Rob Emerson (21-15, 13) was born in Newport Beach, California, U.S. on July 30, 1981. At the age of 20 years on June 29, 2002, he made his professional MMA debut against Jens Pulver, losing the fight via 3-round unanimous decision.
On February 2, 2008, 26-year old Rob Emerson made his UFC debut on his 15th professional MMA fight at UFC 81 against a 23-year old Keita Nakamura, winning the fight via 3-round split decision.
Emerson's last fight was a 1st-round KO win against Charles Bennett at age 40 on October 1, 2021. He retired with a 1-fight winning streak.
He has fought six times in the UFC, and has a record of 3 wins and 3 losses in the promotion.
Some of Rob Emerson's best fights have been against Manvel Gamburyan, Jared Downing, Phillipe Nover, Keita Nakamura, Charles Bennett, Joe Taimanglo and Takafumi Ito.
Emerson has 15 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
37  | Oct 1, 2021 40 years, 2 months 21-15 (13) | 41 years, 10 months 30-42-2 (27) | BT | 1 | KO | WIN Punches | |
36 | Nov 15, 2019 38 years, 3 months 20-15 (12) | Dileno Lopes | BT | 1 | SUB | LOSS Guillotine choke | |
35 | Mar 16, 2019 37 years, 7 months 20-14 (12) | Mikhail Malyutin | BT | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
34  | Nov 16, 2018 37 years, 3 months 20-13 (12) | 32 years 28-8 (22) | BT | 2 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke | |
33 | May 19, 2018 36 years, 9 months 20-12 (12) | Shamil Shakhbulatov | BT | 3 | UD | WIN | |
32  | Apr 14, 2017 35 years, 8 months 19-12 (12) | 28 years, 3 months 7-0 (4) | BT | 5 | UD | LOSS Lost VFC bantamweight title | |
31 | Dec 9, 2016 35 years, 4 months 19-11 (12) | Ryan Roberts | FT | 1 | TKO | WIN Knee injury Won VFC featherweight title | |
30 | Jun 24, 2016 34 years, 10 months 18-11 (11) | Shawn West | BT | 3 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke Won VFC bantamweight title | |
29  | Oct 3, 2014 33 years, 2 months 17-11 (10) | 29 years, 6 months 21-4 (17) | Bellator | LT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
28  | Apr 11, 2014 32 years, 8 months 17-10 (10) | 29 years, 9 months 19-5-1 (15) | Bellator | LT | 3 | UD | WIN |
27  | Oct 18, 2013 32 years, 2 months 16-10 (10) | 24 years, 3 months 9-3 (2) | Bellator | LT | 1 | SUB | WIN Inverted heel hook |
26 | Oct 4, 2012 31 years, 2 months 15-10 (9) | Musa Toliver | LT | 1 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke | |
25 | Aug 16, 2012 31 years 14-10 (8) | Jason Williams | LT | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
24  | Mar 9, 2012 30 years, 7 months 13-10 (7) | 35 years, 8 months 10-8 (6) | LT | 3 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
23  | Jan 30, 2011 29 years, 6 months 12-10 (6) | 28 years, 10 months 7-3 (6) | LT | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
22 | Dec 4, 2010 29 years, 4 months 12-9 (6) | Eric Reynolds | 3 | SD | WIN | ||
21 | Sep 25, 2010 29 years, 1 months 11-9 (6) | Rodney Rhoden | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
20  | Mar 31, 2010 28 years, 8 months 10-9 (5) | 25 years, 7 months 17-3-2 (14) | UFC | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
19  | Feb 6, 2010 28 years, 6 months 10-8 (5) | 26 years 5-2-1 (4) | UFC | 3 | UD | WIN | |
18  | Sep 19, 2009 28 years, 1 months 9-8 (5) | 24 years, 10 months 11-4 (7) | UFC | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
17  | Feb 7, 2009 27 years, 6 months 9-7 (5) | 29 years, 9 months 13-4 (10) | UFC | 2 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke | |
16  | Aug 9, 2008 27 years 9-6 (5) | 27 years, 3 months 8-2 (6) | UFC | 1 | KO | WIN Punches | |
15  | Feb 2, 2008 26 years, 6 months 8-6 (4) | 23 years, 8 months 16-2-2 (10) | UFC | 3 | SD | WIN | |
14  | Jun 23, 2007 25 years, 10 months 7-6 (4) | 28 years, 1 months 2-0 (1) | TUF | 2 | NC | NC Double ko due to slam | |
13 | Aug 27, 2006 25 years 7-6 (4) | Kenji Arai | Pancrase | 3 | UD | WIN | |
12 | May 2, 2006 24 years, 9 months 6-6 (4) | Takafumi Ito | Pancrase | 3 | UD | WIN | |
11 | Mar 11, 2006 24 years, 7 months 5-6 (4) | Jamie Schmidt | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
10 | Sep 23, 2005 24 years, 1 months 4-6 (3) | Julian Samaniego | KOTC | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
9  | Feb 19, 2005 23 years, 6 months 3-6 (2) | 21 years, 10 months 15-4-2 (12) | 3 | SD | LOSS | ||
8 | Nov 14, 2004 23 years, 3 months 3-5 (2) | Randy Velarde | KOTC | 2 | MD | LOSS | |
7 | Sep 29, 2004 23 years, 1 months 3-4 (2) | Joe Camacho | KOTC | 2 | UD | WIN | |
6 | May 30, 2004 22 years, 10 months 2-4 (2) | Justin Berkley | 2 | SUB | WIN Arm-triangle choke | ||
5  | Apr 18, 2004 22 years, 8 months 1-4 (1) | 31 years, 11 months 14-3-2 (9) | DEEP | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
4  | Nov 14, 2003 22 years, 3 months 1-3 (1) | 26 years, 6 months 9-2 (7) | 3 | SD | LOSS | ||
3  | May 2, 2003 21 years, 9 months 1-2 (1) | 31 years, 6 months 14-8-1 (13) | 2 | SUB | WIN Achilles lock | ||
2 | Dec 7, 2002 21 years, 4 months 0-2 (0) | Jamal Perkins | KOTC | 2 | UD | LOSS | |
1  | Jun 29, 2002 20 years, 10 months 0-1 (0) | 27 years, 6 months 12-2-1 (8) | 3 | UD | LOSS |
