# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/brendan-schaub
# Generated: 2026-08-13T19:09:41.979Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/brendan-schaub"
name: "Brendan Schaub"
slug: "brendan-schaub"
description: "Brendan Peter Schaub is an American podcast host, former professional mixed martial artist, and stand-up comedian. He is the host of The Fighter and the Kid podcast, the Below the Belt with Brendan Schaub podcast, and co-host of the Golden Hour podcast, along with fellow comedians Chris D'Elia and Erik Griffin. After signing with Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) in 2009 to compete on The Ultimate Fighter, he fought for the company until 2014. He officially retired from mixed martial arts (MMA) in 2015. Since 2015, Schaub has been performing stand-up comedy, initially as a duo act with comedian Bryan Callen, but more recently as a solo comedian. Schaub released his debut comedy special, You'd Be Surprised, in 2019, followed by his second special, The Gringo Papi, in 2022."
tagline: "American mixed martial artist, podcaster, comedian, college football player and actor"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Brendan_Schaub%2C_co-host_of_%22The_Fighter_and_the_Kid%22_Podcast.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "US"
category:
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  slug: "athletes"
profileType:
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  slug: "athlete"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2066131"
birthDate: "1983-03-18"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
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  momentum:             0
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  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     75
  profileCompleteness:  85
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: 63
platforms:
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    handle:    "nm3618702"
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    title: "Brendan Schaub"
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    title: "Brendan Schaub"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump