Charlie Ward (10-7, 6) was born in Mountmellick, Ireland on December 17, 1980. At the age of 34 years on March 21, 2015, he made his professional MMA debut against John Phillips, losing the fight via 2nd-round KO.
On November 19, 2016, 35-year old Charlie Ward made his UFC debut on his 5th professional MMA fight at UFC Fight Night: Mousasi vs. Hall 2 against a 31-year old Abdul Razak Alhassan but lost the fight via KO in the 1st round.
Ward's last fight was a 1st-round submission loss to Grégory Babene at Bellator 299 at age 42 on September 23, 2023. He is on a 3-fight losing streak.
He has fought twice in the UFC, and has a record of 2 losses in the promotion.
Some of Charlie Ward's best fights have been against John Redmond, Martin Hudson, Jamie Stephenson, Justin Moore, Kyle Kurtz, Andy Manzolo and Alan Carlos.
Ward has 7 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
17 | Sep 23, 2023 42 years, 9 months 10-7 (6) | Grégory Babene | Bellator | MD | 1 | SUB | LOSS Guillotine choke |
16 | Feb 25, 2023 42 years, 2 months 10-6 (6) | Mike Shipman | Bellator | MD | 3 | UD | LOSS |
15  | Oct 29, 2022 41 years, 10 months 10-5 (6) | 29 years, 7 months 10-2 (7) | Bellator | MD | 3 | UD | LOSS |
14 | May 13, 2022 41 years, 4 months 10-4 (6) | Alan Carlos | Bellator | MD | 3 | UD | WIN |
13 | Oct 3, 2020 39 years, 9 months 9-4 (6) | Andy Manzolo | Bellator | MD | 3 | UD | WIN |
12 | Feb 22, 2020 39 years, 2 months 8-4 (6) | Kyle Kurtz | Bellator | MD | 3 | TKO | WIN Punches |
11 | Nov 23, 2019 38 years, 11 months 7-4 (5) | Pietro Penini Jr. | Bellator | MD | 3 | UD | LOSS |
10 | Jun 22, 2019 38 years, 6 months 7-3 (5) | Justin Moore | Bellator | MD | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches |
9 | Feb 23, 2019 38 years, 2 months 6-3 (4) | Jamie Stephenson | Bellator | MD | 1 | KO | WIN Punch |
8 | May 25, 2018 37 years, 5 months 5-3 (3) | Martin Hudson | Bellator | MD | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
7 | Nov 10, 2017 36 years, 10 months 4-3 (2) | John Redmond | Bellator | MD | 1 | KO | WIN Punches |
6 | Jul 16, 2017 36 years, 6 months 3-3 (1) | Galore Bofando | UFC | MD | 1 | KO | LOSS Slam |
5  | Nov 19, 2016 35 years, 11 months 3-2 (1) | 31 years, 3 months 6-0 (6) | UFC | MD | 1 | KO | LOSS Punch |
4 | Jun 4, 2016 35 years, 5 months 3-1 (1) | Gareth Williams | MD | 3 | MD | WIN | |
3 | Apr 9, 2016 35 years, 3 months 2-1 (1) | João Carvalho | WL | 3 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
2 | Aug 9, 2015 34 years, 7 months 1-1 (0) | Ciaran Daly | WL | 3 | UD | WIN | |
1  | Mar 21, 2015 34 years, 3 months 0-1 (0) | 29 years, 9 months 17-6 (17) | MD | 2 | KO | LOSS Punch |
