Nick Bustamante
UFC DebutNickname“The Brick”
Record
Streak
L1
- Fighting out of
- Fresno, California
- Born
- United States
- Weight class
- Lightweight
- Height
- 5'9" · 175 cm
Before the UFC
Nick Bustamante 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
33-26-2
.559 win rate
Winning-record opponents
4 of 6
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
8
6 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 8 bouts · 6 promotions · wins by 1 KO · 3 sub · 1 decBellator · TPF 30 · TPF 29 · TWC 25 · WFC 8 +1
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Salvador Becerra8-4-1 | KO/TKO | Doctor Stoppage | R2 | 5:00 | TPF 30 | Feb 2, 2017 |
| W | Nick Vanderpool | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 2:03 | TPF 29 | Nov 3, 2016 |
| L | Cain Carrizosa11-5 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | TWC 25 | Oct 7, 2016 |
| W | Antoine Smith2-8-1 | Decision | Majority | R3 | 5:00 | Bellator | Jun 17, 2016 |
| L | Te Edwards6-3 | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 0:43 | Bellator | Jan 29, 2016 |
| W | Submission | Armbar | R2 | 0:35 | Bellator | Feb 13, 2015 | |
| W | Tom Cook1-2 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 3:55 | WFC 8 | Feb 15, 2014 |
| W | Auggie Garcia | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 1:13 | UPC Unlimited | May 11, 2013 |
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
2-1across 3 amateur bouts · 3 promotions559 Fights · TPF 12 · Epic Fighting
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Submission | — | R3 | 0:37 | 559 Fights | Jan 12, 2013 | |
| W | Benji Silva | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 2:00 | TPF 12 | Mar 9, 2012 |
| L | Brandon Wilson | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 2:00 | Epic Fighting | Dec 3, 2011 |
Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.