Ruben Villareal
UFC DebutNickname“Warpath”
Record
Streak
L3
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Calousa, California
- Born
- United States
- Weight class
- Heavyweight
- Height
- 6'4" · 193 cm
Before the UFC
Ruben Villareal 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
899-518-20
.634 win rate
Winning-record opponents
26 of 49
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
53
49 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 53 bouts · 34 promotions · wins by 17 KO · 1 sub · 4 decGladiator Challenge · KOTC · TWC 17 · Art of War Productions · RFC 26 +29
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | C.J. Leveque11-11 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 3:00 | Gladiator Challenge | Nov 23, 2013 |
| L | Wes Sims24-15-1 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 0:37 | Gladiator Challenge | Sep 1, 2013 |
| L | Owen Rubio6-6 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | TWC 17 | Jun 21, 2013 |
| W | David Abbott10-15 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 2:06 | KOTC | Apr 13, 2013 |
| W | Ben Davis18-8 | KO/TKO | Kicks | R1 | 2:37 | Art of War Productions | Mar 2, 2013 |
| L | Carl Seumanutafa14-15 | KO/TKO | Elbows | R3 | 2:57 | Gladiator Challenge | Jun 23, 2012 |
| L | Tommy Sauer25-12 | Submission | — | R1 | 0:40 | RFC 26 | Apr 28, 2012 |
| W | Don Frye20-9-1 | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 2:29 | Gladiator Challenge | Dec 11, 2011 |
| L | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:13 | Twilight Fight Night | Sep 10, 2011 | |
| L | Dave Huckaba23-9 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | SF 18 | Aug 19, 2011 |
| L | Rob Jackson5-5 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | Gladiator Challenge | May 21, 2011 |
| L | Tony Lopez65-35 | KO/TKO | Submission to Punches | R2 | 1:12 | Gladiator Challenge | Apr 22, 2011 |
| L | Brett Rogers17-10 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | W-1 MMA 6 | Oct 23, 2010 |
| W | Wes Combs20-6 | Decision | Majority | R3 | 3:00 | Gladiator Challenge | Sep 18, 2010 |
| L | Mike Cook13-13 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 4:57 | TWC 6 | Jan 10, 2010 |
| W | Luke Arzola | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:57 | Gladiator Challenge | Dec 12, 2009 |
| W | KO/TKO | Submission to Punches | R1 | 0:58 | Gladiator Challenge | Oct 10, 2009 | |
| W | Deandre Goree | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 0:15 | Gladiator Challenge | Sep 25, 2009 |
| L | Mike Cook13-13 | Submission | — | R2 | 1:19 | Gladiator Challenge | Jun 26, 2009 |
| L | Ty Lee | Submission | Heel Hook | R1 | 4:57 | Throwdown Showdown 4 | Jun 6, 2009 |
| L | Alexandru Lungu21-5 | Submission | Smother Choke | R1 | 1:45 | LK 33 | Apr 12, 2009 |
| W | Mike Cook13-13 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 3:00 | Fight Quest | Jan 31, 2009 |
| L | Jimmy Ambriz17-21-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:19 | WCO | Nov 7, 2007 |
| W | Rolando Graham2-4 | Decision | — | R3 | 5:00 | KSP | Oct 5, 2007 |
| W | Rafael del Real6-20 | Submission | Kimura | R1 | 2:18 | PFC 3 | Jul 19, 2007 |
| L | Siala-Mou Siliga12-6 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:33 | K-1 HERO's | Jun 2, 2007 |
| W | Jeremy Castro19-25 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | XFO | May 5, 2007 |
| L | Tim Hague21-13 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | KOTC | Apr 28, 2007 |
| L | Paul Buentello35-17 | KO/TKO | Corner Stoppage | R2 | 3:57 | Strikeforce | Dec 8, 2006 |
| W | Wade Hamilton13-14 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 3:15 | KOTC | Nov 26, 2006 |
| L | Justin McCully11-5-2 | Submission | Front Choke | R1 | 3:48 | Valor Fighting Championships | Oct 26, 2006 |
| L | Mike Whitehead27-8 | Submission | Keylock | R1 | 1:02 | Valor Fighting | Sep 15, 2006 |
| L | Bas Rutten28-4-1 | KO/TKO | Leg Kicks | R1 | 3:24 | WFA 4 | Jul 22, 2006 |
| D | Don Frye20-9-1 | Draw | — | R3 | 5:00 | KOTC | May 13, 2006 |
| D | Myles Tynanes4-2-1 | Draw | — | R3 | 3:00 | Extreme Wars 2 | Mar 18, 2006 |
| W | Nathan White2-5 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:54 | KOTC | Feb 10, 2006 |
| L | Antonio Silva19-15-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 3:07 | Cage Warriors | Nov 26, 2005 |
| W | Jason Weiss2-2 | KO/TKO | Submission to Punches | R1 | 3:52 | KOTC | Oct 29, 2005 |
| L | Ricco Rodriguez54-27 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 2:38 | Extreme Wars | Jul 2, 2005 |
| W | Jim Dobson0-3 | KO/TKO | Submission to Punches | R1 | 1:41 | KOTC | Apr 16, 2005 |
| L | Dan Bobish17-9 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:55 | KOTC | Feb 25, 2005 |
| W | Vince Lucero22-26-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 1:04 | KOTC | Feb 5, 2005 |
| D | Andre Roberts14-2-1 | Draw | — | R3 | 5:00 | SB 38 | Dec 12, 2004 |
| L | Dan Evensen11-4 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 1:38 | GC 32 | Nov 18, 2004 |
| W | Mitch Nester0-4 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:17 | GC 31 | Oct 7, 2004 |
| L | Bobby Hoffman36-10-1 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 4:02 | KOTC | Aug 6, 2004 |
| L | Travis Wiuff78-22 | Submission | Keylock | R2 | — | XKK | Jul 24, 2004 |
| W | Nick Jake0-1 | KO/TKO | — | R1 | 0:00 | GC 29 | Jul 10, 2004 |
| L | Dan Severn101-19-7 | Decision | Split | R2 | 5:00 | GC 27 | Jun 3, 2004 |
| W | Carlos Cantu0-4 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:42 | GC 24 | Mar 20, 2004 |
| W | Chris Marez5-2 | KO/TKO | Corner Stoppage | R2 | 4:11 | GC 22 | Feb 12, 2004 |
| W | Terry Davis0-2-1 | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 1:57 | GC 20 | Nov 13, 2003 |
| W | Paul Denna | KO/TKO | — | R1 | 0:37 | GC 18 | Aug 21, 2003 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.