Brandon Bender
UFC Debut
Record
Streak
L1
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Rancho Cucamonga, California
- Born
- United States
- Weight class
- Bantamweight
- Height
- 5'8" · 173 cm
Before the UFC
Brandon Bender 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
68-37
.648 win rate
Winning-record opponents
4 of 5
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
14
5 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 · 11 promotions · wins by 11 sub · 1 decBellator · KOTC · National Fight Alliance · Gladiator Challenge · SCC 4 +6
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Joshua Jones11-7 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Bellator | Jan 25, 2020 |
| W | Mario Navarro | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 4:15 | Bellator | Apr 11, 2014 |
| L | Travis Marx21-5 | KO/TKO | Knee to the Body and Punches | R2 | 4:28 | Bellator | Sep 20, 2013 |
| W | Jared Papazian20-14 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:01 | National Fight Alliance | May 11, 2013 |
| W | Geovanni Araujo | Submission | Arm-Triangle Choke | R1 | 1:10 | Gladiator Challenge | Apr 29, 2012 |
| W | Marlin Weikel11-6 | Submission | Triangle Choke | R3 | 2:30 | SCC 4 | Feb 16, 2012 |
| W | Josh Herrick | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 3:42 | BFC | Mar 5, 2011 |
| W | Mike Palo | Submission | Triangle Choke | R1 | 2:11 | MEZ Sports | Nov 19, 2010 |
| W | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 1:50 | BAMMA USA | Sep 24, 2010 | |
| W | Jesse Newell | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 1:16 | CA Fight Syndicate | Jan 16, 2010 |
| W | Tony Lopez | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 1:36 | Fight Circuit MMA | Jun 7, 2009 |
| W | Ryan Rother | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 0:25 | CCF 4 | Mar 6, 2009 |
| W | Hugo Sandoval | Submission | Triangle Choke | R1 | 1:37 | KOTC | Dec 2, 2007 |
| W | Brian Whiteaker | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | KOTC | Aug 4, 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.