Daniel Compton
UFC DebutNickname“Santo”
Record
Streak
L2
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Santa Cruz, California
- Born
- United States
- Weight class
- Middleweight
- Height
- 6'2" · 188 cm
Before the UFC
Daniel Compton 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
103-91-2
.531 win rate
Winning-record opponents
7 of 10
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
11
10 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 11 bouts · 7 promotions · wins by 2 KO · 3 sub · 2 decDragon House MMA · LFA · Tuff-N-Uff · Fight Night San Jose · iFC 2 +2
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Joaquin Lopez10-4 | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 2:07 | Fight Night San Jose | Dec 14, 2024 |
| L | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 0:49 | LFA | Aug 18, 2023 | |
| W | Maki Pitolo16-12 | Submission | Kimura | R3 | 1:39 | Tuff-N-Uff | Nov 20, 2022 |
| W | Billy Elekana10-2 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | LFA | Jul 29, 2022 |
| W | Danny Davis Jr.13-14-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 4:08 | Tuff-N-Uff | May 20, 2022 |
| W | Submission | Armbar | R2 | 2:04 | iFC 2 | Mar 18, 2022 | |
| W | KO/TKO | — | R1 | 0:00 | Dragon House MMA | Nov 13, 2021 | |
| L | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 4:33 | Bellator | Sep 7, 2019 | |
| W | Marcus Gaines18-36-1 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 3:07 | Dragon House MMA | Jun 15, 2019 |
| W | Evan Gubera | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Dragon House MMA | Mar 23, 2019 |
| L | Adam Wamsley4-4 | KO/TKO | — | R1 | 0:32 | TTC 20 | Oct 6, 2018 |
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
5-3across 8 amateur bouts · 6 promotionsWFC · 209 · BAC 2 · 559 Fights 63 · DH +1
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Adam Wamsley4-4 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 0:46 | BAC 2 | Jun 30, 2018 |
| L | Cartay Taylor | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 3:00 | 559 Fights 63 | Mar 17, 2018 |
| L | Decision | Split | R3 | 3:00 | WFC | Feb 24, 2018 | |
| W | Jared Velasquez | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:53 | 209 | Aug 19, 2017 |
| W | Keenan Hererra | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:41 | WFC | May 6, 2017 |
| W | Geoffrey Stovall | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 1:15 | 209 | Apr 29, 2017 |
| L | Stephen Martin | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 2:00 | DH | Apr 22, 2017 |
| W | Tony Charles | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 2:00 | Evolution Sports Expo | Mar 18, 2017 |
Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.
In the news
All news →- Junior dos Santos out of grappling match with Fabricio Werdummmafighting · Jul 14, 2026
- Zuffa Boxing 8: Full results, highlights from Las Vegas | De los Santos vs. Valenzuelammamania · Jun 29, 2026
- Luana Santos dominates Karol Rosa at UFC Vegas 119mmaweekly · Jun 20, 2026
- Luana Santos doesn’t believe UFC could close bantamweight division after Kayla Harrison vs. Amanda Nunesmmafighting · Jun 20, 2026
- Junior dos Santos books next matchup weeks after being hospitalized by Netflix KO lossbloodyelbow · May 28, 2026