Steve Cantwell (7-6, 6) was born in Long Beach, California, U.S. on August 12, 1986. At the age of 18 years on April 23, 2005, he made his professional MMA debut against Richie Hightower, winning the fight via 1st-round submission.
On December 10, 2008, 22-year old Steve Cantwell made his UFC debut on his 8th professional MMA fight at UFC: Fight for the Troops against Razak Al-Hassan, winning the fight in the 1st round via choke-out.
Cantwell's last fight was a 3-round unanimous decision loss to Riki Fukuda at UFC 144 at age 25 on February 26, 2012. He retired on a 5-fight losing streak.
He has fought six times in the UFC, and has a record of 1 win and 5 losses in the promotion.
Some of Steve Cantwell's best fights have been against Brian Stann, Tim McKenzie, Razak Al-Hassan and Justin McElfresh.
Cantwell has 6 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
13  | Feb 26, 2012 25 years, 6 months 7-6 (6) | 31 years, 1 months 17-5 (8) | UFC | MD | 3 | UD | LOSS |
12  | Oct 8, 2011 25 years, 1 months 7-5 (6) | 28 years, 11 months 12-5 (8) | UFC | MD | 3 | UD | LOSS |
11  | Mar 3, 2011 24 years, 6 months 7-4 (6) | 37 years, 4 months 16-7-1 (13) | UFC | LHW | 3 | UD | LOSS |
10  | Sep 16, 2009 23 years, 1 months 7-3 (6) | 28 years, 11 months 6-2 (6) | UFC | LHW | 3 | UD | LOSS |
9  | Apr 18, 2009 22 years, 8 months 7-2 (6) | 28 years 10-1 (10) | UFC | LHW | 3 | UD | LOSS |
8 | Dec 10, 2008 22 years, 3 months 7-1 (6) | Razak Al-Hassan | UFC | LHW | 1 | CKO | WIN Armbar |
7 | Aug 3, 2008 21 years, 11 months 6-1 (6) | 27 years, 10 months 6-0 (6) | WEC | LHW | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches Won WEC light-heavyweight title |
6  | Mar 26, 2008 21 years, 7 months 5-1 (5) | 25 years, 8 months 11-4 (10) | WEC | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
5 | Aug 5, 2007 20 years, 11 months 4-1 (4) | Justin McElfresh | WEC | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
4 | Mar 24, 2007 20 years, 7 months 3-1 (3) | 26 years, 6 months 2-0 (2) | WEC | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches | |
3 | Dec 17, 2006 20 years, 4 months 3-0 (3) | Leonardo Pecanha | 3 | TKO | WIN Doctor stoppage | ||
2 | Jan 14, 2006 19 years, 5 months 2-0 (2) | Mike Ashford | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | ||
1 | Apr 23, 2005 18 years, 8 months 1-0 (1) | Richie Hightower | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar |
