Marcus Davis

WelterweightComplete Fighter
9 - 6

15 UFC Fights | 60% Win Rate | 7 Finishes (78%)

Height
5' 10"
Reach
70"
Weight
170 lbs.
Age
53
Southpaw

Marcus Davis UFC Record & Pro MMA Record

Marcus Davis is 9-6 in the UFC across 15 fights, with 3 wins by knockout, 4 by submission and 2 by decision. The full pro MMA record is 23-11 (1 NC), 14-5 of it outside the UFC. Davis competes at welterweight as a southpaw complete fighter, standing 5'10" with a 70" reach at 53 years old. The last bout was a win over Stephen Stengel by submission in Nov 2021.

Best attribute: knockdown power (knockdowns scored per fight) — 79th percentile among 280 welterweight fighters (0.40/fight).

Marcus Davis's UFC win rate is 60% (9 of 15 fights), and 78% of those wins came by finish. Davis averages 0.9 takedowns per fight at 48% accuracy and stops 48% of opponents' takedown attempts.

Pro MMA Record
23-11 (1 NC)
UFC Record
9-6
Height
5'10"
Reach
70"
Age
53
Stance
Southpaw
Last Fight
W vs Stephen Stengel · Submission (Triangle Choke) · Nov 2021

Pro record from Sherdog (snapshot 2026-07-03) plus every UFC bout since; UFC record from UFCStats.

Marcus Davis's Last 5 Fights

Davis is 1-4 in the last five UFC fights.

  1. Loss vs Jeremy Stephens · KO/TKO · R3 2:33 · UFC 125: Resolution · Jan 2011
  2. Loss vs Nate Diaz · Submission · R3 4:02 · UFC 118: Edgar vs Penn 2 · Aug 2010
  3. Win vs Jonathan Goulet · KO/TKO · R2 1:23 · UFC 113: Machida vs Shogun 2 · May 2010
  4. Loss vs Ben Saunders · KO/TKO · R1 3:24 · UFC 106: Ortiz vs Griffin 2 · Nov 2009
  5. Loss vs Dan Hardy · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC 99: The Comeback · Jun 2009

Striking

Fighter Profile

Offensive Output

Sig. Strikes / Min
2.7
Accuracy
40%
Knockdowns / Fight
0.40

Defensive

Absorbed / Min
2.8
0.8x avg
Strike Differential
+-0.1
Opp. Accuracy Against
34%
hard to hit

Strike Targets

Position Breakdown

Grappling

Takedowns & Control

Takedowns / Fight
0.9
Takedown Accuracy
48%
Takedown Defense
48%
Control Time / Fight
1:59
Sub Attempts / Fight
0.8

Win Methods

Finish Probability by Round

R1
13% KO
13% Sub
R2
7% KO
13% Sub
R3+
0% KO
0% Sub

Round-by-Round Output

Sig. Strikes Landed per Round — Marcus Davis vs Average

Marcus Davis lands 11.0 strikes in R1 but 12.5 in R3+ — output increases in later rounds.

Marcus Davis's UFC Fight History

15 UFC fights on record (9-6), most recent first.

ResultOpponentMethodRd · TimeEventDate
LJeremy StephensKO/TKOR3 · 2:33UFC 125: Resolution2011-01-01
LNate DiazSubmissionR3 · 4:02UFC 118: Edgar vs Penn 22010-08-28
WJonathan GouletKO/TKOR2 · 1:23UFC 113: Machida vs Shogun 22010-05-08
LBen SaundersKO/TKOR1 · 3:24UFC 106: Ortiz vs Griffin 22009-11-21
LDan HardyDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 99: The Comeback2009-06-13
WChris LytleDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 93: Franklin vs Henderson2009-01-17
WPaul KellySubmissionR2 · 2:16UFC 89: Bisping vs Leben2008-10-18
LMike SwickDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 85: Bedlam2008-06-07
WJess LiaudinKO/TKOR1 · 1:04UFC 80: Rapid Fire2008-01-19
WPaul TaylorSubmissionR1 · 4:14UFC 75: Champion vs Champion2007-09-08
WJason TanKO/TKOR1 · 1:15UFC 72: Victory2007-06-16
WPete SprattSubmissionR2 · 2:57UFC 69: Shootout2007-04-07
WShonie CarterDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: Sanchez vs Riggs2006-12-13
WForrest PetzSubmissionR1 · 4:58Ortiz vs Shamrock 3: The Final Chapter2006-10-10
LMelvin GuillardKO/TKOR2 · 2:55The Ultimate Fighter: Team Hughes vs. Team Franklin Finale2005-11-05

How Davis Ranks at Welterweight

Percentile among the 280 welterweight fighters in our database (higher is better; absorbed strikes are inverted).

Striking volume2.7 sig. strikes/min
41st percentile
Striking accuracy40%
23rd percentile
Strikes absorbed2.8/min
65th percentile
Takedowns0.9/fight
53rd percentile
Takedown defense48%
24th percentile
Knockdown power0.40/fight
79th percentile

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