Richie Whitson
UFC DebutNickname“Hellboy”
Record
Streak
L2
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Temecula, California
- Born
- United States
- Weight class
- Lightweight
- Height
- 5'9" · 175 cm
Before the UFC
Richie Whitson 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
276-190-27
.592 win rate
Winning-record opponents
12 of 14
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
18
14 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 18 bouts · 16 promotions · wins by 4 KO · 4 sub · 4 decPancrase · X-1 · Havoc Fighting Championship · Wreck MMA · One FC 3 +11
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Satoru Kitaoka45-29-10 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Pancrase | Oct 5, 2014 |
| L | Ryan Machan24-9 | Submission | Kimura | R1 | 4:14 | Havoc Fighting Championship | May 2, 2014 |
| W | Hiroki Nagaoka29-28-13 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 2:00 | Pancrase | Sep 29, 2013 |
| L | Mark Holst12-6 | Submission | Armbar | R2 | 4:42 | Wreck MMA | Mar 28, 2013 |
| L | Danny van Bergen11-10-3 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 1:19 | One FC 3 | Mar 31, 2012 |
| L | Kajan Johnson23-13-1 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 3:52 | MFC 31 | Oct 7, 2011 |
| W | Curtis Demarce19-17 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | MFC 28 | Feb 25, 2011 |
| W | Joakim Engberg | KO/TKO | Punches | R3 | 3:11 | ROTK | Nov 27, 2010 |
| W | Masaya Doi | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 3:23 | AFC 1 | Nov 12, 2010 |
| W | Travis Marx21-5 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | PFC | Sep 20, 2010 |
| W | Nick Reale7-10 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 3:45 | MEZ Sports | Jun 12, 2010 |
| L | Harris Sarmiento36-26 | Decision | Split | R5 | 5:00 | X-1 | Mar 20, 2010 |
| W | Leonardo Soares | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Respect in the Cage 1 | Sep 20, 2009 |
| W | Emiliano Vatti8-12 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 3:12 | TC 33 | Jul 11, 2009 |
| W | Ray Cooper14-9 | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 3:54 | X-1 | May 16, 2008 |
| W | Schon Ellis12-4 | KO/TKO | Punches | R3 | 2:20 | AFC 47 | May 7, 2008 |
| W | Jesse Kueber15-12 | Decision | Majority | R2 | 5:00 | AFC 45 | Mar 27, 2008 |
| W | Joe Degroff | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:48 | AFC 33 | Mar 7, 2007 |
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.