Bubba McDaniel (31-10, 29) was born in Childress, Texas, U.S. on May 3, 1983. At the age of 22 years on December 2, 2005, he made his professional MMA debut against York Ash, winning the fight via 1st-round submission.
On August 28, 2013, 30-year old Bubba McDaniel made his UFC debut on his 28th professional MMA fight at UFC Fight Night: Condit vs. Kampmann 2 against Brad Tavares but lost the fight via unanimous decision.
McDaniel's last fight was a 1st-round TKO win against Brian Houston at age 40 on June 24, 2023. He is on a 5-fight winning streak.
He has fought twice in the UFC, and has a record of 2 losses in the promotion.
Some of Bubba McDaniel's best fights have been against William Chris Spicer, Matt Jones and Kenyon Jackson.
McDaniel has 10 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
41 | Jun 24, 2023 40 years, 1 months 31-10 (29) | Brian Houston | LHW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
40 | Apr 13, 2018 34 years, 11 months 30-10 (28) | Leonardo Pecanha | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
39 | Apr 8, 2017 33 years, 11 months 29-10 (27) | Juan Torres | HW | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
38 | Feb 25, 2017 33 years, 9 months 28-10 (26) | Andre Kavanaugh | MD | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
37 | Nov 20, 2015 32 years, 6 months 27-10 (25) | Kenyon Jackson | Bellator | MD | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches |
36 | Sep 26, 2015 32 years, 4 months 26-10 (24) | Hayward Charles | MD | 2 | SUB | LOSS Anaconda choke | |
35 | Jul 24, 2015 32 years, 2 months 26-9 (24) | Kenyon Jackson | LHW | 1 | SUB | WIN Choke | |
34 | Jul 11, 2015 32 years, 2 months 25-9 (23) | Edgar Verdin | LHW | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
33 | Mar 7, 2015 31 years, 10 months 24-9 (22) | Marvin Babe | LHW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
32  | Oct 10, 2014 31 years, 5 months 23-9 (21) | 23 years, 7 months 12-4 (12) | Bellator | 1 | SUB | LOSS Guillotine choke | |
31 | Jul 26, 2014 31 years, 2 months 23-8 (21) | Ron Fields | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | ||
30 | Jun 6, 2014 31 years, 1 months 22-8 (20) | Matt Jones | Bellator | 3 | UD | WIN | |
29  | Mar 15, 2014 30 years, 10 months 21-8 (20) | 23 years 13-0 (10) | UFC | 1 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke | |
28 | Aug 28, 2013 30 years, 3 months 21-7 (20) | Brad Tavares | UFC | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
27 | Apr 13, 2013 29 years, 11 months 21-6 (20) | Gilbert Smith | TUF | 3 | SUB | WIN Triangle armbar | |
26 | Jun 16, 2012 29 years, 1 months 20-6 (19) | Keith Cunagin | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | ||
25  | Dec 2, 2011 28 years, 6 months 19-6 (18) | 33 years, 7 months 15-4 (10) | 3 | UD | WIN | ||
24 | Mar 11, 2011 27 years, 10 months 18-6 (18) | Johnny Rees | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | ||
23 | Dec 10, 2010 27 years, 7 months 17-6 (17) | Kyacey Uscola | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
22 | Jul 17, 2010 27 years, 2 months 16-6 (16) | Rob Wince | 2 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke | ||
21 | Jun 26, 2010 27 years, 1 months 15-6 (15) | Nikolaos Rueve Boscarino | 2 | SUB | WIN Americana | ||
20 | Apr 17, 2010 26 years, 11 months 14-6 (14) | Lucas Lopes | 1 | KO | LOSS Punches | ||
19 | Sep 17, 2009 26 years, 4 months 14-5 (14) | Billy Horne | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
18 | May 8, 2009 26 years 13-5 (13) | William Chris Spicer | Bellator | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked-choke | |
17  | Oct 10, 2008 25 years, 5 months 12-5 (12) | 24 years, 4 months 29-5 (24) | 1 | TKO | LOSS Flying knee to the body | ||
16 | Jun 14, 2008 25 years, 1 months 12-4 (12) | Kala Hose | EliteXC | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked-choke | |
15 | May 24, 2008 25 years 11-4 (11) | Alex Cisne | KOTC | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
14 | Mar 15, 2008 24 years, 10 months 10-4 (10) | Tom Jones | 1 | SUB | LOSS North-south choke | ||
13 | Oct 27, 2007 24 years, 5 months 10-3 (10) | Dan Molina | KOTC | 1 | SUB | LOSS Heel hook | |
12 | Sep 29, 2007 24 years, 4 months 10-2 (10) | Blake Norsworthy | KOTC | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
11 | Aug 18, 2007 24 years, 3 months 9-2 (9) | Mike Queen | 3 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked-choke | ||
10 | Jun 9, 2007 24 years, 1 months 8-2 (8) | Cody Malicott | 1 | SUB | WIN | ||
9 | Apr 7, 2007 23 years, 11 months 7-2 (7) | Craig Cobb | 1 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke | ||
8 | Nov 10, 2006 23 years, 6 months 6-2 (6) | Gerald Harris | 2 | TKO | LOSS Slam | ||
7 | Oct 7, 2006 23 years, 5 months 6-1 (6) | Nick Budig | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | ||
6 | Aug 19, 2006 23 years, 3 months 5-1 (5) | Jeff McConnell | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | ||
5 | Apr 29, 2006 22 years, 11 months 4-1 (4) | Brandon McDowell | 1 | SUB | WIN | ||
4 | Mar 10, 2006 22 years, 10 months 3-1 (3) | Allan McGuire | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | ||
3 | Feb 18, 2006 22 years, 9 months 2-1 (2) | Roger Kimes | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | ||
2 | Dec 30, 2005 22 years, 7 months 1-1 (1) | Horace Spencer | 1 | SUB | LOSS Choke | ||
1 | Dec 2, 2005 22 years, 6 months 1-0 (1) | York Ash | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar |
