Who Is Kelvin Gastelum’s Wife/Girlfriend? Is He Married? All About the UFC Star’s Relationships

The UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs Aliskerov will be the UFC’s first event in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Along with a solid main event, it features some thrilling fights that promise action and adventure to all fans. One such fight is the middleweight bout between Kelvin Gastelum and Daniel Rodriguez.

Kelvin Gastelum is one of UFC’s most experienced fighters, with 22 fights. Moreover, he has been a part of the promotion for over a decade. As he gears up for his 28th professional fight, let us look into his personal life.

Meet Lena Pattyson, Kelvin Gastelum’s partner: What does she do?

The American fighter’s personal life is not very well-known among his fans. Moreover, very little is known about his family. There are no reports about his dating life for a long time. However, some years ago, there were various reports about his partner! A few years ago, the UFC fighter was dating Lena Pattyson. Intriguingly, Pattyson was also his personal strength and conditioning coach. Pattyson worked as a personal trainer in California, after honing her skills under the renowned strength and conditioning coach Phil Daru.

Moreover, Lena Pattyson was credited for Gastelum’s improved physique and nutrition. Earlier, the American fighter was competing in the UFC’s welterweight division. But after a few weight misses, he moved to the middleweight division. Pattyson is a fitness freak and all this is evident from her social media pages where she continuously helps her clients to live a healthy life. She has also worked with Ironside Performance Gym in Utah and House of Power Gym in Westminster, California. Now that we’ve covered Kelvin Gastelum’s personal life, let’s take a look at his professional life, especially his MMA record.

Kelvin Gastelum’s MMA career

Kelvin Gastelum’s journey in the UFC began with his appearance on The Ultimate Fighter: Team Jones vs. Team Sonnen. Next, he fought against Rick Story and won via a split decision at UFC 171. Gastelum continued a winning streak, beating the likes of Nicholas Musoke and Jake Ellenberger before losing to Tyron Woodley at UFC 183. Gastelum would later jump to the middleweight division and after numerous amazing performances as a 185’er, the American fighter battled Israel Adesanya for the interim UFC middleweight title at UFC 236. Unfortunately, he lost that fight, and the two next bouts as well.

After finally deciding to return to welterweight, Kelvin Gastelum was scheduled to fight Shavkat Rakhmonov, but the fight fell off due to an injury sustained by the former. However, when he finally returned to 170 pounds, he faced Sean Brady, who’d submit him in the final round to claim victory.

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Despite the ups and downs, Kelvin Gastelum is very much a top contender in the UFC. But can he get back to his winning ways again? Well, that remains to be seen this weekend in the midst of a packed Riyadh crowd. Meanwhile, drop your predictions down below.