Rory Markham (17-6, 17) was born in Oak Lawn, Illinois, U.S. on March 25, 1982. At the age of 21 years on October 12, 2003, he made his professional MMA debut against John Bulger, winning the fight via 1st-round KO.
On July 19, 2008, 26-year old Rory Markham made his UFC debut on his 20th professional MMA fight at UFC Fight Night 14 against a 28-year old Brodie Farber, winning the fight in the 1st round via KO.
Markham's last fight was a 1st-round TKO win against Brian Green at age 33 on March 20, 2016. He retired with a 1-fight winning streak.
He has fought three times in the UFC, and has a record of 1 win and 2 losses in the promotion.
Some of Rory Markham's best fights have been against Brodie Farber, Chris Clements, Brad Blackburn, Keith Wisniewski, Pat Healy and Jason Guida. For details about these fights refer to "Best fights of Rory Markham".
Markham has 6 losses on his MMA record. For details about these losses refer to "Rory Markham Losses".
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
23 | Mar 20, 2016 33 years, 11 months 17-6 (17) | Brian Green | MD | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
22  | Mar 27, 2010 28 years 16-6 (16) | 24 years, 11 months 11-5 (10) | UFC | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches | |
21 | Feb 20, 2009 26 years, 10 months 16-5 (16) | Dan Hardy | UFC | 1 | KO | LOSS Punch | |
20  | Jul 19, 2008 26 years, 3 months 16-4 (16) | 28 years 13-3 (11) | UFC | 1 | KO | WIN Head kick | |
19 | Jun 14, 2008 26 years, 2 months 15-4 (15) | Jay Ellis | 1 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke | ||
18  | Dec 29, 2007 25 years, 9 months 14-4 (14) | 20 years, 5 months 6-4 (4) | 2 | TKO | LOSS Punches | ||
17  | Aug 2, 2007 25 years, 4 months 14-3 (14) | 31 years, 5 months 5-1 (5) | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
16  | Apr 7, 2007 25 years 13-3 (13) | 23 years, 8 months 17-12 (16) | 3 | KO | WIN Punches | ||
15  | Dec 29, 2006 24 years, 9 months 12-3 (12) | 29 years, 6 months 12-4 (11) | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches | ||
14  | Nov 2, 2006 24 years, 7 months 12-2 (12) | 25 years 22-9-1 (16) | 3 | TKO | WIN Corner stoppage | ||
13 | Sep 23, 2006 24 years, 5 months 11-2 (11) | Marcelo Azevedo | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
12  | Jun 3, 2006 24 years, 2 months 10-2 (10) | 29 years 12-7-1 (10) | 2 | KO | WIN Punch | ||
11 | Apr 29, 2006 24 years, 1 months 9-2 (9) | Mike Pyle | 1 | KO | WIN Punch | ||
10 | Mar 18, 2006 23 years, 11 months 8-2 (8) | Trevor Garrett | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches | ||
9 | Jan 28, 2006 23 years, 10 months 8-1 (8) | Brian Green | 1 | KO | WIN Punch | ||
8 | Oct 15, 2005 23 years, 6 months 7-1 (7) | Mike Van Meer | 1 | KO | WIN Punch | ||
7 | Apr 22, 2005 23 years 6-1 (6) | Victor Moreno | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | ||
6 | Mar 19, 2005 22 years, 11 months 5-1 (5) | Jimmy Boyd | 1 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke | ||
5 | Oct 2, 2004 22 years, 6 months 4-1 (4) | James Warfield | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
4 | Jul 24, 2004 22 years, 3 months 3-1 (3) | Ryan Williams | 2 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke | ||
3  | Jun 26, 2004 22 years, 3 months 2-1 (2) | 26 years, 10 months 0-4 (0) | 2 | SUB | WIN Armbar | ||
2 | Dec 5, 2003 21 years, 8 months 1-1 (1) | Kurt Illeman | 1 | TKO | LOSS Cut | ||
1 | Oct 12, 2003 21 years, 6 months 1-0 (1) | John Bulger | 1 | KO | WIN Punches |
