Ian Butler
UFC DebutNickname“Silverback”
Record
Streak
W4
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Missouri
- Born
- United States
- Weight class
- Welterweight
- Height
- 5'10" · 178 cm
Before the UFC
Ian Butler 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
DevelopmentalOpponents' combined record
64-134
.323 win rate
Winning-record opponents
5 of 14
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
15
14 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 15 bouts · 6 promotions · wins by 3 KO · 4 sub · 1 decBellator · Gladiator Challenge · CCW · SoCa Fights / Alliance MMA · Tru-Form Entertainment +1
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Laurence Salvador | KO/TKO | Punches | R3 | 1:00 | Gladiator Challenge | Mar 7, 2020 |
| W | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 0:53 | Bellator | Sep 28, 2019 | |
| W | Dominic Nichols0-13 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:03 | CCW | Jun 9, 2019 |
| W | Alex Villa0-5 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | — | CCW | Apr 28, 2019 |
| L | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Bellator | Jan 26, 2019 | |
| L | Quinton McCottrell15-34 | Submission | Kimura | R2 | 4:10 | SoCa Fights / Alliance MMA | Aug 23, 2018 |
| W | Cory Hall1-2 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | SoCa Fights / Alliance MMA | Apr 5, 2018 |
| L | Joey Davis8-1 | KO/TKO | Spinning Back Kick | R1 | 0:39 | Bellator | Jan 20, 2018 |
| L | Jacob Rosales16-10 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 2:45 | Bellator | Jan 21, 2017 |
| W | Clay Baines2-34 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 0:43 | Gladiator Challenge | Sep 24, 2016 |
| W | John Nelson0-13 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 1:28 | Gladiator Challenge | Apr 16, 2016 |
| NC | George Burton4-2 | No Contest | Illegal Knee | R2 | 1:05 | Tru-Form Entertainment | Oct 24, 2015 |
| L | Steve Kozola9-4 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:22 | Bellator | May 15, 2015 |
| L | Joao Paulo Faria1-1 | Submission | Arm-Triangle Choke | R3 | 1:58 | Bellator | Nov 15, 2014 |
| W | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 4:07 | Shamrock FC | Sep 13, 2014 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.