Ivan Menjivar (25-12, 19) was born in La Paz, El Salvador on May 30, 1982. At the age of 18 years on January 27, 2001, he made his professional MMA debut against David Guigui, winning the fight via 1st-round TKO.
On June 19, 2004, 22-year old Ivan Menjivar made his UFC debut on his 17th professional MMA fight at UFC 48 against a 30-year old Matt Serra but lost the fight via unanimous decision.
Menjivar's last fight was a 3-round unanimous decision loss to Hatsu Hioki at The Ultimate Fighter China Finale: Kim vs. Hathaway at age 31 on March 1, 2014. He retired on a 3-fight losing streak.
He has fought eight times in the UFC, and has a record of 4 wins and 4 losses in the promotion.
Some of Ivan Menjivar's best fights have been against Charlie Valencia, John Albert, Azamat Gashimov, Nick Pace, Joe Lauzon, Hideo Tokoro and Mika Shida. For details about these fights refer to "Best fights of Ivan Menjivar".
Menjivar has 12 losses on his MMA record. For details about these losses refer to "Ivan Menjivar Losses".
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
37  | Mar 1, 2014 31 years, 9 months 25-12 (19) | 30 years, 7 months 26-7-2 (14) | TUF | FT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
36  | Sep 21, 2013 31 years, 3 months 25-11 (19) | 28 years, 8 months 16-4 (8) | UFC | BT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
35  | Feb 23, 2013 30 years, 8 months 25-10 (19) | 33 years, 9 months 26-6 (19) | UFC | BT | 1 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke |
34 | Nov 17, 2012 30 years, 5 months 25-9 (19) | Azamat Gashimov | UFC | BT | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar |
33  | Jul 7, 2012 30 years, 1 months 24-9 (18) | 28 years, 5 months 12-1 (6) | UFC | BT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
32  | Feb 15, 2012 29 years, 8 months 24-8 (18) | 25 years, 4 months 7-1 (7) | UFC | BT | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
31  | Aug 6, 2011 29 years, 2 months 23-8 (17) | 24 years, 3 months 6-1 (4) | UFC | BT | 3 | UD | WIN |
30  | Apr 30, 2011 28 years, 11 months 22-8 (17) | 36 years, 6 months 12-6 (6) | UFC | BT | 1 | TKO | WIN Elbow and punches |
29  | Dec 16, 2010 28 years, 6 months 21-8 (16) | 32 years, 2 months 19-5 (15) | WEC | BT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
28 | Jun 19, 2010 28 years 21-7 (16) | Aaron Miller | LT | 1 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke | |
27  | Nov 2, 2006 24 years, 5 months 20-7 (15) | 23 years, 5 months 24-7 (19) | LT | 3 | SD | LOSS | |
26  | Oct 9, 2006 24 years, 4 months 20-6 (15) | 31 years, 5 months 21-8-4 (12) | LT | 2 | UD | LOSS | |
25  | Aug 5, 2006 24 years, 2 months 20-5 (15) | 28 years, 11 months 17-14-2 (14) | LT | 2 | MD | WIN | |
24 | May 27, 2006 23 years, 11 months 19-5 (15) | Justin Tavernini | LT | 1 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke | |
23 | May 3, 2006 23 years, 11 months 18-5 (14) | Taiyo Nakahara | LT | 2 | UD | WIN | |
22 | Jan 28, 2006 23 years, 7 months 17-5 (14) | 26 years, 8 months 10-1 (7) | 2 | DQ | LOSS Illegal kick to downed opponent | ||
21  | Sep 3, 2005 23 years, 3 months 17-4 (14) | 21 years, 3 months 9-1 (8) | 1 | SUB | WIN Calf slicer | ||
20 | Jul 31, 2005 23 years, 2 months 16-4 (13) | Mika Shida | Pancrase | 3 | UD | WIN | |
19 | Apr 16, 2005 22 years, 10 months 15-4 (13) | Brandon Carlson | KOTC | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
18 | Sep 5, 2004 22 years, 3 months 14-4 (12) | Ryan Ackerman | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
17  | Jun 19, 2004 22 years 13-4 (11) | 30 years 7-3 (5) | UFC | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
16 | Dec 20, 2003 21 years, 6 months 13-3 (11) | Mike French | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | ||
15 | Oct 18, 2003 21 years, 4 months 12-3 (10) | Antoine Coutu | 1 | TKO | WIN | ||
14  | Jul 19, 2003 21 years, 1 months 11-3 (9) | 24 years, 4 months 7-0 (4) | 3 | UD | LOSS | ||
13 | Apr 4, 2003 20 years, 10 months 11-2 (9) | Brandon Shuey | 1 | SUB | WIN Kneebar | ||
12 | Nov 29, 2002 20 years, 5 months 10-2 (8) | Max Marin | 1 | TKO | WIN | ||
11 | Nov 3, 2002 20 years, 5 months 9-2 (7) | Andy Social | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | ||
10 | Oct 11, 2002 20 years, 4 months 8-2 (6) | Shane Rice | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
9 | Sep 17, 2002 20 years, 3 months 7-2 (5) | Jay R. Palmer | 1 | KO | WIN Suplex | ||
8  | Jun 15, 2002 20 years 6-2 (4) | 24 years, 9 months 12-4-1 (10) | 3 | UD | WIN | ||
7  | Mar 30, 2002 19 years, 10 months 5-2 (4) | 29 years, 7 months 13-0-1 (8) | 1 | SUB | LOSS Guillotine choke | ||
6 | Mar 9, 2002 19 years, 9 months 5-1 (4) | Andy Lalonde | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
5  | Jan 25, 2002 19 years, 7 months 4-1 (3) | 20 years, 8 months | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches | ||
4 | Dec 16, 2001 19 years, 6 months 4-0 (3) | Dany Ward | 1 | KO | WIN Head kick | ||
3 | Oct 28, 2001 19 years, 4 months 3-0 (2) | Francois Flibotte | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | ||
2 | May 12, 2001 18 years, 11 months 2-0 (1) | J.F. Bolduc | 1 | SD | WIN | ||
1 | Jan 27, 2001 18 years, 7 months 1-0 (1) | David Guigui | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
