Savant Young (born June 19, 1976) is an American retiredmixed martial artist. A professional competitor from 1998 until 2013, he competed for theWEC,Bellator,Shooto,Affliction, theTokyo Sabres of theIFL,King of the Cage, andTachi Palace Fights.

Although his first professional bout was in 1998, in June 2006 Young decided he wanted to begin training mixed martial arts full-time. In February 2007 Young won his first fight in theInternational Fight League by defeatingEd West with a unanimous decision. Young compiled a 2-2 record with the IFL, and that gave him an opportunity to fightTakeshi Inoue at Shooto. Despite Inoue being heavily favored, Young pulled off the upset and beat him by unanimous decision. Young has stated that this win is the reason he was offered a fight contract with the newAffliction Clothing Promotion. Young fought at their first event,Affliction: Banned, losing by second-round armbar againstUFC veteranMark Hominick.

While training part-time, Young worked in post-production at a video editing company, making the feats of others come alive on the screen. An avid video game player, Young has also had a lifelong fascination with cars, building and competing with them in street races while in high school.

Savant and his wife Rahima have two children, a girl and a boy. His mother's name is Debra Baldwin.^[1][2]

• Professional MMA record for Savant Young fromSherdog
• Savant Young IFL Page
• International Fight League

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