Allen Solomon Chong
Allen Solomon Chong combined architecture, coaching and competition while building BJJ clubs, youth support and grappling events in Sabah.
Biography
Sources for this profile
TUF China Cast Announced | UFC(opens in a new tab)
The UFC’s cast announcement identifies him as representing Malaysia.
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The UFC named Chong Allen Solomon among the featherweight cast of The Ultimate Fighter China in November2013.
Where in the source: Whole original15November2013announcement, complete eight-person featherweight and eight-person welterweight lists.
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Sabah Open BJJ & Submission Grappling Tournament – Warriors.asia(opens in a new tab)
Allen Solomon Chong learned taekwondo from his father during his school years and later took up karate.
Where in the source: Whole 2015 Sabah Open feature, complete personal martial-arts background paragraph.
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While studying architecture at Deakin University in Australia, he encountered Brazilian jiu-jitsu and trained with John Will in Geelong.
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The report describes UFC footage sparking his curiosity about grappling and submissions.
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After returning to Kota Kinabalu, Chong and friends formed BJJ Borneo and trained at YMCA Damai in2008.
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His association developed the Borneo Headhunters grappling competition before taking on the larger2015Sabah Open project.
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The2015Sabah Open was scheduled for22–23August at Kota Kinabalu’s Likas Indoor Stadium as part of the Sabah Fitness Festival.
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The2015feature describes Chong working in architecture by day and coaching at Alpha MMA at night, with his wife helping run the gym and organise the event.
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Alpha MMA’s youth development programme supported young competitors’ travel and brought visiting coaches to Sabah.
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Graduate Members – Pertubuhan Akitek Malaysia Sabah Chapter(opens in a new tab)
The Malaysian Institute of Architects’ Sabah graduate-member directory lists Allen Solomon Chong with a BA in Architecture from Deakin University.
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Allen Solomon Chong @ Hex Fight Series 6 – Warriors.asia(opens in a new tab)
He established Alpha MMA and helped form the Sabah BJJ Association.
Where in the source: Whole own background paragraph within entire2016Hex preview, compared2015Sabah original.
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In2016he accepted a short-notice Hex Fight Series6match after a planned ONE Silat event was postponed.
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Pan Asian BJJ 2016 – Warriors.asia(opens in a new tab)
In a2016interview, Chong said he valued competitors’ growth and the difficulty of their path more than medal counts alone.
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He described the association’s role as helping athletes, including with money and flight tickets, while praising coaches who stayed behind to help beginners solve problems.
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He wanted more regular competition opportunities and better training for referees, drawing on experienced coaches beyond Sabah.
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He said he hoped younger athletes would surpass the achievements of his generation.
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The2016interview identifies Chong as a BJJ brown belt.
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Allen "Solomon" Chong MMA Stats, Pictures, News, Videos, Biography - Sherdog.com(opens in a new tab)
Chong won the2013MIMMA amateur lightweight final against Shammah Chandran by armbar.
Where in the source: Entire named amateur record table,15June2013Grand Finals row; class and whole2013MIMMA sequence compared contemporary title reports.
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Sherdog records his professional debut as a split-decision victory over Arnel Lomibao at Ultimate Beatdown15in2014.
Where in the source: Whole professional record,15November2014row, with all later rows and separate amateur section read.
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His professional record lists a loss to Aidan Aguilera at Hex6inJune2016and a win over Joven Superales at Jesselton Fight League later that year.
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In2017he defeated Jhunior Acilo Diapolet by guillotine at Singapore Fighting Championship5.
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Sherdog’s professional ledger lists three wins and five losses through March2018.
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Sherdog gives Chong’s birth year as1982.
Where in the source: Complete explicit date30May1982in named athlete header.
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His Sherdog profile lists Borneo Tribal Squad as his association.
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