Daniel Roberts (15-7, 11) was born in Rockford, Illinois, U.S. on August 5, 1980. At the age of 27 years on September 8, 2007, he made his professional MMA debut against Brandon Gaines, winning the fight via 3-round split decision.
On March 21, 2010, 29-year old Daniel Roberts made his UFC debut on his 10th professional MMA fight at UFC Live: Vera vs. Jones against a 27-year old John Howard but lost the fight via KO in the 1st round.
Roberts' last fight was a 3-round split decision loss to Akihiro Murayama at Pancrase: 266 at age 34 on April 26, 2015. He retired on a 2-fight losing streak.
He has fought seven times in the UFC, and has a record of 3 wins and 4 losses in the promotion.
Some of Daniel Roberts' best fights have been against Mike Guymon, Greg Soto, Forrest Petz, Anthony Macias and Brian Foster.
Roberts has 7 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
22  | Apr 26, 2015 34 years, 8 months 15-7 (11) | 35 years 16-6-9 (10) | Pancrase | 3 | SD | LOSS | |
21  | Sep 26, 2014 34 years, 1 months 15-6 (11) | 26 years, 8 months 15-8 (14) | 1 | SUB | LOSS Von flue choke | ||
20 | May 16, 2014 33 years, 9 months 15-5 (11) | Brock Jardine | 3 | SD | WIN | ||
19 | Jun 22, 2013 32 years, 10 months 14-5 (11) | Justin Baesman | 3 | SD | LOSS | ||
18  | May 18, 2013 32 years, 9 months 14-4 (11) | 29 years, 1 months 18-5 (18) | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | ||
17 | Oct 27, 2012 32 years, 2 months 13-4 (10) | Nuri Shakir | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | ||
16  | Jan 20, 2012 31 years, 5 months 12-4 (9) | 30 years, 11 months 14-3 (7) | UFC | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
15  | Jun 26, 2011 30 years, 10 months 12-3 (9) | 34 years 9-4 (6) | UFC | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
14  | Apr 30, 2011 30 years, 8 months 12-2 (9) | 30 years, 10 months 13-1 (12) | UFC | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
13  | Jan 1, 2011 30 years, 4 months 12-1 (9) | 24 years, 6 months 8-1 (5) | UFC | 1 | SUB | WIN Kimura | |
12  | Oct 23, 2010 30 years, 2 months 11-1 (8) | 36 years, 1 months 12-3-1 (11) | UFC | 1 | SUB | WIN Anaconda choke | |
11  | Jul 3, 2010 29 years, 10 months 10-1 (7) | 34 years, 9 months 21-7 (14) | UFC | 3 | SD | WIN | |
10  | Mar 21, 2010 29 years, 7 months 9-1 (7) | 27 years 13-4 (9) | UFC | 1 | KO | LOSS Punch | |
9  | Jan 16, 2010 29 years, 5 months 9-0 (7) | 40 years, 11 months 25-11 (20) | 1 | TKO | WIN Submission to punches | ||
8 | Aug 28, 2009 29 years 8-0 (6) | Mike Jackson | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | ||
7 | May 8, 2009 28 years, 9 months 7-0 (5) | Jeff Lindsay | 1 | TKO | WIN Submission to punches | ||
6 | Jan 30, 2009 28 years, 5 months 6-0 (4) | Gabriel Vasquez | 1 | SUB | WIN Kimura | ||
5 | Sep 21, 2008 28 years, 1 months 5-0 (3) | Levi Avera | 2 | SUB | WIN Kimura | ||
4 | Mar 15, 2008 27 years, 7 months 4-0 (2) | Akira Ninjo | 3 | UD | WIN | ||
3 | Jan 25, 2008 27 years, 5 months 3-0 (2) | Danny Grass | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | ||
2 | Nov 10, 2007 27 years, 3 months 2-0 (1) | Jeremy Michael | 1 | SUB | WIN Arm-triangle choke | ||
1 | Sep 8, 2007 27 years, 1 months 1-0 (0) | Brandon Gaines | 3 | SD | WIN |
