Bryan Barberena (18-12, 13) was born in Montclair, California, U.S. on May 3, 1989. At the age of 20 years on October 10, 2009, he made his professional MMA debut against Dirk Thiedeman, winning the fight via 1st-round KO.
On December 13, 2014, 25-year old Bryan Barberena made his UFC debut on his 12th professional MMA fight at UFC on Fox: dos Santos vs. Miocic against Joe Ellenberger, winning the fight in the 3rd round via TKO.
Barberena's last fight was a 2nd-round choke-out loss to Gerald Meerschaert at UFC Fight Night: Tuivasa vs. Tybura at age 34 on March 16, 2024. He is on a 4-fight losing streak.
He has fought 19 times in the UFC, and has a record of 9 wins and 10 losses in the promotion.
Some of Bryan Barberena's best fights have been against Joe Proctor, Jake Ellenberger, Sage Northcutt, Robbie Lawler, Joe Ellenberger, Anthony Ivy and Darian Weeks.
Barberena has 12 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
30  | Mar 16, 2024 34 years, 10 months 18-12 (13) | 36 years, 2 months 35-17 (30) | UFC | MD | 2 | CKO | LOSS Face crank |
29  | Jul 22, 2023 34 years, 2 months 18-11 (13) | 33 years, 5 months 25-8 (19) | UFC | MD | 3 | UD | LOSS |
28  | Mar 18, 2023 33 years, 10 months 18-10 (13) | 34 years, 7 months 18-5-1 (16) | UFC | WL | 1 | SUB | LOSS Armbar |
27  | Dec 3, 2022 33 years, 7 months 18-9 (13) | 38 years, 1 months 31-14 (15) | UFC | WL | 2 | SUB | LOSS Neck crank |
26  | Jul 2, 2022 33 years, 1 months 18-8 (13) | 40 years, 3 months 29-15 (22) | UFC | WL | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches |
25  | Mar 26, 2022 32 years, 10 months 17-8 (12) | 41 years, 2 months 23-18 (21) | UFC | WL | 3 | SD | WIN |
24 | Dec 4, 2021 32 years, 7 months 16-8 (12) | Darian Weeks | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | WIN |
23  | Jul 31, 2021 32 years, 2 months 15-8 (12) | 34 years, 8 months 18-7 (11) | UFC | WL | 3 | MD | LOSS |
22 | Sep 12, 2020 31 years, 4 months 15-7 (12) | Anthony Ivy | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | WIN |
21  | Jun 22, 2019 30 years, 1 months 14-7 (12) | 28 years, 11 months 10-3 (8) | UFC | WL | 3 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
20  | Feb 17, 2019 29 years, 9 months 14-6 (12) | 27 years, 2 months 14-6-1 (12) | UFC | WL | 3 | TKO | LOSS Knees and punches |
19  | Aug 25, 2018 29 years, 3 months 14-5 (12) | 33 years, 4 months 31-14 (25) | UFC | WL | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
18  | Sep 2, 2017 28 years, 3 months 13-5 (11) | 26 years 13-3 (8) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | LOSS |
17  | Apr 22, 2017 27 years, 11 months 13-4 (11) | 31 years, 8 months 11-4 (6) | UFC | WL | 1 | TKO | WIN Knees and punches |
16  | Dec 17, 2016 27 years, 7 months 12-4 (10) | 28 years, 9 months 10-1 (7) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | LOSS |
15  | May 14, 2016 27 years 12-3 (10) | 25 years, 4 months 10-0 (8) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | WIN |
14  | Jan 30, 2016 26 years, 8 months 11-3 (10) | 19 years, 10 months 7-0 (7) | UFC | WL | 2 | SUB | WIN Arm-triangle choke |
13  | Apr 25, 2015 25 years, 11 months 10-3 (9) | 28 years, 9 months 9-0 (5) | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
12 | Dec 13, 2014 25 years, 7 months 10-2 (9) | Joe Ellenberger | UFC | LT | 3 | TKO | WIN Punches |
11 | Feb 22, 2014 24 years, 9 months 9-2 (8) | Eric Moon | KOTC | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
10 | Jan 11, 2014 24 years, 8 months 8-2 (7) | Damien Hill | 3 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | ||
9 | Aug 23, 2013 24 years, 3 months 7-2 (6) | Marcos Marquez | 3 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
8 | Oct 13, 2012 23 years, 5 months 6-2 (5) | Dane Sayers | 5 | UD | WIN | ||
7 | Jun 25, 2011 22 years, 1 months 5-2 (5) | Vernon Harrison | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
6 | Oct 29, 2010 21 years, 5 months 4-2 (4) | Garrett Olson | KOTC | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
5 | May 15, 2010 21 years 3-2 (3) | Tyler Klejeski | 3 | UD | LOSS | ||
4 | Mar 13, 2010 20 years, 10 months 3-1 (3) | David Barnett | KOTC | 1 | KO | WIN Punches | |
3 | Feb 6, 2010 20 years, 9 months 2-1 (2) | Derek Smith | KOTC | 3 | SUB | LOSS Armbar | |
2 | Dec 19, 2009 20 years, 7 months 2-0 (2) | Dave Alvarez | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
1 | Oct 10, 2009 20 years, 5 months 1-0 (1) | Dirk Thiedeman | 1 | KO | WIN Punches |
