Ariel Sexton
UFC DebutNickname“Tarzan”
Record
Streak
L1
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- San Jose
- Born
- Costa Rica
- Weight class
- Lightweight
- Height
- 5'9" · 175 cm
Before the UFC
Ariel Sexton 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
219-130-7
.628 win rate
Winning-record opponents
13 of 14
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
19
14 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 19 bouts · 9 promotions · wins by 3 KO · 10 subONE · Costa Rica · HCF · One FC 24 · One FC 14 +4
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Marat Gafurov20-4 | KO/TKO | Punches | R3 | 4:15 | ONE | Jul 22, 2022 |
| W | Amir Khan14-10 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R3 | 1:33 | ONE | Feb 22, 2019 |
| W | Kota Shimoishi20-8-1 | Submission | Reverse Triangle Keylock | R3 | 0:44 | ONE | Jul 13, 2018 |
| L | Ev Ting17-7 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | ONE | Feb 23, 2018 |
| W | Roger Huerta24-14-1 | KO/TKO | Submission to Punches | R3 | 3:53 | ONE | Jul 2, 2016 |
| W | Eddie Ng | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 1:10 | ONE | May 22, 2015 |
| W | Anvar Alizhanov | Submission | Reverse Triangle Keylock | R1 | 3:18 | One FC 24 | Dec 19, 2014 |
| L | Kamal Shalorus9-5-2 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | One FC 14 | Mar 14, 2014 |
| W | Peter Davis10-5 | KO/TKO | Elbows | R1 | 0:00 | MIMMA | Jun 15, 2013 |
| W | Elver Hernandez | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 1:12 | XFC | Oct 7, 2011 |
| W | Submission | Punches | R2 | 0:48 | Fite Nite | Jul 18, 2009 | |
| L | Derrick Noble27-15-1 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R2 | 1:30 | MFC 19 | Dec 5, 2008 |
| W | Myles Merola11-8 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 1:08 | HCF | Feb 1, 2008 |
| L | Thomas Schulte20-11 | Submission | Triangle Choke | R1 | 0:50 | HCF | Oct 19, 2007 |
| W | Wady Salgado | KO/TKO | Corner Stoppage | R2 | 5:00 | Costa Rica | Jun 28, 2007 |
| NC | Juan Barrantes10-8-1 | No Contest | — | R1 | 0:00 | Costa Rica | Dec 1, 2006 |
| W | Evan Vasquez Matus8-6-1 | Submission | Rear Naked Choke | R1 | 3:14 | Costa Rica | Dec 1, 2006 |
| W | Ludwing Salazar24-23 | Submission | Keylock | R1 | 4:58 | Costa Rica | Dec 1, 2006 |
| W | Dan Donaldson | Submission | Heel Hook | R1 | 0:41 | Costa Rica | Apr 10, 2006 |
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.