Donovan Beard
UFC DebutNickname“Don Don”
Record
Streak
L3
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Hot Springs
- Born
- United States
- Weight class
- Middleweight
- Height
- 6'2" · 188 cm
Before the UFC
Donovan Beard 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 19, 2026
Pre-UFC opposition
StrongOpponents' combined record
74-44
.627 win rate
Winning-record opponents
9 of 13
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
13
all opponents have 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.
Dana White's Contender Series
across 1 bout
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Bo Nickal8-1 | Submission | triangle choke | R1 | 0:52 | Dana White's Contender Series |
Dana White’s Contender Series — a UFC-adjacent proving ground, shown as its own tier. Excluded from Schedule Score and UFC-scoped metrics.
Outside the UFC
across 13 bouts · 11 promotions · wins by 2 KO · 3 sub · 3 decAMF · AKA · Shamrock FC 360 · RITC · CFFC 119 +6
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Jaleel Willis17-7 | KO/TKO | Knee Injury | R2 | 1:15 | AMF | May 31, 2025 |
| L | Darian Weeks9-5 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Shamrock FC 360 | Jan 18, 2025 |
| L | Zevan Hunt7-0 | Decision | Split | R5 | 5:00 | RITC | Jun 29, 2024 |
| W | Trey Manley4-3 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | AMF | Sep 16, 2023 |
| L | Gregg Ellis7-6 | Decision | Unanimous | R4 | 5:00 | CFFC 119 | Apr 20, 2023 |
| W | Miles Lee3-1 | Submission | Triangle Choke | R4 | 2:09 | CFFC 111 | Jul 29, 2022 |
| W | Tracy Hardy3-1 | KO/TKO | Knees to the Body and Punches | R1 | 4:46 | PF 19 | May 21, 2022 |
| L | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | CFFC 103 | Nov 19, 2021 | |
| W | KO/TKO | Submission to Punches | R3 | 3:01 | MMAX FC 17 | Aug 14, 2021 | |
| W | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 3:34 | AKA | Jun 25, 2021 | |
| W | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 4:58 | MMAX FC 14 | Mar 13, 2021 | |
| W | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Peak Fighting 8 | Feb 27, 2021 | |
| W | Jessie Henry2-2 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | AKA | Nov 13, 2020 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.
Amateur
6-3across 9 amateur bouts · 7 promotionsPF · AMF · RITC · AKA · Peak Fighting 4 +2
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Decision | Unanimous | R5 | 3:00 | RITC | Jun 13, 2020 | |
| L | Decision | Split | R3 | 3:00 | AKA | Mar 6, 2020 | |
| W | Alex Aguilar6-9 | Decision | Unanimous | R5 | 3:00 | Peak Fighting 4 | Jan 18, 2020 |
| W | Cody Duvall2-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 1:45 | PF | Nov 16, 2019 |
| W | Ravon Baxter4-6 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 3:00 | AMF | Sep 28, 2019 |
| L | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 3:00 | MMAX FC 4 | May 25, 2019 | |
| W | Submission | Triangle Choke | R2 | 0:57 | PF | Feb 9, 2019 | |
| L | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 3:00 | AMF | Dec 8, 2018 | |
| W | Submission | Triangle Choke | R2 | 2:52 | MMAX FC 1 | Nov 10, 2018 |
Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.