John Gunderson (35-16-2, 32) was born in Houston, Texas, U.S. on May 1, 1980. At the age of 22 years on August 17, 2002, he made his professional MMA debut against Al Libey, winning the fight via 1st-round TKO.
On January 2, 2010, 29-year old John Gunderson made his UFC debut on his 41st professional MMA fight at UFC 108 against a 27-year old Rafaello Oliveira but lost the fight via unanimous decision.
Gunderson's last fight was a 3rd-round submission win against Jeff Fletcher at age 34 on June 7, 2014. He retired with a 1-fight winning streak.
He has fought twice in the UFC, and has a record of 2 losses in the promotion.
Some of John Gunderson's best fights have been against Charles Bennett, Karo Parisyan, Bryan Caraway, Mark Holst, Gabriel Casillas, Yves Edwards and Rafaello Oliveira. For details about these fights refer to "Best fights of John Gunderson".
Gunderson has 16 losses on his MMA record. For details about these losses refer to "John Gunderson Losses".
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
53 | Jun 7, 2014 34 years, 1 months 35-16-2 (32) | Jeff Fletcher | WL | 3 | SUB | Win Guillotine choke | |
52  | Mar 29, 2014 33 years, 10 months 34-16-2 (31) | 27 years, 9 months 11-1 (9) | WL | 3 | UD | Loss | |
51  | Jun 14, 2013 33 years, 1 months 34-15-2 (31) | 25 years, 2 months 16-4 (16) | WL | 3 | UD | Loss | |
50 | Jul 14, 2012 32 years, 2 months 34-14-2 (31) | David Castillo | WL | 4 | SUB | Loss Rear-naked choke | |
49  | Jun 16, 2012 32 years, 1 months 34-13-2 (31) | 29 years, 9 months 20-8 (10) | WL | 1 | SUB | Win Guillotine choke | |
48  | Feb 16, 2012 31 years, 9 months 33-13-2 (30) | 28 years, 5 months 12-6 (10) | LT | 3 | SUB | Win Kimura | |
47 | Oct 1, 2011 31 years, 5 months 32-13-2 (29) | Niko Puhakka | LT | 3 | SD | Loss | |
46 | Aug 20, 2011 31 years, 3 months 32-12-2 (29) | James Birdsley | LT | 2 | SUB | Win Rear-naked choke | |
45 | Feb 18, 2011 30 years, 9 months 31-12-2 (28) | Dominique Robinson | LT | 3 | TKO referee stoppage due to exhaustion | Loss | |
44 | Dec 19, 2010 30 years, 7 months 31-11-2 (28) | Alejandro Solano Rodriguez | LT | 1 | SUB | Win Kimura | |
43  | Sep 15, 2010 30 years, 4 months 30-11-2 (27) | 33 years, 11 months 38-16-1 (30) | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | Loss |
42 | Jun 19, 2010 30 years, 1 months 30-10-2 (27) | Mark Holst | TUF | LT | 3 | UD | Win |
41  | Jan 2, 2010 29 years, 8 months 29-10-2 (27) | 27 years, 11 months 11-3 (7) | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | Loss |
40 | Oct 10, 2009 29 years, 5 months 29-9-2 (27) | Steve Sharp | LT | 3 | SUB | Win Kimura | |
39 | Aug 1, 2009 29 years, 3 months 28-9-2 (26) | Fabian Acuna | LT | 1 | SUB | Win Kimura | |
38 | Jun 27, 2009 29 years, 1 months 27-9-2 (25) | Dan Russom | LT | 1 | SUB | Win Peruvian necktie | |
37 | May 8, 2009 29 years 26-9-2 (24) | Bryan Travers | LT | 3 | UD | Loss | |
36 | Apr 17, 2009 28 years, 11 months 26-8-2 (24) | Eric Regan | LT | 2 | SUB | Win Kimura | |
35 | Jan 22, 2009 28 years, 8 months 25-8-2 (23) | Alexander Crispim | LT | 3 | SD | Win | |
34  | Feb 29, 2008 27 years, 9 months 24-8-2 (23) | 30 years, 7 months 19-9-1 (14) | LT | 3 | SD | Loss | |
33  | Nov 3, 2007 27 years, 6 months 24-7-2 (23) | 32 years, 3 months 7-1 (5) | 2 | SUB | Loss Guillotine choke | ||
32 | Jun 16, 2007 27 years, 1 months 24-6-2 (23) | Gabriel Casillas | 2 | SUB | Win Rear-naked choke | ||
31  | Apr 7, 2007 26 years, 11 months 23-6-2 (22) | 23 years, 10 months 26-8 (20) | 3 | SD | Loss | ||
30 | Jan 17, 2007 26 years, 8 months 23-5-2 (22) | Josh Odom | 1 | SUB | Win Triangle choke | ||
29  | Sep 23, 2006 26 years, 4 months 22-5-2 (21) | 22 years, 1 month 4-1 (4) | 2 | SUB | Win Armbar | ||
28 | Apr 1, 2006 25 years, 11 months 21-5-2 (20) | Mike Joy | 1 | KO | Win Knee | ||
27 | Jan 6, 2006 25 years, 8 months 20-5-2 (19) | Cam Ward | 3 | UD | Win | ||
26 | Oct 15, 2005 25 years, 5 months 19-5-2 (19) | Danny Payne | 1 | SUB | Win Kimura | ||
25 | Aug 27, 2005 25 years, 3 months 18-5-2 (18) | Rudy Garcia | 2 | SUB | Win Rear-naked choke | ||
24  | Aug 13, 2005 25 years, 3 months 17-5-2 (17) | 25 years, 8 months 16-8-2 (13) | 2 | TKO | Win | ||
23 | Jul 23, 2005 25 years, 2 months 16-5-2 (16) | Shawn Bias | 1 | SUB | Win Triangle arm bar | ||
22 | Apr 30, 2005 24 years, 11 months 15-5-2 (15) | Frank Watts | 1 | CKO | Loss Guillotine choke | ||
21 | Mar 26, 2005 24 years, 10 months 15-4-2 (15) | Enoch Wilson | 1 | SUB | Win Rear-naked choke | ||
20 | Dec 11, 2004 24 years, 7 months 14-4-2 (14) | Armando Valadez | 1 | SUB | Win Rear-naked choke | ||
19 | Nov 20, 2004 24 years, 6 months 13-4-2 (13) | Donny Raines | 1 | SUB | Loss Armbar | ||
18 | Jul 17, 2004 24 years, 2 months 13-3-2 (13) | Dave Rivas | 3 | KO | Win Punches and Knees | ||
17 | Jun 3, 2004 24 years, 1 months 12-3-2 (12) | Mike Jonet | Pride | 1 | SUB | Win Rear-naked choke | |
16 | May 15, 2004 24 years 11-3-2 (11) | Rob Hisamoto | 2 | UD | Draw | ||
15 | Apr 3, 2004 23 years, 11 months 11-3-1 (11) | Rob Hisamoto | 3 | KO | Win Punches and knees | ||
14 | Mar 19, 2004 23 years, 10 months 10-3-1 (10) | Brad Horner | 1 | SUB | Win Armbar | ||
13 | Jan 24, 2004 23 years, 8 months 9-3-1 (9) | Dean Lavin | 1 | TKO | Win | ||
12 | Nov 8, 2003 23 years, 6 months 8-3-1 (8) | Chris Young | 1 | SUB | Win Armbar | ||
11 | Oct 25, 2003 23 years, 5 months 7-3-1 (7) | Chris Irvine | 2 | SUB | Loss Armbar | ||
10 | Oct 11, 2003 23 years, 5 months 7-2-1 (7) | Pedro Castaneda | 1 | SUB | Win Triangle choke | ||
9 | Jul 12, 2003 23 years, 2 months 6-2-1 (6) | Shawn Cahill | 2 | SUB | Win | ||
8 | Jun 7, 2003 23 years, 1 months 5-2-1 (5) | Chad Nelson | 1 | TKO | Loss Punches | ||
7 | May 17, 2003 23 years 5-1-1 (5) | Vince Guzman | 1 | SUB | Win Armbar | ||
6 | Apr 19, 2003 22 years, 11 months 4-1-1 (4) | Dominic Rivera | 2 | TKO | Win Punches | ||
5 | Mar 15, 2003 22 years, 10 months 3-1-1 (3) | Armando Valadez | 3 | UD | Draw | ||
4 | Feb 22, 2003 22 years, 9 months 3-1 (3) | Lin Tru | 1 | TKO | Win Punches | ||
3 | Jan 25, 2003 22 years, 8 months 2-1 (2) | Brock Mclure | 2 | TKO | Win Punches and knees | ||
2 | Jan 11, 2003 22 years, 8 months 1-1 (1) | Charlie Fortec | 1 | SUB | Loss Guillotine choke | ||
1 | Aug 17, 2002 22 years, 3 months 1-0 (1) | Al Libey | 1 | TKO | Win Punches |
