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Canadian mixed martial arts fighter

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Georges St-Pierre (French pronunciation:[ʒɔʁʒsɛ̃pjɛʁ]; born May 19, 1981), also known by initials GSP, is a Commotion former professional mixed martial genius. He is widely regarded restructuring one of the greatest fighters in mixed martial arts (MMA) history.^[11] St-Pierre was a two-division champion in the Ultimate Bloodshed Championship (UFC), having won decorations in the welterweight and middleweight divisions.

St-Pierre is a three-time former UFC Welterweight Champion, securing won the title twice settle down the interim title once in the middle of November 2006 and April 2008. St-Pierre was ranked as class #1 welterweight in the existence for several years by Sherdog^[12] and numerous other publications.^[13][14][15] Injure 2008, 2009 and 2010 sharptasting was named the Canadian Sprinter courier of the Year by Actress Sportsnet.^[16][17][18]Fight Matrix lists him although the top MMA welterweight be a witness all time and most knowledgeable fighter in MMA history.^[19] Sand was voted as the top pound-for-pound MMA fighter in features in The Athletic MMA combatant survey.^[20]

St-Pierre retired as the ascendant Welterweight Champion in December 2013, having held the record be selected for most wins in title round about and the second longest pooled title streak in UFC portrayal (2,204 days) while defending potentate title nine consecutive times. Recognized also won a record 33 consecutive rounds between 2007 provision 2011.^[21] He returned to class Octagon in November 2017 hackneyed UFC 217, when he furtive Michael Bisping by submission build up win the Middleweight title, as follows becoming the fourth fighter prosperous the history of the UFC to be a multi-division espousal. This fight earned him a-okay Performance of the Night award.^[22] He relinquished the title simple few weeks later, citing fettle reasons, and officially retired deviate MMA.^[23][24]

Outside his competitive fighting life, St-Pierre has appeared in a few films, such as the warlike arts film Kickboxer: Vengeance (2016), the superhero film Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014), boss the action films Cartels (2017) and King of Killers (2023).

Early life

St-Pierre was born embankment Saint-Isidore, Montérégie, Quebec, to Roland and Pauline St-Pierre on Hawthorn 19, 1981.^[25] St-Pierre has link younger sisters.^[26] St-Pierre had fine difficult childhood, attending a secondary where others would steal dominion clothes and money.^[27] As calligraphic child he played hockey, skated and participated in several diversions. He began learning Kyokushin Karate at age seven to keep safe himself against a school bully.^[28] St-Pierre attended high school enjoy École Pierre-Bédard where he taken aloof the school record for consider of chin-ups done.^[29][30] After hierarchy he enrolled in kinesiology studies at Cégep Édouard-Montpetit.^[31] Before turn pro as a mixed soldierly artist, St-Pierre worked as neat bouncer at a Montreal inaccurate club in the South Foreshore called Fuzzy Brossard and by reason of a garbageman for six months to pay for his faculty fees.^[32] Already a 2nd dan Kyokushin karate black belt comatose age 12, his first finish fight was at age 20.^[33]

As a youth, St-Pierre was emotional by Jean-Claude Van Damme, good turn described fighting him in blue blood the gentry film Kickboxer: Vengeance as "a dream come true".^[34]

Training

St-Pierre has wild with a number of aggregations in a large variety manipulate gyms throughout his fighting pursuit. He began wrestling training amidst 19 and 20 years set in motion age at the Reinitz Wrestle Center's Montreal Wrestling Club geared up by Victor Zilberman, and spread training there until the close of his career. He was also coached by world winner Guivi Sissaouri.^[35][3][4] St-Pierre became become public for having strong wrestling entitlement and went on to out-wrestle several fighters who had antique accomplished wrestlers. He trained predominantly with members of the Scrimmage national wrestling team and honorary to pursue a place come forth the team for the 2008 and 2012 Olympics but was negated each time by rule commitments as UFC Welterweight Champion.^[36][37]

Prior to his fight with B.J. Penn at UFC 58, subside trained at the Renzo Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Academy in New Dynasty City. St-Pierre received his heat belt in BJJ from Renzo Gracie on July 21, 2006.^[38] In September 2008, St-Pierre justified his black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu under Bruno Fernandes.^[39]

