Rich Clementi (45-23-1, 36) was born in Edison, New Jersey, U.S. on March 31, 1977. At the age of 22 years on October 9, 1999, he made his professional MMA debut against Chris Seifert, losing the fight via 3-round unanimous decision.
On February 28, 2003, 25-year old Rich Clementi made his UFC debut on his 20th professional MMA fight at UFC 41 against a 26-year old Yves Edwards but lost the fight via submission in the 3rd round.
Clementi's last fight was a 3-round unanimous decision loss to Ricardo Tirloni at Bellator 101 at age 36 on September 27, 2013. 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 Rich Clementi's best fights have been against Melvin Guillard, Derek Campos, Ross Pointon, Anthony Johnson, Terry Etim, Charles Bennett and Sam Stout. For details about these fights refer to "Best fights of Rich Clementi".
Clementi has 23 losses on his MMA record. For details about these losses refer to "Rich Clementi Losses".
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
69  | Sep 27, 2013 36 years, 5 months 45-23-1 (36) | 30 years, 7 months 15-4 (13) | Bellator | LT | 3 | UD | Loss |
68  | Nov 16, 2012 35 years, 7 months 45-22-1 (36) | 20 years, 9 months 14-2 (10) | Bellator | LT | 2 | SUB | Loss Toe hold |
67  | Oct 19, 2012 35 years, 6 months 45-21-1 (36) | 23 years, 9 months 20-0 (17) | Bellator | LT | 3 | SD | Win |
66 | Jun 16, 2012 35 years, 2 months 44-21-1 (36) | Robert Washington | WL | 3 | SUB | Win Guillotine choke | |
65  | May 25, 2012 35 years, 1 months 43-21-1 (35) | 24 years, 1 month 9-2 (6) | Bellator | WL | 1 | SUB | Win Guillotine choke |
64  | Dec 3, 2011 34 years, 8 months 42-21-1 (34) | 35 years, 9 months 9-4 (9) | WL | 3 | TKO | Loss Punches | |
63 | Nov 12, 2011 34 years, 7 months 42-20-1 (34) | Ronnie Rogers | LT | 2 | SUB | Win Rear-naked choke | |
62  | May 29, 2011 34 years, 1 months 41-20-1 (33) | 28 years 27-5 (17) | Dream | LT | 2 | SUB | Loss Neck crank |
61  | Apr 30, 2011 34 years, 1 months 41-19-1 (33) | 32 years, 10 months 10-2 (8) | LT | 3 | UD | Loss | |
60 | Apr 8, 2011 34 years 41-18-1 (33) | Josh Hinkle | LT | 3 | UD | Win | |
59 | Jan 28, 2011 33 years, 9 months 40-18-1 (33) | Aaron Derrow | LT | 3 | CKO | Loss Triangle choke | |
58 | Dec 10, 2010 33 years, 8 months 40-17-1 (33) | Felipe Enomoto | LT | 3 | SUB | Win Armbar | |
57  | Sep 9, 2010 33 years, 5 months 39-17-1 (32) | 29 years, 1 month 9-3 (8) | Bellator | LT | 3 | SD | Loss |
56 | Jul 31, 2010 33 years, 4 months 39-16-1 (32) | Lenny Nelson | WL | 1 | SUB | Win Rear-naked choke | |
55 | Jun 25, 2010 33 years, 2 months 38-16-1 (31) | Glen Cordoza | WL | 2 | SUB | Win Armbar | |
54  | Feb 12, 2010 32 years, 10 months 37-16-1 (30) | 25 years, 4 months 8-1 (7) | KOTC | WL | 2 | TKO | Loss Punches |
53 | Jan 16, 2010 32 years, 9 months 37-15-1 (30) | Mike Budnik | LT | 5 | SUB | Win Rear-naked choke | |
52  | Dec 12, 2009 32 years, 8 months 36-15-1 (29) | 21 years, 10 months 9-1 (9) | WL | 1 | SUB | Win Armbar | |
51 | Nov 29, 2009 32 years, 7 months 35-15-1 (28) | Chris Stringer | WL | 2 | SUB | Win Triangle choke | |
50 | Jun 27, 2009 32 years, 2 months 34-15-1 (27) | Kyle Jensen | WL | 1 | TKO | Loss Injury | |
49 | Jun 13, 2009 32 years, 2 months 34-14-1 (27) | Omar Zapata | WL | 1 | SUB | Win Arm-triangle choke | |
48  | Feb 7, 2009 31 years, 10 months 33-14-1 (26) | 25 years, 6 months 20-5 (13) | UFC | LT | 1 | SUB | Loss Guillotine choke |
47  | Oct 25, 2008 31 years, 6 months 33-13-1 (26) | 29 years, 5 months 5-0 (2) | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | Loss |
46  | May 24, 2008 31 years, 1 months 33-12-1 (26) | 22 years, 4 months 10-1 (9) | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | Win |
45  | Apr 19, 2008 31 years 32-12-1 (26) | 23 years, 11 months 13-3-1 (9) | UFC | LT | 3 | SD | Win |
44  | Dec 29, 2007 30 years, 8 months 31-12-1 (26) | 24 years, 8 months 21-6-2 (17) | UFC | LT | 1 | SUB | Win Rear-naked choke |
43 | Oct 13, 2007 30 years, 6 months 30-12-1 (25) | Antoine Skinner | LT | 1 | TKO | Win Submission to punches | |
42  | Sep 22, 2007 30 years, 5 months 29-12-1 (24) | 23 years, 6 months 4-0 (2) | UFC | WL | 2 | SUB | Win Rear-naked choke |
41 | Sep 1, 2007 30 years, 5 months 28-12-1 (23) | Kyle Gibbons | WL | 1 | SUB | Win Rear-naked choke | |
40  | Apr 5, 2007 30 years 27-12-1 (22) | 28 years, 10 months 10-5 (6) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | Loss |
39 | Jan 25, 2007 29 years, 9 months 27-11-1 (22) | Ross Pointon | UFC | WL | 2 | SUB | Win Rear-naked choke |
38  | Nov 11, 2006 29 years, 7 months 26-11-1 (21) | 30 years, 1 month 20-6 (16) | TUF | LT | 2 | SUB | Loss Rear-naked choke |
37  | Mar 15, 2006 28 years, 11 months 26-10-1 (21) | 30 years, 10 months 18-8-4 (10) | LT | 2 | UD | Loss | |
36 | Feb 17, 2006 28 years, 10 months 26-9-1 (21) | Brian Dunn | LT | 1 | TKO | Win Punches | |
35 | Jan 28, 2006 28 years, 9 months 25-9-1 (20) | Fabio Holanda | LT | 3 | TKO | Win Punches | |
34  | Dec 10, 2005 28 years, 8 months 24-9-1 (19) | 28 years, 5 months 13-4-1 (11) | LT | 1 | SUB | Win Armbar | |
33 | Oct 15, 2005 28 years, 6 months 23-9-1 (18) | Chris Mickle | LT | 1 | TKO | Win Punches | |
32 | Feb 26, 2005 27 years, 10 months 22-9-1 (17) | Daisuke Hanazawa | LT | 3 | UD | Win | |
31 | Oct 15, 2004 27 years, 6 months 21-9-1 (17) | Henry Matamoros | LT | 3 | UD | Win | |
30 | Jul 17, 2004 27 years, 3 months 20-9-1 (17) | Tom Kirk | LT | 1 | SUB | Win Rear-naked choke | |
29 | May 22, 2004 27 years, 1 months 19-9-1 (16) | Eddie Yagin | LT | 3 | TKO | Win Doctor stoppage | |
