Cory Devela
UFC DebutNickname“The One”
Record
Streak
L1
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Bonney Lake
- Born
- United States
- Weight class
- Middleweight
- Height
- 6'2" · 188 cm
Before the UFC
Cory Devela 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.
UFC debut
Aug 20, 2026
Pre-UFC opposition
StrongOpponents' combined record
317-182-4
.635 win rate
Winning-record opponents
13 of 19
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
23
19 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 23 bouts · 17 promotions · wins by 5 KO · 6 sub · 5 decStrikeforce · CS · XFC · USA MMA · WSOF 29 +12
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Louis Taylor19-4-1 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 0:29 | WSOF 29 | Mar 12, 2016 |
| W | Adam Stroup14-5 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | SCL 43 | Aug 22, 2015 |
| W | Nick Ring14-4 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | HKFC | Jun 26, 2015 |
| W | Jared Torgeson21-27 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R3 | 3:47 | SCL | Feb 21, 2015 |
| W | David Anderson2-2 | Submission | Short Choke | R1 | 2:12 | ROTR | Oct 25, 2014 |
| L | Leroy Knopp7-2 | KO/TKO | Punches | R4 | 2:37 | CS | Dec 7, 2013 |
| W | Byron Sutton | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 3:11 | CS | Oct 5, 2013 |
| L | Bobby Voelker34-15 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | Strikeforce | Jul 23, 2010 |
| L | Luke Rockhold16-6 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 0:30 | Strikeforce | Jun 19, 2009 |
| L | Terry Martin23-12 | KO/TKO | Punch | R3 | 2:08 | Strikeforce | Sep 20, 2008 |
| W | Dan Molina13-9 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | XCC 6 | Apr 5, 2008 |
| W | Joe Riggs50-18-1 | KO/TKO | Slam | R1 | 1:22 | Strikeforce | Feb 23, 2008 |
| W | Lodune Sincaid15-9 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | SF 21 | Dec 22, 2007 |
| W | Tom Jones19-12 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:02 | HRP | Nov 16, 2007 |
| W | John Krohn4-4 | Submission | Kimura | R2 | — | SF 20 | Oct 27, 2007 |
| W | Dave Knight7-7-1 | Submission | Verbal | R2 | 0:54 | XFC | Jul 22, 2006 |
| W | Nick Tyree1-3 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 0:00 | XFC | May 20, 2006 |
| W | Jeff Dietrich2-2 | Decision | Unanimous | R5 | 5:00 | USA MMA | Oct 14, 2005 |
| L | Ed Herman26-16 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 3:20 | PFA | Jun 3, 2004 |
| W | Adam Yohe | KO/TKO | Submission to Punches | R1 | 1:02 | USA MMA | Mar 20, 2004 |
| W | Matt Armstrong | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 1:49 | FCFF | Mar 20, 2004 |
| W | Michael Perales | Submission | — | R1 | 2:08 | FCFA | Mar 6, 2004 |
| L | Matt Horwich30-25-1 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 1:24 | PPKA | Sep 6, 2003 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.
Amateur
2-0across 2 amateur bouts · 2 promotionsSF 12 · USA MMA
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Mike Dolce5-10 | KO/TKO | Punch | R2 | — | SF 12 | Sep 16, 2005 |
| W | Ty Roberts0-2 | KO/TKO | — | R0 | 0:00 | USA MMA | Mar 13, 2004 |
Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.
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