David Onama (14-2, 10) was born in Kyangwali, Uganda on June 7, 1994. At the age of 24 years on February 23, 2019, he made his professional MMA debut against Francisco Pintos, winning the fight via 2nd-round TKO.
On October 23, 2021, 27-year old David Onama made his UFC debut on his 9th professional MMA fight at UFC Fight Night: Costa vs. Vettori against a 26-year old Mason Jones but lost the fight via unanimous decision.
Onama's last fight was a 3-round unanimous decision win against Giga Chikadze at UFC on ESPN: Machado Garry vs. Prates at age 30 on April 26, 2025. He is on a 4-fight winning streak.
He has fought eight times in the UFC, and has a record of 6 wins and 2 losses in the promotion.
Some of David Onama's best fights have been against Gabriel Benítez, Gabriel Santos, Jonathan Pearce, Garrett Armfield, Giga Chikadze, Roberto Romero and Nate Landwehr. For details about these fights refer to "Best fights of David Onama".
Onama has 2 losses on his MMA record. For details about these losses refer to "David Onama Losses".
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
16  | Apr 26, 2025 30 years, 10 months 14-2 (10) | 36 years, 8 months 15-4 (10) | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | Win |
15 | Nov 16, 2024 30 years, 5 months 13-2 (10) | Roberto Romero | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | Win |
14  | Apr 27, 2024 29 years, 10 months 12-2 (10) | 31 years, 11 months 14-5 (11) | UFC | FT | 3 | UD | Win |
13 | Jun 24, 2023 29 years 11-2 (10) | Gabriel Santos | UFC | FT | 2 | KO | Win Punch |
12  | Aug 13, 2022 28 years, 2 months 10-2 (9) | 34 years, 2 months 15-4 (9) | UFC | FT | 3 | MD | Loss |
11 | Jul 9, 2022 28 years, 1 months 10-1 (9) | Garrett Armfield | UFC | FT | 2 | CKO | Win Arm-triangle choke |
10  | Feb 19, 2022 27 years, 8 months 9-1 (9) | 33 years, 8 months 22-9 (16) | UFC | FT | 1 | KO | Win Punches |
9  | Oct 23, 2021 27 years, 4 months 8-1 (8) | 26 years, 5 months 10-1 (7) | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | Loss |
8 | Oct 8, 2021 27 years, 4 months 8-0 (8) | Brad Robison | LT | 1 | KO | Win Punches | |
7 | Mar 5, 2021 26 years, 8 months 7-0 (7) | Mike Plazola | LT | 1 | TKO | Win Knee injury | |
6 | Oct 9, 2020 26 years, 4 months 6-0 (6) | Justin Overton | FT | 3 | SUB | Win Guillotine choke | |
5 | Aug 20, 2020 26 years, 2 months 5-0 (5) | Sam Agushi | FT | 1 | TKO | Win Punches | |
4 | Feb 22, 2020 25 years, 8 months 4-0 (4) | Antonio Castillo Jr. | FT | 1 | TKO | Win Punches | |
3 | Jul 27, 2019 25 years, 1 months 3-0 (3) | Sam Hernandez | FT | 2 | SUB | Win Rear-naked choke | |
2 | May 4, 2019 24 years, 10 months 2-0 (2) | Raymond Bighead | LT | 1 | SUB | Win Guillotine choke | |
1 | Feb 23, 2019 24 years, 8 months 1-0 (1) | Francisco Pintos | LT | 2 | TKO | Win Punches |
