Wesley Barnes
UFC DebutNickname“Black Dynamite”
Record
Streak
L1
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Savannah, Georgia
- Born
- United States
- Weight class
- Welterweight
- Height
- 6'0" · 183 cm
Before the UFC
Wesley Barnes 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
68-65-1
.511 win rate
Winning-record opponents
5 of 8
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
8
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.
Outside the UFC
across 8 bouts · 8 promotions · wins by 1 KO · 1 sub · 3 decCN · NFC 92 · NFC 86 · LFC 47 · LFC 40 +3
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Preston Parsons11-6 | Submission | — | R1 | 4:40 | CN | Mar 16, 2019 |
| W | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 0:21 | NFC 92 | Mar 24, 2017 | |
| W | Joe Elmore13-12 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | NFC 86 | Aug 27, 2016 |
| L | Dave Vitkay18-13-1 | KO/TKO | Rib Injury | R2 | 5:00 | LFC 47 | Oct 16, 2015 |
| W | Amir Dadovic4-5 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | LFC 40 | Mar 20, 2015 |
| W | Elim Rivera0-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:48 | Conflict MMA 21 | Oct 11, 2014 |
| W | Warren Smith8-19 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Conflict MMA 17 | Apr 26, 2014 |
| L | Cody Wilson10-6 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | Conflict MMA | Oct 12, 2013 |
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 promotionsROAW · WBFN · BFN 11 · Champion Xtreme Combat
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Carlos Lopez2-0 | Decision | Majority | R3 | 3:00 | ROAW | Jun 30, 2012 |
| W | Smith Amisial4-9-1 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 0:37 | ROAW | Apr 21, 2012 |
| W | Robert Reed4-2-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 3:00 | ROAW | Feb 11, 2012 |
| L | Michael Graves11-1-2 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 3:00 | BFN 11 | Oct 22, 2011 |
| W | Michael Kimbrell | Submission | Armbar | R2 | 2:06 | WBFN | Feb 5, 2010 |
| W | Travis Anderson | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 3:00 | Champion Xtreme Combat | Oct 24, 2009 |
| W | Brad Cole | Submission | Triangle Choke | R3 | 1:12 | WBFN | Jan 17, 2009 |
Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.