Ross Clifton
UFC DebutNickname“The Grizzly”
Record
Streak
L5
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Sacramento, California
- Born
- United States
- Camp
- Worsham Team X
- Weight class
- Super Heavyweight
- Height
- 6'8" · 203 cm
Before the UFC
Ross Clifton 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
120-73-3
.622 win rate
Winning-record opponents
10 of 13
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
16
13 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 16 bouts · 16 promotions · wins by 2 KO · 3 subGladiator Challenge · Wargods/Ken Shamrock Productions · CXF · GC 82 · GC 71 +11
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Rick Vardell | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:47 | Gladiator Challenge | Jul 31, 2009 |
| L | Ken Shamrock28-17-2 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 1:00 | Wargods/Ken Shamrock Productions | Feb 13, 2009 |
| L | Tim Persey10-5-1 | KO/TKO | Submission to Punches | R1 | 0:21 | CXF | Oct 30, 2008 |
| L | Dave Huckaba23-9 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:09 | GC 82 | Aug 13, 2008 |
| L | KO/TKO | Injury | R1 | 0:49 | GC 71 | Nov 11, 2007 | |
| W | Miguel Angel Banuelos4-3 | N/A | — | R1 | — | GC 69 | Sep 22, 2007 |
| L | Dave Huckaba23-9 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:58 | GC 59 | Mar 17, 2007 |
| L | Matt Nelson5-1 | Submission | Verbal | R1 | 0:44 | GC 47 | Feb 2, 2006 |
| W | Paul Vasquez0-1 | Submission | Keylock | R1 | 0:52 | GC 45 | Nov 13, 2005 |
| W | Wesley Scobee1-4 | Submission | — | R1 | 1:50 | GC 38 | Jun 2, 2005 |
| L | Chris Marez5-2 | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 0:42 | GC 20 | Nov 13, 2003 |
| W | Nate Russak1-6 | Submission | Keylock | R1 | 4:29 | GC 13 | Feb 9, 2003 |
| W | Chris Winskowski | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:11 | GC 12 | Sep 8, 2002 |
| W | John Sarno | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:15 | GC 10 | Apr 14, 2002 |
| L | David Fox3-2 | Decision | — | R2 | 5:00 | GC 7 | Nov 4, 2001 |
| L | Amir Rahnavardi11-10 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 3:17 | GC 6 | Sep 9, 2001 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.