Rick Story
19 UFC Fights | 63% Win Rate | 4 Finishes (33%)
Rick Story UFC Record & Pro MMA Record
Rick Story is 12-7 in the UFC across 19 fights, with 2 wins by knockout, 2 by submission and 8 by decision. The full pro MMA record is 21-10, 9-3 of it outside the UFC. Story competes at welterweight as a southpaw complete fighter, standing 5'9" with a 71" reach at 42 years old. The last bout was a loss to Handesson Ferreira by knockout in Oct 2018.
Best attribute: takedown offense (takedowns landed per fight) — 89th percentile among 280 welterweight fighters (2.1/fight).
Rick Story's UFC win rate is 63% (12 of 19 fights), and 33% of those wins came by finish. Story averages 2.1 takedowns per fight at 48% accuracy and stops 63% of opponents' takedown attempts.
- Pro MMA Record
- 21-10
- UFC Record
- 12-7
- Height
- 5'9"
- Reach
- 71"
- Age
- 42
- Stance
- Southpaw
- Last Fight
- L vs Handesson Ferreira · TKO (Arm Injury) · Oct 2018
Pro record from Sherdog (snapshot 2026-07-03) plus every UFC bout since; UFC record from UFCStats.
Rick Story's Last 5 Fights
Story is 3-2 in the last five UFC fights.
- Loss vs Donald Cerrone · KO/TKO · R2 2:02 · UFC 202: Diaz vs. McGregor 2 · Aug 2016
- Win vs Tarec Saffiedine · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC Fight Night: Almeida vs Garbrandt · May 2016
- Win vs Gunnar Nelson · Decision · R5 5:00 · UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs Story · Oct 2014
- Win vs Leonardo Mafra · Submission · R2 2:12 · UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs Miller · Jul 2014
- Loss vs Kelvin Gastelum · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC 171: Hendricks vs Lawler · Mar 2014
Striking
Fighter Profile
Offensive Output
Defensive
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Grappling
Takedowns & Control
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Round-by-Round Output
Sig. Strikes Landed per Round — Rick Story vs Average
Rick Story's UFC Fight History
19 UFC fights on record (12-7), most recent first.
| Result | Opponent | Method | Rd · Time | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Donald Cerrone | KO/TKO | R2 · 2:02 | UFC 202: Diaz vs. McGregor 2 | 2016-08-20 |
| W | Tarec Saffiedine | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Almeida vs Garbrandt | 2016-05-29 |
| W | Gunnar Nelson | Decision | R5 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs Story | 2014-10-04 |
| W | Leonardo Mafra | Submission | R2 · 2:12 | UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs Miller | 2014-07-16 |
| L | Kelvin Gastelum | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 171: Hendricks vs Lawler | 2014-03-15 |
| W | Brian Ebersole | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 167: St-Pierre vs Hendricks | 2013-11-16 |
| L | Mike Pyle | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 160: Velasquez vs Silva 2 | 2013-05-25 |
| W | Quinn Mulhern | KO/TKO | R1 · 3:05 | UFC 158: St-Pierre vs Diaz | 2013-03-16 |
| L | Demian Maia | Submission | R1 · 2:30 | UFC 153: Silva vs Bonnar | 2012-10-13 |
| W | Brock Jardine | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC on FX: Maynard vs Guida | 2012-06-22 |
| L | Martin Kampmann | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 139: Shogun vs Henderson | 2011-11-19 |
| L | Charlie Brenneman | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Live: Kongo vs Barry | 2011-06-26 |
| W | Thiago Alves | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 130: Rampage vs Hamill | 2011-05-28 |
| W | Johny Hendricks | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | The Ultimate Fighter: Team GSP vs Team Koscheck Finale | 2010-12-04 |
| W | Dustin Hazelett | KO/TKO | R2 · 1:15 | UFC 117: Silva vs Sonnen | 2010-08-07 |
| W | Nick Osipczak | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 112: Invincible | 2010-04-10 |
| W | Jesse Lennox | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Maynard vs Diaz | 2010-01-11 |
| W | Brian Foster | Submission | R2 · 1:09 | UFC 103: Franklin vs Belfort | 2009-09-19 |
| L | John Hathaway | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 99: The Comeback | 2009-06-13 |
How Story Ranks at Welterweight
Percentile among the 280 welterweight fighters in our database (higher is better; absorbed strikes are inverted).
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