Tom Watson (17-9, 9) was born in Southampton, England on July 13, 1982. At the age of 23 years on February 19, 2006, he made his professional MMA debut against Michael Watson, winning the fight via 1st-round submission.
On September 29, 2012, 30-year old Tom Watson made his UFC debut on his 20th professional MMA fight at UFC on Fuel TV: Struve vs. Miocic against a 24-year old Brad Tavares but lost the fight via split decision.
Watson's last fight was a 3-round unanimous decision loss to Chris Camozzi at UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs. Saint Preux at age 33 on August 8, 2015. He retired on a 2-fight losing streak.
He has fought seven times in the UFC, and has a record of 2 wins and 5 losses in the promotion.
Some of Tom Watson's best fights have been against Jack Marshman, Stanislav Nedkov, Murilo Rua, Sam Alvey, John Maguire, Matt Horwich and Alex Reid.
Watson has 9 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
26  | Aug 8, 2015 33 years 17-9 (9) | 28 years, 8 months 21-10 (13) | UFC | MD | 3 | UD | LOSS |
25  | Jan 31, 2015 32 years, 6 months 17-8 (9) | 32 years, 1 months 18-6-1 (11) | UFC | MD | 3 | UD | LOSS |
24  | Aug 16, 2014 32 years, 1 months 17-7 (9) | 28 years, 3 months 23-5 (16) | UFC | MD | 3 | UD | WIN |
23  | Feb 1, 2014 31 years, 6 months 16-7 (9) | 32 years, 5 months 9-4 (6) | UFC | MD | 3 | SD | LOSS |
22  | Aug 3, 2013 31 years 16-6 (9) | 31 years, 10 months 20-4 (14) | UFC | MD | 3 | UD | LOSS |
21  | Feb 16, 2013 30 years, 7 months 16-5 (9) | 31 years, 2 months 12-0 (10) | UFC | MD | 2 | TKO | WIN Knees and punches |
20  | Sep 29, 2012 30 years, 2 months 15-5 (8) | 24 years, 9 months 8-1 (6) | UFC | MD | 3 | SD | LOSS |
19  | Mar 24, 2012 29 years, 8 months 15-4 (8) | 22 years, 3 months 10-0 (9) | MD | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches and elbows Defended BAMMA World middleweight title | |
18  | May 21, 2011 28 years, 10 months 14-4 (7) | 30 years, 11 months 20-11-1 (18) | MD | 3 | KO | WIN Head kick and punches Defended BAMMA World middleweight title | |
17  | Sep 25, 2010 28 years, 2 months 13-4 (6) | 35 years, 2 months 8-8-1 (7) | MD | 5 | UD | WIN Defended BAMMA World middleweight title | |
16  | Sep 10, 2010 28 years, 1 months 12-4 (6) | 27 years, 8 months 15-6 (12) | MD | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
15  | May 15, 2010 27 years, 10 months 12-3 (6) | 32 years, 3 months 24-15-1 (21) | MD | 5 | UD | WIN Won BAMMA World middleweight title | |
14 | Feb 26, 2010 27 years, 7 months 11-3 (6) | Travis Galbraith | MD | 1 | KO | WIN Head kick | |
13 | Oct 24, 2009 27 years, 3 months 10-3 (5) | Denniston Sutherland | MD | 3 | SD | WIN Defended UCMMA middleweight title | |
12  | Jun 27, 2009 26 years, 11 months 9-3 (5) | 26 years, 1 months 10-1 (8) | MD | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
11 | Dec 6, 2008 26 years, 4 months 8-3 (4) | Daniel Cubitt | MD | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches Won UCMMA middleweight title | |
10 | Aug 9, 2008 26 years 7-3 (3) | Lloyd Clarkson | 3 | UD | WIN | ||
9  | Jul 12, 2008 25 years, 11 months 6-3 (3) | 23 years, 1 months 6-1 (6) | 3 | UD | WIN | ||
8 | Mar 8, 2008 25 years, 7 months 5-3 (3) | Pierre Guillet | 1 | KO | WIN Upkick | ||
7 | Dec 1, 2007 25 years, 4 months 4-3 (2) | Mark Epstein | 3 | SD | LOSS | ||
6 | Jul 14, 2007 25 years 4-2 (2) | Ed Smith | 3 | UD | WIN | ||
5 | Apr 21, 2007 24 years, 9 months 3-2 (2) | Xavier Foupa-Pokam | 2 | SUB | LOSS Triangle kimura | ||
4 | Mar 3, 2007 24 years, 7 months 3-1 (2) | Dorlan O'Malley | 1 | KO | WIN Slam and punches | ||
3  | Feb 10, 2007 24 years, 6 months 2-1 (1) | 34 years, 2 months 8-16-4 (1) | 1 | SUB | LOSS Armbar | ||
2 | Jun 25, 2006 23 years, 11 months 2-0 (1) | Tulio Palhares | 3 | UD | WIN | ||
1 | Feb 19, 2006 23 years, 7 months 1-0 (1) | Michael Watson | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke |
