Eric Schafer (15-8-2, 12) was born in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, U.S. on September 20, 1977. At the age of 20 years on July 19, 1998, he made his professional MMA debut against Ryan Apolonario, winning the fight via 1st-round submission.
On August 26, 2006, 28-year old Eric Schafer made his UFC debut on his 11th professional MMA fight at UFC 62: Liddell vs. Sobral against a 27-year old Rob MacDonald, winning the fight in the 1st round via choke-out.
Schafer's last fight was a 2nd-round TKO loss to James Austen Heidlage at age 38 on April 4, 2016. He retired from the sport of MMA following this loss.
He has fought nine times in the UFC, and has a record of 3 wins and 6 losses in the promotion.
Some of Eric Schafer's best fights have been against Houston Alexander, Rob MacDonald, Antonio Mendes and Jason Guida.
Schafer has 8 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
25 | Apr 4, 2016 38 years, 6 months 15-8-2 (12) | James Austen Heidlage | MD | 2 | TKO | LOSS Referee stoppage | |
24 | Sep 9, 2015 37 years, 11 months 15-7-2 (12) | Eric Hammerich | MD | 1 | SUB | WIN Choke | |
23 | Jan 5, 2013 35 years, 3 months 14-7-2 (11) | John Poppie | MD | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
22  | Jan 20, 2012 34 years, 4 months 13-7-2 (10) | 39 years, 10 months 19-9 (14) | UFC | MD | 2 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
21  | Oct 8, 2011 34 years 13-6-2 (10) | 37 years, 2 months 10-2 (7) | UFC | MD | 3 | UD | LOSS |
20 | Sep 3, 2011 33 years, 11 months 13-5-2 (10) | Chris Albandia | MD | 1 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke | |
19  | Mar 21, 2010 32 years, 6 months 12-5-2 (9) | 34 years, 8 months 17-2-1 (14) | UFC | LHW | 3 | UD | LOSS |
18  | Oct 24, 2009 32 years, 1 months 12-4-2 (9) | 26 years, 4 months 9-0 (7) | UFC | LHW | 3 | UD | LOSS |
17 | Jan 17, 2009 31 years, 3 months 12-3-2 (9) | Antonio Mendes | UFC | LHW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
16  | Sep 17, 2008 30 years, 11 months 11-3-2 (8) | 36 years, 5 months 8-3 (7) | UFC | LHW | 1 | SUB | WIN Arm-triangle choke |
15 | May 17, 2008 30 years, 7 months 10-3-2 (7) | William Hill | LHW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
14 | Feb 16, 2008 30 years, 4 months 9-3-2 (6) | Ryan Antle | LHW | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | |
13  | Oct 20, 2007 30 years, 1 months 8-3-2 (5) | 30 years, 6 months 11-4 (8) | UFC | LHW | 2 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
12  | Dec 30, 2006 29 years, 3 months 8-2-2 (5) | 27 years, 10 months 11-0 (11) | UFC | LHW | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
11  | Aug 26, 2006 28 years, 11 months 8-1-2 (5) | 27 years, 11 months 4-1 (3) | UFC | LHW | 1 | CKO | WIN Arm-triangle choke |
10 | Jan 28, 2006 28 years, 4 months 7-1-2 (5) | William Hill | LHW | 1 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke | |
9 | Aug 6, 2005 27 years, 10 months 6-1-2 (4) | Jason Veach | 1 | SUB | WIN Choke | ||
8  | Jun 25, 2005 27 years, 9 months 5-1-2 (3) | 27 years, 10 months 7-7 (5) | 1 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke | ||
7 | Mar 9, 2002 24 years, 5 months 4-1-2 (2) | Dustin Denes | 1 | SUB | LOSS Kimura | ||
6 | Nov 18, 2001 24 years, 1 months 4-0-2 (2) | Jim Desouza | 2 | UD | DRAW | ||
5 | Nov 6, 1999 22 years, 1 months 4-0-1 (2) | Paul Ivens | 1 | UD | DRAW | ||
4 | Sep 26, 1999 22 years 4-0 (2) | Steve Martin | 1 | SUB | WIN Strikes | ||
3 | Jun 27, 1998 20 years, 9 months 3-0 (1) | Duane Franzen | 1 | UD | WIN | ||
2 | Jun 27, 1998 20 years, 9 months 2-0 (1) | John Lowey | 1 | N/A | WIN | ||
1 | Jul 19, 1998 20 years, 9 months 1-0 (1) | Ryan Apolonario | 1 | SUB | WIN Choke |
