Northcutt lost the bout via submission (arm-triangle choke) in the second round. However, after Holbrook withdrew from the bout citing an injury eight days prior to the event, Northcutt would instead make his welterweight debut against Bryan Barberena. Northcutt was expected to face Andrew Holbrook on January 30, 2016, at UFC on Fox 18.
Northcutt won the fight via guillotine choke in the second round. Northcutt's second UFC fight was against Cody Pfister on December 10, 2015, at UFC Fight Night 80. He won via technical-knockout (TKO) in 57 seconds.
In his UFC debut, Northcutt also made his lightweight debut when he faced Francisco Treviño on October 3, 2015, at UFC 192. After a victory at Legacy Fighting Championship 44, he was signed to the UFC. Northcutt was featured in the debut episode of Dana White's Looking For A Fight.
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At the age of 18, he turned pro and racked up a 5–0 record in 16 months. In 2013, Northcutt began competing on the Legacy Fighting Championship amateur mixed martial arts (MMA) series, amassing an amateur record of 5-1 with his only loss coming on his first bout against Charles Sheppard by technical-knockout (TKO) in the first round. In high school Northcutt trained and competed in wrestling, and also trained with Texas A&M university’s NCWA wrestling club before dropping out to pursue his mixed martial arts career. Northcutt was inducted into the Black Belt Magazine Hall of Fame in 2012 at age 15. Northcutt attended Seven Lakes High School for his first two years of high school before transferring to Katy High School during his sophomore year. He was also an undefeated kickboxer, with his record standing at 15–0. Northcutt has won a total of 77 world youth championships in karate. At the age of 9, Northcutt became the youngest person ever to be on the cover of Sport Karate Magazine.
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His father, Mark, is a black belt in shuri-ryū karate, and his older sister, Colbey, is an amateur kickboxing champion and a professional mixed martial artist currently signed to ONE Championship. Northcutt has been training MMA since the age of 4 and competed all over the world from a young age.
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