Tim Kennedy was born as Timothy Fred “Tim” Kennedy is one of the echoing names in the world of mixed martial arts. He is a former mixed martial artist who mostly competed in the UFC’s middleweight division.
Earlier, he also competed for StrikeforceWEC, ShoMMA, and HDNet Fights. Moreover, he also signified the Chicago Red Bears in the IFL. He also serves on the United States Army. He is currently married to his wife Ginger Kennedy.
Tim Kennedy has an estimated net worth of $1 million. Currently serving in the United States Army. According to the source, a Special Forces Officer receives an average compensation on a scale from $32,000 - $48,000 based on experience.
A fighter with a record of 18 wins and five losses he has earned good sum through his MMA career. According to the source, he reportedly around $524,940.
Date | Event | Earnings | Result |
July 6, 2013 | UFC 162 | $90,000 | Win |
November 6, 2013 | UFC: Fight for the Troops 3 | $140,000 | Win |
April 16, 2014 | The Ultimate Fighter Nations Finale: Bisping vs. Kennedy | $90,000 | Win |
September 27, 2014 | UFC 178 | $70,000 | Loss |
December 10, 2016 | UFC 206 | $75,000 | Loss |
Further, Tim Kennedy is a co-owner of Ranger Up; a military-based clothing company that further ads up to his net worth.
Tim Kennedy's personal life is an open book. He has not hidden his personal information from his fans or media. Tim Kennedy is happily married to his wife Ginger Kennedy.
The couple together has a son and two daughters as their children. Since getting married to date, the lovely couple is happy in their relationship. Although the details about their daughter is under review, their son Rollo Michael Kennedy was born in April 2015.
Tim shares a deep and strong bond with his wife. Looking at their relationship, it does not seem like they will go for a divorce in the future as well.
Tim Kennedy has a great personality, he is 5 feet and 11 inches tall in height. Further, his walk-around weight is reported to be around 210 Lbs, and fights in the middleweight, i.e 185 lbs division.
Tim Kennedy walks around at 220 pounds and trains 3 times daily. He begins with a strength and conditioning session in the morning followed by afternoon sparring and jiu-jitsu in the evening. Below is an abbreviated example of the kind of metabolic conditioning workout Kennedy does.
Warmup, Ladder Drills, Cone Drills, Pullup Ladder, Rooney Complex, Med Ball Burpee-to-Box-Jump, Rower, Decompression.
Read more.Former MMA Fighter Tim Kennedy spending his retired life with Wife Ginger Kennedy and Children
Tim Kennedy was born on September 1, 1979, as of 2019, he is 39 years old. Kennedy was born in San Luis, Obispo, California, the United States to Mike Kennedy and grew up with his two siblings. Tim is American by his nationality, further, he is of Caucasian Irish descent and his birth sign is Virgo.
He did his schooling at Eagle Academy Private High School. At an early age, he enrolled in boxing and Japanese ju-jitsu-style wrestling classes.
On January 4, 2004, he took the Basic Combat, Advanced Individual, and Airborne training. Before joining the U.S. military, he even excelled as an MMA fighter.
In 2009, he made his debut at Strikeforce. On his debut at Strikeforce, and won his first-ever pro fight over Nick Thompson. Later on, he competed with several fighters in the Strikeforce.
In 2013, Kennedy signed up with the UFC promotions. His first fight was against Roger Gracie. He managed to win the fight via unanimous decision in his first-ever appearance in the UFC. He faced Michael Bisping in his third match and defeated him via unanimous decision. Tim Kennedy faced Kelvin Gastelum but lost the bout via TKO. Kennedy announced his retirement from MMA in 2017.