lytle (born August 18, 1974) is an American mixed martial arts fighter, boxer and a veteran of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Lytle was prominently featured as a welterweight on The Ultimate Fighter 4: The Comeback. In Chris's MMA and Boxing career, he has never been knocked out or submitted to defeat, though he has lost in MMA competition by TKO by way of cut stoppage. Also notable, is the fact that Lytle has won 4 consecutive UFC fight bonuses and a numerous array of fight bonuses over his entire career, including 4 fight of the nights.

Personal life

Lytle was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, and graduated from Southport High School in 1993. At Southport, he was an active member of the wrestling team. In fact, to this day, he still participates in workouts at the Southport High School with the wrestling team, Coach Petty and Coach Dildine. Lytle is married to Kristin and has four children. He works full-time as a firefighter at the Indianapolis Fire Department in addition to his fighting career.

Martial arts background

Lytle started training for fighting in 1998, saying that it was "something to keep me active". He trains part-time outside of his regular job as a firefighter, attending single-discipline gyms rather than MMA camps. He has held championships in the Hook N' Shoot and Absolute Fighting Championship promotions, and recently won the Cage Rage World Welterweight Championship. He is became the 175 lb Indiana state boxing champion, saying, "By the end of the year (2004), I think I'll have a few more smaller boxing titles."

In 2006, Lytle was a contestant on The Ultimate Fighter 4 on Spike, where he defeated Pete Spratt and Din Thomas in exhibition bouts to proceed to the welterweight finale. On November 11, Matt Serra defeated Lytle by split decision in The Ultimate Fighter 4 Finale. Lytle was the more active fighter on the feet, with Serra tying up and using foot stomps until he got takedowns, at which time he became the more active fighter, with Lytle holding guard and seemingly waiting for the referee to stand the fight up. Two judges scored the bout 30-27 for Serra, and one judge scored the fight 30-27 for Lytle, but despite the scores the match was very close. He lost to former UFC Welterweight Champion Matt Hughes on March 3 at UFC 68 in Columbus, Ohio via unanimous decision.

Lytle fought Jason Gilliam at UFC 73 on July 7, 2007. Lytle controlled the pace of the fight in the first round and eventually brought Gilliam to the ground. Lytle worked from top position, and eventually sunk in an inverted triangle choke from top position. To seal the fight he locked in an inverted armbar on Gilliam's free arm, forcing him to tap.

At a United Fight League show taking place in Indianapolis, Indiana on August 11, 2007 Lytle defeated Matt Brown by guillotine choke in the second round.

After losing to Thiago Alves at UFC 78 via a controversial doctor stoppage due to a cut at the end of the second round, Lytle went on to defeat Kyle Bradley at UFC 81 by KO at 33 seconds of the first round. In an interview after the fight, Lytle stated that he had a new outlook on fighting; he would no longer pursue an "overly-technical" approach to each fight, but would go into his next fight and "not be afraid to lose."

On July 5, 2008 at UFC 86 Lytle lost to Josh Koscheck in a UFC Welterweight title eliminator fight. Kosheck used a brutal ground and pound style to open up massive cuts on Lytle's face and ultimately won by decision.

Lytle's next fight was against British fighter Paul Taylor at UFC 89 on October 18, 2008 in Birmingham, England. Lytle won a unanimous decision. The judges scored it 29-28 (twice) and 30-27. The decision resulted in loud boos and Taylor was surprised at Lytle being awarded the judges’ decision. Sherdog, MMAWeekly and MMAJunkie thought Taylor had won the decision. The fight was awarded Fight of the Night by the UFC and both fighters received $40,000 following their fight.

