Sam Nest
UFC Debut
Record
Streak
L1
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Brisbane, Queensland
- Born
- Australia
- Camp
- Rings Australia
- Weight class
- Light Heavyweight
- Height
- 6'1" · 185 cm
Before the UFC
Sam Nest 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
DevelopmentalOpponents' combined record
177-184-14
.490 win rate
Winning-record opponents
3 of 11
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
17
11 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 17 bouts · 14 promotions · wins by 5 KO · 8 sub · 3 decZst · Shooto · Rings Australia · SRF 13 · SRF 12 +9
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Yuji Hisamatsu16-22-6 | KO/TKO | Cut | R3 | 1:40 | SRF 13 | Apr 1, 2005 |
| W | Takashi Ishino | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 1:10 | SRF 12 | Nov 27, 2004 |
| W | Kestutis Smirnovas24-8-2 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 4:58 | Zst | Nov 3, 2004 |
| W | Brandon McDowell32-35 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | SRF 11 | Sep 26, 2004 |
| W | Brandon McDowell32-35 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:45 | SRF 10 | Jul 31, 2004 |
| W | Anthony Perosh15-10 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Shooto | May 20, 2004 |
| W | Chris Peak11-19 | KO/TKO | Eye Injury | R1 | 2:10 | SRF 9 | Apr 3, 2004 |
| W | Ross Dallow5-10 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 3:05 | Shooto | Feb 12, 2004 |
| W | Tony Green | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:07 | XFC 3 | Nov 14, 2003 |
| W | Gordon Bergey | KO/TKO | Broken Nose | R3 | 1:55 | XFC 1 | May 4, 2003 |
| W | Takashi Sonoda | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 4:42 | Zst | Nov 23, 2002 |
| W | David Frendin9-14-2 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | SRF 4 | Aug 24, 2002 |
| W | Matt Trihey3-5 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 0:51 | SRF 3 | Apr 6, 2002 |
| W | Yasuhito Namekawa25-16-4 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 4:53 | Rings | Feb 15, 2002 |
| W | Ross Dallow5-10 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:06 | SRF 2 | Nov 3, 2001 |
| W | Sean Kelly | Submission | Keylock | R1 | 4:15 | Rings Australia | Nov 12, 2000 |
| W | Haydn Pollard | KO/TKO | — | R1 | 1:15 | Rings Australia | Mar 19, 2000 |
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.