David Baron (17-4-1, 15) was born in Bois-Colombes, France on February 15, 1973. At the age of 26 years on November 13, 1999, he made his professional MMA debut against Carl Cincinnatus, winning the fight via 2nd-round submission.
On October 18, 2008, 35-year old David Baron made his UFC debut on his 20th professional MMA fight at UFC 89 against a 25-year old Jim Miller but lost the fight via submission in the 3rd round.
Baron's last fight was a 3-round unanimous decision loss to Jason Ponet at age 41 on February 15, 2014. He retired from the sport of MMA following this loss.
He has fought once in the UFC, and has a record of 1 loss in the promotion.
Some of David Baron's best fights have been against Hayato Sakurai, Dan Hardy and Erik Oganov.
Baron has 4 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
22 | Feb 15, 2014 41 years 17-4-1 (15) | Jason Ponet | MD | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
21 | Jun 19, 2010 37 years, 4 months 17-3-1 (15) | Gor Harutunian | MD | 3 | UD | DRAW | |
20  | Oct 18, 2008 35 years, 8 months 17-3 (15) | 25 years, 1 months 11-1 (9) | UFC | MD | 3 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke |
19  | May 3, 2008 35 years, 2 months 17-2 (15) | 32 years, 8 months 32-7-2 (19) | MD | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | |
18 | Dec 15, 2007 34 years, 10 months 16-2 (14) | Niek Tromp | MD | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke Won Shooto European middleweight title1 | |
17 | Oct 20, 2007 34 years, 8 months 15-2 (13) | Abdul Mohamed | WL | 1 | TKO | WIN Doctor stoppage | |
16 | Jun 9, 2007 34 years, 3 months 14-2 (12) | Johnny Frachey | WL | 1 | KO | WIN Punch | |
15 | Feb 24, 2007 34 years 13-2 (11) | Jason Ball | WL | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
14  | Aug 26, 2006 33 years, 6 months 12-2 (10) | 27 years, 11 months 24-3 (12) | Pride | WL | 1 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke |
13 | Jun 18, 2006 33 years, 4 months 12-1 (10) | Joey Van Wanrooij | WL | 1 | SUB | WIN Strikes | |
12  | Jun 18, 2006 33 years, 4 months 11-1 (9) | 24 years, 1 months 11-4 (7) | WL | 2 | UD | WIN | |
11  | May 6, 2006 33 years, 2 months 10-1 (9) | 25 years, 5 months 8-1-1 (7) | MD | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
10 | Apr 8, 2006 33 years, 1 months 10-0 (9) | Erik Oganov | M-1 | MD | 2 | KO | WIN Elbows |
9 | Mar 12, 2006 33 years 9-0 (8) | Olivier Elizabeth | Pancrase | MD | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
8 | May 21, 2005 32 years, 3 months 8-0 (7) | 23 years 5-2 (4) | MD | 2 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke | |
7 | Mar 12, 2005 32 years 7-0 (6) | Sauli Heilimo | MD | 2 | SUB | WIN Reverse triangle choke Won Shooto European middleweight title2 | |
6 | Sep 26, 2004 31 years, 7 months 6-0 (5) | Stale Nyang | 3 | UD | WIN | ||
5 | Oct 18, 2003 30 years, 8 months 5-0 (5) | Roemer Trumpert | 1 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke | ||
4 | Mar 22, 2003 30 years, 1 months 4-0 (4) | Jean Frederic Dutriat | 2 | SUB | WIN Ankle lock | ||
3 | May 12, 2002 29 years, 2 months 3-0 (3) | Martinsh Egle | 1 | TKO | WIN Left hook to the body | ||
2 | Nov 4, 2001 28 years, 8 months 2-0 (2) | Dirk van Opstal | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | ||
1 | Nov 13, 1999 26 years, 8 months 1-0 (1) | Carl Cincinnatus | 2 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke |
