Rob Font - Updated Oct 2024

Rob Font is an amazing mixed martial artist who hails from Leominster, Massachusetts, in the United States. Rob Font presently is competing in the Bantamweight division for the UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship).

Early Life

Rob Font’s birthplace is Leominster, Massachusetts, and his birthdate is 25^th June 1987. His full birth name is Robert Spencer Font. Likewise, he is thirty-sic years old and his nationality is American. As for his ancestry, he is of Puerto Rican descent. His religion is Christianity and his zodiac sign is Cancer. Coming from her family, she has an older sister and a younger brother. Whereas parents were from a military background which was the first thing that helped them to know each other.

Due to the same condition, Font and his siblings grew up under strict observation and had a good childhood. His childhood days went moving from one place to another like to Japan, Malaysia, South Carolina, Virginia, New York, Louisiana, and Florida. He spends his earlier days mostly with his mom and siblings and not mostly with his dad. As for her hometown, it is Tampa, where he has many memories.

Caption: Rob Font and his mother’s image (Source: Instagram)

Educational background

Regarding his educational background, there is no information about his qualifications. Additionally, the martial artist dropped out of high school after getting his GED and earning money. Rob Font was planning to make money, save them, and get into a community college. At that time, he was earning being a pizza delivery guy. While delivering in the Tampa area, he once noticed fighters working out inside a garage which built some interest in him.

Expecting from his family background, he should have chosen to get into the military which he did not. Instead, the marital artist began hitting the gym. After going to the gym for 6 months, Font got his first opportunity to participate in a kickboxing fight. Then, he went to Massachusetts, where he got his 1^st amateur fight after taking training during his amateur career in the year 2009. All in all, Rob recorded 3-1 in his amateur career.

Career and Professional Life

The professional martial artist started his amateur training from the year 2009. Then, he went on to compile a record of 3-1 before appearing professionally for the first time in December 2011. In her professional presence, he compiled a record of 10-1 participating in numerous regional raises across his birthplace New England. It was before making a contract with the UFC in the spring of 2014. On 5^th July 2014, he finally made his first promotional presentation against George Roop at UFC 175. He secured a place in the next fight via knockout in the 1^st round.

The artist gained a Performance of the Night as a bonus. For his following session, Rob had a game with Chris Beal on 5^th September 2014 at UFC Fight Night 50. However, the American martial artist was dragged out of the session, mentioning an injury. On 4^th October 2014, there was an expectation that he would be facing Mitch Gagnon at UFC Fight Night 54. Then, he was dragged out of the match the week of the occasion, and he was substituted by Roman Salazar. On 17^th January 2016, he was projected to face Chris Williams at UFC Fight Night 81.

Likewise, Williams was forced out of the match because of an injury and was switched by Joey Gomez. Font became the winner of the match by TKO in the 2^nd round. On 8^th October 2016, he faced John Lineker at UFC 198 and was defeated via undisputed choice. He was also projected to face Ian Entwistle on the same date but at UFC 204. But, on the day past the occasion, Entwistle fell ill throughout the weight-cutting procedure and the session tussled. On 3^rd December 2016, he was projected to face Alejandro Pérez at the Final of The Ultimate Fighter 24. However, on 24^th November, Perez was out of the match and was swapped by promotional beginner Matt Schnell.

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In the 1^st round, he became the winner of the match via TKO. On 8^th July 2017, he faced Douglas Silva de Andrade at UFC 213 and won the match by submission in the 2^nd round. He even got the Performance of the Night award. Likewise, on 28 October 2017, he faced Pedro Munhoz at UFC Fight Night 119 but was defeated via submission in the 1^st round. As of 20^th January 2018, Rob faced Thomas Almeida at UFC 220 and became the winner of the match via TKO in the 2^nd round. The artist then faced Raphael Assunção on 7^th July 2018 at UFC 226 and was defeated via undisputed choice.

On 15 December 2018, Rob faced Sergio Pettis at UFC on Fox 31 and was the winner. He then faced Cody Stamann on 22^nd June 2019 at UFC on ESPN+ 12. But, according to the report of 5^th June 2019, Stamman drew out of the happening because of an injury and was swapped by John Lineker. Lineker was drawn out from the session for an unrevealed purpose. He was dragged out of the card. On 7^th December 2019, he faced Ricky Simón at UFC on ESPN 7 and became the winner. The same victory helped him to earn the Fight of the Night award.

On 19^th December 2020, the martial artist faced Marlon Moraes at UFC Fight Night 183. Rob then won the match through technical knockout in the 1^st round. This again helped him to win a Performance of the Night award. On 22 May 2021, he faced Cody Garbrandt at UFC Fight Night 188 and won via unanimous choice. In the headliner of UFC on ESON 31, he played against the champion, José Aldo on 4^th December 2021 where he was defeated through unanimous decision. On 30^th April 2022, he will be facing Marlon Vera at UFC Fight Night 208.

Caption: Rob Font holding his award (Source: Wikipedia)

Rob Font – Net Worth 2024

As for her income, Rob Font has been earning an impressive amount of money all over his professional career. His estimated overall net worth is around $175,000 as of the recent report. Likewise, he has been making $60,000 as a guaranteed payout. His primary source of income is his professional career as a martial artist.

Lately, the martial artist has earned $2,500 as Reebok sponsorship after his match in December 2021. Moreover, he has also been sponsoring numerous brands like Habrok Brand, an MMA gears company; and Natural Effex.

Relationship Status

Talking about the martial artist’s relationship status, Rob Font has been dating his girlfriend, Kathryn Frias.  The couple has been in a relationship since their 7^th grade. Font’s girlfriend hails from the Northeast and used to visit Florida every summer together with her family. She was also a student at Florida Tampa University. The pair together got back to Massachusetts, where Rob Font’s 1^st amateur match happened. To this day, there is no information about the couple’s fight and separation.

Caption: Rob Font with his wife (Source: Instagram)

Body Measurement

Regarding his physical statistics, Rob Font has an average height of 5 feet 8 inches or 1.73 m. The American martial artist weighs about 135 lbs or 61 kg. Similarly, he has a fair complexion with a pair of black eyes and black hair. The powerful artist has an athletic body type. Being an athlete, Font has been following his intense diet, training, and even rigorous exercise. Moreover, He eats food that is low in calories and is a high-quality meal with lean protein like fish, chicken, turkey, eggs, or Greek yogurt.

Rob Font – Social Media

Coming to the social media part, Rob Font has been quite active on here and has thousands of followers there. Rob has an Instagram account, a Facebook account, and also a Twitter account. On Instagram, the American martial artist has gained 45.7 thousand followers. Similarly, he has 10.7 thousand followers on Twitter and 3.8 thousand followers on Facebook as of 2022. There is no doubt that Font has worked hard to gain fame which has made him popular all over the world.