Gary Kono
UFC DebutNickname“The Shepherd”
Record
Streak
L2
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Paris
- Born
- France
- Weight class
- Welterweight
- Height
- 5'10" · 178 cm
Before the UFC
Gary Kono 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
292-165-1
.639 win rate
Winning-record opponents
15 of 18
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
26
18 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 26 bouts · 19 promotions · wins by 5 KO · 5 sub · 1 dec100% Fight · FEFoMP · PFC · Prestige Fights 3 · WLMMA +14
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Andreas Tricomitis8-0 | Submission | Arm-Triangle Choke | R1 | 1:59 | Prestige Fights 3 | Nov 26, 2017 |
| L | KO/TKO | Elbows | R2 | 4:59 | WLMMA | Jan 31, 2015 | |
| W | Erdi Karatas9-5 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 2:26 | RFC | Apr 5, 2014 |
| L | Salih Karavaliev | Submission | Heel Hook | R1 | — | MMA Star in the Ring | Mar 1, 2014 |
| L | Submission | Kimura | R1 | 1:32 | ProFC 52 | Nov 30, 2013 | |
| L | Dan Hope14-9 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | Cage Warriors | Mar 9, 2013 |
| L | Gael Grimaud21-9 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Pancrace | Aug 17, 2012 |
| L | Rodrigo Souza11-4 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Lions FC 2 | Mar 10, 2012 |
| L | Kai Puolakka11-6 | Submission | Flying Triangle Choke | R1 | 1:00 | Cage 17 | Nov 5, 2011 |
| W | Grzegorz Jankowski | KO/TKO | Punches | R3 | 1:49 | Fusion Fighting Championship | Oct 22, 2011 |
| L | Gadji Zaipulaev22-8 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 2:17 | FEFoMP | Oct 8, 2011 |
| W | Patrick Moltado | KO/TKO | Leg Injury | R3 | 1:15 | 100% Fight | Jul 2, 2011 |
| W | Loic Marty12-19 | Submission | Heel Hook | R1 | 2:27 | 100% Fight | Jul 2, 2011 |
| W | Loic Marty12-19 | Submission | Heel Hook | R1 | 2:12 | 100% Fight | Jul 2, 2011 |
| L | Gadji Zaipulaev22-8 | Submission | Kimura | R1 | 1:20 | FEFoMP | May 28, 2011 |
| W | Gadji Zaipulaev22-8 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 0:30 | FEFoMP | Apr 16, 2011 |
| L | Gael Grimaud21-9 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 0:40 | 100% Fight | Jan 15, 2011 |
| W | Submission | Kneebar | R1 | 1:25 | 100% Fight | Jun 19, 2010 | |
| L | Vincent del Guerra35-22-1 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 0:00 | PFC 2 | Apr 17, 2010 |
| L | Michael Meton | Submission | Triangle Choke | R1 | 2:07 | PFC | Dec 6, 2009 |
| W | Josue Ambrosio | Decision | Unanimous | R1 | 5:00 | PFC | Dec 6, 2009 |
| L | Yan Cabral15-3 | Submission | Arm-Triangle Choke | R1 | 1:30 | Yamabushi | May 2, 2009 |
| W | Cyril Bravais | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 5:00 | GU | Mar 13, 2009 |
| W | Kim-Andre Sundsby | KO/TKO | — | R1 | 2:58 | GOW 3 | Sep 20, 2008 |
| L | Malte Janssen | KO/TKO | Submission to Strikes | R2 | 1:49 | OC | Mar 26, 2005 |
| W | Fatih Balci6-4 | Submission | Choke | R1 | 2:02 | OC 3 | Nov 27, 2004 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) and Dana White’s Contender Series — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.