George Sheppard
UFC DebutNickname“Lights Out”
Record
Streak
L10
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Newport News, Virginia
- Born
- United States
- Camp
- MMA Institute
- Weight class
- Welterweight
- Height
- 5'10" · 178 cm
Before the UFC
George Sheppard 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
297-163-2
.646 win rate
Winning-record opponents
24 of 27
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
33
27 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 33 bouts · 29 promotions · wins by 9 KO · 2 sub · 4 decM-1 · CN · Combat FC 11 · Ultimate Battle Grounds 21 · Combat Zone 77 +24
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Kyle Hill | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:45 | Combat FC 11 | Oct 10, 2025 |
| L | Robbie Ring9-1 | KO/TKO | — | R3 | 0:21 | Ultimate Battle Grounds 21 | Nov 2, 2024 |
| L | Angelo Trevino11-4 | KO/TKO | — | R1 | 2:38 | CN | Aug 17, 2024 |
| L | Donald Bush9-5 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:56 | CN | Nov 19, 2022 |
| L | Nick Fiore12-2 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 3:56 | Combat Zone 77 | Aug 5, 2022 |
| L | Lucas Cruz10-4 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 1:42 | Combat Zone 61 | Feb 18, 2017 |
| L | Nate Andrews17-6 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R3 | 2:03 | CES MMA 40 | Nov 23, 2016 |
| L | Gregor Gillespie14-1 | Submission | Arm-Triangle Choke | R1 | 3:45 | ROC 51 | Jun 5, 2015 |
| L | Jeff Lentz11-7-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | ROC 50 | Jan 23, 2015 |
| L | Gil de Freitas18-6 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 4:52 | CES MMA 25 | Aug 8, 2014 |
| W | David Derby6-5 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 0:25 | Draka 15 | May 31, 2014 |
| L | Scott Holtzman14-6 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | PFC | Apr 5, 2014 |
| W | Derrick Kennington13-11 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:46 | CFFC 26 | Aug 17, 2013 |
| L | Darrell Horcher14-8 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 2:36 | CDMMA | Jul 14, 2012 |
| W | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:17 | OO 19 | Mar 31, 2012 | |
| L | Dakota Cochrane34-13 | Decision | Split | R5 | 5:00 | The Cage Inc. | Jul 30, 2011 |
| W | Submission | Punches | R1 | 1:15 | AMMAFL 2 | Jun 4, 2011 | |
| W | David Derby6-5 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:50 | M-1 | Mar 25, 2011 |
| L | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 4:21 | ROC 33 | Dec 3, 2010 | |
| L | Jim Hettes11-3 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 3:05 | Northeast MMA | Nov 26, 2010 |
| W | Tim Troxell8-5 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:33 | ROC 32 | Oct 23, 2010 |
| L | Jose Figueroa13-7 | KO/TKO | Retirement | R2 | 0:34 | M-1 | Sep 18, 2010 |
| W | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | M-1 | Aug 7, 2010 | |
| W | Roger Mamedov | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 3:29 | Steve Rivera's Elite Wrestling | Jun 19, 2010 |
| W | Mervin Rodriguez8-10-1 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | M-1 | Apr 3, 2010 |
| W | Dave Yoder1-5 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 4:05 | VFL 24 | Feb 20, 2010 |
| L | KO/TKO | Submission to Punches | R2 | 1:55 | VFL 23 | Jan 30, 2010 | |
| L | Robert Conner10-4 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 1:45 | BB 1 | Nov 4, 2009 |
| W | Philip Estes | Submission | — | R3 | 0:00 | Barbarian Fight Club | Oct 10, 2009 |
| W | Scott Monish | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | — | Cagefest Xtreme 9 | Oct 3, 2009 |
| W | Bryan Danner | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | IWFC | Sep 5, 2009 |
| W | Vamana Brown | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | CPW | Jun 13, 2009 |
| W | Nick Bleser4-20 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:15 | Cagefest Xtreme | Apr 25, 2009 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.