David Branch (22-7, 12) was born in Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S. on September 26, 1981. At the age of 26 years on September 29, 2007, he made his professional MMA debut against Craig Simone, winning the fight via 1st-round TKO.
On July 3, 2010, 28-year old David Branch made his UFC debut on his 7th professional MMA fight at UFC 116 against a 30-year old Gerald Harris but lost the fight via KO in the 3rd round.
Branch's last fight was a 1st-round submission loss to Alexander Shlemenko at age 38 on December 14, 2019. He retired on a 3-fight losing streak.
He has fought eight times in the UFC, and has a record of 3 wins and 5 losses in the promotion.
Some of David Branch's best fights have been against Thiago Santos, Jesse Taylor, Derrick Mehmen, Tomasz Drwal, Krzysztof Jotko, Yushin Okami and Rich Attonito.
Branch has 7 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
29  | Dec 14, 2019 38 years, 2 months 22-7 (12) | 35 years, 6 months 59-13 (43) | MD | 1 | SUB | LOSS Guillotine choke | |
28  | Mar 30, 2019 37 years, 6 months 22-6 (12) | 30 years, 9 months 18-4 (15) | UFC | MD | 1 | SUB | LOSS Guillotine choke |
27  | Nov 3, 2018 37 years, 1 months 22-5 (12) | 34 years, 7 months 10-4 (8) | UFC | MD | 2 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
26  | Apr 21, 2018 36 years, 6 months 22-4 (12) | 34 years, 3 months 17-5 (13) | UFC | MD | 1 | KO | WIN Punches |
25  | Sep 16, 2017 35 years, 11 months 21-4 (11) | 32 years, 10 months 15-3 (13) | UFC | MD | 2 | TKO | LOSS Submission to punches |
24  | May 13, 2017 35 years, 7 months 21-3 (11) | 27 years, 8 months 19-1 (7) | UFC | MD | 3 | SD | WIN |
23  | Dec 31, 2016 35 years, 3 months 20-3 (11) | 37 years, 7 months 13-3 (11) | WSOF | MD | 5 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke Defended WSOF middleweight title |
22  | Oct 7, 2016 35 years 19-3 (10) | 32 years, 3 months 14-7 (13) | WSOF | LHW | 5 | UD | WIN Defended WSOF light-heavyweight title |
21 | Apr 2, 2016 34 years, 6 months 18-3 (10) | Clifford Starks | WSOF | MD | 5 | UD | WIN Defended WSOF middleweight title |
20 | Sep 18, 2015 33 years, 11 months 17-3 (10) | Teddy Holder | WSOF | LHW | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke Won WSOF light-heavyweight title |
19 | Apr 10, 2015 33 years, 6 months 16-3 (9) | Jesse McElligott | WSOF | LHW | 2 | CKO | WIN Von flue choke |
18  | Nov 15, 2014 33 years, 1 months 15-3 (9) | 33 years, 3 months 31-8 (16) | WSOF | MD | 4 | TKO | WIN Punches Defended WSOF middleweight title |
17  | Jun 21, 2014 32 years, 8 months 14-3 (8) | 31 years, 5 months 27-9 (18) | WSOF | MD | 1 | SUB | WIN D'arce choke Won WSOF middleweight title |
16  | Sep 14, 2013 31 years, 11 months 13-3 (7) | 30 years, 1 months 14-4 (10) | WSOF | MD | 3 | UD | WIN |
15  | Mar 23, 2013 31 years, 5 months 12-3 (7) | 34 years, 9 months 23-4-2 (13) | WSOF | 3 | UD | WIN | |
14  | Nov 3, 2012 31 years, 1 months 11-3 (7) | 24 years, 6 months 8-2 (8) | WSOF | 3 | UD | WIN | |
13  | May 25, 2012 30 years, 7 months 10-3 (7) | 28 years, 2 months 10-4 (7) | 3 | UD | LOSS | ||
12  | Jan 22, 2012 30 years, 3 months 10-2 (7) | 23 years, 11 months 6-1 (4) | 3 | UD | WIN | ||
11 | May 27, 2011 29 years, 8 months 9-2 (7) | Jeremy May | 3 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
10  | Mar 3, 2011 29 years, 5 months 8-2 (6) | 31 years 11-4 (9) | UFC | 2 | SUB | LOSS Kneebar | |
9  | Dec 4, 2010 29 years, 2 months 8-1 (6) | 33 years, 5 months 9-3 (6) | TUF | 3 | UD | WIN | |
8  | Sep 15, 2010 28 years, 11 months 7-1 (6) | 28 years, 7 months 17-3-1 (15) | UFC | 3 | UD | WIN | |
7  | Jul 3, 2010 28 years, 9 months 6-1 (6) | 30 years, 7 months 16-2 (14) | UFC | 3 | KO | LOSS Slam | |
6  | Apr 22, 2010 28 years, 6 months 6-0 (6) | 24 years, 10 months 8-1 (8) | Bellator | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
5 | Mar 19, 2010 28 years, 5 months 5-0 (5) | John Troyer | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
4 | Jun 12, 2009 27 years, 8 months 4-0 (4) | Dennis Olson | Bellator | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
3 | Dec 13, 2008 27 years, 2 months 3-0 (3) | Robby Huston | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | ||
2 | May 9, 2008 26 years, 7 months 2-0 (2) | Alex Aquino | 1 | TKO | WIN Doctor stoppage | ||
1 | Sep 29, 2007 26 years 1-0 (1) | Craig Simone | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
