Gustavo Lopez (16-8-1, 15) was born in Wapato, Washington, U.S. on June 27, 1989. At the age of 23 years on July 14, 2012, he made his professional MMA debut against Jorey Taylor, winning the fight via 1st-round TKO.
On June 13, 2020, 30-year old Gustavo Lopez made his UFC debut on his 16th professional MMA fight at UFC on ESPN: Eye vs. Calvillo against a 29-year old Merab Dvalishvili but lost the fight via unanimous decision.
Lopez' last fight was a bantamweight title fight against Petr Stříž for the vacant RFA Championship title on May 30, 2025. He stopped Stříž via submission in the 1st round, successfully winning the title. He is on a 3-fight winning streak.
He has fought four times in the UFC, and has a record of 1 win, 2 losses and 1 draw in the promotion.
Some of Gustavo Lopez' best fights have been against Anthony Birchak and Sean Cantor.
Lopez has 8 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
25 | May 30, 2025 35 years, 11 months 16-8-1 (15) | Petr Stříž | BT | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke Won RFA bantamweight title | |
24 | May 3, 2025 35 years, 10 months 15-8-1 (14) | Šimon Bruknar | FT | 3 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
23 | Jan 25, 2025 35 years, 6 months 14-8-1 (13) | Denis Tripšanský | FT | 3 | TKO | WIN Leg injury | |
22 | Oct 7, 2023 34 years, 3 months 13-8-1 (12) | Beno Adamia | Oktagon | BT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
21 | Apr 15, 2023 33 years, 9 months 13-7-1 (12) | Jonas Mågård | Oktagon | BT | 2 | TKO | LOSS Punches For Oktagon bantamweight title |
20 | Dec 30, 2022 33 years, 6 months 13-6-1 (12) | Filip Macek | Oktagon | BT | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke Won Oktagon bantamweight title Interim |
19  | Sep 18, 2021 32 years, 2 months 12-6-1 (11) | 29 years, 9 months 14-8-1 (7) | UFC | BT | 3 | UD | DRAW Unanimous |
18  | Mar 20, 2021 31 years, 8 months 12-6 (11) | 27 years, 3 months 12-3 (9) | UFC | BT | 3 | KO | LOSS Punch |
17  | Nov 7, 2020 31 years, 4 months 12-5 (11) | 34 years, 5 months 16-6 (13) | UFC | BT | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
16  | Jun 13, 2020 30 years, 11 months 11-5 (10) | 29 years, 5 months 10-4 (3) | UFC | BT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
15 | Aug 23, 2019 30 years, 1 months 11-4 (10) | Joey Ruquet | BT | 1 | KO | WIN Punch | |
14 | Mar 29, 2019 29 years, 9 months 10-4 (9) | José Alday | BT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
13 | Dec 7, 2018 29 years, 5 months 9-4 (8) | Vicente Marquez | FT | 1 | SUB | WIN Shoulder choke | |
12 | Sep 14, 2018 29 years, 2 months 8-4 (7) | José Alday | BT | 3 | SD | LOSS | |
11  | Feb 24, 2018 28 years, 7 months 8-3 (7) | 30 years, 1 months 10-4 (8) | KOTC | BT | 1 | KO | LOSS Punch |
10 | Jun 10, 2017 27 years, 11 months 8-2 (7) | Chris Dempsey | BT | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
9 | Jan 19, 2017 27 years, 6 months 7-2 (6) | Steve Swanson | BT | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | |
8  | Oct 14, 2016 27 years, 3 months 6-2 (5) | 24 years, 9 months 11-2 (8) | BT | 4 | TKO | LOSS Punches | |
7 | May 9, 2016 26 years, 10 months 6-1 (5) | Saul Elizondo | FT | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
6 | Dec 16, 2015 26 years, 5 months 5-1 (4) | Joey Ruquet | FT | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
5 | Sep 17, 2015 26 years, 2 months 4-1 (3) | Mauricio Diaz | BT | 3 | UD | WIN | |
4 | Oct 18, 2014 25 years, 3 months 3-1 (3) | Sean Cantor | Bellator | BT | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
3 | Jul 6, 2013 24 years 2-1 (2) | Dylan Atkinson | BT | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
2 | Apr 27, 2013 23 years, 10 months 1-1 (1) | Kasey White | FT | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
1 | Jul 14, 2012 23 years 1-0 (1) | Jorey Taylor | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
