Houston Alexander (17-16-1, 14) was born in East St. Louis, Illinois, U.S. on March 22, 1972. At the age of 29 years on June 16, 2001, he made his professional MMA debut against Jason Medina, losing the fight via 2nd-round submission.
On May 26, 2007, 35-year old Houston Alexander made his UFC debut on his 9th professional MMA fight at UFC 71 against a 31-year old Keith Jardine, winning the fight in the 1st round via KO.
Alexander's last fight was a 3rd-round TKO loss to Rakim Cleveland at age 45 on December 9, 2017. He retired on a 2-fight losing streak.
He has fought five times in the UFC, and has a record of 2 wins and 3 losses in the promotion.
Some of Houston Alexander's best fights have been against Alessio Sakara, Keith Jardine and Matt Uhde.
Alexander has 16 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
36 | Dec 9, 2017 45 years, 8 months 17-16-1 (14) | Rakim Cleveland | LHW | 3 | TKO | LOSS Punches | |
35 | Apr 15, 2017 45 years 17-15-1 (14) | Rakim Cleveland | LHW | 1 | TKO | LOSS Knees and punches | |
34 | Oct 9, 2016 44 years, 6 months 17-14-1 (14) | Brian Green | LHW | 3 | UD | WIN | |
33 | Apr 29, 2016 44 years, 1 months 16-14-1 (14) | Evan Nedd | LHW | 3 | TKO | LOSS Punches | |
32  | Nov 20, 2015 43 years, 7 months 16-13-1 (14) | 29 years, 6 months 6-2 (6) | Bellator | LHW | 2 | TKO | LOSS Doctor stoppage |
31 | Jul 24, 2015 43 years, 4 months 16-12-1 (14) | Tony Lopez | LHW | 3 | TKO | LOSS Punches | |
30  | Jan 16, 2015 42 years, 9 months 16-11-1 (14) | 32 years, 6 months 12-4-1 (11) | Bellator | LHW | 3 | SD | LOSS |
29 | Oct 17, 2014 42 years, 6 months 16-10-1 (14) | 32 years, 3 months 12-4 (11) | Bellator | LHW | 3 | UD | DRAW Majority |
28 | Apr 18, 2014 42 years 16-10 (14) | Matt Uhde | Bellator | LHW | 2 | TKO | WIN Doctor stoppage |
27  | Sep 13, 2013 41 years, 5 months 15-10 (13) | 42 years, 8 months 26-7 (16) | Bellator | LHW | 3 | UD | LOSS |
26 | Jul 27, 2013 41 years, 4 months 15-9 (13) | Chuck Grigsby | LHW | 4 | KO | WIN Punch Won VFC light-heavyweight title | |
25 | Mar 30, 2013 41 years 14-9 (12) | Dennis Reed | LHW | 1 | TKO | WIN Submission to punches | |
24  | Sep 15, 2012 40 years, 5 months 13-9 (11) | 29 years, 6 months 15-3 (11) | KSW | LHW | 3 | UD | LOSS For KSW light-heavyweight title |
23  | Mar 30, 2012 40 years 13-8 (11) | 35 years, 9 months 37-16-1 (37) | HW | 1 | KO | LOSS Punch | |
22  | Oct 7, 2011 39 years, 6 months 13-7 (11) | 30 years, 2 months 8-1 (7) | HW | 2 | KO | LOSS Elbow | |
21 | Aug 13, 2011 39 years, 4 months 13-6 (11) | Razak Al-Hassan | HW | 2 | TKO | WIN Doctor stoppage | |
20 | Jun 25, 2011 39 years, 3 months 12-6 (10) | Brian Albin | HW | 3 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
19 | Sep 11, 2010 38 years, 5 months 11-6 (9) | Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou | HW | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
18 | Jun 11, 2010 38 years, 2 months 10-6 (8) | David Griffin | HW | 3 | UD | WIN | |
17 | Mar 27, 2010 38 years 9-6 (8) | Justin Grizzard | HW | 2 | NC | NC Eye poke | |
16  | Jan 16, 2010 37 years, 9 months 9-6 (8) | 28 years, 1 months 9-3 (9) | HW | 2 | TKO | LOSS Punches | |
15  | Dec 5, 2009 37 years, 8 months 9-5 (8) | 35 years, 9 months 3-1 (3) | TUF | HW | 3 | UD | LOSS |
14 | Sep 18, 2009 37 years, 5 months 9-4 (8) | Sherman Pendergarst | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Leg kicks and punches | |
13  | Sep 17, 2008 36 years, 5 months 8-4 (7) | 30 years, 11 months 10-3-2 (7) | UFC | LHW | 1 | SUB | LOSS Arm-triangle choke |
12  | Apr 2, 2008 36 years 8-3 (7) | 29 years, 6 months 13-4 (11) | UFC | LHW | 1 | KO | LOSS Superman punch |
11  | Nov 17, 2007 35 years, 7 months 8-2 (7) | 25 years 11-0 (10) | UFC | LHW | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
10  | Sep 8, 2007 35 years, 5 months 8-1 (7) | 26 years 12-5 (9) | UFC | LHW | 1 | TKO | WIN Knee and punches |
9  | May 26, 2007 35 years, 2 months 7-1 (6) | 31 years, 6 months 13-2-1 (9) | UFC | LHW | 1 | KO | WIN Punches |
8 | Mar 31, 2007 35 years 6-1 (5) | Todd Allee | HW | 1 | NC | NC Illegal knees | |
7 | Mar 31, 2007 35 years 6-1 (5) | Jon Murphy | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
6 | Jan 12, 2005 32 years, 9 months 5-1 (4) | Demian Decorah | HW | 5 | UD | WIN | |
5 | Nov 3, 2004 32 years, 7 months 4-1 (4) | Brandon Quigley | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
4 | Mar 15, 2003 30 years, 11 months 3-1 (3) | Justin Butler | 1 | KO | WIN Punches | ||
3 | Aug 18, 2001 29 years, 4 months 2-1 (2) | Chuck Purdow | 1 | TKO | WIN Submission to punches | ||
2 | Jun 30, 2001 29 years, 3 months 1-1 (1) | Jamie Webb | 1 | TKO | WIN Submission to punches | ||
1 | Jun 16, 2001 29 years, 2 months 0-1 (0) | Jason Medina | 2 | SUB | LOSS Arm-triangle choke |
