Last 5: W L W L L
Association: Team Alpha Male
Pro Debut Date: 2003-07-26
Pro Record: 38-24-0
Current Ranking:
'Big League' Record: 21-21-0
Last 3 Years: 2-4-0
Win Finish %: 57.9%
Combat Age: 63
Quality Perf. %: 48.4%
Last Quality Perf.: 2022-12-03
540 Metric: .600
Rating Points: 110
Highest Quarterly Ranking: 4/01/2013

#3 Featherweight

All-Time Rank:

#33 Lightweight

Last Fight Date: 12/02/2023 [UFC]
Last Opponent: [#77 LW] Joaquim Silva
Opponent's Last 5: L L W L W
UFC Record: 18-18-0
Longest Win Streak: 4 (2010-2011)
Next Best Win Streak: 3 (2008-2009)
UFC Debut: 2006-10-14
Last UFC Fight: 2023-12-02

Quarterly Generated Historical Rankings
Rating bar represents the fighter's standing relative to the top of the division at the time

Date ↑ ↓ Rank Record Points
01/01/2024 12 #92 Lightweight 38-24-0
113
10/01/2023   #80 Lightweight 38-23-0
130
07/01/2023 22 #80 Lightweight 38-23-0
130
04/01/2023   #58 Lightweight 38-22-0
157
01/01/2023 6 #58 Lightweight 38-22-0
157
10/01/2022 8 #64 Lightweight 37-22-0
147
07/01/2022 27 #56 Lightweight 37-22-0
147
04/01/2022 5 #29 Lightweight 37-21-0
207
01/01/2022 21 #34 Lightweight 37-21-0
207
10/01/2021 8 #55 Lightweight 36-21-0
140
07/01/2021 9 #47 Lightweight 36-20-0
159
04/01/2021 23 #38 Lightweight 36-20-0
159
01/01/2021 10 #61 Lightweight 35-20-0
121
10/01/2020 2 #71 Lightweight 35-20-0
122
07/01/2020 15 #69 Lightweight 35-20-0
124
04/01/2020 1 #54 Lightweight 35-19-0
143
01/01/2020   #55 Lightweight 35-19-0
145
10/01/2019 10 #55 Lightweight 35-19-0
147
07/01/2019 2 #45 Lightweight 35-18-0
179
04/01/2019 3 #43 Lightweight 34-18-0
182
01/01/2019 3 #40 Lightweight 34-18-0
186
10/01/2018 1 #37 Lightweight 34-18-0
189
07/01/2018 13 #38 Lightweight 34-18-0
189
04/01/2018   #25 Lightweight 34-17-0
231
01/01/2018 23 #25 Lightweight 34-17-0
231
10/01/2017 1 #48 Lightweight 33-17-0
152
07/01/2017 NR #49 Lightweight 33-17-0
152
04/01/2017 3 #31 Featherweight 32-17-0
147
01/01/2017 3 #34 Featherweight 32-17-0
150
10/01/2016 7 #31 Featherweight 32-17-0
153
07/01/2016 4 #24 Featherweight 32-17-0
157
04/01/2016 2 #20 Featherweight 32-16-0
182
01/01/2016 11 #22 Featherweight 32-16-0
182
10/01/2015 1 #11 Featherweight 32-15-0
241
07/01/2015 6 #10 Featherweight 32-15-0
241
04/01/2015 1 #16 Featherweight 31-15-0
215
01/01/2015   #15 Featherweight 31-15-0
215
10/01/2014 7 #15 Featherweight 31-15-0
215
07/01/2014 2 #8 Featherweight 31-14-0
270
04/01/2014 1 #10 Featherweight 30-14-0
216
01/01/2014   #9 Featherweight 30-14-0
221
10/01/2013 4 #9 Featherweight 30-14-0
221
07/01/2013 2 #5 Featherweight 30-13-0
275
04/01/2013 NR #3 Featherweight 30-13-0
275
01/01/2013 5 #17 Lightweight 29-13-0
224
10/01/2012 2 #12 Lightweight 29-13-0
224
07/01/2012 1 #10 Lightweight 29-13-0
224
04/01/2012 1 #9 Lightweight 29-12-0
226
01/01/2012 2 #8 Lightweight 29-12-0
226
10/01/2011   #6 Lightweight 29-11-0
281
07/01/2011 2 #6 Lightweight 29-11-0
281
04/01/2011 1 #8 Lightweight 28-11-0
237
01/01/2011 4 #9 Lightweight 28-11-0
237
10/01/2010 13 #13 Lightweight 27-11-0
172
07/01/2010 3 #26 Lightweight 26-11-0
140
04/01/2010   #23 Lightweight 26-11-0
140
01/01/2010 6 #23 Lightweight 25-11-0
137
10/01/2009 4 #17 Lightweight 25-10-0
152
07/01/2009 2 #13 Lightweight 25-10-0
152
04/01/2009 5 #11 Lightweight 25-9-0
152
01/01/2009 1 #16 Lightweight 24-9-0
133
10/01/2008 8 #17 Lightweight 24-9-0
133
07/01/2008 3 #25 Lightweight 23-9-0
104
04/01/2008 4 #22 Lightweight 22-9-0
99
01/01/2008 8 #18 Lightweight 22-9-0
99
10/01/2007 44 #10 Lightweight 22-8-0
131
07/01/2007 6 #54 Lightweight 21-8-0
57
04/01/2007 17 #48 Lightweight 21-7-0
57
01/01/2007 29 #31 Lightweight 21-6-0
63
10/01/2006 34 #60 Lightweight 20-6-0
47
07/01/2006 11 #26 Lightweight 19-5-0
65
04/01/2006 6 #15 Lightweight 19-4-0
73
01/01/2006 1 #9 Lightweight 18-3-0
88
10/01/2005 1 #8 Lightweight 16-3-0
87
07/01/2005 31 #7 Lightweight 13-3-0
78
04/01/2005 2 #38 Lightweight 9-3-0
42
01/01/2005 NR #36 Lightweight 7-3-0
40


