Rashad Evans “Sugar”
Team | Jackson's Submission Fighting |
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Age | 45 |
Gender | Male |
Height | 5' 11" |
Weight Class | Light-heavyweight |
Rashad Evans started in MMA as a heavyweight and won the heavyweight division of The Ultimate Fighter 2. Evans won the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship, winning by TKO over Forrest Griffin in December 2008. He remained undefeated until May 23, 2009, when he lost the Championship belt to Lyoto Machida. Evans has a strong wrestling background, wrestling throughout college and winning the National Junior College Championship in 2000.
Professional Career Statistics
Pro Record | 20-8-1 (Win-Loss-Draw) |
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Career Length | 17 years, 9 months, 18 days |
Rounds Fought | 67.2 |
Avg. Fights/Year | 1.6 |
Longest Layoff | 3 years, 7 months, 19 days |
Quickest Turnaround | 1 day |
Record BreakDown
- | KO/TKO | SUB | DEC | |
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Wins | 7 | 2 | 11 | |
Losses | 3 | 0 | 5 |
Finish Rate | 45.0% |
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Finished Rate | 37.5% |
Win by Decision Rate | 55.0% |
Loss by Decision Rate | 62.5% |
Win by KO Rate | 35.0% |
Loss by KO Rate | 37.5% |
Win by SUB Rate | 10.0% |
Loss by SUB Rate | 0.0% |
Win Method
Loss Method
Current Streak
1 Win
Quick Hits
Fastest Win | 00:50 |
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Fastest KO | 03:24 |
Fastest SUB | 00:50 |
Ave. Rounds (Ws) | 2.2 |
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Ave. Length of Fight (Ws) | 11:13 |
Ave. Rounds (Ls) | 2.4 |
Ave. Length of Fight (Ls) | 12:04 |
Finish Rounds
Finished Rounds
Official Professional Fight Record
Date | Opponent | Weightclass | Method | Round | Time | |||
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01/28/2022 | W (19-8-1) | Gabriel Checco (11-5-0) | LHW (202.2 vs. 204.4) | Decision (Unanimous Decision) Eagle FC 44 | 3 | 05:00 | ||
06/09/2018 | L (19-7-1) | Anthony Smith (28-13-0) | LHW (205.0 vs. 206.0) | KO UFC 225: WHITTAKER vs. ROMERO 2 | 1 | 00:53 | ||
08/05/2017 | L (19-6-1) | Sam Alvey (30-9-0) | MW (186.0 vs. 186.0) | Decision (Split Decision) UFC FIGHT NIGHT: S. PETITIS vs. MORENO | 3 | 05:00 | ||
03/04/2017 | L (19-5-1) | Daniel Kelly (12-1-0) | MW (185.0 vs. 186.0) | Decision (Split Decision) UFC 209: Woodley vs. Thompson | 3 | 05:00 | ||
04/16/2016 | L (19-4-1) | Glover Teixeira (24-4-0) | LHW (205.0 vs. 205.0) | KO UFC Fight Night 87: Evans vs. Teixeira | 1 | 01:48 | ||
10/03/2015 | L (19-3-1) | Ryan Bader (19-4-0) | LHW (205.0 vs. 206.0) | Decision (Unanimous Decision) UFC 192: Cormier vs Gustafsson | 3 | 05:00 | ||
11/16/2013 | W (18-3-1) | Chael Sonnen (29-14-1) | LHW (205.0 vs. 206.0) | TKO/RSC UFC 167 | 1 | 04:05 | ||
06/15/2013 | W (17-3-1) | Dan Henderson (29-9-0) | LHW (206.0 vs. 204.0) | Decision (Split Decision) UFC 161: Henderson vs. Evans | 3 | 05:00 | ||
02/02/2013 | L (17-2-1) | Rogerio Nogueira (20-5-0) | LHW (206.0 vs. 206.0) | Decision (Unanimous Decision) UFC 156: Aldo vs. Edgar | 3 | 05:00 | ||
04/21/2012 | L (17-1-1) | Jon Jones (15-1-0) | LHW (204.0 vs. 205.0) | Decision (Unanimous Decision) UFC 145 Jones vs. Evans | 5 | 05:00 | ||
01/28/2012 | W (16-1-1) | Phil Davis (9-0-0) | LHW (205.0 vs. 205.0) | Decision (Unanimous Decision) UFC on FOX 2: Evans vs. Davis | 5 | 05:00 | ||
08/06/2011 | W (15-1-1) | Tito Ortiz (16-8-1) | LHW (204.4 vs. 205.8) | TKO/RSC UFC 133: Evans vs. Ortiz | 2 | 04:48 | ||
05/29/2010 | W (14-1-1) | Quinton Jackson (29-7-0) | LHW (206.0 vs. 205.0) | Decision (Unanimous Decision) UFC 114: Rampage vs. Evans | 3 | 05:00 | ||
01/02/2010 | W (13-1-1) | Thiago Silva (15-1-0) | LHW (205.0 vs. 205.0) | Decision (Unanimous Decision) UFC 108: Evans vs Silva | 3 | 05:00 | ||
05/23/2009 | L (13-0-1) | Lyoto Machida (14-0-0) | LHW (205.0 vs. 204.0) | TKO/RSC UFC 98: Evans vs Machida | 2 | 03:57 | ||
