{"id":104408,"date":"2026-06-04T06:32:31","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T06:32:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.grizzliz.com\/media\/fighter\/val-woodburn\/"},"modified":"2026-06-20T19:46:25","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T19:46:25","slug":"val-woodburn","status":"publish","type":"fighter_profile","link":"https:\/\/www.grizzliz.com\/media\/fighter\/val-woodburn\/","title":{"rendered":"Val Woodburn"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Val \u00ab\u00a0The Animal\u00a0\u00bb Woodburn \u2014 le Jama\u00efcain qui a quitt\u00e9 les cuisines pour l&rsquo;octogone<\/h2>\n<h3>Qui est Val Woodburn ?<\/h3>\n<p>Val \u00ab\u00a0The Animal\u00a0\u00bb Woodburn est n\u00e9 le 10 ao\u00fbt 1993 en Jama\u00efque et combat depuis Apopka, en Floride. Avant de frapper des adversaires, il pr\u00e9parait des plats : c&rsquo;est apr\u00e8s des \u00e9tudes d&rsquo;arts culinaires et des ann\u00e9es dans la restauration qu&rsquo;il d\u00e9cide, en 2016, de canaliser son c\u00f4t\u00e9 comp\u00e9titeur dans les sports de combat. L\u00e0 o\u00f9 d&rsquo;autres ont des anecdotes de cour d&rsquo;\u00e9cole, lui a un business de tonte de pelouse \u2014 \u00ab\u00a0Val&rsquo;s Lawncare Services LLC\u00a0\u00bb \u2014 pour joindre les deux bouts pendant qu&rsquo;il grimpe les \u00e9chelons. Ce type-l\u00e0 ne se cherche pas des excuses.<\/p>\n<h3>Une mont\u00e9e en puissance sur la sc\u00e8ne r\u00e9gionale<\/h3>\n<p>Professionnel depuis f\u00e9vrier 2020, Woodburn encha\u00eene les victoires sur la circuit Combat Night Pro \u2014 le terrain de chasse des prospects de la c\u00f4te est am\u00e9ricaine. Sept combats, sept victoires, dont cinq par KO ou TKO : le droit de \u00ab\u00a0The Animal\u00a0\u00bb est un avertissement. Il d\u00e9croche deux ceintures Combat Night, en amateur (205 lbs) puis en pro (185 lbs), et finit par attirer l&rsquo;attention de l&rsquo;UFC sans m\u00eame passer par le Contender Series \u2014 une offre de contrat directe, signe que son style percutant parle pour lui.<\/p>\n<h3>L&rsquo;octogone : deux caps en 2023 et 2024<\/h3>\n<p>Son bapt\u00eame UFC arrive le 8 juillet 2023, \u00e0 l&rsquo;UFC 290 \u00e0 Las Vegas, dans des conditions de rempla\u00e7ant de derni\u00e8re minute face \u00e0 Bo Nickal \u2014 l&rsquo;ancienne star du catch universitaire am\u00e9ricain que l&rsquo;UFC pr\u00e9sentait comme son futur champion. Woodburn dure 38 secondes avant d&rsquo;\u00eatre arr\u00eat\u00e9 au premier round. Difficile de tirer des conclusions claires contre un adversaire aussi sur-pr\u00e9par\u00e9. Sa deuxi\u00e8me tentative, le 17 f\u00e9vrier 2024 \u00e0 l&rsquo;UFC 298 face au Gallois Oban Elliott, va jusqu&rsquo;aux cartes des juges mais se solde par une d\u00e9faite aux points sur trois rounds.<\/p>\n<h3>Le rebond sur la sc\u00e8ne r\u00e9gionale (2025)<\/h3>\n<p>Lib\u00e9r\u00e9 de son contrat UFC, Woodburn ne dispara\u00eet pas. Le 5 avril 2025, il s&rsquo;impose aux points face \u00e0 Jhonoven Pati sur Combat Night Kissimmee. Quatre mois plus tard, le 9 ao\u00fbt 2025, il finit Vanilto Antunes \u00e0 l&rsquo;\u00e9tranglement arri\u00e8re (rear naked choke, round 3, 1:56) \u2014 son seul finish par soumission au compteur. Bilan actuel : 9 victoires, 2 d\u00e9faites, entra\u00een\u00e9 par Julian Williams \u00e0 la Fusion Xcel Performance.<\/p>\n<h3>Style et r\u00e9f\u00e9rences techniques<\/h3>\n<p>Le gros du jeu de Woodburn, c&rsquo;est la percussion debout \u2014 5 de ses 9 victoires par KO ou TKO, avec un droit que les adversaires r\u00e9gionaux ont appris \u00e0 respecter. Il travaille aussi le guillotine au corps-\u00e0-corps. Sa d\u00e9fense aux takedowns reste un chantier (50 % \u00e0 l&rsquo;UFC), mais contre les profils r\u00e9gionaux, c&rsquo;est rarement l\u00e0 que \u00e7a se passe. \u00c0 9-2 et 32 ans, \u00ab\u00a0The Animal\u00a0\u00bb n&rsquo;a pas encore dit son dernier mot.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sources-article\"><strong>Sources :<\/strong> <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ufc.com\/athlete\/val-woodburn\">UFC.com<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/verdictmma.com\/fighter\/val-the-animal-woodburn\">VerdictMMA<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/firstsportz.com\/ufc-news-ufc-290-bo-nickal-opponent-who-is-val-woodburn-is-he-a-gardener\/\">FirstSportz<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Val \u00ab\u00a0The Animal\u00a0\u00bb Woodburn, Jama\u00efcain en poids welter\/moyen (9-2), ex-cuisinier devenu champion Combat Night, pass\u00e9 par l&rsquo;UFC 290 et 298 en 2023-2024.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":102227,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false},"fighter_category":[69976],"fighter_tag":[],"class_list":["post-104408","fighter_profile","type-fighter_profile","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","fighter_category-welterweight"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.3 - 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