Duane Ludwig (21-14, 15) was born in Denver, Colorado, U.S. on August 4, 1978. At the age of 21 years on February 5, 2000, he made his professional MMA debut against David Ibarra, winning the fight via 1st-round KO.
On April 25, 2003, 24-year old Duane Ludwig made his UFC debut on his 12th professional MMA fight at UFC 42 against a 25-year old Genki Sudo, winning the fight via 3-round split decision.
Ludwig's last fight was a 1st-round TKO loss to Che Mills at UFC on Fuel TV: Struve vs. Miocic at age 34 on September 29, 2012. He retired on a 3-fight losing streak.
He has fought nine times in the UFC, and has a record of 4 wins and 5 losses in the promotion.
Some of Duane Ludwig's best fights have been against Jonathan Goulet, Jens Pulver, Sammy Morgan, Tony Fryklund, Amir Sadollah, Ryan Roberts and Genki Sudo.
Ludwig has 14 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
35  | Sep 29, 2012 34 years, 1 months 21-14 (15) | 29 years, 11 months 14-5 (11) | UFC | WL | 1 | TKO | LOSS Knee injury |
34  | May 26, 2012 33 years, 9 months 21-13 (15) | 30 years 23-10 (15) | UFC | WL | 1 | KO | LOSS Punch and elbows |
33  | Jan 20, 2012 33 years, 5 months 21-12 (15) | 28 years, 9 months 32-10-1 (28) | UFC | WL | 1 | CKO | LOSS Guillotine choke |
32  | Aug 14, 2011 33 years 21-11 (15) | 30 years, 11 months 5-2 (2) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | WIN |
31  | Nov 13, 2010 32 years, 3 months 20-11 (15) | 25 years, 10 months 5-2 (5) | UFC | WL | 3 | SD | WIN |
30  | Mar 21, 2010 31 years, 7 months 19-11 (15) | 25 years, 10 months 10-1 (8) | UFC | WL | 1 | TKO | LOSS Ankle injury |
29  | Jan 2, 2010 31 years, 4 months 19-10 (15) | 26 years, 4 months 15-2 (11) | UFC | WL | 1 | SUB | LOSS Armbar |
28  | Dec 4, 2009 31 years, 4 months 19-9 (15) | 31 years, 4 months 10-7 (8) | WL | 1 | TKO | WIN Submission to punches | |
27  | Jun 19, 2009 30 years, 10 months 18-9 (14) | 30 years, 4 months 11-0 (10) | Strikeforce | WL | 1 | SUB | LOSS Bulldog choke |
26  | Nov 21, 2008 30 years, 3 months 18-8 (14) | 32 years, 1 months 34-14-1 (27) | Strikeforce | WL | 3 | UD | WIN |
25  | Oct 3, 2008 30 years, 1 months 17-8 (14) | 27 years 19-11 (17) | Strikeforce | WL | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
24  | Mar 5, 2008 29 years, 7 months 16-8 (13) | 29 years, 5 months 27-3 (14) | WL | 1 | TKO | LOSS Doctor stoppage | |
23 | Sep 15, 2007 29 years, 1 months 16-7 (13) | Mario Stapel | WL | 1 | KO | WIN Punch | |
22  | Jun 22, 2007 28 years, 10 months 15-7 (12) | 24 years, 4 months 13-6-2 (10) | Strikeforce | WL | 2 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
21 | Feb 16, 2007 28 years, 6 months 15-6 (12) | Shinya Kumazawa | WL | 2 | CKO | WIN Arm-triangle choke | |
20  | Dec 8, 2006 28 years, 4 months 14-6 (12) | 35 years, 8 months 14-7 (13) | Strikeforce | WL | 2 | TKO | WIN Knees |
19  | Oct 7, 2006 28 years, 2 months 13-6 (11) | 28 years 10-2 (8) | Strikeforce | LT | 2 | SUB | LOSS Guillotine choke |
18  | Jun 9, 2006 27 years, 10 months 13-5 (11) | 22 years, 1 months 6-0 (6) | Strikeforce | LT | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
17 | May 6, 2006 27 years, 9 months 13-4 (11) | Jason Palacios | LT | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
16 | Feb 11, 2006 27 years, 6 months 12-4 (10) | Toshikatsu Harada | LT | 1 | KO | WIN Punches | |
15  | Jan 16, 2006 27 years, 5 months 11-4 (9) | 26 years, 6 months 15-5 (13) | UFC | WL | 1 | KO | WIN Punch |
14 | Apr 9, 2005 26 years, 8 months 10-4 (8) | 23 years, 6 months 15-6 (13) | WL | 1 | KO | LOSS Punches | |
13  | May 22, 2004 25 years, 9 months 10-3 (8) | 25 years, 5 months 7-1-1 (6) | K-1 | WL | 1 | SUB | LOSS Arm-triangle choke |
12  | Apr 25, 2003 24 years, 8 months 10-2 (8) | 25 years, 1 months 8-2-1 (6) | UFC | LT | 3 | SD | WIN |
11  | Jan 25, 2003 24 years, 5 months 9-2 (8) | 28 years, 1 months 14-2-1 (8) | LT | 1 | KO | WIN Punch | |
10 | Dec 15, 2001 23 years, 4 months 8-2 (7) | Thomas Denny | LT | 1 | TKO | WIN Submission to knees | |
9 | Aug 19, 2001 23 years 7-2 (6) | Ressen Messer | LT | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
8  | Aug 4, 2001 23 years 6-2 (5) | 21 years, 8 months 3-2 (3) | KOTC | LT | 2 | TKO | WIN Exhaustion |
7 | Jun 17, 2001 22 years, 10 months 5-2 (4) | Cesar Moreno | LT | 1 | KO | WIN Punches | |
6 | Feb 10, 2001 22 years, 6 months 4-2 (3) | Eric Payne | LT | 1 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke | |
5  | Nov 29, 2000 22 years, 3 months 4-1 (3) | 23 years, 4 months 1-0 (1) | KOTC | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
4 | Jun 24, 2000 21 years, 10 months 4-0 (3) | Shad Smith | KOTC | 1 | TKO | WIN Corner stoppage | |
3 | Apr 15, 2000 21 years, 8 months 3-0 (2) | Jason Maxwell | KOTC | 2 | UD | WIN | |
2 | Feb 25, 2000 21 years, 6 months 2-0 (2) | Earl Littlepage | 2 | TKO | WIN Submission to punches | ||
1 | Feb 5, 2000 21 years, 6 months 1-0 (1) | David Ibarra | KOTC | 1 | KO | WIN Head kick |
