Luis Saldaña (18-7-1, 15) was born in Des Moines, Iowa, U.S. on January 27, 1991. At the age of 20 years on March 4, 2011, he made his professional MMA debut against Daraughn Canada, winning the fight via 2nd-round submission.
On April 10, 2021, 30-year old Luis Saldaña made his UFC debut on his 21st professional MMA fight at UFC on ABC: Vettori vs. Holland against a 31-year old Jordan Griffin, winning the fight via 3-round unanimous decision.
Saldaña's last fight was a 2nd-round TKO win against Edward Massey at age 33 on October 26, 2024. He is on a 2-fight winning streak.
He has fought four times in the UFC, and has a record of 2 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw in the promotion.
Some of Luis Saldaña's best fights have been against Bruno Souza and Jordan Griffin.
Saldaña has 7 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
26 | Oct 26, 2024 33 years, 8 months 18-7-1 (15) | Edward Massey | FT | 2 | TKO | WIN Knee and punches | |
25 | May 11, 2024 33 years, 3 months 17-7-1 (14) | Luis Guillen | FT | 2 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke | |
24  | Aug 20, 2022 31 years, 6 months 16-7-1 (13) | 30 years, 2 months 9-1 (4) | UFC | FT | 3 | UD | DRAW Split |
23 | Mar 26, 2022 31 years, 1 months 16-7 (13) | Bruno Souza | UFC | FT | 3 | UD | WIN |
22  | Aug 21, 2021 30 years, 6 months 15-7 (13) | 27 years, 1 months 8-1 (4) | UFC | FT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
21  | Apr 10, 2021 30 years, 2 months 15-6 (13) | 31 years, 1 months 17-8 (12) | UFC | FT | 3 | UD | WIN |
20 | Nov 4, 2020 29 years, 9 months 14-6 (13) | Vince Murdock | FT | 3 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
19 | Feb 15, 2019 28 years 13-6 (12) | Carl Wittstock | FT | 2 | CKO | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
18 | May 18, 2018 27 years, 3 months 12-6 (12) | Ramiro Hernandez | FT | 2 | TKO | WIN Doctor stoppage | |
17 | Mar 24, 2018 27 years, 1 months 11-6 (11) | Will Shutt | FT | 1 | TKO | WIN Head kick | |
16 | Jul 28, 2017 26 years, 6 months 10-6 (10) | Alex Wiggs Jr. | FT | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
15  | Jun 17, 2016 25 years, 4 months 10-5 (10) | 26 years, 11 months 17-9 (11) | FT | 3 | TKO | LOSS Punches | |
14 | Apr 29, 2016 25 years, 3 months 10-4 (10) | Chris Mickle | FT | 1 | TKO | WIN Retirement | |
13 | Feb 13, 2016 25 years 9-4 (9) | Dyllon Muniz | FT | 1 | KO | WIN Punch | |
12 | Nov 25, 2015 24 years, 9 months 8-4 (8) | Anthony Baccam | FT | 3 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke | |
11 | Oct 4, 2014 23 years, 8 months 8-3 (8) | Damien Childress | FT | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
10 | Mar 7, 2014 23 years, 1 months 8-2 (8) | Sekou Moore | FT | 2 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke | |
9  | Oct 25, 2013 22 years, 8 months 7-2 (7) | 23 years, 5 months 4-2 (2) | FT | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
8 | Jun 14, 2013 22 years, 4 months 7-1 (7) | Prentiss Wolf | LT | 1 | TKO | WIN Submission to punches | |
7 | Apr 12, 2013 22 years, 2 months 6-1 (6) | Mitch Parker | FT | 1 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke | |
6 | Jan 25, 2013 21 years, 11 months 5-1 (5) | Nic Cox | FT | 1 | TKO | WIN Submission to punches | |
5 | Jun 16, 2012 21 years, 4 months 4-1 (4) | Tom Ahrens | FT | 1 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke | |
4 | Jan 27, 2012 21 years 4-0 (4) | Zakk Smith | FT | 3 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
3 | Sep 23, 2011 20 years, 7 months 3-0 (3) | Jose Colon | FT | 2 | KO | WIN Punch | |
2 | Jun 24, 2011 20 years, 4 months 2-0 (2) | Orlando Peace | FT | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
1 | Mar 4, 2011 20 years, 1 months 1-0 (1) | Daraughn Canada | FT | 2 | SUB | WIN Armbar |
