David Zelner
UFC DebutNickname“DZ Machine”
Record
Streak
L4
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Merritt Island, Florida
- Born
- United States
- Camp
- Millennia MMA
- Weight class
- Lightweight
- Height
- 5'9" · 175 cm
Before the UFC
David Zelner 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
53-38
.582 win rate
Winning-record opponents
5 of 9
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
12
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 12 bouts · 7 promotions · wins by 1 KO · 2 sub · 2 decCN · Square Ring Promotions · Combate Global · GFC 8 · LeLeo Code MMA +2
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | David Macias | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 0:54 | CN | Jun 21, 2025 |
| L | Cam Teague11-2 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Square Ring Promotions | Mar 7, 2025 |
| L | Mike Sanford | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 1:48 | GFC 8 | Nov 15, 2024 |
| L | Blake Anthony7-0 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Square Ring Promotions | Aug 9, 2024 |
| W | Raymond Pell | KO/TKO | Leg Kick | R1 | 0:00 | LeLeo Code MMA | May 10, 2024 |
| L | Abdullah Al-Qahtani10-2 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | PFL | Aug 23, 2023 |
| L | Isaac Ruelas8-8 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Combate Global | Apr 1, 2023 |
| W | Juan Rodriguez4-3 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | CN | Nov 5, 2022 |
| W | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Combate Global | Jun 3, 2022 | |
| L | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | AKA 20 | Apr 29, 2022 | |
| W | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:59 | CN | Nov 6, 2021 | |
| W | Joseph Y'Shua1-5 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 4:23 | CN | Jul 24, 2021 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.
Amateur
7-3across 10 amateur bouts · 10 promotionsCN 123 · LLC 4 · CN 119 · CN 115 · Spar Star Promotions +5
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Joshua Lilley3-5 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R3 | 1:21 | CN 123 | Jan 30, 2021 |
| L | Vikram Dixit4-1 | KO/TKO | Head Kick | R2 | 0:00 | LLC 4 | Sep 5, 2020 |
| W | Owen Beining6-3 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 3:00 | CN 119 | Jul 25, 2020 |
| L | Roman Fedorov1-1 | Decision | Split | R3 | 3:00 | CN 115 | Feb 1, 2020 |
| L | Richie Miranda13-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 2:00 | Spar Star Promotions | Jan 11, 2020 |
| W | Kenneth Agosto4-3 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 2:21 | CN 112 | Nov 2, 2019 |
| W | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R0 | 0:00 | CN 110 | Aug 24, 2019 | |
| W | Yenok Kopushyan5-6 | KO/TKO | — | R1 | 1:56 | IE Fight Night 8 | Jul 20, 2019 |
| W | Chris Le0-2 | KO/TKO | — | R3 | 1:58 | FightersRep 4 | Sep 8, 2018 |
| W | Cameron Brewer3-3 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:08 | IE Fight Night 3 | May 12, 2018 |
Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.