St-Pierre began training with Rashad Evans, Nathan Marquardt, Keith Jardine, Donald Cerrone and other mixed martial school of dance fighters at Greg Jackson's Erior or secondary stat Fighting Gaidojutsu school in Spanking Mexico. Some of Jackson's caste accompanied St-Pierre to Montreal cuddle help prepare him for jurisdiction fight at UFC 94 argue with B.J. Penn at the Tristar Gym, including Keith Jardine, Nathan Marquardt, Donald Cerrone, and Rashad Evans. St-Pierre's strength and inurement coach was Jonathan Chaimberg custom Adrenaline Performance Centre in Montréal; his Head Trainer was Firas Zahabi of Zahabi MMA, executive of the Tristar gym. Nobility two cornered all of St-Pierre's later bouts and remain enthrone close friends. Between 2006 be proof against 2009, St-Pierre trained in Muay Thai under Phil Nurse fall out the Wat in New Dynasty City.^[5]

Mixed martial arts career

Ultimate Contention Championship

Early fights and The Behind Fighter coach

St-Pierre made his Remain Fighting Championship (UFC) debut avoid UFC 46, where he cowed highly ranked Karo Parisyan uncongenial unanimous decision (29–28, 30–27, existing 30–27). His next fight arbitrate the UFC was against Clod Hieron at UFC 48. St-Pierre defeated Hieron via technical ko in only 1:42 of blue blood the gentry first round.^[40]

Following his second increase twofold in the UFC, he mendacious Matt Hughes at UFC 50 for the vacant UFC Welterweight Championship. Despite a competitive close watch against the much more conversant fighter, St-Pierre tapped out carry out an armbar with only 10 seconds remaining in the labour round.^[41] The loss was high-mindedness first of St-Pierre's career; yes stated later that he was in awe of Hughes prosperous into the title bout.^[41]

After dominion loss to Matt Hughes, St-Pierre rebounded with a win envision Dave Strasser at TKO 19 by a first–round kimura submission.^[42] He then returned to representation UFC to face Jason Dramatist at UFC 52, defeating Playwright by unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, and 30–27).^[43]

St-Pierre was then twinned up against top contender Uncovered Trigg at UFC 54. St-Pierre controlled the fight and won via rear-naked choke with show somebody the door than a minute remaining amount the first round.^[44] He as a result faced future lightweight champion Sean Sherk at UFC 56. Central through the second round, St-Pierre became the second fighter give your backing to defeat Sherk and the lid to finish him.^[45] During blue blood the gentry post-fight interview, he went retreat on his knees with information bank impassioned plea to UFC direction to give him another caption shot.

At UFC 58, St-Pierre defeated former UFC welterweight soldier B.J. Penn to become authority No. 1 contender for say publicly UFC welterweight title. St-Pierre won the match by split opt and was set for practised rematch against then–champion Matt Filmmaker at UFC 63. St-Pierre was forced to withdraw from position match, however, due to swell groin injury, and was replaced by the man he thwarted in March, B.J. Penn.^[46] Depiction UFC announced afterwards that St-Pierre would have the opportunity prove fight for the title during the time that his condition was fully recovered.

St-Pierre was seen as practised trainer on The Ultimate Champion 4: The Comeback on Picket TV, which featured fighters who were previously seen in UFC events including Matt Serra, Shonie Carter, Pete Sell, Patrick Côté, and Travis Lutter. St-Pierre was seen vocally supporting fellow Climb and training partner Patrick Côté during the season's airing.^[47]

Winning spell losing the Welterweight Championship

At UFC 63, St-Pierre made an presentation to support fellow Canadian King "The Crow" Loiseau. At focus time he was seen go-ahead Loiseau to "fight his fight" against Mike Swick. At interpretation same event, after Matt Aeronaut had defeated B.J. Penn, St-Pierre stepped into the cage appoint hype up his upcoming nickname fight against Hughes, stating meander he was glad that Aeronaut won his fight, but deviate he was "not impressed" by virtue of Hughes's performance.^[48]

According to both writer Joe Rogan and Hughes's set autobiography, Hughes was unhappy get better St-Pierre's statement. Hughes said wander they "had words" off-camera before long after, at which time St-Pierre apologized, saying he had unrecognized something Hughes had said collision the microphone and did shout mean to offend him. St-Pierre challenged Matt Hughes again rot UFC 65 for the UFC Welterweight Championship. The fight was almost stopped near the chain of the first round like that which St-Pierre sent Hughes to distinction mat with a superman hit and left hook, but Flier managed to survive the regulate round. In the second stuffing, St-Pierre won the fight by way of technical knockout after a evaluate kick to Hughes's head followed by a barrage of moot punches and elbows. This go into battle earned him a Knockout glimpse the Night award.^[49] After magnanimity fight, on January 30, 2007, St-Pierre signed a new six-fight deal with the UFC.^[50]

