Efrain Escudero
12 UFC Fights | 42% Win Rate | 2 Finishes (40%)
Efrain Escudero UFC Record & Pro MMA Record
Efrain Escudero is 5-7 in the UFC across 12 fights, with 1 win by knockout, 1 by submission and 3 by decision. The full pro MMA record is 32-17, 27-10 of it outside the UFC. Escudero competes at lightweight as an orthodox complete fighter, standing 5'9" with a 71" reach at 40 years old. The last bout was a loss to Baissangour Chamsoudinov by knockout in Jun 2023.
Best attribute: knockdown power (knockdowns scored per fight) — 88th percentile among 300 lightweight fighters (0.42/fight).
Efrain Escudero's UFC win rate is 42% (5 of 12 fights), and 40% of those wins came by finish. Escudero averages 1.1 takedowns per fight at 41% accuracy and stops 67% of opponents' takedown attempts.
- Pro MMA Record
- 32-17
- UFC Record
- 5-7
- Height
- 5'9"
- Reach
- 71"
- Age
- 40
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Last Fight
- L vs Baissangour Chamsoudinov · TKO (Punches) · Jun 2023
Pro record from Sherdog (snapshot 2026-07-03) plus every UFC bout since; UFC record from UFCStats.
Efrain Escudero's Last 5 Fights
Escudero is 2-3 in the last five UFC fights.
- Loss vs Kevin Lee · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC 197: Jones vs Saint Preux · Apr 2016
- Loss vs Leandro Silva · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC Fight Night: Magny vs Gastelum · Nov 2015
- Win vs Drew Dober · Submission · R1 0:54 · UFC 188: Velasquez vs Werdum · Jun 2015
- Win vs Rodrigo de Lima · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs Thatch · Feb 2015
- Loss vs Leonardo Santos · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC Fight Night: Bigfoot vs Arlovski · Sep 2014
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Sig. Strikes Landed per Round — Efrain Escudero vs Average
Efrain Escudero's UFC Fight History
12 UFC fights on record (5-7), most recent first.
| Result | Opponent | Method | Rd · Time | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Kevin Lee | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 197: Jones vs Saint Preux | 2016-04-23 |
| L | Leandro Silva | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Magny vs Gastelum | 2015-11-21 |
| W | Drew Dober | Submission | R1 · 0:54 | UFC 188: Velasquez vs Werdum | 2015-06-13 |
| W | Rodrigo de Lima | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs Thatch | 2015-02-14 |
| L | Leonardo Santos | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Bigfoot vs Arlovski | 2014-09-13 |
| L | Mac Danzig | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 145: Jones vs Evans | 2012-04-21 |
| L | Jacob Volkmann | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 141: Lesnar vs Overeem | 2011-12-30 |
| L | Charles Oliveira | Submission | R3 · 2:25 | UFC Fight Night: Marquardt vs Palhares | 2010-09-15 |
| W | Dan Lauzon | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 114: Rampage vs Evans | 2010-05-29 |
| L | Evan Dunham | Submission | R3 · 1:59 | UFC Fight Night: Maynard vs Diaz | 2010-01-11 |
| W | Cole Miller | KO/TKO | R1 · 3:36 | UFC 103: Franklin vs Belfort | 2009-09-19 |
| W★ | Phillipe Nover | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir Finale | 2008-12-13 |
How Escudero Ranks at Lightweight
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