Paul Bird
UFC DebutNickname“The Gingabread Man”
Record
Streak
L2
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Des Moines, Iowa
- Born
- United States
- Weight class
- Welterweight
- Height
- 5'9" · 175 cm
Before the UFC
Paul Bird 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
322-408-2
.441 win rate
Winning-record opponents
8 of 20
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
21
20 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 21 bouts · 14 promotions · wins by 6 KO · 7 subWWFC · AFC · Millennium Events · MCC 26 · MCC 24 +9
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Ted Worthington35-57 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | AFC | Dec 23, 2016 |
| L | Josh Henry11-8 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 3:40 | AFC | Sep 25, 2015 |
| W | Kenneth Allen1-43 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 1:57 | WWFC | Aug 16, 2014 |
| W | John Milledge6-10 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:35 | WWFC | May 31, 2014 |
| L | Ted Worthington35-57 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 1:30 | WWFC | Apr 27, 2013 |
| W | Kevin Tjaden | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:31 | WWFC | Jan 12, 2013 |
| L | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 4:57 | Millennium Events | Aug 11, 2012 | |
| L | Jason Dent22-13 | Submission | Armbar | R2 | 3:19 | WWFC | Apr 7, 2012 |
| W | Joe Wilk19-13 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 0:31 | WWFC | Jul 9, 2011 |
| W | Scott Kinzebach9-11 | KO/TKO | Doctor Stoppage Cut | R1 | 1:28 | WWFC | Jan 22, 2011 |
| L | Josh Henry11-8 | Submission | Triangle Choke | R4 | 1:03 | MCC 26 | Apr 16, 2010 |
| L | Alonzo Martinez46-24-1 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 3:44 | MCC 24 | Jan 16, 2010 |
| W | Chad Zurfluh0-1 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 0:46 | Total Non-Stop Talent | Oct 31, 2009 |
| W | Joe Pearson45-31-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 4:37 | EC 135 | Sep 12, 2009 |
| W | Jeff Carstens8-25 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 4:20 | MFDM | Jun 19, 2009 |
| W | Jeremy Castro19-25 | Submission | Triangle Choke | R2 | 1:58 | MCC 19 | Mar 14, 2009 |
| L | Bryce Teager6-4 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R2 | 4:00 | MCC 15 | Jul 25, 2008 |
| W | Jake Brown11-6 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 3:40 | MCC 13 | Apr 25, 2008 |
| W | Nick Walker5-14 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 2:32 | MCC 12 | Mar 7, 2008 |
| W | Chris McDaniel18-21 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | — | MCC 6 | Jan 13, 2007 |
| W | Jeff Carstens8-25 | KO/TKO | Submission to Punches | R3 | 0:34 | MCC 3 | May 20, 2006 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.