Gabe Ruediger (18-8, 17) was born in Topanga Canyon, California, U.S. on August 29, 1977. At the age of 25 years on October 18, 2002, he made his professional MMA debut against Sam Wells, losing the fight via 1st-round KO.
On September 23, 2006, 29-year old Gabe Ruediger made his UFC debut on his 13th professional MMA fight at UFC 63: Hughes vs. Penn against a 23-year old Melvin Guillard but lost the fight via TKO in the 2nd round.
Ruediger's last fight was a 2nd-round submission win against Scott Catlin at age 35 on May 31, 2013. He retired with a 1-fight winning streak.
He has fought three times in the UFC, and has a record of 3 losses in the promotion.
Some of Gabe Ruediger's best fights have been against Carlos Cordero, Steve Ramerez, Olaf Alfonso, Jason Maxwell and Sam Wells.
Ruediger has 8 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
26 | May 31, 2013 35 years, 9 months 18-8 (17) | Scott Catlin | LT | 2 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
25 | Mar 16, 2012 34 years, 6 months 17-8 (16) | Scott Catlin | LT | 2 | TKO | LOSS Punches | |
24  | Feb 5, 2011 33 years, 5 months 17-7 (16) | 31 years, 1 months 10-6-1 (7) | UFC | LT | 2 | KO | LOSS Head kick and punches |
23  | Aug 28, 2010 32 years, 11 months 17-6 (16) | 26 years, 3 months 18-5 (17) | UFC | LT | 1 | SUB | LOSS Armbar |
22 | Jul 9, 2010 32 years, 10 months 17-5 (16) | Lenny Lovato | LT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches Won TPF lightweight title | |
21 | Feb 4, 2010 32 years, 5 months 16-5 (15) | Dominique Robinson | LT | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
20 | Aug 15, 2009 31 years, 11 months 15-5 (14) | Wander Braga | LT | 2 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | |
19 | Jun 7, 2009 31 years, 9 months 14-5 (13) | Adam Lehman | LT | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
18 | May 8, 2009 31 years, 8 months 13-5 (12) | Darren Crisp | LT | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | |
17 | Feb 4, 2009 31 years, 5 months 12-5 (11) | Max Son | LT | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
16  | Aug 30, 2008 31 years 11-5 (10) | 29 years, 5 months 4-2 (1) | LT | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
15  | Nov 16, 2007 30 years, 2 months 11-4 (10) | 24 years, 10 months 12-4-1 (12) | LT | 1 | SUB | LOSS Kimura | |
14 | Aug 30, 2007 30 years 11-3 (10) | George Kassimatis | LT | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | |
13  | Sep 23, 2006 29 years 10-3 (9) | 23 years, 5 months 20-5-2 (16) | UFC | LT | 2 | TKO | LOSS Punch to the body |
12  | May 12, 2006 28 years, 8 months 10-2 (9) | 29 years, 10 months 5-4 (3) | LT | 3 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
11  | Mar 17, 2006 28 years, 6 months 9-2 (8) | 31 years, 6 months 10-5 (9) | WEC | LT | 1 | KO | LOSS Punches Lost WEC lightweight title |
10 | Oct 14, 2005 28 years, 1 months 9-1 (8) | Sam Wells | WEC | LT | 3 | UD | WIN Defended WEC lightweight title |
9 | Sep 23, 2005 28 years 8-1 (8) | Bobir Hasanov | KOTC | LT | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar |
8 | Mar 17, 2005 27 years, 6 months 7-1 (7) | Jason Maxwell | WEC | LT | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke Defended WEC lightweight title |
7 | Oct 21, 2004 27 years, 1 months 6-1 (6) | Olaf Alfonso | WEC | LT | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke Won WEC lightweight title |
6 | Aug 20, 2004 26 years, 11 months 5-1 (5) | Steve Ramerez | WEC | 1 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke | |
5 | Jan 31, 2004 26 years, 5 months 4-1 (4) | Cory Reeves | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
4 | Aug 9, 2003 25 years, 11 months 3-1 (3) | Carlos Cordero | WEC | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
3 | Jul 16, 2003 25 years, 10 months 2-1 (2) | Phat Houng | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | ||
2 | Feb 16, 2003 25 years, 5 months 1-1 (1) | Josh Gardner | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
1 | Oct 18, 2002 25 years, 1 months 0-1 (0) | Sam Wells | WEC | 1 | KO | LOSS Punch |