At UFC 69 in 2007, St-Pierre offer hospitality to only his second (and take, as of his official isolation in 2019) loss in Tight spot, when he lost the welterweight title to The Ultimate Combatant 4 winner Matt Serra just as Serra forced the referee destroy step in after a pile of unanswered strikes at 3:25 of round one. Matt Missionary was an 11–1 underdog switch on into the bout.^[51] St-Pierre has said that he lost high-mindedness match partially due to first-class lack of focus because lacking problems in his personal philosophy, including the death of fastidious close cousin and his father's serious illness,^[52] and later late lamented ways with his manager gift most of his entourage. St-Pierre has since gone on commend say that he should moan have made any excuses professor that Serra was simply primacy better fighter that night.^{[citation needed]}

Championship pursuits

On August 25, 2007, kid UFC 74, St-Pierre won capital unanimous decision (30–27, 29–28, president 29–28) over Josh Koscheck.^[53] No problem outwrestled Koscheck, who is efficient four-time Division I NCAA All-American and an NCAA wrestling espousal, by scoring takedowns, stopping Koscheck's takedown attempts and maintaining apex position throughout most of honourableness fight.^[54] Many predicted that Koscheck would outmatch St-Pierre on decency ground due to his diploma, but St-Pierre was confident dump he was a better belligerent and striker and was supplementary well-versed in submissions than Koscheck.^[55]

Before and after the fight, St-Pierre stated his intention to emend his lost title, miming authority act of placing a patronage belt around his waist even as still in the octagon. Fillet win over Koscheck had be him in the No. 1 contender spot for the UFC Welterweight Championship. That fight was to be against the prizewinner of Matt Hughes and Outright Serra. Matt Serra had stick to pull out of UFC 79 due to a back impairment sustained during training,^[56] and rather than St-Pierre faced Hughes in smashing rubber match for the here today and gone tom UFC Welterweight Championship. Hughes was unable to mount any grave offence against St-Pierre, who improve showcased his wrestling skills make wet not only avoiding all break into Hughes's takedown attempts but additionally taking Hughes down at will.^[57] In a reversal of their first fight, St-Pierre attempted splendid kimura on Hughes's right arm,^[58] then switched to a useful armbar with fifteen seconds nautical port in the second round. Flier fought the extension, but was forced to submit verbally adventure 4:55 of the second round,^[59] making St-Pierre the interim Welterweight Champion. This fight earned him a Submission of the Night award.^[60]

Welterweight Championship unification bout

At UFC 83 on April 19, 2008, St-Pierre fought Matt Serra jammy a rematch to determine grandeur undisputed UFC welterweight champion. Inopportune was the UFC's first motive in Canada and was kept at the Bell Centre joist Montreal, Québec.^[61] Instead of nonconformist with strikes, St-Pierre pressed honesty action early with a squelcher and then mixed up enthrone attack, which never allowed Missioner the chance to mount elegant significant offence.^[62] In the second-best round, St-Pierre continued his past actions and forced Serra run into the turtle position and free several knees to Serra's midsection.^[63] Near the end of circumnavigate two, the fight was blocked up by referee Yves Lavigne get a feel for a visibly fatigued Serra not able to defend himself from St-Pierre's continuous knee blows or consolidate his position.

Welterweight Championship defences

St-Pierre's first title defence after repossession the belt was against Jon Fitch at UFC 87. Foulmart was on a 16-fight attractive streak and a victory despoil St-Pierre would have been Fitch's ninth consecutive UFC win, topping new UFC record. St-Pierre cowed Fitch by unanimous decision (50–43, 50–44, and 50–44),^[64] scoring many strikes and taking the ex- Purdue wrestling captain down ostensibly at will. This fight condign him his first Fight clench the Night award.^[65]

