Chris Gruetzemacher (15-5, 10) was born in Page, Arizona, U.S. on June 16, 1986. At the age of 22 years on October 4, 2008, he made his professional MMA debut against Shawn Scott, winning the fight via 3rd-round submission.
On February 4, 2017, 30-year old Chris Gruetzemacher made his UFC debut on his 15th professional MMA fight at UFC Fight Night: Bermudez vs. Korean Zombie against a 31-year old Chas Skelly but lost the fight via submission in the 2nd round.
Gruetzemacher's last fight was a 3rd-round submission loss to Claudio Puelles at UFC on ESPN: Font vs. Aldo at age 35 on December 4, 2021. He retired from the sport of MMA following this loss.
He has fought six times in the UFC, and has a record of 2 wins and 4 losses in the promotion.
Some of Chris Gruetzemacher's best fights have been against Joe Lauzon, Rafa García and Ryan Diaz.
Gruetzemacher has 5 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
20  | Dec 4, 2021 35 years, 5 months 15-5 (10) | 25 years, 7 months 10-2 (7) | UFC | FT | 3 | SUB | LOSS Kneebar |
19  | Jul 31, 2021 35 years, 1 months 15-4 (10) | 26 years, 11 months 11-1 (8) | UFC | FT | 3 | UD | WIN |
18  | Oct 31, 2020 34 years, 4 months 14-4 (10) | 28 years 11-3 (6) | UFC | FT | 1 | KO | LOSS Punches |
17  | Apr 7, 2018 31 years, 9 months 14-3 (10) | 33 years, 10 months 27-14 (24) | UFC | FT | 2 | TKO | WIN Corner stoppage |
16  | Dec 9, 2017 31 years, 5 months 13-3 (9) | 31 years, 1 months 6-2 (5) | UFC | FT | 3 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke |
15  | Feb 4, 2017 30 years, 7 months 13-2 (9) | 31 years, 8 months 16-2 (11) | UFC | FT | 2 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke |
14 | Dec 11, 2015 29 years, 5 months 13-1 (9) | Abner Lloveras | TUF | LT | 3 | UD | WIN |
13  | Mar 29, 2014 27 years, 9 months 12-1 (9) | 33 years, 10 months 34-15-2 (31) | WSOF | FT | 3 | UD | WIN |
12 | Jun 16, 2012 26 years 11-1 (9) | Roli Delgado | FT | 3 | TKO | WIN Elbows | |
11 | Mar 31, 2012 25 years, 9 months 10-1 (8) | Frank Gomez | FT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
10 | Nov 26, 2011 25 years, 5 months 9-1 (7) | Randy Campbell | FT | 1 | KO | WIN Punch | |
9 | Jul 16, 2011 25 years, 1 months 8-1 (6) | Jeff Fletcher | FT | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
8 | May 21, 2011 24 years, 11 months 7-1 (5) | Gabe Rivas | FT | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
7 | Aug 13, 2010 24 years, 1 months 6-1 (4) | Ryan Diaz | Strikeforce | FT | 1 | TKO | WIN Doctor stoppage |
6 | Mar 20, 2010 23 years, 9 months 5-1 (3) | Nadeem Al-Hassan | FT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
5 | Feb 13, 2010 23 years, 7 months 4-1 (2) | Eric Regan | FT | 3 | UD | WIN | |
4 | Oct 3, 2009 23 years, 3 months 3-1 (2) | Oscar Rodriguez | FT | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
3 | Apr 11, 2009 22 years, 9 months 2-1 (1) | Josh Gaskins | FT | 3 | SD | WIN | |
2 | Feb 28, 2009 22 years, 8 months 1-1 (1) | Joe Cronin | FT | 1 | SUB | LOSS Guillotine choke | |
1 | Oct 4, 2008 22 years, 3 months 1-0 (1) | Shawn Scott | FT | 3 | SUB | WIN Armbar |
