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Evan Tanner

MiddleweightUnited States2-fight losing streak

32Wins
8Losses
0Draws

Professional record

Last 5: LLWLL

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Profile

Age
55 (born February 11, 1971)
Born in
Amarillo
Height
6' 0"
Weight
185 lbs.
Reach
74"
Stance
Orthodox
UFC record
11-6
Title fights
3

How the fights ended

Wins in the UFC11

  • KO/TKO 5
  • Submission 4
  • Decision 2

Losses in the UFC6

  • KO/TKO 5
  • Decision 1

UFC career stats

Striking

Significant strikes landed per minute
3.16 top 51%
Significant strikes absorbed per minute
2.45
Striking accuracy60%Better than 96% of middleweights
Strike defense58%Better than 76% of middleweights

Grappling

Takedowns per 15 minutes
2.57 top 19%
Submission attempts per 15 minutes
1.8
Takedown accuracy46%Better than 65% of middleweights
Takedown defense22%Better than 3% of middleweights

Next fight

No confirmed fight yet. Tanner last fought on June 21, 2008 (Loss vs Kendall Grove). Tanner has not fought in the UFC for more than two years.

Booked fights appear here as soon as they are announced. See the full UFC schedule.

In the record book

About Evan Tanner

Evan Tanner is a middleweight mixed martial artist, born in Amarillo, United States on February 11, 1971. Tanner is 6' 0" tall with a 74" reach.

Tanner's professional career began in 1997, debuting with Unified Shoot Wrestling Federation. A 16-1 record outside the UFC came first. Tanner made a UFC debut at UFC 18: The Road to the Heavyweight Title in January 1999 and beat Darrel Gholar by rear naked choke. Tanner's UFC record stands at 11-6 after 17 fights. Tanner first won a UFC title fight at UFC 51: Super Saturday, beating David Terrell.

Tanner's 11 UFC wins are split between 5 by knockout, 4 by submission and 2 on the scorecards. In the stats, Tanner is more accurate with significant strikes than 96% of middleweights and attempts more submissions than 91% of middleweights. A notable win came against Robbie Lawler, a UFC title-fight winner. Tanner ranks #3 in UFC history for most triangle choke wins.

In UFC title fights, Tanner is 1-2. Tanner has fought Rich Franklin twice in the UFC (lost, lost). After 23 months away, Tanner returned at UFC 82: Pride of a Champion in March 2008 and lost to Yushin Okami. Before and outside the UFC, Tanner fought in Unified Shoot Wrestling Federation (11-0) and Pancrase (5-1).

Tanner's most recent UFC appearance was at The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rampage vs Team Forrest Finale in June 2008, where Tanner lost to Kendall Grove.

UFC fight history

  1. L

    Kendall Grove

    Decision - Split · R3 5:00

    The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rampage vs Team Forrest Finale

    Jun 21, 2008

    27Str 3TD 0KD
  2. L

    Yushin Okami

    KO/TKO · Knee to Head In Clinch · R2 3:00

    UFC 82: Pride of a Champion

    Mar 1, 2008

    19Str 1TD 0KD
  3. W

    Justin Levens

    Submission · Triangle Choke After Drop to Guard · R1 3:14

    UFC 59: Reality Check

    Apr 15, 2006

    10Str 1TD 0KD
  4. L

    David Loiseau

    TKO - Doctor's Stoppage · Facial Cuts · R2 4:15

    UFC Fight Night 2

    Oct 3, 2005

    15Str 3TD 0KD
  5. L

    Rich Franklin Title

    TKO - Doctor's Stoppage · Facial Cuts · R4 3:25

    UFC 53: Heavy Hitters

    Jun 4, 2005

    25Str 1TD 1KD
  6. W

    David Terrell Title

    KO/TKO · Punches to Head From Half Guard · R1 4:35

    UFC 51: Super Saturday

    Feb 5, 2005

    19Str 0TD 0KD
  7. W

    Robbie Lawler

    Submission · Triangle Choke From Bottom Guard · R1 2:22

    UFC 50: The War Of '04

    Oct 22, 2004

    6Str 0TD 0KD
  8. W

    Phil Baroni

    Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00

    UFC 48: Payback

    Jun 19, 2004

    73Str 5TD 0KD
  9. W

    Phil Baroni

    KO/TKO · Elbows to Head From Mount · R1 4:42

    UFC 45: Revolution

    Nov 21, 2003

    28Str 1TD 0KD
  10. L

    Rich Franklin

    KO/TKO · Punches to Head At Distance · R1 2:40

    UFC 42: Sudden Impact

    Apr 25, 2003

    6Str 0TD 0KD
  11. W

    Chris Haseman

    Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00

    UFC 38: Brawl at the Hall

    Jul 13, 2002

    70Str 3TD 0KD
  12. W

    Elvis Sinosic

    TKO - Doctor's Stoppage · Facial Cuts · R1 2:06

    UFC 36: Worlds Collide

    Mar 22, 2002

    7Str 0TD 0KD
  13. W

    Homer Moore

    Submission · Armbar From Bottom Guard · R2 0:55

    UFC 34: High Voltage

    Nov 2, 2001

    4Str 0TD 0KD
  14. L

    Tito Ortiz Title

    KO/TKO · Slam to On Ground · R1 0:32

    UFC 30: Battle on the Boardwalk

    Feb 23, 2001

    0Str 0TD 0KD
  15. W

    Lance Gibson

    KO/TKO · Punches to Head From Mount · R1 4:58

    UFC 29: Defense of the Belts

    Dec 16, 2000

    32Str 1TD 0KD
  16. W

    Valeri Ignatov

    KO/TKO · Elbows to Head From Mount · R1 2:58

    UFC 19: Ultimate Young Guns

    Mar 5, 1999

    23Str 1TD 0KD
  17. W

    Darrel Gholar

    Submission · Rear Naked Choke · R1 7:57

    UFC 18: The Road to the Heavyweight Title

    Jan 8, 1999

    24Str 1TD 0KD

Full MMA career

Evan Tanner is 32-8 across 40 professional fights in 6 promotions, since a pro debut on April 12, 1997 (Unified Shoot Wrestling Federation). 23 of those fights were outside the UFC.

Pro wins32

  • KO/TKO 9
  • Submission 20
  • Decision 3

Pro losses8

  • KO/TKO 6
  • Submission 1
  • Decision 1
Finish rate
91% of wins
Longest win streak
13
Current streak
2 losses

Fights by promotion

PromotionRecordFirst fight
UFC11-61999
Unified Shoot Wrestling Federation11-01997
Pancrase5-11998
PSDA2-11997
Gladiators2-01998
FCFF-Fighting Against Cancer1-02003

All professional fights

ResultOpponentMethodEventDate
L Kendall Grove Decision (split), R3 The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rampage vs. Team Forrest Finale Jun 21, 2008
L Yushin Okami KO (knee), R2 UFC 82 Mar 1, 2008
W Justin Levens Submission (triangle choke), R1 UFC 59 Apr 15, 2006
L David Loiseau TKO (doctor stoppage), R2 UFC Ultimate Fight Night 2 Oct 3, 2005
L Rich Franklin TKO (doctor stoppage), R4 UFC 53 Jun 4, 2005
W David Terrell TKO (punches), R1 UFC 51 Feb 5, 2005
W Robbie Lawler Submission (triangle choke), R1 UFC 50 Oct 22, 2004
W Phil Baroni Decision (unanimous), R3 UFC 48 Jun 19, 2004
W Phil Baroni TKO (punches), R1 UFC 45 Nov 21, 2003
L Rich Franklin TKO (punches), R1 UFC 42 Apr 25, 2003
W Shannon Ritch Submission (triangle choke), R1 FCFF-Fighting Against Cancer Feb 15, 2003
W Chris Haseman Decision (unanimous), R3 UFC 38 Jul 13, 2002
W Elvis Sinosic TKO (doctor stoppage), R1 UFC 36 Mar 22, 2002
W Homer Moore Submission (armbar), R2 UFC 34 Nov 2, 2001
L Tito Ortiz KO (slam), R1 UFC 30 Feb 23, 2001
W Lance Gibson TKO (punches and elbows), R1 UFC 29 Dec 16, 2000
W Travis Fulton Submission (triangle choke), R1 Unified Shoot Wrestling Federation 18 Nov 25, 2000
W Raoul Romero TKO (punches), R1 Unified Shoot Wrestling Federation 17 Jul 17, 2000
W Vinny Nixon Submission (keylock), R1 Unified Shoot Wrestling Federation 14 Apr 24, 1999
L Leon Dijk TKO (knees and palm strikes), R1 Pancrase: Breakthrough 4 Apr 18, 1999
W Mike Cizek TKO (submission to punches), R1 Unified Shoot Wrestling Federation 13 Mar 20, 1999
W Valeri Ignatov TKO (elbows), R1 UFC 19 Mar 5, 1999
W Darrel Gholar Submission (rear-naked choke), R1 UFC 18 Jan 8, 1999
W Ryushi Yanagisawa Submission (arm-triangle choke), R1 Pancrase: Advance 12 Dec 19, 1998
W Gene Lydick Submission (rear-naked choke), R1 Unified Shoot Wrestling Federation 12 Oct 24, 1998
W Kiuma Kunioku Decision (lost points), R1 Pancrase: 1998 Anniversary Show Sep 14, 1998
W Justin McCully Technical Submission (kimura), R1 Pancrase: 1998 Neo-Blood Tournament Second Round Jul 26, 1998
W Kousei Kubota Submission (arm-triangle choke), R1 Pancrase: 1998 Neo-Blood Tournament Opening Round Jul 7, 1998
W Ikuhisa Minowa Submission (arm-triangle choke), R1 Pancrase: 1998 Neo-Blood Tournament Opening Round Jul 7, 1998
W Tony Castillo TKO (knees), R1 Unified Shoot Wrestling Federation 9 Jun 20, 1998
W Dennis Reed Submission (triangle choke), R1 Gladiators 2 Apr 18, 1998
W Wade Kroeze TKO (knees), R1 Gladiators 2 Apr 18, 1998
W Rusty Totty Submission (arm-triangle choke), R1 Unified Shoot Wrestling Federation 8 Mar 28, 1998
L Heath Herring Submission (rear-naked choke), R1 PSDA Nov 22, 1997
W Jesse Gonzalez Submission (ezekiel choke), R1 PSDA Nov 22, 1997
W Joe Frailey TKO (submission to punches), R1 PSDA Nov 22, 1997
W Heath Herring TKO (exhaustion), R1 Unified Shoot Wrestling Federation 7 Oct 18, 1997
W Paul Buentello Submission (rear-naked choke), R1 Unified Shoot Wrestling Federation 4 Apr 12, 1997
W Gary Nabors Submission (keylock), R1 Unified Shoot Wrestling Federation 4 Apr 12, 1997
W Mike Kennedy TKO (submission to palm strikes), R1 Unified Shoot Wrestling Federation 4 Apr 12, 1997

Full professional record from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Quick answers

What is Evan Tanner's record?

Evan Tanner's professional MMA record is 32 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws.

How old is Evan Tanner?

Evan Tanner is 55 years old, born on February 11, 1971.

How tall is Evan Tanner and what is their reach?

Evan Tanner stands 6' 0" with a 74" reach.

Who did Evan Tanner fight last?

Evan Tanner lost to Kendall Grove by Decision - Split at The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rampage vs Team Forrest Finale on Jun 21, 2008.