Donnie Liles
UFC Debut
Record
Streak
W1
- Fighting out of
- Denver
- Born
- United States
- Weight class
- Middleweight
- Height
- 5'10" · 178 cm
Before the UFC
Donnie Liles 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.
UFC debut
Aug 20, 2026
Pre-UFC opposition
ModerateOpponents' combined record
377-289-5
.566 win rate
Winning-record opponents
14 of 23
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
24
23 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 24 bouts · 21 promotions · wins by 1 KO · 15 sub · 1 decIFL · NMEF · TSE · SCL · JMMAS +16
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:09 | TSE | Aug 28, 2015 | |
| L | Gilbert Smith13-6 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | SCL | Sep 27, 2013 |
| W | Submission | Heel Hook | R1 | 3:46 | NMEF | Jun 28, 2013 | |
| W | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 2:11 | NMEF | Mar 22, 2013 | |
| L | Joey Villasenor29-10 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | JMMAS | Jun 2, 2012 |
| W | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 4:32 | UTTF 6 | Apr 28, 2012 | |
| W | Jeremy Kimball20-12 | Submission | Inverted Armbar | R2 | 4:09 | BTT MMA 2 | Oct 1, 2011 |
| W | Pete Spratt25-24 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R3 | 1:59 | Strikeforce | Oct 3, 2008 |
| W | Seth Baczynski21-16 | Submission | Anaconda Choke | R1 | 2:01 | WC 4 | Jul 19, 2008 |
| W | Cruz Chacon13-18-1 | Submission | Armbar | R3 | 1:31 | WC 3 | May 16, 2008 |
| L | Chris Camozzi27-15 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 4:58 | EFX 1 | Nov 10, 2007 |
| L | Jay Hieron23-7 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 4:00 | IFL | Nov 3, 2007 |
| W | John Cronk19-29 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | NMEF / RMBB | Sep 29, 2007 |
| W | Rodrigo Ruas4-5-1 | Submission | Keylock | R1 | 3:24 | IFL | May 19, 2007 |
| L | Jay Hieron23-7 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 2:49 | IFL | Mar 17, 2007 |
| L | John Cronk19-29 | Submission | Keylock | R1 | 4:29 | RMBB | Jan 13, 2007 |
| W | Brian Gassaway29-21-2 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 3:58 | XFO 13 | Nov 11, 2006 |
| W | Chris Avila4-1 | Submission | Kimura | R1 | 3:04 | ACF | May 6, 2006 |
| W | Jerome Martinez9-10 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | — | PNRF | Mar 11, 2006 |
| L | Ray Elbe23-11 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 1:13 | KC 19 | Jul 23, 2005 |
| W | Alonzo Martinez46-24-1 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 4:17 | ROF 17 | Jun 18, 2005 |
| W | Justin Kretzer1-6 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:57 | RITR | May 14, 2005 |
| W | Tyler Tomlinson | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:58 | XFC | Apr 30, 2005 |
| W | Eric Heinz8-8 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 4:59 | KC 16 | Feb 19, 2005 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.
Amateur
6-0across 6 amateur bouts · 6 promotionsKC 15 · KC 14 · KC 13 · Battlequest 4 · KC 11 +1
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Matt DeWolfe7-6 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 1:24 | KC 15 | Jan 15, 2005 |
| W | Ira Boyd9-14-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:06 | KC 14 | Nov 13, 2004 |
| W | John Sargent4-22 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 0:33 | KC 13 | Oct 9, 2004 |
| W | Matt Knaub6-7 | Decision | Split | R3 | 3:00 | Battlequest 4 | Aug 28, 2004 |
| W | Matt DeWolfe7-6 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 3:00 | KC 11 | Jul 17, 2004 |
| W | Joe Trujillo0-3 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 1:14 | KC 10 | Apr 17, 2004 |
Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.