David Rickels
UFC DebutNickname“The Caveman”
Record
Streak
W1
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Derby, Kansas
- Born
- United States
- Weight class
- Welterweight
- Height
- 5'11" · 180 cm
Before the UFC
David Rickels 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
458-230-6
.666 win rate
Winning-record opponents
21 of 25
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
30
25 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 30 bouts · 7 promotions · wins by 7 KO · 7 sub · 8 decBellator · BFC · Eye Win · EFC · SKC +2
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Portland Pringle III10-12 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 3:52 | EFC | |
| L | Yaroslav Amosov30-1 | Submission | Brabo Choke | R2 | 4:05 | Bellator | |
| W | KO/TKO | Eye Injury | R2 | 3:24 | Bellator | ||
| W | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Bellator | ||
| L | Michael Page25-3 | KO/TKO | Retirement | R2 | 0:43 | Bellator | |
| W | Adam Piccolotti15-6 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Bellator | |
| W | Aaron Derrow14-11 | KO/TKO | Punches | R3 | 0:44 | Bellator | |
| NC | Melvin Guillard33-24-2 | No Contest | Guillard Failed Drug Test | R1 | 2:14 | Bellator | |
| W | Bobby Cooper13-8 | KO/TKO | Knees and Punches | R1 | 3:49 | Bellator | |
| L | Michael Chandler23-10 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 3:05 | Bellator | |
| NC | John Alessio35-17 | No Contest | Illegal Knee | R1 | 2:24 | Bellator | |
| W | Davi Ramos12-9 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Bellator | |
| L | Patricky Freire25-16 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 0:54 | Bellator | |
| W | J.J. Ambrose36-11-1 | KO/TKO | Punches to the Body | R3 | 2:37 | Bellator | |
| L | Michael Chandler23-10 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:44 | Bellator | |
| W | Saad Awad24-14 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 5:00 | Bellator | |
| W | Jason Fischer14-4 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Bellator | |
| W | Lloyd Mix15-8 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Bellator | |
| W | Jason Fischer14-4 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | BFC | |
| L | Karl Amoussou27-11-2 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | BFC | |
| W | Jordan Smith18-7-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:22 | BFC | |
| W | Levi Avera18-15 | Submission | Triangle Choke | R2 | 1:06 | BFC | |
| W | Kody Frank4-4 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | SKC | |
| W | Submission | Triangle Choke | R2 | 1:11 | BFC | ||
| W | Dylan Smith10-6 | Submission | Triangle Choke | R1 | 3:32 | BFC | |
| W | Aaron Fondry | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | FNF NE | |
| W | Charles Jones | Submission | Triangle Choke | R2 | 2:19 | C3 Fights | |
| W | Kelly Allen | Submission | Triangle Choke | R1 | 3:31 | Eye Win | |
| W | Michael Glenn | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 2:15 | Eye Win | |
| W | Chris Evinger | KO/TKO | Knees and Punches | R1 | 2:40 | Eye Win |
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
2-0across 2 amateur bouts · 2 promotionsHavic Prizefighting · LFC 2
Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.