Cole Escovedo (17-9, 15) was born in Fresno, California, U.S. on August 30, 1981. At the age of 20 years on October 4, 2001, he made his professional MMA debut against Terry Dull, winning the fight via 1st-round submission.
On May 28, 2011, 29-year old Cole Escovedo made his UFC debut on his 24th professional MMA fight at UFC 130 against a 24-year old Renan Barão but lost the fight via unanimous decision.
Escovedo's last fight was a 3-round unanimous decision loss to Alex Caceres at UFC on Fox: Velasquez vs. Dos Santos at age 30 on November 12, 2011. He retired on a 3-fight losing streak.
He has fought three times in the UFC, and has a record of 3 losses in the promotion.
Some of Cole Escovedo's best fights have been against Anthony Hamlett, Yoshiro Maeda, Michael McDonald, Bart Palaszewski, Steven Siler, Terry Dull and Paul Morris.
Escovedo has 9 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
26  | Nov 12, 2011 30 years, 2 months 17-9 (15) | 23 years, 4 months 5-4 (5) | UFC | BT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
25  | Sep 24, 2011 30 years 17-8 (15) | 27 years, 9 months 14-6-2 (5) | UFC | BT | 2 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
24  | May 28, 2011 29 years, 8 months 17-7 (15) | 24 years, 3 months 25-1 (18) | UFC | BT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
23  | Jan 28, 2011 29 years, 4 months 17-6 (15) | 23 years, 11 months 18-8 (14) | FT | 1 | CKO | WIN Triangle choke | |
22  | Sep 25, 2010 29 years 16-6 (15) | 34 years, 9 months 11-8-1 (5) | Dream | FT | 1 | SUB | LOSS Straight armbar |
21  | Jul 9, 2010 28 years, 10 months 16-5 (15) | 19 years, 5 months 9-1 (9) | BT | 2 | KO | LOSS Punches Lost TPF bantamweight title | |
20  | Mar 22, 2010 28 years, 6 months 16-4 (15) | 28 years, 4 months 26-7-2 (16) | Dream | FT | 1 | KO | WIN Head kick |
19 | Feb 4, 2010 28 years, 5 months 15-4 (14) | Jeff Bedard | BT | 1 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke Won TPF bantamweight title | |
18 | Nov 6, 2009 28 years, 2 months 14-4 (13) | Maurice Eazel | Strikeforce | LT | 1 | TKO | WIN Head kick and punches |
17 | Jun 27, 2009 27 years, 9 months 13-4 (12) | Tyler Weathers | LT | 3 | SD | WIN | |
16 | May 8, 2009 27 years, 8 months 12-4 (12) | 18 years, 3 months 7-0 (7) | LT | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
15  | Aug 17, 2006 24 years, 11 months 11-4 (11) | 26 years, 10 months 11-3 (7) | WEC | LT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
14  | Apr 29, 2006 24 years, 7 months 11-3 (11) | 31 years, 4 months 20-6-1 (14) | LT | 1 | KO | LOSS Punch | |
13  | Mar 17, 2006 24 years, 6 months 11-2 (11) | 26 years, 10 months 11-1 (7) | WEC | FT | 2 | TKO | LOSS Corner stoppage Lost WEC featherweight title |
12 | Oct 14, 2005 24 years, 1 months 11-1 (11) | Joe Martin | WEC | FT | 1 | SUB | WIN Flying triangle choke |
11 | May 19, 2005 23 years, 8 months 10-1 (10) | Poppies Martinez | WEC | FT | 2 | TKO | WIN Leg injury |
10 | Mar 5, 2005 23 years, 6 months 9-1 (9) | Randy Spence | FT | 1 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke | |
9  | Oct 17, 2003 22 years, 1 months 8-1 (8) | 30 years 8-9 (6) | WEC | FT | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches Defended WEC featherweight title |
8  | Apr 13, 2003 21 years, 7 months 7-1 (7) | 23 years, 7 months 5-5 (1) | FT | 2 | UD | LOSS | |
7 | Feb 16, 2003 21 years, 5 months 7-0 (7) | Noah Shinable | FT | 1 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke | |
6 | Oct 18, 2002 21 years, 1 months 6-0 (6) | Philip Perez | WEC | FT | 1 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke |
5 | Aug 10, 2002 20 years, 11 months 5-0 (5) | Christian Allen | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
4 | Jun 7, 2002 20 years, 9 months 4-0 (4) | Paul Morris | WEC | 1 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke | |
3 | Mar 16, 2002 20 years, 6 months 3-0 (3) | Jay Valencia | 1 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke | ||
2  | Jan 27, 2002 20 years, 4 months 2-0 (2) | 18 years, 7 months | 1 | SUB | WIN Punches | ||
1 | Oct 4, 2001 20 years, 1 months 1-0 (1) | Terry Dull | WEC | 1 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke |
