Steve Bruno (15-6, 13) was born in Brooklyn, New York, United States on November 3, 1981. At the age of 19 years on May 19, 2001, he made his professional MMA debut against Opie Barr, winning the fight via 2nd-round submission.
On August 9, 2008, 26-year old Steve Bruno made his UFC debut on his 15th professional MMA fight at UFC 87 against a 31-year old Chris Wilson but lost the fight via unanimous decision.
Bruno's last fight was a 2nd-round TKO loss to Keith Johnson at age 30 on November 2, 2012. He retired from the sport of MMA following this loss.
He has fought three times in the UFC, and has a record of 1 win and 2 losses in the promotion.
Steve Bruno's best fight was against Johnny Rees.
Bruno has 6 losses on his MMA record. For details about these losses refer to "Steve Bruno Losses".
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
21 | Nov 2, 2012 30 years, 11 months 15-6 (13) | Keith Johnson | MD | 2 | TKO | LOSS Punches | |
20 | Jun 22, 2012 30 years, 7 months 15-5 (13) | Anderson Melo | MD | 3 | UD | WIN | |
19 | Sep 18, 2010 28 years, 10 months 14-5 (13) | Robert Thompson | MD | 2 | SUB | WIN Punches | |
18 | Sep 25, 2009 27 years, 10 months 13-5 (12) | Clayton McKinney | MD | 2 | SUB | WIN D'arce choke | |
17  | Feb 7, 2009 27 years, 3 months 12-5 (11) | 23 years 1-0 (0) | UFC | MD | 3 | UD | LOSS |
16 | Dec 10, 2008 27 years, 1 months 12-4 (11) | Johnny Rees | UFC | MD | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
15  | Aug 9, 2008 26 years, 9 months 11-4 (10) | 31 years, 2 months 15-5 (13) | UFC | MD | 3 | UD | LOSS |
14 | Apr 22, 2007 25 years, 5 months 11-3 (10) | Lim Jae-Suk | MD | 3 | KO | WIN Punches | |
13 | Mar 11, 2007 25 years, 4 months 10-3 (9) | Ho Jin Kim | 2 | KO | WIN Punch | ||
12 | Feb 3, 2007 25 years, 3 months 9-3 (8) | Graydon Tannas | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | ||
11 | Oct 8, 2006 24 years, 11 months 8-3 (7) | Young Choi | 3 | KO | WIN Punches | ||
10  | Jun 3, 2006 24 years, 7 months 7-3 (6) | 23 years 22-7 (18) | 1 | KO | LOSS Punch | ||
9 | Mar 4, 2006 24 years, 4 months 7-2 (6) | Landon Showalter | 2 | UD | LOSS | ||
8 | Nov 5, 2005 24 years 7-1 (6) | Jay Jack | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
7 | Jul 30, 2005 23 years, 8 months 6-1 (5) | Anthony Tolone | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
6 | Apr 2, 2005 23 years, 4 months 5-1 (4) | Chris Schlesinger | 2 | MD | WIN | ||
5 | Jul 31, 2004 22 years, 8 months 4-1 (4) | Gino Astudillo | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
4 | Mar 14, 2003 21 years, 4 months 3-1 (3) | Jorge Cuellar | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | ||
3  | Apr 12, 2002 20 years, 5 months 2-1 (2) | 30 years, 5 months | 2 | UD | LOSS | ||
2 | Jul 21, 2001 19 years, 8 months 2-0 (2) | Jeff Gibson | 2 | SUB | WIN Armbar | ||
1 | May 19, 2001 19 years, 6 months 1-0 (1) | Opie Barr | 2 | SUB | WIN Armbar |
