Sam Wells
UFC Debut
Record
Streak
L1
- Fighting out of
- Detroit, Michigan
- Born
- United States
- Weight class
- Welterweight
- Height
- 5'10" · 178 cm
Before the UFC
Sam Wells 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
177-119-13
.598 win rate
Winning-record opponents
6 of 12
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
17
12 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 · 10 promotions · wins by 3 KO · 4 sub · 2 decHOOKnSHOOT · WEC · Dangerzone 17 · Dangerzone · FFCC +5
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Gabe Ruediger18-8 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | WEC | Oct 14, 2005 |
| L | Jason Ireland19-9-1 | N/A | — | R0 | — | Dangerzone 17 | Apr 12, 2003 |
| W | James Haourt | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 4:30 | Dangerzone 17 | Apr 12, 2003 |
| W | Gabe Ruediger18-8 | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 4:22 | WEC | Oct 18, 2002 |
| W | Erik Shellenbarger | KO/TKO | — | R3 | 0:00 | TFC 4 | May 17, 2002 |
| W | Ryan Ackerman12-8-1 | Decision | — | R3 | 5:00 | FCC 7 | Mar 23, 2002 |
| W | Jerry Hackney | Submission | Triangle Choke | R2 | 2:14 | Dangerzone | Jan 13, 2002 |
| W | Darrell Smith17-19-1 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 4:17 | FFCC | Apr 30, 2001 |
| W | Rob Copenhaver | Submission | Punches | R1 | 2:05 | FFCC | Mar 26, 2001 |
| L | Jeff Curran36-18-1 | Submission | Triangle Choke | R1 | 16:04 | MAC | Dec 4, 1999 |
| L | Luke Pedigo5-7 | Submission | Heel Hook | R1 | 1:02 | Dangerzone | Nov 22, 1999 |
| L | Jeff Curran36-18-1 | Decision | — | R1 | 15:00 | FCC 1 | Apr 19, 1999 |
| W | Sean Brockmole3-6-2 | Decision | — | R2 | 5:00 | HOOKnSHOOT | Jun 12, 1998 |
| L | Andy Sanders7-7-3 | Decision | Split | R1 | 15:00 | EC 12 | Dec 13, 1997 |
| L | Sean Brockmole3-6-2 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R0 | — | HOOKnSHOOT | Jul 18, 1997 |
| L | Phil Stroffolino3-5-1 | KO/TKO | Submission to Punches | R1 | 2:00 | HOOKnSHOOT | Apr 5, 1997 |
| W | Joe Canals | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 6:18 | HOOKnSHOOT | Apr 5, 1997 |
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.