Erik Paulson
UFC Debut
Record
Streak
W3
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Fullerton, California
- Born
- United States
- Camp
- CSW
- Weight class
- Middleweight
- Height
- 5'11" · 180 cm
Before the UFC
Erik Paulson 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
158-125-22
.558 win rate
Winning-record opponents
9 of 17
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
17
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.
Outside the UFC
across 17 bouts · 7 promotions · wins by 2 KO · 8 sub · 1 decShooto · WCC 1 · HDNF 1 · SB 17 · VTJ 1997 +2
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Jeff Ford6-7 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 1:44 | HDNF 1 | Oct 13, 2007 |
| W | Ronald Jhun24-26-2 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | SB 17 | Apr 15, 2000 |
| W | Masanori Suda22-11-3 | KO/TKO | Punches | R3 | 4:48 | Shooto | Aug 29, 1998 |
| L | Carlos Newton16-14 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 0:41 | VTJ 1997 | Nov 29, 1997 |
| L | Paul Jones11-1-1 | Decision | Majority | R3 | 5:00 | Shooto | Aug 27, 1997 |
| D | Paul Jones11-1-1 | Draw | — | R3 | 5:00 | EF 4 | Mar 28, 1997 |
| W | Stuart Harrison0-1 | Submission | Armbar | R2 | 2:28 | Shooto | Jan 18, 1997 |
| L | Matt Hume5-5 | KO/TKO | Cut | R3 | 0:44 | EF 3 | Oct 18, 1996 |
| W | Kenji Kawaguchi14-7-4 | Submission | Toe Hold | R3 | 1:23 | Shooto | May 7, 1996 |
| W | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R2 | 0:26 | Shooto | Jan 20, 1996 | |
| L | KO/TKO | Corner Stoppage | R1 | 16:08 | WCC 1 | Oct 17, 1995 | |
| W | Sean McCully3-8 | KO/TKO | Submission to Strikes | R1 | 5:17 | WCC 1 | Oct 17, 1995 |
| W | Submission | Keylock | R1 | 0:44 | Shooto | Sep 26, 1995 | |
| W | Ben Spijkers0-2 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R5 | 0:38 | Shooto | Jul 29, 1995 |
| W | Kenji Kawaguchi14-7-4 | Submission | Armbar | R2 | 1:03 | Shooto | Nov 7, 1994 |
| D | Naoki Sakurada12-6-4 | Draw | — | R5 | 3:00 | Shooto | Nov 25, 1993 |
| W | Kazuhiro Kusayanagi9-17-3 | Submission | Triangle Choke | R3 | 1:46 | Shooto | Jun 24, 1993 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.