Robert Watley
UFC DebutNickname“Contact”
Record
Streak
L1
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Charlotte Hall, Maryland
- Born
- United States
- Weight class
- Lightweight
- Height
- 5'9" · 175 cm
Before the UFC
Robert Watley 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
217-95-2
.696 win rate
Winning-record opponents
15 of 15
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
20
15 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 20 bouts · 9 promotions · wins by 6 KO · 4 sub · 6 decSF · PFL · LFA · CFFC 133 · CFFC 128 +4
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Dakota Bush16-4 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:34 | PFL | Mar 28, 2026 |
| W | Mads Burnell20-8 | KO/TKO | Elbows and Punches | R3 | 2:43 | PFL | Aug 15, 2025 |
| W | Morquez Forest | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R4 | 2:48 | CFFC 133 | Jul 26, 2024 |
| W | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R3 | 2:57 | CFFC 128 | Dec 15, 2023 | |
| W | Decision | Majority | R4 | 5:00 | CFFC 122 | Jul 20, 2023 | |
| W | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R3 | 2:50 | SF | Nov 2, 2019 | |
| L | Chris Wade23-10 | Decision | Majority | R2 | 5:00 | PFL | Oct 13, 2018 |
| L | Will Brooks26-5-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | PFL | Aug 2, 2018 |
| W | Thiago Tavares24-11-1 | KO/TKO | Leg Kick | R2 | 0:35 | PFL | Jun 21, 2018 |
| W | Brandon Jenkins18-12 | Decision | Unanimous | R5 | 5:00 | LFA | Mar 2, 2018 |
| W | Daryl Wilson7-4 | KO/TKO | Punches | R3 | 4:32 | LFA | Nov 10, 2017 |
| W | Thiago Moises19-10 | Decision | Unanimous | R5 | 5:00 | LFA | Jul 21, 2017 |
| W | Josh Visel | KO/TKO | Punches | R3 | 4:55 | XCC 27 | Feb 24, 2017 |
| W | Cole Presley7-5 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | SF | Oct 15, 2016 |
| W | Dan Root | KO/TKO | Head Kick | R2 | 0:43 | SF | Apr 16, 2016 |
| W | Sergio de Bari | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | CFFC 50 | Jul 18, 2015 |
| W | Daniel Chacon2-1 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 3:28 | SF | Apr 18, 2015 |
| W | Pat Sabatini22-5 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | CFFC 45 | Feb 7, 2015 |
| W | Spencer Strube | KO/TKO | Punches | R3 | 4:19 | SF | Nov 15, 2014 |
| L | Francisco Isata12-6 | Submission | Armbar | R2 | 3:44 | SF | Jun 21, 2014 |
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.