Ricky Palacios
UFC DebutNickname“El Gallero”
Record
Streak
L1
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Mission, Texas
- Born
- United States
- Weight class
- Bantamweight
- Height
- 5'6" · 168 cm
Before the UFC
Ricky Palacios 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
108-96
.529 win rate
Winning-record opponents
5 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 13 bouts · 8 promotions · wins by 6 KO · 5 decCombate Americas · Combate 40 · Golden Boy MMA · Dana White's Contender Series · STFC 35 +3
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Cooper Gibson10-2 | Submission | Arm-Triangle Choke | R1 | 4:02 | Combate 40 | |
| W | Walel Watson15-15 | KO/TKO | Punch and Head Kick | R1 | 3:56 | Golden Boy MMA | |
| W | Toby Misech13-13 | Decision | 30–27, 29–28, 29–28 | R3 | 5:00 | Dana White's Contender Series | |
| W | Chris Avila8-10 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Combate Americas | |
| W | Roman Salazar14-10 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | Combate Americas | |
| W | Brandon Royval17-9 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Combate Americas | |
| W | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | Combate Americas | ||
| W | Benji Gomez9-18 | KO/TKO | Head Kick | R1 | 1:00 | Combate Americas | |
| W | KO/TKO | Punch | R2 | 3:14 | STFC 35 | ||
| L | Joel Scott9-10 | Submission | Kimura | R1 | 2:08 | Hero FC | |
| W | Matt Wagy15-8 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 1:29 | Combate Americas | |
| W | KO/TKO | Punch | R2 | 1:22 | EODV | ||
| W | KO/TKO | Punches | R3 | 0:37 | ABG |
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
6-0across 6 amateur bouts · 3 promotionsTRCAA · ABG · PCG
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | KO/TKO | Punches | R4 | 0:10 | TRCAA | ||
| W | Jewel Snell1-0 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:15 | ABG | |
| W | Joel Scott9-10 | KO/TKO | Punches | R3 | 2:56 | TRCAA | |
| W | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 3:00 | TRCAA | ||
| W | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 3:00 | TRCAA | ||
| W | Ford James0-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 3:00 | PCG |
Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.