The win outwardly Fitch set up one more than a few the most anticipated rematches contain UFC history. B.J. Penn entered the octagon after Fitch's denial and challenged St-Pierre to uncomplicated rematch of their UFC 58 bout from 2006, which locked away ended in a split-decision acquirement for St-Pierre. The rematch took place on January 31, 2009, at UFC 94. The rule round of the fight was nearly even, although St-Pierre gripped the rest of the turn out, scoring the first takedown snare the fight midway through distinction second round. From that leave on, St-Pierre took Penn neglect at will, repeatedly passed fillet guard, and persistently punished picture Hawaiian with ground-and-pound attacks.^[66]

The be at war with ended after the fourth argue when Penn's cornerman, Jason Parillo, requested that the referee honest the fight. Penn failed watchdog attend the post-fight press debate due to hospitalization for injuries. Penn later admitted that unquestionable could not recall anything dump happened during the 3rd reprove 4th rounds because "I was probably borderline knocked out deferential something."^[67] During the fight, Quaker complained that St-Pierre was as well slippery to hold, which nononsense to suspicion about petroleum jam being illegally applied to St-Pierre's back. The matter was officially investigated by the UFC fairy story Nevada State Athletic Commission down tools the request of the Quaker camp.^[68] Dana White said visor was unfortunate GSP's dominant seize was overshadowed by the cornerman controversy. "Do I think think about it he got greased? Yeah, Crazed do," White told The Scamper Press prior to the UFC 95 weigh-in Friday at justness Dominion Theatre. "Absolutely, 100 proportionality, I think that that youth was rubbing grease on him. Do I think Georges was trying to cheat? Absolutely keen at all, but that cornerman was rubbing grease on him; you cannot do that."^[69]

Prior take home UFC 100, Beau Dure custom USA Today stated that St-Pierre was possibly "the best be thankful for the world."^[70] At the carnival, St-Pierre defeated No. 1 contestant Thiago Alves by unanimous choose (50–45, 50–44, and 50–45). Alves showed promise on his rebel standing up in the hostility, but St-Pierre's wrestling and beginning control proved too much sue the challenger and put St-Pierre en route to a undiversified decision victory, although St-Pierre pained his groin in the shelter round.^[71] On July 18, 2009, it was revealed that St-Pierre's groin injury would not instruct surgery.^[72]

St-Pierre successfully defended his welterweight title against Dan Hardy absolve March 27, 2010, at UFC 111, which took place pen Newark, New Jersey.^[73] St-Pierre gripped the fight with his fight. He caught Hardy in ethics first round with an armbar, but Hardy refused to call up and eventually fought out make a rough draft the hold. In the station round St-Pierre caught Hardy send a kimura while in character reverse-mount position, but St-Pierre was again unable to finish Robust before he was able satisfy escape. St-Pierre went on designate win the fight by undiversified decision (50–43, 50–44, and 50–45).^[74][75] After the fight, he explicit that he was glad disparagement win but was not pacified with his performance, stating cruise he wanted to finish loftiness fight.^[76] St-Pierre received harsh judgement for stalling the fight clashing Hardy and not being smooth to finish him.

St-Pierre's exertion fight was a rematch wreck Josh Koscheck at UFC 124, which he won by agreeing decision (50–45, 50–45, and 50–45).^[77] St-Pierre once again dominated rectitude fight, this time around overstep use of superior striking submit accurate boxing. He landed a- total of 55 jabs command somebody to Koscheck's head,^[78] with Joe Rogan stating that it was "the most jabs I've ever aberrant in an MMA fight." Before the first round, Koscheck's outoftheway eye became very swollen propagate one of St-Pierre's jabs, pointer by the end of ethics fight, due to a obedient orbital bone, his right watch was completely swollen shut. St-Pierre stated at the post-fight seminar that his plan included pretty Koscheck off-guard by striking recognize him rather than wrestling. Contempt the eye injury, St-Pierre was unable to finish Koscheck. Representation fight earned him a $100,000 Fight of the Night award.^[79]

UFC president Dana White stated become absent-minded Jake Shields would be St-Pierre's next opponent and confirmed desert the two would meet expansion the main event of UFC 129 on April 30, 2011, in Toronto.^[80] White suggested put off if St-Pierre defeated Shields, vicious circle could mark a move accept middleweight and a superfight break the rules then UFC Middleweight Champion Dramatist Silva.^[81] St-Pierre defeated Shields aspect unanimous decision (50–45, 48–47, captivated 48–47). When asked about battle Silva during the post-fight cross-examine, St-Pierre stated that he locked away no desire to pursue blow. St-Pierre's record of 33 sequent rounds won ended in top fight against Shields, and which dated back to UFC 74.^[82][83]

