Justin Sumter
UFC DebutNickname“The Fort”
Record
Streak
L1
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Myrtle Beach
- Born
- United States
- Weight class
- Middleweight
- Height
- 6'2" · 188 cm
- Reach
- 80" · 203 cm
Before the UFC
Justin Sumter 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.
UFC debut
Jun 1, 2026
Pre-UFC opposition
StrongOpponents' combined record
170-123-1
.580 win rate
Winning-record opponents
12 of 17
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
17
all opponents have 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.
Dana White's Contender Series
across 2 bouts
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Maki Pitolo16-12 | KO/TKO | punches | R1 | 1:37 | Dana White's Contender Series | |
| L | Ian Heinisch14-5 | KO/TKO | elbows | R1 | 3:37 | Dana White's Contender Series |
Dana White’s Contender Series — a UFC-adjacent proving ground, shown as its own tier. Excluded from Schedule Score and UFC-scoped metrics.
Outside the UFC
across 17 bouts · 15 promotions · wins by 2 KO · 8 sub · 2 decBellator · Reality Fighting · Victory Fighting League · LFA · CES MMA 79 +10
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | KO/TKO | Punch | R2 | 0:23 | Reality Fighting | Oct 4, 2025 | |
| W | Joe Taylor7-2 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 0:45 | Victory Fighting League | Aug 15, 2025 |
| L | Luis Henrique17-10 | Submission | Kimura | R2 | 4:45 | LFA | Mar 22, 2025 |
| W | Dylan Potter10-10 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | — | CES MMA 79 | Nov 9, 2024 |
| W | Nah-Shon Burrell19-13 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 1:15 | CES MMA 78 | Aug 3, 2024 |
| W | Eric Spicely13-9 | Submission | Neck Crank | R1 | 2:32 | CES MMA 75 | Oct 20, 2023 |
| L | Billy Goff9-4 | KO/TKO | Elbows | R2 | 2:13 | CES MMA 67 | Apr 1, 2022 |
| W | Albert Tadevosyan15-4-1 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:20 | CES MMA 64 | Sep 17, 2021 |
| L | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 3:36 | Bellator | Dec 10, 2020 | |
| W | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 3:27 | Bellator | Feb 16, 2019 | |
| W | Roger Carroll18-19 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | 864 Fighting Championship | Feb 16, 2018 |
| W | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 1:56 | CES MMA 46 | Oct 27, 2017 | |
| W | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | CES MMA 44 | May 12, 2017 | |
| W | KO/TKO | Submission to Punches | R1 | 1:56 | CES MMA 43 | Apr 15, 2017 | |
| W | Ralph Johnson9-20 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 0:23 | Premier FC 21 | Oct 22, 2016 |
| W | Sean Evans1-3 | KO/TKO | Head Kick and Punches | R1 | 0:32 | Cage Titans FC | Aug 27, 2016 |
| L | Tim Caron13-6 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 3:38 | Bellator | Apr 22, 2016 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.
Amateur
6-4across 10 amateur bouts · 10 promotionsPremier FC 18 · NYFE 7 · NYFE 6 · NYFE 5 · FLP +5
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:42 | Premier FC 18 | Nov 14, 2015 | |
| W | Jerome Mickle3-13 | KO/TKO | — | R1 | 1:42 | NYFE 7 | Jun 6, 2015 |
| W | Ajani Farris0-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:10 | NYFE 6 | Mar 28, 2015 |
| L | Submission | Rear Naked Choke | R1 | 0:54 | NYFE 5 | Jan 23, 2015 | |
| L | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 3:00 | FLP | May 4, 2013 | |
| L | Eryk Anders18-9 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:30 | SHP 22 | Feb 2, 2013 |
| W | Moses Reyes0-1 | KO/TKO | — | R1 | 0:23 | Warfare 5 | Jun 3, 2012 |
| W | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 0:32 | SHP 16 | May 12, 2012 | |
| L | Rick Turner2-1 | Submission | — | R1 | 2:36 | Deadgame Fight School | Apr 14, 2012 |
| W | Matthew Monk0-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:36 | Breakthrough MMA 1 | Jul 1, 2011 |
Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.