Chris Lytle
20 UFC Fights | 50% Win Rate | 7 Finishes (70%)
Chris Lytle UFC Record & Pro MMA Record
Chris Lytle is 10-10 in the UFC across 20 fights, with 1 win by knockout, 6 by submission and 3 by decision. The full pro MMA record is 31-18-5, 21-8 of it outside the UFC. Lytle competes at welterweight as an orthodox outfighter, standing 5'11" with a 68" reach at 52 years old. The last bout was a win over Dan Hardy by submission in Aug 2011.
Best attribute: striking volume (significant strikes landed per minute) — 70th percentile among 280 welterweight fighters (3.8 sig. strikes/min).
Chris Lytle's UFC win rate is 50% (10 of 20 fights), and 70% of those wins came by finish. Lytle averages 0.5 takedowns per fight at 50% accuracy and stops 54% of opponents' takedown attempts.
- Pro MMA Record
- 31-18-5
- UFC Record
- 10-10
- Height
- 5'11"
- Reach
- 68"
- Age
- 52
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Last Fight
- W vs Dan Hardy · Submission · Aug 2011
Pro record from Sherdog (snapshot 2026-07-03) plus every UFC bout since; UFC record from UFCStats.
Chris Lytle's Last 5 Fights
Lytle is 4-1 in the last five UFC fights.
- Win vs Dan Hardy · Submission · R3 4:16 · UFC Live: Hardy vs Lytle · Aug 2011
- Loss vs Brian Ebersole · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC 127: Penn vs Fitch · Feb 2011
- Win vs Matt Serra · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC 119: Mir vs Cro Cop · Sep 2010
- Win vs Matt Brown · Submission · R2 2:02 · UFC 116: Lesnar vs Carwin · Jul 2010
- Win vs Brian Foster · Submission · R1 1:41 · UFC 110: Nogueira vs Velasquez · Feb 2010
Striking
Fighter Profile
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Defensive
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Grappling
Takedowns & Control
Win Methods
Finish Probability by Round
Round-by-Round Output
Sig. Strikes Landed per Round — Chris Lytle vs Average
Chris Lytle lands 13.9 strikes in R1 but 21.3 in R3+ — output increases in later rounds.
Chris Lytle's UFC Fight History
20 UFC fights on record (10-10), most recent first.
| Result | Opponent | Method | Rd · Time | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Dan Hardy | Submission | R3 · 4:16 | UFC Live: Hardy vs Lytle | 2011-08-14 |
| L | Brian Ebersole | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 127: Penn vs Fitch | 2011-02-26 |
| W | Matt Serra | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 119: Mir vs Cro Cop | 2010-09-25 |
| W | Matt Brown | Submission | R2 · 2:02 | UFC 116: Lesnar vs Carwin | 2010-07-03 |
| W | Brian Foster | Submission | R1 · 1:41 | UFC 110: Nogueira vs Velasquez | 2010-02-20 |
| W | Kevin Burns | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | The Ultimate Fighter: United States vs. United Kingdom Finale | 2009-06-20 |
| L | Marcus Davis | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 93: Franklin vs Henderson | 2009-01-17 |
| W | Paul Taylor | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 89: Bisping vs Leben | 2008-10-18 |
| L | Josh Koscheck | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 86: Jackson vs Griffin | 2008-07-05 |
| W | Kyle Bradley | KO/TKO | R1 · 0:33 | UFC 81: Breaking Point | 2008-02-02 |
| L | Thiago Alves | KO/TKO | R2 · 5:00 | UFC 78: Validation | 2007-11-17 |
| W | Jason Gilliam | Submission | R1 · 2:15 | UFC 73: Stacked | 2007-07-07 |
| L | Matt Hughes | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 68: The Uprising | 2007-03-03 |
| L★ | Matt Serra | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | The Ultimate Fighter: The Comeback Finale | 2006-11-11 |
| L | Joe Riggs | KO/TKO | R2 · 2:00 | UFC 55: Fury | 2005-10-07 |
| L | Karo Parisyan | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 51: Super Saturday | 2005-02-05 |
| W | Ronald Jhun | Submission | R2 · 1:17 | UFC 49: Unfinished Business | 2004-08-21 |
| W | Tiki Ghosn | Submission | R2 · 1:55 | UFC 47: It's On! | 2004-04-02 |
| L | Robbie Lawler | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 45: Revolution | 2003-11-21 |
| L | Ben Earwood | Decision | R2 · 5:00 | UFC 28: High Stakes | 2000-11-17 |
How Lytle Ranks at Welterweight
Percentile among the 280 welterweight fighters in our database (higher is better; absorbed strikes are inverted).
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