Ken Sparks
UFC Debut
Record
Streak
L3
- Fighting out of
- Rolla, Missouri
- Born
- United States
- Weight class
- Heavyweight
Before the UFC
Ken Sparks 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
140-92-3
.603 win rate
Winning-record opponents
7 of 10
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
10
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 10 bouts · 10 promotions · wins by 1 KO · 3 sub · 1 decUSA MMA · FFI · CW 10 · MOTC 17 · MOTC 14 +5
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Ricco Rodriguez54-27 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:32 | USA MMA | May 22, 2010 |
| L | John Brown11-5 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | — | FFI | Nov 22, 2008 |
| L | Daniel Tabera18-8-3 | Submission | Rear Naked Choke | R1 | 0:00 | CW 10 | Mar 15, 2008 |
| W | Wayne Cole16-25 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 0:08 | MOTC 17 | Nov 17, 2007 |
| L | Ruben Zamarron6-4 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 4:28 | MOTC 14 | Jun 23, 2007 |
| W | Tony Roberts13-6 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:12 | MOTC 12 | Mar 17, 2007 |
| W | TJ Sparks1-1 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 0:45 | MOTC 9 | Jan 20, 2007 |
| W | Tony Roberts13-6 | Decision | Split | R3 | 3:00 | MOTC 7 | Dec 2, 2006 |
| L | Ruben Zamarron6-4 | Submission | — | R1 | 2:32 | MOTC 4 | Sep 23, 2006 |
| W | Jimmy Lane2-6 | Submission | — | R1 | 1:03 | MOTC 3 | Aug 19, 2006 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.
Amateur
2-1across 3 amateur bouts · 2 promotionsDangerzone · MR
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Submission | — | R1 | 1:23 | Dangerzone | Nov 27, 2004 | |
| W | Scott Griffith0-2 | Decision | — | R3 | 0:00 | Dangerzone | Aug 28, 2004 |
| L | Joey Malone2-2 | N/A | — | R0 | 0:00 | MR | Apr 7, 2001 |
Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.