John Salter (19-6, 16) was born in Gardendale, Alabama, U.S. on March 21, 1985. At the age of 24 years on March 27, 2009, he made his professional MMA debut against Patrick Mandio, winning the fight via 1st-round submission.
On January 11, 2010, 24-year old John Salter made his UFC debut on his 5th professional MMA fight at UFC Fight Night: Maynard vs. Diaz against a 30-year old Gerald Harris but lost the fight via TKO in the 3rd round.
Salter's last fight was a 3-round unanimous decision win against Aaron Jeffery at Bellator 293 at age 38 on March 31, 2023. He retired with a 1-fight winning streak.
He has fought three times in the UFC, and has a record of 1 win and 2 losses in the promotion.
Some of John Salter's best fights have been against Jason MacDonald, Chidi Njokuani, Brandon Halsey, Kalib Starnes, Kendall Grove, Dustin Jacoby and Costello van Steenis. For details about these fights refer to "Best fights of John Salter".
Salter has 6 losses on his MMA record. For details about these losses refer to "John Salter Losses".
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
25 | Mar 31, 2023 38 years 19-6 (16) | Aaron Jeffery | Bellator | MD | 3 | UD | Win |
24  | Mar 12, 2022 36 years, 11 months 18-6 (16) | 30 years, 2 months 10-0 (6) | Bellator | MD | 3 | UD | Loss |
23  | Aug 13, 2021 36 years, 4 months 18-5 (16) | 36 years 47-7-2 (38) | Bellator | MD | 3 | TKO | Loss Punches For Bellator World middleweight title |
22 | Aug 21, 2020 35 years, 5 months 18-4 (16) | Andrew Kapel | Bellator | MD | 3 | SUB | Win Arm-triangle choke |
21  | Nov 8, 2019 34 years, 7 months 17-4 (15) | 27 years, 3 months 12-1 (9) | Bellator | MD | 3 | UD | Win |
20  | Nov 30, 2018 33 years, 8 months 16-4 (15) | 29 years, 11 months 18-5 (11) | Bellator | MD | 1 | SUB | Win Rear-naked choke |
19  | Sep 21, 2018 33 years, 6 months 15-4 (14) | 35 years, 2 months 8-0 (7) | Bellator | MD | 3 | SUB | Loss Rear-naked choke |
18 | Nov 16, 2017 32 years, 7 months 15-3 (14) | Jason Radcliffe | Bellator | MD | 1 | SUB | Win Rear-naked choke |
17  | Jul 14, 2017 32 years, 3 months 14-3 (13) | 34 years, 8 months 23-16 (17) | Bellator | MD | 1 | CKO | Win Rear-naked choke |
16 | Dec 10, 2016 31 years, 8 months 13-3 (13) | Claudio Annicchiarico | Bellator | MD | 1 | TKO | Win Punches |
15  | Jun 17, 2016 31 years, 2 months 12-3 (12) | 29 years, 9 months 9-1 (4) | Bellator | MD | 1 | SUB | Win Triangle choke |
14  | Jan 16, 2015 29 years, 9 months 11-3 (11) | 26 years, 9 months 10-4 (9) | Bellator | MD | 2 | SUB | Win Rear-naked choke |
13 | Oct 25, 2013 28 years, 7 months 10-3 (10) | Jaime Jara | MD | 1 | SUB | Win Triangle choke | |
12 | Apr 27, 2013 28 years, 1 months 9-3 (9) | Fred Weaver | MD | 1 | TKO | Win Punches | |
11 | Jun 22, 2012 27 years, 3 months 8-3 (8) | Reggie Peña | MD | 2 | SUB | Loss Guillotine choke | |
10 | Dec 9, 2011 26 years, 8 months 8-2 (8) | Ryan Machan | MD | 1 | SUB | Win Rear-naked choke | |
9  | Jun 18, 2011 26 years, 2 months 7-2 (7) | 36 years, 5 months 12-6-1 (11) | MD | 2 | KO | Win Punches Won AFC middleweight title | |
8 | Jan 7, 2011 25 years, 9 months 6-2 (6) | Casey Huffman | Strikeforce | 1 | TKO | Win Punches | |
7  | Aug 28, 2010 25 years, 5 months 5-2 (5) | 29 years, 1 month 11-4 (8) | UFC | 2 | SUB | Loss Guillotine choke | |
6  | May 8, 2010 25 years, 1 months 5-1 (5) | 34 years, 11 months 24-13 (19) | UFC | 1 | TKO | Win Leg injury | |
5  | Jan 11, 2010 24 years, 9 months 4-1 (4) | 30 years, 1 month 14-2 (12) | UFC | 3 | TKO | Loss Punches | |
4  | Oct 17, 2009 24 years, 6 months 4-0 (4) | 26 years, 10 months 1-2 (1) | 1 | TKO | Win Punches | ||
3 | Jul 27, 2009 24 years, 4 months 3-0 (3) | James Hammortree | 3 | SUB | Win Arm-triangle choke | ||
2 | Jun 11, 2009 24 years, 2 months 2-0 (2) | Roberto Traven | 1 | KO | Win Punches | ||
1 | Mar 27, 2009 24 years 1-0 (1) | Patrick Mandio | KOTC | 1 | SUB | Win Armbar |
