Ernesto Zarate
UFC Debut
Record
Streak
L5
- Fighting out of
- Ketchikan, Alaska
- Born
- United States
- Weight class
- Welterweight
- Height
- 6'1" · 185 cm
Before the UFC
Ernesto Zarate 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
32-19
.627 win rate
Winning-record opponents
3 of 5
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
7
5 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 7 bouts · 7 promotions · wins by 2 subNLC 28 · CFFC 129 · PF 31 · AFC 161 · AFC 160 +2
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Thomas Gantt12-0 | Submission | — | R2 | 2:10 | NLC 28 | Aug 10, 2024 |
| L | C.J. LaFragola | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 0:40 | CFFC 129 | Feb 9, 2024 |
| L | Submission | Arm-Triangle Choke | R2 | 1:37 | PF 31 | Aug 26, 2023 | |
| L | Dominick Meriweather7-1 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 0:58 | AFC 161 | Nov 10, 2021 |
| L | Nick Harrington | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 1:05 | AFC 160 | Aug 18, 2021 |
| W | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 1:02 | ACE | Apr 30, 2021 | |
| W | David Booker6-6 | Submission | Triangle Choke | R2 | 2:38 | AFC 158 | Mar 11, 2020 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.