Brian Gassaway (29-20-2, 17) was born in Urbana, Ohio, U.S. on August 7, 1972. At the age of 24 years on August 23, 1996, he made his professional MMA debut against Michael Pacholik, winning the fight via 1st-round submission.
On August 20, 2005, 33-year old Brian Gassaway made his UFC debut on his 39th professional MMA fight at UFC 54: Boiling Point against a 23-year old Diego Sanchez but lost the fight via TKO in the 2nd round.
Gassaway's last fight was a 1st-round choke-out loss to Shungo Oyama at age 38 on September 16, 2010. He retired from the sport of MMA following this loss.
He has fought once in the UFC, and has a record of 1 loss in the promotion.
Some of Brian Gassaway's best fights have been against Yuji Hisamatsu, John Chrisostomo, Kevin Knabjian, Mark Hughes and Michael Pacholik. For details about these fights refer to "Best fights of Brian Gassaway".
Gassaway has 20 losses on his MMA record. For details about these losses refer to "Brian Gassaway Losses".
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
52  | Sep 16, 2010 38 years, 1 months 29-20-2 (17) | 36 years, 5 months 8-13 (6) | MD | 1 | CKO | Loss Inverted triangle choke | |
51  | Aug 19, 2010 38 years 29-19-2 (17) | 26 years, 1 month 10-4-1 (10) | Bellator | MD | 3 | UD | Win |
50 | Oct 11, 2008 36 years, 2 months 28-19-2 (17) | Mike Pyle | MD | 1 | SUB | Loss Armbar | |
49  | Jun 14, 2008 35 years, 10 months 28-18-2 (17) | 32 years, 8 months 16-5 (12) | MD | 3 | UD | Loss | |
48 | Feb 28, 2008 35 years, 6 months 28-17-2 (17) | Jose Landi-Jons | MD | 2 | TKO | Win Broken leg | |
47 | Oct 13, 2007 35 years, 2 months 27-17-2 (16) | Levi Avera | MD | 1 | SUB | Win Armbar | |
46 | Jul 28, 2007 34 years, 11 months 26-17-2 (15) | Cedric Marks | MD | 5 | MD | Win | |
45 | May 26, 2007 34 years, 9 months 25-17-2 (15) | Dereck Keasley | KOTC | MD | 2 | UD | Loss |
44  | Jan 20, 2007 34 years, 5 months 25-16-2 (15) | 27 years, 6 months 18-9 (15) | WEC | MD | 1 | SUB | Loss Rear naked choke |
43 | Nov 11, 2006 34 years, 3 months 25-15-2 (15) | Donnie Liles | MD | 1 | SUB | Loss Rear naked choke | |
42 | Aug 19, 2006 34 years 25-14-2 (15) | Sam Jackson | MD | 1 | SUB | Win Strikes | |
41 | Jul 15, 2006 33 years, 11 months 24-14-2 (14) | Jamie Toney | MD | 3 | UD | Win | |
40 | Feb 17, 2006 33 years, 6 months 23-14-2 (14) | Joey Clark | KOTC | MD | 3 | UD | Loss |
39  | Aug 20, 2005 33 years 23-13-2 (14) | 23 years, 7 months 12-0 (11) | UFC | WL | 2 | TKO | Loss Submission to punches |
38 | May 15, 2005 32 years, 9 months 23-12-2 (14) | Gia Chirragishvili | WL | 1 | SUB | Win Rear-naked choke | |
37 | Apr 30, 2005 32 years, 8 months 22-12-2 (13) | Trevor Garrett | WL | 1 | SUB | Win Rear-naked choke | |
36 | Mar 17, 2005 32 years, 7 months 21-12-2 (12) | Ross Ebañez | WEC | WL | 2 | NC | NC |
35  | Feb 5, 2005 32 years, 5 months 21-12-2 (12) | 23 years, 7 months 11-5-1 (10) | WL | 2 | UD | Loss | |
34 | May 30, 2004 31 years, 9 months 21-11-2 (12) | Paul Jenkins | WL | 2 | UD | Win | |
33  | May 21, 2003 30 years, 9 months 20-11-2 (12) | 29 years, 11 months 5-0 (5) | WL | 3 | UD | Draw | |
