Abel Trujillo (15-8, 9) was born in Greensboro, North Carolina, U.S. on September 18, 1983. At the age of 25 years on August 28, 2009, he made his professional MMA debut against Ted Worthington, losing the fight via 1st-round submission.
On December 8, 2012, 29-year old Abel Trujillo made his UFC debut on his 14th professional MMA fight at UFC on Fox: Henderson vs. Diaz against a 30-year old Marcus LeVesseur, winning the fight in the 2nd round via TKO.
Trujillo's last fight was a 3-round unanimous decision loss to John Makdessi at UFC on Fox: Lawler vs. dos Anjos at age 34 on December 16, 2017. He retired on a 2-fight losing streak.
He has fought 11 times in the UFC, and has a record of 6 wins, 4 losses and 1 no-contest in the promotion.
Some of Abel Trujillo's best fights have been against Jamie Varner, Marcus LeVesseur, Roger Bowling, Gleison Tibau, Tony Sims and Jordan Rinaldi.
Trujillo has 8 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
24  | Dec 16, 2017 34 years, 2 months 15-8 (9) | 32 years, 7 months 14-6 (9) | UFC | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
23  | Feb 4, 2017 33 years, 4 months 15-7 (9) | 29 years, 11 months 9-1 (5) | UFC | 3 | SUB | LOSS D'arce choke | |
22  | May 29, 2016 32 years, 8 months 15-6 (9) | 28 years, 8 months 12-4 (8) | UFC | 3 | UD | WIN | |
21 | Jan 2, 2016 32 years, 3 months 14-6 (9) | Tony Sims | UFC | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | |
20  | Nov 7, 2015 32 years, 1 months 13-6 (8) | 32 years, 3 months 33-11 (17) | UFC | 1 | DQ | WIN Overturned | |
19  | Dec 6, 2014 31 years, 2 months 12-6 (8) | 30 years, 9 months 16-3 (13) | UFC | 2 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke | |
18  | Feb 1, 2014 30 years, 4 months 12-5 (8) | 29 years, 3 months 21-8-1 (17) | UFC | 2 | KO | WIN Punch | |
17  | Dec 14, 2013 30 years, 2 months 11-5 (7) | 31 years, 7 months 11-4 (9) | UFC | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
16 | Aug 28, 2013 29 years, 11 months 10-5 (6) | 31 years, 3 months 11-4 (9) | UFC | 2 | NC | NC Illegal knee | |
15  | May 25, 2013 29 years, 8 months 10-5 (6) | 24 years, 8 months 19-0 (14) | UFC | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
14  | Dec 8, 2012 29 years, 2 months 10-4 (6) | 30 years, 4 months 22-6 (17) | UFC | 2 | TKO | WIN Knees to the body | |
13 | Jun 30, 2012 28 years, 9 months 9-4 (5) | Frank Carrillo | 3 | UD | WIN | ||
12 | Apr 13, 2012 28 years, 6 months 8-4 (5) | James Edson Berto | 1 | SUB | WIN Punches | ||
11 | Jan 21, 2012 28 years, 4 months 7-4 (4) | Andre Garcia | 3 | UD | WIN | ||
10 | Aug 13, 2011 27 years, 10 months 6-4 (4) | Lucas Gwaltney | 3 | UD | WIN | ||
9  | Apr 15, 2011 27 years, 6 months 5-4 (4) | 26 years, 11 months 30-14-1 (25) | 1 | SUB | LOSS Guillotine choke | ||
8  | Mar 12, 2011 27 years, 5 months 5-3 (4) | 28 years, 7 months 3-0 (3) | 3 | SD | LOSS | ||
7 | Feb 11, 2011 27 years, 4 months 5-2 (4) | Marcos Marquez | 3 | UD | WIN | ||
6 | Dec 4, 2010 27 years, 2 months 4-2 (4) | Andre Garcia | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | ||
5 | Oct 23, 2010 27 years, 1 months 3-2 (3) | Wes Clark | 1 | SUB | WIN Punches | ||
4 | Aug 14, 2010 26 years, 10 months 2-2 (2) | Dave Lehr Cochran | 1 | KO | WIN Punches | ||
3 | Jul 17, 2010 26 years, 9 months 1-2 (1) | Clayton Robinson | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches | ||
2 | Mar 6, 2010 26 years, 5 months 1-1 (1) | Dustin Praxedes | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
1 | Aug 28, 2009 25 years, 11 months 0-1 (0) | Ted Worthington | 1 | SUB | LOSS Armbar |
