Ben Askren (19-2, 10) was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, U.S. on July 18, 1984. At the age of 24 years on February 7, 2009, he made his professional MMA debut against Josh Flowers, winning the fight via 1st-round TKO.
On March 2, 2019, 34-year old Ben Askren made his UFC debut on his 20th professional MMA fight at UFC 235 against a 36-year old Robbie Lawler, winning the fight in the 1st round via choke-out.
Askren's last fight was a 3rd-round choke-out loss to Demian Maia at UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Askren at age 35 on October 26, 2019. He retired on a 2-fight losing streak.
He has fought three times in the UFC, and has a record of 1 win and 2 losses in the promotion.
Some of Ben Askren's best fights have been against Karl Amoussou, Nobutatsu Suzuki, Shinya Aoki, Dan Hornbuckle, Andrey Koreshkov, Robbie Lawler and Lyman Good.
Askren has 2 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
22  | Oct 26, 2019 35 years, 3 months 19-2 (10) | 41 years, 11 months 27-9 (15) | UFC | WL | 3 | CKO | LOSS Rear-naked choke |
21  | Jul 6, 2019 34 years, 11 months 19-1 (10) | 34 years, 7 months 33-13 (16) | UFC | WL | 1 | KO | LOSS Flying knee |
20  | Mar 2, 2019 34 years, 7 months 19-0 (10) | 36 years, 11 months 28-12 (21) | UFC | WL | 1 | CKO | WIN Bulldog choke |
19  | Nov 24, 2017 33 years, 4 months 18-0 (10) | 34 years, 6 months 39-7 (24) | ONE | WL | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches Defended ONE welterweight title |
18 | Sep 2, 2017 33 years, 1 months 17-0 (9) | Zebaztian Kadestam | ONE | WL | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches Defended ONE welterweight title |
17 | May 26, 2017 32 years, 10 months 16-0 (8) | Agilan Thani | ONE | WL | 1 | SUB | WIN Arm-triangle choke Defended ONE welterweight title |
16 | Apr 15, 2016 31 years, 8 months 15-0 (7) | Nikolay Aleksakhin | ONE | WL | 5 | UD | WIN |
15  | Apr 24, 2015 30 years, 9 months 14-0 (7) | 35 years, 3 months 61-9-1 (46) | ONE | WL | 1 | NC | NC Accidental eye poke Defended ONE welterweight title |
14  | Aug 29, 2014 30 years, 1 months 14-0 (7) | 36 years, 11 months 11-1-2 (10) | ONE | WL | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches Won ONE welterweight title |
13 | May 30, 2014 29 years, 10 months 13-0 (6) | Bakhtiyar Abbasov | ONE | WL | 1 | SUB | WIN Arm-triangle choke |
12  | Jul 31, 2013 29 years 12-0 (5) | 22 years, 11 months 13-0 (11) | Bellator | WL | 4 | TKO | WIN Punches Defended Bellator World welterweight title |
11  | Jan 24, 2013 28 years, 6 months 11-0 (4) | 27 years, 2 months 16-4-2 (13) | Bellator | WL | 3 | TKO | WIN Doctor stoppage Defended Bellator World welterweight title |
10  | Apr 6, 2012 27 years, 8 months 10-0 (3) | 24 years, 3 months 21-4 (18) | Bellator | WL | 5 | UD | WIN Defended Bellator World welterweight title |
9  | Oct 29, 2011 27 years, 3 months 9-0 (3) | 35 years, 3 months 22-4 (11) | Bellator | WL | 5 | SD | WIN Defended Bellator World welterweight title |
8  | Apr 9, 2011 26 years, 8 months 8-0 (3) | 29 years, 9 months 38-13-1 (32) | Bellator | WL | 3 | UD | WIN |
7  | Oct 21, 2010 26 years, 3 months 7-0 (3) | 25 years, 4 months 10-0 (5) | Bellator | WL | 5 | UD | WIN Won Bellator World welterweight title |
6  | Jun 17, 2010 25 years, 10 months 6-0 (3) | 29 years, 5 months 21-2 (20) | Bellator | WL | 3 | UD | WIN Won Bellator Season 2 Tournament |
5  | May 20, 2010 25 years, 10 months 5-0 (3) | 25 years, 6 months 11-4 (11) | Bellator | WL | 3 | UD | WIN |
4 | Apr 15, 2010 25 years, 8 months 4-0 (3) | 25 years, 5 months 10-3 (10) | Bellator | WL | 1 | CKO | WIN Guillotine choke |
3 | Aug 28, 2009 25 years, 1 months 3-0 (3) | Matt Delanoit | WL | 1 | SUB | WIN North-south choke | |
2 | Apr 25, 2009 24 years, 9 months 2-0 (2) | Mitchell Harris | WL | 1 | SUB | WIN Arm-triangle choke | |
1 | Feb 7, 2009 24 years, 6 months 1-0 (1) | Josh Flowers | WL | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
