Last 5: L L W L W
Association: Knoxville MMA
Pro Debut Date: 2008-09-27
Pro Record: 27-17-0
Current Ranking:
'Big League' Record: 21-13-0
Last 3 Years: 2-2-0
Win Finish %: 74.1%
Combat Age: 60
Quality Perf. %: 52.3%
Last Quality Perf.: 2024-03-16
540 Metric: .538
Rating Points: 135
Highest Quarterly Ranking: 7/01/2015

#9 Light Heavyweight

Last Fight Date: 3/16/2024 [UFC]
Last Opponent: [#36 LHW] Kennedy Nzechukwu
Opponent's Last 5: W W W L L
Last Loss Date: 2/18/2023
Last Loss: [#19 LHW] Philipe Lins
Opponent's Last 5: L W W W W
UFC Record: 15-12-0
Longest Win Streak: 4 (2013-2014)
Next Best Win Streak: 3 (2017)
UFC Debut: 2013-04-27
Last UFC Fight: 2024-03-16

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 3 #46 Light Heavyweight 26-17-0
107
10/01/2023   #43 Light Heavyweight 26-17-0
109
07/01/2023 2 #43 Light Heavyweight 26-17-0
111
04/01/2023 12 #41 Light Heavyweight 26-17-0
113
01/01/2023 1 #29 Light Heavyweight 26-16-0
154
10/01/2022 3 #28 Light Heavyweight 26-16-0
154
07/01/2022 NR #31 Light Heavyweight 26-16-0
154
04/01/2022 2 #50 Heavyweight 25-16-0
83
01/01/2022 15 #48 Heavyweight 25-16-0
84
10/01/2021 1 #33 Heavyweight 25-16-0
122
07/01/2021 NR #32 Heavyweight 25-16-0
123
04/01/2021 2 #25 Light Heavyweight 25-15-0
176
01/01/2021 6 #27 Light Heavyweight 25-15-0
176
10/01/2020 NR #21 Light Heavyweight 25-14-0
222
07/01/2020 NR #35 Heavyweight 24-14-0
135
04/01/2020   #22 Light Heavyweight 24-13-0
227
01/01/2020 1 #22 Light Heavyweight 24-13-0
227
10/01/2019 5 #21 Light Heavyweight 24-13-0
227
07/01/2019 8 #26 Light Heavyweight 23-13-0
178
04/01/2019 1 #18 Light Heavyweight 23-12-0
213
01/01/2019 6 #19 Light Heavyweight 23-12-0
213
10/01/2018 1 #13 Light Heavyweight 23-11-0
263
07/01/2018 4 #12 Light Heavyweight 23-11-0
263
04/01/2018 5 #16 Light Heavyweight 22-11-0
233
01/01/2018 2 #11 Light Heavyweight 22-10-0
319
10/01/2017 2 #13 Light Heavyweight 21-10-0
259
07/01/2017   #15 Light Heavyweight 20-10-0
227
04/01/2017 1 #15 Light Heavyweight 19-10-0
208
01/01/2017 2 #14 Light Heavyweight 19-9-0
241
10/01/2016   #12 Light Heavyweight 19-8-0
290
07/01/2016 1 #12 Light Heavyweight 19-8-0
294
04/01/2016 1 #13 Light Heavyweight 19-7-0
290
01/01/2016 2 #14 Light Heavyweight 18-7-0
284
10/01/2015 3 #12 Light Heavyweight 18-7-0
289
07/01/2015   #9 Light Heavyweight 18-6-0
335
04/01/2015 5 #9 Light Heavyweight 17-6-0
335
01/01/2015 6 #14 Light Heavyweight 17-6-0
335
10/01/2014 1 #20 Light Heavyweight 16-6-0
170
07/01/2014 10 #19 Light Heavyweight 16-5-0
174
04/01/2014   #29 Light Heavyweight 15-5-0
118
01/01/2014 5 #29 Light Heavyweight 14-5-0
114
10/01/2013 4 #34 Light Heavyweight 14-5-0
114
07/01/2013 4 #38 Light Heavyweight 13-5-0
100
04/01/2013   #42 Light Heavyweight 12-5-0
94
01/01/2013 1 #42 Light Heavyweight 12-5-0
94
10/01/2012 4 #41 Light Heavyweight 12-5-0
95
07/01/2012 2 #45 Light Heavyweight 11-5-0
94
04/01/2012 1 #43 Light Heavyweight 11-5-0
96
01/01/2012 1 #44 Light Heavyweight 11-5-0
99
10/01/2011 5 #45 Light Heavyweight 11-4-0
99
07/01/2011 1 #40 Light Heavyweight 10-4-0
98
04/01/2011 2 #39 Light Heavyweight 10-4-0
98
01/01/2011 23 #37 Light Heavyweight 9-4-0
95
10/01/2010 33 #60 Light Heavyweight 7-4-0
62
07/01/2010 61 #93 Light Heavyweight 6-4-0
41
04/01/2010 NR #154 Light Heavyweight 4-4-0
26


