Dan Gilbert
UFC Debut
Record
Streak
L1
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Orland Park, Illinois
- Born
- United States
- Weight class
- Lightweight
- Height
- 5'9" · 175 cm
Before the UFC
Dan Gilbert 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
242-185-7
.567 win rate
Winning-record opponents
11 of 16
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
19
16 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 19 bouts · 14 promotions · wins by 3 KO · 4 sub · 1 decShooto · USWF 7 · XKK · Cut Throat MMA · LDIL +9
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Joshua Lee9-16 | KO/TKO | Doctor Stoppage | R3 | 5:00 | Cut Throat MMA | Sep 16, 2011 |
| W | Frank Steele | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | — | LDIL | Jun 26, 2009 |
| L | Keith Smetana12-6 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 0:27 | IHC 12 | Nov 8, 2008 |
| W | Ryan Scheeper5-38 | Submission | Heel Hook | R1 | 0:44 | XFO | Aug 30, 2008 |
| W | Chris Thomas6-6 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | — | BSB 7 | Jan 9, 2008 |
| L | James Giboo13-5 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 3:24 | XKK | Mar 19, 2005 |
| L | James Giboo13-5 | Submission | Triangle Choke | R2 | — | XKK | Jul 24, 2004 |
| L | Wayne Weems12-2 | Submission | Arm-Triangle Choke | R1 | 0:23 | XFO 2 | Jun 26, 2004 |
| L | David Gardner18-21 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | TFC 6 | Dec 13, 2002 |
| W | Dave Knaggs5-3 | Decision | — | R0 | 5:00 | TFC 5 | Sep 21, 2002 |
| W | Robert Wynne0-7 | Submission | Elbows | R1 | 1:06 | IHC 4 | May 18, 2002 |
| L | Ray Cooper14-9 | KO/TKO | Submission to Punches | R1 | 2:02 | Warriors Quest 4 | Mar 29, 2002 |
| L | Hayato Sakurai38-13-2 | Submission | Heel Hook | R1 | 1:52 | Shooto | Dec 16, 2001 |
| L | Tetsuji Kato20-10 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 4:28 | Shooto | Dec 17, 2000 |
| W | Jutaro Nakao26-21-4 | KO/TKO | Doctor Stoppage | R3 | 4:02 | Shooto | Aug 4, 2000 |
| L | Phil Johns30-14-1 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 1:10 | EC 13 | Jan 16, 1998 |
| L | Frank Trigg21-9 | Submission | Forearm Choke | R1 | 2:45 | USWF 7 | Oct 18, 1997 |
| W | Paul Vandiver | KO/TKO | Submission to Palm Strikes | R1 | 2:22 | USWF 7 | Oct 18, 1997 |
| W | Jody Harrison | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 1:13 | USWF 7 | Oct 18, 1997 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.