Sam Hayward
UFC DebutNickname“The Sharpshooter”
Record
Streak
L2
- Fighting out of
- Ballarat, Victoria
- Born
- Australia
- Camp
- Infinite MMA
- Weight class
- Welterweight
- Height
- 6'1" · 185 cm
Before the UFC
Sam Hayward 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
40-19
.678 win rate
Winning-record opponents
3 of 3
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
9
3 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 9 bouts · 7 promotions · wins by 5 sub · 1 decHFS · MMA by the Bay · Brace 42 · Gold Rush · AFC 14 +2
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Joel Kendrick | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | HFS | Sep 8, 2018 |
| L | David Francis | KO/TKO | Doctor Stoppage | R2 | 5:00 | MMA by the Bay | Sep 23, 2016 |
| W | Theo Christakos12-2 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 2:54 | Brace 42 | Aug 13, 2016 |
| L | Callan Potter18-9 | KO/TKO | Head Kick | R3 | 0:17 | HFS | Feb 20, 2016 |
| W | Hoshi Friedrich10-8 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 3:43 | Gold Rush | Nov 8, 2015 |
| W | Ryan Mills | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | AFC 14 | Sep 12, 2015 |
| W | Regan Wyllie | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:33 | Minotaur 1 | Aug 14, 2015 |
| W | Shawn Davies | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R2 | 2:30 | HFS | Jul 18, 2015 |
| W | Maseiga Tuala | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:41 | AFC 13 | Jun 14, 2015 |
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.