Richard Montoya
UFC Debut
Record
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Fresno, California
- Born
- United States
- Weight class
- Light Heavyweight
- Height
- 5'10" · 178 cm
Before the UFC
Richard Montoya 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.
UFC debut
Aug 20, 2026
Pre-UFC opposition
StrongOpponents' combined record
147-91-2
.618 win rate
Winning-record opponents
6 of 8
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
11
8 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 11 bouts · 6 promotions · wins by 3 KO · 2 sub · 1 decWEC · KOTC · PFC 10 · PFC 6 · GC 50 +1
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Xavier Foupa-Pokam32-22 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 1:13 | PFC 10 | Sep 26, 2008 |
| L | Nate Loughran11-2 | Submission | Armbar | R2 | 0:38 | PFC 6 | Jan 17, 2008 |
| L | Bryan Travers15-4 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | GC 50 | May 21, 2006 |
| L | Emanuel Newton26-13-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | KOTC | Apr 2, 2006 |
| W | Aaron Brink29-27 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 1:55 | KOTC | Oct 29, 2005 |
| W | Chris Kiever8-8-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 4:49 | IFC | Jul 30, 2005 |
| L | Jason Lambert26-13 | KO/TKO | Submission to Punches | R1 | 2:45 | WEC | Jan 22, 2005 |
| W | Abraham Baxter | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | WEC | Aug 20, 2004 |
| W | Bill Coffman0-2 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:47 | WEC | May 21, 2004 |
| W | Joe Salcido | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 0:36 | WEC | Jan 16, 2004 |
| W | Travis Stuart | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 0:38 | WEC | Oct 17, 2003 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.