Rich Hale
UFC DebutNickname“Rare Breed”
Record
Streak
W2
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Tempe, Arizona
- Born
- United States
- Camp
- Koncrete Gym
- Weight class
- Heavyweight
- Height
- 6'4" · 193 cm
Before the UFC
Rich Hale 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
317-209-4
.603 win rate
Winning-record opponents
18 of 29
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
31
29 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 31 bouts · 22 promotions · wins by 11 KO · 8 sub · 4 decBFC · Bellator · Vendetta Fighting Championship · RUF MMA 39 · RUF MMA 36 +17
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | KO/TKO | Strikes | R1 | 3:11 | RUF MMA 39 | Mar 13, 2021 | |
| W | Dale Sopi6-6 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | RUF MMA 36 | Oct 13, 2019 |
| L | Blagoy Ivanov19-7 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Bellator | Mar 7, 2014 |
| L | Ryan Martinez10-5 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:19 | Bellator | Jun 19, 2013 |
| L | Alexander Volkov40-11 | Decision | Unanimous | R5 | 5:00 | BFC | Dec 14, 2012 |
| W | Thiago Santos12-5 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 3:31 | BFC | Nov 2, 2012 |
| W | Mike Wessel15-8 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:19 | BFC | Oct 5, 2012 |
| W | Josh Burns8-10 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:38 | BFC | May 18, 2012 |
| W | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 0:18 | BFC | Oct 22, 2011 | |
| L | Christian M'Pumbu21-11-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R3 | 4:17 | BFC | May 21, 2011 |
| W | D.J. Linderman23-20 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | BFC | Apr 23, 2011 |
| W | Nik Fekete7-1 | Submission | Inverted Triangle Choke | R1 | 1:55 | BFC | Mar 26, 2011 |
| W | Dave Mewborn8-5-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 3:36 | TCC 3 | Oct 23, 2010 |
| W | Mike Zanski3-3 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R3 | 1:28 | RITC 140 | Mar 20, 2010 |
| L | Antwain Britt11-6 | Decision | Majority | R2 | 5:00 | Vendetta Fighting Championship | Sep 5, 2009 |
| W | Evan Nedd14-9 | Decision | Majority | R2 | 5:00 | Vendetta Fighting Championship | Sep 5, 2009 |
| W | Adam Padilla8-4 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:12 | RITC 130 | Jul 18, 2009 |
| D | Jordan Smith18-7-1 | Draw | — | R5 | 5:00 | Throwdown Showdown 4 | Jun 6, 2009 |
| W | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:33 | RITC 125 | Apr 17, 2009 | |
| W | Shawn Frye5-7 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 1:33 | RITC 123 | Mar 21, 2009 |
| W | Matt Lucas15-3 | Submission | Kimura | R2 | 2:03 | RITC 121 | Feb 6, 2009 |
| W | Lyle Steffens | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 0:44 | RITC 119 | Nov 22, 2008 |
| W | Roger Mejia | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 0:16 | RITC 117 | Nov 8, 2008 |
| W | Adam Padilla8-4 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 1:01 | RITC 116 | Sep 27, 2008 |
| W | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 1:01 | RITC 113 | Aug 2, 2008 | |
| L | Matt Lucas15-3 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 3:00 | RITC 100 | Sep 15, 2007 |
| W | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 0:25 | RITC 97 | Jun 30, 2007 | |
| W | Steve Sayegh7-14 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R2 | 0:42 | RITC 94 | Apr 28, 2007 |
| W | Rich Alten5-7 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 0:59 | RITC 93 | Apr 20, 2007 |
| L | Jimmy Ambriz17-21-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:53 | RITC 91 | Feb 24, 2007 |
| W | Wendell Lowe2-5 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 3:00 | RITC 89 | Dec 2, 2006 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.