Cliff Wright
UFC DebutNickname“The Goblin”
Record
Streak
L9
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Belle Plaine, Iowa
- Born
- United States
- Weight class
- Welterweight
- Height
- 5'11" · 180 cm
Before the UFC
Cliff Wright 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
444-294-2
.602 win rate
Winning-record opponents
22 of 27
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
33
27 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 33 bouts · 26 promotions · wins by 1 KO · 11 subEC · Bellator · BFC · PC MMA · LFA +21
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Austin Judge | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 3:57 | LFA | Apr 21, 2023 |
| L | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 1:37 | FHMMA | May 21, 2022 | |
| L | Gauge Young11-3 | Submission | Arm-Triangle Choke | R1 | 3:18 | FAC 10 | Oct 8, 2021 |
| L | Will Starks12-4 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 3:06 | MFL | Aug 14, 2021 |
| L | Brok Weaver17-6 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 2:38 | GFC 1 | Jun 18, 2021 |
| L | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 4:58 | FAC 8 | May 7, 2021 | |
| L | Jason Knight23-9 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 1:48 | iFF 5 | Mar 5, 2021 |
| L | Khasan Askhabov23-2 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 2:24 | iFF 1 | Sep 24, 2020 |
| L | Brian Foster30-13 | Submission | Kimura | R1 | 2:20 | MMAX FC 9 | Aug 15, 2020 |
| W | Thomas Gifford17-10 | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 0:33 | PF | Feb 29, 2020 |
| L | Jason Witt19-9 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Cageside Promotions / KCFA | Jul 27, 2019 |
| W | Kevin Brown Jr.6-11 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 1:16 | Walkout FC 15 | Apr 20, 2019 |
| L | Austin Hubbard16-11 | Decision | Unanimous | R5 | 5:00 | Caged Aggression 18 | Oct 8, 2016 |
| L | Perry Olson | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | KOTC | Sep 9, 2016 |
| W | Evian Rodriguez6-34 | Submission | Arm-Triangle Choke | R1 | 1:55 | RCC | Jun 11, 2016 |
| L | Ramiro Hernandez20-11 | Decision | Unanimous | R5 | 5:00 | EC | May 7, 2016 |
| L | Robert Rojas Jr.10-5 | Decision | Unanimous | R5 | 5:00 | DCS 25 | Apr 23, 2016 |
| W | Tom Shoaff11-4 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 3:04 | Tru-Form Entertainment | Oct 17, 2015 |
| L | Eric Wisely33-9-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R5 | 5:00 | PC MMA | Aug 21, 2015 |
| L | LaRue Burley11-4 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Bellator | Apr 18, 2014 |
| W | Derek Loffer10-5 | Submission | Armbar | R2 | 4:28 | Bellator | Oct 18, 2013 |
| L | Donald Sanchez31-20 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | Bellator | Jul 31, 2013 |
| L | Christian Uflacker | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 2:26 | BFC | Dec 14, 2012 |
| W | Bobby Reardanz9-13 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 3:39 | BFC | Oct 5, 2012 |
| L | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | BFC | May 18, 2012 | |
| W | Dakota Cochrane34-13 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 4:39 | RFA 2 | Mar 30, 2012 |
| W | Mark Herman | Submission | Choke | R1 | 0:56 | EC | Jan 29, 2012 |
| W | Mike Lindquist8-33 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 1:08 | EC | Jul 23, 2011 |
| W | Drew Mehaffy | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 1:01 | Mainstream MMA | Aug 21, 2010 |
| L | Ryan Bixler27-25-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R3 | — | GFC 7 | Jul 25, 2009 |
| W | Jeremy Castro19-25 | Submission | Triangle Choke | R2 | 1:40 | PC MMA | Apr 25, 2009 |
| L | Mike Lullo8-3 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | XFO | Feb 27, 2009 |
| W | Aubrey Bailey | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 1:21 | CFC | Sep 27, 2008 |
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.