Mike Pyle
19 UFC Fights | 53% Win Rate | 7 Finishes (70%)
Mike Pyle UFC Record & Pro MMA Record
Mike Pyle is 10-9 in the UFC across 19 fights, with 5 wins by knockout, 2 by submission and 3 by decision. The full pro MMA record is 27-14-1, 17-5 of it outside the UFC. Pyle competes at welterweight as an orthodox complete fighter, standing 6'0" with a 74" reach at 51 years old. The last bout was a loss to Zak Ottow by knockout in Mar 2018.
Best attribute: takedown defense (share of opponents' takedown attempts stopped) — 74th percentile among 280 welterweight fighters (73%).
Mike Pyle's UFC win rate is 53% (10 of 19 fights), and 70% of those wins came by finish. Pyle averages 0.8 takedowns per fight at 37% accuracy and stops 73% of opponents' takedown attempts.
- Pro MMA Record
- 27-14-1
- UFC Record
- 10-9
- Height
- 6'0"
- Reach
- 74"
- Age
- 51
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Last Fight
- L vs Zak Ottow · KO/TKO · Mar 2018
Pro record from Sherdog (snapshot 2026-07-03) plus every UFC bout since; UFC record from UFCStats.
Mike Pyle's Last 5 Fights
Pyle is 1-4 in the last five UFC fights.
- Loss vs Zak Ottow · KO/TKO · R1 2:34 · UFC 222: Cyborg vs. Kunitskaya · Mar 2018
- Loss vs Alex Garcia · KO/TKO · R1 3:34 · UFC 207: Nunes vs. Rousey · Dec 2016
- Loss vs Alberto Mina · KO/TKO · R2 1:17 · UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Alvarez · Jul 2016
- Win vs Sean Spencer · KO/TKO · R3 4:25 · UFC Fight Night: Hendricks vs Thompson · Feb 2016
- Loss vs Colby Covington · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC 187: Johnson vs Cormier · May 2015
Striking
Fighter Profile
Offensive Output
Defensive
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Grappling
Takedowns & Control
Win Methods
Finish Probability by Round
Round-by-Round Output
Sig. Strikes Landed per Round — Mike Pyle vs Average
Mike Pyle lands 7.7 strikes in R1 but 18.5 in R3+ — output increases in later rounds.
Mike Pyle's UFC Fight History
19 UFC fights on record (10-9), most recent first.
| Result | Opponent | Method | Rd · Time | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Zak Ottow | KO/TKO | R1 · 2:34 | UFC 222: Cyborg vs. Kunitskaya | 2018-03-03 |
| L | Alex Garcia | KO/TKO | R1 · 3:34 | UFC 207: Nunes vs. Rousey | 2016-12-30 |
| L | Alberto Mina | KO/TKO | R2 · 1:17 | UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Alvarez | 2016-07-07 |
| W | Sean Spencer | KO/TKO | R3 · 4:25 | UFC Fight Night: Hendricks vs Thompson | 2016-02-06 |
| L | Colby Covington | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 187: Johnson vs Cormier | 2015-05-23 |
| L | Jordan Mein | KO/TKO | R1 · 1:12 | UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs Dos Anjos | 2014-08-23 |
| W | TJ Waldburger | KO/TKO | R3 · 4:03 | UFC 170: Rousey vs McMann | 2014-02-22 |
| L | Matt Brown | KO/TKO | R1 · 0:29 | UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs Sonnen | 2013-08-17 |
| W | Rick Story | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 160: Velasquez vs Silva 2 | 2013-05-25 |
| W | James Head | KO/TKO | R1 · 1:55 | The Ultimate Fighter: Team Carwin vs. Team Nelson Finale | 2012-12-15 |
| W | Josh Neer | KO/TKO | R1 · 4:56 | UFC on FX: Johnson vs McCall | 2012-06-08 |
| W | Ricardo Funch | KO/TKO | R1 · 1:22 | UFC 142: Aldo vs Mendes | 2012-01-14 |
| L | Rory MacDonald | KO/TKO | R1 · 3:54 | UFC 133: Evans vs Ortiz 2 | 2011-08-06 |
| W | Ricardo Almeida | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 128: Shogun vs Jones | 2011-03-19 |
| W | John Hathaway | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 120: Bisping vs Akiyama | 2010-10-16 |
| W | Jesse Lennox | Submission | R3 · 4:44 | UFC 115: Liddell vs Franklin | 2010-06-12 |
| L | Jake Ellenberger | KO/TKO | R2 · 0:22 | UFC 108: Evans vs Silva | 2010-01-02 |
| W | Chris Wilson | Submission | R3 · 2:15 | UFC Fight Night: Diaz vs Guillard | 2009-09-16 |
| L | Brock Larson | Submission | R1 · 3:06 | UFC 98: Evans vs Machida | 2009-05-23 |
How Pyle Ranks at Welterweight
Percentile among the 280 welterweight fighters in our database (higher is better; absorbed strikes are inverted).
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