Cub Swanson (30-14, 18) was born in Palm Springs, California, U.S. on November 2, 1983. At the age of 20 years on July 25, 2004, he made his professional MMA debut against Shannon Gugerty, losing the fight via 1st-round submission.
On November 12, 2011, 28-year old Cub Swanson made his UFC debut on his 20th professional MMA fight at UFC on Fox: Velasquez vs. dos Santos against a 29-year old Ricardo Lamas but lost the fight via submission in the 2nd round.
Swanson's last fight was a 3rd-round KO win against Billy Quarantillo at UFC on ESPN: Covington vs. Buckley at age 41 on December 14, 2024. He is on a 1-fight winning streak.
He has fought 25 times in the UFC, and has a record of 15 wins and 10 losses in the promotion.
Some of Cub Swanson's best fights have been against Charles Oliveira, Darren Elkins, Ross Pearson, George Roop, Daniel Pineda, Dennis Siver and Billy Quarantillo.
Swanson has 14 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
44  | Dec 14, 2024 41 years, 1 months 30-14 (18) | 36 years 18-6 (13) | UFC | FT | 3 | KO | WIN Punch |
43  | Jun 29, 2024 40 years, 7 months 29-14 (17) | 34 years 23-11 (12) | UFC | FT | 3 | SD | LOSS |
42  | Aug 12, 2023 39 years, 9 months 29-13 (17) | 32 years, 1 months 13-3-1 (7) | UFC | FT | 3 | UD | WIN |
41  | Oct 15, 2022 38 years, 11 months 28-13 (17) | 28 years, 5 months 16-4 (9) | UFC | BT | 2 | TKO | LOSS Leg kick |
40  | Dec 18, 2021 38 years, 1 months 28-12 (17) | 37 years, 7 months 26-9 (14) | UFC | FT | 1 | TKO | WIN Spinning wheel kick and punches |
39  | May 1, 2021 37 years, 5 months 27-12 (16) | 32 years, 8 months 12-2 (8) | UFC | FT | 1 | TKO | LOSS Body kick and punches |
38  | Dec 12, 2020 37 years, 1 months 27-11 (16) | 35 years, 4 months 27-13 (27) | UFC | FT | 2 | KO | WIN Punches |
37 | Oct 12, 2019 35 years, 11 months 26-11 (15) | Kron Gracie | UFC | FT | 3 | UD | WIN |
36  | May 4, 2019 35 years, 6 months 25-11 (15) | 28 years, 1 months 11-1 (9) | UFC | FT | 3 | SD | LOSS |
35  | Aug 4, 2018 34 years, 9 months 25-10 (15) | 29 years, 2 months 12-1-1 (5) | UFC | FT | 1 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke |
34  | Apr 21, 2018 34 years, 5 months 25-9 (15) | 36 years, 6 months 22-6-1 (10) | UFC | FT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
33  | Dec 9, 2017 34 years, 1 months 25-8 (15) | 26 years, 9 months 12-0 (8) | UFC | FT | 2 | SUB | LOSS Guillotine choke |
32  | Apr 22, 2017 33 years, 5 months 25-7 (15) | 30 years, 8 months 13-12-1 (6) | UFC | FT | 5 | UD | WIN |
31  | Dec 10, 2016 33 years, 1 months 24-7 (15) | 25 years, 8 months 14-1 (12) | UFC | FT | 3 | UD | WIN |
30  | Aug 6, 2016 32 years, 9 months 23-7 (15) | 38 years, 2 months 35-9-2 (20) | UFC | FT | 3 | UD | WIN |
29  | Apr 16, 2016 32 years, 5 months 22-7 (15) | 31 years, 11 months 23-3-1 (12) | UFC | FT | 3 | UD | WIN |
28  | Apr 18, 2015 31 years, 5 months 21-7 (15) | 23 years, 4 months 12-3 (6) | UFC | FT | 3 | SUB | LOSS Guillotine choke |
27 | Nov 22, 2014 31 years 21-6 (15) | 33 years, 1 months 17-4-1 (7) | UFC | FT | 5 | SUB | LOSS Neck crank |
