Ricardo Funch (9-6, 6) was born in Lencois, Bahia, Brazil on August 14, 1980. At the age of 26 years on September 23, 2006, he made his professional MMA debut against Johnathan Sola, winning the fight via 1st-round TKO.
On December 12, 2009, 29-year old Ricardo Funch made his UFC debut on his 8th professional MMA fight at UFC 107 against a 26-year old Johny Hendricks but lost the fight via unanimous decision.
Funch's last fight was a 2nd-round submission loss to Matt Secor at age 35 on July 30, 2016. He retired from the sport of MMA following this loss.
He has fought four times in the UFC, and has a record of 4 losses in the promotion.
Some of Ricardo Funch's best fights have been against TJ Waldburger.
Funch has 6 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
15 | Jul 30, 2016 35 years, 11 months 9-6 (6) | Matt Secor | WL | 2 | SUB | LOSS Kneebar | |
14 | Nov 14, 2015 35 years, 3 months 9-5 (6) | Brett Oteri | WL | 1 | KO | WIN Punches | |
13 | Oct 10, 2014 34 years, 1 months 8-5 (5) | Chuck O'Neil | WL | 2 | SUB | LOSS Armbar | |
12  | Jun 22, 2012 31 years, 10 months 8-4 (5) | 30 years, 11 months 13-6 (9) | UFC | WL | 3 | SUB | LOSS Guillotine choke |
11 | Jan 14, 2012 31 years, 5 months 8-3 (5) | Mike Pyle | UFC | WL | 1 | TKO | LOSS Knee and punches |
10  | Dec 3, 2011 31 years, 3 months 8-2 (5) | 24 years, 10 months 6-2-1 (2) | WL | 3 | UD | WIN | |
9  | Jun 12, 2010 29 years, 9 months 7-2 (5) | 29 years, 11 months 11-1 (11) | UFC | WL | 2 | SUB | LOSS Guillotine choke |
8  | Dec 12, 2009 29 years, 3 months 7-1 (5) | 26 years, 3 months 6-0 (5) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | LOSS |
7 | Aug 23, 2008 28 years 7-0 (5) | Denis Grachev | WL | 3 | UD | WIN | |
6  | Jun 14, 2008 27 years, 10 months 6-0 (5) | 20 years, 1 months 9-4 (9) | WL | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
5 | Dec 1, 2007 27 years, 3 months 5-0 (4) | Woody Weatherby | WL | 1 | KO | WIN Punches | |
4 | Jun 9, 2007 26 years, 9 months 4-0 (3) | Chandler Holderness | 3 | UD | WIN | ||
3 | Mar 31, 2007 26 years, 7 months 3-0 (3) | Justin Gould | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
2 | Nov 27, 2006 26 years, 3 months 2-0 (2) | Calvin Bates | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | ||
1 | Sep 23, 2006 26 years, 1 months 1-0 (1) | Johnathan Sola | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