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

  Opponent Event Outcome
W Kennedy Nzechukwu
#34 Light Heavyweight
  UFC Fight Night 239 - Tuivasa vs. Tybura
Saturday, March 16th 2024
Decision (Split)
Round 3
L Philipe Lins
#34 Light Heavyweight
  UFC Fight Night 219 - Andrade vs. Blanchfield
Saturday, February 18th 2023
KO (Punches)
Round 1
W Mauricio Rua   UFC 274: Oliveira vs. Gaethje
Saturday, May 7th 2022
Decision (Split)
Round 3
L Tanner Boser
#30 Heavyweight
  UFC Fight Night 190 - Gane vs. Volkov
Saturday, June 26th 2021
KO (Punches)
Round 2
L Jamahal Hill
#30 Light Heavyweight
  UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Vettori
Saturday, December 5th 2020
TKO (Punches)
Round 2
W Alonzo Menifield
#51 Light Heavyweight
  UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Sakai
Saturday, September 5th 2020
KO (Punch)
Round 2
L Ben Rothwell
#27 Heavyweight
  UFC Fight Night 171 - Smith vs. Teixeira
Wednesday, May 13th 2020
Decision (Split)
Round 3
W Michal Oleksiejczuk
#27 Light Heavyweight
  UFC Fight Night 160 - Hermansson vs. Cannonier
Saturday, September 28th 2019
Submission (Shoulder Choke)
Round 2
L Nikita Krylov
#22 Light Heavyweight
  UFC 236 - Holloway vs. Poirier
Saturday, April 13th 2019
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Round 2
L Dominick Reyes
#29 Light Heavyweight
  UFC 229 - Nurmagomedov vs. McGregor
Saturday, October 6th 2018
Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
W Tyson Pedro
#31 Light Heavyweight
  UFC Fight Night 132 - Cerrone vs. Edwards
Saturday, June 23rd 2018
Submission (Straight Armbar)
Round 1
L Ilir Latifi
#16 Light Heavyweight
  UFC on Fox 28 - Emmett vs. Stephens
Saturday, February 24th 2018
Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Round 1
W Corey Anderson
#17 Light Heavyweight
  UFC 217 - Bisping vs. St. Pierre
Saturday, November 4th 2017
KO (Head Kick)
Round 3
W Yushin Okami
#34 Welterweight
  UFC Fight Night 117 - St. Preux vs. Okami
Friday, September 22nd 2017
Technical Submission (Shoulder Choke)
Round 1
W Marcos Rogerio de Lima
#42 Light Heavyweight
  UFC Fight Night 108 - Swanson vs. Lobov
Saturday, April 22nd 2017
Submission (Shoulder Choke)
Round 2
L Volkan Oezdemir
#134 Heavyweight
  UFC Fight Night 104 - Bermudez vs. Korean Zombie
Saturday, February 4th 2017
Decision (Split)
Round 3
L Jimi Manuwa
#14 Light Heavyweight
  UFC 204: Bisping vs. Henderson 2
Saturday, October 8th 2016
TKO
Round 2
L Jon Jones   UFC 197: Jones vs. Saint Preux
Saturday, April 23rd 2016
Decision (Unanimous)
Round 5
W Rafael Cavalcante
#40 Light Heavyweight
  UFC Fight Night 82 - Hendricks vs. Thompson
Saturday, February 6th 2016
Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
L Glover Teixeira
#7 Light Heavyweight
  UFC Fight Night 73: Teixeira vs. St. Preux
Saturday, August 8th 2015
Technical Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
Round 3
W Patrick Cummins
#44 Light Heavyweight
  UFC on FOX 15: Machida vs. Rockhold
