Robert Maldonado
UFC DebutNickname“The Poundin' Puerto Rican”
Record
Streak
W2
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Tucson, Arizona
- Born
- United States
- Weight class
- Middleweight
- Height
- 6'0" · 183 cm
Before the UFC
Robert Maldonado 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
222-230-1
.491 win rate
Winning-record opponents
7 of 16
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
21
16 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 21 bouts · 20 promotions · wins by 1 KO · 5 sub · 2 decWFC · RITC 93 · RITC 86 · RITC 76 · XCF 8 +15
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 3:00 | RITC 93 | Apr 20, 2007 | |
| W | Adam Bobay | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 1:06 | WFC | Mar 31, 2007 |
| L | Yaotzin Meza23-11 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 3:00 | RITC 86 | Aug 15, 2006 |
| L | Joe Serna1-2 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:24 | WFC | Mar 18, 2006 |
| W | Gabriel Casillas10-11 | Decision | Split | R3 | 3:00 | RITC 76 | Nov 11, 2005 |
| L | Santino Defranco13-4 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 0:30 | XCF 8 | Apr 9, 2005 |
| L | Tim Carey6-5 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | — | XCF 7 | Aug 28, 2004 |
| L | Brodie Farber17-7 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:47 | RITC 63 | Jun 12, 2004 |
| NC | Hans Marrero12-7 | No Contest | — | R0 | — | RITC 55 | Nov 15, 2003 |
| L | Victor Estrada5-11-1 | Submission | Choke | R2 | 1:43 | RITC 54 | Oct 25, 2003 |
| W | Joe Vigil12-16 | KO/TKO | Punches | R0 | — | XCF 2 | Sep 6, 2003 |
| L | Shannon Ritch58-88 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 0:25 | ECS | Jul 19, 2003 |
| L | Ray Elbe23-11 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 0:52 | RITC 50 | Jul 12, 2003 |
| W | RJ Gamez10-18 | Submission | Choke | R1 | 2:51 | RITC 47 | Apr 12, 2003 |
| W | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 1:45 | RITC 45 | Mar 1, 2003 | |
| L | Kyle Brees16-8 | Submission | Ankle Lock | R1 | 1:52 | RITC 43 | Jan 18, 2003 |
| W | Adam Millican | Submission | Choke | R1 | 1:40 | RITC 42 | Dec 7, 2002 |
| W | RJ Gamez10-18 | Submission | Choke | R3 | 1:00 | RITC 40 | Nov 9, 2002 |
| L | Curtis Hines | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 2:47 | RITC 39 | Oct 19, 2002 |
| L | Puna Maiava | Submission | Armbar | R2 | 1:43 | RITC 37 | Jul 27, 2002 |
| W | Emmett Olvera | Disqualification | — | R2 | 1:29 | RITC 32 | Dec 15, 2001 |
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.