Spike Carlyle (15-7, 11) was born in San Diego, California, U.S. on May 6, 1993. At the age of 24 years on September 3, 2017, he made his professional MMA debut against Callum Highland, winning the fight via 1st-round submission.
On February 29, 2020, 26-year old Spike Carlyle made his UFC debut on his 10th professional MMA fight at UFC Fight Night: Benavidez vs. Figueiredo against Aalon Cruz, winning the fight in the 1st round via TKO.
Carlyle's last fight was a 3-round unanimous decision loss to Takeshi Izumi at Rizin 50 at age 31 on March 29, 2025. He is on a 1-fight losing streak.
He has fought three times in the UFC, and has a record of 1 win and 2 losses in the promotion.
Some of Spike Carlyle's best fights have been against Aalon Cruz, J.J. Ambrose, Dan Moret, Koji Takeda and Kim Kyung-pyo.
Carlyle has 7 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
22 | Mar 29, 2025 31 years, 10 months 15-7 (11) | Takeshi Izumi | Rizin | LT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
21 | Jun 9, 2024 31 years, 1 months 15-6 (11) | Kim Kyung-pyo | Rizin | LT | 3 | CKO | WIN Rear-naked choke |
20 | Sep 24, 2023 30 years, 4 months 14-6 (11) | Yoshinori Horie | Rizin | LT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
19  | May 6, 2023 30 years 14-5 (11) | 33 years, 7 months 14-2 (14) | Rizin | LT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
18  | Oct 1, 2022 29 years, 4 months 14-4 (11) | 27 years, 5 months 18-1 (11) | Bellator | LT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
17 | Apr 17, 2022 28 years, 11 months 14-3 (11) | Koji Takeda | Rizin | LT | 2 | CKO | WIN Guillotine choke |
16 | Dec 3, 2021 28 years, 6 months 13-3 (11) | Dan Moret | Bellator | WL | 3 | CKO | WIN Rear-naked choke |
15  | Oct 17, 2021 28 years, 5 months 12-3 (11) | 34 years, 8 months 34-8 (25) | CW | WL | 2 | KO | WIN Punch |
14 | Jun 9, 2021 28 years, 1 months 11-3 (10) | Gil Guardado | WL | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
13 | Mar 26, 2021 27 years, 10 months 10-3 (9) | Batsumberel Dagvadorj | LT | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
12  | Nov 28, 2020 27 years, 6 months 9-3 (8) | 31 years, 5 months 13-5 (9) | UFC | FT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
11  | May 30, 2020 27 years 9-2 (8) | 31 years, 5 months 13-2 (10) | UFC | FT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
10 | Feb 29, 2020 26 years, 9 months 9-1 (8) | Aalon Cruz | UFC | FT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
9 | Nov 15, 2019 26 years, 6 months 8-1 (7) | Jean-Paul Lebosnoyani | LT | 1 | KO | WIN Punches | |
8 | Aug 30, 2019 26 years, 3 months 7-1 (6) | Matthew Colquhoun | LT | 1 | KO | WIN Spinning backfist | |
7 | Mar 9, 2019 25 years, 10 months 6-1 (5) | Fernando Padilla | FT | 3 | UD | WIN | |
6 | Sep 28, 2018 25 years, 4 months 5-1 (5) | Brian Del Rosario | FT | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
5 | Apr 21, 2018 24 years, 11 months 4-1 (4) | Serob Minasyan | FT | 3 | SD | LOSS | |
4 | Mar 4, 2018 24 years, 9 months 4-0 (4) | Joseph Rodriguez | FT | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
3 | Nov 12, 2017 24 years, 6 months 3-0 (3) | Rhageem Wells | LT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
2 | Oct 7, 2017 24 years, 5 months 2-0 (2) | Raymell Davis | LT | 1 | KO | WIN Punch | |
1 | Sep 3, 2017 24 years, 3 months 1-0 (1) | Callum Highland | LT | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar |
