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David Gardner

UFC DebutNickname“Hello Japan”
Record
18-21
Streak
L6
Age
49
Date of birth
May 17, 1977
Fighting out of
Murrieta, California
Born
United States
Weight class
Lightweight
Height
5'8" · 173 cm
Before the UFC

David Gardner 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
Strong
Opponents' combined record
590-323-9
.646 win rate
Winning-record opponents
28 of 36
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
39
36 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

18-21across 39 bouts · 37 promotions · wins by 4 KO · 5 sub · 9 decMC · M-1 · Brasil Fight 6 · National Fight Alliance · FCOC +32
ResOpponentOutcomeFinishRdTimePromotionDate
L
Thiago Michel Pereira Silva11-4
KO/TKOKnee to the Body and PunchesR22:45
Brasil Fight 6
Sep 21, 2012
L
Sevak Magakian13-6-1
KO/TKOPunchesR12:37
National Fight Alliance
Oct 29, 2011
L
Vinc Pichel14-5
KO/TKOPunchesR21:47
FCOC
Aug 18, 2011
L
Matt Grice15-5
DecisionUnanimousR35:00
FCF
Apr 9, 2011
L
Matt Delanoit27-14
KO/TKOPunchesR12:09
The Cage Inc.
Nov 19, 2010
L
Seung Ho Yang7-1
DecisionUnanimousR55:00
MC
Sep 15, 2010
W
Doo Jae Jung8-18
DecisionUnanimousR35:00
MC
May 13, 2010
L
Tony Ferguson25-11
KO/TKOPunchesR21:52
CA Fight Syndicate
Mar 26, 2010
L
Adam Lynn17-10
DecisionSplitR33:00
LBFN 7
Jan 3, 2010
L
Joakim Engberg
KO/TKODoctor StoppageR22:48
ROTK
Nov 20, 2009
W
Thomas Kenney16-6
DecisionUnanimousR35:00
LBFN 6
Oct 18, 2009
L
Joe Duarte10-4
KO/TKOPunchesR12:41
War Gods
May 30, 2009
L
Shinya Aoki49-12
SubmissionRear-Naked ChokeR15:58
DREAM
Mar 8, 2009
W
Kenneth Alexander7-6
DecisionSplitR35:00
PureCombat 6
Nov 1, 2008
L
Brian Cobb20-9
DecisionUnanimousR53:00
PFC 10
Sep 26, 2008
W
Jang Yong Kim8-6-1
KO/TKOPunchesR10:59
M-1
Aug 29, 2008
L
Patrick Speight7-3
DecisionSplitR35:00
TC 30
Aug 2, 2008
W
Samuel Judes4-4
KO/TKOPunchesR13:16
M-1
Jul 17, 2008
W
Josh Smith9-8
DecisionUnanimousR53:00
CXF
Apr 12, 2008
L
Akbarh Arreola28-11-1
DecisionSplitR35:00
MMAX 18
Jan 26, 2008
W
Jose Manuel Guevara4-6
Submission—R10:11
MMAX 15
Nov 16, 2007
W
Bryan Joplin5-1
DecisionUnanimousR30:00
Primal MMA
Nov 3, 2007
W
Tony Barker2-3
KO/TKO—R32:35
ISCF
Sep 28, 2007
L
Toby Imada30-18-1
SubmissionRear-Naked ChokeR2—
TC 22
Aug 3, 2007
L
Anthony Lapsley23-8
DecisionUnanimousR33:00
WCF 1
Jun 23, 2007
L
Kotetsu Boku26-16-2
DecisionUnanimousR35:00
GCM
Jun 9, 2007
W
Victor Kahiser0-1
SubmissionKimuraR10:51
MMAX 9
Mar 3, 2007
L
Jorge Masvidal35-17
KO/TKOPunchesR24:34
AFC 15
Feb 18, 2006
W
Ryan Schultz23-14-1
SubmissionBroken RibR11:00
FFC 15
Sep 14, 2005
L
Josh Neer36-16-1
KO/TKOPunchesR11:55
XKK
Oct 30, 2004
W
Rich Clementi45-23-1
DecisionUnanimousR35:00
FFC 8
Mar 5, 2004
L
Marcus Aurelio22-10
SubmissionArmbarR34:13
USMMA 3
May 3, 2003
W
Steve Kinnison13-18
Decision—R35:00
FFC 4
Jan 31, 2003
W
Dan Gilbert8-11
DecisionUnanimousR35:00
TFC 6
Dec 13, 2002
W
Vince Gresham
SubmissionKeylockR10:00
TFC 5
Sep 21, 2002
L
Javier Vazquez16-5
SubmissionKneebarR14:31
KOTC
Aug 2, 2002
W
Doug Evans3-11
SubmissionKeylockR13:19
XCF
Jun 11, 2002
W
Juliano Prado4-2
Decision—R35:00
GC 11
Apr 20, 2002
W
Erik Shellenbarger
KO/TKOPunchesR14:21
TFC FightZone
Mar 22, 2002

Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.

Amateur

1-1across 2 amateur bouts · 1 promotionDangerzone
ResOpponentOutcomeFinishRdTimePromotionDate
L
Bryan Medlin
Decision—R25:00
Dangerzone
Nov 11, 2001
W
Jason Scouten
N/A—R12:15
Dangerzone
Nov 11, 2001

Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.