Sam Sicilia
12 UFC Fights | 42% Win Rate | 3 Finishes (60%)
Sam Sicilia UFC Record & Pro MMA Record
Sam Sicilia is 5-7 in the UFC across 12 fights, with 3 wins by knockout and 2 by decision. The full pro MMA record is 18-11, 13-4 of it outside the UFC. Sicilia competes at featherweight as an orthodox complete fighter, standing 5'8" with a 67" reach at 40 years old. The last bout was a win over Talon Hofman by knockout in Aug 2021.
Best attribute: takedown defense (share of opponents' takedown attempts stopped) — 69th percentile among 191 featherweight fighters (70%).
Sam Sicilia's UFC win rate is 42% (5 of 12 fights), and 60% of those wins came by finish. Sicilia averages 0.8 takedowns per fight at 44% accuracy and stops 70% of opponents' takedown attempts.
- Pro MMA Record
- 18-11
- UFC Record
- 5-7
- Height
- 5'8"
- Reach
- 67"
- Age
- 40
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Last Fight
- W vs Talon Hofman · TKO (Punches) · Aug 2021
Pro record from Sherdog (snapshot 2026-07-03) plus every UFC bout since; UFC record from UFCStats.
Sam Sicilia's Last 5 Fights
Sicilia is 2-3 in the last five UFC fights.
- Loss vs Gavin Tucker · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Browne · Feb 2017
- Loss vs Gabriel Benitez · Submission · R2 1:20 · UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Johnson · Sep 2016
- Loss vs Dooho Choi · KO/TKO · R1 1:33 · UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs Masvidal · Nov 2015
- Win vs Yaotzin Meza · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC Fight Night: Mir vs Duffee · Jul 2015
- Win vs Akira Corassani · KO/TKO · R1 3:26 · UFC on FOX: Gustafsson vs Johnson · Jan 2015
Striking
Fighter Profile
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Defensive
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Grappling
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Finish Probability by Round
Round-by-Round Output
Sig. Strikes Landed per Round — Sam Sicilia vs Average
Sam Sicilia's UFC Fight History
12 UFC fights on record (5-7), most recent first.
| Result | Opponent | Method | Rd · Time | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Gavin Tucker | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Browne | 2017-02-19 |
| L | Gabriel Benitez | Submission | R2 · 1:20 | UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Johnson | 2016-09-17 |
| L | Dooho Choi | KO/TKO | R1 · 1:33 | UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs Masvidal | 2015-11-28 |
| W | Yaotzin Meza | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Mir vs Duffee | 2015-07-15 |
| W | Akira Corassani | KO/TKO | R1 · 3:26 | UFC on FOX: Gustafsson vs Johnson | 2015-01-24 |
| L | Katsunori Kikuno | Submission | R2 · 1:38 | UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs Nelson | 2014-09-20 |
| W | Aaron Phillips | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 173: Barao vs Dillashaw | 2014-05-24 |
| L | Cole Miller | Submission | R2 · 1:54 | UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs Philippou | 2014-01-15 |
| W | Godofredo Pepey | KO/TKO | R1 · 1:42 | UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs Henderson 2 | 2013-11-09 |
| L | Maximo Blanco | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | The Ultimate Fighter: Team Jones vs. Team Sonnen Finale | 2013-04-13 |
| L | Rony Jason | KO/TKO | R2 · 4:16 | UFC 153: Silva vs Bonnar | 2012-10-13 |
| W | Cristiano Marcello | KO/TKO | R2 · 2:53 | The Ultimate Fighter: Live Finale | 2012-06-01 |
How Sicilia Ranks at Featherweight
Percentile among the 191 featherweight fighters in our database (higher is better; absorbed strikes are inverted).
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