Jared Gooden (23-11, 18) was born in Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. on December 5, 1993. At the age of 21 years on August 8, 2015, he made his professional MMA debut against Bobby Tucker, winning the fight via 2nd-round submission.
On November 21, 2020, 26-year old Jared Gooden made his UFC debut on his 22nd professional MMA fight at UFC 255 against a 37-year old Alan Jouban but lost the fight via unanimous decision.
Gooden's last fight was a 3-round unanimous decision loss to Mahamed Aly at age 31 on March 29, 2025. He retired on a 2-fight losing streak.
He has fought seven times in the UFC, and has a record of 2 wins and 5 losses in the promotion.
Some of Jared Gooden's best fights have been against Niklas Stolze, Wellington Turman and Curtis Millender.
Gooden has 11 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
34 | Mar 29, 2025 31 years, 3 months 23-11 (18) | Mahamed Aly | LHW | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
33  | Oct 12, 2024 30 years, 10 months 23-10 (18) | 35 years, 9 months 23-10 (15) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | LOSS |
32  | Dec 2, 2023 29 years, 11 months 23-9 (18) | 27 years, 4 months 18-7 (12) | UFC | WL | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
31  | Mar 11, 2023 29 years, 3 months 22-9 (17) | 35 years, 8 months 17-5 (8) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | LOSS |
30 | Feb 18, 2023 29 years, 2 months 22-8 (17) | Demarques Jackson | WL | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
29 | Oct 15, 2022 28 years, 10 months 21-8 (16) | Doug Usher | MD | 2 | TKO | WIN Injury | |
28  | Jul 23, 2022 28 years, 7 months 20-8 (15) | 28 years, 6 months 9-3 (3) | WL | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches | |
27  | Apr 2, 2022 28 years, 3 months 20-7 (15) | 34 years, 4 months 18-8 (6) | WL | 2 | TKO | WIN Leg kick and punches | |
26 | Jan 21, 2022 28 years, 1 months 19-7 (14) | Aaron Highbaugh | MD | 3 | UD | WIN | |
25  | Oct 9, 2021 27 years, 10 months 18-7 (14) | 31 years, 3 months 13-4 (11) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | LOSS |
24  | Jul 31, 2021 27 years, 7 months 18-6 (14) | 28 years, 7 months 12-4 (9) | UFC | WL | 1 | KO | WIN Punch |
23  | Mar 27, 2021 27 years, 3 months 17-6 (13) | 31 years, 4 months 15-3-1 (10) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | LOSS |
22  | Nov 21, 2020 26 years, 11 months 17-5 (13) | 37 years, 11 months 16-7 (11) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | LOSS |
21 | Jul 23, 2020 26 years, 7 months 17-4 (13) | Trent McCown | WL | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches and elbows | |
20 | Feb 29, 2020 26 years, 2 months 16-4 (12) | Jay Jackson | MD | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
19 | Oct 10, 2019 25 years, 10 months 15-4 (11) | Marcel Stamps | MD | 2 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | |
18 | Jun 28, 2019 25 years, 6 months 14-4 (10) | Bruno Oliveira | MD | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches and knee | |
17 | May 10, 2019 25 years, 5 months 14-3 (10) | Will Santiago | WL | 1 | TKO | WIN Knee and punches | |
16  | Mar 15, 2019 25 years, 3 months 13-3 (9) | 28 years, 2 months 7-1-2 (5) | WL | 5 | UD | LOSS For Titan FC welterweight title Interim | |
15 | Feb 1, 2019 25 years, 1 months 13-2 (9) | Steven Newell | MD | 3 | UD | WIN | |
14 | Sep 29, 2018 24 years, 9 months 12-2 (9) | Cody Wilson | MD | 3 | TKO | WIN Superman punch | |
13 | Jun 22, 2018 24 years, 6 months 11-2 (8) | Ladarious Jackson | MD | 3 | KO | WIN Flying knee | |
12 | Mar 30, 2018 24 years, 3 months 10-2 (7) | Sean Kilgus | WL | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
11 | Sep 22, 2017 23 years, 9 months 9-2 (6) | Elijah Wynter | WL | 3 | UD | WIN | |
10 | Jun 30, 2017 23 years, 6 months 8-2 (6) | Wesley Golden | WL | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
9 | Apr 22, 2017 23 years, 4 months 7-2 (5) | Julien Williams | WL | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
8 | Dec 9, 2016 23 years 7-1 (5) | Micah Miller | WL | 3 | UD | WIN | |
7  | Aug 27, 2016 22 years, 8 months 6-1 (5) | 36 years, 3 months 17-12-1 (13) | WL | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
6 | Jun 11, 2016 22 years, 6 months 6-0 (5) | Amir Dadovic | WL | 3 | UD | WIN | |
5 | Mar 25, 2016 22 years, 3 months 5-0 (5) | Tanner Saraceno | WL | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
4 | Jan 22, 2016 22 years, 1 months 4-0 (4) | Smith Amisial | WL | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
3 | Dec 5, 2015 22 years 3-0 (3) | Nick Poythress | MD | 3 | TKO | WIN Doctor stoppage | |
2 | Oct 16, 2015 21 years, 10 months 2-0 (2) | Brad Taylor | MD | 3 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
1 | Aug 8, 2015 21 years, 8 months 1-0 (1) | Bobby Tucker | WL | 2 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke |
