Ben Nguyen (18-9, 15) was born in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA on August 3, 1988. At the age of 18 years on December 2, 2006, he made his professional MMA debut against Austin Peterson, losing the fight via 2nd-round submission.
On May 10, 2015, 26-year old Ben Nguyen made his UFC debut on his 20th professional MMA fight at UFC Fight Night: Miocic vs. Hunt against a 29-year old Alp Ozkilic, winning the fight in the 1st round via TKO.
Nguyen's last fight was a 1st-round KO loss to Kyoji Horiguchi at Rizin 15 at age 30 on April 21, 2019. He retired on a 3-fight losing streak.
He has fought seven times in the UFC, and has a record of 4 wins and 3 losses in the promotion.
Some of Ben Nguyen's best fights have been against Alp Ozkilic, Tim Elliott, Ryan Benoit and Geane Herrera.
Nguyen has 9 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
27  | Apr 21, 2019 30 years, 8 months 18-9 (15) | 28 years, 6 months 26-2 (16) | Rizin | FL | 1 | KO | LOSS Punches |
26  | Dec 2, 2018 30 years, 3 months 18-8 (15) | 33 years, 10 months 22-9 (10) | UFC | FL | 3 | UD | LOSS |
25  | Feb 11, 2018 29 years, 6 months 18-7 (15) | 32 years, 9 months 20-5 (9) | UFC | FL | 3 | CKO | LOSS Rear-naked choke |
24  | Jun 11, 2017 28 years, 10 months 18-6 (15) | 30 years, 5 months 14-7-1 (7) | UFC | FL | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
23 | Nov 27, 2016 28 years, 3 months 17-6 (14) | Geane Herrera | UFC | FL | 3 | UD | WIN |
22  | Jul 13, 2016 27 years, 11 months 16-6 (14) | 24 years, 11 months 10-1 (8) | UFC | FL | 2 | TKO | LOSS Punches and elbows |
21  | Nov 15, 2015 27 years, 3 months 16-5 (14) | 26 years, 2 months 8-3 (8) | UFC | FL | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
20  | May 10, 2015 26 years, 9 months 15-5 (13) | 29 years, 1 months 9-3 (3) | UFC | FL | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
19 | Oct 11, 2014 26 years, 2 months 14-5 (12) | Reece McLaren | BT | 5 | UD | WIN | |
18 | Mar 8, 2014 25 years, 7 months 13-5 (12) | Julian Wallace | BT | 1 | KO | WIN Punch | |
17 | Jul 27, 2013 24 years, 11 months 12-5 (11) | Shantaram Maharaj | 3 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | ||
16 | Jun 29, 2013 24 years, 10 months 11-5 (10) | Luke Morris | 3 | UD | WIN | ||
15 | Apr 27, 2013 24 years, 8 months 10-5 (10) | Kian Pham | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
14 | Apr 6, 2013 24 years, 8 months 9-5 (9) | Greg Penaloza | 2 | TKO | WIN Doctor stoppage | ||
13 | Apr 23, 2011 22 years, 8 months 8-5 (8) | Andrew Whitney | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | ||
12 | Aug 18, 2010 22 years 7-5 (7) | Chavalit Sityodtong | 2 | TKO | LOSS Punches | ||
11 | Jul 31, 2010 21 years, 11 months 7-4 (7) | Laramie Shaffer | 1 | TKO | WIN Doctor stoppage | ||
10 | May 15, 2010 21 years, 9 months 6-4 (6) | Josh Phillips | 4 | TKO | LOSS Punches | ||
9 | Nov 13, 2009 21 years, 3 months 6-3 (6) | Eric Perez | 2 | TKO | LOSS Punches | ||
8  | Feb 6, 2009 20 years, 6 months 6-2 (6) | 37 years, 10 months 4-0 (3) | 2 | KO | LOSS Punch | ||
7 | Oct 17, 2008 20 years, 2 months 6-1 (6) | Danny Schroder | 2 | TKO | WIN Corner stoppage | ||
6 | Jun 14, 2008 19 years, 10 months 5-1 (5) | Nate Hansen | 1 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke | ||
5 | Apr 21, 2007 18 years, 8 months 4-1 (4) | Nick Holbrook | 2 | KO | WIN Punches | ||
4 | Mar 10, 2007 18 years, 7 months 3-1 (3) | Mitch Wisner | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
3 | Mar 1, 2007 18 years, 6 months 2-1 (2) | Chuck Page | 1 | KO | WIN Elbows | ||
2 | Feb 24, 2007 18 years, 6 months 1-1 (1) | Jess Fuhriman | 1 | KO | WIN Punches | ||
1 | Dec 2, 2006 18 years, 3 months 0-1 (0) | Austin Peterson | 2 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke |
