Aaron Riley (30-14-1, 19) was born in Tell City, Indiana, U.S. on December 9, 1980. At the age of 16 years on July 18, 1997, he made his professional MMA debut against Chris Malgieri, winning the fight via 2nd-round submission.
On April 21, 2001, 20-year old Aaron Riley made his UFC debut on his 20th professional MMA fight at UFCF: War 2001 against Earl Thompson, winning the fight in the 1st round via submission.
Riley's last fight was a 3-round split decision loss to Justin Salas at UFC on Fox: Johnson vs. Moraga at age 32 on July 27, 2013. He retired on a 2-fight losing streak.
He has fought ten times in the UFC, and has a record of 4 wins and 6 losses in the promotion.
Some of Aaron Riley's best fights have been against Michihiro Omigawa, Earl Thompson, Joe Brammer, Jorge Gurgel and Shane Nelson.
Riley has 14 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
45  | Jul 27, 2013 32 years, 7 months 30-14-1 (19) | 31 years, 4 months 10-4 (6) | UFC | WL | 3 | SD | LOSS |
44  | Sep 24, 2011 30 years, 9 months 30-13-1 (19) | 27 years, 7 months 11-2 (10) | UFC | WL | 1 | TKO | LOSS Corner stoppage |
43 | May 29, 2010 29 years, 5 months 30-12-1 (19) | Joe Brammer | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | WIN |
42  | Nov 14, 2009 28 years, 11 months 29-12-1 (19) | 25 years, 1 months 9-3 (7) | UFC | WL | 2 | TKO | LOSS Doctor stoppage |
41  | Aug 8, 2009 28 years, 7 months 29-11-1 (19) | 24 years, 8 months 12-3 (5) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | WIN |
40 | Mar 7, 2009 28 years, 2 months 28-11-1 (19) | 24 years, 3 months 11-3 (4) | UFC | WL | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
39  | Nov 15, 2008 27 years, 11 months 28-10-1 (19) | 31 years, 9 months 12-4 (9) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | WIN |
38 | Sep 13, 2008 27 years, 9 months 27-10-1 (19) | Steve Claveau | WL | 3 | UD | WIN | |
37 | Apr 26, 2008 27 years, 4 months 26-10-1 (19) | Thiago Meller | WL | 3 | UD | WIN | |
36  | Sep 20, 2007 26 years, 9 months 25-10-1 (19) | 30 years, 2 months 17-9-1 (13) | WL | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
35  | Dec 2, 2006 25 years, 11 months 25-9-1 (19) | 22 years, 10 months 8-0 (8) | WL | 1 | KO | LOSS Punches | |
34 | Aug 22, 2006 25 years, 8 months 25-8-1 (19) | Darrell Smith | 2 | SUB | WIN Armbar | ||
33  | Jan 16, 2006 25 years, 1 months 24-8-1 (18) | 29 years, 8 months 15-1 (14) | UFC | 1 | TKO | LOSS Doctor stoppage | |
32  | May 22, 2005 24 years, 5 months 24-7-1 (18) | 29 years, 5 months | 1 | KO | WIN Head kick | ||
31 | Mar 4, 2005 24 years, 2 months 23-7-1 (17) | Andrew Chappelle | 3 | UD | WIN | ||
30 | Aug 28, 2004 23 years, 8 months 22-7-1 (17) | Maicon Alarcao | 1 | TKO | WIN Injury | ||
29 | Mar 27, 2004 23 years, 3 months 21-7-1 (16) | Nuri Shakir | 3 | UD | WIN | ||
28 | Nov 14, 2003 22 years, 11 months 20-7-1 (16) | Sam Morgan | 1 | SUB | LOSS Armbar | ||
27 | Aug 30, 2003 22 years, 8 months 20-6-1 (16) | Cedric Marks | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | ||
26 | Jun 28, 2003 22 years, 6 months 19-6-1 (15) | Nick Gilardi | 2 | TKO | WIN Submission to punches | ||
25  | Mar 8, 2003 22 years, 2 months 18-6-1 (14) | 28 years, 6 months 10-8-5 (9) | 1 | KO | LOSS Punch | ||
24 | Dec 13, 2002 22 years 18-5-1 (14) | Alexandre Barros | 3 | UD | WIN | ||
23  | May 10, 2002 21 years, 5 months 17-5-1 (14) | 20 years, 1 months 4-0 (4) | UFC | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
22 | Nov 17, 2001 20 years, 11 months 17-4-1 (14) | Mike Willus | 1 | TKO | WIN Strikes | ||
21  | Jul 14, 2001 20 years, 7 months 16-4-1 (13) | 24 years, 9 months 17-5-1 (16) | 3 | UD | LOSS | ||
20 | Apr 21, 2001 20 years, 4 months 16-3-1 (13) | Earl Thompson | UFC | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
19  | Aug 19, 2000 19 years, 8 months 15-3-1 (12) | 27 years, 2 months 7-3-1 (4) | 3 | UD | WIN | ||
18 | Jul 14, 2000 19 years, 7 months 14-3-1 (12) | Aaron Stregles | 1 | KO | WIN Punches | ||
17 | Mar 17, 2000 19 years, 3 months 13-3-1 (11) | Jeremy Bennett | 1 | KO | WIN Punches | ||
16 | Jan 15, 2000 19 years, 1 months 12-3-1 (10) | Colin O'Rourke | 3 | MD | WIN | ||
15  | Oct 15, 1999 18 years, 10 months 11-3-1 (10) | 25 years, 3 months | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches | ||
14 | Oct 2, 1999 18 years, 9 months 11-2-1 (10) | 23 years 7-3 (7) | 1 | UD | LOSS | ||
13 | Sep 1, 1999 18 years, 8 months 11-1-1 (10) | Joe Merit | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | ||
12 | Aug 7, 1999 18 years, 7 months 10-1-1 (9) | CJ Fernandes | 1 | UD | DRAW | ||
11 | Jul 24, 1999 18 years, 7 months 10-1 (9) | Billy Johnson | 1 | TKO | WIN Submission to punches | ||
10 | Jul 11, 1999 18 years, 7 months 9-1 (8) | Rob Tallack | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
9 | Jun 25, 1999 18 years, 6 months 8-1 (7) | Tony Apponte | 1 | TKO | WIN Submission to punches | ||
8 | Apr 30, 1999 18 years, 4 months 7-1 (6) | James Julian | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | ||
7 | Mar 20, 1999 18 years, 3 months 6-1 (5) | Shane Garrett | 1 | UD | WIN | ||
6 | Nov 7, 1998 17 years, 10 months 5-1 (5) | Phil Stroffolino | 1 | TKO | WIN Submission to punches | ||
5 | Aug 14, 1998 17 years, 8 months 4-1 (4) | Brian Boclair | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | ||
4 | Jun 12, 1998 17 years, 6 months 3-1 (3) | Chris Mounce | 2 | SUB | WIN Keylock | ||
3 | Sep 20, 1997 16 years, 9 months 2-1 (2) | Billy Johnson | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | ||
2 | Jul 18, 1997 16 years, 7 months 1-1 (1) | Mario Roberto | 2 | SUB | LOSS Kneebar | ||
1 | Jul 18, 1997 16 years, 7 months 1-0 (1) | Chris Malgieri | 2 | SUB | WIN Heel hook |
