Richard Walsh (9-4, 5) was born in Sydney, Australia on December 1, 1988. At the age of 20 years on May 29, 2009, he made his professional MMA debut against Tahu Pauro, winning the fight via 1st-round submission.
On September 20, 2014, 25-year old Richard Walsh made his UFC debut on his 10th professional MMA fight at UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Nelson against a 33-year old Kiichi Kunimoto but lost the fight via split decision.
Walsh's last fight was a 3-round unanimous decision loss to Jonathan Meunier at UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Brunson at age 27 on November 27, 2016. He retired from the sport of MMA following this loss.
He has fought five times in the UFC, and has a record of 1 win, 3 losses and 1 no-contest in the promotion.
Some of Richard Walsh's best fights were against Steve Kennedy and Callan Potter. For details about these fights refer to "Best fights of Richard Walsh".
Walsh has 4 losses on his MMA record. For details about these losses refer to "Richard Walsh Losses".
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
14 | Nov 27, 2016 27 years, 11 months 9-4 (5) | Jonathan Meunier | UFC | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
13  | Mar 20, 2016 27 years, 3 months 9-3 (5) | 32 years 18-6 (11) | UFC | 3 | NC | NC Overturned | |
12 | Nov 15, 2015 26 years, 11 months 9-3 (5) | Steve Kennedy | UFC | 3 | UD | WIN | |
11  | Feb 28, 2015 26 years, 2 months 8-3 (5) | 32 years, 3 months 10-3 (8) | UFC | 1 | KO | LOSS Elbow and punches | |
10  | Sep 20, 2014 25 years, 9 months 8-2 (5) | 33 years, 4 months 16-4-2 (9) | UFC | 3 | SD | LOSS | |
9 | Apr 16, 2014 25 years, 4 months 8-1 (5) | Chris Indich | TUF | 3 | UD | WIN | |
8 | Dec 21, 2012 24 years 7-1 (5) | Aaron Forsterling | 3 | UD | WIN | ||
7 | Sep 14, 2012 23 years, 9 months 6-1 (5) | Amer Hussein | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
6  | Aug 31, 2012 23 years, 8 months 5-1 (4) | 27 years, 11 months 1-1 (1) | 1 | KO | WIN Knee | ||
5 | Apr 17, 2012 23 years, 4 months 4-1 (3) | Josh Russell | 1 | KO | WIN Punches | ||
4 | Jun 12, 2011 22 years, 6 months 3-1 (2) | Adriano Magnani | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
3  | Nov 20, 2009 20 years, 11 months 2-1 (1) | 18 years, 11 months 1-0 (1) | 2 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke | ||
2 | Jul 25, 2009 20 years, 7 months 2-0 (1) | Blake Doering | 3 | UD | WIN | ||
1 | May 29, 2009 20 years, 5 months 1-0 (1) | Tahu Pauro | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
