full name
kherington price
nicknames
kher, kheri
birthdate / age
october. 29, 1985, 29
hometown
riverside county, ca
residence
venice, los angeles
relationship status
single
pets
jesse and james
kherington price is the only child of charles and loretta price, and it was clear from the time she was old enough to walk that she was never going to be someone who could sit still. she spent much of her early childhood getting into everything she could reach, winding up in the hospital on more than one occasion, and driving her parents up a wall. it was suggested to them by a doctor that they find a way to channel her energy into something productive, so they started by signing her up for dance classes at their local community center. she was fine for the first couple of classes, but it wasn't long before she was deemed far too rough for dance. their next resort was sticking her into martial arts - judo, specifically - with her cousin. luckily for her parents, and for her for that matter, that's an activity that stuck.
at first it was just something she enjoyed doing, kheri was far too young to take it seriously, but once she was old enough to realize that she was good at it all she wanted to do was train. it got to the point that her parents had to threaten to stop sending her to classes just to get her to do her homework and stop practicing in the house. their tune changed, however, when she advanced to a level that she was competing and winning. school was still important, of course, but judo started taking a lot more precedence. they got her involved with a more serious trainer, more competitions. if there had been a television show called toddlers in blackbelts, her parents would have been just as embarassing as mama june, if not more so.
her professional career was a whirlwind after that. she qualified for both the 2004 and 2008 olympics, taking home the bronze in the latter and becoming the first American to take home a medal in the sport since its inception. she competed in a number of tournaments, and won nearly as many. but after the olympics in '08, she decided she didn't just want to be the one-trick pony she'd been up to that point. she wanted something more. it was then she started to compete in mixed-martial arts tournaments.
it was rough going at first, getting noticed as a woman in a field that was mostly men. still she did her absolute best at every competition, fighting and training for a few years before finally getting into the strikeforce organization. she won tournament after tournament, even taking the women's bantamweight championship in 2012, which brought her to dana white and the UFC's attention. she started competing in the UFC in fall of 2012 as one of the first two females to be a part of the organization, and couldn't have been prouder of the accomplishment.
though she still loves mixed martial arts, and has no intention of leaving the UFC anytime soon, she also recognizes that it's not something she can do forever. she needs something to fall back on once her career is over. she's recently taken on a few acting credits, most notably in the expendables 3. they're action movies, so they play into her talents, but she's hoping with enough practice she can segue into acting before age drains her fighting ability.
at first it was just something she enjoyed doing, kheri was far too young to take it seriously, but once she was old enough to realize that she was good at it all she wanted to do was train. it got to the point that her parents had to threaten to stop sending her to classes just to get her to do her homework and stop practicing in the house. their tune changed, however, when she advanced to a level that she was competing and winning. school was still important, of course, but judo started taking a lot more precedence. they got her involved with a more serious trainer, more competitions. if there had been a television show called toddlers in blackbelts, her parents would have been just as embarassing as mama june, if not more so.
her professional career was a whirlwind after that. she qualified for both the 2004 and 2008 olympics, taking home the bronze in the latter and becoming the first American to take home a medal in the sport since its inception. she competed in a number of tournaments, and won nearly as many. but after the olympics in '08, she decided she didn't just want to be the one-trick pony she'd been up to that point. she wanted something more. it was then she started to compete in mixed-martial arts tournaments.
it was rough going at first, getting noticed as a woman in a field that was mostly men. still she did her absolute best at every competition, fighting and training for a few years before finally getting into the strikeforce organization. she won tournament after tournament, even taking the women's bantamweight championship in 2012, which brought her to dana white and the UFC's attention. she started competing in the UFC in fall of 2012 as one of the first two females to be a part of the organization, and couldn't have been prouder of the accomplishment.
though she still loves mixed martial arts, and has no intention of leaving the UFC anytime soon, she also recognizes that it's not something she can do forever. she needs something to fall back on once her career is over. she's recently taken on a few acting credits, most notably in the expendables 3. they're action movies, so they play into her talents, but she's hoping with enough practice she can segue into acting before age drains her fighting ability.
FILM
Furious 7 (2015) Kara Entourage (2015) Herself The Expendables 3 (2015) Luna
TELEVISION
Safest Place on Earth (filming) (2015) Herself Through My Father's Eyes (2015) Herself Ultimate Fighter (2013) Herself - Coach / Herself - Coach Team Price (4 episodes) Kherington Price - Breaking Ground (2013) Herself
Mixed Martial Arts
ultimate fighting championship UFC Women's Bantamweight Championship (First; current)
Four successful title defenses
Fight of the Night (One time)
Submission of the Night (One time)
Performance of the Night (Two times)
First female UFC Champion
Competed in and won the First Ever Women's fight in UFC History
Fastest Finish in the UFC by a female (16 seconds) Strikeforce Strikeforce Women's Bantamweight Championship (One time; last)
One successful title defense
Female's Submission of the year two years in a row (2011 & 2012) World MMA Awards 2012 Female Fighter of the Year
2013 Female Fighter of the Year ESPN 2012 Submission of the Year on March 3
2014 Best Female Athlete ESPY Award
First Mixed Martial Artist to win an ESPY Award MMA Freak.com Hall of Fame, Class of 2014 HOV-MMA.com 2012 Fighter of the Year
2012 Rivalry of the Year
2012 Submission of the Year
2011 Lady Violence Award
2014 Lady Violence Award Severe MMA.com 2014 Female Fighter of the Year
2014 Knockout of the Year vs. Alexis Davis at UFC 175 AwakeningFighters.com WMMA Awards 2013 Female Fighter of the Year
2013 Bantamweight of the Year
2013 Inspirational Fighter of the Year
2013 Fight of the Year vs. Miesha Tate at UFC 168
2014 Female Fighter of the Year
2014 Fan Favorite Bantamweight of the Year
2014 Female Fight of the Year vs. Alexis Davis at UFC 175
2014 Knockout of the Year vs. Alexis Davis at UFC 175 Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards Best Box Office Draw (2014)
Most Outstanding Fighter (2014)
MMA Most Valuable Fighter (2014)
JUDO
Summer Olympic Games 2008 Summer Olympics Senior Bronze Medalist International Judo Federation 2008 World Cup Senior Gold Medalist
2008 Belgian Ladies Open Senior Bronze Medalist
2007 Jigoro Kano Cup Senior Silver Medalist
2007 Finnish Open Senior Gold Medalist
2007 World Judo Championships Senior Silver Medalist
2007 German Open Senior Bronze Medalist
2007 Pan American Games Senior Gold Medalist
2007 Pan American Championships Senior Bronze Medalist
2007 World Cup Senior Gold Medalist
2007 British Open Senior Gold Medalist
2006 Finnish Open Senior Bronze Medalist
2006 Swedish Open Senior Gold Medalist
2006 World Judo Championships Junior Bronze Medalist
2006 Rendez-Vous Senior Gold Medalist
2006 Pan American Championships Senior Silver Medalist
2006 World Cup Senior Gold Medalist
2006 Belgian Ladies Open Senior Gold Medalist
2005 Ontario Open Senior Gold Medalist
2005 Rendez-Vous Senior Gold Medalist
2005 Pan American Championships Senior Gold Medalist
2004 Ontario Open Senior Gold Medalist
2004 Ontario Open Junior Gold Medalist
2004 World Judo Championships Junior Gold Medalist
2004 Rendez-Vous Senior Bronze Medalist
2004 Pan American Championships Senior Gold Medalist
2003 Rendez-Vous Senior Gold Medalist
2001 Coupe Canada Senior Cup Gold Medalist USA Judo USA Senior National Championship (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010)
USA Senior Olympic Team Trials Winner (2004, 2008)
2007 US Open Senior Gold Medalist
2006 US Open Senior Gold Medalist
2006 USA Fall Classic Senior Gold Medalist
2006 US Open Junior Gold Medalist
2005 US Open Senior Gold Medalist
2005 US Open Junior Silver Medalist
2004 US Open Senior Bronze Medalist
2003 US Open Senior Silver Medalist
2003 USA Fall Classic Senior Gold Medalist
2002 US Open Junior Gold Medalist
Furious 7 (2015) Kara Entourage (2015) Herself The Expendables 3 (2015) Luna
TELEVISION
Safest Place on Earth (filming) (2015) Herself Through My Father's Eyes (2015) Herself Ultimate Fighter (2013) Herself - Coach / Herself - Coach Team Price (4 episodes) Kherington Price - Breaking Ground (2013) Herself
Mixed Martial Arts
ultimate fighting championship UFC Women's Bantamweight Championship (First; current)
Four successful title defenses
Fight of the Night (One time)
Submission of the Night (One time)
Performance of the Night (Two times)
First female UFC Champion
Competed in and won the First Ever Women's fight in UFC History
Fastest Finish in the UFC by a female (16 seconds) Strikeforce Strikeforce Women's Bantamweight Championship (One time; last)
One successful title defense
Female's Submission of the year two years in a row (2011 & 2012) World MMA Awards 2012 Female Fighter of the Year
2013 Female Fighter of the Year ESPN 2012 Submission of the Year on March 3
2014 Best Female Athlete ESPY Award
First Mixed Martial Artist to win an ESPY Award MMA Freak.com Hall of Fame, Class of 2014 HOV-MMA.com 2012 Fighter of the Year
2012 Rivalry of the Year
2012 Submission of the Year
2011 Lady Violence Award
2014 Lady Violence Award Severe MMA.com 2014 Female Fighter of the Year
2014 Knockout of the Year vs. Alexis Davis at UFC 175 AwakeningFighters.com WMMA Awards 2013 Female Fighter of the Year
2013 Bantamweight of the Year
2013 Inspirational Fighter of the Year
2013 Fight of the Year vs. Miesha Tate at UFC 168
2014 Female Fighter of the Year
2014 Fan Favorite Bantamweight of the Year
2014 Female Fight of the Year vs. Alexis Davis at UFC 175
2014 Knockout of the Year vs. Alexis Davis at UFC 175 Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards Best Box Office Draw (2014)
Most Outstanding Fighter (2014)
MMA Most Valuable Fighter (2014)
JUDO
Summer Olympic Games 2008 Summer Olympics Senior Bronze Medalist International Judo Federation 2008 World Cup Senior Gold Medalist
2008 Belgian Ladies Open Senior Bronze Medalist
2007 Jigoro Kano Cup Senior Silver Medalist
2007 Finnish Open Senior Gold Medalist
2007 World Judo Championships Senior Silver Medalist
2007 German Open Senior Bronze Medalist
2007 Pan American Games Senior Gold Medalist
2007 Pan American Championships Senior Bronze Medalist
2007 World Cup Senior Gold Medalist
2007 British Open Senior Gold Medalist
2006 Finnish Open Senior Bronze Medalist
2006 Swedish Open Senior Gold Medalist
2006 World Judo Championships Junior Bronze Medalist
2006 Rendez-Vous Senior Gold Medalist
2006 Pan American Championships Senior Silver Medalist
2006 World Cup Senior Gold Medalist
2006 Belgian Ladies Open Senior Gold Medalist
2005 Ontario Open Senior Gold Medalist
2005 Rendez-Vous Senior Gold Medalist
2005 Pan American Championships Senior Gold Medalist
2004 Ontario Open Senior Gold Medalist
2004 Ontario Open Junior Gold Medalist
2004 World Judo Championships Junior Gold Medalist
2004 Rendez-Vous Senior Bronze Medalist
2004 Pan American Championships Senior Gold Medalist
2003 Rendez-Vous Senior Gold Medalist
2001 Coupe Canada Senior Cup Gold Medalist USA Judo USA Senior National Championship (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010)
USA Senior Olympic Team Trials Winner (2004, 2008)
2007 US Open Senior Gold Medalist
2006 US Open Senior Gold Medalist
2006 USA Fall Classic Senior Gold Medalist
2006 US Open Junior Gold Medalist
2005 US Open Senior Gold Medalist
2005 US Open Junior Silver Medalist
2004 US Open Senior Bronze Medalist
2003 US Open Senior Silver Medalist
2003 USA Fall Classic Senior Gold Medalist
2002 US Open Junior Gold Medalist
one Genuinely obsessed with classic action films, especially westerns.
two Has multiple tattoos, one on each ankle, one down her spine, two on her right arm, one on her hip, and one on the small of her back.
three Has never done much in the way of dating, at least not in the public eye. She prefers to keep the focus (her own and that of the press) on her fighting and her burgeoning acting career.
four Her reputation isn't the best, and a lot of people likely have the impression that she's not a nice person, but that's a lot of perception. The press (and the public in general) sees a confident, competitive woman and assumes she's a bitch, no matter how far that is from reality.
five Has a bit of a nerdy side, and enjoys playing video games and reading comics in her spare time to wind down.