Ron Keslar
UFC Debut
Record
Streak
L5
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Mount Pleasant
- Born
- United States
- Weight class
- Welterweight
- Height
- 6'0" · 183 cm
Before the UFC
Ron Keslar 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
Aug 20, 2026
Pre-UFC opposition
StrongOpponents' combined record
239-129-3
.649 win rate
Winning-record opponents
14 of 18
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
20
18 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 · 12 promotions · wins by 1 KO · 5 sub · 5 decBellator · Strikeforce · IFBL · DH · League S-70 +7
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R2 | 0:49 | DH | Feb 6, 2016 | |
| L | Alexey Kunchenko25-6 | KO/TKO | Punch | R3 | 1:35 | League S-70 | Aug 29, 2015 |
| L | Jesse Juarez23-12 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Bellator | Sep 19, 2014 |
| L | Karo Parisyan24-12 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 4:05 | Bellator | Apr 11, 2014 |
| L | Rick Hawn21-5 | KO/TKO | Punch | R3 | 0:55 | Bellator | Nov 22, 2013 |
| W | War Machine14-5 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 3:31 | Bellator | Oct 18, 2013 |
| W | Luis Sergio Melo Jr.30-17-3 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | Bellator | Sep 20, 2013 |
| L | Chris Curtis32-13 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | MMA Xtreme | Aug 24, 2013 |
| W | Dominic Waters10-6 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | UPC Unlimited | May 19, 2012 |
| W | James Chaney10-11 | KO/TKO | Doctor Stoppage | R1 | 5:00 | Impact MMA | Dec 10, 2011 |
| W | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | TWC 11 | Jun 17, 2011 | |
| W | Eric Lawson9-5 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 1:57 | Strikeforce | Jan 29, 2011 |
| L | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Strikeforce | Oct 9, 2010 | |
| L | Chris Cope8-4 | KO/TKO | Head Kick and Punches | R2 | 4:32 | Strikeforce | Jun 26, 2010 |
| W | Jonathan Brandon | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 0:34 | KOTC | Feb 25, 2010 |
| W | Darrin Freeman1-5 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 3:00 | Wargods/Ken Shamrock Productions | Feb 13, 2009 |
| W | Kris Bien | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | UF | Oct 11, 2008 |
| W | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 0:41 | IFBL | Sep 15, 2007 | |
| L | Matt Major6-5 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 3:48 | IFBL | May 5, 2007 |
| W | Shane Carey0-3 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 0:31 | IFBL | Dec 16, 2006 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.