Al Iaquinta

John Max 14 Sep,2018

Facts of Al Iaquinta

Ethnicity
Italian descent
Birth Name
Alexander Jay Iaquinta
Famous Name
Al Iaquinta
Nationality
American
Father
Jay Iaquinta

Contents:

Career & Net worth

Profession
MMA Fighter
Currently Club
Ultimate Fighting Championship

Alexander Jay Iaquinta or famously known as AI Iaquinta is a professional American Mixed Martial Arts Fighter and a real estate agent who is currently competing at the American MMA promotion, Ultimate Fighting Championships in its lightweight category.

 

He made his professional MMA career in  2009 and has a professional MMA record of 13 wins, 4 losses and 1 draws in his professional MMA career so far in his career. Furthermore, his total UFC career earning is reported to be $565,000. 

AI Iaquinta Early Life

AI Iaquinta was born on April 30, 1987, in  Wantagh, New York, United States of America, to Jay Iaquinta. He is of American nationality having Italian ethnic background. His star sign is Taurus.

He attended  Wantagh High School and got his associate degree in  Nassau Community College where he competed as a wrestler.

AI Iaquinta MMA Career

AI Iaquinta made his professional MMA career debut in 2009. He later went to compete for The Ultimate Fighter and made his official UFC debut in the Ultimate Fighter Finale on June 1, 2012.

AI took on Michael Chiesa to determine the winner of the Ultimate Fighter: Live and lost via chokehold submission hold at the first round.

He later went to face off against  Ryan Couture, Kevin Lee, Mitch Clarke, Joe Lauzon, Thiago Alves, Diego Sanchez, and several other UFC competitors.

After Tony Vs. Khabib was canceled Al fought  Khabib Nurmagomedov for the Lightweight championship in UFC 223's main event but lost the match in a unanimous decision.

He was scheduled to take on  Justin Gaethje that took on August 25, 2018, during the UFC Fight Night 135 in Lincoln, Nebraska. However, he got replaced by James Wick.  On 15th December 2018, he defeated Kevin Lee at UFC on Fox: Lee vs. Laquinta 2 in round 5 via unanimous decision. 

AI Iaquinta Personal Life

The American Italian professional MMA fighter, AI Iaquinta stands at a height of 5 feet 9 inches tall and weighs around 70 kg. He has a reach of 70 inches which he uses to his maximum effect during his matches against his opponents

Moving towards his personal life, there is no information about his past and present relationship which might suggest he is married, relationship and having any sort of affairs with his girlfriend.

Furthermore, there is no controversy, affairs, scandals and other unwanted issues surrounding him as he seems to be far away from it. He seems to be a professional individual who is focused more on building and advancing his professional MMA career rather than involved in any sort of relationship and other mishaps.

In addition, he is active all over his social media sites such as Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter which has a good number of fan following.

AI Iaquinta Net Worth and Earnings

Al Iaquinta has earned quite a good deal of money through his professional career as an MMA athlete. His official earnings as of 2018 according to the Topology is around $124,000. Currently, he is signed to UFC and his total UFC career earning are listed below in the table. 

S.N

Events

Earnings

1

UFC 164

$20,000

2

UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Munoz

$20,000

3

UFC 169

$24,000

4

UFC 173

$14,000

5

UFC Fight Night: Jacaré vs. Mousasi

$28,000

6

UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs. Bisping

$32,000

7

UFC 183

$36,000

8

UFC Fight Night: Mendes vs. Lamas

$46,000

9

UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Lobov

$57,000

10

UFC 223

$280,000

11

UFC on Fox: Lee vs. Iaquinta 2

$10,000

While his net worth has not been officially disclosed as it is still under review. However, it is expected that he will be earning a good deal of money as his career reached the next level.

Read More.After Same Result with Kevin Lee, Al Iaquinta Wants Conor Fight, Lee Promises To Get Back Up Again, Replies to Khabib's Tweet

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