Sam Liera
UFC DebutNickname“The Caveman”
Record
Streak
W2
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Fullerton, California
- Born
- United States
- Camp
- CSW
- Weight class
- Welterweight
Before the UFC
Sam Liera 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
328-204-7
.617 win rate
Winning-record opponents
19 of 23
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
25
23 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 25 bouts · 11 promotions · wins by 8 KO · 5 sub · 1 decKOTC · Smash Global 9 · LFA · AFC · RSP +6
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Paulo Thiago19-11 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 4:58 | Smash Global 9 | Dec 19, 2019 |
| W | Frank Schuman12-6 | Submission | Neck Crank | R2 | 4:12 | KOTC | May 18, 2019 |
| L | Jeff Peterson11-10 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | KOTC | Sep 28, 2018 |
| L | Karen Darabedyan14-6 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 1:46 | LFA | Jun 2, 2017 |
| L | Kevin Holland29-15 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R2 | 4:23 | KOTC | Sep 18, 2016 |
| L | Kevin Holland29-15 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 2:56 | KOTC | Mar 5, 2016 |
| W | Ioannis Palaiologos20-15-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | KOTC | Aug 29, 2015 |
| W | Preston Scharf13-17 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:55 | KOTC | Mar 15, 2015 |
| L | Joshua Aveles27-12-2 | KO/TKO | — | R2 | 3:48 | KOTC | Oct 2, 2014 |
| W | Eric Steans7-7 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 4:06 | KOTC | Aug 7, 2014 |
| L | James Terry20-11 | KO/TKO | Punches | R3 | 2:26 | AFC | Nov 30, 2013 |
| W | Joe Condon13-11 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 3:39 | KOTC | Oct 31, 2013 |
| L | Josh Hinkle14-3 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | KOTC | Aug 17, 2013 |
| L | Joshua Aveles27-12-2 | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 1:29 | KOTC | Feb 7, 2013 |
| W | David Gomez17-10 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 4:42 | KOTC | Dec 20, 2012 |
| W | Scott Catlin5-8 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 0:00 | KOTC | Oct 25, 2012 |
| W | Marcus Mowers | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 3:10 | KOTC | Aug 30, 2012 |
| W | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | — | KOTC | Apr 26, 2012 | |
| L | Hans Marrero12-7 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:19 | RSP | Jun 18, 2011 |
| L | Luke Stewart6-3 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 3:40 | Strikeforce | Sep 29, 2007 |
| W | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 0:18 | TC 22 | Aug 3, 2007 | |
| L | Rodrigo Botti6-0 | KO/TKO | Punches | R3 | 4:29 | MMAC | May 12, 2007 |
| W | Jay Martinez | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 0:20 | CXF 4 | Oct 7, 2006 |
| W | Paul Jackson0-2 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 1:45 | CXF | Jul 15, 2006 |
| W | Kengo Ura14-13-2 | KO/TKO | Injury | R2 | 0:00 | Valor Fighting | Apr 29, 2006 |
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.