Richie Hightower
UFC DebutNickname“The Dirty Samurai”
Record
Streak
L1
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Phoenix
- Born
- United States
- Weight class
- Welterweight
- Height
- 5'9" · 175 cm
Before the UFC
Richie Hightower 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
Dec 9, 2007
Pre-UFC opposition
ModerateOpponents' combined record
65-44
.596 win rate
Winning-record opponents
6 of 12
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
12
all opponents have 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 12 bouts · 12 promotions · wins by 4 KO · 1 sub · 3 decMFC 25 · TFC 9 · UWC 5 · SF 1 · PFC 2 +7
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Gavin Neil8-1 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:52 | MFC 25 | May 7, 2010 |
| W | Jordan McKay7-2 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:31 | TFC 9 | Dec 5, 2009 |
| NC | Marcus Foran4-3 | No Contest | — | R2 | — | UWC 5 | Feb 21, 2009 |
| L | Eric Davila22-12 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | SF 1 | Oct 24, 2008 |
| W | KO/TKO | Elbow | R1 | 0:36 | PFC 2 | Mar 22, 2007 | |
| W | Dominic Flores3-4 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 3:00 | RITC 87 | Sep 29, 2006 |
| W | Paul Schmadeke1-1 | KO/TKO | Submission to Punches | R2 | 0:32 | RITC 72 | Jul 16, 2005 |
| W | Ryan Potter2-3 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 3:00 | RITC 70 | Jun 11, 2005 |
| W | Derek Cain0-1 | Submission | Choke | R1 | 2:43 | RITC 69 | May 14, 2005 |
| L | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 2:45 | RITC 68 | Apr 23, 2005 | |
| W | Jeremy Neer1-3 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:50 | RITC 66 | Nov 13, 2004 |
| W | Decision | — | R3 | 5:00 | XCF 4 | May 1, 2004 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.