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.
Outside the UFC
across 19 bouts · 16 promotions · wins by 2 KO · 8 sub · 2 decBellator · Dana White's Contender Series · Reality Fighting · Victory Fighting League · LFA +11
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | KO/TKO | Punch | R2 | 0:23 | Reality Fighting | ||
| W | Joe Taylor7-2 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 0:45 | Victory Fighting League | |
| L | Luis Henrique17-10 | Submission | Kimura | R2 | 4:45 | LFA | |
| W | Dylan Potter10-10 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | — | CES MMA 79 | |
| W | Nah-Shon Burrell19-13 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 1:15 | CES MMA 78 | |
| W | Eric Spicely13-9 | Submission | Neck Crank | R1 | 2:32 | CES MMA 75 | |
| L | Billy Goff9-4 | KO/TKO | Elbows | R2 | 2:13 | CES MMA 67 | |
| W | Albert Tadevosyan15-4-1 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:20 | CES MMA 64 | |
| L | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 3:36 | Bellator | ||
| L | Maki Pitolo16-12 | KO/TKO | punches | R1 | 1:37 | Dana White's Contender Series | |
| W | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 3:27 | Bellator | ||
| L | Ian Heinisch14-5 | KO/TKO | elbows | R1 | 3:37 | Dana White's Contender Series | |
| W | Roger Carroll18-19 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | 864 Fighting Championship | |
| W | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 1:56 | CES MMA 46 | ||
| W | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | CES MMA 44 | ||
| W | KO/TKO | Submission to Punches | R1 | 1:56 | CES MMA 43 | ||
| W | Ralph Johnson9-20 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 0:23 | Premier FC 21 | |
| W | Sean Evans1-3 | KO/TKO | Head Kick and Punches | R1 | 0:32 | Cage Titans FC | |
| L | Tim Caron13-6 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 3:38 | Bellator |
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.
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 | ||
| W | Jerome Mickle3-13 | KO/TKO | — | R1 | 1:42 | NYFE 7 | |
| W | Ajani Farris0-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:10 | NYFE 6 | |
| L | Submission | Rear Naked Choke | R1 | 0:54 | NYFE 5 | ||
| L | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 3:00 | FLP | ||
| L | Eryk Anders18-9 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:30 | SHP 22 | |
| W | Moses Reyes0-1 | KO/TKO | — | R1 | 0:23 | Warfare 5 | |
| W | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 0:32 | SHP 16 | ||
| L | Rick Turner2-1 | Submission | — | R1 | 2:36 | Deadgame Fight School | |
| W | Matthew Monk0-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:36 | Breakthrough MMA 1 |
Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.