32 | Apr 12, 2003 30 years, 8 months 20-11-1 (12) | Stephane Jamet | WL | 2 | N/A | Win | |
31 | Mar 18, 2003 30 years, 7 months 19-11-1 (12) | Tetsuji Kato | WL | 3 | UD | Loss | |
30 | Oct 26, 2002 30 years, 2 months 19-10-1 (12) | Jason Rigsby | MD | 3 | UD | Win | |
29  | Mar 31, 2001 28 years, 7 months 18-10-1 (12) | 25 years, 8 months 30-9-3 (18) | Pancrase | LHW | 1 | SUB | Loss Toe hold |
28  | Sep 24, 2000 28 years, 1 months 18-9-1 (12) | 24 years, 8 months 15-11-6 (11) | Pancrase | LHW | 1 | SUB | Loss Toe hold |
27 | Jul 23, 2000 27 years, 11 months 18-8-1 (12) | John Chrisostomo | Pancrase | LHW | 1 | UD | Win |
26 | Jul 23, 2000 27 years, 11 months 17-8-1 (12) | Yuji Hisamatsu | Pancrase | LHW | 2 | MD | Win |
25 | Mar 24, 2000 27 years, 7 months 16-8-1 (12) | Adrian Serrano | LHW | 3 | UD | Loss | |
24 | Feb 19, 2000 27 years, 6 months 16-7-1 (12) | Henry Matamoros | LHW | 2 | TKO | Win | |
23 | Feb 19, 2000 27 years, 6 months 15-7-1 (11) | Dan Griffen | LHW | 2 | SUB | Win | |
22 | Jul 21, 1999 26 years, 11 months 14-7-1 (10) | Dennis Reed | LHW | 1 | SUB | Win Armbar | |
21 | Jul 15, 1999 26 years, 11 months 13-7-1 (9) | Joshua Taibl | LHW | 1 | SUB | Win Rear-naked choke | |
20 | Jul 15, 1999 26 years, 11 months 12-7-1 (8) | John Renken | LHW | 1 | TKO | Win | |
19 | Jul 15, 1999 26 years, 11 months 11-7-1 (7) | Travis Fulton | LHW | 1 | UD | Win | |
18 | Jun 12, 1999 26 years, 10 months 10-7-1 (7) | Kevin Cook | LHW | 2 | UD | Draw | |
17 | Jun 1, 1999 26 years, 9 months 10-7 (7) | John Chrisostomo | LHW | 2 | TKO | Win Cut | |
16 | Apr 27, 1999 26 years, 8 months 9-7 (6) | Adam Palmer | LHW | 1 | TKO | Win | |
15 | Apr 27, 1999 26 years, 8 months 8-7 (5) | Joe Slick | HW | 1 | UD | Win | |
14  | Apr 24, 1999 26 years, 8 months 7-7 (5) | 25 years, 6 months | HW | 3 | SD | Win | |
13 | Apr 3, 1999 26 years, 7 months 6-7 (5) | Martin Wickline | HW | 2 | SUB | Win | |
12 | Apr 25, 1998 25 years, 8 months 5-7 (4) | Jeremy Morrison | HW | 1 | SUB | Win Armbar | |
11 | Jan 16, 1998 25 years, 5 months 4-7 (3) | Jason Nicholsen | HW | 1 | SUB | Win Armbar | |
10  | Oct 26, 1997 25 years, 2 months 3-7 (2) | 26 years, 10 months 10-20-1 (8) | HW | 1 | SUB | Loss Ankle lock | |
9 | Sep 15, 1997 25 years, 1 months 3-6 (2) | Egidio da Costa | Pride | HW | 1 | SUB | Loss Headlock |
8 | Jun 30, 1997 24 years, 10 months 3-5 (2) | Osami Shibuya | Pancrase | HW | 1 | SUB | Loss |
7  | Jan 17, 1997 24 years, 5 months 3-4 (2) | 24 years, 6 months 2-5 (0) | Pancrase | HW | 1 | UD | Loss |
6 | Oct 11, 1996 24 years, 2 months 3-3 (2) | Jay R. Palmer | LT | 1 | TKO | Loss Submission to punches | |
5 | Sep 14, 1996 24 years, 1 months 3-2 (2) | Mike Sciortino | MD | 2 | N/A | Loss | |
4 | Sep 14, 1996 24 years, 1 months 3-1 (2) | Loren Phillips | MD | 2 | N/A | Win | |
3  | Aug 23, 1996 24 years 2-1 (2) | 27 years, 6 months 9-2 (7) | 1 | SUB | Loss Kneebar | ||
2 | Aug 23, 1996 24 years 2-0 (2) | William Knorr | 1 | SUB | Win Rear-naked choke | ||
1 | Aug 23, 1996 24 years 1-0 (1) | Michael Pacholik | 1 | SUB | Win Rear-naked choke |
