Rich Hale (23-7-1, 18) was born in Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. on May 17, 1985. At the age of 21 years on December 2, 2006, he made his professional MMA debut against Wendell Lowe, winning the fight via 3-round unanimous decision.
Hale's last fight was a 1st-round TKO win against Eric Lunsford at age 35 on March 13, 2021. He retired with a 2-fight winning streak.
Some of Rich Hale's best fights have been against Josh Burns, Mike Wessel, Nik Fekete, D.J. Linderman, Carlos Flores and Thiago dos Santos. For details about these fights refer to "Best fights of Rich Hale".
Hale has 7 losses on his MMA record. For details about these losses refer to "Rich Hale Losses".
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
31 | Mar 13, 2021 35 years, 9 months 23-7-1 (18) | Eric Lunsford | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Strikes | |
30 | Oct 13, 2019 34 years, 4 months 22-7-1 (17) | Dale Sopi | HW | 3 | UD | WIN | |
29 | Mar 7, 2014 28 years, 9 months 21-7-1 (17) | Blagoi Ivanov | Bellator | HW | 3 | UD | LOSS |
28  | Jun 19, 2013 28 years, 1 months 21-6-1 (17) | 30 years, 10 months 9-2 (5) | Bellator | HW | 1 | KO | LOSS Punches |
27  | Dec 14, 2012 27 years, 6 months 21-5-1 (17) | 24 years, 1 months 18-3 (15) | Bellator | HW | 5 | UD | LOSS |
26 | Nov 2, 2012 27 years, 5 months 21-4-1 (17) | Thiago dos Santos | Bellator | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
25  | Oct 5, 2012 27 years, 4 months 20-4-1 (16) | 34 years, 10 months 12-4 (8) | Bellator | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
24  | May 18, 2012 27 years 19-4-1 (15) | 34 years 6-5 (4) | Bellator | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
23 | Oct 22, 2011 26 years, 5 months 18-4-1 (14) | Carlos Flores | Bellator | LHW | 1 | KO | WIN Punch |
22  | May 21, 2011 26 years 17-4-1 (13) | 33 years, 11 months 17-3-1 (14) | Bellator | LHW | 3 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
21 | Apr 23, 2011 25 years, 11 months 17-3-1 (13) | D.J. Linderman | Bellator | LHW | 3 | SD | WIN |
20 | Mar 26, 2011 25 years, 10 months 16-3-1 (13) | Nik Fekete | Bellator | LHW | 1 | CKO | WIN Inverted triangle choke |
19 | Oct 23, 2010 25 years, 5 months 15-3-1 (13) | Dave Mewborn | LHW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
18 | Mar 20, 2011 25 years, 10 months 14-3-1 (12) | Mike Zanski | 3 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | ||
17  | Sep 5, 2009 24 years, 3 months 13-3-1 (11) | 31 years, 3 months 9-2 (8) | 2 | MD | LOSS | ||
16 | Sep 5, 2009 24 years, 3 months 13-2-1 (11) | Evan Nedd | 2 | MD | WIN | ||
15 | Jul 18, 2009 24 years, 2 months 12-2-1 (11) | Adam Padilla | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
14  | Jun 6, 2009 24 years 11-2-1 (10) | 24 years, 5 months 10-0 (9) | 5 | UD | DRAW | ||
13 | Apr 17, 2009 23 years, 11 months 11-2 (10) | Rich Beecroft | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
12 | Mar 21, 2009 23 years, 10 months 10-2 (9) | Shawn Frye | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | ||
11 | Feb 6, 2009 23 years, 8 months 9-2 (8) | Matt Lucas | 2 | SUB | WIN Kimura | ||
10 | Nov 22, 2008 23 years, 6 months 8-2 (7) | Lyle Steffens | 2 | KO | WIN | ||
9 | Nov 8, 2008 23 years, 5 months 7-2 (6) | Roger Mejia | 2 | TKO | WIN | ||
8 | Sep 27, 2008 23 years, 4 months 6-2 (5) | Adam Padilla | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear naked choke | ||
7 | Aug 2, 2008 23 years, 2 months 5-2 (4) | Jeremiah Martinez | 1 | KO | WIN Punch | ||
6 | Sep 15, 2007 22 years, 3 months 4-2 (3) | Matt Lucas | 3 | UD | LOSS | ||
5 | Jun 30, 2007 22 years, 1 months 4-1 (3) | Rich Beecroft | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | ||
4 | Apr 28, 2007 21 years, 11 months 3-1 (2) | Steve Sayegh | 2 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | ||
3 | Apr 20, 2007 21 years, 11 months 2-1 (1) | Rich Alten | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | ||
2 | Feb 24, 2007 21 years, 9 months 1-1 (0) | Jimmy Ambriz | 1 | KO | LOSS Punches | ||
1 | Dec 2, 2006 21 years, 6 months 1-0 (0) | Wendell Lowe | 3 | UD | WIN |