Lytle's next fight was on January 17, 2009, against Marcus Davis at UFC 93. Both fighters are former boxers and had discussed a potential fight in their futures since early 2008. Lytle called out Davis after his win in UFC 89. He suggested that the fight take place in Ireland, where Davis had garned a substantial following due to his emphasis on his Irish roots. Leading up to the event, both fighters promised to stand and trade blows for the entire fight, rather than engage in grappling. Lytle managed to stun Davis several times, but Davis used superior footwork, counterpunching, and kicks to win a split decision.. The bout shared Fight of the Night honors with the Coleman/Rua co-main event, earning Lytle a $40,000 bonus. Lytle again won Fight of the Night at the Ultimate Fighter 9 finale, defeating Kevin Burns, Lytle received a $25,000 bonus along with Diego Sanchez, Clay Guida, Joe Stevenson, and Nate Diaz who's respective fights also won Fight of the Night. He was scheduled to fight Carlos Condit on September 16, 2009 at UFC Fight Night 19, but had to pull out due to a knee injury.

Lytle was expected to face Kim Dong-hyun on February 21, 2010 at UFC 110. This fight was later cancelled after a knee injury to Kim. Lytle instead faced Brian Foster at UFC 110and was victorious via first round submission (kneebar).

Lytle is expected to face Matt Brown on July 3, 2010 at UFC 116.

Championships and achievements

Ultimate Fighting Championship

4x Fight Of The Night Honors

Knock Out Of The Night Honors

2x Submission Of The Night Honors

Ultimate Fighter 4 Finalist

Mixed martial arts record

Result	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location	Notes
	Matt Brown		UFC 116: Lesnar vs. Carwin	02010-07-03 July 3, 2010			Las Vegas, Nevada
Win	Brian Foster	Submission (Kneebar)	UFC 110: Nogueira vs. Velasquez	02010-02-21 February 21, 2010	1	1:41	Sydney, Australia	Won Submission of the Night Honors
Win	Kevin Burns	Decision (Unanimous)	The Ultimate Finale 9	02009-06-20 June 20, 2009	3	5:00	Las Vegas, Nevada	Won Fight of the Night Honors
Loss	Marcus Davis	Decision (Split)	UFC 93: Franklin vs. Henderson	02009-01-17 January 17, 2009	3	5:00	Dublin, Ireland	Won Fight of the Night Honors
Win	Paul Taylor	Decision (Unanimous)	UFC 89: Bisping vs. Leben	02008-10-18 October 18, 2008	3	5:00	Birmingham, England	Won Fight of the Night Honors
Loss	Josh Koscheck	Decision (Unanimous)	UFC 86: Jackson vs. Griffin	02008-07-05 July 5, 2008	3	5:00	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win	Kyle Bradley	KO (Punches)	UFC 81: Breaking Point	02008-02-02 February 2, 2008	1	0:33	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	Won Knockout of the Night Honors
Loss	Thiago Alves	TKO (Cut)	UFC 78: Validation	02007-11-17 November 17, 2007	2	5:00	Newark, New Jersey, United States	Won Fight of the Night Honors
Win	Matt Brown	Submission (Guillotine Choke)	UFL – United Fight League	02007-08-11 August 11, 2007	2	2:49	Indiana, United States
Win	Jason Gilliam	Submission (Triangle Kimura)	UFC 73: Stacked	02007-07-07 July 7, 2007	1	2:15	Sacramento, California	Won Submission of the Night Honors
Loss	Matt Hughes	Decision (Unanimous)	UFC 68: Uprising	02007-03-03 March 3, 2007	3	5:00	Columbus, Ohio, United States
Loss	Matt Serra	Decision (Split)	The Ultimate Fighter 4 Finale	02006-11-11 November 11, 2006	3	5:00	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	Lost TUF 4: Welterweight
Win	Ross Mason	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	CR 15 – Adrenalin Rush	02006-02-04 February 4, 2006	2	4:57	London, England
Win	Savant Young	Submission (Strikes)	WEC 18: Unfinished Business	02006-01-13 January 13, 2006	1	3:50	Lemoore, California, United States
Loss	Joe Riggs	TKO (Cut)	UFC 55: Fury	02005-10-07 October 7, 2005	2	2:00	Uncasville, Connecticut, United States
Win	Brian Dunn	TKO	LOF 1 – Legends of Fighting 1	02005-08-13 August 13, 2005	1		Indiana, United States
Win	Pat Healy	Decision (Split)	WEC 15 - Judgment Day	02005-05-19 May 19, 2005	3	5:00	Lemoore, California, United States
Loss	Karo Parisyan	Decision (Unanimous)	UFC 51: Super Saturday	02005-02-05 February 5, 2005	3	5:00	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win	JT Taylor	Submission (Choke)	WEC 12 – Halloween Fury 3	02004-10-21 October 21, 2004	1	2:53	Lemoore, California, United States
Win	Ronald Jhun	Submission (Guillotine Choke)	UFC 49: Unfinished Business	02004-08-21 August 21, 2004	2	1:17	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win	Tiki Ghosn	Submission (Bulldog Choke)	UFC 47: It's On	02004-04-02 April 2, 2004	2	1:55	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win	Pete Spratt	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	RSF – Shooto Challenge 2	02004-01-02 January 2, 2004	1	0:46	Illinois, United States
Loss	Robbie Lawler	Decision (Unanimous)	UFC 45: Revolution	02003-11-21 November 21, 2003	3	5:00	Uncasville, Connecticut, USA
Win	Derrick Noble	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	RSF – Shooto Challenge	02003-10-03 October 3, 2003	2	2:04	Illinois, United States
Win	Chatt Lavender	TKO (Triangle Choke)	AFC 5 – Absolute Fighting Championships 5	02003-09-05 September 5, 2003	1	0:55	Florida, United States
Win	LaVerne Clark	Decision (Unanimous)	Battleground 1 – War Cry	02003-07-19 July 19, 2003	3	5:00	Illinois, United States
Loss	Koji Oishi	Decision (Split)	Pancrase – Hybrid 4	02003-04-12 April 12, 2003	3	5:00	Tokyo, Japan
Win	Aaron Riley	KO	HOOKnSHOOT – Boot Camp 1.1	02003-03-08 March 8, 2003	1		Indiana, United States
Loss	Izuru Takeuchi	Decision (Majority)	Pancrase – Spirit 9	02002-12-21 December 21, 2002	3	5:00	Tokyo, Japan
Win	Yuji Hoshino	Submission (Triangle Choke)	Pancrase – Spirit 7	02002-10-29 October 29, 2002	1	2:09	Tokyo, Japan
Loss	Nick Diaz	Decision	IFC WC 17 – Warriors Challenge 17	02002-07-12 July 12, 2002	3	5:00	California, United States
Win	Kazuo Misaki	Decision (Unanimous)	Pancrase – Proof 7	02001-12-01 December 1, 2001	3	5:00	Yokohama, Japan
Win	Jake Ambrose	Submission	Cage Rage 2	02001-04-14 April 14, 2001	1		Indiana, United States
zDraw	Dave Strasser	Draw	Reality Submission Fighting 3	02001-03-30 March 30, 2001	1	18:00	Illinois, United States
zDraw	Nick Hide	Draw	Circle City Challenge	02001-02-03 February 3, 2001	N/A		Indiana, United States
Win	Beaver Beaver	N/A	Bad Boy Competition	02000-11-24 November 24, 2000	1	N/A	N/A
Win	Mike Haltom	Submission (Strikes)	Bad Boy Competition	02000-11-24 November 24, 2000	N/A	N/A	N/A
Loss	Ben Earwood	Decision	UFC 28: High Stakes	02000-11-17 November 17, 2000	2	5:00	New Jersey, United States
Loss	Shonie Carter	Decision (Unanimous)	Pancrase – 2000 Anniversary Show	02000-09-24 September 24, 2000	3	3:00	Yokohama, Japan
Win	Taro Obata	Submission (Arm Triangle Choke)	Pancrase – Trans 5	02000-07-23 July 23, 2000	1	2:56	Tokyo, Japan
Loss	Daisuke Ishii	Decision (Unanimous)	Pancrase – Trans 4	02000-06-26 June 26, 2000	1	10:00	Tokyo, Japan
Win	CJ Fernandes	Submission (Triangle Choke)	HOOKnSHOOT – Double Fury 1	02000-03-17 March 17, 2000	N/A		N/A
Loss	Keiichiro Yamamiya	Decision (Unanimous)	Pancrase – Trans 1	02000-01-23 January 23, 2000	1	10:00	Tokyo, Japan
zDraw	Ikuhisa Minowa	Draw	Pancrase – Breakthrough 11	01999-12-18 December 18, 1999	1	15:00	Yokohama, Japan
Loss	Dave Menne	Decision (Unanimous)	EC 29 – Extreme Challenge 29	01999-11-13 November 13, 1999	2	5:00	Wisconsin, United States
Win	Luke Pedigo	Submission (Guillotine Choke)	HOOKnSHOOT – Millennium	01999-11-06 November 6, 1999	1	1:57	Indiana, United States
zDraw	Takafumi Ito	Draw	Pancrase: 1999 Neo-Blood Tournament	01999-08-01 August 1, 1999	2	3:00	Tokyo, Japan	Round 1 in Tournament
Loss	Jason Delucia	Decision (Majority)	Pancrase – Breakthrough 7	01999-07-06 July 6, 1999	1	10:00	Tokyo, Japan
Win	Daisuke Watanabe	Submission	Pancrase – Breakthrough 6	01999-06-11 June 11, 1999	1	5:30	Tokyo, Japan
zDraw	Osami Shibuya	Draw	Pancrase – Breakthrough 4	01999-04-18 April 18, 1999	1	15:00	Yokohama, Japan
Win	Bo Hershberger	Submission (Strikes)	NG 10 – Neutral Grounds 10	01999-02-13 February 13, 1999	1	11:33	Munice, Indiana, United States

Professional boxing record

13 Wins (7 knockouts, 6 decisions), 1 Loss (1 decision), 1 Draw
Res.	Record	Opponent	Type	Rd., Time	Date	Location	Notes
Win	13-1-1	Omar Pittman	TKO	7 (8), 0:42	June 18, 2005	Rising Sun, IN
Win	12-1-1	Verdell Smith	Unanimous decision	8	November 27, 2004	Rising Sun, IN
Win	11-1-1	Thomas Kirk	Unanimous decision	6	October 19, 2004	Indianapolis, IN
Win	10-1-1	Jonathan Corn	Unanimous decision	8	May 1, 2004	Indianapolis, IN
Win	9-1-1	Reggie Strickland	Unanimous decision	6	February 3, 2004	Indianapolis, IN
Loss	8-1-1	Shay Mobley	Unanimous decision	8	October 17, 2003	Merrillville, IN
Win	8-0-1	Darin Johnson	KO	3 (8), 1:37	October 7, ghfd	Indianapolis, IN
Win	7-0-1	Mike Paul	TKO	1 (4), 1:08	August 5, 2003	Indianapolis, IN
Win	6-0-1	John Moore	Unanimous decision	8	June 25, 2003	Evansville, IN	Retained IBA (Indiana Boxing Association) Light Heavyweight title.
Win	5-0-1	Guy Solis	TKO	1 (8), 2:59	June 3, 2003	Indianapolis, IN	Retained IBA Light Heavyweight title.
Win	4-0-1	John Moore	TKO	8 (8), 1:43	April 1, 2003	Indianapolis, IN	Won IBA Light Heavyweight title.
Win	3-0-1	Ruben Ruiz	TKO	1 (4), 2:59	December 3, 2002	Indianapolis, IN
Win	2-0-1	Donnie Penelton	Unanimous decision	4	October 1, 2002	Indianapolis, IN
Win	1-0-1	Toris Smith	TKO	1 (4)	August 6, 2002	Memphis, TN
Draw	0-0-1	Matt Putnam	Draw	4	June 25, 2002	Baraboo, WI

Notes and references

External links

• Professional MMA record for Chris Lytle from Sherdog
• UFC profile
• Professional boxing record for Chris Lytle from Boxrec
• Elevated profile