Official MMA record
Rashad Evans
“Sugar”
Professional record
20-8-1
- Division
- Light-heavyweight
- Team
- Jackson's Submission Fighting
- Age
- 46
- Height
- 5' 11"
- Weight
- 205 lb
- Gender
- Male
- Fighting out of
- 21720 Marigot Drive, FL
- Born
- Niagra Falls
Profile summary
Rashad Evans started in MMA as a heavyweight and won the heavyweight division of The Ultimate Fighter 2. Evans won the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship, winning by TKO over Forrest Griffin in December 2008. He remained undefeated until May 23, 2009, when he lost the Championship belt to Lyoto Machida. Evans has a strong wrestling background, wrestling throughout college and winning the National Junior College Championship in 2000.
Career file
Professional career statistics
20-8-1
Total fights
29
Rounds fought
67.2
Current streak
1 W
Finish rate
45%
Win methods
Loss methods
Career length
17y 9m 18d
Fights per year
1.6
Longest layoff
3y 7m 19d
Quickest turnaround
1d
Quick hits
Fastest win
00:50
Fastest KO
03:24
Fastest submission
00:50
Finished rate
37.5%
Avg. fight length · wins
11:13
Avg. fight length · losses
12:04
Avg. rounds · wins
2.2
Avg. rounds · losses
2.4
Official record
Professional fight record
| Date | Result | Opponent | Division | Method / event | Round / time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 28, 2022 | W | Gabriel Checco | Light-heavyweight | Decision · Unanimous Decision Eagle FC 44Verified | R3/05:00 |
| Jun 9, 2018 | L | Anthony Smith | Light-heavyweight | KO UFC 225: WHITTAKER vs. ROMERO 2Verified | R1/00:53 |
| Aug 5, 2017 | L | Sam Alvey | Middleweight | Decision · Split Decision UFC FIGHT NIGHT: S. PETITIS vs. MORENOVerified | R3/05:00 |
| Mar 4, 2017 | L | Daniel Kelly | Middleweight | Decision · Split Decision UFC 209: Woodley vs. ThompsonVerified | R3/05:00 |
| Apr 16, 2016 | L | Glover Teixeira | Light-heavyweight | KO UFC Fight Night 87: Evans vs. TeixeiraVerified | R1/01:48 |
| Oct 3, 2015 | L | Ryan Bader | Light-heavyweight | Decision · Unanimous Decision UFC 192: Cormier vs GustafssonVerified | R3/05:00 |
| Nov 16, 2013 | W | Chael Sonnen | Light-heavyweight | TKO/RSC UFC 167Verified | R1/04:05 |
| Jun 15, 2013 | W | Dan Henderson | Light-heavyweight | Decision · Split Decision UFC 161: Henderson vs. EvansVerified | R3/05:00 |
| Feb 2, 2013 | L | Rogerio Nogueira | Light-heavyweight | Decision · Unanimous Decision UFC 156: Aldo vs. EdgarVerified | R3/05:00 |
| Apr 21, 2012 | L | Jon Jones | Light-heavyweight | Decision · Unanimous Decision UFC 145 Jones vs. EvansVerifiedTitle bout | R5/05:00 |
| Jan 28, 2012 | W | Phil Davis | Light-heavyweight | Decision · Unanimous Decision UFC on FOX 2: Evans vs. DavisVerifiedTitle bout | R5/05:00 |
| Aug 6, 2011 | W | Tito Ortiz | Light-heavyweight | TKO/RSC UFC 133: Evans vs. OrtizVerified | R2/04:48 |
| May 29, 2010 | W | Quinton Jackson | Light-heavyweight | Decision · Unanimous Decision UFC 114: Rampage vs. EvansVerified | R3/05:00 |
| Jan 2, 2010 | W | Thiago Silva | Light-heavyweight | Decision · Unanimous Decision UFC 108: Evans vs SilvaVerified | R3/05:00 |
