Brandon McDowell
UFC Debut
Record
Streak
L6
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Austin, Texas
- Born
- United States
- Camp
- City Boxing
- Weight class
- Middleweight
- Height
- 6'2" · 188 cm
Before the UFC
Brandon McDowell 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
549-464-3
.542 win rate
Winning-record opponents
30 of 57
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
67
57 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 67 bouts · 37 promotions · wins by 1 KO · 24 sub · 6 decREF · XKO · FCF · USWF 17 · USWF 14 +32
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Trey Houston11-4 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:11 | XFL | Jun 1, 2012 |
| L | Roman Pizzolato9-11 | Submission | — | R1 | 2:09 | RMMA 23 | Mar 23, 2012 |
| L | Chris Gregoire9-4 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 4:02 | XKO | Sep 3, 2011 |
| L | Josh Bryant15-4 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:57 | FCF | Jul 23, 2011 |
| L | Eric Scallan17-7 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 1:53 | Undisputed MMA | Jun 18, 2011 |
| L | Jake Rosholt12-5 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:36 | XKO | Apr 9, 2011 |
| W | Tom Jones19-12 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 2:33 | FCF | Dec 11, 2010 |
| L | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:26 | IXFA | Oct 16, 2010 | |
| L | Joe Christopher11-6 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 1:36 | BFC | May 20, 2010 |
| L | Danny Salinas12-10 | KO/TKO | Doctor Stoppage | R2 | 2:11 | STFC 9 | Nov 13, 2009 |
| L | Cedric Marks31-27 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 0:10 | XFC | Jun 13, 2009 |
| W | Jared Taylor6-10 | Submission | — | R1 | 1:01 | Bloody Knuckles Promotions | Apr 16, 2009 |
| W | Jeremiah O'Neal13-25 | Submission | — | R3 | 1:04 | XKO | Mar 14, 2009 |
| L | Liam McCarty13-6 | Submission | Triangle Armbar | R1 | 3:24 | XKO | Jan 10, 2009 |
| W | Doug Williams6-13 | Submission | — | R2 | 1:17 | CK | Jul 18, 2008 |
| L | Gerald Harris26-8-1 | KO/TKO | Submission to Punches | R1 | 1:21 | C3 Fights | Jul 12, 2008 |
| W | Phillip Greathouse2-4 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 2:30 | KC | May 17, 2008 |
| L | Submission | Strikes | R1 | 0:00 | KOK 3 | Apr 5, 2008 | |
| L | Ryan McClain13-8 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:18 | FCF | Sep 8, 2007 |
| W | Submission | Rear Naked Choke | R1 | 2:44 | KOK 1 | Sep 7, 2007 | |
| L | Tim Credeur12-4 | Submission | Triangle Choke | R1 | 0:00 | IXFA | Sep 1, 2007 |
| W | Submission | Neck Crank | R1 | 2:05 | CCCF | Aug 11, 2007 | |
| L | Jon Kirk19-14 | Submission | Triangle Choke | R1 | — | IFC | Jul 14, 2007 |
| W | Doug Williams6-13 | Submission | — | R1 | 0:57 | XFC 9 | Jun 22, 2007 |
| W | Chris Peak11-19 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 1:05 | AFC 2 | Jun 16, 2007 |
| L | Alex Andrade10-5 | Submission | Ankle Lock | R1 | 1:02 | AOW | May 11, 2007 |
| W | Julius Lee Karow3-3 | Submission | — | R1 | 1:44 | JJL Promotions | May 1, 2007 |
| L | Shilom Johnson2-0 | Submission | — | R1 | 2:02 | XFC 8 | Apr 6, 2007 |
| L | Isidro Gonzalez19-16 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 0:17 | RITC | Mar 30, 2007 |
| W | Liam McCarty13-6 | Submission | — | R2 | 0:00 | RFN 1 | Mar 24, 2007 |
| L | Carl Wisniewski3-2 | Submission | Punches | R1 | 2:08 | IFC | Mar 4, 2007 |
| W | Julius Lee Karow3-3 | Submission | — | R2 | 1:09 | JJL Promotions | Feb 27, 2007 |
| W | Aaron Pendleton1-13 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 0:50 | CCCF | Feb 24, 2007 |
| L | Jon Kirk19-14 | Submission | — | R2 | 1:56 | REF | Jan 20, 2007 |
| W | Rayford Johnson | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 1:26 | XFC | Nov 21, 2006 |
| W | Jorge Sarat1-5 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | REF | Sep 30, 2006 |
| W | Mike Linstrom1-1 | Submission | Shoulder Lock | R1 | 1:13 | XFC 7 | Aug 19, 2006 |
| L | Bubba McDaniel31-10 | Submission | — | R1 | 0:56 | UTS 5 | Apr 29, 2006 |
| L | Jason House9-5 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 2:33 | UTS 4 | Feb 25, 2006 |
| L | Meredith Campbell1-0 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:55 | REF | Jan 21, 2006 |
| W | Philip Preece10-14 | Decision | — | R0 | 0:00 | WFO | Dec 2, 2005 |
| L | Sam Nest16-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | SRF 11 | Sep 26, 2004 |
| L | Sam Nest16-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:45 | SRF 10 | Jul 31, 2004 |
| L | Kevin Brooks14-12 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:48 | FFC 10 | Jul 24, 2004 |
| W | Xavier Mejia | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 0:00 | REF | Sep 6, 2003 |
| W | Chris Seifert11-8 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 0:00 | REF | Sep 6, 2003 |
| W | George Paz2-2 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 0:00 | REF | Sep 6, 2003 |
| L | Corey Salter7-15 | Decision | Unanimous | R0 | 0:00 | REF | Aug 2, 2003 |
| L | Chris Seifert11-8 | Decision | — | R0 | 0:00 | REF | Jun 21, 2003 |
| L | William Matthew Green | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | TC 4 | May 16, 2003 |
| W | Edwin Allseitz8-13 | Submission | Keylock | R3 | 0:00 | REF | May 3, 2003 |
| L | Ray Hubbard | KO/TKO | Punches | R3 | — | REF | Apr 18, 2003 |
| W | Adam Pace | Submission | Punches | R1 | — | REF | Apr 18, 2003 |
| L | Ty Baker | Decision | — | R0 | 0:00 | REF | Feb 15, 2003 |
| W | Corey Salter7-15 | Decision | Unanimous | R0 | 0:00 | REF | Feb 15, 2003 |
| L | Decision | Split | R3 | 3:00 | REF | Oct 12, 2002 | |
| W | Xavier Mejia | Submission | Armlock | R2 | 0:26 | REF | Oct 12, 2002 |
| W | David de los Santos | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | — | WFC 1 | Jun 26, 2002 |
| W | Ty Baker | Submission | Rear Naked Choke | R5 | 2:01 | REF | Jun 15, 2002 |
| L | Philip Preece10-14 | Submission | Heel Hook | R1 | 0:44 | USWF 17 | Jul 17, 2000 |
| W | Chris Garr0-2 | Submission | Armlock | R1 | 4:40 | USWF 17 | Jul 17, 2000 |
| W | Chris Guillen13-16 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 18:36 | USWF 17 | Jul 17, 2000 |
| W | Josh Sursa4-2 | KO/TKO | — | R1 | 12:41 | USWF 14 | Apr 24, 1999 |
| W | James Harris1-1-1 | Disqualification | — | R1 | 12:40 | USWF 14 | Apr 24, 1999 |
| W | Ray Granger0-3 | Submission | Keylock | R1 | 1:25 | USWF 14 | Apr 24, 1999 |
| L | Larry Parker13-6-1 | Submission | Kneebar | R1 | 4:56 | USWF 13 | Mar 20, 1999 |
| W | Ron Woods | Submission | Keylock | R1 | 1:38 | USWF 13 | Mar 20, 1999 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.