Michael Barber
UFC Debut
Record
Streak
W1
- Fighting out of
- Melbourne, Victoria
- Born
- Australia
- Weight class
- Featherweight
- Height
- 5'8" · 173 cm
Before the UFC
Michael Barber 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
137-72-4
.656 win rate
Winning-record opponents
11 of 15
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
17
15 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 17 bouts · 8 promotions · wins by 3 KO · 4 decHFS · Beatdown Promotions 11 · Eternal MMA 68 · Hex Fight Series · Eternal MMA 59 +3
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | A'Keitheon Whitner | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | HFS | May 30, 2026 |
| L | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Beatdown Promotions 11 | Jul 5, 2025 | |
| L | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 3:02 | HFS | Mar 1, 2025 | |
| W | Abdalla Biayda10-5 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | — | HFS | Nov 23, 2024 |
| L | Justin Van Heerden19-10 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | HFS | May 4, 2024 |
| L | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | HFS | Mar 2, 2024 | |
| W | Jeff Mesa5-6-3 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | — | HFS | May 26, 2023 |
| L | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | HFS | Feb 24, 2023 | |
| L | Anthony Drilich10-3 | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 1:35 | Eternal MMA 68 | Aug 20, 2022 |
| W | Sam Hibberd9-6 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Hex Fight Series | Nov 19, 2021 |
| L | Justin Van Heerden19-10 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Eternal MMA 59 | May 7, 2021 |
| L | Raja Shippen20-13-1 | KO/TKO | Spinning Back Elbow | R1 | — | HFS | Dec 13, 2019 |
| W | Bekhzod Usmonov11-5 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | HFS | Mar 29, 2019 |
| W | Kane Jones0-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 3:49 | HFS | Oct 26, 2018 |
| W | Orcun As0-2 | Decision | — | R3 | 5:00 | WW 6 | Sep 29, 2017 |
| L | Ivo dos Santos | Submission | Arm-Triangle Choke | R2 | 1:51 | AFC 14 | Sep 12, 2015 |
| L | Daniel O'Regan1-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | — | Fight Night Australia | Mar 1, 2014 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.