updated nationality birth_date mma_decwin residence sherdog mma_decloss university mma_subloss other_names image_size team spouse rank mma_kowin image school name mma_subwin years_active birth_place url height reach mma_koloss weight weight_class article_title birth_name
october 27 , 2011 american 15 june 1982 10 hesperia , california , united states 65 9 victor valley college 5 daddy 200px jackson 's submission fighting maia stevenson '' belt in judo '' black belt in brazilian jiu-jitsu '' '' black 6 joe bay casino , las vegas.jpg stevenson - ufc 100 fan expo - mandalay silverado high joe stevenson 15 1999 -- '' present '' torrance , california , united states -rrb- http://www.joestevenson.com/ 5 7 70.0 in cm on 2 155 lb kg st on featherweight -rrb- '' lightweight -lrb- 155lb -rrb- '' -lrb- 2006 -- -lrb- 2011 , 2012-present -rrb- '' welterweight -lrb- 170lb -rrb- 145lb -rrb- '' -lrb- 2011 -- 2012 joe stevenson
 joseph christopher stevenson
joe stevenson

joseph christopher stevenson -lrb- born june 15 , 1982 -rrb- is an american mixed martial artist fighting out of hesperia , california .
coached by -lrb- ufc hall of famer -rrb- matt hughes , stevenson rose to prominence by becoming the ultimate fighter 2 welterweight tournament winner .
following a drop in weight class and two-year undefeated streak , he was ranked among the top ufc lightweight competitors , culminating into a title shot for the vacant ufc lightweight championship against b.j. penn at `` ufc 80 : rapid fire '' -lrb- after the title was stripped from sean sherk -rrb- .
stevenson fought most of his career as a lightweight and made his featherweight debut at '' '' .
he is the former king of the cage lightweight champion .
