Chris Wade

Christopher Wade (born September 30, 1987) is an American professional mixed martial artist, who currently competes in the Featherweight division.

Wade was born on September 30, 1987, in Rockville Centre, New York.

A talented wrestler, Wade attended Islip High School, where he was a state champion (140 lbs.) as well as a two-time Suffolk County finalist and a Suffolk County Champion.

Wade continued his career at the collegiate level where he was a NJCAA National finalist for Nassau Community College, losing to future UFC Welterweight title challenger Colby Covington 15–3.

As well, Wade was an NCAA Division III fifth-place finish for SUNY Oneonta.

Wade also competed in amateur kickboxing, where was undefeated and held a title.

A professional competitor since 2011, Wade has also competed in the UFC and Professional Fighters League (PFL).

Wade had an amateur MMA record of 2-0 before turning professional in 2011.

Wade then compiled a professional record of 5-0 and won the Ring of Combat Lightweight Championship before being signed by the World Series of Fighting.

Wade made his WSOF debut at WSOF 2 on March 23, 2013, against Russian prospect Azamat Dugulubgov.

Wade lost the fight via unanimous decision.

Wade returned to the local circuit and won both of his next two fights before being signed by the UFC.

Wade made his promotional debut against Cain Carrizosa on August 30, 2014, at UFC 177.

Wade won the fight via technical submission from a guillotine choke in the first round.

Wade faced Zhang Lipeng on January 18, 2015, at UFC Fight Night 59.

Wade won the fight via unanimous decision.

Wade faced Christos Giagos on June 6, 2015, at UFC Fight Night 68.

He won the fight by unanimous decision.

Wade was expected to face Olivier Aubin-Mercier on August 23, 2015, at UFC Fight Night 74.

However, Wade pulled out of the fight in late July, after sustaining an injury, and he was replaced by Tony Sims.

Wade was expected to face Mairbek Taisumov on January 17, 2016, at UFC Fight Night 81, replacing an injured Beneil Dariush.

Subsequently, Taisumov was pulled from the fight during the week leading to the event due to alleged visa issues, and he was replaced by promotional newcomer Mehdi Baghdad.

Wade won the fight via submission in the first round.

Wade was expected to face Rashid Magomedov on May 8, 2016, at UFC Fight Night 87.

However, Magomedov pulled out of the fight in early March, and he was replaced by Rustam Khabilov.

Wade lost the fight via unanimous decision.

Wade next faced Islam Makhachev on September 17, 2016, at UFC Fight Night 94.

He lost the fight via unanimous decision.

Wade faced Frankie Perez in a rematch on July 22, 2017, at UFC on Fox 25.

He won the fight by unanimous decision with the score board of (29-28, 29–28, 30–27).

Wade subsequently parted ways with UFC following the bout and signed a contract with PFL in early 2018.

Wade made his promotional debut against Natan Schulte at PFL 2 on June 21, 2018.

Wade lost the fight via unanimous decision.

Wade then faced Yuki Kawana at PFL 5 on August 2, 2018.

He won the fight via first-round guillotine choke submission.

Wade advanced to the playoffs and faced Robert Watley in the opening round on October 13, 2018.

Wade won the fight via majority decision and advanced to the semifinals.

In the semifinals, Wade faced Natan Schulte again in a split decision losing effort and was eliminated from the tournament.

In early 2019, it was announced that Wade will be participating in the PFL season 2019 lightweight tournament.

Wade's first appearance of the season took place against Nate Andrews at PFL 2 on May 23, 2019.