Complete Professional MMA Fight History
Fighter rankings represent most recent generated quarterly rating prior to the fight

  Opponent Event Outcome
L Joaquim Silva
#117 Lightweight
  UFC on ESPN 52 - Dariush vs. Tsarukyan
Saturday, December 2nd 2023
Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
L Rafa Garcia
#60 Lightweight
  UFC on ESPN 44 - Holloway vs. Allen
Saturday, April 15th 2023
Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
W Scott Holtzman   UFC on ESPN 42 - Thompson vs. Holland
Saturday, December 3rd 2022
Decision (Split)
Round 3
L Claudio Puelles
#85 Lightweight
  UFC Fight Night 205 - Lemos vs. Andrade
Saturday, April 23rd 2022
Submission (Kneebar)
Round 1
W Leonardo Santos
#37 Lightweight
  UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Aldo
Saturday, December 4th 2021
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Round 2
L Mark O. Madsen   UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Gastelum
Saturday, August 21st 2021
Decision (Split)
Round 3
W Michael Johnson
#84 Lightweight
  UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov
Saturday, February 6th 2021
Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
L Bobby Green
#72 Lightweight
  UFC on ESPN 11 - Blaydes vs. Volkov
Saturday, June 20th 2020
Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
L Jim Miller
#40 Lightweight
  UFC on ESPN 5 - Covington vs. Lawler
Saturday, August 3rd 2019
Technical Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Round 1
W B.J. Penn
#349 Lightweight
  UFC 237 - Namajunas vs. Andrade
Saturday, May 11th 2019
Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
L Charles Oliveira
#16 Lightweight
  UFC 225 - Whittaker vs. Romero 2
Saturday, June 9th 2018
Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Round 1
W Joe Lauzon
#31 Lightweight
  UFC Fight Night 120: Poirier vs. Pettis
Saturday, November 11th 2017
TKO (Punches and Elbows)
Round 1
W Erik Koch
#77 Lightweight
  UFC Fight Night 112 - Chiesa vs. Lee
Sunday, June 25th 2017
Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
L Brian Ortega
#14 Featherweight
  UFC 199 - Rockhold vs. Bisping 2
Saturday, June 4th 2016
KO (Knee)
Round 3
L Thiago Tavares
#29 Featherweight
  UFC Fight Night 77 - Belfort vs. Henderson 3
Saturday, November 7th 2015
Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Round 1
W Robbie Peralta
#36 Featherweight
  UFC Fight Night - Mendes vs. Lamas
Saturday, April 4th 2015
Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
L Dennis Bermudez
#16 Featherweight
  UFC on Fox 12 - Lawler vs. Brown
Saturday, July 26th 2014
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Round 2
W Tatsuya Kawajiri
#17 Featherweight
  UFC Fight Night 40 - Minotauro vs. Nelson
Friday, April 11th 2014
Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
L Chad Mendes
#4 Featherweight
  UFC 164 - Henderson vs. Pettis 2
Saturday, August 31st 2013
TKO (Punches)
Round 3
W Hatsu Hioki
#13 Featherweight
  UFC on Fox 6 - Johnson vs. Dodson
Saturday, January 26th 2013
Decision (Split)
Round 3
L Gray Maynard
#4 Lightweight
  UFC on FX 4 - Maynard vs. Guida
Friday, June 22nd 2012
Decision (Split)
Round 5
L Ben Henderson
#7 Lightweight
  UFC on Fox 1 - Velasquez vs. Dos Santos
Saturday, November 12th 2011
Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
W Anthony Pettis
#14 Lightweight
  UFC - The Ultimate Fighter 13 Finale
Saturday, June 4th 2011
Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
W Takanori Gomi
#10 Lightweight
  UFC 125 - Resolution
Saturday, January 1st 2011
Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Round 2
W Rafael dos Anjos
#34 Lightweight
  UFC 117 - Silva vs. Sonnen
Saturday, August 7th 2010
Submission (Jaw Injury)
Round 3
W Shannon Gugerty
#184 Lightweight
  UFC Live 1 - Vera vs. Jones
Sunday, March 21st 2010
Submission (Arm Triangle Choke)
Round 2
L Kenny Florian
#6 Lightweight
  UFC 107 - Penn vs. Sanchez
Saturday, December 12th 2009
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Round 2
L Diego Sanchez
#5 Lightweight