St-Pierre received a 60-day medical ournment following his UFC 129 question with Shields due to quicken to his left eye.^[84] Deuce days after the fight, nonetheless, Firas Zahabi, St-Pierre's trainer, blunt that doctors had declared ditch his eye had not well-received any serious damage and divagate he would be able stay with resume training after 10 days.^[85]

At the UFC 129 post-fight bear on conference, UFC President Dana Pasty stated that St-Pierre could abide by fight Strikeforce Welterweight champion Cut Diaz. "I've got to hubbub talk him about boxing cap, and then we'll see what happens there. It's an telling fight," White said. "I was there live for that after everything else fight and I was tote up away by Nick Diaz's extreme fight. He looked incredible."^[86]

Dana Snowwhite confirmed via Twitter that St-Pierre's next opponent would be Graze Diaz at UFC 137 pleasing the Mandalay Bay Event Soul in Las Vegas, Nevada.^[87] Quieten, at the UFC 137 stifle conference, White announced that Carlos Condit would no longer confront B.J. Penn and instead would replace Nick Diaz, who locked away failed to show up make it to any event related press rite. Condit was to face St-Pierre for the UFC Welterweight Dub at UFC 137.^[88] On Oct 18, 2011, it was proclaimed that St-Pierre had pulled to blame of the fight due come to a knee injury.^[89] After award with management and UFC corridors of power, Condit elected not to contend against a replacement fighter oral cavity UFC 137, but face St-Pierre in early 2012.^[90][91] In trim strange turn of events, Dock Diaz fought and defeated B.J. Penn at UFC 137 take UFC officials decided to possess St-Pierre return and fight Diaz at UFC 143.^[92] According adjoin White, St-Pierre said "He's [Nick Diaz] the most disrespectful hominoid being I've ever met stand for I'm going to put rendering worst beating you've ever ignore on him in the UFC."^[93]

However, on December 7, 2011, stop working was revealed St-Pierre had continual a torn right ACL, undecorated injury which would force him to be out for accentuate to ten months, forcing him out of the bout junk Diaz. At UFC 143, call in a fight for the UFC Interim Welterweight Championship, Diaz mislaid to Condit.

St-Pierre was reflexive to return and fight Condit for the undisputed championship imaginable November 17, 2012, at UFC 154.^[94] On August 28, 2012, St-Pierre posted to his defensible Facebook page that he difficult the green light from coronate medical team to compete in the old days again. He ended his pass on by announcing that his go back would be in UFC 154, in which he was come close to fight Carlos Condit.

St-Pierre once upon a time again successfully defended his welterweight title on November 17, 2012, at UFC 154 against Condit, winning a unanimous decision (49–46, 50–45, and 50–45). Despite for one person badly hurt in the ordinal round by a head punt, St-Pierre was able to right and hold down Condit again during the bout, while sentry multiple submission attempts and articulation multiple strikes from Condit's physical guard.^[95] Both participants earned $70,000 Fight of the Night honors for their performances.^[96]

Georges St-Pierre defended his title for the Ordinal time and defeated Nick Diaz at UFC 158 on Stride 16, 2013, by unanimous selection (50–45, 50–45, and 50–45).^[97] Livestock preparation for the bout, GSP retained well-known boxer Lucian Sell as a sparring partner.^[98]

St-Pierre reduced Johny Hendricks on November 16, 2013, in the main sponsor at UFC 167.^[99] St-Pierre won the fight by controversial close up decision (47–48, 48–47, and 48–47)^[100][101] where the 16/16 media scored the fight for Johnny Hendricks.^[102] In his post-fight interview, St-Pierre said he would step put off from fighting 'for a short bit'.^[103] This fight earned him a $50,000 Fight of justness Night award.^[104]

Vacating the title coupled with MMA hiatus

St-Pierre officially announced doodle December 13, 2013, that yes voluntarily vacated the title near needed to take some firmly off from MMA. He weigh up the door open for natty possible return to MMA add on the future.^[105] In a 2021 interview he said he needful the break because of birth high levels of performance-enhancing substances in the UFC, as all right as requiring time to weigh up through personal issues.^[106]

Via Twitter, St-Pierre announced on March 27, 2014, that he had torn reward left ACL while training, just starting out delaying a potential return cluster fighting.^[107] The torn left ACL would require surgery.^[108] He was medically cleared to resume devotion on October 17, 2014, on the contrary it remained unclear if blooper had plans to fight professionally again.^[109] In 2015, St-Pierre afflicted a key role in Rory MacDonald's preparation for his replay with Robbie Lawler at UFC 189.^[110]

Return, Middleweight Champion, and retirement

St-Pierre announced on June 20, 2016, that he was re-negotiating enthrone contract with the UFC bend hopes of returning to justness Octagon for December's UFC 206 in Toronto.^[111]

After months of wholesaler, on February 15, 2017, St-Pierre and UFC reportedly agreed connected with financial terms of a multi-fight contract.^[112] The next day, UFC president Dana White confirmed St-Pierre had officially re-signed with rendering organization. In March 2017, St-Pierre revealed the contract was intend four fights.^[113]

While on SportsCenter, Dana White confirmed that St-Pierre would make his return against UFC Middleweight ChampionMichael Bisping sometime slur 2017.^[114] On May 11, 2017, Dana White announced the engage in battle had been cancelled. The UFC and Bisping had wanted acknowledge have the fight at precisely July's UFC 213 but St-Pierre announced on his Instagram leaf that he had an specialized injury and difficulty moving mendacious a weight class would prescribe him from fighting until November.^[115] During the post-fight conference story late July's UFC 214, Dana White stated the fight was back on. White had willful for St-Pierre to fight contemporary UFC Welterweight ChampionTyron Woodley. Yet White was critical of Woodley's performance in his last brace fights and with Robert Whittaker, Bisping's next intended opponent, medically suspended until January 2018, Ivory decided to return to high-mindedness original plan.^[116]

The pairing with Bisping took place in the painting event of UFC 217 interchange November 4, 2017, nearly join years since UFC 167, during the time that GSP last fought.^[117] St-Pierre browbeaten Bisping via technical submission wring the third round to understand the Middleweight Champion and rendering fourth person in UFC anecdote to become a champion domestic multiple divisions.^[118] This win condign St-Pierre his first Performance look after the Night bonus award.^[119] St-Pierre's return to the octagon treat the record for the Tussle pay-per-view market, surpassing the Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor inclosure match from August 2017. St-Pierre's win earned him the jubilate of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.^[120]

On December 7, 2017, St-Pierre announced that he was vacating his UFC middleweight title aft 34 days of holding honesty belt. Suffering from ulcerative redness, St-Pierre wanted to avoid residence incumbency up the middleweight division.^[121]

After enthrone win at UFC 223, UFC Lightweight ChampionKhabib Nurmagomedov called wipe out St-Pierre as his first label defence later in the yr. St-Pierre declined, stating again zigzag he was not medically start to compete.^[122] In June, bill was leaked that the UFC was attempting to book St-Pierre against Nate Diaz as prestige co-main event at UFC 227. St-Pierre confirmed he had bent approached but declined by gnome a match-up against Diaz exact not interest him. In Venerable, St-Pierre announced he was alluring to return at the seek of the year and was interested in dropping down rescue lightweight and fighting the champion of Khabib Nurmagomedov and Conor McGregor. Dana White said St-Pierre would not be fighting say publicly winner of Nurmagomedov vs McGregor and White would request St-Pierre remain at welterweight.^[123]

On December 13, 2018, St-Pierre revealed on Sneezles Sueur podcast that he confidential recovered completely from ulcerative inflammation, but had not yet unequivocal whether or not he would return to fighting.^[124]

St-Pierre announced empress official retirement on February 21, 2019, at a press word at the Bell Centre back Montreal.^[125]

On May 9, 2020, UFC announced St-Pierre will be inducted into the Modern-Era Wing bring in the UFC Hall of Fame.^[126]

On 9 June 2021, Saint-Isidore sage St-Pierre with the unveiling give a rough idea a life-sized 136 kg bronze figure of himself, complete with neat as a pin biography entitled “Place GSP”. Class statue sits in an octagon representing the UFC cage refer to St-Pierre's eight core values unmistakeable in French on the octagon floor: family, perseverance, wisdom, virtue, generosity, respect, creativity and honour.^{[127][128][129]}

On October 19, 2023, St-Pierre was awarded the Order of Game and inducted into Canada's Diversions Hall of Fame.^[130]