Saturday, April 18th 2015
TKO
Round 1
W Mauricio Rua
#12 Light Heavyweight
  UFC Fight Night - Shogun vs. St. Preux
Saturday, November 8th 2014
KO (Punches)
Round 1
L Ryan Bader
#10 Light Heavyweight
  UFC Fight Night - Bader vs. St. Preux
Saturday, August 16th 2014
Decision (Unanimous)
Round 5
W Ryan Jimmo
#25 Light Heavyweight
  UFC 174 - Johnson vs. Bagautinov
Saturday, June 14th 2014
Submission (Kimura)
Round 2
W Nikita Krylov   UFC 171 - Hendricks vs. Lawler
Saturday, March 15th 2014
Technical Submission (Shoulder Choke)
Round 1
W Cody Donovan
#72 Light Heavyweight
  UFC Fight Night - Shogun vs. Sonnen
Saturday, August 17th 2013
KO (Punches)
Round 1
W Gian Villante
#59 Light Heavyweight
  UFC 159 - Jones vs. Sonnen
Saturday, April 27th 2013
Decision (Technical Majority)
Round 3
W T.J. Cook
#166 Light Heavyweight
  Strikeforce - Rousey vs. Kaufman
Saturday, August 18th 2012
KO (Punch)
Round 3
L Gegard Mousasi
#8 Light Heavyweight
  Strikeforce - Melendez vs. Masvidal
Saturday, December 17th 2011
Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
W Joe Cason
#170 Light Heavyweight
  Strikeforce - Challengers 17
Friday, July 22nd 2011
Submission (Punches)
Round 1
W Ron Humphrey
#136 Light Heavyweight
  Strikeforce - Challengers 13
Friday, January 7th 2011
Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
W Benji Radach   Strikeforce: Henderson vs. Babalu
Saturday, December 4th 2010
Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
W Antwain Britt
#71 Light Heavyweight
  Strikeforce - Challengers 12
Friday, November 19th 2010
Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
W Jason Day
#75 Middleweight
  EFC 5 - Summer Rumble
Saturday, July 24th 2010
KO (Punch)
Round 1
W Claudio Cunha Godoy
#120 Light Heavyweight
  Washington Combat - Battle of the Legends
Saturday, May 15th 2010
TKO (Arm Injury)
Round 1
W Chris Hawk   Strikeforce - Nashville
Saturday, April 17th 2010
TKO (Punches)
Round 1
W Brett Chism
#307 Middleweight
  GTOCF - GTO Cage Fights
Saturday, February 20th 2010
TKO (Punches)
Round 1
L Virgil Zwicker
#234 Heavyweight
  TCC 1 - Top Combat Championship 1
Saturday, September 26th 2009
TKO (Punches)
Round 2
W Jonathan Smith   Vendetta Fighting Championship - A Night of Vengeance
Saturday, September 5th 2009
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Round 1
L Nik Fekete   Vendetta Fighting Championship - A Night of Vengeance
Saturday, September 5th 2009
Decision (Unanimous)
Round 2
W Ombey Mobley   XFC 8 - Regional Conflict
Saturday, April 25th 2009
Submission (Calf Slicer)
Round 1
W Robert Turner
#238 Light Heavyweight
  XFC 7 - School of Hard Knox
Friday, February 20th 2009
KO (Head Kick)
Round 1
L Ray Lizama
#125 Middleweight
  SF 2 - Shark Fights 2
Saturday, December 13th 2008
Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
L Rodney Wallace
#151 Light Heavyweight
  VFC 1 - Vengeance Fighting Championship 1
Saturday, September 27th 2008
Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3