Evan Tanner has eight losses against seven opponents on his MMA record. For a list of Tanner's best fights, refer to "Best fights of Evan Tanner".
On June 21, 2008 Evan Tanner faced off against Kendall Grove in a middleweight bout at age 37. He was coming in with a record of 32-8 (28), and Grove was 25 years old and with a record of 8-5 (7). Tanner lost the fight via 3-round split decision.
On March 1, 2008 Evan Tanner faced off against Yushin Okami in a middleweight bout at age 37. He was coming in with a record of 32-7 (28), and Okami was 26 years old and with a record of 22-4 (12). Tanner lost the fight via 2nd-round KO.
On October 3, 2005 Evan Tanner faced off against David Loiseau in a middleweight bout at age 34. He was coming in with a record of 31-6 (27), and Loiseau was 25 years old and with a record of 13-4 (10). Tanner lost the fight via 2nd-round TKO.
On June 4, 2005 Evan Tanner met Rich Franklin in a middleweight (UFC Championship) title defense fight. Tanner was 34 years old and with a record of 31-5 (27), and Franklin was 30 years old and with a record of 19-1 (19). Tanner lost the fight via 4th-round TKO and lost the title.
On April 25, 2003 Evan Tanner faced off against Rich Franklin in a light-heavyweight bout at age 32. He was coming in with a record of 27-4 (24), and Franklin was 28 years old and with a record of 11-0 (11). Tanner lost the fight via 1st-round TKO.
On February 23, 2001 Evan Tanner fought Tito Ortiz in a light-heavyweight title fight for Ortiz' UFC Championship title. Tanner was 30 years old and with a record of 23-3 (21), and Ortiz was 26 years old and with a record of 6-2 (5). Tanner lost the fight via 1st-round KO.
On April 18, 1999 Evan Tanner faced off against Leon Dijk in a heavyweight bout at age 28. He was coming in with a record of 19-2 (17). Tanner lost the fight via 1st-round TKO.
On November 22, 1997 Evan Tanner faced off against Heath Herring in a heavyweight bout at age 26. He was coming in with a record of 6-1 (6), and Herring was 19 years old and with a record of 1-1 (1). Tanner lost the fight via 1st-round submission.
