Mike Whitehead (27-8, 21) was born in Medford, Oregon, U.S. on June 29, 1981. At the age of 19 years on March 10, 2001, he made his professional MMA debut against Kim Bower, winning the fight via 1st-round TKO.
On February 4, 2006, 24-year old Mike Whitehead made his UFC debut on his 14th professional MMA fight at UFC 57 against a 30-year old Keith Jardine but lost the fight via unanimous decision.
Whitehead's last fight was a 3-round unanimous decision loss to Brian Heden at age 34 on December 5, 2015. He retired from the sport of MMA following this loss.
He has fought once in the UFC, and has a record of 1 loss in the promotion.
Some of Mike Whitehead's best fights have been against Mark Kerr, Travis Fulton, Chase Gormley, Vernon White, Kevin Randleman, Ben Rothwell and Terrell Dees.
Whitehead has 8 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
35 | Dec 5, 2015 34 years, 5 months 27-8 (21) | Brian Heden | HW | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
34 | Oct 22, 2011 30 years, 3 months 27-7 (21) | Jojo Thompson | HW | 1 | SUB | WIN Neck crank | |
33  | Dec 10, 2010 29 years, 5 months 26-7 (20) | 28 years, 1 months 14-4 (12) | HW | 3 | SD | WIN | |
32  | Jul 10, 2010 29 years 25-7 (20) | 26 years, 10 months 7-2 (4) | HW | 4 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
31  | Dec 19, 2009 28 years, 5 months 24-7 (19) | 28 years, 11 months 5-0 (4) | Strikeforce | LHW | 1 | KO | LOSS Punches |
30  | Jun 6, 2009 27 years, 11 months 24-6 (19) | 37 years, 9 months 17-12 (9) | Strikeforce | LHW | 3 | UD | WIN |
29 | Oct 29, 2008 27 years, 4 months 23-6 (19) | Leo Pla | M-1 | HW | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke |
28  | Jul 19, 2008 27 years 22-6 (18) | 32 years, 10 months 32-8 (20) | Affliction | HW | 3 | UD | LOSS |
27 | May 10, 2008 26 years, 10 months 22-5 (18) | Zak Jensen | HW | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
26 | Apr 18, 2008 26 years, 9 months 21-5 (17) | Soakai Pulu | HW | 1 | SUB | WIN Keylock | |
25  | Dec 9, 2007 26 years, 5 months 20-5 (16) | 25 years, 3 months 1-0 (1) | HW | 3 | UD | WIN | |
24  | Jun 16, 2007 25 years, 11 months 19-5 (16) | 36 years, 6 months 25-29-2 (18) | HW | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
23 | Apr 13, 2007 25 years, 9 months 18-5 (15) | Wojtek Kaszowski | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
22  | Dec 29, 2006 25 years, 6 months 17-5 (14) | 29 years, 4 months 16-6-1 (16) | HW | 3 | UD | WIN | |
21  | Nov 2, 2006 25 years, 4 months 16-5 (14) | 37 years, 10 months 13-4 (8) | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
20 | Sep 23, 2006 25 years, 2 months 15-5 (13) | Michael Buchkovich | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Submission to punches | |
19 | Sep 15, 2006 25 years, 2 months 14-5 (12) | Ruben Villareal | HW | 1 | SUB | WIN Keylock | |
18 | Aug 5, 2006 25 years, 1 months 13-5 (11) | Rich Beecroft | HW | 1 | SUB | WIN Keylock | |
17 | Jun 10, 2006 24 years, 11 months 12-5 (10) | Rocky Batastini | HW | 1 | SUB | WIN Kimura | |
16 | May 20, 2006 24 years, 10 months 11-5 (9) | Mike Bourke | HW | 3 | TKO | WIN Retirement | |
15 | Mar 18, 2006 24 years, 8 months 10-5 (8) | Robert Beraun | HW | 1 | SUB | WIN Kimura | |
14  | Feb 4, 2006 24 years, 7 months 9-5 (7) | 30 years, 3 months 10-1-1 (8) | UFC | HW | 3 | UD | LOSS |
13  | Apr 22, 2005 23 years, 9 months 9-4 (7) | 27 years, 10 months 165-42-10 (160) | HW | 1 | SUB | WIN Bulldog choke | |
12  | Mar 25, 2005 23 years, 8 months 8-4 (6) | 30 years, 4 months 19-11 (19) | HW | 3 | UD | WIN | |
11 | Mar 5, 2005 23 years, 8 months 7-4 (6) | Matt Bear | HW | 2 | TKO | WIN Submission to strikes | |
10  | Jan 22, 2005 23 years, 6 months 6-4 (5) | 27 years, 3 months 3-0 (2) | WEC | HW | 2 | TKO | LOSS Doctor stoppage |
9 | Jan 22, 2005 23 years, 6 months 6-3 (5) | Terrell Dees | WEC | HW | 1 | SUB | WIN Neck crank |
8 | Sep 24, 2004 23 years, 2 months 5-3 (4) | Demian Decorah | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
7 | Aug 28, 2004 23 years, 1 months 4-3 (3) | Brian Stromberg | HW | 2 | SUB | WIN | |
6 | Jun 11, 2004 22 years, 11 months 3-3 (2) | Karl Knothe | HW | 1 | SUB | WIN Neck crank | |
5 | Mar 28, 2003 21 years, 8 months 2-3 (1) | Alex Paz | HW | 2 | SD | LOSS | |
4  | Apr 27, 2002 20 years, 9 months 2-2 (1) | 26 years, 1 months 11-0 (9) | HW | 1 | TKO | LOSS Knee and punches | |
3  | Apr 27, 2002 20 years, 9 months 2-1 (1) | 20 years, 6 months 11-1 (11) | HW | 2 | UD | WIN | |
2 | Apr 26, 2002 20 years, 9 months 1-1 (1) | 26 years, 1 months 8-0 (6) | HW | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches | |
1 | Mar 10, 2001 19 years, 8 months 1-0 (1) | Kim Bower | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
