Chris Dempsey
UFC DebutNickname“One Punch”
Record
Streak
L12
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Walla Walla, Washington
- Born
- United States
- Camp
- Sikjitsu
- Weight class
- Lightweight
- Height
- 5'10" · 178 cm
Before the UFC
Chris Dempsey 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
149-106-1
.584 win rate
Winning-record opponents
12 of 15
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
15
all opponents have 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 15 bouts · 11 promotions · wins by 1 subExciteFight · KOTC · TLMMA · COGA 57 · Thunder & Lightning +6
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Mark Coates14-11 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 3:53 | TLMMA | Nov 17, 2018 |
| L | Joey Pierotti13-2 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:45 | ExciteFight | Aug 25, 2018 |
| L | Elijah Ross3-2 | KO/TKO | Submission to Punches | R1 | 2:16 | KOTC | Nov 16, 2017 |
| L | Jake Adams1-3 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:13 | KOTC | Aug 17, 2017 |
| L | Lee Morrison19-9 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 1:32 | COGA 57 | Jul 22, 2017 |
| L | Gustavo Lopez16-10-1 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 1:19 | ExciteFight | Jun 10, 2017 |
| L | KO/TKO | Retirement | R1 | 5:00 | ExciteFight | May 29, 2017 | |
| L | Austin Arnett19-7 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 3:09 | Thunder & Lightning | Apr 1, 2017 |
| L | Nic Herron-Webb20-8 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 3:08 | AFC 125 | Sep 28, 2016 |
| L | Chris Stone6-2 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 1:30 | Reign FC | Sep 3, 2016 |
| L | Shaine Jaime2-1 | Submission | North-South Choke | R2 | 1:13 | ExciteFight | Jul 11, 2015 |
| L | Tyler McGuire12-2 | KO/TKO | Submission to Punches | R1 | 2:13 | COTC | Apr 3, 2015 |
| W | Drew Lipton6-30 | Submission | Triangle Choke | R2 | 0:57 | AK Entertainment | Nov 27, 2012 |
| L | Jeff Bailey9-5 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 0:00 | FE | Feb 12, 2011 |
| L | John Martinez3-13 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 1:01 | CCW | Jul 28, 2007 |
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
1-1-1across 3 amateur bouts · 2 promotionsEF · TL
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Roy Bradshaw10-21 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R2 | — | EF | May 9, 2009 |
| D | Kaleb Moline | Draw | — | R3 | 3:00 | EF | Dec 26, 2008 |
| W | Mike Bigsby | Submission | Triangle Choke | R1 | — | TL | Aug 16, 2008 |
Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.