Shane Young

Mixed martial arts career

Early career Young started his professional MMA career in 2012 and amassed a record of 11–3 before being signed by the UFC.

Ultimate Fighting Championship Young made his promotional debut as a short notice replacement against Alexander Volkanovski on 19 November 2017 at UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Tybura. The bout proceeded at a catchweight of 150 pounds. Young lost the fight via unanimous decision.

Young faced Rolando Dy on 23 June 2018 at UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Edwards. He won the fight via technical knockout in round two. This win earned him the Fight of the Night award.

Young contemplated stepping away from fighting for the remainder of 2018 to tackle issues with depression after his bout with Dy. Prior to the bout, he had to borrow $40 to get to the airport for his flight to Singapore for the fight, and was dealing mental health issues surrounding the break-up of his marriage. Young said that he spent most of the time with his family while seeking to reconnect with his Māori culture, which helped him to return to a healthy state of mind.

Young returned to fighting and faced Austin Arnett on 10 February 2019 at UFC 234. He won the fight via unanimous decision.

Young was scheduled to face Nate Landwehr on 27 September 2020 at UFC 253. However Landwehr was pulled from the event due to testing positive for COVID-19 and was replaced by newcomer Ľudovít Klein. At the weigh-ins, Klein weighed in at 150 pounds, four pounds over the non-title featherweight fight limit. The bout proceeded at a catchweight and Klein was fined a percentage of his purse, which went to Young. Young lost the fight via knockout in round one.

Young faced Omar Morales on 27 March 2021 at UFC 260. He lost the fight via unanimous decision.

Young faced Blake Bilder on 12 February 2023, at UFC 284. He lost the fight via unanimous decision.

Young faced Gabriel Miranda at UFC 293 on 10 September 2023. At the weigh-ins, Young weighed in at 149.75 pounds, three and three quarters pounds over the featherweight non-title fight limit. The bout proceeded at catchweight and Young was fined a percentage of his purse, which went to Miranda. He lost the fight via technical submission in the first round.

In October 2023, Young was released by the UFC.

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

Ultimate Fighting Championship Fight of the Night (One time)

Young has a son.

Mixed martial arts record Loss

Gabriel Miranda Technical Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC 293

Sydney, Australia Loss

Blake Bilder Decision (unanimous) UFC 284

Perth, Australia Loss

Omar Morales Decision (unanimous) UFC 260

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Loss

Ľudovít Klein KO (head kick and punches) UFC 253

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Win

Austin Arnett Decision (unanimous) UFC 234

Melbourne, Australia Win

Rolando Dy TKO (punches) UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Edwards

Kallang, Singapore Loss

Alexander Volkanovski Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Tybura

Sydney, Australia Win

Bo Yan Submission (choke) WLF: W.A.R.S. 13

Zhengzhou, China Win

Zexian Jiang Technical Submission (rear-naked choke) Glory of Heroes: Rise of Heroes 7

Auckland, New Zealand Win

Siitia Leti Decision BRACE 43

Canterbury, New Zealand Win

Zhenhong Lu TKO (punches) Elevation Power in Cage 4

Zhengzhou, China Win

Rodolfo Marques Decision (split) Minotaur 3

Parkville, Australia loss

Guan Wang Decision (unanimous) Wu Lin Feng 2015: New Zealand vs. China

Auckland, New Zealand Win

Liucai Cui Submission (rear-naked choke) The Legend Of Emei 3

Shahe, China Win

Julian Wallace KO (punches) Xtreme Fighting Championship 24

Brisbane, Australia Loss

Damien Brown Decision (majority) Xtreme Fighting Championship 23

Brisbane, Australia Win

Adrian Rodriguez TKO (head kick and punches) Xtreme Fighting Championship 22

Brisbane, Australia Loss

Adrian Rodriguez Decision (majority) Xtreme Fighting Championship 20

Brisbane, Australia Win

Hayden Watt Submission (rear-naked choke) Shuriken MMA: Rise

Auckland, New Zealand Win

Jiraya Fernandes TKO (punches) Jiraya Fernandes

Wellington, New Zealand Win

Ray Karaitiana TKO (punches) ICNZ 18

Auckland, New Zealand