Solomon Renfro
UFC DebutNickname“The Black Dragon”
Record
Streak
L3
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Cleveland
- Born
- United States
- Weight class
- Welterweight
- Height
- 5'10" · 177 cm
- Reach
- 73" · 184 cm
Before the UFC
Solomon Renfro 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
Jun 1, 2026
Pre-UFC opposition
StrongOpponents' combined record
179-90-2
.665 win rate
Winning-record opponents
10 of 16
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
16
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.
Dana White's Contender Series
across 1 bout
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Decision | 29–28, 28–29, 29–28 | R3 | 5:00 | Dana White's Contender Series |
Dana White’s Contender Series — a UFC-adjacent proving ground, shown as its own tier. Excluded from Schedule Score and UFC-scoped metrics.
Outside the UFC
across 16 bouts · 13 promotions · wins by 4 KO · 1 sub · 6 decPFL · iFC 5 · Freedom Fight Night 2 · LFA · CFFC 98 +8
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Brent Primus16-6 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R3 | 3:21 | PFL | Jun 21, 2024 |
| L | Gadzhi Rabadanov27-5-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | PFL | Apr 12, 2024 |
| L | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | PFL | Aug 23, 2023 | |
| W | Jarrah Al-Silawi21-8 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 1:44 | PFL | Jun 23, 2023 |
| W | Michael Irizarry13-6 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:34 | iFC 5 | Oct 14, 2022 |
| W | James Cannon9-11 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Freedom Fight Night 2 | Jul 15, 2022 |
| L | Adam Fugitt10-6 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:43 | LFA | Feb 25, 2022 |
| W | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:39 | CFFC 98 | Jul 3, 2021 | |
| W | Nick Alley7-6 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 4:30 | CFFC 94 | Apr 1, 2021 |
| L | Mike Malott14-2-1 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 1:42 | CFFC 91 | Dec 18, 2020 |
| W | Robert Gidron8-12 | Submission | Anaconda Choke | R1 | 0:45 | CFFC 82 | Aug 12, 2020 |
| W | Eugene Aubry3-1 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | CFFC 77 | Aug 16, 2019 |
| W | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Maverick MMA 8 | Jun 23, 2018 | |
| W | Scott Noble1-4 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | CFFC 70 | Mar 17, 2018 |
| W | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | CFFC 68 | Oct 21, 2017 | |
| W | Paul Sims4-4 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | CFFC 66 | Aug 5, 2017 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.
Amateur
6-1across 7 amateur bouts · 4 promotionsTNT Fight Series · KOTC · Prodigy MMA · IFL 65
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Tate Nelson3-2 | Decision | Unanimous | R5 | 3:00 | KOTC | Feb 25, 2017 |
| W | Blake Curran2-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 3:00 | KOTC | Sep 24, 2016 |
| W | Edwin Taylor3-8 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 3:00 | Prodigy MMA | May 28, 2016 |
| W | KO/TKO | Retirement | R2 | 3:00 | IFL 65 | Apr 9, 2016 | |
| W | Chris Reap0-1 | KO/TKO | — | R1 | 1:27 | TNT Fight Series | Mar 5, 2016 |
| L | Armus Guyton8-9 | Decision | Split | R5 | 3:00 | TNT Fight Series | Oct 24, 2015 |
| W | KO/TKO | — | R1 | 2:19 | TNT Fight Series | Jun 6, 2015 |
Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.