Ricky Rainey (13-6, 8) was born in Gastonia, North Carolina, U.S. on June 29, 1983. At the age of 28 years on August 6, 2011, he made his professional MMA debut against John Constantonus, winning the fight via 1st-round KO.
On April 14, 2018, 34-year old Ricky Rainey made his UFC debut on his 18th professional MMA fight at UFC on Fox: Poirier vs. Gaethje against a 33-year old Muslim Salikhov but lost the fight via KO in the 2nd round.
Rainey's last fight was a 1st-round TKO loss to Tim Means at The Ultimate Fighter: Heavy Hitters Finale at age 35 on November 30, 2018. He retired on a 2-fight losing streak.
He has fought once in the UFC, and has a record of 1 loss in the promotion.
Some of Ricky Rainey's best fights have been against Johnny Cisneros, Jesse Juarez, Andy Murad, Gilbert Smith and Marc Stevens.
Rainey has 6 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
19  | Nov 30, 2018 35 years, 5 months 13-6 (8) | 34 years, 9 months 27-10-1 (22) | TUF | MD | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
18  | Apr 14, 2018 34 years, 9 months 13-5 (8) | 33 years, 10 months 13-2 (12) | UFC | MD | 2 | KO | LOSS Punches |
17 | Aug 25, 2017 34 years, 1 months 13-4 (8) | Marc Stevens | Bellator | MD | 3 | UD | WIN |
16 | Oct 21, 2016 33 years, 3 months 12-4 (8) | Gilbert Smith | Bellator | MD | 3 | UD | WIN |
15  | Nov 20, 2015 32 years, 4 months 11-4 (8) | 26 years, 10 months 13-4 (9) | Bellator | MD | 3 | UD | LOSS |
14  | May 15, 2015 31 years, 10 months 11-3 (8) | 34 years 22-10 (13) | Bellator | MD | 2 | KO | WIN Knee |
13  | Oct 3, 2014 31 years, 3 months 10-3 (7) | 34 years, 7 months 8-3 (5) | Bellator | MD | 1 | TKO | WIN Knee and punches |
12  | May 17, 2014 30 years, 10 months 9-3 (6) | 27 years, 1 months 5-0 (5) | Bellator | MD | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punch |
11 | Apr 11, 2014 30 years, 9 months 9-2 (6) | Andy Murad | Bellator | MD | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
10  | Sep 6, 2013 30 years, 2 months 8-2 (5) | 24 years, 7 months 8-1 (7) | MD | 3 | SD | LOSS | |
9 | Jun 14, 2013 29 years, 11 months 8-1 (5) | Reggie Peña | MD | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
8 | May 4, 2013 29 years, 10 months 7-1 (4) | Alex Rojas | WL | 3 | UD | WIN | |
7 | Feb 22, 2013 29 years, 7 months 6-1 (4) | Joseph Corneroli | WL | 3 | UD | WIN | |
6 | Dec 7, 2012 29 years, 5 months 5-1 (4) | Donald Wallace | WL | 1 | TKO | WIN Knee and punches | |
5 | Aug 3, 2012 29 years, 1 months 4-1 (3) | Johnny Buck | WL | 2 | KO | LOSS Punches | |
4 | Mar 9, 2012 28 years, 8 months 4-0 (3) | Patrick Mandio | 3 | UD | WIN | ||
3 | Feb 17, 2012 28 years, 7 months 3-0 (3) | Elder Ramos | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
2 | Nov 5, 2011 28 years, 4 months 2-0 (2) | Tommy Jones | 3 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | ||
1 | Aug 6, 2011 28 years, 1 months 1-0 (1) | John Constantonus | 1 | KO | WIN Punch |
