Roger Bowling (12-6, 10) was born in Neville, Ohio on May 8, 1982. At the age of 25 years on June 23, 2007, he made his professional MMA debut against Chris Runge, winning the fight via 1st-round TKO.
On April 20, 2013, 30-year old Roger Bowling made his UFC debut on his 15th professional MMA fight at UFC on Fox: Henderson vs. Melendez against a 33-year old Anthony Njokuani but lost the fight via KO in the 2nd round.
Bowling's last fight was a 1st-round submission loss to Nicolae Cury at age 34 on October 28, 2016. He retired from the sport of MMA following this loss.
He has fought three times in the UFC, and has a record of 2 losses and 1 no-contest in the promotion.
Some of Roger Bowling's best fights have been against Shamar Bailey, Seth Baczynski, Bobby Voelker, Josh Thornburg, Jerron Peoples and Brandon Saling.
Bowling has 6 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
19 | Oct 28, 2016 34 years, 5 months 12-6 (10) | Nicolae Cury | WL | 1 | SUB | LOSS Armbar | |
18 | Aug 29, 2015 33 years, 3 months 12-5 (10) | Joshua Thorpe | WL | 1 | KO | WIN Punches | |
17  | Dec 14, 2013 31 years, 7 months 11-5 (9) | 30 years, 2 months 10-5 (6) | UFC | LT | 2 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
16 | Aug 28, 2013 31 years, 3 months 11-4 (9) | 29 years, 11 months 10-5 (6) | UFC | LT | 2 | NC | NC Illegal knee |
15  | Apr 20, 2013 30 years, 11 months 11-4 (9) | 33 years, 1 months 15-7 (8) | UFC | LT | 2 | KO | LOSS Punch |
14  | Aug 18, 2012 30 years, 3 months 11-3 (9) | 25 years, 11 months 12-3 (6) | Strikeforce | WL | 3 | UD | LOSS |
13 | Mar 3, 2012 29 years, 9 months 11-2 (9) | Brandon Saling | Strikeforce | WL | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches |
12 | Dec 17, 2011 29 years, 7 months 10-2 (8) | Jerron Peoples | Strikeforce | WL | 1 | KO | WIN Punches |
11  | Jul 22, 2011 29 years, 2 months 9-2 (7) | 32 years, 2 months 23-8 (18) | Strikeforce | WL | 2 | TKO | LOSS Knee and punches |
10 | Mar 5, 2011 28 years, 9 months 9-1 (7) | Josh Thornburg | Strikeforce | WL | 3 | UD | WIN |
9 | Oct 22, 2010 28 years, 5 months 8-1 (7) | 31 years, 5 months 22-8 (17) | Strikeforce | WL | 2 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
8 | May 21, 2010 28 years 8-0 (7) | 31 years 21-7 (17) | Strikeforce | WL | 3 | UD | WIN |
7 | Feb 20, 2010 27 years, 9 months 7-0 (7) | Jerrod Appenzeller | WL | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
6 | Jul 25, 2009 27 years, 2 months 6-0 (6) | Devon Plaisance | WL | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
5  | Mar 7, 2009 26 years, 9 months 5-0 (5) | 27 years, 3 months 11-6 (11) | WL | 1 | KO | WIN Punches | |
4 | Nov 1, 2008 26 years, 5 months 4-0 (4) | Paul Mann | WL | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | |
3  | Apr 26, 2008 25 years, 11 months 3-0 (3) | 25 years, 7 months 7-0 (4) | WL | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
2 | Sep 29, 2007 25 years, 4 months 2-0 (2) | Michael Skiba | WL | 1 | TKO | WIN Submission to punches | |
1 | Jun 23, 2007 25 years, 1 months 1-0 (1) | Chris Runge | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