12/27/2008 | W (12-0-1) | Forrest Griffin (16-4-0) | LHW (203.0 vs. 205.0) | TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes) UFC 92: The Ultimate 2008 | 3 | 02:46 | ||
09/06/2008 | W (11-0-1) | Chuck Liddell (21-5-0) | LHW | KO (Strike) UFC 88: Breakthrough | 2 | 01:51 | ||
11/17/2007 | W (10-0-1) | Michael Bisping (14-0-0) | LHW (206.0 vs. 205.0) | Decision (Split Decision) UFC 78: Validation | 3 | 05:00 | ||
07/07/2007 | D (10-0-0) | Tito Ortiz (15-5-0) | LHW (204.0 vs. 205.5) | Draw (Unanimous Draw) UFC 73 | 3 | 05:00 | ||
01/25/2007 | W (9-0-0) | Sean Salmon (9-1-0) | LHW (205.5 vs. 206.0) | KO (Kick) UFC Fight Night 8 | 2 | 01:06 | ||
NSF | 09/23/2006 | W (8-0-0) | Jason Lambert (22-5-0) | TKO/RSC (Punches) UFC 63: Penn vs. Hughes | 2 | 02:22 | ||
06/28/2006 | W (7-0-0) | Stephan Bonnar (9-2-0) | LHW (205.0 vs. 205.0) | Decision (Majority Decision) UFC Fight Night 5 | 3 | 05:00 | ||
04/06/2006 | W (6-0-0) | Sam Hoger (6-1-0) | LHW (203.0 vs. 206.0) | Decision (Split Decision) UFC Fight Night 4 | 3 | 05:00 | ||
11/05/2005 | W (5-0-0) | Brad Imes (3-0-0) | HW (224.0 vs. 250.0) | Decision (Split Decision) UFC: The Ultimate Fighter 2 Finale | 3 | 05:00 | ||
07/11/2005 | W (5-0-0) | Keith Jardine (9-1-1) | HW (219.0 vs. 220.5) | Decision (Unanimous Decision) UFC: The Ultimate Fighter Season 2 - Semi-Final Day 1* | 3 | 05:00 | ||
07/08/2005 | W (5-0-0) | Mike Whitehead (9-4-0) | HW (222.0 vs. 251.0) | Decision (Unanimous Decision) UFC: The Ultimate Fighter Season 2 - Elimination Bout 8* | 3 | 05:00 | ||
06/25/2005 | W (5-0-0) | Tom Murphy (1-0-0) | HW (227.0 vs. 228.0) | Decision (Unanimous Decision) UFC: The Ultimate Fighter Season 2 - Elimination Bout 4* | 3 | 05:00 | ||
NSF | 06/03/2004 | W (3-0-0) | Jaime Jara (5-3-0) | Decision (Unanimous Decision) Gladiator Challenge 27: Fight Fest Day 2 | 3 | 05:00 | ||
NSF | 06/03/2004 | W (3-0-0) | Hector Ramirez (5-0-0) | Decision (Unanimous Decision) Gladiator Challenge 27: Fight Fest Day 2 | 2 | 05:00 | ||
NSF | 06/02/2004 | W (2-0-0) | Bryan Pardoe (8-6-0) | TKO/RSC Gladiator Challenge 26: Fight Fest Day 1 | 1 | 03:24 | ||
NSF | 04/10/2004 | W (0-0-0) | Dennis Reed (41-33-1) | Submission Danger Zone 26: Professional Level Cage Fighting | 1 | 00:50 | ||
NSF | 04/10/2004 | W (0-0-0) | Dan Anderson (7-2-0) | Submission Danger Zone 26: Professional Level Cage Fighting | 1 | 03:09 |
* 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 |
Amateur Career Statistics
Amateur Record | 2-0-0 (Win-Loss-Draw) |
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Career Length | - |
Rounds Fought | 8.0 |
Avg. Fights/Year | 1.0 |
Longest Layoff | - |
Quickest Turnaround | - |
Record BreakDown
- | KO/TKO | SUB | DEC | |
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Wins | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Losses | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Finish Rate | 50.0% |
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Finished Rate | 0.0% |
Win by Decision Rate | 0.0% |
Loss by Decision Rate | 0.0% |
Win by KO Rate | 0.0% |
Loss by KO Rate | 0.0% |
Win by SUB Rate | 50.0% |
Loss by SUB Rate | 0.0% |
Win Method
Current Streak
2 Wins
Quick Hits
Fastest Win | 09:00 |
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Fastest KO | - |
Fastest SUB | 09:00 |
Ave. Rounds (Ws) | 4.0 |
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Ave. Length of Fight (Ws) | 12:00 |
Ave. Rounds (Ls) | 0.0 |
Ave. Length of Fight (Ls) | 00:00 |
Finish Rounds
Official Amateur Fight Record
Date | Opponent | Weightclass | Method | Round | Time | |||
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NSF | 11/08/2003 | W (0-0-0) | Kris Calmese (0-0-0) | Submission Danger Zone 21: Fight Night 9 | 3 | 03:00 | ||
NSF | 11/08/2003 | W (0-0-0) | George Crawford (1-0-0) | Unknown Danger Zone 21: Fight Night 9 | 3 | 05:00 |
* 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 |