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Rudy Bears

UFC DebutNickname“Bad News”
Record
16-15
Streak
L2
Age
47
Date of birth
Nov 12, 1978
Fighting out of
Raytown
Born
United States
Weight class
Welterweight
Height
5'11" · 180 cm
Before the UFC

Rudy Bears 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 19, 2026
Pre-UFC opposition
Strong
Opponents' combined record
577-376-8
.605 win rate
Winning-record opponents
24 of 31
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
31
all opponents have 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

16-15across 31 bouts · 19 promotions · wins by 6 KO · 7 sub · 3 decBFC · C3 Fights · Bellator · Shamrock FC · FCF +14
ResOpponentOutcomeFinishRdTimePromotionDate
L
Neiman Gracie13-6
SubmissionArmbarR14:39
Bellator
Nov 4, 2016
L
Michael Page25-3
KO/TKOPunchR11:05
Bellator
Jul 17, 2015
W
Josh Weston9-21
SubmissionRear-Naked ChokeR21:40
Shamrock FC
Jan 17, 2015
W
Zak Bucia19-15
DecisionUnanimousR35:00
Shamrock FC
Jul 26, 2014
L
Ryan Jensen21-8
KO/TKOPunchesR11:01
VFC
Mar 30, 2013
L
Igor Fernandes21-7
SubmissionAnaconda ChokeR12:51
SFE 1
Mar 1, 2013
L
Paul Daley43-18-2
KO/TKOPunchesR12:45
BFC
Jul 20, 2012
W
Nick Nolte5-4
KO/TKOSubmission to PunchesR13:57
Titan FC 22
May 25, 2012
L
Marcio Navarro15-16
DecisionSplitR35:00
BFC
Oct 29, 2011
L
A.J. Matthews9-9
DecisionUnanimousR35:00
BFC
Oct 8, 2011
L
Forrest Petz26-10
KO/TKOPunchesR12:55
C3 Fights
Jul 30, 2011
W
Darryl Cobb6-8
SubmissionRear-Naked ChokeR13:30
Titan FC 18
May 27, 2011
L
Jason High23-8
SubmissionGuillotine ChokeR10:51
Titan FC 16
Jan 28, 2011
W
Chad Reiner35-18
KO/TKOPunchR11:29
BFC
Oct 14, 2010
L
Zak Cummings25-7
SubmissionBrabo ChokeR11:27
BFC
Aug 26, 2010
W
Brian Green32-24
SubmissionRear-Naked ChokeR13:29
BFC
Jun 17, 2010
L
Brent Weedman22-9-1
KO/TKOPunchesR14:19
BFC
Apr 29, 2010
L
Tyron Woodley19-7-1
SubmissionArm-Triangle ChokeR12:52
Strikeforce
Nov 20, 2009
W
Brendan Seguin23-19-1
KO/TKOPunchesR21:01
M-1
Aug 28, 2009
W
Ted Worthington35-57
DecisionUnanimousR35:00
EFP
Jun 12, 2009
W
Charles Jones7-4
KO/TKOPunchesR22:47
C3 Fights
Feb 28, 2009
W
Dominic Brown16-23
KO/TKOPunchesR21:39
Titan FC 12
Dec 19, 2008
W
Chris Easter4-2
KO/TKO—R12:18
Havic Prizefighting
Nov 22, 2008
W
Jake Short13-11-1
DecisionSplitR35:00
C3 Fights
Aug 16, 2008
L
Joey Gorczynski18-10
SubmissionGuillotine ChokeR10:54
FCF
Jul 26, 2008
W
Tom Jones19-12
SubmissionRear-Naked ChokeR11:33
FCF
Jun 14, 2008
W
Nate James14-8-1
SubmissionRear-Naked ChokeR10:39
CCCF
Mar 29, 2008
L
Zak Cummings25-7
Submission—R32:08
FM
Feb 1, 2008
W
Ruben Escamilla4-9
SubmissionTriangle ChokeR21:21
CCCF
Jan 19, 2008
L
Leonardo Pecanha15-9
SubmissionArmbarR10:38
Titan FC 9
Sep 22, 2007
W
Isaac Vallie-Flagg16-7-1
SubmissionRear-Naked ChokeR14:00
FW 15
Jul 28, 2007

Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.

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