Dan Henderson
18 UFC Fights | 50% Win Rate | 4 Finishes (44%)
Dan Henderson UFC Record & Pro MMA Record
Dan Henderson is 9-9 in the UFC across 18 fights, with 4 wins by knockout and 5 by decision. The full pro MMA record is 32-15, 23-6 of it outside the UFC. Henderson competes at middleweight as an orthodox clinch fighter, standing 5'11" with a 74" reach at 56 years old. The last bout was a loss to Michael Bisping by decision in Oct 2016.
Best attribute: knockdown power (knockdowns scored per fight) — 81st percentile among 238 middleweight fighters (0.44/fight).
Dan Henderson's UFC win rate is 50% (9 of 18 fights), and 44% of those wins came by finish. Henderson averages 0.6 takedowns per fight at 36% accuracy and stops 65% of opponents' takedown attempts.
- Pro MMA Record
- 32-15
- UFC Record
- 9-9
- Height
- 5'11"
- Reach
- 74"
- Age
- 56
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Last Fight
- L vs Michael Bisping · Decision · Oct 2016
Pro record from Sherdog (snapshot 2026-07-03) plus every UFC bout since; UFC record from UFCStats.
Dan Henderson's Last 5 Fights
Henderson is 2-3 in the last five UFC fights.
- Loss vs Michael Bisping · Decision · R5 5:00 · UFC 204: Bisping vs. Henderson · Oct 2016
- Win vs Hector Lombard · KO/TKO · R2 1:27 · UFC 199: Rockhold vs. Bisping 2 · Jun 2016
- Loss vs Vitor Belfort · KO/TKO · R1 2:07 · UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs Henderson 3 · Nov 2015
- Win vs Tim Boetsch · KO/TKO · R1 0:28 · UFC Fight Night: Boetsch vs Henderson · Jun 2015
- Loss vs Gegard Mousasi · KO/TKO · R1 1:10 · UFC on FOX: Gustafsson vs Johnson · Jan 2015
Striking
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Sig. Strikes Landed per Round — Dan Henderson vs Average
Dan Henderson's UFC Fight History
18 UFC fights on record (9-9), most recent first.
| Result | Opponent | Method | Rd · Time | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L★ | Michael Bisping | Decision | R5 · 5:00 | UFC 204: Bisping vs. Henderson | 2016-10-08 |
| W | Hector Lombard | KO/TKO | R2 · 1:27 | UFC 199: Rockhold vs. Bisping 2 | 2016-06-04 |
| L | Vitor Belfort | KO/TKO | R1 · 2:07 | UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs Henderson 3 | 2015-11-07 |
| W | Tim Boetsch | KO/TKO | R1 · 0:28 | UFC Fight Night: Boetsch vs Henderson | 2015-06-06 |
| L | Gegard Mousasi | KO/TKO | R1 · 1:10 | UFC on FOX: Gustafsson vs Johnson | 2015-01-24 |
| L | Daniel Cormier | Submission | R3 · 3:53 | UFC 173: Barao vs Dillashaw | 2014-05-24 |
| W | Mauricio Rua | KO/TKO | R3 · 1:31 | UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs Henderson 2 | 2014-03-23 |
| L | Vitor Belfort | KO/TKO | R1 · 1:17 | UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs Henderson 2 | 2013-11-09 |
| L | Rashad Evans | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 161: Evans vs Henderson | 2013-06-15 |
| L | Lyoto Machida | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 157: Rousey vs Carmouche | 2013-02-23 |
| W | Mauricio Rua | Decision | R5 · 5:00 | UFC 139: Shogun vs Henderson | 2011-11-19 |
| W | Michael Bisping | KO/TKO | R2 · 3:20 | UFC 100 | 2009-07-11 |
| W | Rich Franklin | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 93: Franklin vs Henderson | 2009-01-17 |
| W | Rousimar Palhares | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 88: Breakthrough | 2008-09-06 |
| L★ | Anderson Silva | Submission | R2 · 4:52 | UFC 82: Pride of a Champion | 2008-03-01 |
| L★ | Quinton Jackson | Decision | R5 · 5:00 | UFC 75: Champion vs Champion | 2007-09-08 |
| W★ | Carlos Newton | Decision | R2 · 3:00 | UFC 17: Redemption | 1998-05-15 |
| W | Allan Goes | Decision | R2 · 3:00 | UFC 17: Redemption | 1998-05-15 |
How Henderson Ranks at Middleweight
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