Urijah Faber
18 UFC Fights | 61% Win Rate | 7 Finishes (64%)
Urijah Faber UFC Record & Pro MMA Record
Urijah Faber is 11-7 in the UFC across 18 fights, with 1 win by knockout, 6 by submission and 4 by decision. The full pro MMA record is 35-11, 24-4 of it outside the UFC. Faber competes at bantamweight as an orthodox complete fighter, standing 5'6" with a 67" reach at 47 years old. The last bout was a loss to Petr Yan by knockout in Dec 2019.
Best attribute: striking defense (fewest significant strikes absorbed per minute) — 71st percentile among 182 bantamweight fighters (2.9/min).
Urijah Faber's UFC win rate is 61% (11 of 18 fights), and 64% of those wins came by finish. Faber averages 1.4 takedowns per fight at 28% accuracy and stops 62% of opponents' takedown attempts.
- Pro MMA Record
- 35-11
- UFC Record
- 11-7
- Height
- 5'6"
- Reach
- 67"
- Age
- 47
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Last Fight
- L vs Petr Yan · KO/TKO · Dec 2019
Pro record from Sherdog (snapshot 2026-07-03) plus every UFC bout since; UFC record from UFCStats.
Urijah Faber's Last 5 Fights
Faber is 2-3 in the last five UFC fights.
- Loss vs Petr Yan · KO/TKO · R3 0:43 · UFC 245: Usman vs. Covington · Dec 2019
- Win vs Ricky Simon · KO/TKO · R1 0:46 · UFC Fight Night: De Randamie vs. Ladd · Jul 2019
- Win vs Brad Pickett · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC on FOX: VanZant vs. Waterson · Dec 2016
- Loss vs Jimmie Rivera · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC 203: Miocic vs. Overeem · Sep 2016
- Loss vs Dominick Cruz · Decision · R5 5:00 · UFC 199: Rockhold vs. Bisping 2 · Jun 2016
Striking
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Round-by-Round Output
Sig. Strikes Landed per Round — Urijah Faber vs Average
Urijah Faber's UFC Fight History
18 UFC fights on record (11-7), most recent first.
| Result | Opponent | Method | Rd · Time | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Petr Yan | KO/TKO | R3 · 0:43 | UFC 245: Usman vs. Covington | 2019-12-14 |
| W | Ricky Simon | KO/TKO | R1 · 0:46 | UFC Fight Night: De Randamie vs. Ladd | 2019-07-13 |
| W | Brad Pickett | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC on FOX: VanZant vs. Waterson | 2016-12-17 |
| L | Jimmie Rivera | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 203: Miocic vs. Overeem | 2016-09-10 |
| L★ | Dominick Cruz | Decision | R5 · 5:00 | UFC 199: Rockhold vs. Bisping 2 | 2016-06-04 |
| W | Frankie Saenz | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 194: Aldo vs McGregor | 2015-12-12 |
| L | Frankie Edgar | Decision | R5 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs Faber | 2015-05-16 |
| W | Francisco Rivera | Submission | R2 · 1:34 | UFC 181: Hendricks vs Lawler II | 2014-12-06 |
| W | Alex Caceres | Submission | R3 · 1:09 | UFC 175: Weidman vs Machida | 2014-07-05 |
| L★ | Renan Barao | KO/TKO | R1 · 3:42 | UFC 169: Barao vs Faber 2 | 2014-02-01 |
| W | Michael McDonald | Submission | R2 · 3:22 | UFC on FOX: Johnson vs. Benavidez 2 | 2013-12-14 |
| W | Iuri Alcantara | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs Sonnen | 2013-08-17 |
| W | Scott Jorgensen | Submission | R4 · 3:16 | The Ultimate Fighter: Team Jones vs. Team Sonnen Finale | 2013-04-13 |
| W | Ivan Menjivar | Submission | R1 · 4:34 | UFC 157: Rousey vs Carmouche | 2013-02-23 |
| L★ | Renan Barao | Decision | R5 · 5:00 | UFC 149: Faber vs Barao | 2012-07-21 |
| W | Brian Bowles | Submission | R2 · 1:27 | UFC 139: Shogun vs Henderson | 2011-11-19 |
| L★ | Dominick Cruz | Decision | R5 · 5:00 | UFC 132: Cruz vs Faber | 2011-07-02 |
| W | Eddie Wineland | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 128: Shogun vs Jones | 2011-03-19 |
How Faber Ranks at Bantamweight
Percentile among the 182 bantamweight fighters in our database (higher is better; absorbed strikes are inverted).
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