Ariel Sepulveda
UFC DebutNickname“The Smash”
Record
Streak
L1
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- New York City, New York
- Born
- United States
- Weight class
- Middleweight
- Height
- 6'1" · 185 cm
Before the UFC
Ariel Sepulveda makes their UFC debut
Our striking, grappling, and schedule metrics are measured from UFC fights, so they come online after this bout. Here is the career they bring in — and how live the opposition has been.
Pre-UFC opposition
StrongOpponents' combined record
89-61-1
.593 win rate
Winning-record opponents
7 of 10
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
13
10 opponents with records on file
A descriptive read of the non-UFC slate from opponents’ full career pro records — not a UFC-grade Schedule Score.
UFC fight history
No UFC bouts on record yet.
Outside the UFC
across 13 bouts · 13 promotions · wins by 1 KO · 3 sub · 2 decROC 47 · ROC 44 · ROC 43 · BFC · CFFC 12 +8
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Keith Berish5-1 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 4:30 | ROC 47 | Jan 24, 2014 |
| W | Mike Massenzio13-9 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R3 | 1:14 | ROC 44 | Apr 5, 2013 |
| W | Ryan Contaldi7-9-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 4:00 | ROC 43 | Jan 24, 2013 |
| L | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | BFC | Oct 19, 2012 | |
| W | Rex Harris12-6 | Submission | Kimura | R1 | 3:15 | CFFC 12 | Dec 10, 2011 |
| W | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | CFFC 9 | Jun 10, 2011 | |
| L | Kyle Cerminara | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | CFFC 7 | Apr 16, 2011 |
| W | Steve Durig | Submission | Triangle Choke | R1 | 2:24 | ROC 34 | Feb 4, 2011 |
| L | Daniel Vizcaya10-4 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 4:40 | M-1 | Jun 26, 2010 |
| L | Decision | Majority | R3 | 4:00 | ROC 30 | Jun 11, 2010 | |
| W | Charlie Joseph | KO/TKO | Knee Injury | R1 | 1:27 | ROC 29 | Apr 16, 2010 |
| L | Tim Williams15-5 | Submission | Triangle Choke | R1 | 4:59 | LITC 2 | Jan 23, 2010 |
| L | Plinio Cruz8-9 | Decision | Split | R3 | 4:00 | ROC 27 | Nov 20, 2009 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) and Dana White’s Contender Series — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.