Dequan Townsend (27-13, 20) was born in Lansing, Michigan, U.S. on May 11, 1986. At the age of 25 years on February 18, 2012, he made his professional MMA debut against Andy Hahn, winning the fight via 3-round split decision.
On June 29, 2019, 33-year old Dequan Townsend made his UFC debut on his 30th professional MMA fight at UFC on ESPN: Ngannou vs. dos Santos against a 31-year old Dalcha Lungiambula but lost the fight via TKO in the 3rd round.
Townsend's last fight was a 2nd-round TKO win against Matthew Comer at age 38 on November 9, 2024. He is on a 4-fight winning streak.
He has fought four times in the UFC, and has a record of 4 losses in the promotion.
Some of Dequan Townsend's best fights have been against Héctor Urbina.
Townsend has 13 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
40 | Nov 9, 2024 38 years, 5 months 27-13 (20) | Matthew Comer | LHW | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
39 | Feb 17, 2024 37 years, 9 months 26-13 (19) | Chris Hicks | LHW | 3 | UD | WIN | |
38 | Oct 28, 2023 37 years, 5 months 25-13 (19) | Marcus Maulding | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
37 | May 26, 2023 37 years 24-13 (18) | Eric Smith | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
36 | Oct 8, 2022 36 years, 4 months 23-13 (17) | Dan Spohn | LHW | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
35  | Apr 2, 2022 35 years, 10 months 23-12 (17) | 37 years, 5 months 13-4 (13) | LHW | 5 | UD | WIN | |
34 | Feb 5, 2022 35 years, 8 months 22-12 (17) | Portland Pringle III | MD | 3 | UD | WIN | |
33  | Oct 4, 2020 34 years, 4 months 21-12 (17) | 26 years, 4 months 9-0 (8) | UFC | LHW | 2 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
32  | Feb 15, 2020 33 years, 9 months 21-11 (17) | 29 years, 10 months 10-4 (4) | UFC | LHW | 3 | UD | LOSS |
31  | Jan 25, 2020 33 years, 8 months 21-10 (17) | 28 years, 8 months 6-2 (3) | UFC | MD | 3 | UD | LOSS |
30  | Jun 29, 2019 33 years, 1 months 21-9 (17) | 31 years, 10 months 9-1 (5) | UFC | LHW | 3 | TKO | LOSS Punches and elbows |
29 | Mar 9, 2019 32 years, 9 months 21-8 (17) | Wayman Carter | LHW | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | |
28 | Dec 1, 2018 32 years, 6 months 20-8 (16) | Portland Pringle III | LHW | 3 | SD | WIN | |
27  | Jun 30, 2018 32 years, 1 months 19-8 (16) | 27 years, 1 months 3-0 (1) | LHW | 5 | UD | LOSS | |
26 | Feb 17, 2018 31 years, 9 months 19-7 (16) | Muhammad Abdullah | MD | 3 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | |
25  | Oct 28, 2017 31 years, 5 months 18-7 (15) | 30 years, 1 months 17-10-1 (14) | MD | 1 | KO | WIN Head kick | |
24 | Jul 14, 2017 31 years, 2 months 17-7 (14) | Willis Black | MD | 1 | TKO | WIN Head kick and punches | |
23 | May 20, 2017 31 years 16-7 (13) | Timothy Woods | MD | 3 | UD | WIN | |
22 | Mar 25, 2017 30 years, 10 months 15-7 (13) | Luka Strezoski | WL | 1 | SUB | LOSS Heel hook | |
21  | Jan 13, 2017 30 years, 8 months 15-6 (13) | 31 years, 10 months 11-3 (6) | WL | 5 | UD | LOSS | |
20 | Nov 12, 2016 30 years, 6 months 15-5 (13) | Ted Worthington | WL | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
19  | May 14, 2016 30 years 14-5 (12) | 30 years 23-10 (16) | WL | 5 | SD | LOSS | |
18 | Feb 6, 2016 29 years, 8 months 14-4 (12) | Kevin Nowaczyk | WL | 5 | UD | LOSS | |
17 | Nov 21, 2015 29 years, 6 months 14-3 (12) | Erick Lozano | WL | 2 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke | |
16 | Oct 30, 2015 29 years, 5 months 13-3 (11) | Dustin Pape | WL | 2 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke | |
15 | Aug 8, 2015 29 years, 2 months 12-3 (10) | Tenyeh Dixon | Pride | WL | 3 | TKO | WIN Punches |
14 | Jul 11, 2015 29 years, 2 months 11-3 (9) | Deray Davis | MD | 3 | UD | WIN | |
13 | Jun 20, 2015 29 years, 1 months 10-3 (9) | Josh Taveirne | WL | 3 | TKO | WIN Doctor stoppage | |
12 | Feb 7, 2015 28 years, 8 months 9-3 (8) | Dom O'Grady | WL | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
11 | Nov 22, 2014 28 years, 6 months 8-3 (7) | Billy Ward | WL | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
10 | Aug 15, 2014 28 years, 3 months 7-3 (6) | David Evans | WL | 5 | UD | LOSS | |
9 | May 17, 2014 28 years 7-2 (6) | Darryl Madison | WL | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
8 | Dec 13, 2013 27 years, 7 months 6-2 (5) | Marcus Reynolds | WL | 3 | KO | WIN Kick to body | |
7 | Nov 16, 2013 27 years, 6 months 5-2 (4) | Erick Lozano | WL | 1 | KO | WIN | |
6 | Sep 27, 2013 27 years, 4 months 4-2 (3) | Rocky Johnson | MD | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
5 | May 18, 2013 27 years 4-1 (3) | Anthony Smith | MD | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
4 | Feb 9, 2013 26 years, 8 months 3-1 (2) | Canaan Grigsby | WL | 1 | KO | WIN Punches | |
3 | Sep 22, 2012 26 years, 4 months 2-1 (1) | Robby Longwith | WL | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
2 | Apr 27, 2012 25 years, 11 months 1-1 (0) | Jason Cardillo | WL | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
1 | Feb 18, 2012 25 years, 9 months 1-0 (0) | Andy Hahn | WL | 3 | SD | WIN |
