Nam Phan (21-17, 14) was born in Westminster, California, U.S. on March 13, 1983. At the age of 18 years on October 6, 2001, he made his professional MMA debut against Jason Maxwell, winning the fight via 2nd-round TKO.
On August 6, 2011, 28-year old Nam Phan made his UFC debut on his 25th professional MMA fight at UFC 133 against a 35-year old Mike Brown but lost the fight via unanimous decision.
Phan's last fight was a 1st-round choke-out loss to Robert Whiteford at age 33 on March 11, 2017. He retired on a 3-fight losing streak.
He has fought six times in the UFC, and has a record of 2 wins and 4 losses in the promotion.
Some of Nam Phan's best fights have been against Takumi Nakayama, Leonard Garcia, Hideki Kadowaki, Cole Miller, Saad Awad and Yuki Baba. For details about these fights refer to "Best fights of Nam Phan".
Phan has 17 losses on his MMA record. For details about these losses refer to "Nam Phan Losses".
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
38 | Mar 11, 2017 33 years, 11 months 21-17 (14) | Robert Whiteford | FT | 1 | CKO | LOSS Front choke | |
37  | Apr 23, 2016 33 years, 1 months 21-16 (14) | 40 years, 2 months 32-15-2 (23) | DEEP | FT | 1 | SUB | LOSS Heel hook |
36 | Oct 4, 2015 32 years, 6 months 21-15 (14) | Andy Main | Pancrase | FT | 4 | SUB | LOSS Triangle choke Lost Pancrase featherweight title |
35  | Jan 31, 2015 31 years, 10 months 21-14 (14) | 41 years, 2 months 19-14-6 (8) | Pancrase | FT | 3 | SD | WIN Won Pancrase featherweight title |
34  | Nov 15, 2014 31 years, 8 months 20-14 (14) | 29 years, 4 months 17-5 (15) | Bellator | BT | 1 | KO | LOSS Punches |
33 | Oct 5, 2014 31 years, 6 months 20-13 (14) | Yuki Baba | Pancrase | BT | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
32 | Jul 13, 2014 31 years, 4 months 19-13 (13) | Kenichi Ito | BT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
31  | Mar 1, 2014 30 years, 11 months 18-13 (12) | 31 years, 4 months 13-9-1 (11) | TUF | BT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
30  | Dec 7, 2013 30 years, 8 months 18-12 (12) | 29 years, 11 months 18-7-2 (6) | UFC | BT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
29  | Dec 8, 2012 29 years, 8 months 18-11 (12) | 33 years, 10 months 20-8 (14) | UFC | FT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
28  | Aug 4, 2012 29 years, 4 months 18-10 (12) | 28 years, 3 months 18-6 (16) | UFC | FT | 3 | SD | WIN |
27 | Dec 30, 2011 28 years, 9 months 17-10 (12) | Jimy Hettes | UFC | FT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
26  | Oct 8, 2011 28 years, 6 months 17-9 (12) | 32 years, 2 months 15-7-1 (12) | UFC | FT | 3 | UD | WIN |
25  | Aug 6, 2011 28 years, 4 months 16-9 (12) | 35 years, 10 months 24-8 (18) | UFC | FT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
24 | Dec 4, 2010 27 years, 8 months 16-8 (12) | 31 years, 4 months 14-6-1 (12) | TUF | FT | 3 | SD | LOSS |
23 | Apr 3, 2010 27 years 16-7 (12) | Rodney Rhoden | FT | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
22 | Feb 4, 2010 26 years, 10 months 15-7 (11) | Isaac DeJesus | FT | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches | |
21  | May 2, 2009 26 years, 1 months 15-6 (11) | 33 years, 4 months 5-7-1 (2) | FT | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches | |
20  | Mar 20, 2009 26 years 15-5 (11) | 32 years, 9 months 13-8-2 (6) | FT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
19  | Jun 27, 2008 25 years, 3 months 14-5 (10) | 27 years, 8 months 6-0 (4) | Strikeforce | LT | 3 | SD | LOSS |
18  | Feb 16, 2008 24 years, 11 months 14-4 (10) | 24 years, 8 months 4-1 (3) | LT | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
17 | Oct 6, 2007 24 years, 6 months 13-4 (9) | Shad Smith | LT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
16  | Jun 2, 2007 24 years, 2 months 12-4 (8) | 23 years, 10 months 11-1-1 (9) | Dynamite | LT | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
15  | Dec 8, 2006 23 years, 8 months 12-3 (8) | 28 years, 2 months 11-2 (9) | Strikeforce | LT | 3 | UD | LOSS For Strikeforce lightweight title |
14 | Sep 9, 2006 23 years, 5 months 12-2 (8) | Aric Nelson | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
13 | Aug 4, 2006 23 years, 4 months 11-2 (7) | Ryan Diaz | KOTC | 2 | SD | WIN | |
12 | Dec 2, 2005 22 years, 8 months 10-2 (7) | Albert Hill | KOTC | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
11 | Aug 5, 2005 22 years, 4 months 9-2 (6) | Joe Frainee | KOTC | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
10 | Jun 12, 2005 22 years, 2 months 8-2 (5) | Sost Infante | KOTC | 1 | TKO | WIN Cut | |
9 | Mar 20, 2005 22 years 7-2 (4) | Joey Alvarado | KOTC | 1 | KO | WIN Punches | |
8 | Feb 5, 2005 21 years, 10 months 6-2 (3) | Mike Valdez | KOTC | 1 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke | |
7 | Aug 20, 2004 21 years, 5 months 5-2 (2) | Nick Ertl | WEC | 3 | SD | LOSS | |
6 | Feb 7, 2004 20 years, 10 months 5-1 (2) | Eben Kaneshiro | 3 | UD | WIN | ||
5  | Apr 5, 2003 20 years 4-1 (2) | 25 years, 10 months 4-2 (3) | 2 | UD | LOSS | ||
4 | Apr 5, 2003 20 years 4-0 (2) | Patrick Hoang | 1 | UD | WIN | ||
3 | Apr 5, 2003 20 years 3-0 (2) | Brad Levy | 1 | SD | WIN | ||
2 | Jun 11, 2002 19 years, 2 months 2-0 (2) | Brad McCall | 2 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | ||
1 | Oct 6, 2001 18 years, 6 months 1-0 (1) | Jason Maxwell | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches |
