TJ Waldburger (16-9, 13) was born in Temple, Texas, U.S. on April 25, 1988. At the age of 17 years on November 26, 2005, he made his professional MMA debut against Sammy Say, losing the fight via 1st-round TKO.
On September 15, 2010, 22-year old TJ Waldburger made his UFC debut on his 18th professional MMA fight at UFC Fight Night: Marquardt vs. Palhares against a 30-year old David Mitchell, winning the fight via 3-round unanimous decision.
Waldburger's last fight was a 3rd-round TKO loss to Mike Pyle at UFC 170 at age 25 on February 22, 2014. He retired on a 2-fight losing streak.
He has fought seven times in the UFC, and has a record of 3 wins and 4 losses in the promotion.
Some of TJ Waldburger's best fights have been against Jake Hecht, Shannon Ritch, Mike Stumpf, David Mitchell, Pat Healy, Brian Foster and Pete Spratt.
Waldburger has 9 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
25 | Feb 22, 2014 25 years, 9 months 16-9 (13) | Mike Pyle | UFC | WL | 3 | TKO | LOSS Elbows and punches |
24  | Oct 19, 2013 25 years, 5 months 16-8 (13) | 26 years, 11 months 12-2-1 (7) | UFC | WL | 1 | KO | LOSS Punches |
23  | Dec 15, 2012 24 years, 7 months 16-7 (13) | 31 years, 3 months 9-3 (6) | TUF | WL | 2 | CKO | WIN Triangle choke |
22  | Jun 22, 2012 24 years, 1 months 15-7 (13) | 31 years, 6 months 49-14-1 (33) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | LOSS |
21  | Mar 3, 2012 23 years, 10 months 15-6 (13) | 28 years 11-2 (8) | UFC | WL | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar |
20 | Sep 17, 2011 23 years, 4 months 14-6 (12) | Mike Stumpf | UFC | WL | 1 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke |
19  | Mar 26, 2011 22 years, 11 months 13-6 (11) | 27 years, 6 months 9-1 (6) | UFC | WL | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
18  | Sep 15, 2010 22 years, 4 months 13-5 (11) | 30 years, 10 months 11-0 (8) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | WIN |
17  | Sep 12, 2009 21 years, 4 months 12-5 (11) | 26 years, 1 months 20-14 (17) | WL | 3 | UD | WIN | |
16  | May 2, 2009 21 years 11-5 (11) | 38 years, 7 months 43-63 (40) | WL | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
15 | Feb 21, 2009 20 years, 9 months 10-5 (10) | Andrew Chappelle | 1 | TKO | WIN Doctor stoppage | ||
14  | Jun 14, 2008 20 years, 1 months 9-5 (9) | 27 years, 10 months 5-0 (4) | 2 | TKO | LOSS Punches | ||
13  | Oct 13, 2007 19 years, 5 months 9-4 (9) | 36 years, 9 months 15-13 (13) | 1 | KO | LOSS Punches | ||
12 | Sep 7, 2007 19 years, 4 months 9-3 (9) | 36 years, 7 months 15-12 (13) | 2 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke | ||
11 | Jun 23, 2007 19 years, 1 months 8-3 (8) | Jeff Lindsay | 1 | SUB | WIN | ||
10  | Mar 4, 2007 18 years, 10 months 7-3 (7) | 23 years, 11 months 18-5-1 (15) | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches | ||
9 | Dec 2, 2006 18 years, 7 months 7-2 (7) | Jeff Lindsay | 1 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke | ||
8  | Sep 23, 2006 18 years, 4 months 6-2 (6) | 22 years, 5 months 2-1 (2) | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | ||
7 | Sep 17, 2006 18 years, 4 months 5-2 (5) | Barry Peoples | 1 | SUB | WIN Achilles lock | ||
6 | Sep 17, 2006 18 years, 4 months 4-2 (4) | Jeremiah O'Neal | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | ||
5 | Jun 24, 2006 18 years, 1 months 3-2 (3) | Brandon Berkey | 1 | SUB | WIN | ||
4  | Mar 25, 2006 17 years, 11 months 2-2 (2) | 22 years, 2 months 4-0 (3) | 3 | UD | LOSS | ||
3 | Feb 18, 2006 17 years, 9 months 2-1 (2) | Nathan Fussel | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | ||
2 | Feb 10, 2006 17 years, 9 months 1-1 (1) | Sammy Say | 1 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke | ||
1 | Nov 26, 2005 17 years, 7 months 0-1 (0) | Sammy Say | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
