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Age 42
Gender Male
Height 6' 1"
Weight Class

David Branch is a MMA fighter with a professional fight record of 22 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws

Professional Career Statistics

Pro Record 22-7-0 (Win-Loss-Draw)
Career Length 12 years, 2 months, 15 days
Rounds Fought 61.4
Avg. Fights/Year 2.4
Longest Layoff 9 months, 6 days
Quickest Turnaround 1 month, 2 days

Record BreakDown

- KO/TKO SUB DEC
Wins 7 6 9
Losses 2 4 1
Finish Rate 59.1%
Finished Rate 85.7%
Win by Decision Rate 40.9%
Loss by Decision Rate 14.3%
Win by KO Rate 31.8%
Loss by KO Rate 28.6%
Win by SUB Rate 27.3%
Loss by SUB Rate 57.1%
Win Method
Loss Method

Current Streak

3 Losses

Quick Hits

Fastest Win 01:41
Fastest KO 01:44
Fastest SUB 01:41
Ave. Rounds (Ws) 2.3
Ave. Length of Fight (Ws) 11:27
Ave. Rounds (Ls) 1.6
Ave. Length of Fight (Ls) 07:48
Finish Rounds
Finished Rounds

Official Professional Fight Record

Date Opponent Weightclass Method Round Time
NSF 12/14/2019 L
(22-6-0)
Alexander Shlemenko
(58-12-0)
Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Russian Cagefighting Championship 7
1 04:58
Official MMA Fight Results 03/30/2019 L
(22-5-0)
Jack Hermansson
(18-4-0)
MW
(185.5 vs. 185.0)
Submission (Guillotine Choke)
UFC on ESPN #2
1 00:49
Official MMA Fight Results 11/03/2018 L
(22-4-0)
Jared Cannonier
(9-4-0)
MW
(185.6 vs. 184.8)
TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
UFC 230
2 00:29
Official MMA Fight Results 04/21/2018 W
(21-4-0)
Thiago Santos
(17-5-0)
MW
(186.0 vs. 185.8)
KO (Strike)
UFC FIGHT NIGHT: Barboza vs. Lee
1 02:30
Official MMA Fight Results 09/16/2017 L
(21-3-0)
Luke Rockhold
(15-3-0)
MW
(186.0 vs. 185.5)
Submission (Strikes)
UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs. Branch
2 04:05
Official MMA Fight Results 05/13/2017 W
(20-3-0)
Krzysztof Jotko
(18-1-0)
MW
(185.0 vs. 185.0)
Decision (Split Decision)
UFC 211: MIOCIC vs. DOS SANTOS
3 05:00
Official MMA Fight Results 12/31/2016 W
(19-3-0)
Louis Taylor
(13-3-0)
MW
(184.8 vs. 185.0)
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
WSOF-NYC
5 02:00
Official MMA Fight Results 10/07/2016 W
(18-3-0)
Vinny Magalhaes
(14-7-0)
LHW
(204.8 vs. 204.2)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
World Series of Fighting 33 - Gaethje vs Dugulubgov
5 05:00
Official MMA Fight Results 04/02/2016 W
(17-3-0)
Clifford Starks
(11-2-0)
MW
(184.8 vs. 184.4)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
World Series of Fighting 30 - Branch vs Starks
5 05:00
Official MMA Fight Results 09/18/2015 W
(16-3-0)
Teddy Holder
(9-1-0)
LHW
(204.0 vs. 202.4)
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
World Series of Fighting 23 - Gaethje vs Palomino II
1 02:21
Official MMA Fight Results 04/10/2015 W
(15-3-0)
Jesse McElligott
(5-1-0)
LHW
(204.0 vs. 203.0)
TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage)
World Series of Fighting 20 - Branch vs Markes
2 01:28
Official MMA Fight Results 11/15/2014 W
(14-3-0)
Yushin Okami
(30-8-0)
MW
(184.0 vs. 183.0)
TKO/RSC
World Series of Fighting 11/15/14
4 03:39
Official MMA Fight Results 06/21/2014 W
(13-3-0)
Jesse Taylor
(27-8-0)
MW
(184.0 vs. 182.8)
Submission (Choke)
WSOF 10
1 01:41
Official MMA Fight Results 09/14/2013 W
(12-3-0)
Danillo Vilefort
(13-4-0)
MW
(185.8 vs. 185.0)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
World Series of Fighting 5
3 05:00
Official MMA Fight Results 03/23/2013 W
(11-3-0)
Paulo Filho
(22-4-2)
MW
(185.2 vs. 184.5)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
World Series of Fighting 2
3 05:00
Official MMA Fight Results 11/03/2012 W
(10-3-0)
Dustin Jacoby
(8-2-0)
MW
(185.0 vs. 186.0)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
World Series of Fighting
3 05:00
Official MMA Fight Results 05/25/2012 L
(10-2-0)
Anthony Johnson
(10-4-0)
LHW
(189.0 vs. 194.0)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Titan Fighting Championships 22: Rumble Vs Branch
3 05:00
Official MMA Fight Results 01/22/2012 W
(9-2-0)
Dom Steele
(6-1-0)
MW
(186.0 vs. 185.0)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Pure MMA LLC The Beginning
3 05:00
Official MMA Fight Results 05/27/2011 W
(8-2-0)
Jeremy May
(0-0-0)
MW
(186.7* vs. 185.5)
TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage)
Shark Fights 15
3 03:19
Official MMA Fight Results 03/03/2011 L
(8-1-0)
Rousimar Palhares
(13-4-0)
MW
(186.0 vs. 186.0)
Submission (Heel Hook)
UFC on Versus 3
2 01:44
Official MMA Fight Results 12/04/2010 W
(7-1-0)
Richard Attonito
(7-3-0)
MW
(185.0 vs. 185.0)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
UFC: The Ultimate Fighter Team GSP vs Koscheck Finale
3 05:00
Official MMA Fight Results 09/15/2010 W
(6-1-0)
Tomasz Drwal
(17-3-0)
MW
(186.0 vs. 185.5)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
UFC Fight Night: Marquardt vs. Palhares
3 05:00
Official MMA Fight Results 07/03/2010 L
(6-0-0)
Gerald Harris
(16-2-0)
MW
(185.0 vs. 185.0)
TKO/RSC
UFC 116: Lesnar vs. Carwin
3 02:35
Official MMA Fight Results 04/22/2010 W
(5-0-0)
Derrick Mehmen
(8-1-0)
MW
(189.5* vs. 191.7*)
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Bellator Fighting Championships 15
2 00:26
Official MMA Fight Results 03/19/2010 W
(4-0-0)
John Troyer
(9-3-0)
MW
(185.8 vs. 185.9)
TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
UCC 1 - Merciless
2 04:26
Official MMA Fight Results 06/12/2009 W
(3-0-0)
Dennis Olson
(6-1-0)
MW
(185.5 vs. 185.0)
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Bellator Fighting Championships 11
1 02:27
Official MMA Fight Results 12/13/2008 W
(2-0-0)
Robbie Huston
(3-0-0)
MW
(186.0 vs. 187.5*)
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Battle at the Nation's Capital 1
2 02:41
Official MMA Fight Results 05/09/2008 W
(1-0-0)
Alexis Aquino
(5-2-0)
MW
(185.4 vs. 186.0)
TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
Ring of Combat XIX
1 03:29
Official MMA Fight Results 09/29/2007 W
(0-0-0)
Craig Simone
(2-0-0)
MW
(184.6 vs. 178.6)
TKO/RSC
Unified Cage Fights 6
1 01:44
* Bouts marked with an 'Official' logo denote results which have been verified by an ABC-recognized athletic commission
* Bouts marked with an (*) are considered exhibition bouts and do not count towards the fighter's record
* Weights marked with an (*) denote those over the limit for the weight class