  UFC - The Ultimate Fighter 9 Finale
Saturday, June 20th 2009
Decision (Split)
Round 3
W Nate Diaz
#15 Lightweight
  UFC 94 - St. Pierre vs. Penn 2
Saturday, January 31st 2009
Decision (Split)
Round 3
W Mac Danzig
#27 Lightweight
  UFC - Fight Night 15
Wednesday, September 17th 2008
Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
W Samy Schiavo
#159 Lightweight
  UFC - Fight Night 13
Wednesday, April 2nd 2008
TKO (Punches)
Round 1
L Roger Huerta
#22 Lightweight
  UFC - The Ultimate Fighter 6 Finale
Saturday, December 8th 2007
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Round 3
W Marcus Aurelio
#7 Lightweight
  UFC 74 - Respect
Saturday, August 25th 2007
Decision (Split)
Round 3
L Tyson Griffin
#21 Lightweight
  UFC 72 - Victory
Saturday, June 16th 2007
Decision (Split)
Round 3
L Din Thomas
#40 Lightweight
  UFC - Fight Night 8
Thursday, January 25th 2007
Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
W Justin James
#57 Lightweight
  UFC 64 - Unstoppable
Saturday, October 14th 2006
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Round 2
W Joe Martin   WEC 23 - Hot August Fights
Thursday, August 17th 2006
Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
L Yusuke Endo
#174 Lightweight
  Shooto 2006 - 7/21 in Korakuen Hall
Friday, July 21st 2006
Submission (Armbar)
Round 1
L Gilbert Melendez
#12 Lightweight
  Strikeforce: Revenge
Friday, June 9th 2006
Decision (Split)
Round 5
W Josh Thomson
#19 Lightweight
  Strikeforce - Shamrock vs. Gracie
Friday, March 10th 2006
Decision (Unanimous)
Round 5
L Tristan Yunker   KOTC - Redemption on the River
Friday, February 17th 2006
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Round 1
W Joe Jordan
#100 Lightweight
  XFO - Xtreme Fighting Organization 8
Saturday, December 10th 2005
Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
W Jeff Carstens   IHC 9 - Purgatory
Saturday, November 19th 2005
TKO (Injury)
Round 1
W Dave Lehr Cochran   KOTC - Xtreme Edge
Saturday, September 17th 2005
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Round 1
W John Strawn
#120 Welterweight
  XFO 7 - Outdoor War
Saturday, August 27th 2005
Submission (Arm Triangle Choke)
Round 2
W Jay Estrada
#27 Featherweight
  Combat - Do Fighting Challenge 4
Saturday, August 13th 2005
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Round 1
W Bart Palaszewski
#20 Lightweight
  XFO 6 - Judgement Day
Saturday, June 25th 2005
Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
W Alonzo Martinez
#89 Lightweight
  XKK - Des Moines
Friday, May 20th 2005
Submission (Arm Triangle Choke)
Round 3
W Chris Mickle
#58 Lightweight
  XKK - Des Moines
Friday, May 20th 2005
Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
W Alex Carter   Combat - Do Fighting Challenge 3
Saturday, May 14th 2005
Submission (Punches)
Round 1
W Brandon Adamson   XFO - Xtreme Fighting Organization 5
Saturday, March 19th 2005
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Round 1
W Bill Guardiola   Combat - Do Fighting Challenge 2
Saturday, February 5th 2005
Submission (Ankle Lock)
Round 1
W Dennis Davis
#37 Lightweight
  MMA Mexico - Day 2
Saturday, December 18th 2004
KO (Knee)
Round 1
W Vito Woods   XFO 4 - International
Friday, December 3rd 2004
Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Round 2
W Randy Hauer   EC 60 - Extreme Challenge 60
Friday, November 12th 2004
TKO (Punches)
Round 1
W Bill Guardiola   Combat - Do Fighting Challenge 1
Saturday, October 23rd 2004
Submission (Ankle Lock)
Round 1
L Gabe Lemley   XFO 2 - New Blood
Saturday, June 26th 2004
Submission (Armbar)
Round 2
W Jed Deno   UCS - Battle at the Barn 2
Saturday, May 1st 2004
SUB
Round 1
W Shawn Nolan   XKK - Clash in Curtiss 5
Saturday, April 3rd 2004
TKO
Round 0
L Dan Duke   XKK - Clash in Curtiss 5
Saturday, April 3rd 2004
SUB
Round 0
W Adam Bass   XFO 1 - The Kickoff
Sunday, March 14th 2004
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Round 1
L Adam Copenhaver
#72 Welterweight
  SC 17 - Silverback Classic 17
Saturday, July 26th 2003
Submission (Choke)
Round 1