Eric Shelton (20-8, 10) was born in Lawton, Oklahoma, U.S. on February 2, 1991. At the age of 22 years on July 20, 2013, he made his professional MMA debut against Stephen Gladhill, winning the fight via 3-round unanimous decision.
On January 28, 2017, 25-year old Eric Shelton made his UFC debut on his 13th professional MMA fight at UFC on Fox: Shevchenko vs. Peña against a 26-year old Alexandre Pantoja but lost the fight via split decision.
Shelton's last fight was a 1st-round submission win against Alan Olivas at age 33 on January 4, 2025. He is on a 5-fight winning streak.
He has fought six times in the UFC, and has a record of 2 wins and 4 losses in the promotion.
Some of Eric Shelton's best fights have been against Jenel Lausa and Joseph Morales.
Shelton has 8 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
28 | Jan 4, 2025 33 years, 11 months 20-8 (10) | Alan Olivas | BT | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
27 | Oct 12, 2024 33 years, 8 months 19-8 (9) | Jerrell Hodge | BT | 1 | KO | WIN Punch | |
26 | Jun 16, 2024 33 years, 4 months 18-8 (8) | Abdul Kamara | BT | 2 | KO | WIN Punches | |
25 | Jun 23, 2023 32 years, 4 months 17-8 (7) | Teshay Gouthro | BT | 5 | SD | WIN Interim | |
24 | Mar 25, 2023 32 years, 1 months 16-8 (7) | Dwight Joseph | BT | 5 | UD | WIN | |
23 | Aug 14, 2022 31 years, 6 months 15-8 (7) | Peter Caballero | BT | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
22 | Dec 19, 2021 30 years, 10 months 15-7 (7) | Jacob Silva | FL | 3 | UD | WIN | |
21 | May 7, 2021 30 years, 3 months 14-7 (7) | Rilley Dutro | FL | 4 | TKO | WIN Corner stoppage | |
20 | Dec 18, 2019 28 years, 10 months 13-7 (6) | Juancamilo Ronderos | FL | 5 | SD | LOSS | |
19 | Oct 30, 2019 28 years, 8 months 13-6 (6) | Jesse Bazzi | FL | 3 | UD | WIN | |
18 | Mar 23, 2019 28 years, 1 months 12-6 (6) | Jordan Espinosa | UFC | FL | 3 | UD | LOSS |
17  | Nov 10, 2018 27 years, 9 months 12-5 (6) | 24 years, 2 months 9-1 (7) | UFC | FL | 3 | SD | WIN |
16  | Feb 24, 2018 27 years 11-5 (6) | 25 years, 11 months 19-4 (8) | UFC | FL | 3 | UD | LOSS |
15  | Nov 19, 2017 26 years, 9 months 11-4 (6) | 29 years, 3 months 7-3 (4) | UFC | FL | 3 | UD | WIN |
14  | Jul 29, 2017 26 years, 5 months 10-4 (6) | 24 years, 2 months 12-0 (7) | UFC | FL | 3 | SD | LOSS |
13  | Jan 28, 2017 25 years, 11 months 10-3 (6) | 26 years, 9 months 16-2 (11) | UFC | FL | 3 | SD | LOSS |
12 | Apr 2, 2016 25 years, 2 months 10-2 (6) | Mark Sainci | FL | 1 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke | |
11 | Jan 30, 2016 24 years, 11 months 9-2 (5) | Ryan Hollis | BT | 3 | UD | WIN | |
10 | Oct 23, 2015 24 years, 8 months 8-2 (5) | Gino Escamilla | BT | 3 | UD | WIN | |
9 | Sep 26, 2015 24 years, 7 months 7-2 (5) | Brian Hall | BT | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
8 | Mar 28, 2015 24 years, 1 months 6-2 (4) | Kevin Gray | BT | 5 | SD | LOSS | |
7 | Jan 24, 2015 23 years, 11 months 6-1 (4) | Erik Vo | BT | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
6 | Oct 10, 2014 23 years, 8 months 5-1 (3) | Jose Vega | 1 | CKO | WIN Guillotine choke | ||
5 | Jul 25, 2014 23 years, 5 months 4-1 (3) | Sid Bice | 3 | UD | LOSS | ||
4 | May 2, 2014 23 years, 3 months 4-0 (3) | Chris Haney | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | ||
3 | Mar 15, 2014 23 years, 1 months 3-0 (2) | Zachary Harvey | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
2 | Oct 12, 2013 22 years, 8 months 2-0 (1) | Marcel Tong Van | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | ||
1 | Jul 20, 2013 22 years, 5 months 1-0 (0) | Stephen Gladhill | 3 | UD | WIN |
