Chris Leben (22-12, 17) was born in Portland, Oregon, U.S. on July 21, 1980. At the age of 22 years on November 9, 2002, he made his professional MMA debut against Bryce Hamilton, winning the fight via 1st-round submission.
On November 9, 2002, 22-year old Chris Leben made his UFC debut on his 1st professional MMA fight at UFCF: Everett Extreme Challenge 6 against Bryce Hamilton, winning the fight in the 1st round via submission.
Leben's last fight was a 1st-round TKO loss to Uriah Hall at UFC 168 at age 33 on December 28, 2013. He retired on a 4-fight losing streak.
He has fought 24 times in the UFC, and has a record of 14 wins and 10 losses in the promotion.
Some of Chris Leben's best fights have been against Mike Swick, Alessio Sakara, Jorge Rivera, Wanderlei Silva, Edwin Dewees, Jorge Santiago and Terry Martin.
Leben has 12 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
34  | Dec 28, 2013 33 years, 5 months 22-12 (17) | 29 years, 4 months 7-4 (6) | UFC | MD | 1 | TKO | LOSS Retirement |
33  | Jul 6, 2013 32 years, 11 months 22-11 (17) | 27 years, 5 months 8-1 (4) | UFC | MD | 3 | SD | LOSS |
32  | Dec 29, 2012 32 years, 5 months 22-10 (17) | 28 years, 11 months 9-2 (7) | UFC | MD | 3 | UD | LOSS |
31  | Nov 5, 2011 31 years, 3 months 22-9 (17) | 33 years, 8 months 11-2 (6) | UFC | MD | 2 | TKO | LOSS Corner stoppage |
30  | Jul 2, 2011 30 years, 11 months 22-8 (17) | 34 years, 11 months 33-10-1 (26) | UFC | MD | 1 | KO | WIN Punches |
29  | Jan 1, 2011 30 years, 5 months 21-8 (16) | 30 years, 3 months 9-3 (7) | UFC | MD | 1 | TKO | LOSS Knee and punches |
28  | Jul 3, 2010 29 years, 11 months 21-7 (16) | 34 years, 11 months 13-1 (10) | UFC | MD | 3 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke |
27  | Jun 19, 2010 29 years, 10 months 20-7 (15) | 35 years, 10 months 8-0 (7) | TUF | MD | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches |
26  | Jan 11, 2010 29 years, 5 months 19-7 (14) | 28 years, 7 months 5-2 (5) | UFC | MD | 3 | UD | WIN |
25  | Aug 29, 2009 29 years, 1 months 18-7 (14) | 26 years, 11 months 5-1 (5) | UFC | MD | 3 | CKO | LOSS Arm-triangle choke |
24  | Oct 18, 2008 28 years, 2 months 18-6 (14) | 29 years, 7 months 16-1 (15) | UFC | MD | 3 | UD | LOSS |
23  | Mar 1, 2008 27 years, 7 months 18-5 (14) | 26 years, 5 months 13-6 (10) | UFC | MD | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
22  | Sep 19, 2007 27 years, 1 months 17-5 (13) | 26 years, 11 months 16-3 (15) | UFC | MD | 3 | KO | WIN Punch |
21  | May 26, 2007 26 years, 10 months 16-5 (12) | 32 years, 4 months 7-1-1 (7) | UFC | MD | 3 | UD | LOSS |
20  | Dec 30, 2006 26 years, 5 months 16-4 (12) | 31 years, 6 months 17-7 (14) | UFC | MD | 2 | SUB | LOSS Guillotine choke |
19  | Aug 17, 2006 26 years 16-3 (12) | 25 years, 10 months 12-5 (11) | UFC | MD | 2 | KO | WIN Punch |
18  | Jun 28, 2006 25 years, 11 months 15-3 (11) | 31 years, 2 months 17-4 (12) | UFC | MD | 1 | KO | LOSS Knee |
17  | Apr 6, 2006 25 years, 8 months 15-2 (11) | 25 years, 2 months 7-0 (5) | UFC | MD | 3 | UD | WIN |
16  | Jan 16, 2006 25 years, 5 months 14-2 (11) | 33 years, 10 months 13-4 (9) | UFC | MD | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
15  | Oct 3, 2005 25 years, 2 months 13-2 (10) | 23 years, 1 months 32-7 (28) | UFC | MD | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar |
14  | Aug 6, 2005 25 years 12-2 (9) | 25 years, 5 months 6-2 (4) | UFC | MD | 3 | SD | WIN |
13 | Apr 9, 2005 24 years, 8 months 11-2 (9) | Jason Thacker | TUF | MD | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
12 | Jun 26, 2004 23 years, 11 months 10-2 (8) | Benji Radach | MD | 3 | TKO | WIN Broken jaw | |
11  | May 14, 2004 23 years, 9 months 9-2 (7) | 26 years, 7 months 26-5 (25) | MD | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
10 | Apr 17, 2004 23 years, 8 months 9-1 (7) | Justin Davis | MD | 1 | KO | WIN Punch | |
9 | Jan 31, 2004 23 years, 6 months 8-1 (6) | Boyd Ballard | UFC | MD | 1 | KO | WIN Punches |
8  | Jan 16, 2004 23 years, 5 months 7-1 (5) | 24 years, 6 months 5-0 (4) | WEC | MD | 2 | KO | WIN Punch Won WEC middleweight title |
7 | Nov 13, 2003 23 years, 3 months 6-1 (4) | James Fanshier | MD | 3 | UD | WIN | |
6 | Oct 17, 2003 23 years, 2 months 5-1 (4) | Brian Sleeman | WEC | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
5 | Oct 11, 2003 23 years, 2 months 4-1 (3) | Boyd Ballard | UFC | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
4 | Aug 23, 2003 23 years, 1 months 3-1 (2) | Landon Showalter | 3 | UD | WIN | ||
3 | Jul 26, 2003 23 years 2-1 (2) | Otto Olson | UFC | 1 | KO | WIN Punch | |
2 | May 2, 2003 22 years, 9 months 1-1 (1) | Paulo Gazze | 3 | UD | LOSS | ||
1 | Nov 9, 2002 22 years, 3 months 1-0 (1) | Bryce Hamilton | UFC | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar |
