David Gladfelter
UFC DebutNickname“Shotgun”
Record
Streak
L2
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Richmond, Virginia
- Born
- United States
- Camp
- MMA Institute
- Weight class
- Middleweight
- Height
- 6'3" · 191 cm
Before the UFC
David Gladfelter 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
42-27
.609 win rate
Winning-record opponents
6 of 9
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
13
9 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 13 bouts · 12 promotions · wins by 1 KO · 6 subLFA · KOTC · FLA 21 · Conflict MMA 66 · WXC 94 +7
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Cameron Robinett7-4 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | KOTC | May 14, 2026 |
| L | Jarome Woodbury | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | LFA | Oct 25, 2025 |
| W | Rory Gillis | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 0:30 | FLA 21 | Sep 20, 2025 |
| L | Jake Woodley | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | LFA | Jun 20, 2025 |
| W | Ferdinando Acerra | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 1:31 | Conflict MMA 66 | Apr 5, 2025 |
| W | Dean Caldwell4-2 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R3 | 2:34 | WXC 94 | Jul 19, 2024 |
| W | Ty Wildmo2-1 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 1:48 | WXC 92 | Oct 28, 2023 |
| L | Submission | — | R3 | 3:17 | NLFC | Aug 26, 2023 | |
| L | Earl Small7-2 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 3:32 | CFFC 113 | Oct 8, 2022 |
| L | Submission | Armbar | R2 | 2:04 | iFC 2 | Mar 18, 2022 | |
| W | Dylan Budka9-5 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R3 | 3:39 | iFC 1 | Jan 21, 2022 |
| W | KO/TKO | Elbows and Punches | R1 | 2:18 | CFFC 102 | Oct 30, 2021 | |
| W | Submission | Triangle Choke | R1 | 4:20 | Rocket Combat Sports | Mar 13, 2021 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.
Amateur
9-2across 11 amateur bouts · 10 promotionsVirginia Cage Fighting Championships · CFS 4 · CFS 3 · SFL 40 · CFS 2 +5
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Rex Hazuka4-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | CFS 4 | Dec 21, 2019 |
| W | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 1:36 | CFS 3 | Sep 28, 2019 | |
| L | Carlos Martinez1-0 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | SFL 40 | Aug 10, 2019 |
| W | Miles Sampson2-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 3:00 | CFS 2 | Jun 29, 2019 |
| W | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 1:11 | SFL 37 | Feb 1, 2019 | |
| W | Justin Traver | Submission | Rear Naked Choke | R1 | 2:05 | SFL 36 | Oct 20, 2018 |
| W | John McDonald | KO/TKO | Strikes | R1 | 2:45 | Virginia Cage Fighting Championships | Mar 17, 2018 |
| L | Troy Cain2-1 | Submission | Rear Naked Choke | R1 | 2:15 | SFL 32 | Jan 27, 2018 |
| W | Justin Trey Harrell2-3 | Submission | Strikes | R1 | 1:28 | Virginia Cage Fighting Championships | Sep 16, 2017 |
| W | Darryll Lee Tate1-1 | Submission | Rear Naked Choke | R2 | 2:04 | SFL 25 | Aug 6, 2016 |
| W | Ryland O'Brien | KO/TKO | — | R2 | 2:26 | SFL 24 | Jun 4, 2016 |
Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.