Ross Pearson (20-17, 12) was born in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England, United Kingdom on September 26, 1984. At the age of 20 years on December 12, 2004, he made his professional MMA debut against Chris Hughes, losing the fight via 2nd-round submission.
On November 14, 2009, 25-year old Ross Pearson made his UFC debut on his 13th professional MMA fight at UFC 105 against a 28-year old Aaron Riley, winning the fight in the 2nd round via TKO.
Pearson's last fight was a 3rd-round KO loss to Davy Gallon at age 35 on November 16, 2019. He retired on a 3-fight losing streak.
He has fought 24 times in the UFC, and has a record of 11 wins, 12 losses and 1 no-contest in the promotion.
Some of Ross Pearson's best fights have been against Sam Stout, Aaron Riley, Ryan Couture, Gray Maynard, George Sotiropoulos, Dennis Siver and Spencer Fisher.
Pearson has 17 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
38 | Nov 16, 2019 35 years, 1 months 20-17 (12) | Davy Gallon | WL | 3 | KO | LOSS Rolling thunder kick | |
37 | Mar 30, 2019 34 years, 6 months 20-16 (12) | Desmond Green | UFC | WL | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
36  | Jul 28, 2018 33 years, 10 months 20-15 (12) | 33 years, 2 months 15-6 (9) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | LOSS |
35  | Feb 11, 2018 33 years, 4 months 20-14 (12) | 36 years, 9 months 18-8-2 (10) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | WIN |
34  | Jun 11, 2017 32 years, 8 months 19-14 (12) | 27 years, 3 months 13-7 (12) | UFC | WL | 2 | KO | LOSS Knee |
33  | Nov 19, 2016 32 years, 1 months 19-13 (12) | 26 years, 7 months 19-6 (14) | UFC | WL | 3 | SD | LOSS |
32  | Jul 30, 2016 31 years, 10 months 19-12 (12) | 31 years, 8 months 29-11 (13) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | LOSS |
31  | Jul 8, 2016 31 years, 9 months 19-11 (12) | 29 years, 9 months 17-1 (9) | TUF | LT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
30  | Mar 20, 2016 31 years, 5 months 19-10 (12) | 29 years, 7 months 10-1 (5) | UFC | LT | 3 | SD | WIN |
29  | Jan 17, 2016 31 years, 3 months 18-10 (12) | 37 years, 4 months 18-4 (11) | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
28  | Sep 5, 2015 30 years, 11 months 18-9 (12) | 31 years, 4 months 10-1 (7) | UFC | LT | 3 | SD | WIN |
27  | Jul 18, 2015 30 years, 9 months 17-9 (12) | 33 years, 7 months 15-6 (9) | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
26  | Mar 14, 2015 30 years, 5 months 17-8 (12) | 30 years, 10 months 20-10-1 (10) | UFC | LT | 2 | KO | WIN Punch |
25  | Nov 8, 2014 30 years, 1 months 16-8 (11) | 27 years, 6 months 9-3-1 (5) | UFC | LT | 2 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
24  | Aug 16, 2014 29 years, 10 months 16-7 (11) | 35 years, 3 months 11-3-1 (2) | UFC | LT | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches |
23  | Jun 7, 2014 29 years, 8 months 15-7 (10) | 32 years, 5 months 24-7 (15) | UFC | LT | 3 | SD | LOSS |
22  | Oct 26, 2013 29 years, 1 months 15-6 (10) | 30 years, 6 months 31-12-2 (22) | UFC | LT | 1 | NC | NC Illegal knee |
21  | Apr 6, 2013 28 years, 6 months 15-6 (10) | 30 years, 7 months 6-1 (3) | UFC | LT | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches |
20  | Dec 15, 2012 28 years, 2 months 14-6 (9) | 35 years, 5 months 14-4 (9) | UFC | LT | 3 | TKO | WIN Punches |
19  | Jun 22, 2012 27 years, 8 months 13-6 (8) | 28 years, 7 months 16-5 (12) | UFC | FT | 2 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
18  | Dec 30, 2011 27 years, 3 months 13-5 (8) | 30 years, 6 months 13-4 (9) | UFC | FT | 3 | UD | WIN |
17  | Aug 27, 2011 26 years, 11 months 12-5 (8) | 25 years, 7 months 8-0 (7) | UFC | LT | 3 | SD | LOSS |
16  | Feb 27, 2011 26 years, 5 months 12-4 (8) | 34 years, 9 months 24-6 (19) | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | WIN |
15  | Sep 15, 2010 25 years, 11 months 11-4 (8) | 26 years, 4 months 16-4 (14) | UFC | LT | 2 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke |
14  | Mar 31, 2010 25 years, 6 months 11-3 (8) | 31 years, 2 months 15-6 (13) | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | WIN |
13  | Nov 14, 2009 25 years, 1 months 10-3 (8) | 28 years, 11 months 29-11-1 (19) | UFC | LT | 2 | TKO | WIN Doctor stoppage |
12 | Jun 20, 2009 24 years, 8 months 9-3 (7) | Andre Winner | TUF | LT | 3 | UD | WIN |
11 | Nov 1, 2008 24 years, 1 months 8-3 (7) | Ian Jones | LT | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
10 | Oct 4, 2008 24 years 7-3 (6) | Abdul Mohamed | LT | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
9 | May 31, 2008 23 years, 8 months 7-2 (6) | Cedric Celerier | LT | 1 | TKO | WIN Submission to punches | |
8 | May 3, 2008 23 years, 7 months 6-2 (5) | Aidan Marron | LT | 3 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
7 | Apr 13, 2008 23 years, 6 months 5-2 (4) | Sami Berik | 1 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke | ||
6 | Feb 23, 2008 23 years, 4 months 4-2 (3) | Mark Spencer | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
5 | Dec 8, 2007 23 years, 2 months 3-2 (2) | Steve Tetley | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | ||
4 | Nov 24, 2007 23 years, 1 months 2-2 (1) | Gavin Bradley | 1 | KO | WIN Punch | ||
3  | Sep 22, 2007 22 years, 11 months 1-2 (0) | 26 years, 4 months 2-0 (2) | 1 | TKO | LOSS Doctor stoppage | ||
2 | Sep 22, 2007 22 years, 11 months 1-1 (0) | Will Burke | 3 | UD | WIN | ||
1 | Dec 12, 2004 20 years, 2 months 0-1 (0) | Chris Hughes | 2 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke |
