Ryan Roberts (21-12-1, 11) was born in Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. on July 16, 1978. At the age of 28 years on August 25, 2006, he made his professional MMA debut against Nick Wright, winning the fight via 1st-round TKO.
On April 2, 2008, 29-year old Ryan Roberts made his UFC debut on his 14th professional MMA fight at UFC Fight Night: Florian vs. Lauzon against a 34-year old Marcus Aurelio but lost the fight via submission in the 1st round.
Roberts' last fight was a featherweight (VFC Championship) title defense against Robert Emerson on December 9, 2016. He lost the fight via 1st-round TKO. He retired on a 2-fight losing streak.
He has fought once in the UFC, and has a record of 1 loss in the promotion.
Some of Ryan Roberts' best fights have been against Jeremy Spoon.
Roberts has 12 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
35 | Dec 9, 2016 38 years, 4 months 21-12-1 (11) | Robert Emerson | FT | 1 | TKO | LOSS Knee injury Lost VFC featherweight title | |
34 | Sep 18, 2015 37 years, 2 months 21-11-1 (11) | Adam Townsend | FT | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
33 | Jul 25, 2015 37 years 21-10-1 (11) | Ramiro Hernandez | FT | 1 | KO | WIN Punches Defended VFC featherweight title | |
32  | Sep 12, 2014 36 years, 1 months 20-10-1 (10) | 29 years, 5 months 16-2 (11) | FT | 3 | SD | WIN Defended VFC featherweight title | |
31  | Mar 15, 2014 35 years, 7 months 19-10-1 (10) | 28 years, 11 months 24-11-1 (18) | FT | 5 | UD | WIN Defended VFC featherweight title | |
30 | Dec 14, 2013 35 years, 4 months 18-10-1 (10) | L.C. Davis | FT | 5 | SD | WIN | |
29 | Dec 15, 2012 34 years, 4 months 17-10-1 (10) | Josh Arocho | FT | 5 | UD | WIN Won VFC featherweight title | |
28  | Oct 15, 2011 33 years, 2 months 16-10-1 (10) | 29 years, 5 months 13-2 (6) | Bellator | FT | 1 | SUB | LOSS North-south choke |
27 | Aug 5, 2011 33 years 16-9-1 (10) | Rick Glenn | FT | 5 | UD | DRAW | |
26  | Apr 23, 2011 32 years, 9 months 16-9 (10) | 24 years, 10 months 21-7 (17) | FT | 5 | UD | WIN | |
25 | Mar 12, 2011 32 years, 7 months 15-9 (10) | Dennis Davis | LT | 3 | UD | WIN | |
24 | Feb 11, 2011 32 years, 6 months 14-9 (10) | Jeff Lentz | LT | 3 | UD | WIN | |
23 | Oct 14, 2010 32 years, 2 months 13-9 (10) | Eric Marriott | Bellator | LT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
22 | Jul 30, 2010 32 years 13-8 (10) | Eric Marriott | LT | 3 | UD | WIN | |
21 | Apr 24, 2010 31 years, 9 months 12-8 (10) | Chaz Haag | LT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
20 | Apr 2, 2010 31 years, 8 months 11-8 (9) | Chris Mickle | LT | 1 | KO | WIN Slam | |
19  | Dec 4, 2009 31 years, 4 months 10-8 (8) | 31 years, 4 months 18-9 (14) | LT | 1 | TKO | LOSS Submission to punches | |
18 | Oct 2, 2009 31 years, 2 months 10-7 (8) | Eric Marriott | LT | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
17 | Feb 27, 2009 30 years, 7 months 10-6 (8) | Jonathan Murphy | LT | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches | |
16 | Feb 20, 2009 30 years, 7 months 10-5 (8) | Joe Wilk | LT | 1 | SUB | LOSS Guillotine choke | |
15 | Sep 6, 2008 30 years, 1 months 10-4 (8) | John Mahlow | LT | 2 | SUB | LOSS | |
14  | Apr 2, 2008 29 years, 8 months 10-3 (8) | 34 years, 7 months 15-5 (11) | UFC | LT | 1 | SUB | LOSS Armbar |
13 | Feb 29, 2008 29 years, 7 months 10-2 (8) | Joe Doherty | LT | 5 | UD | WIN | |
12 | Feb 29, 2008 29 years, 7 months 9-2 (8) | Zach Wolff | LT | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
11  | Sep 7, 2007 29 years, 1 months 8-2 (7) | 23 years, 4 months 19-10 (18) | LT | 1 | SUB | LOSS | |
10 | Jul 21, 2007 29 years 8-1 (7) | Rocky Johnson | LT | 3 | SD | WIN | |
9 | Jul 7, 2007 28 years, 11 months 7-1 (7) | Zac George | LT | 1 | NC | NC | |
8 | Jun 30, 2007 28 years, 11 months 7-1 (7) | Eugene Crisler | LT | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
7 | May 18, 2007 28 years, 10 months 6-1 (6) | Alex Rutter | LT | 1 | KO | WIN Punches | |
6 | Apr 20, 2007 28 years, 9 months 5-1 (5) | Jake Burriola | LT | 2 | SUB | WIN Keylock | |
5  | Feb 16, 2007 28 years, 7 months 4-1 (4) | 23 years, 10 months 4-0 (4) | LT | 1 | SUB | LOSS Armbar | |
4 | Feb 10, 2007 28 years, 6 months 4-0 (4) | Josh Smidt | LT | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
3 | Dec 9, 2006 28 years, 4 months 3-0 (3) | Ryan Heckert | LT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
2 | Dec 2, 2006 28 years, 4 months 2-0 (2) | Tony Hawkins | LT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
1 | Aug 25, 2006 28 years, 1 months 1-0 (1) | Nick Wright | 1 | TKO | WIN Submission to punches |
