Ramsey Nijem (10-9, 5) was born in Concord, California, United States on April 1, 1988. At the age of 20 years on April 18, 2008, he made his professional MMA debut against Ryan Miller, winning the fight via 1st-round submission.
On October 29, 2011, 23-year old Ramsey Nijem made his UFC debut on his 7th professional MMA fight at UFC 137 against a 25-year old Danny Downes, winning the fight via 3-round unanimous decision.
Nijem's last fight was a 3-round unanimous decision loss to Ben Saunders at age 33 on July 30, 2021. He retired on a 2-fight losing streak.
He has fought nine times in the UFC, and has a record of 5 wins and 4 losses in the promotion.
Some of Ramsey Nijem's best fights have been against Beneil Dariush, C.J. Keith, Danny Downes, Joe Proctor and Justin Edwards.
Nijem has 9 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
19  | Jul 30, 2021 33 years, 3 months 10-9 (5) | 38 years, 3 months 22-13-2 (17) | LT | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
18  | Oct 17, 2019 31 years, 6 months 10-8 (5) | 27 years, 7 months 17-3-1 (10) | PFL | LT | 1 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke |
17 | Oct 13, 2018 30 years, 6 months 10-7 (5) | Yuki Kawana | PFL | LT | 2 | UD | WIN |
16  | Jun 21, 2018 30 years, 2 months 9-7 (5) | 34 years, 2 months 27-10 (26) | PFL | LT | 3 | TKO | LOSS Knee and punches |
15  | Jul 25, 2015 27 years, 3 months 9-6 (5) | 29 years, 5 months 10-0 (10) | UFC | LT | 3 | SD | LOSS |
14  | Aug 30, 2014 26 years, 4 months 9-5 (5) | 29 years, 7 months 10-0 (6) | UFC | LT | 2 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
13  | Apr 11, 2014 26 years 9-4 (5) | 24 years, 11 months 7-0 (6) | UFC | LT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
12  | Jan 15, 2014 25 years, 9 months 8-4 (4) | 30 years, 11 months 8-3 (6) | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | WIN |
11  | Aug 17, 2013 25 years, 4 months 7-4 (4) | 26 years, 5 months 4-0 (3) | UFC | LT | 1 | SUB | LOSS Guillotine choke |
10  | Apr 20, 2013 25 years 7-3 (4) | 24 years, 5 months 11-0 (10) | UFC | LT | 2 | KO | LOSS Punch |
9  | Dec 8, 2012 24 years, 8 months 7-2 (4) | 27 years, 3 months 8-1 (5) | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | WIN |
8 | Jun 22, 2012 24 years, 2 months 6-2 (4) | C.J. Keith | UFC | LT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
7  | Oct 29, 2011 23 years, 6 months 5-2 (3) | 25 years, 6 months 8-2 (6) | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | WIN |
6  | Jun 4, 2011 23 years, 2 months 4-2 (3) | 27 years, 3 months 10-2 (9) | TUF | WL | 1 | KO | LOSS Punches |
5 | Sep 10, 2010 22 years, 5 months 4-1 (3) | Scott Casey | LT | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
4 | Apr 23, 2010 22 years 3-1 (2) | Eric Uresk | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
3 | Nov 20, 2009 21 years, 7 months 2-1 (1) | Logan Hancock | 3 | UD | WIN | ||
2 | Oct 24, 2009 21 years, 6 months 1-1 (1) | Gordon Bell | 1 | SUB | LOSS Armbar | ||
1 | Apr 18, 2008 20 years 1-0 (1) | Ryan Miller | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
