Dan Henderson (32-15, 17) was born in Downey, California, U.S. on August 24, 1970. At the age of 26 years on June 15, 1997, he made his professional MMA debut against Crezio de Souza, winning the fight via 1st-round TKO.
On May 15, 1998, 27-year old Dan Henderson made his UFC debut on his 3rd professional MMA fight at UFC 17 against a 27-year old Allan Goes, winning the fight via 1-round unanimous decision.
He became the UFC middleweight champion on May 15, 1998 at age 27 on his 4th professional MMA fight at UFC 17 after defeating a 21-year old Carlos Newton via 1-round split decision.
Henderson's last fight was a middleweight title fight against Michael Bisping for Bisping's UFC Championship title on October 8, 2016. He lost the fight via 5-round unanimous decision. He retired from the sport of MMA following this loss.
He has fought 18 times in the UFC, and has a record of 9 wins and 9 losses in the promotion.
Some of Dan Henderson's best fights have been against Carlos Newton, Wanderlei Silva, Rafael Cavalcante, Murilo Bustamante, Tim Boetsch, Michael Bisping and Héctor Lombard.
Henderson has 15 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
47  | Oct 8, 2016 46 years, 1 months 32-15 (17) | 37 years, 7 months 29-7 (20) | UFC | MD | 5 | UD | LOSS For UFC middleweight title |
46  | Jun 4, 2016 45 years, 9 months 32-14 (17) | 38 years, 4 months 34-5-1 (26) | UFC | MD | 2 | KO | WIN Elbow |
45  | Nov 7, 2015 45 years, 2 months 31-14 (16) | 38 years, 7 months 24-11 (20) | UFC | MD | 1 | KO | LOSS Punches |
44  | Jun 6, 2015 44 years, 9 months 31-13 (16) | 34 years, 4 months 18-8 (12) | UFC | MD | 1 | KO | WIN Punches |
43  | Jan 24, 2015 44 years, 5 months 30-13 (15) | 29 years, 5 months 35-5-2 (31) | UFC | MD | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
42  | May 24, 2014 43 years, 9 months 30-12 (15) | 35 years, 2 months 14-0 (9) | UFC | LHW | 3 | CKO | LOSS Rear-naked choke |
41  | Mar 23, 2014 43 years, 6 months 30-11 (15) | 32 years, 3 months 22-8 (20) | UFC | LHW | 3 | TKO | WIN Punches |
40 | Nov 9, 2013 43 years, 2 months 29-11 (14) | 36 years, 7 months 23-10 (19) | UFC | LHW | 1 | KO | LOSS Head kick |
39  | Jun 15, 2013 42 years, 9 months 29-10 (14) | 33 years, 8 months 17-3-1 (8) | UFC | LHW | 3 | SD | LOSS |
38  | Feb 23, 2013 42 years, 5 months 29-9 (14) | 34 years, 8 months 18-3 (9) | UFC | LHW | 3 | SD | LOSS |
37 | Nov 19, 2011 41 years, 2 months 29-8 (14) | 29 years, 11 months 20-5 (18) | UFC | LHW | 5 | UD | WIN |
36  | Jul 30, 2011 40 years, 11 months 28-8 (14) | 34 years, 10 months 31-3 (24) | Strikeforce | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
35  | Mar 5, 2011 40 years, 6 months 27-8 (13) | 30 years, 11 months 10-2 (10) | Strikeforce | LHW | 3 | TKO | WIN Punches Won Strikeforce light-heavyweight title Henderson vacated title on September 19 |
34  | Dec 4, 2010 40 years, 3 months 26-8 (12) | 35 years, 2 months 36-9 (22) | Strikeforce | LHW | 1 | KO | WIN Punches |
33  | Apr 17, 2010 39 years, 7 months 25-8 (11) | 31 years, 3 months 24-4-1 (13) | Strikeforce | MD | 5 | UD | LOSS For Strikeforce middleweight title |
32 | Jul 11, 2009 38 years, 10 months 25-7 (11) | 30 years, 4 months 17-1 (15) | UFC | MD | 2 | KO | WIN Punch |
31  | Jan 17, 2009 38 years, 4 months 24-7 (10) | 34 years, 3 months 26-3 (24) | UFC | LHW | 3 | SD | WIN |
30  | Sep 6, 2008 38 years 23-7 (10) | 28 years, 6 months 8-2 (7) | UFC | MD | 3 | UD | WIN |
