Eric Payne
UFC Debut
Record
Streak
L1
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Wichita, Kansas
- Born
- United States
- Camp
- Scorpion's Lair
- Weight class
- Featherweight
- Height
- 5'11" · 180 cm
Before the UFC
Eric Payne 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
233-190-7
.551 win rate
Winning-record opponents
13 of 19
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
28
19 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 28 bouts · 22 promotions · wins by 1 KO · 16 sub · 1 decFCF · USWF 11 · Shooto · VFC · NLCF +17
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Jesse Chaffin | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 2:12 | VFC | Apr 27, 2013 |
| W | Kevin Thompson3-2 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 1:26 | NLCF | Sep 25, 2009 |
| L | Jared Lopez9-13 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:10 | FCF | May 30, 2009 |
| W | Steve Schneider15-22-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:14 | Havic Prizefighting | Nov 22, 2008 |
| W | Josh Pulsifer17-8 | Submission | Toe Hold | R1 | 3:59 | HRP | Oct 11, 2008 |
| W | York Ash6-17 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 2:48 | LFC 2 | Aug 16, 2008 |
| L | Kenny Giddens12-7 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 2:36 | FCF | Jul 26, 2008 |
| NC | Brandon Shelton21-7 | No Contest | — | R1 | 4:10 | IFO | Jul 7, 2007 |
| W | Lucas Gwaltney21-20-2 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | MCC | Nov 11, 2006 |
| W | Dan Sulivan12-7 | Submission | Triangle Choke | R1 | 1:19 | FCF | Nov 4, 2006 |
| W | Shane Waits8-7 | Submission | Triangle Choke | R1 | 1:47 | FCF | Aug 19, 2006 |
| W | Devon Miller4-16 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 1:01 | XFL | Jan 27, 2006 |
| L | Alvin Robinson15-9 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:54 | ROF 15 | Feb 12, 2005 |
| L | Paul Gardner2-2 | KO/TKO | Corner Stoppage | R2 | — | RITR | Jan 26, 2002 |
| W | Larry Bartholomew | Submission | Armbar | R1 | — | USWF 19 | Sep 25, 2001 |
| W | Duane Ludwig21-14 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 0:35 | ROF 2 | Feb 10, 2001 |
| L | Phil Johns30-14-1 | KO/TKO | Strikes | R2 | 2:31 | Dangerzone | Nov 25, 2000 |
| L | Stephen Palling11-7-1 | Submission | Armbar | R3 | 2:25 | SB 17 | Apr 15, 2000 |
| W | Craig Skiles | Submission | Rear Naked Choke | R1 | 0:00 | PSDA | Feb 26, 2000 |
| W | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 1:33 | SB 15 | Dec 7, 1999 | |
| L | Naoya Uematsu15-8-2 | Submission | Heel Hook | R1 | 0:16 | Shooto | Apr 9, 1999 |
| W | Mark Cantu | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 3:32 | USWF 13 | Mar 20, 1999 |
| L | Uchu Tatsumi | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:42 | Shooto | Nov 27, 1998 |
| W | Bobo Navarette | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:38 | USWF 12 | Oct 24, 1998 |
| W | Clinton Ingram | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:10 | USWF 11 | Sep 1, 1998 |
| W | Dat Ho | Submission | Choke | R1 | 2:17 | USWF 11 | Sep 1, 1998 |
| W | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 1:18 | USWF 11 | Sep 1, 1998 | |
| W | Larry Bartholomew | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:40 | USWF 9 | Jun 20, 1998 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.