David Rickels (21-6, 13) was born in Derby, Kansas, U.S. on January 5, 1989. At the age of 21 years on February 13, 2010, he made his professional MMA debut against Chris Evinger, winning the fight via 1st-round TKO.
Rickels' last fight was a 2nd-round submission loss to Yaroslav Amosov at Bellator 225 at age 30 on August 24, 2019. He retired from the sport of MMA following this loss.
Some of David Rickels' best fights have been against Saad Awad, Jordan Smith, A.J. Matthews, J.J. Ambrose, Jason Fischer, Lloyd Woodard and Davi Ramos.
Rickels has 6 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
29  | Aug 24, 2019 30 years, 7 months 21-6 (13) | 25 years, 11 months 21-0 (17) | Bellator | WL | 2 | SUB | LOSS D'arce choke |
28  | Mar 29, 2019 30 years, 2 months 21-5 (13) | 31 years, 2 months 9-8 (6) | Bellator | WL | 2 | TKO | WIN Punch |
27 | Nov 30, 2018 29 years, 10 months 20-5 (12) | Guilherme Vasconcelos | Bellator | WL | 3 | UD | WIN |
26  | May 25, 2018 29 years, 4 months 19-5 (12) | 31 years, 1 months 12-0 (10) | Bellator | WL | 2 | TKO | LOSS Retirement |
25  | Dec 1, 2017 28 years, 10 months 19-4 (12) | 29 years, 3 months 9-1 (6) | Bellator | WL | 3 | UD | WIN |
24 | Jan 27, 2017 28 years 18-4 (12) | Aaron Derrow | Bellator | WL | 3 | TKO | WIN Punches |
23  | Jul 22, 2016 27 years, 6 months 17-4 (11) | 33 years, 3 months 32-16-2 (23) | Bellator | LT | 1 | NC | NC Overturned |
22 | Feb 26, 2016 27 years, 1 months 17-4 (11) | Bobby Cooper | Bellator | LT | 1 | TKO | WIN Knee and punches |
21  | Nov 6, 2015 26 years, 10 months 16-4 (10) | 29 years, 6 months 13-3 (10) | Bellator | LT | 2 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
20  | Jun 26, 2015 26 years, 5 months 16-3 (10) | 35 years, 11 months 35-17 (27) | Bellator | LT | 1 | NC | NC Illegal knee |
19  | Oct 24, 2014 25 years, 9 months 16-3 (10) | 27 years, 11 months 4-0 (4) | Bellator | LT | 3 | UD | WIN |
18  | Mar 21, 2014 25 years, 2 months 15-3 (10) | 28 years, 2 months 11-5 (8) | Bellator | LT | 2 | KO | LOSS Punches |
17  | Oct 11, 2013 24 years, 9 months 15-2 (10) | 26 years, 8 months 20-4 (15) | Bellator | LT | 3 | TKO | WIN Punches |
16 | Jul 31, 2013 24 years, 6 months 14-2 (9) | 27 years, 3 months 11-0 (8) | Bellator | LT | 1 | KO | LOSS Punches For Bellator World lightweight title |
15  | Mar 28, 2013 24 years, 2 months 14-1 (9) | 29 years, 9 months 13-5 (11) | Bellator | LT | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches Won Bellator Season Eight Tournament |
14  | Feb 28, 2013 24 years, 1 months 13-1 (8) | 27 years, 11 months 6-1 (5) | Bellator | LT | 3 | UD | WIN |
13  | Jan 31, 2013 24 years 12-1 (8) | 28 years, 2 months 12-2 (10) | Bellator | LT | 3 | UD | WIN |
12 | Nov 30, 2012 23 years, 10 months 11-1 (8) | 27 years, 8 months 5-0 (4) | Bellator | WL | 3 | UD | WIN |
11  | May 18, 2012 23 years, 4 months 10-1 (8) | 26 years, 5 months 14-4-2 (12) | Bellator | WL | 3 | SD | LOSS |
10  | Mar 30, 2012 23 years, 2 months 10-0 (8) | 27 years, 3 months 17-2-1 (13) | Bellator | WL | 1 | KO | WIN Punches |
9 | Oct 8, 2011 22 years, 9 months 9-0 (7) | Levi Avera | Bellator | 2 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke | |
8 | Jul 16, 2011 22 years, 6 months 8-0 (6) | Kody Frank | 3 | UD | WIN | ||
7 | May 7, 2011 22 years, 4 months 7-0 (6) | Richard Bouphanouvong | Bellator | 2 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke | |
6 | Apr 9, 2011 22 years, 3 months 6-0 (5) | Dylan Smith | Bellator | 1 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke | |
5 | Feb 25, 2011 22 years, 1 months 5-0 (4) | Aaron Fondry | 3 | SD | WIN | ||
4 | Oct 22, 2010 21 years, 9 months 4-0 (4) | Charles Jones | 2 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke | ||
3 | Aug 14, 2010 21 years, 7 months 3-0 (3) | Kelly Allen | 1 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke | ||
2 | Jun 19, 2010 21 years, 5 months 2-0 (2) | Michael Glenn | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | ||
1 | Feb 13, 2010 21 years, 1 months 1-0 (1) | Chris Evinger | 1 | TKO | WIN Knees and punches |
