Richie Vaculik (10-5, 9) was born in Maroubra, New South Wales on June 19, 1983. At the age of 23 years on December 8, 2006, he made his professional MMA debut against Michael Mortimer, winning the fight via 1st-round KO.
On December 7, 2013, 30-year old Richie Vaculik made his UFC debut on his 11th professional MMA fight at UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Bigfoot against a 21-year old Justin Scoggins but lost the fight via TKO in the 1st round.
Vaculik's last fight was a 1st-round submission loss to Nobuki Fujii at Pancrase 289 at age 34 on August 20, 2017. He retired on a 3-fight losing streak.
He has fought four times in the UFC, and has a record of 1 win and 3 losses in the promotion.
Some of Richie Vaculik's best fights have been against Roldan Sangcha-an.
Vaculik has 5 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
15 | Aug 20, 2017 34 years, 2 months 10-5 (9) | Nobuki Fujii | Pancrase | FL | 1 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke |
14  | Nov 15, 2015 32 years, 4 months 10-4 (9) | 30 years, 5 months 18-7 (13) | UFC | FL | 3 | UD | LOSS |
13  | Nov 8, 2014 31 years, 4 months 10-3 (9) | 23 years, 3 months 7-1 (6) | UFC | FL | 3 | KO | LOSS Side kick and punches |
12 | Jun 28, 2014 31 years 10-2 (9) | Roldan Sangcha-an | UFC | FL | 3 | UD | WIN |
11  | Dec 7, 2013 30 years, 5 months 9-2 (9) | 21 years, 7 months 7-0 (6) | UFC | FL | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
10 | Dec 15, 2012 29 years, 5 months 9-1 (9) | Matt Jaggers | FT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
9 | Jul 2, 2012 29 years 8-1 (8) | Nick Honstein | FT | 1 | SUB | WIN Triangle armbar | |
8 | Feb 27, 2011 27 years, 8 months 7-1 (7) | Justin Wong | BT | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
7 | Nov 20, 2010 27 years, 5 months 6-1 (6) | Glenn Taylor-Smith | BT | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
6 | Jun 5, 2010 26 years, 11 months 5-1 (5) | Evan Byrne | BT | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
5 | Mar 12, 2010 26 years, 8 months 4-1 (4) | Gustavo Falciroli | BT | 5 | UD | LOSS | |
4 | Jul 11, 2009 26 years 4-0 (4) | Michael Mortimer | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | ||
3 | Feb 20, 2009 25 years, 8 months 3-0 (3) | Ross MacLeod | 1 | KO | WIN Punch | ||
2 | Apr 2, 2007 23 years, 9 months 2-0 (2) | Alexandre Shevtsov | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | ||
1 | Dec 8, 2006 23 years, 5 months 1-0 (1) | Michael Mortimer | 1 | KO | WIN Punch |
