Ike Villanueva (18-14, 15) was born in Houston, U.S. on April 4, 1984. At the age of 24 years on December 6, 2008, he made his professional MMA debut against JR Christy, losing the fight via 1st-round TKO.
On May 13, 2020, 36-year old Ike Villanueva made his UFC debut on his 27th professional MMA fight at UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Teixeira against a 30-year old Chase Sherman but lost the fight via TKO in the 2nd round.
Villanueva's last fight was a 1st-round KO loss to Tyson Pedro at UFC Fight Night: Lemos vs. Andrade at age 38 on April 23, 2022. He retired on a 3-fight losing streak.
He has fought six times in the UFC, and has a record of 1 win and 5 losses in the promotion.
Some of Ike Villanueva's best fights have been against Vinicius Moreira, Roger Narvaez, Rashad Coulter and Richard Knepp.
Villanueva has 14 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
32  | Apr 23, 2022 38 years 18-14 (15) | 30 years, 7 months 7-3 (7) | UFC | HW | 1 | KO | LOSS Leg kick and punches |
31  | Oct 23, 2021 37 years, 6 months 18-13 (15) | 27 years, 1 months 10-1 (9) | UFC | HW | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
30  | Jun 26, 2021 37 years, 2 months 18-12 (15) | 32 years, 11 months 14-5 (11) | UFC | HW | 2 | KO | LOSS Body kick |
29  | Jan 20, 2021 36 years, 9 months 18-11 (15) | 31 years, 10 months 9-4 (9) | UFC | HW | 2 | KO | WIN Punch |
28  | Aug 22, 2020 36 years, 4 months 17-11 (14) | 28 years, 10 months 10-0 (10) | UFC | HW | 1 | TKO | LOSS Doctor stoppage |
27  | May 13, 2020 36 years, 1 months 17-10 (14) | 30 years, 5 months 14-6 (13) | UFC | HW | 2 | TKO | LOSS Punches and elbow |
26  | Dec 13, 2019 35 years, 8 months 17-9 (14) | 38 years 9-4 (8) | LHW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
25  | Aug 30, 2019 35 years, 4 months 16-9 (13) | 35 years, 11 months 8-3 (6) | LHW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
24 | Jun 29, 2019 35 years, 2 months 15-9 (12) | Juan Torres | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
23 | Apr 28, 2017 33 years 14-9 (11) | Patrick Miller | LHW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
22 | Feb 17, 2017 32 years, 10 months 13-9 (10) | Antonio Jones | LHW | 3 | SD | LOSS | |
21 | Jan 13, 2017 32 years, 9 months 13-8 (10) | Matt Jones | LHW | 3 | UD | WIN | |
20  | Sep 16, 2016 32 years, 5 months 12-8 (10) | 24 years, 1 months 7-0 (7) | MD | 3 | SUB | LOSS Arm-triangle choke | |
19 | May 13, 2016 32 years, 1 months 12-7 (10) | Brandon Farran | MD | 3 | UD | WIN | |
18 | Feb 19, 2016 31 years, 10 months 11-7 (10) | Richard Knepp | Bellator | MD | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
17 | Jan 15, 2016 31 years, 9 months 10-7 (9) | Husam Mohamed | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punch | |
16 | Oct 9, 2015 31 years, 6 months 9-7 (8) | Kyle Keeney | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
15  | Jul 13, 2012 28 years, 3 months 8-7 (7) | 30 years, 9 months 3-0 (3) | LHW | 1 | SUB | LOSS Armbar | |
14  | Jan 28, 2012 27 years, 9 months 8-6 (7) | 23 years, 4 months 3-0 (3) | LHW | 3 | SUB | LOSS Armbar | |
13 | Aug 18, 2012 28 years, 4 months 8-5 (7) | Larry Crowe | MD | 2 | KO | LOSS Head kick | |
12 | Sep 16, 2011 27 years, 5 months 8-4 (7) | Alexander Pappas | MD | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
11 | Feb 25, 2011 26 years, 10 months 7-4 (6) | Brian Lightfoot | MD | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
10 | Dec 4, 2010 26 years, 8 months 6-4 (5) | Dwight Gipson | MD | 1 | KO | WIN Punches | |
9 | Jul 31, 2010 26 years, 3 months 5-4 (4) | Artenas Young | MD | 3 | TKO | LOSS Punches | |
8 | Jun 26, 2010 26 years, 2 months 5-3 (4) | Chase Watson | MD | 3 | UD | WIN | |
7 | Apr 24, 2010 26 years 4-3 (4) | Josh Luna | MD | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
6 | Apr 3, 2010 25 years, 11 months 3-3 (3) | Cody Donovan | MD | 2 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke | |
5 | Sep 12, 2009 25 years, 5 months 3-2 (3) | Marcus Sursa | HW | 1 | SUB | LOSS Guillotine choke | |
4 | Jul 18, 2009 25 years, 3 months 3-1 (3) | Dale Mitchell | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
3 | May 23, 2009 25 years, 1 months 2-1 (2) | Jason Basset | HW | 1 | KO | WIN Punch | |
2 | Apr 11, 2009 25 years 1-1 (1) | Daniel Andrews | MD | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
1 | Dec 6, 2008 24 years, 8 months 0-1 (0) | JR Christy | MD | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