26  | Jun 28, 2014 30 years, 7 months 21-5 (15) | 28 years, 1 months 23-9 (18) | UFC | FT | 5 | UD | WIN |
25  | Jul 6, 2013 29 years, 8 months 20-5 (15) | 34 years, 5 months 21-8 (14) | UFC | FT | 3 | KO | WIN Punches |
24  | Feb 16, 2013 29 years, 3 months 19-5 (14) | 24 years 13-2 (11) | UFC | FT | 3 | UD | WIN |
23  | Sep 22, 2012 28 years, 10 months 18-5 (14) | 22 years, 11 months 16-2 (15) | UFC | FT | 1 | KO | WIN Punch |
22  | Jun 22, 2012 28 years, 7 months 17-5 (13) | 27 years, 8 months 13-5 (8) | UFC | FT | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches |
21  | Jan 28, 2012 28 years, 2 months 16-5 (12) | 30 years, 2 months 12-8-1 (7) | UFC | FT | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches |
20  | Nov 12, 2011 28 years 15-5 (11) | 29 years, 5 months 10-2 (5) | UFC | FT | 2 | SUB | LOSS Arm-triangle choke |
19  | Nov 11, 2010 27 years 15-4 (11) | 30 years 5-2 (5) | WEC | FT | 3 | SD | WIN |
18  | Aug 18, 2010 26 years, 9 months 14-4 (11) | 25 years, 3 months 7-0 (4) | WEC | FT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
17  | Nov 18, 2009 26 years 14-3 (11) | 27 years, 4 months 5-1 (4) | WEC | FT | 3 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke |
16  | Jun 7, 2009 25 years, 7 months 13-3 (10) | 22 years, 8 months 14-1 (11) | WEC | FT | 1 | TKO | LOSS Flying knee and punches |
15  | Dec 3, 2008 25 years, 1 months 13-2 (10) | 31 years, 5 months 9-5-1 (6) | WEC | FT | 3 | UD | WIN |
14  | Feb 23, 2008 24 years, 3 months 12-2 (10) | 28 years, 1 months 8-4 (7) | FT | 3 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
13  | Dec 12, 2007 24 years, 1 months 11-2 (9) | 33 years 21-8-1 (15) | WEC | FT | 1 | SUB | LOSS Anaconda choke |
12 | Jun 3, 2007 23 years, 7 months 11-1 (9) | Micah Miller | WEC | FT | 3 | UD | WIN |
11 | Mar 24, 2007 23 years, 4 months 10-1 (9) | Tommy Lee | WEC | FT | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke |
10 | Nov 17, 2006 23 years 9-1 (8) | Chuck Kim | FT | 1 | KO | WIN Punch | |
9  | Oct 13, 2006 22 years, 11 months 8-1 (7) | 31 years, 11 months 7-1 (4) | KOTC | FT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
8 | Aug 4, 2006 22 years, 9 months 7-1 (6) | Richard Montano | KOTC | FT | 2 | UD | WIN |
7  | Mar 11, 2006 22 years, 4 months 6-1 (6) | 24 years, 2 months 3-1 (3) | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
6 | Dec 2, 2005 22 years, 1 months 5-1 (5) | Fernando Arreola | KOTC | 1 | TKO | WIN Submission to punches | |
5  | Sep 23, 2005 21 years, 10 months 4-1 (4) | 21 years, 6 months 2-0 (2) | KOTC | 2 | TKO | WIN Doctor stoppage | |
4 | Aug 5, 2005 21 years, 9 months 3-1 (3) | Armando Sanchez | KOTC | 1 | TKO | WIN Submission to punches | |
3 | Jan 29, 2005 21 years, 2 months 2-1 (2) | Martin Bautista | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | ||
2 | Oct 24, 2004 20 years, 11 months 1-1 (1) | Joe Morales | 1 | TKO | WIN Submission to punches | ||
1 | Jul 25, 2004 20 years, 8 months 0-1 (0) | 22 years, 6 months | 1 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke |
