Chris Leben
22 UFC Fights | 55% Win Rate | 9 Finishes (75%)
Chris Leben UFC Record & Pro MMA Record
Chris Leben is 12-10 in the UFC across 22 fights, with 7 wins by knockout, 2 by submission and 3 by decision. The full pro MMA record is 22-12, 10-2 of it outside the UFC. Leben competes at middleweight as a southpaw clinch fighter, standing 5'11" with a 73" reach at 46 years old. The last bout was a loss to Uriah Hall by knockout in Dec 2013.
Best attribute: striking defense (fewest significant strikes absorbed per minute) — 61st percentile among 238 middleweight fighters (2.9/min).
Chris Leben's UFC win rate is 55% (12 of 22 fights), and 75% of those wins came by finish. Leben averages 0.8 takedowns per fight at 46% accuracy and stops 55% of opponents' takedown attempts.
- Pro MMA Record
- 22-12
- UFC Record
- 12-10
- Height
- 5'11"
- Reach
- 73"
- Age
- 46
- Stance
- Southpaw
- Last Fight
- L vs Uriah Hall · KO/TKO · Dec 2013
Pro record from Sherdog (snapshot 2026-07-03) plus every UFC bout since; UFC record from UFCStats.
Chris Leben's Last 5 Fights
Leben is 1-4 in the last five UFC fights.
- Loss vs Uriah Hall · KO/TKO · R1 5:00 · UFC 168: Weidman vs Silva 2 · Dec 2013
- Loss vs Andrew Craig · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC 162: Silva vs Weidman · Jul 2013
- Loss vs Derek Brunson · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC 155: Dos Santos vs Velasquez II · Dec 2012
- Loss vs Mark Munoz · KO/TKO · R2 5:00 · UFC 138: Leben vs Munoz · Nov 2011
- Win vs Wanderlei Silva · KO/TKO · R1 0:27 · UFC 132: Cruz vs Faber · Jul 2011
Striking
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Defensive
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Sig. Strikes Landed per Round — Chris Leben vs Average
Chris Leben's UFC Fight History
22 UFC fights on record (12-10), most recent first.
| Result | Opponent | Method | Rd · Time | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Uriah Hall | KO/TKO | R1 · 5:00 | UFC 168: Weidman vs Silva 2 | 2013-12-28 |
| L | Andrew Craig | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 162: Silva vs Weidman | 2013-07-06 |
| L | Derek Brunson | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 155: Dos Santos vs Velasquez II | 2012-12-29 |
| L | Mark Munoz | KO/TKO | R2 · 5:00 | UFC 138: Leben vs Munoz | 2011-11-05 |
| W | Wanderlei Silva | KO/TKO | R1 · 0:27 | UFC 132: Cruz vs Faber | 2011-07-02 |
| L | Brian Stann | KO/TKO | R1 · 3:37 | UFC 125: Resolution | 2011-01-01 |
| W | Yoshihiro Akiyama | Submission | R3 · 4:40 | UFC 116: Lesnar vs Carwin | 2010-07-03 |
| W | Aaron Simpson | KO/TKO | R2 · 4:17 | The Ultimate Fighter: Team Liddell vs Team Ortiz Finale | 2010-06-19 |
| W | Jay Silva | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Maynard vs Diaz | 2010-01-11 |
| L | Jake Rosholt | Submission | R3 · 1:30 | UFC 102: Couture vs Nogueira | 2009-08-29 |
| L | Michael Bisping | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 89: Bisping vs Leben | 2008-10-18 |
| W | Alessio Sakara | KO/TKO | R1 · 3:16 | UFC 82: Pride of a Champion | 2008-03-01 |
| W | Terry Martin | KO/TKO | R3 · 3:56 | UFC Fight Night: Thomas vs Florian | 2007-09-19 |
| L | Kalib Starnes | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 71: Liddell vs Jackson | 2007-05-26 |
| L | Jason MacDonald | Submission | R2 · 4:03 | UFC 66: Liddell vs Ortiz 2 | 2006-12-30 |
| W | Jorge Santiago | KO/TKO | R2 · 0:35 | UFC Fight Night 6 | 2006-08-17 |
| L | Anderson Silva | KO/TKO | R1 · 0:49 | UFC Fight Night 5 | 2006-06-28 |
| W | Luigi Fioravanti | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night 4 | 2006-04-06 |
| W | Jorge Rivera | KO/TKO | R1 · 1:44 | UFC Fight Night 3 | 2006-01-16 |
| W | Edwin DeWees | Submission | R1 · 3:26 | UFC Fight Night 2 | 2005-10-03 |
| W | Patrick Cote | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night 1 | 2005-08-06 |
| W | Jason Thacker | KO/TKO | R1 · 1:35 | The Ultimate Fighter: Team Couture vs. Team Liddell Finale | 2005-04-09 |
How Leben Ranks at Middleweight
Percentile among the 238 middleweight fighters in our database (higher is better; absorbed strikes are inverted).
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