Derek Sawyer
UFC Debut
Record
Streak
W5
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Louisville, Kentucky
- Born
- United States
- Camp
- Louisville MMA
- Weight class
- Heavyweight
- Height
- 5'10" · 178 cm
Before the UFC
Derek Sawyer 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
99-62
.615 win rate
Winning-record opponents
6 of 10
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
13
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 13 bouts · 9 promotions · wins by 1 KO · 5 sub · 1 decHRMMA · RFL · MMA Xtreme · EFL · MF +4
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Tim Dunn3-5 | KO/TKO | Leg Kicks | R1 | 0:54 | HRMMA | Feb 7, 2015 |
| W | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | MMA Xtreme | Aug 24, 2013 | |
| W | Wes Combs20-6 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 3:57 | EFL | Oct 20, 2012 |
| W | Kelly Pennington | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:06 | HRMMA | Sep 22, 2012 |
| W | Joshua Walker | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 4:45 | HRMMA | Jun 23, 2012 |
| L | Azunna Anyanwu15-6 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R2 | 1:15 | MF | Apr 22, 2011 |
| W | Sha-La Edwards | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 1:40 | HRMMA | Feb 25, 2011 |
| L | Dave Hess7-2 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | AP | Dec 10, 2010 |
| L | Craig Turner1-1 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | RFL | Apr 26, 2008 |
| L | Dan Christison20-7 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:50 | RFL | Dec 1, 2007 |
| W | Shawn Parker5-7 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:39 | LOF 19 | Jul 27, 2007 |
| L | John Troyer15-13 | KO/TKO | Punches | R3 | 3:51 | KP | Jul 21, 2007 |
| NC | Joe Baize11-8 | No Contest | — | R0 | — | HOOKnSHOOT | May 19, 2007 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.