28  | Mar 13, 2004 26 years, 11 months 18-9-1 (15) | 22 years, 4 months 5-2 (4) | LT | 2 | SUB | Win Triangle choke | |
27 | Mar 5, 2004 26 years, 11 months 17-9-1 (14) | David Gardner | LT | 3 | UD | Loss | |
26  | Jan 11, 2004 26 years, 9 months 17-8-1 (14) | 30 years, 4 months 7-1 (7) | LT | 1 | TKO | Loss Eye injury | |
25 | Jan 11, 2004 26 years, 9 months 17-7-1 (14) | Tomomi Iwama | LT | 2 | UD | Win | |
24  | Jan 11, 2004 26 years, 9 months 16-7-1 (14) | 22 years, 1 month 12-0-2 (8) | LT | 2 | UD | Win | |
23 | Nov 23, 2003 26 years, 7 months 15-7-1 (14) | Aloisio Barros | LT | 2 | UD | Win | |
22 | Sep 7, 2003 26 years, 5 months 14-7-1 (14) | Hiroki Kotani | LT | 3 | UD | Draw | |
21 | Jul 11, 2003 26 years, 3 months 14-7 (14) | Jon Weidler | LT | 1 | KO | Win Knee | |
20  | Feb 28, 2003 25 years, 11 months 13-7 (13) | 26 years, 5 months 21-7-1 (19) | UFC | LT | 3 | SUB | Loss Rear naked choke |
19 | Dec 17, 2002 25 years, 8 months 13-6 (13) | James Meals | LT | 1 | TKO | Win Punches | |
18 | Jul 13, 2002 25 years, 3 months 12-6 (12) | Isaias Martinez | LT | 1 | TKO | Win Broken nose | |
17 | May 4, 2002 25 years, 1 months 11-6 (11) | Joe Jordan | LT | 1 | SUB | Win Armbar | |
16 | Dec 29, 2001 24 years, 8 months 10-6 (10) | Justin James | LT | 2 | SUB | Win Rear-naked choke | |
15 | Sep 15, 2001 24 years, 5 months 9-6 (9) | Cedric Stewart | LT | 1 | SUB | Win Rear naked choke | |
14 | May 10, 2001 24 years, 1 months 8-6 (8) | Warren Donley | LT | 2 | KO | Win Punches | |
13 | Mar 31, 2001 24 years 7-6 (7) | Danny Payne | LT | 1 | SUB | Win Neck crank | |
12 | Mar 17, 2001 23 years, 11 months 6-6 (6) | Edwin Allseitz | WL | 1 | SUB | Win Kimura | |
11 | Mar 17, 2001 23 years, 11 months 5-6 (5) | Jeremy Jiminez | WL | 1 | SUB | Win Armbar | |
10  | Jan 27, 2001 23 years, 9 months 4-6 (4) | 30 years 7-1 (6) | WL | 1 | TKO | Loss Doctor stoppage | |
9  | Dec 16, 2000 23 years, 8 months 4-5 (4) | 21 years 1-1 (1) | WL | 1 | TKO | Win Submission to punches | |
8  | Nov 25, 2000 23 years, 7 months 3-5 (3) | 27 years, 6 months 10-4-2 (7) | WL | 1 | SUB | Loss Armbar | |
7 | Oct 28, 2000 23 years, 6 months 3-4 (3) | Rick McCoy | WL | 2 | UD | Loss | |
6 | Aug 26, 2000 23 years, 4 months 3-3 (3) | Ben Earwood | WL | 1 | SUB | Loss Armbar | |
5 | Aug 19, 2000 23 years, 4 months 3-2 (3) | Dymitrius Wilson | WL | 1 | TKO | Win Punches | |
4 | Jun 24, 2000 23 years, 2 months 2-2 (2) | Aristides Britto | WL | 1 | TKO | Win Submission to punches | |
3 | Jun 24, 2000 23 years, 2 months 1-2 (1) | Scott Melia | 1 | TKO | Win Submission to punches | ||
2 | Jan 28, 2000 22 years, 9 months 0-2 (0) | Rick Thompson | 1 | UD | Loss | ||
1 | Oct 9, 1999 22 years, 6 months 0-1 (0) | Chris Seifert | 3 | UD | Loss |
