Erik Paulson (11-4-2, 8) was born in Minnesota, U.S. on June 28, 1966. At the age of 26 years on June 24, 1993, he made his professional MMA debut against Kazuhiro Kusayanagi, winning the fight via 3rd-round submission.
Paulson's last fight was a 1st-round submission win against Jeff Ford at age 41 on October 13, 2007. He retired with a 3-fight winning streak.
Some of Erik Paulson's best fights have been against Masanori Suda, Todd Bjornethun, Yasunori Okuda, Ben Spijkers, Stuart Harrison, Ronald Jhun and Kenji Kawaguchi. For details about these fights refer to "Best fights of Erik Paulson".
Paulson has 4 losses on his MMA record. For details about these losses refer to "Erik Paulson Losses".
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
17 | Oct 13, 2007 41 years, 3 months 11-4-2 (8) | Jeff Ford | WL | 1 | SUB | Win Armbar | |
16  | Apr 15, 2000 33 years, 9 months 10-4-2 (7) | 29 years, 6 months 6-4 (5) | WL | 3 | UD | Win | |
15  | Aug 29, 1998 32 years, 2 months 9-4-2 (7) | 25 years, 1 month 14-4 (11) | MD | 3 | TKO | Win Punches | |
14  | Nov 29, 1997 31 years, 5 months 8-4-2 (6) | 21 years, 3 months 0-1 (0) | WL | 1 | SUB | Loss Armbar | |
13  | Aug 27, 1997 31 years, 1 months 8-3-2 (6) | 34 years, 6 months 1-0-1 (1) | WL | 3 | MD | Loss | |
12 | Mar 28, 1997 30 years, 9 months 8-2-2 (6) | 34 years, 1 month | WL | 3 | UD | Draw | |
11 | Jan 18, 1997 30 years, 6 months 8-2-1 (6) | Stuart Harrison | WL | 2 | SUB | Win Armbar Defended Shooto welterweight title | |
10  | Oct 18, 1996 30 years, 3 months 7-2-1 (5) | 30 years, 3 months 2-5 (2) | LHW | 3 | TKO | Loss Cut | |
9 | May 7, 1996 29 years, 10 months 7-1-1 (5) | Kenji Kawaguchi | WL | 3 | SUB | Win Toe hold Won Shooto welterweight title | |
8  | Jan 20, 1996 29 years, 6 months 6-1-1 (4) | 30 years, 4 months 3-3 (1) | MD | 2 | SUB | Win Guillotine choke | |
7 | Oct 17, 1995 29 years, 3 months 5-1-1 (3) | James Warring | HW | 1 | TKO | Loss Corner stoppage | |
6 | Oct 17, 1995 29 years, 3 months 5-0-1 (3) | Sean McCully | HW | 1 | TKO | Win Submission to strikes | |
5  | Sep 26, 1995 29 years, 2 months 4-0-1 (2) | 23 years, 1 month 2-4 (2) | WL | 1 | CKO | Win Keylock | |
4 | Jul 29, 1995 29 years, 1 months 3-0-1 (2) | Ben Spijkers | WL | 5 | SUB | Win Guillotine choke | |
3 | Nov 7, 1994 28 years, 4 months 2-0-1 (1) | Kenji Kawaguchi | WL | 2 | CKO | Win Armbar | |
2 | Nov 25, 1993 27 years, 4 months 1-0-1 (1) | Naoki Sakurada | 5 | UD | Draw | ||
1  | Jun 24, 1993 26 years, 11 months 1-0 (1) | 26 years, 2 months 5-7-1 (5) | 3 | SUB | Win Triangle choke |
