Rashad Evans (20-8-1, 9) was born in Niagara Falls, New York, U.S. on September 25, 1979. At the age of 24 years on April 10, 2004, he made his professional MMA debut against Dennis Reed, winning the fight via 1st-round submission.
On April 6, 2006, 26-year old Rashad Evans made his UFC debut on his 7th professional MMA fight at UFC Ultimate Fight Night 4 against a 25-year old Sam Hoger, winning the fight via 3-round split decision.
He became the UFC light-heavyweight champion on December 27, 2008 at age 29 on his 14th professional MMA fight at UFC 92 after defeating a 29-year old Forrest Griffin via 3rd-round KO.
Evans' last fight was a 3-round unanimous decision win against Gabriel Checco at age 42 on January 28, 2022. He retired with a 1-fight winning streak.
He has fought 22 times in the UFC, and has a record of 13 wins, 8 losses and 1 draw in the promotion.
Some of Rashad Evans' best fights have been against Forrest Griffin, Chael Sonnen, Sean Salmon, Chuck Liddell, Tito Ortiz, Jason Lambert and Brad Imes.
Evans has 8 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
29 | Jan 28, 2022 42 years, 4 months 20-8-1 (9) | Gabriel Checco | LHW | 3 | UD | WIN | |
28  | Jun 9, 2018 38 years, 8 months 19-8-1 (9) | 29 years, 10 months 29-13 (27) | UFC | LHW | 1 | KO | LOSS Knee |
27  | Aug 5, 2017 37 years, 10 months 19-7-1 (9) | 31 years, 2 months 30-9 (21) | UFC | MD | 3 | SD | LOSS |
26 | Mar 4, 2017 37 years, 5 months 19-6-1 (9) | Daniel Kelly | UFC | MD | 3 | SD | LOSS |
25  | Apr 16, 2016 36 years, 6 months 19-5-1 (9) | 36 years, 5 months 24-4 (19) | UFC | LHW | 1 | KO | LOSS Punches |
24  | Oct 3, 2015 36 years 19-4-1 (9) | 32 years, 3 months 19-4 (10) | UFC | LHW | 3 | UD | LOSS |
23  | Nov 16, 2013 34 years, 1 months 19-3-1 (9) | 36 years, 7 months 29-13-1 (12) | UFC | LHW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
22  | Jun 15, 2013 33 years, 8 months 18-3-1 (8) | 42 years, 9 months 29-9 (14) | UFC | LHW | 3 | SD | WIN |
21  | Feb 2, 2013 33 years, 4 months 17-3-1 (8) | 36 years, 8 months 20-5 (11) | UFC | LHW | 3 | UD | LOSS |
20  | Apr 21, 2012 32 years, 6 months 17-2-1 (8) | 24 years, 9 months 15-1 (12) | UFC | LHW | 5 | UD | LOSS For UFC light-heavyweight title |
19  | Jan 28, 2012 32 years, 4 months 17-1-1 (8) | 27 years, 4 months 9-0 (5) | UFC | LHW | 5 | UD | WIN |
18  | Aug 6, 2011 31 years, 10 months 16-1-1 (8) | 36 years, 6 months 16-8-1 (11) | UFC | LHW | 2 | TKO | WIN Knee to the body and punches |
17  | May 29, 2010 30 years, 8 months 15-1-1 (7) | 31 years, 11 months 30-7 (21) | UFC | LHW | 3 | UD | WIN |
16  | Jan 2, 2010 30 years, 3 months 14-1-1 (7) | 27 years, 1 months 14-1 (13) | UFC | LHW | 3 | UD | WIN |
15  | May 23, 2009 29 years, 7 months 13-1-1 (7) | 30 years, 11 months 14-0 (6) | UFC | LHW | 2 | KO | LOSS Punches Lost UFC light-heavyweight title |
14  | Dec 27, 2008 29 years, 3 months 13-0-1 (7) | 29 years, 5 months 16-4 (10) | UFC | LHW | 3 | KO | WIN Punches Won UFC light-heavyweight title |
13  | Sep 6, 2008 28 years, 11 months 12-0-1 (6) | 38 years, 8 months 21-5 (14) | UFC | LHW | 2 | KO | WIN Punch |
12  | Nov 17, 2007 28 years, 1 months 11-0-1 (5) | 28 years, 8 months 14-0 (13) | UFC | LHW | 3 | SD | WIN |
11 | Jul 7, 2007 27 years, 9 months 10-0-1 (5) | 32 years, 5 months 15-5 (10) | UFC | LHW | 3 | UD | DRAW Unanimous |
10  | Jan 25, 2007 27 years, 4 months 10-0 (5) | 29 years, 4 months 9-1 (8) | UFC | LHW | 2 | KO | WIN Head kick |
9  | Sep 23, 2006 26 years, 11 months 9-0 (4) | 29 years 22-5 (18) | UFC | LHW | 2 | KO | WIN Punches |
8  | Jun 28, 2006 26 years, 9 months 8-0 (3) | 29 years, 2 months 10-2 (7) | UFC | LHW | 3 | MD | WIN |
7  | Apr 6, 2006 26 years, 6 months 7-0 (3) | 25 years, 9 months 6-1 (5) | UFC | LHW | 3 | SD | WIN |
6  | Nov 5, 2005 26 years, 1 months 6-0 (3) | 28 years, 7 months 3-0 (2) | TUF | HW | 3 | SD | WIN |
5 | Jun 3, 2004 24 years, 8 months 5-0 (3) | Jaime Jara | LHW | 3 | UD | WIN | |
4 | Jun 3, 2004 24 years, 8 months 4-0 (3) | Hector Ramirez | LHW | 2 | UD | WIN | |
3 | Jun 2, 2004 24 years, 8 months 3-0 (3) | Bryan Pardoe | LHW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
2 | Apr 10, 2004 24 years, 6 months 2-0 (2) | Danny Anderson | LHW | 1 | TKO | WIN Submission to punches | |
1 | Apr 10, 2004 24 years, 6 months 1-0 (1) | Dennis Reed | LHW | 1 | SUB | WIN Anaconda choke |
