Ron Waterman (16-6-2, 14) was born in Colorado, United States on November 23, 1965. At the age of 33 years on February 6, 1999, he made his professional MMA debut against Matt Asher, winning the fight via 1st-round TKO.
On May 7, 1999, 33-year old Ron Waterman made his UFC debut on his 4th professional MMA fight at UFC 20 against Chris Condo, winning the fight in the 1st round via TKO.
Waterman's last fight was a 2nd-round submission win against Mark Smith at age 43 on November 29, 2008. He retired with a 1-fight winning streak.
He has fought four times in the UFC, and has a record of 2 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw in the promotion.
Some of Ron Waterman's best fights have been against Ricco Rodriguez, Valentijn Overeem, Kevin Randleman, Chris Condo, Satoshi Honma, Kengo Watanabe and James Nevarez.
Waterman has 6 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
24 | Nov 29, 2008 43 years 16-6-2 (14) | Mark Smith | HW | 2 | SUB | WIN Arm-triangle choke | |
23  | Jun 14, 2008 42 years, 6 months 15-6-2 (13) | 23 years, 8 months 12-0 (12) | EliteXC | HW | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
22 | Jan 26, 2008 42 years, 2 months 15-5-2 (13) | Analu Brash | HW | 2 | SUB | WIN Americana | |
21 | Sep 1, 2007 41 years, 9 months 14-5-2 (12) | Mario Rinaldi | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
20  | Dec 2, 2006 41 years 13-5-2 (11) | 25 years, 2 months | HW | 1 | SUB | LOSS Armbar | |
19  | Jul 22, 2006 40 years, 7 months 13-4-2 (11) | 28 years, 11 months 23-6 (19) | HW | 1 | TKO | LOSS Doctor stoppage | |
18 | Aug 18, 2005 39 years, 8 months 13-3-2 (11) | 27 years, 11 months 18-4 (15) | WEC | HW | 3 | UD | WIN Defended WEC Super heavyweight title |
17  | Nov 7, 2004 38 years, 11 months 12-3-2 (11) | 34 years, 8 months 25-15-2 (15) | Pancrase | HW | 3 | UD | LOSS For Pancrase Super heavyweight title |
16  | Aug 15, 2004 38 years, 8 months 12-2-2 (11) | 33 years 15-8 (9) | Pride | HW | 1 | SUB | WIN Americana |
15 | May 28, 2004 38 years, 6 months 11-2-2 (10) | Keigo Takamori | Pancrase | HW | 1 | SUB | WIN Americana |
14  | Feb 1, 2004 38 years, 2 months 10-2-2 (9) | 29 years, 4 months 7-1-2 (6) | HW | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches and soccer kicks | |
13 | Nov 30, 2003 38 years 10-1-2 (9) | Jimmy Ambriz | Pancrase | HW | 3 | UD | DRAW |
12 | Oct 31, 2003 37 years, 11 months 10-1-1 (9) | Jun Ishii | Pancrase | HW | 1 | SUB | WIN Neck crank |
11 | Sep 6, 2003 37 years, 9 months 9-1-1 (8) | Jerry Vrbanovic | HW | 3 | SUB | WIN Shoulder lock | |
10 | Aug 9, 2003 37 years, 8 months 8-1-1 (7) | James Nevarez | WEC | HW | 3 | TKO | WIN Punches Won WEC Super heavyweight title |
9  | Dec 23, 2002 37 years, 1 months 7-1-1 (6) | 26 years, 4 months 21-15 (18) | 1 | SUB | WIN Americana | ||
8 | Sep 29, 2002 36 years, 10 months 6-1-1 (5) | Kengo Watanabe | Pancrase | 1 | SUB | WIN Americana | |
7  | Apr 14, 2000 34 years, 4 months 5-1-1 (4) | 31 years, 10 months 4-5-2 (4) | UFC | 3 | UD | WIN | |
6  | Sep 24, 1999 33 years, 10 months 4-1-1 (4) | 34 years, 3 months 4-1 (4) | UFC | 3 | UD | DRAW | |
5  | Jul 16, 1999 33 years, 7 months 4-1 (4) | 34 years, 4 months 9-1 (8) | UFC | 1 | KO | LOSS Punches | |
4 | May 7, 1999 33 years, 5 months 4-0 (4) | Chris Condo | UFC | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
3 | Feb 6, 1999 33 years, 2 months 3-0 (3) | Joshua Jenkins | 1 | TKO | WIN Doctor stoppage | ||
2 | Feb 6, 1999 33 years, 2 months 2-0 (2) | Daniel James | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
1 | Feb 6, 1999 33 years, 2 months 1-0 (1) | Matt Asher | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
