David Branch

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Age 43
Gender Male
Height 6' 1"

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 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

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 MMA Fight Record

Date Opponent Weightclass Method Round Time
NRB 12/14/2019 L
(22-6-0) 		Alexander Shlemenko
(65-15-1) 		Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Russian Cagefighting Championship 7 		1 04:58
OFF 03/30/2019 L
(22-5-0) 		Jack Hermansson
(24-8-0) 		MW
( 185.5 vs. 185.0 ) 		Submission (Guillotine Choke)
UFC on ESPN #2 		1 00:49
OFF 11/03/2018 L
(22-4-0) 		Jared Cannonier
(16-8-0) 		MW
( 185.6 vs. 184.8 ) 		TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
UFC 230 		2 00:29
OFF 04/21/2018 W
(21-4-0) 		Thiago Santos
(22-13-0) 		MW
( 186.0 vs. 185.8 ) 		KO (Strike)
UFC FIGHT NIGHT: Barboza vs. Lee 		1 02:30
OFF 09/16/2017 L
(21-3-0) 		Luke Rockhold
(16-6-0) 		MW
( 186.0 vs. 185.5 ) 		Submission (Strikes)
UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs. Branch 		2 04:05
OFF 05/13/2017 W
(20-3-0) 		Krzysztof Jotko
(23-6-0) 		MW
( 185.0 vs. 185.0 ) 		Decision (Split Decision)
UFC 211: MIOCIC vs. DOS SANTOS 		3 05:00
OFF 12/31/2016 W
(19-3-0) 		Louis Taylor
(18-4-1) 		MW
( 184.8 vs. 185.0 ) 		Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
WSOF-NYC 		5 02:00
OFF 10/07/2016 W
(18-3-0) 		Vinny Magalhaes
(19-12-0) 		LHW
( 204.8 vs. 204.2 ) 		Decision (Unanimous Decision)
World Series of Fighting 33 - Gaethje vs Dugulubgov 		5 05:00
OFF 04/02/2016 W
(17-3-0) 		Clifford Starks
(12-5-0) 		MW
( 184.8 vs. 184.4 ) 		Decision (Unanimous Decision)
World Series of Fighting 30 - Branch vs Starks 		5 05:00
OFF 09/18/2015 W
(16-3-0) 		Teddy Holder
(10-4-0) 		LHW
( 204.0 vs. 202.4 ) 		Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
World Series of Fighting 23 - Gaethje vs Palomino II 		1 02:21
OFF 04/10/2015 W
(15-3-0) 		Jesse McElligott
(7-3-0) 		LHW
( 204.0 vs. 203.0 ) 		TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage)
World Series of Fighting 20 - Branch vs Markes 		2 01:28
OFF 11/15/2014 W
(14-3-0) 		Yushin Okami
(36-16-0) 		MW
( 184.0 vs. 183.0 ) 		TKO/RSC
World Series of Fighting 11/15/14 		4 03:39
OFF 06/21/2014 W
(13-3-0) 		Jesse Taylor
(33-15-0) 		MW
( 184.0 vs. 182.8 ) 		Submission (Choke)
WSOF 10 		1 01:41
OFF 09/14/2013 W
(12-3-0) 		Danillo Vilefort
(14-6-0) 		MW
( 185.8 vs. 185.0 ) 		Decision (Unanimous Decision)
World Series of Fighting 5 		3 05:00
OFF 03/23/2013 W
(11-3-0) 		Paulo Filho
(23-6-3) 		MW
( 185.2 vs. 184.5 ) 		Decision (Unanimous Decision)
World Series of Fighting 2 		3 05:00
OFF 11/03/2012 W
(10-3-0) 		Dustin Jacoby
(19-9-1) 		MW
( 185.0 vs. 186.0 ) 		Decision (Unanimous Decision)
World Series of Fighting 		3 05:00
OFF 05/25/2012 L
(10-2-0) 		Anthony Johnson
(23-6-0) 		LHW
( 189.0 vs. 194.0 ) 		Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Titan Fighting Championships 22: Rumble Vs Branch 		3 05:00
OFF 01/22/2012 W
(9-2-0) 		Dom Steele
(19-12-0) 		MW
( 186.0 vs. 185.0 ) 		Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Pure MMA LLC The Beginning 		3 05:00
OFF 05/27/2011 W
(8-2-0) 		Jeremy May
(0-1-0) 		MW
( 186.7 * vs. 185.5 ) 		TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage)
Shark Fights 15 		3 03:19
OFF 03/03/2011 L
(8-1-0) 		Rousimar Palhares
(19-13-0) 		MW
( 186.0 vs. 186.0 ) 		Submission (Heel Hook)
UFC on Versus 3 		2 01:44
OFF 12/04/2010 W
(7-1-0) 		Richard Attonito
(8-5-0) 		MW
( 185.0 vs. 185.0 ) 		Decision (Unanimous Decision)
UFC: The Ultimate Fighter Team GSP vs Koscheck Finale 		3 05:00
OFF 09/15/2010 W
(6-1-0) 		Tomasz Drwal
(23-6-0) 		MW
( 186.0 vs. 185.5 ) 		Decision (Unanimous Decision)
UFC Fight Night: Marquardt vs. Palhares 		3 05:00
OFF 07/03/2010 L
(6-0-0) 		Gerald Harris
(26-8-1) 		MW
( 185.0 vs. 185.0 ) 		TKO/RSC
UFC 116: Lesnar vs. Carwin 		3 02:35
OFF 04/22/2010 W
(5-0-0) 		Derrick Mehmen
(19-10-0) 		MW
( 189.5 * vs. 191.7* ) 		Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Bellator Fighting Championships 15 		2 00:26
OFF 03/19/2010 W
(4-0-0) 		John Troyer
(14-12-0) 		MW
( 185.8 vs. 185.9 ) 		TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
UCC 1 - Merciless 		2 04:26
OFF 06/12/2009 W
(3-0-0) 		Dennis Olson
(13-11-0) 		MW
( 185.5 vs. 185.0 ) 		Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Bellator Fighting Championships 11 		1 02:27
OFF 12/13/2008 W
(2-0-0) 		Robbie Huston
(3-3-0) 		MW
( 186.0 vs. 187.5* ) 		Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Battle at the Nation's Capital 1 		2 02:41
OFF 05/09/2008 W
(1-0-0) 		Alexis Aquino
(5-3-0) 		MW
( 185.4 vs. 186.0 ) 		TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
Ring of Combat XIX 		1 03:29
OFF 09/29/2007 W
(0-0-0) 		Craig Simone
(2-2-0) 		MW
( 184.6 vs. 178.6 ) 		TKO/RSC
Unified Cage Fights 6 		1 01:44

* Bouts marked with 'OFF' denote results which have been verified by an ABC-recognized athletic commission. Bouts marked with an SB denote bouts overseen by a duly-recognized sanctioning organization. Bouts marked NRB denote non-regulated bouts.

* 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