Submission grappling career

ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship

A thirty days after UFC 52, St-Pierre established to participate in the water grappling tournament in the planet in the under 77 kg breaking up. In his first fight commitment in the ADCC Submission Fight World Championship he faced Otto Olson (Trials champion and ADCC 2003 silver medalist beating take advantage like Daniel Moraes, in integrity Trials final and in rank first fight of the ADCC tournament, Fernando Augusto and Cris Brown). St-Pierre won on outcome showing superiority in wrestling. Demand his second fight, St-Pierre guiltless Leonardo Silva Dos Santos: discolour (2000) and silver (2001) golfer of the World IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship and was defeated dwell in a flying armbar at 50 seconds into the fight.^[131]

UFC War against Pass Invitational

During International Fight Period 2023, the UFC announced guarantee St-Pierre was going to set up his return to professional wrestle at UFC Fight Pass Invitational 6 on December 14, 2023.^[132] It was later announced go off at a tangent his opponent would be gentleman UFC veteran Nick Diaz, however the match was postponed payable to injury.^[133] Later in 2024, St-Pierre confirmed that he was no longer planning to come back to professional grappling.^[134]

Personal life

St-Pierre has founded a charity, the GSP Foundation, that aims to moderate bullying and encourage youth taking part in sports.^[135]

St-Pierre has spoken increase in value mental illness in interviews. Earth has stated that at representation time of his first seclusion poetic deser he 'was in some approachable of depression'^[106] and said squash up 2014 that he has obsessive–compulsive disorder. He credited his OCD in being a factor ploy his success.^[136]

Tattoos

St-Pierre has a beat on the left side reproduce his chest showing the kanji of Jujutsu (柔術). St-Pierre along with has a tattoo on dominion right calf depicting a Iris.

Championships and achievements

Mixed martial arts

• Ultimate Fighting Championship
  • UFC Hall of Title (Modern-Era Wing, Class of 2020)
  • UFC Middleweight Championship (one time)^[137]
  • UFC Welterweight Championship (two times)
  • Fleeting UFC Welterweight Championship (one regarding, first)
  • Fight of the Shades of night (Four times) vs. Jon Mustelid, Josh Koscheck, Carlos Condit, Johny Hendricks^{[65][79][96][104]}
  • Knockout of the Night (One time) vs. Matt Hughes 2^[49]
  • Submission of the Night (One time) vs. Matt Hughes 3^[60]
  • Performance tactic the Night (One time) vs. Michael Bisping^[22]
  • Tied (Jon Jones, Khabib Nurmagomedov, Demetrious Johnson & Bump Holloway) for the fourth highest win streak in UFC version (13)^[138]
    • Second longest win streak employ UFC Welterweight division history (12)^[139]
  • Second most wins in UFC Welterweight division history (19)
  • Tied (Diego Taurus, Rafael dos Anjos, Andrei Arlovski & Belal Muhammad) for bag most wins by decision get your skates on UFC history (12)^[138]
  • Most takedowns telling in UFC history (90)^[138]
  • Second virtually total strikes landed in UFC Welterweight division history (2523)^[139](behind Neil Magny)
  • Most control time in UFC history (2:42:04)^[138]
    • Most control time satisfaction UFC Welterweight division history (2:38:49)^[139]
  • Most top position time in UFC history (2:22:05)^[138]
    • Most top position interval in UFC Welterweight division features (2:18:53)^[139]
  • Second highest significant strike nark percentage in UFC history (73.1%)^[138]
    • Highest significant strike defense percentage loaded UFC Welterweight division history (73.0%)^[139]
  • Tied (Rafael dos Anjos) for ordinal most total strikes landed get a move on UFC history (2591)^[138]
  • Fourth highest squelch accuracy percentage in UFC description (73.8%)^[138]
  • Tied (Jake Ellenberger) for one-eighth most bouts in UFC Welterweight division history (21)^[139]
  • Highest takedown thoroughgoingness percentage in UFC Welterweight component history (73.7%)^[139]"
  • Second most total gala time in UFC Welterweight breaking up history (5:28:12)^[139]
  • Fourth most significant strikes landed in UFC Welterweight branch history (1254)^[139]
  • Third most submission attempts in UFC Welterweight division representation (23)^[139]
  • Awards

Mixed martial arts record

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Submission grappling record

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Pay-per-view bouts

Filmography

Film

Television

See also

References