Shane Young (13-8, 9) was born in Napier, New Zealand on July 31, 1993. At the age of 19 years on September 22, 2012, he made his professional MMA debut against Ray Karaitiana, winning the fight via 1st-round TKO.
On November 19, 2017, 24-year old Shane Young made his UFC debut on his 15th professional MMA fight at UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Tybura against a 29-year old Alexander Volkanovski but lost the fight via unanimous decision.
Young's last fight was a 1st-round choke-out loss to Gabriel Miranda at UFC 293 at age 30 on September 10, 2023. He is on a 4-fight losing streak.
He has fought seven times in the UFC, and has a record of 2 wins and 5 losses in the promotion.
Some of Shane Young's best fights have been against Rolando Dy and Austin Arnett.
Young has 8 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
21 | Sep 10, 2023 30 years, 1 months 13-8 (9) | Gabriel Miranda | UFC | FT | 1 | CKO | LOSS Rear-naked choke |
20 | Feb 12, 2023 29 years, 6 months 13-7 (9) | Blake Bilder | UFC | FT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
19  | Mar 27, 2021 27 years, 7 months 13-6 (9) | 35 years, 5 months 10-1 (7) | UFC | FT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
18  | Sep 27, 2020 27 years, 1 months 13-5 (9) | 25 years, 7 months 16-2 (15) | UFC | FT | 1 | KO | LOSS Head kick and punches |
17  | Feb 10, 2019 25 years, 6 months 13-4 (9) | 27 years, 3 months 16-5 (12) | UFC | FT | 3 | UD | WIN |
16  | Jun 23, 2018 24 years, 10 months 12-4 (9) | 26 years, 10 months 9-6 (4) | UFC | FT | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches |
15  | Nov 19, 2017 24 years, 3 months 11-4 (8) | 29 years, 1 months 15-1 (12) | UFC | FT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
14 | Apr 22, 2017 23 years, 8 months 11-3 (8) | Bo Yan | FT | 1 | SUB | WIN Choke | |
13 | Feb 18, 2017 23 years, 6 months 10-3 (7) | Zexian Jiang | FT | 1 | CKO | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
12 | Oct 1, 2016 23 years, 2 months 9-3 (7) | Siitia Leti | FT | 1 | UD | WIN | |
11 | May 28, 2014 20 years, 9 months 8-3 (7) | Zhenhong Lu | FT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
10 | Jun 1, 2014 20 years, 10 months 7-3 (6) | Rodolfo Marques | FT | 3 | SD | WIN | |
9 | Sep 19, 2015 22 years, 1 months 6-3 (6) | Guan Wang | FT | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
8 | Aug 8, 2015 22 years 6-2 (6) | Liucai Cui | FT | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
7 | May 23, 2015 21 years, 9 months 5-2 (5) | Julian Wallace | FT | 1 | KO | WIN Punches | |
6  | Feb 28, 2015 21 years, 7 months 4-2 (4) | 30 years, 2 months 10-8 (5) | LT | 3 | MD | LOSS | |
5 | Nov 24, 2014 21 years, 3 months 4-1 (4) | Adrian Rodriguez | FT | 3 | TKO | WIN Head kick and punches | |
4 | Feb 15, 2014 20 years, 6 months 3-1 (3) | Adrian Rodriguez | FT | 3 | MD | LOSS | |
3 | Nov 23, 2013 20 years, 3 months 3-0 (3) | Hayden Watt | 3 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | ||
2 | Jun 23, 2013 19 years, 10 months 2-0 (2) | Jiraya Fernandes | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
1 | Sep 22, 2012 19 years, 1 months 1-0 (1) | Ray Karaitiana | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
