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, Brian Green and Chad Reiner.
Bears has 15 losses on his MMA record.
| # | 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 months 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 |
