Dean Lister (13-7, 11) was born in San Diego, California, U.S. on February 13, 1976. At the age of 24 years on September 16, 2000, he made his professional MMA debut against John Jensen, winning the fight via 1st-round submission.
On May 27, 2006, 30-year old Dean Lister made his UFC debut on his 12th professional MMA fight at UFC 60 against a 24-year old Alessio Sakara, winning the fight in the 1st round via submission.
Lister's last fight was a 1st-round submission win against Michael Knaap at age 38 on January 17, 2015. He retired with a 2-fight winning streak.
He has fought five times in the UFC, and has a record of 3 wins and 2 losses in the promotion.
Some of Dean Lister's best fights have been against Alessio Sakara, Akira Shoji, Yuki Sasaki, Jordan Radev and Jeremy Horn.
Lister has 7 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
20 | Jan 17, 2015 38 years, 11 months 13-7 (11) | Michael Knaap | MD | 1 | SUB | WIN Heel hook | |
19 | Mar 28, 2012 36 years, 1 months 12-7 (10) | Rodney Moore | MD | 3 | SUB | WIN Inverted heel hook | |
18  | Dec 4, 2009 33 years, 9 months 11-7 (9) | 28 years, 2 months 14-3 (10) | MD | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
17  | Dec 27, 2008 32 years, 10 months 11-6 (9) | 27 years, 5 months 23-4 (13) | UFC | MD | 3 | UD | LOSS |
16  | Jun 21, 2008 32 years, 4 months 11-5 (9) | 32 years, 9 months 80-17-5 (66) | MD | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | |
15  | Dec 29, 2007 31 years, 10 months 10-5 (8) | 31 years, 9 months 11-2 (7) | UFC | MD | 3 | UD | WIN |
14  | Jan 25, 2007 30 years, 11 months 9-5 (8) | 27 years, 9 months 24-6-2 (17) | UFC | MD | 3 | UD | LOSS |
13  | Aug 17, 2006 30 years, 6 months 9-4 (8) | 29 years, 11 months 20-12-1 (14) | UFC | MD | 3 | UD | WIN |
12  | May 27, 2006 30 years, 3 months 8-4 (8) | 24 years, 8 months 11-3 (8) | UFC | MD | 1 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke |
11  | Apr 23, 2005 29 years, 2 months 7-4 (7) | 26 years, 9 months 9-2 (3) | MD | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
10  | Apr 3, 2005 29 years, 1 months 7-3 (7) | 31 years, 2 months 12-11-5 (7) | LHW | 1 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke | |
9  | Jul 19, 2004 28 years, 5 months 6-3 (6) | 28 years, 6 months 17-4 (15) | LHW | 2 | SD | LOSS | |
8 | Dec 6, 2003 27 years, 9 months 6-2 (6) | 28 years, 3 months 65-12-5 (56) | KOTC | LHW | 4 | MD | LOSS For KOTC light-heavyweight title |
7 | Sep 5, 2003 27 years, 6 months 6-1 (6) | James Lee | KOTC | MD | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar Defended KOTC middleweight title |
6 | Jun 29, 2003 27 years, 4 months 5-1 (5) | Brian Sleeman | KOTC | MD | 1 | SUB | WIN Double armbar Defended KOTC middleweight title |
5 | Aug 2, 2002 26 years, 5 months 4-1 (4) | Brendan Seguin | KOTC | MD | 3 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke Won KOTC middleweight title |
4 | Feb 9, 2002 25 years, 11 months 3-1 (3) | Jacen Flynn | KOTC | 2 | SUB | WIN Kimura | |
3 | Sep 29, 2001 25 years, 7 months 2-1 (2) | Jerry Jenkins | KOTC | 1 | SUB | WIN Heel hook | |
2 | Feb 24, 2001 25 years 1-1 (1) | Jacen Flynn | KOTC | 3 | SD | LOSS | |
1 | Sep 16, 2000 24 years, 7 months 1-0 (1) | John Jensen | KOTC | 1 | SUB | WIN Kneebar |
