Jeff Ford
UFC DebutNickname“Big Diesel”
Record
Streak
L1
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Denver, Colorado
- Born
- United States
- Camp
- Big Diesel MMA
- Weight class
- Light Heavyweight
- Height
- 6'2" · 188 cm
Before the UFC
Jeff Ford 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
151-121-5
.555 win rate
Winning-record opponents
8 of 12
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
13
12 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 13 bouts · 12 promotions · wins by 5 KO · 1 decWFC · Call To Arms · NMEF · FTW · HDNF 1 +7
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Daniel Puder | KO/TKO | Shoulder Injury | R1 | 1:23 | Call To Arms | May 16, 2009 |
| W | Drew Knapp0-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:25 | NMEF | Apr 9, 2009 |
| L | Abe Wagner11-8 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 1:49 | FTW | Mar 14, 2009 |
| W | Wesley Correira21-16 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 4:59 | WFC | Apr 12, 2008 |
| L | Erik Paulson11-4-2 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 1:44 | HDNF 1 | Oct 13, 2007 |
| L | James Funny6-2 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 3:28 | TOS | Aug 18, 2007 |
| L | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 3:29 | Bodog Fight | Dec 15, 2006 | |
| L | Marcus Sursa18-10 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:09 | WFC | Sep 24, 2005 |
| W | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:41 | XFL | Feb 26, 2005 | |
| L | Aaron Brink29-27 | KO/TKO | Submission to Punches and Elbows | R1 | 1:47 | Venom | Sep 18, 2004 |
| W | Philip Preece10-14 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:58 | X | Sep 6, 2003 |
| W | Jerome Smith6-10-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R3 | 1:37 | SB 1 | Aug 23, 2003 |
| W | Mike Delaney26-16-2 | Decision | — | R1 | 14:00 | SFC | Apr 30, 1999 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.