Paul Purcell
UFC DebutNickname“Picnic”
Record
Streak
L1
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Spokane, Washington
- Born
- United States
- Camp
- ATT West
- Weight class
- Welterweight
- Height
- 5'8" · 173 cm
Before the UFC
Paul Purcell 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
233-177-9
.568 win rate
Winning-record opponents
8 of 16
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
24
16 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 24 bouts · 21 promotions · wins by 5 KO · 5 sub · 2 decPPKA · XFC · AFC 31 · DesertBrawl · AFC 24 +16
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Julio Paulino23-5 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 0:00 | AFC 31 | Jan 10, 2007 |
| W | Martin Suarez | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 4:14 | DesertBrawl | Jun 17, 2006 |
| L | Ricky Shivers12-7-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | AFC 24 | Jun 15, 2006 |
| W | Justin Davis13-16 | Submission | Choke | R2 | 0:00 | XFC | May 20, 2006 |
| L | Justin Hawes7-8-1 | Decision | — | R3 | 5:00 | DB 17 | Apr 1, 2006 |
| W | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:04 | DB 16 | Jan 21, 2006 | |
| L | Justin Hawes7-8-1 | Submission | Keylock | R2 | 2:37 | DB 15 | Oct 15, 2005 |
| L | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 4:46 | SF 10 | May 28, 2005 | |
| W | DaMarques Johnson15-15 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:17 | XFC | Apr 29, 2005 |
| W | Nick Thompson38-14-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | — | FCC 18 | Mar 5, 2005 |
| L | Matt Horwich30-25-1 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | — | SF 5 | Aug 28, 2004 |
| D | Jacob Torrez | Draw | — | R3 | 5:00 | URC 7 | Feb 14, 2004 |
| L | Jake Short13-11-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:51 | KOTC | Aug 16, 2003 |
| W | Mike Elliot | Submission | Kimura | R1 | 1:22 | PPKA | Jun 28, 2003 |
| L | Melvin Guillard33-24-2 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | — | AOW | Jun 21, 2003 |
| L | Nelson Rivet | KO/TKO | Cut | R0 | 0:00 | AUCC | May 3, 2003 |
| L | Submission | Verbal | R1 | 2:59 | UFCF | Apr 19, 2003 | |
| W | William Heath0-1 | KO/TKO | — | R0 | 0:00 | PPKA | Apr 12, 2003 |
| W | Chad Wimberly | Submission | Rear Naked Choke | R1 | 2:10 | URC 4 | Mar 29, 2003 |
| W | Ryan Carlin | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | RITR | Mar 22, 2003 |
| W | Sean Brooks | Submission | Punches | R0 | — | XRW | Mar 15, 2003 |
| W | Ryan Pope7-14 | KO/TKO | Corner Stoppage | R2 | 5:00 | PPKA | Feb 22, 2003 |
| D | Eddy Ellis21-17-1 | Draw | — | R3 | 5:00 | RTV | Jan 25, 2003 |
| W | Tracy Taylor | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 3:00 | URC 3 | Jan 4, 2003 |
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
1-0across 1 amateur bout · 1 promotionDB 12
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Nick Tyree1-3 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | — | DB 12 | Nov 20, 2004 |
Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.