Christian Echols
UFC DebutNickname“The Vanilla Gorilla”
Record
Streak
W1
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Cullman, Alabama
- Born
- United States
- Weight class
- Light Heavyweight
- Height
- 5'10" · 178 cm
Before the UFC
Christian Echols 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
DevelopmentalOpponents' combined record
37-68
.352 win rate
Winning-record opponents
3 of 8
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
12
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 12 bouts · 11 promotions · wins by 2 KO · 6 subCage Fighting Championships · CFFC 143 · Impact Promotions · All In Combat · CFFC 121 +6
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Brian Jackson0-13 | KO/TKO | Strikes | R1 | 1:05 | Cage Fighting Championships | Nov 22, 2025 |
| L | Guram Gochashvili | KO/TKO | Punches and Elbows | R2 | 4:31 | CFFC 143 | Jun 6, 2025 |
| W | Logan Tucker | Submission | Arm-Triangle Choke | R1 | 2:58 | Impact Promotions | Jun 29, 2024 |
| W | Chris Crosby17-10 | Submission | — | R1 | 3:44 | All In Combat | May 31, 2024 |
| W | Jacob Zogg1-18 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 0:47 | Cage Fighting Championships | Mar 9, 2024 |
| L | KO/TKO | Knee | R1 | 3:22 | CFFC 121 | Jul 14, 2023 | |
| W | Chris Warf | Submission | Kimura | R1 | 0:42 | B2 Fighting Series 179 | Apr 1, 2023 |
| W | Pat Downey | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:27 | Bellator | Dec 9, 2022 |
| W | Travis Murchison2-9 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 0:23 | B2 Fighting Series 173 | Aug 19, 2022 |
| W | Dornes Butler2-7 | Submission | Kimura | R1 | 0:32 | AFC 9 | Feb 12, 2022 |
| L | KO/TKO | Strikes | R1 | 4:46 | B2 Fighting Series 133 | Aug 28, 2021 | |
| L | Tresean Gore6-4 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:17 | AFC 5 | Oct 3, 2020 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.
Amateur
3-2across 5 amateur bouts · 5 promotionsAFC 2 · SHP 48 · Bellator · SHP 46 · SHP 43
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Derek James | Submission | Kimura | R2 | 0:21 | AFC 2 | Jun 15, 2019 |
| L | John Noland0-2 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 2:36 | SHP 48 | Jan 13, 2018 |
| L | Submission | Keylock | R2 | 1:53 | Bellator | Oct 13, 2017 | |
| W | Rodricus Dansby0-1 | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 0:14 | SHP 46 | Apr 1, 2017 |
| W | Todd Steele | Submission | Arm-Triangle Choke | R1 | 0:32 | SHP 43 | Jul 23, 2016 |
Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.