Mike Swick

WelterweightClinch Fighter
10 - 5

15 UFC Fights | 67% Win Rate | 7 Finishes (70%)

Height
6' 1"
Reach
77"
Weight
170 lbs.
Age
47
Orthodox

Mike Swick UFC Record & Pro MMA Record

Mike Swick is 10-5 in the UFC across 15 fights, with 5 wins by knockout, 2 by submission and 3 by decision. The full pro MMA record is 15-6, 5-1 of it outside the UFC. Swick competes at welterweight as an orthodox clinch fighter, standing 6'1" with a 77" reach at 47 years old. The last bout was a loss to Alex Garcia by decision in Jul 2015.

Best attribute: striking defense (fewest significant strikes absorbed per minute) — 79th percentile among 280 welterweight fighters (2.3/min).

Mike Swick's UFC win rate is 67% (10 of 15 fights), and 70% of those wins came by finish. Swick averages 0.5 takedowns per fight at 47% accuracy and stops 57% of opponents' takedown attempts.

Pro MMA Record
15-6
UFC Record
10-5
Height
6'1"
Reach
77"
Age
47
Stance
Orthodox
Last Fight
L vs Alex Garcia · Decision · Jul 2015

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

Mike Swick's Last 5 Fights

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

  1. Loss vs Alex Garcia · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC 189: Mendes vs McGregor · Jul 2015
  2. Loss vs Matt Brown · KO/TKO · R2 2:31 · UFC on FOX: Henderson vs Diaz · Dec 2012
  3. Win vs DaMarques Johnson · KO/TKO · R2 1:20 · UFC on FOX: Shogun vs Vera · Aug 2012
  4. Loss vs Paulo Thiago · Submission · R2 1:54 · UFC 109: Relentless · Feb 2010
  5. Loss vs Dan Hardy · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC 105: Couture vs Vera · Nov 2009

Striking

Fighter Profile

Offensive Output

Sig. Strikes / Min
2.3
Accuracy
36%
Knockdowns / Fight
0.27

Defensive

Absorbed / Min
2.3
0.7x avg
Strike Differential
+-0.0
Opp. Accuracy Against
45%

Strike Targets

Position Breakdown

Grappling

Takedowns & Control

Takedowns / Fight
0.5
Takedown Accuracy
47%
Takedown Defense
57%
Control Time / Fight
1:51
Sub Attempts / Fight
0.3

Win Methods

Finish Probability by Round

R1
20% KO
13% Sub
R2
13% KO
0% Sub
R3+
0% KO
0% Sub

Round-by-Round Output

Sig. Strikes Landed per Round — Mike Swick vs Average

Mike Swick lands 8.3 strikes in R1 but 10.3 in R3+ — output increases in later rounds.

Mike Swick's UFC Fight History

15 UFC fights on record (10-5), most recent first.

ResultOpponentMethodRd · TimeEventDate
LAlex GarciaDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 189: Mendes vs McGregor2015-07-11
LMatt BrownKO/TKOR2 · 2:31UFC on FOX: Henderson vs Diaz2012-12-08
WDaMarques JohnsonKO/TKOR2 · 1:20UFC on FOX: Shogun vs Vera2012-08-04
LPaulo ThiagoSubmissionR2 · 1:54UFC 109: Relentless2010-02-06
LDan HardyDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 105: Couture vs Vera2009-11-14
WBen SaundersKO/TKOR2 · 3:47UFC 99: The Comeback2009-06-13
WJonathan GouletKO/TKOR1 · 0:33UFC Fight Night - Fight for the Troops2008-12-10
WMarcus DavisDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 85: Bedlam2008-06-07
WJoshua BurkmanDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: Swick vs Burkman2008-01-23
LYushin OkamiDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 69: Shootout2007-04-07
WDavid LoiseauDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 63: Hughes vs Penn2006-09-23
WJoe RiggsSubmissionR1 · 2:19UFC 60: Hughes vs Gracie2006-05-27
WSteve VigneaultSubmissionR1 · 2:09UFC 58: USA vs Canada2006-03-04
WGideon RayKO/TKOR1 · 0:22UFC Fight Night 12005-08-06
WAlex SchoenauerKO/TKOR1 · 0:20The Ultimate Fighter: Team Couture vs. Team Liddell Finale2005-04-09

How Swick Ranks at Welterweight

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

Striking volume2.3 sig. strikes/min
27th percentile
Striking accuracy36%
12th percentile
Strikes absorbed2.3/min
79th percentile
Takedowns0.5/fight
33rd percentile
Takedown defense57%
39th percentile
Knockdown power0.27/fight
65th percentile

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