Steve Mensing
UFC DebutNickname“Machine”
Record
Streak
W1
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Rostock
- Born
- Germany
- Weight class
- Welterweight
- Height
- 5'11" · 180 cm
Before the UFC
Steve Mensing 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
281-178-14
.612 win rate
Winning-record opponents
12 of 18
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
25
18 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 · 21 promotions · wins by 2 KO · 3 sub · 4 decLa Onda · FFA · BFS · WKN · RFC +16
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Thomas Friedrich | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 3:30 | WKN | May 5, 2012 |
| L | Ruben Crawford16-4 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 1:00 | RFC | Apr 21, 2012 |
| W | Raymond Jarman20-40 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Fight Lounge | Jan 29, 2012 |
| W | Roman Vanicky | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | FNR | Apr 16, 2011 |
| L | Kerim Abzailov10-4 | Submission | Kneebar | R1 | 2:18 | IFF | Oct 8, 2010 |
| L | Gary Padilla12-6 | KO/TKO | Retirement | R2 | 5:00 | TC 34 | Jul 25, 2009 |
| L | Alexandre Nunes Brandao | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | MF | Jun 20, 2009 |
| L | Submission | Leglock | R1 | 1:20 | FFA | Jul 12, 2008 | |
| W | Jean-Tony Curia | KO/TKO | Punches | R3 | 26:00 | FFA | May 17, 2008 |
| L | Gegard Mousasi49-9-2 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:44 | M-1 | Mar 2, 2008 |
| W | Petr Ondrus8-8 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | — | UF | Jun 1, 2007 |
| L | Robert Jocz21-8 | KO/TKO | Punches | R3 | 2:27 | FCB 9 | Apr 22, 2007 |
| L | Andre Reinders17-12-3 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | La Onda | Dec 3, 2006 |
| W | Rimgaudas Kutkaitis11-18 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | FCB 8 | Nov 19, 2006 |
| W | Raoul Dennen0-1-1 | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 0:16 | La Onda | Aug 13, 2006 |
| L | Robert Jocz21-8 | KO/TKO | Knee | R3 | 0:00 | La Onda | May 7, 2006 |
| D | Krzysztof Kulak32-18-2 | Draw | — | R3 | 15:00 | FCB 7 | Apr 23, 2006 |
| D | Ladislav Zak7-12-1 | Draw | — | R3 | 15:00 | FCB 6 | Nov 25, 2005 |
| L | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 0:00 | BFS | Oct 2, 2005 | |
| W | Sergej Razvadovskij | Submission | Arm-Triangle Choke | R1 | 2:12 | FCB 5 | Apr 24, 2005 |
| NC | Radovan Kuca | No Contest | Accidental Illegal Strike | R1 | 0:29 | FCB 4 | Nov 14, 2004 |
| L | Alexei Veselovzorov14-8-1 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 0:51 | Colosseum | Oct 24, 2004 |
| W | Harold Schieb | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | BFS | May 15, 2004 |
| L | Grzegorz Jakubowski20-6-2 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 2:41 | FCB 3 | Mar 28, 2004 |
| L | KO/TKO | Cut | R1 | 2:21 | FCB 2 | Oct 26, 2003 |
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.
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