Armando Best
UFC Debut
Record
Streak
L3
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Tacoma, Washington
- Born
- United States
- Weight class
- Featherweight
- Height
- 5'7" · 170 cm
Before the UFC
Armando Best 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
ModerateOpponents' combined record
91-93
.495 win rate
Winning-record opponents
6 of 8
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
14
8 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 14 bouts · 9 promotions · wins by 2 KO · 1 subCageSport MMA · CS · WFC · CageSport 48 · COGA 52 +4
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Daeri Alderman | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | WFC | Apr 25, 2026 |
| L | Jorge Alcala6-2 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 4:14 | CageSport MMA | Oct 5, 2019 |
| L | Charon Spain23-54 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 2:14 | CageSport MMA | Dec 15, 2018 |
| W | Bryce Walden | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 4:24 | CageSport MMA | Oct 13, 2018 |
| L | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | CageSport MMA | Jul 21, 2018 | |
| L | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 1:23 | CageSport 48 | Dec 16, 2017 | |
| L | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:15 | CS | Oct 14, 2017 | |
| W | Bryce Walden | KO/TKO | Punches | R3 | 1:07 | CS | Jul 15, 2017 |
| L | Justin Mark | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 4:48 | CS | Feb 25, 2017 |
| W | Jacob Goudie | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 0:47 | COGA 52 | Jan 7, 2017 |
| L | Jorge Gaitan | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | SFL 51 / CageSport 42 | Oct 22, 2016 |
| L | R.J. Hoyt5-8 | KO/TKO | Retirement | R1 | 5:00 | Reign FC | Sep 3, 2016 |
| L | A.J. Bryant12-7 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:14 | SFL 50 / CageSport 41 | Jul 23, 2016 |
| L | Submission | Brabo Choke | R2 | 3:44 | SFL 46 / CageSport 39 | Feb 20, 2016 |
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.
Amateur
1-2across 3 amateur bouts · 3 promotionsSFUMMA · Northwest Fight Challenge 19 · Combat Games MMA
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Anthony McKinney | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 1:01 | SFUMMA | Dec 12, 2015 |
| L | Timothy Lewis4-2 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 3:00 | Northwest Fight Challenge 19 | Apr 19, 2014 |
| L | Gagan Gill6-3 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 1:00 | Combat Games MMA | Feb 8, 2014 |
Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.