Here is a list of Tanner's best fights. For a list of Tanner's losses, refer to "Evan Tanner Losses".
On February 5, 2005 Evan Tanner fought David Terrell in a middleweight title fight for the UFC Championship title. Tanner was 33 years old and with a record of 31-4 (27), and Terrell was 27 years old and with a record of 5-1 (5). Tanner stopped David Terrell via 1st-round TKO and is crowned the new UFC middleweight champion.
On July 26, 1998 Evan Tanner fought Justin McCully in a heavyweight title fight for McCully's Pancrase Neo-Blood Tournament title. Tanner was 27 years old and with a record of 13-1 (12), and McCully was 22 years old and with a record of 2-0-2 (1). Tanner stopped Justin McCully via 1st-round choke-out and is crowned the new Pancrase heavyweight champion.
On October 22, 2004 Evan Tanner faced off against Robbie Lawler in a middleweight bout at age 33. He was coming in with a record of 30-4 (26), and Lawler was 22 years old and with a record of 8-2 (6). Tanner stopped Robbie Lawler via submission.
On October 18, 1997 Evan Tanner faced off against Heath Herring in a heavyweight bout at age 26. He was coming in with a record of 4-0 (4), and Herring was 19 years old and with a record of 1-0 (1). Tanner stopped Heath Herring via TKO.
On November 21, 2003 Evan Tanner faced off against Phil Baroni in a middleweight bout at age 32. He was coming in with a record of 28-4 (25), and Baroni was 27 years old and with a record of 5-2 (4). Tanner stopped Phil Baroni via TKO.
On December 16, 2000 Evan Tanner faced off against Lance Gibson in a heavyweight bout at age 29. He was coming in with a record of 23-2 (21), and Gibson was 30 years old and with a record of 4-3 (2). Tanner stopped Lance Gibson via TKO.
On December 19, 1998 Evan Tanner faced off against Ryushi Yanagisawa in a heavyweight bout at age 27. He was coming in with a record of 16-1 (14), and Yanagisawa was 26 years old and with a record of 22-13-5 (17). Tanner stopped Ryushi Yanagisawa via submission.
On April 15, 2006 Evan Tanner faced off against Justin Levens in a middleweight bout at age 35. He was coming in with a record of 32-6 (28), and Levens was 25 years old and with a record of 7-1 (7). Tanner stopped Justin Levens via submission.
On March 5, 1999 Evan Tanner faced off against Valeri Ignatov in a light-heavyweight bout at age 28. He was coming in with a record of 18-1 (16). Tanner stopped Valeri Ignatov via TKO.
On March 22, 2002 Evan Tanner faced off against Elvis Sinosic in a light-heavyweight bout at age 31. He was coming in with a record of 25-3 (23), and Sinosic was 31 years old and with a record of 4-4-1 (4). Tanner stopped Elvis Sinosic via TKO.
