Rashad Evans

Light HeavyweightComplete Fighter
14 - 81 D

23 UFC Fights | 61% Win Rate | 6 Finishes (43%)

Height
6' 0"
Reach
75"
Weight
205 lbs.
Age
46
Orthodox

Rashad Evans UFC Record & Pro MMA Record

Rashad Evans is 14-8-1 in the UFC across 23 fights, with 6 wins by knockout and 8 by decision. The full pro MMA record is 20-8-1, 6-0 of it outside the UFC. Evans competes at light heavyweight as an orthodox complete fighter, standing 6'0" with a 75" reach at 46 years old. The last bout was a win over Gabriel Checco by unanimous decision in Jan 2022.

Best attribute: takedown offense (takedowns landed per fight) — 93rd percentile among 140 light heavyweight fighters (2.3/fight).

Rashad Evans's UFC win rate is 61% (14 of 23 fights), and 43% of those wins came by finish. Evans averages 2.3 takedowns per fight at 44% accuracy and stops 74% of opponents' takedown attempts.

Pro MMA Record
20-8-1
UFC Record
14-8-1
Height
6'0"
Reach
75"
Age
46
Stance
Orthodox
Last Fight
W vs Gabriel Checco · Decision (Unanimous) · Jan 2022

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

Rashad Evans's Last 5 Fights

Evans is 0-5 in the last five UFC fights.

  1. Loss vs Anthony Smith · KO/TKO · R1 0:53 · UFC 225: Whittaker vs. Romero 2 · Jun 2018
  2. Loss vs Sam Alvey · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC Fight Night: Pettis vs. Moreno · Aug 2017
  3. Loss vs Daniel Kelly · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC 209: Woodley vs. Thompson 2 · Mar 2017
  4. Loss vs Glover Teixeira · KO/TKO · R1 1:48 · UFC on FOX: Teixeira vs Evans · Apr 2016
  5. Loss vs Ryan Bader · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC 192: Cormier vs Gustafsson · Oct 2015

Striking

Fighter Profile

Offensive Output

Sig. Strikes / Min
2.2
Accuracy
38%
Knockdowns / Fight
0.18

Defensive

Absorbed / Min
2.5
0.7x avg
Strike Differential
+-0.3
Opp. Accuracy Against
36%
hard to hit

Strike Targets

Position Breakdown

Grappling

Takedowns & Control

Takedowns / Fight
2.3
above avg
Takedown Accuracy
44%
Takedown Defense
74%
Control Time / Fight
3:33
Sub Attempts / Fight
0.0

Win Methods

Finish Probability by Round

R1
5% KO
0% Sub
R2
18% KO
0% Sub
R3+
5% KO
0% Sub

Round-by-Round Output

Sig. Strikes Landed per Round — Rashad Evans vs Average

Rashad Evans lands 8.8 strikes in R1 but 11.8 in R3+ — output increases in later rounds.

Rashad Evans's UFC Fight History

23 UFC fights on record (14-8-1), most recent first.

ResultOpponentMethodRd · TimeEventDate
LAnthony SmithKO/TKOR1 · 0:53UFC 225: Whittaker vs. Romero 22018-06-09
LSam AlveyDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: Pettis vs. Moreno2017-08-05
LDaniel KellyDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 209: Woodley vs. Thompson 22017-03-04
LGlover TeixeiraKO/TKOR1 · 1:48UFC on FOX: Teixeira vs Evans2016-04-16
LRyan BaderDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 192: Cormier vs Gustafsson2015-10-03
WChael SonnenKO/TKOR1 · 4:05UFC 167: St-Pierre vs Hendricks2013-11-16
WDan HendersonDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 161: Evans vs Henderson2013-06-15
LRogerio NogueiraDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 156: Aldo vs Edgar2013-02-02
L★Jon JonesDecisionR5 · 5:00UFC 145: Jones vs Evans2012-04-21
WPhil DavisDecisionR5 · 5:00UFC on FOX: Evans vs Davis2012-01-28
WTito OrtizKO/TKOR2 · 4:48UFC 133: Evans vs Ortiz 22011-08-06
WQuinton JacksonDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 114: Rampage vs Evans2010-05-29
WThiago SilvaDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 108: Evans vs Silva2010-01-02
L★Lyoto MachidaKO/TKOR2 · 3:57UFC 98: Evans vs Machida2009-05-23
W★Forrest GriffinKO/TKOR3 · 2:46UFC 92: The Ultimate 20082008-12-27
WChuck LiddellKO/TKOR2 · 1:51UFC 88: Breakthrough2008-09-06
WMichael BispingDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 78: Validation2007-11-17
D/NCTito OrtizDrawR3 · 5:00UFC 73: Stacked2007-07-07
WSean SalmonKO/TKOR2 · 1:06UFC Fight Night: Evans vs Salmon2007-01-25
WJason LambertKO/TKOR2 · 2:22UFC 63: Hughes vs Penn2006-09-23
WStephan BonnarDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC Fight Night 52006-06-28
WSam HogerDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC Fight Night 42006-04-06
W★Brad ImesDecisionR3 · 5:00The Ultimate Fighter: Team Hughes vs. Team Franklin Finale2005-11-05

How Evans Ranks at Light Heavyweight

Percentile among the 140 light heavyweight fighters in our database (higher is better; absorbed strikes are inverted).

Striking volume2.2 sig. strikes/min
20th percentile
Striking accuracy38%
13th percentile
Strikes absorbed2.5/min
81st percentile
Takedowns2.3/fight
93rd percentile
Takedown defense74%
59th percentile
Knockdown power0.18/fight
45th percentile

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