29  | Mar 1, 2008 37 years, 6 months 22-7 (10) | 32 years, 10 months 22-4 (17) | UFC | MD | 2 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke For UFC middleweight title |
28  | Sep 8, 2007 37 years 22-6 (10) | 29 years, 2 months 27-6 (20) | UFC | LHW | 5 | UD | LOSS For UFC light-heavyweight title |
27  | Feb 24, 2007 36 years, 6 months 22-5 (10) | 30 years, 7 months 31-6-1 (25) | Pride | MD | 3 | KO | WIN Punches Won Pride middleweight title |
26 | Oct 21, 2006 36 years, 1 months 21-5 (9) | 29 years, 6 months 14-7 (11) | Pride | LHW | 3 | UD | WIN |
25  | Aug 26, 2006 36 years 20-5 (9) | 30 years, 4 months 16-6-2 (8) | Pride | WL | 2 | UD | LOSS |
24 | Apr 2, 2006 35 years, 7 months 20-4 (9) | 29 years, 11 months 15-5-2 (8) | Pride | WL | 2 | UD | WIN |
23  | Dec 31, 2005 35 years, 4 months 19-4 (9) | 39 years, 5 months 12-4-1 (10) | Pride | WL | 2 | SD | WIN Won Pride 2005 Grand Prix, Pride Welterweight welterweight title |
22  | Sep 25, 2005 35 years, 1 months 18-4 (9) | 30 years, 11 months 24-10-7 (11) | Pride | WL | 1 | KO | WIN Punch |
21  | Sep 25, 2005 35 years, 1 months 17-4 (8) | 28 years, 11 months 10-5 (5) | Pride | WL | 1 | KO | WIN Punch |
20  | Apr 23, 2005 34 years, 7 months 16-4 (7) | 28 years, 10 months 10-1 (3) | Pride | MD | 1 | SUB | LOSS Armbar |
19  | Dec 31, 2004 34 years, 4 months 16-3 (7) | 29 years, 5 months 43-14-5 (29) | Pride | MD | 3 | SD | WIN |
18  | Oct 31, 2004 34 years, 2 months 15-3 (7) | 25 years, 3 months 4-2 (1) | Pride | MD | 1 | TKO | WIN Shoulder injury |
17 | Nov 9, 2003 33 years, 2 months 14-3 (6) | 37 years, 3 months 9-2-1 (8) | Pride | MD | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
16  | Mar 16, 2003 32 years, 6 months 13-3 (5) | 28 years, 11 months 2-4 (1) | Pride | MD | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
15  | Dec 23, 2002 32 years, 3 months 12-3 (4) | 26 years, 6 months 18-1-1 (11) | Pride | MD | 3 | SUB | LOSS Armbar |
14  | Apr 28, 2002 31 years, 8 months 12-2 (4) | 23 years, 9 months 6-1 (2) | Pride | MD | 3 | SD | LOSS |
13  | Nov 3, 2001 31 years, 2 months 12-1 (4) | 21 years, 5 months 6-0-1 (6) | Pride | MD | 3 | SD | WIN |
12  | May 27, 2001 30 years, 9 months 11-1 (4) | 27 years, 3 months 8-4-5 (5) | Pride | MD | 3 | TKO | WIN Punches and knees |
11  | Mar 25, 2001 30 years, 7 months 10-1 (3) | 34 years 9-2-1 (8) | Pride | MD | 1 | KO | WIN Punch |
10 | Dec 23, 2000 30 years, 3 months 9-1 (2) | 24 years, 5 months 13-3 (11) | Pride | MD | 2 | UD | LOSS |
9 | Feb 26, 2000 29 years, 6 months 9-0 (2) | 24 years, 5 months 12-0 (10) | MD | 2 | MD | WIN | |
8 | Feb 26, 2000 29 years, 6 months 8-0 (2) | 23 years, 8 months 6-0 (2) | MD | 3 | SD | WIN | |
7  | Feb 26, 2000 29 years, 6 months 7-0 (2) | 23 years, 7 months 20-3 (20) | MD | 2 | UD | WIN | |
6  | Oct 28, 1999 29 years, 2 months 6-0 (2) | 29 years 9-3 (4) | MD | 2 | MD | WIN | |
5 | Oct 28, 1999 29 years, 2 months 5-0 (2) | Bakouri Gogitidze | MD | 1 | TKO | WIN Submission to knee to the body | |
4  | May 15, 1998 27 years, 8 months 4-0 (1) | 21 years, 8 months 4-1 (4) | UFC | MD | 1 | SD | WIN Won UFC 17 Tournament |
3  | May 15, 1998 27 years, 8 months 3-0 (1) | 27 years 3-0-1 (3) | UFC | MD | 1 | UD | WIN |
2 | Jun 15, 1997 26 years, 9 months 2-0 (1) | Eric Smith | 1 | CKO | WIN Guillotine choke | ||
1 | Jun 15, 1997 26 years, 9 months 1-0 (1) | Crezio de Souza | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
