Anthony Ruiz (35-25, 24) was born in Coarsegold, California, U.S. on November 3, 1977. At the age of 25 years on February 16, 2003, he made his professional MMA debut against Desi Miner, losing the fight via 2nd-round submission.
Ruiz' last fight was a 1st-round submission loss to Kendall Grove at age 41 on August 10, 2019. He retired on a 3-fight losing streak.
Some of Anthony Ruiz' best fights have been against Bobby Southworth and Jeremy Freitag.
Ruiz has 25 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
60  | Aug 10, 2019 41 years, 9 months 35-25 (24) | 36 years, 8 months 23-18 (17) | LHW | 1 | SUB | LOSS Triangle choke | |
59 | Mar 8, 2018 40 years, 4 months 35-24 (24) | Kultar Gill | LHW | 1 | SUB | LOSS Triangle choke | |
58 | Nov 30, 2018 41 years 35-23 (24) | Jordan Young | Bellator | LHW | 1 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke |
57 | Aug 3, 2017 39 years, 9 months 35-22 (24) | Joey Cabezas | LHW | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
56  | May 24, 2016 38 years, 6 months 34-22 (23) | 37 years, 6 months 12-3 (8) | LHW | 1 | SUB | LOSS Armbar | |
55  | Sep 19, 2015 37 years, 10 months 34-21 (23) | 33 years, 11 months 23-10 (16) | Bellator | LHW | 2 | UD | LOSS |
54 | Sep 19, 2014 36 years, 10 months 34-20 (23) | Nate James | Bellator | MD | 3 | SD | LOSS |
53 | Aug 9, 2014 36 years, 9 months 34-19 (23) | Alexey Butorin | MD | 3 | TKO | LOSS Punches | |
52 | Mar 8, 2014 36 years, 4 months 34-18 (23) | Ramazan Mukailov | MD | 3 | UD | WIN | |
51 | Jan 25, 2014 36 years, 2 months 33-18 (23) | Owen Rubio | MD | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
50 | Nov 14, 2013 36 years 32-18 (22) | Collin Hart | MD | 3 | SD | WIN | |
49 | May 25, 2013 35 years, 6 months 31-18 (22) | Rafael del Real | LHW | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
48 | Nov 15, 2012 35 years 30-18 (21) | Angel Deanda | LHW | 3 | TKO | LOSS Punches | |
47  | Aug 11, 2012 34 years, 9 months 30-17 (21) | 28 years, 2 months 46-7 (35) | MD | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
46 | Jun 9, 2012 34 years, 7 months 30-16 (21) | Scott Rosa | MD | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
45 | Jan 7, 2012 34 years, 2 months 29-16 (20) | Jared Torgeson | MD | 5 | UD | WIN | |
44 | Oct 1, 2011 33 years, 10 months 28-16 (20) | Rick Randolph | MD | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
43 | Oct 1, 2011 33 years, 10 months 27-16 (19) | Mike Moreno | MD | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
42 | Aug 19, 2011 33 years, 9 months 26-16 (18) | Reggie Orr | MD | 2 | SUB | WIN Arm triangle choke | |
41  | May 5, 2011 33 years, 6 months 25-16 (17) | 31 years, 5 months 17-4 (15) | MD | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
40 | Nov 19, 2010 33 years 25-15 (17) | Givanildo Santana | MD | 2 | SUB | LOSS Armbar | |
39 | Sep 9, 2010 32 years, 10 months 25-14 (17) | Leopoldo Serao | MD | 5 | SD | LOSS | |
38 | May 7, 2010 32 years, 6 months 25-13 (17) | Kenny McCorkell | MD | 4 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
37 | Feb 4, 2010 32 years, 3 months 24-13 (16) | Hector Ramirez | LHW | 3 | SD | WIN | |
36 | Dec 3, 2009 32 years, 1 months 23-13 (16) | Xavier Foupa-Pokam | MD | 3 | UD | WIN | |
35  | Jul 25, 2009 31 years, 8 months 22-13 (16) | 32 years, 8 months 13-4 (12) | HW | 3 | KO | WIN Punches | |
34  | May 15, 2009 31 years, 6 months 21-13 (15) | 25 years, 11 months 11-2 (7) | Strikeforce | LHW | 1 | CKO | LOSS Rear-naked choke |
33  | Sep 20, 2008 30 years, 10 months 21-12 (15) | 36 years 17-5 (10) | Strikeforce | LHW | 3 | UD | LOSS |
32 | Jul 26, 2008 30 years, 8 months 21-11 (15) | Jeremy Freitag | EliteXC | LHW | 3 | UD | WIN |
31  | Jun 27, 2008 30 years, 7 months 20-11 (15) | 38 years, 6 months 8-5 (7) | Strikeforce | LHW | 5 | UD | LOSS For Strikeforce light-heavyweight title |
30  | Jan 17, 2008 30 years, 2 months 20-10 (15) | 30 years, 10 months 11-3 (10) | HW | 3 | SD | WIN | |
29 | Dec 1, 2007 30 years 19-10 (15) | Jimmy Ambriz | HW | 1 | SUB | WIN Verbal | |
28 | Nov 16, 2007 30 years 18-10 (14) | 37 years, 11 months 8-4 (7) | Strikeforce | LHW | 2 | TKO | WIN Doctor stoppage |
27 | Sep 22, 2007 29 years, 10 months 17-10 (13) | Francisco Bueno | HW | 3 | UD | WIN | |
26 | Jul 27, 2007 29 years, 8 months 16-10 (13) | Jason Geris | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Referee stoppage | |
25 | Dec 16, 2006 29 years, 1 months 15-10 (12) | Jeremy Freitag | HW | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
24 | Oct 7, 2006 28 years, 11 months 14-10 (11) | 34 years, 1 months 12-4 (7) | Strikeforce | HW | 1 | SUB | LOSS Armbar |
23 | Aug 17, 2006 28 years, 9 months 14-9 (11) | Jeremy Freitag | WEC | HW | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches |
22 | Jul 1, 2006 28 years, 7 months 13-9 (10) | Dan Molina | HW | 3 | UD | WIN | |
21  | Jun 3, 2006 28 years, 7 months 12-9 (10) | 35 years, 4 months 14-3 (9) | HW | 1 | SUB | LOSS Armbar | |
20 | Apr 2, 2006 28 years, 4 months 12-8 (10) | Shannon Kilgore | KOTC | HW | 1 | KO | WIN |
19 | Dec 11, 2005 28 years, 1 months 11-8 (9) | Shane Yocum | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
18 | Sep 18, 2005 27 years, 10 months 10-8 (8) | Josh Jackson | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
17 | Jul 17, 2005 27 years, 8 months 9-8 (7) | Jocquin Sanchez | HW | 1 | SUB | LOSS Guillotine choke | |
16  | Jun 12, 2005 27 years, 7 months 9-7 (7) | 22 years, 7 months 2-0 (2) | KOTC | HW | 1 | CKO | LOSS Choke |
15 | May 15, 2005 27 years, 6 months 9-6 (7) | Bryan Travers | 1 | SUB | LOSS Guillotine choke | ||
14 | Mar 13, 2005 27 years, 4 months 9-5 (7) | Jeff Lacefield | 1 | SUB | WIN | ||
13 | Dec 12, 2004 27 years, 1 months 8-5 (6) | Jaime Jara | 1 | TKO | LOSS | ||
12 | Nov 14, 2004 27 years 8-4 (6) | Brian Sesma | KOTC | 1 | TKO | WIN Retirement | |
11 | Oct 7, 2004 26 years, 11 months 7-4 (5) | Paul Mince | 2 | UD | WIN | ||
10 | Jun 3, 2004 26 years, 7 months 6-4 (5) | Jaime Jara | 2 | SUB | LOSS Armbar | ||
9 | Jun 2, 2004 26 years, 6 months 6-3 (5) | Bryan Pardoe | 1 | TKO | WIN | ||
8 | Jun 2, 2004 26 years, 6 months 5-3 (4) | Jaime Jara | 1 | SUB | LOSS Armbar | ||
7 | Feb 24, 2004 26 years, 3 months 5-2 (4) | Dusty Arden | 2 | UD | LOSS | ||
6 | Dec 7, 2003 26 years, 1 months 5-1 (4) | Eduardo Martines | 2 | UD | WIN | ||
5 | Nov 13, 2003 26 years 4-1 (4) | Josh Rudiger | 1 | KO | WIN | ||
4 | Sep 28, 2003 25 years, 10 months 3-1 (3) | Robert Escalara | 1 | KO | WIN | ||
3 | Jun 22, 2003 25 years, 7 months 2-1 (2) | John Dacota | 1 | TKO | WIN | ||
2 | Apr 13, 2003 25 years, 5 months 1-1 (1) | Richard Toland | 1 | SUB | WIN Choke | ||
1 | Feb 16, 2003 25 years, 3 months 0-1 (0) | Desi Miner | 2 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke |
