Steve Berger (20-23-2, 16) was born in St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. on May 20, 1973. At the age of 24 years on January 15, 1998, he made his professional MMA debut against Ryan McBride, winning the fight via 2nd-round submission.
On May 4, 2001, 27-year old Steve Berger made his UFC debut on his 21st professional MMA fight at UFC 31 against a 26-year old Tony DeSouza but lost the fight via unanimous decision.
Berger's last fight was a 1st-round submission loss to Scott Cleve at age 38 on April 7, 2012. He retired on a 3-fight losing streak.
He has fought three times in the UFC, and has a record of 2 losses and 1 no-contest in the promotion.
Some of Steve Berger's best fights have been against Shonie Carter, Shannon Ritch, Seichi Ikemoto, Rich Clementi, Pete Spratt and Tony DeSouza. For details about these fights refer to "Best fights of Steve Berger".
Berger has 23 losses on his MMA record. For details about these losses refer to "Steve Berger Losses".
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
47  | Apr 7, 2012 38 years, 10 months 20-23-2 (16) | 29 years, 8 months 7-2 (5) | MD | 1 | SUB | Loss Guillotine choke | |
46 | Mar 26, 2011 37 years, 10 months 20-22-2 (16) | Chris Tickle | MD | 2 | TKO | Loss Punches | |
45  | Sep 25, 2010 37 years, 4 months 20-21-2 (16) | 35 years, 6 months 20-5 (17) | MD | 2 | TKO | Loss Punches | |
44 | Aug 21, 2010 37 years, 3 months 20-20-2 (16) | Sal Woods | MD | 3 | SUB | Win Guillotine choke | |
43  | Apr 16, 2010 36 years, 10 months 19-20-2 (15) | 29 years, 5 months 7-2 (5) | KOTC | MD | 1 | KO | Loss Punches |
42 | Oct 3, 2009 36 years, 4 months 19-19-2 (15) | Ryan Scheeper | MD | 1 | SUB | Win Arm-triangle choke | |
41 | Oct 4, 2008 35 years, 4 months 18-19-2 (14) | Ray Steinbeiss | MD | 3 | UD | Loss | |
40 | Feb 23, 2008 34 years, 9 months 18-18-2 (14) | Eddy Ellis | Strikeforce | MD | 3 | UD | Loss |
39 | Aug 24, 2007 34 years, 3 months 18-17-2 (14) | Diego Gonzalez | MD | 3 | UD | Loss | |
38 | Feb 16, 2007 33 years, 8 months 18-16-2 (14) | Piotr Jakaczynski | MD | 3 | SD | Win | |
37  | Dec 15, 2006 33 years, 6 months 17-16-2 (14) | 22 years, 1 month 9-2 (4) | MD | 3 | UD | Loss | |
36  | Sep 9, 2006 33 years, 3 months 17-15-2 (14) | 27 years, 8 months 15-4-1 (5) | MD | 2 | TKO | Loss Punches | |
35 | Jun 30, 2006 33 years, 1 months 17-14-2 (14) | Victor Moreno | MD | 1 | TKO | Loss Doctor stoppage | |
34 | Jun 9, 2006 33 years 17-13-2 (14) | Mark Long | MD | 1 | TKO | Win Punches | |
33 | Sep 3, 2005 32 years, 3 months 16-13-2 (13) | Nuri Shakur | MD | 3 | UD | Loss | |
32  | Mar 26, 2005 31 years, 10 months 16-12-2 (13) | 33 years, 5 months 4-3-2 (3) | MD | 3 | TKO | Loss Cut | |
31  | Oct 23, 2004 31 years, 5 months 16-11-2 (13) | 22 years, 11 months 17-6-1 (15) | MD | 3 | UD | Loss | |
30 | Sep 5, 2004 31 years, 3 months 16-10-2 (13) | Fritz Paul | MD | 1 | TKO | Win Submission to punches | |