| May 23, 2009 | L | Lyoto Machida | Light-heavyweight | TKO/RSC UFC 98: Evans vs MachidaVerifiedTitle bout | R2/03:57 |
| Dec 27, 2008 | W | Forrest Griffin | Light-heavyweight | TKO/RSC · Referee Stoppage from Strikes UFC 92: The Ultimate 2008VerifiedTitle bout | R3/02:46 |
| Sep 6, 2008 | W | Chuck Liddell | Light-heavyweight | KO · Strike UFC 88: BreakthroughVerified | R2/01:51 |
| Nov 17, 2007 | W | Michael Bisping | Light-heavyweight | Decision · Split Decision UFC 78: ValidationVerified | R3/05:00 |
| Jul 7, 2007 | D | Tito Ortiz | Light-heavyweight | Draw · Unanimous Draw UFC 73Verified | R3/05:00 |
| Jan 25, 2007 | W | Sean Salmon | Light-heavyweight | KO · Kick UFC Fight Night 8Verified | R2/01:06 |
| Sep 23, 2006 | W | Jason Lambert | — | TKO/RSC · Punches UFC 63: Penn vs. Hughes | R2/02:22 |
| Jun 28, 2006 | W | Stephan Bonnar | Light-heavyweight | Decision · Majority Decision UFC Fight Night 5Verified | R3/05:00 |
| Apr 6, 2006 | W | Sam Hoger | Light-heavyweight | Decision · Split Decision UFC Fight Night 4Verified | R3/05:00 |
| Nov 5, 2005 | W | Brad Imes | Heavyweight | Decision · Split Decision UFC: The Ultimate Fighter 2 FinaleVerified | R3/05:00 |
| Jul 11, 2005 | W | Keith Jardine | Heavyweight | Decision · Unanimous Decision UFC: The Ultimate Fighter Season 2 - Semi-Final Day 1VerifiedExhibition | R3/05:00 |
| Jul 8, 2005 | W | Mike Whitehead | Heavyweight | Decision · Unanimous Decision UFC: The Ultimate Fighter Season 2 - Elimination Bout 8VerifiedExhibition | R3/05:00 |
| Jun 25, 2005 | W | Tom Murphy | Heavyweight | Decision · Unanimous Decision UFC: The Ultimate Fighter Season 2 - Elimination Bout 4VerifiedExhibition | R3/05:00 |
| Jun 3, 2004 | W | Jaime Jara | — | Decision · Unanimous Decision Gladiator Challenge 27: Fight Fest Day 2 | R3/05:00 |
| Jun 3, 2004 | W | Hector Ramirez | — | Decision · Unanimous Decision Gladiator Challenge 27: Fight Fest Day 2 | R2/05:00 |
| Jun 2, 2004 | W | Bryan Pardoe | — | TKO/RSC Gladiator Challenge 26: Fight Fest Day 1 | R1/03:24 |
| Apr 10, 2004 | W | Dennis Reed | — | Submission Danger Zone 26: Professional Level Cage Fighting | R1/00:50 |
| Apr 10, 2004 | W | Dan Anderson | — | Submission Danger Zone 26: Professional Level Cage Fighting | R1/03:09 |
Career file
Amateur career statistics
2-0-0
Total fights
2
Rounds fought
8
Current streak
2 W
Finish rate
50%
Win methods
Loss methods
Career length
—
Fights per year
1
Longest layoff
—
Quickest turnaround
—
Quick hits
Fastest win
09:00
Fastest KO
00:00
Fastest submission
09:00
Finished rate
0%
Avg. fight length · wins
12:00
Avg. fight length · losses
00:00
Avg. rounds · wins
4
Avg. rounds · losses
0
Official record
Amateur fight record
| Date | Result | Opponent | Division | Method / event | Round / time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 8, 2003 | W | Kris Calmese | — | Submission Danger Zone 21: Fight Night 9 | R3/03:00 |
| Nov 8, 2003 | W | George Crawford | — | Unknown Danger Zone 21: Fight Night 9 | R3/05:00 |