Rudy Bears (16-15, 13) was born in Independence, Missouri, U.S. on November 12, 1978. At the age of 28 years on July 28, 2007, he made his professional MMA debut against Isaac Vallie-Flagg, winning the fight via 1st-round submission.
Bears' last fight was a 1st-round submission loss to Neiman Gracie at Bellator 163 at age 37 on November 4, 2016. He retired on a 2-fight losing streak.
Some of Rudy Bears' best fights have been against Brendan Seguin, Chad Reiner, Brian Green, Zak Bucia and A.J. Matthews. For details about these fights refer to "Best fights of Rudy Bears".
Bears has 15 losses on his MMA record. For details about these losses refer to "Rudy Bears Losses".
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
31  | Nov 4, 2016 37 years, 11 months 16-15 (13) | 27 years, 10 months 4-0 (3) | Bellator | WL | 1 | SUB | Loss Armbar |
30  | Jul 17, 2015 36 years, 8 months 16-14 (13) | 28 years, 3 months 7-0 (6) | Bellator | WL | 1 | KO | Loss Punch |
29 | Jan 17, 2015 36 years, 2 months 16-13 (13) | Josh Weston | WL | 2 | SUB | Win Rear-naked choke | |
28  | Jul 26, 2014 35 years, 8 months 15-13 (12) | 29 years, 9 months 11-5 (10) | MD | 3 | UD | Win | |
27  | Mar 30, 2013 34 years, 4 months 14-13 (12) | 35 years, 6 months 16-8 (15) | MD | 1 | TKO | Loss Punches | |
26 | Mar 1, 2013 34 years, 3 months 14-12 (12) | Igor Fernandes | MD | 1 | SUB | Loss Anaconda choke | |
25  | Jul 20, 2012 33 years, 8 months 14-11 (12) | 29 years, 4 months 28-12-2 (22) | Bellator | MD | 1 | TKO | Loss Punches |
24 | May 25, 2012 33 years, 6 months 14-10 (12) | Nick Nolte | MD | 1 | SUB | Win Punches | |
23  | Oct 29, 2011 32 years, 11 months 13-10 (11) | 33 years, 1 month 8-7 (4) | Bellator | MD | 3 | SD | Loss |
22  | Oct 8, 2011 32 years, 10 months 13-9 (11) | 23 years, 8 months 4-1 (3) | Bellator | MD | 3 | UD | Loss |
21  | Jul 30, 2011 32 years, 8 months 13-8 (11) | 35 years, 10 months 23-9 (15) | MD | 1 | TKO | Loss Punches | |
20 | May 27, 2011 32 years, 6 months 13-7 (11) | Darryl Cobb | MD | 1 | SUB | Win Rear-naked choke | |
19  | Jan 29, 2011 32 years, 2 months 12-7 (10) | 29 years, 3 months 12-3 (8) | MD | 1 | CKO | Loss Guillotine choke | |
18 | Oct 14, 2010 31 years, 11 months 12-6 (10) | Chad Reiner | Bellator | MD | 1 | KO | Win Punch |
17  | Aug 26, 2010 31 years, 9 months 11-6 (9) | 26 years 10-2 (7) | Bellator | MD | 1 | SUB | Loss D'arce choke |
16 | Jun 17, 2010 31 years, 7 months 11-5 (9) | Brian Green | Bellator | WL | 1 | SUB | Win Rear-naked choke |
15  | Apr 29, 2010 31 years, 5 months 10-5 (8) | 26 years, 2 months 14-5-1 (14) | Bellator | WL | 1 | KO | Loss Punches |
14  | Nov 20, 2009 31 years 10-4 (8) | 27 years, 7 months 4-0 (4) | Strikeforce | WL | 1 | SUB | Loss Arm-triangle choke |
13 | Aug 28, 2009 30 years, 9 months 10-3 (8) | Brendan Seguin | M-1 | 2 | TKO | Win Punches | |
12 | Jun 12, 2009 30 years, 7 months 9-3 (7) | Ted Worthington | 3 | UD | Win | ||
11 | Feb 28, 2009 30 years, 3 months 8-3 (7) | Charles Jones | 2 | TKO | Win Punches | ||
10 | Dec 19, 2008 30 years, 1 months 7-3 (6) | Dominic Brown | 2 | TKO | Win Punches | ||
9 | Nov 22, 2008 30 years 6-3 (5) | Chris Easter | 1 | KO | Win Punch | ||
8 | Aug 16, 2008 29 years, 9 months 5-3 (4) | Jake Short | 3 | SD | Win | ||
7 | Jul 26, 2008 29 years, 8 months 4-3 (4) | Joey Gorczynski | 1 | SUB | Loss Guillotine choke | ||
6 | Jun 14, 2008 29 years, 7 months 4-2 (4) | Tom Jones | 1 | SUB | Win Rear-naked choke | ||
5 | Mar 29, 2008 29 years, 4 months 3-2 (3) | Nate James | 1 | SUB | Win Rear naked choke | ||
4 | Feb 1, 2008 29 years, 2 months 2-2 (2) | 23 years, 5 months 1-0 (0) | 3 | SUB | Loss Choke | ||
3 | Jan 19, 2008 29 years, 2 months 2-1 (2) | Ruben Escamilla | 2 | SUB | Win Triangle choke | ||
2 | Sep 22, 2007 28 years, 10 months 1-1 (1) | Leonardo Pecanha | 1 | SUB | Loss Armbar | ||
1  | Jul 28, 2007 28 years, 8 months 1-0 (1) | 29 years, 3 months 3-2 (2) | 1 | SUB | Win Rear-naked choke |