29 | Jan 2, 2004 30 years, 7 months 15-10-2 (12) | Phil Johns | WL | 3 | UD | Loss | |
28  | Jul 19, 2003 30 years, 1 months 15-9-2 (12) | 26 years, 9 months 16-3 (13) | WL | 3 | UD | Loss | |
27 | Sep 21, 2002 29 years, 4 months 15-8-2 (12) | Nuri Shakur | WL | 1 | SUB | Win Guillotine choke | |
26  | Jun 22, 2002 29 years, 1 months 14-8-2 (11) | 20 years, 3 months 5-0 (4) | UFC | MD | 2 | TKO | Loss Punches |
25 | May 10, 2002 28 years, 11 months 14-7-2 (11) | Benji Radach | UFC | MD | 1 | NC | NC Overturned by state commission |
24  | Jan 27, 2002 28 years, 8 months 14-7-2 (11) | 31 years 10-4 (9) | MD | 1 | TKO | Win Cut | |
23  | Sep 29, 2001 28 years, 4 months 13-7-2 (10) | 29 years, 11 months 10-4-1 (10) | KOTC | MD | 3 | UD | Loss For KOTC middleweight title |
22  | Aug 26, 2001 28 years, 3 months 13-6-2 (10) | 26 years 4-1-3 (3) | WL | 3 | SUB | Win Triangle/armbar | |
21  | May 4, 2001 27 years, 11 months 12-6-2 (9) | 26 years, 9 months 2-0 (2) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | Loss |
20 | Feb 16, 2001 27 years, 8 months 12-5-2 (9) | Nick Cardenez | WL | 1 | SUB | Win Armbar | |
19 | Jan 5, 2001 27 years, 7 months 11-5-2 (8) | Karl Schmidt | WL | 1 | TKO | Loss Cut | |
18  | Nov 25, 2000 27 years, 6 months 11-4-2 (8) | 23 years, 7 months 3-4 (3) | LT | 1 | SUB | Win Armbar | |
17  | Nov 18, 2000 27 years, 5 months 10-4-2 (7) | 29 years, 11 months 8-7-1 (7) | 3 | UD | Draw | ||
16 | Oct 6, 2000 27 years, 4 months 10-4-1 (7) | Riley McIlhon | 1 | SUB | Win Armbar | ||
15  | Oct 6, 2000 27 years, 4 months 9-4-1 (6) | 28 years, 5 months 17-4-5 (8) | 1 | SUB | Win Rear-naked choke | ||
14 | Aug 23, 2000 27 years, 3 months 8-4-1 (5) | Brian Geraghty | 1 | SUB | Win Armbar | ||
13  | Aug 19, 2000 27 years, 2 months 7-4-1 (4) | 19 years, 8 months 14-3-1 (12) | 3 | UD | Loss | ||
12  | May 21, 2000 27 years 7-3-1 (4) | 27 years, 9 months | 1 | SD | Loss | ||
11 | Mar 18, 2000 26 years, 9 months 7-2-1 (4) | Andy Sanders | 2 | UD | Draw | ||
10  | Jan 28, 2000 26 years, 8 months 7-2 (4) | 29 years, 4 months 11-12 (10) | 1 | SUB | Win Guillotine | ||
9 | Nov 6, 1999 26 years, 5 months 6-2 (3) | Jason Glabus | 2 | UD | Win | ||
8 | Nov 6, 1999 26 years, 5 months 5-2 (3) | 27 years, 6 months 11-2-3 (8) | 2 | SD | Win | ||
7 | Sep 10, 1999 26 years, 3 months 4-2 (3) | Ben Harrison | 1 | UD | Loss | ||
6 | Aug 7, 1999 26 years, 2 months 4-1 (3) | James Wade | 1 | SUB | Win Triangle choke | ||
5  | Jan 31, 1999 25 years, 8 months 3-1 (2) | 23 years, 5 months 21-4-4 (20) | 1 | UD | Loss | ||
4 | May 2, 1998 24 years, 11 months 3-0 (2) | Greg James | 1 | NC | NC | ||
3 | May 2, 1998 24 years, 11 months 3-0 (2) | David Beason | 1 | SUB | Win Front choke | ||
2 | Apr 28, 1998 24 years, 11 months 2-0 (1) | James Wade | 2 | UD | Win | ||
1 | Jan 15, 1998 24 years, 7 months 1-0 (1) | Ryan McBride | 2 | SUB | Win Armbar |
