Evan Tanner (32-8, 28) was born in Amarillo, Texas, U.S. on February 11, 1971. At the age of 26 years on April 12, 1997, he made his professional MMA debut against Mike Kennedy, winning the fight via 1st-round TKO.
On January 8, 1999, 27-year old Evan Tanner made his UFC debut on his 18th professional MMA fight at UFC 18 against Darrel Gholar, winning the fight in the 1st round via submission.
On his 26th career fight at 30 years old, Evan Tanner got a shot at the UFC Championship light-heavyweight titles against Tito Ortiz on February 23, 2001 but lost the fight via 1st-round KO.
He became the UFC middleweight champion on February 5, 2005 at age 33 on his 35th professional MMA fight at UFC 51 after defeating a 27-year old David Terrell via 1st-round TKO.
Tanner's last fight was a 3-round split decision loss to Kendall Grove at The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rampage vs. Team Forrest Finale at age 37 on June 21, 2008. He was on a 2-fight losing streak by his last fight.
He has fought 16 times in the UFC, and has a record of 11 wins and 5 losses in the promotion.
Some of Evan Tanner's best fights have been against David Terrell, Justin McCully, Lance Gibson, Elvis Sinosic, Phil Baroni, Robbie Lawler and Justin Levens.
Tanner has 8 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
40  | Jun 21, 2008 37 years, 4 months 32-8 (28) | 25 years, 7 months 8-5 (7) | TUF | MD | 3 | SD | LOSS |
39  | Mar 1, 2008 37 years 32-7 (28) | 26 years, 7 months 22-4 (12) | UFC | MD | 2 | KO | LOSS Knee |
38  | Apr 15, 2006 35 years, 2 months 32-6 (28) | 25 years, 11 months 7-1 (7) | UFC | MD | 1 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke |
37  | Oct 3, 2005 34 years, 7 months 31-6 (27) | 25 years, 9 months 13-4 (10) | UFC | MD | 2 | TKO | LOSS Doctor stoppage |
36  | Jun 4, 2005 34 years, 3 months 31-5 (27) | 30 years, 7 months 19-1 (19) | UFC | MD | 4 | TKO | LOSS Doctor stoppage Lost UFC middleweight title |
35  | Feb 5, 2005 33 years, 11 months 31-4 (27) | 27 years 5-1 (5) | UFC | MD | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches Won UFC middleweight title Vacant |
34  | Oct 22, 2004 33 years, 8 months 30-4 (26) | 22 years, 7 months 8-2 (6) | UFC | MD | 1 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke |
33  | Jun 19, 2004 33 years, 4 months 29-4 (25) | 28 years, 2 months 5-3 (4) | UFC | MD | 3 | UD | WIN |
32 | Nov 21, 2003 32 years, 9 months 28-4 (25) | 27 years, 7 months 5-2 (4) | UFC | MD | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
31 | Apr 25, 2003 32 years, 2 months 27-4 (24) | 28 years, 6 months 11-0 (11) | UFC | LHW | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
30  | Feb 15, 2003 32 years 27-3 (24) | 32 years, 4 months 19-37 (18) | LHW | 1 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke | |
29  | Jul 13, 2002 31 years, 5 months 26-3 (23) | 33 years, 1 months 19-12 (15) | UFC | LHW | 3 | UD | WIN |
28  | Mar 22, 2002 31 years, 1 months 25-3 (23) | 31 years, 1 months 4-4-1 (4) | UFC | LHW | 1 | TKO | WIN Doctor stoppage |
27  | Nov 2, 2001 30 years, 8 months 24-3 (22) | 29 years, 11 months 11-0 (5) | UFC | LHW | 2 | SUB | WIN Armbar |
26  | Feb 23, 2001 30 years 23-3 (21) | 26 years, 1 months 6-2 (5) | UFC | LHW | 1 | KO | LOSS Slam For UFC light-heavyweight title |
25  | Dec 16, 2000 29 years, 10 months 23-2 (21) | 30 years 4-3 (2) | UFC | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches and elbows |
24  | Nov 25, 2000 29 years, 9 months 22-2 (20) | 23 years, 5 months 82-28-6 (79) | HW | 1 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke | |
23 | Jul 17, 2000 29 years, 5 months 21-2 (19) | Raoul Romero | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
22 | Apr 24, 1999 28 years, 2 months 20-2 (18) | Vinny Nixon | HW | 1 | SUB | WIN Keylock | |
21 | Apr 18, 1999 28 years, 2 months 19-2 (17) | Leon Dijk | Pancrase | HW | 1 | TKO | LOSS Knees and palm strikes |
20 | Mar 20, 1999 28 years, 1 months 19-1 (17) | Mike Cizek | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Submission to punches | |
19 | Mar 5, 1999 28 years 18-1 (16) | Valeri Ignatov | UFC | LHW | 1 | TKO | WIN Elbows |
18 | Jan 8, 1999 27 years, 10 months 17-1 (15) | Darrel Gholar | UFC | LHW | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
17  | Dec 19, 1998 27 years, 10 months 16-1 (14) | 26 years, 5 months 22-13-5 (17) | Pancrase | HW | 1 | SUB | WIN Arm-triangle choke |
16 | Oct 24, 1998 27 years, 8 months 15-1 (13) | Gene Lydick | HW | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
15  | Sep 14, 1998 27 years, 7 months 14-1 (12) | 21 years, 10 months 11-10-4 (6) | Pancrase | HW | 1 | UD | WIN |
14  | Jul 26, 1998 27 years, 5 months 13-1 (12) | 22 years, 5 months 2-0-2 (1) | Pancrase | HW | 1 | CKO | WIN Kimura Won Pancrase Neo-Blood Tournament |
13 | Jul 7, 1998 27 years, 4 months 12-1 (12) | Kousei Kubota | Pancrase | HW | 1 | SUB | WIN Arm-triangle choke |
12  | Jul 7, 1998 27 years, 4 months 11-1 (11) | 22 years, 5 months 2-8-2 (1) | Pancrase | HW | 1 | SUB | WIN Arm-triangle choke |
11 | Jun 20, 1998 27 years, 4 months 10-1 (10) | Tony Castillo | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Knees | |
10 | Apr 18, 1998 27 years, 2 months 9-1 (9) | Dennis Reed | HW | 1 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke | |
9 | Apr 18, 1998 27 years, 2 months 8-1 (8) | Wade Kroeze | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Knees | |
8 | Mar 28, 1998 27 years, 1 months 7-1 (7) | Rusty Totty | HW | 1 | SUB | WIN Arm-triangle choke | |
7  | Nov 22, 1997 26 years, 9 months 6-1 (6) | 19 years, 8 months 1-1 (1) | HW | 1 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke | |
6 | Nov 22, 1997 26 years, 9 months 6-0 (6) | Jesse Gonzalez | HW | 1 | SUB | WIN Ezekiel choke | |
5 | Nov 22, 1997 26 years, 9 months 5-0 (5) | Joe Frailey | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Submission to punches | |
4 | Oct 18, 1997 26 years, 8 months 4-0 (4) | 19 years, 7 months 1-0 (1) | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Exhaustion | |
3  | Apr 12, 1997 26 years, 2 months 3-0 (3) | 23 years, 2 months 2-0 (2) | HW | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
2 | Apr 12, 1997 26 years, 2 months 2-0 (2) | Gary Nabors | HW | 1 | SUB | WIN Keylock | |
1 | Apr 12, 1997 26 years, 2 months 1-0 (1) | Mike Kennedy | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Submission to palm strikes |
