Rashad Evans “Sugar”

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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)
Career Length 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
Wins 7 2 11
Losses 3 0 5
Finish Rate 45.0%
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

Quick Hits

Fastest Win 50
Fastest KO 03:24
Fastest SUB 50
Ave. Rounds (Ws) 2.2
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 MMA Fight Record

Date Opponent Weightclass Method Round Time
OFF 01/28/2022 W
(19-8-1)
Gabriel Checco
(11-7-0)
LHW
( 202.2 vs. 204.4 )
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Eagle FC 44
3 05:00
OFF 06/09/2018 L
(19-7-1)
Anthony Smith
(37-21-0)
LHW
( 205.0 vs. 206.0 )
KO
UFC 225: WHITTAKER vs. ROMERO 2
1 00:53
OFF 08/05/2017 L
(19-6-1)
Sam Alvey
(34-18-1)
MW
( 186.0 vs. 186.0 )
Decision (Split Decision)
UFC FIGHT NIGHT: S. PETITIS vs. MORENO
3 05:00
OFF 03/04/2017 L
(19-5-1)
Daniel Kelly
(13-4-0)
MW
( 185.0 vs. 186.0 )
Decision (Split Decision)
UFC 209: Woodley vs. Thompson
3 05:00
OFF 04/16/2016 L
(19-4-1)
Glover Teixeira
(33-9-0)
LHW
( 205.0 vs. 205.0 )
KO
UFC Fight Night 87: Evans vs. Teixeira
1 01:48
OFF 10/03/2015 L
(19-3-1)
Ryan Bader
(31-8-0)
LHW
( 205.0 vs. 206.0 )
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
UFC 192: Cormier vs Gustafsson
3 05:00
OFF 11/16/2013 W
(18-3-1)
Chael Sonnen
(31-18-1)
LHW
( 205.0 vs. 206.0 )
TKO/RSC
UFC 167
1 04:05
OFF 06/15/2013 W
(17-3-1)
Dan Henderson
(32-15-0)
LHW
( 206.0 vs. 204.0 )
Decision (Split Decision)
UFC 161: Henderson vs. Evans
3 05:00
OFF 02/02/2013 L
(17-2-1)
Rogerio Nogueira
(23-10-0)
LHW
( 206.0 vs. 206.0 )
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
UFC 156: Aldo vs. Edgar
3 05:00
OFF 04/21/2012 L
(17-1-1)
Jon Jones
(28-1-0)
LHW
( 204.0 vs. 205.0 )
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
UFC 145 Jones vs. Evans
5 05:00
OFF 01/28/2012 W
(16-1-1)
Phil Davis
(24-7-0)
LHW
( 205.0 vs. 205.0 )
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
UFC on FOX 2: Evans vs. Davis
5 05:00
OFF 08/06/2011 W
(15-1-1)
Tito Ortiz
(21-12-1)
LHW
( 204.4 vs. 205.8 )
TKO/RSC
UFC 133: Evans vs. Ortiz
2 04:48
OFF 05/29/2010 W
(14-1-1)
Quinton Jackson
(36-13-0)
LHW
( 206.0 vs. 205.0 )
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
UFC 114: Rampage vs. Evans
3 05:00
OFF 01/02/2010 W
(13-1-1)
Thiago Silva
(22-9-0)
LHW
( 205.0 vs. 205.0 )
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
UFC 108: Evans vs Silva
3 05:00
OFF 05/23/2009 L
(13-0-1)
Lyoto Machida
(26-11-0)
LHW
( 205.0 vs. 204.0 )
TKO/RSC
UFC 98: Evans vs Machida
2 03:57
OFF 12/27/2008 W
(12-0-1)
Forrest Griffin
(19-7-0)
LHW
( 203.0 vs. 205.0 )
TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
UFC 92: The Ultimate 2008
3 02:46
OFF 09/06/2008 W
(11-0-1)
Chuck Liddell
(21-9-0)
LHW KO (Strike)
UFC 88: Breakthrough
2 01:51
OFF 11/17/2007 W
(10-0-1)
Michael Bisping
(30-9-0)
LHW
( 206.0 vs. 205.0 )
Decision (Split Decision)
UFC 78: Validation
3 05:00
OFF 07/07/2007 D
(10-0-0)
Tito Ortiz
(21-12-1)
LHW
( 204.0 vs. 205.5 )
Draw (Unanimous Draw)
UFC 73
3 05:00
OFF 01/25/2007 W
(9-0-0)
Sean Salmon
(18-21-0)
LHW
( 205.5 vs. 206.0 )
KO (Kick)
UFC Fight Night 8
2 01:06
NRB 09/23/2006 W
(8-0-0)
Jason Lambert
(24-13-0)
TKO/RSC (Punches)
UFC 63: Penn vs. Hughes
2 02:22
OFF 06/28/2006 W
(7-0-0)
Stephan Bonnar
(14-9-0)
LHW
( 205.0 vs. 205.0 )
Decision (Majority Decision)
UFC Fight Night 5
3 05:00
OFF 04/06/2006 W
(6-0-0)
Sam Hoger
(10-4-0)
LHW
( 203.0 vs. 206.0 )
Decision (Split Decision)
UFC Fight Night 4
3 05:00
OFF 11/05/2005 W
(5-0-0)
Brad Imes
(12-7-0)
HW
( 224.0 vs. 250.0 )
Decision (Split Decision)
UFC: The Ultimate Fighter 2 Finale
3 05:00
OFF 07/11/2005 W
(5-0-0)
Keith Jardine
(17-11-2)
HW
( 219.0 vs. 220.5 )
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
UFC: The Ultimate Fighter Season 2 - Semi-Final Day 1 *
3 05:00
OFF 07/08/2005 W
(5-0-0)
Mike Whitehead
(26-8-0)
HW
( 222.0 vs. 251.0 )
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
UFC: The Ultimate Fighter Season 2 - Elimination Bout 8 *
3 05:00
OFF 06/25/2005 W
(5-0-0)
Tom Murphy
(3-0-0)
HW
( 227.0 vs. 228.0 )
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
UFC: The Ultimate Fighter Season 2 - Elimination Bout 4 *
3 05:00
NRB 06/03/2004 W
(3-0-0)
Jaime Jara
(33-18-0)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Gladiator Challenge 27: Fight Fest Day 2
3 05:00
NRB 06/03/2004 W
(3-0-0)
Hector Ramirez
(10-6-1)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Gladiator Challenge 27: Fight Fest Day 2
2 05:00
NRB 06/02/2004 W
(2-0-0)
Bryan Pardoe
(13-16-0)
TKO/RSC
Gladiator Challenge 26: Fight Fest Day 1
1 03:24
NRB 04/10/2004 W
(0-0-0)
Dan Anderson
(20-9-0)
Submission
Danger Zone 26: Professional Level Cage Fighting
1 03:09
NRB 04/10/2004 W
(0-0-0)
Dennis Reed
(47-61-1)
Submission
Danger Zone 26: Professional Level Cage Fighting
1 00:50

* 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

Amateur Career Statistics

AM Record 2-0-0 (Win-Loss-Draw)
Career Length -
Rounds Fought 8.0
Avg. Fights/Year 1.0
Longest Layoff -
Quickest Turnaround -

Record BreakDown

- KO/TKO SUB DEC
Wins 0 1 0
Losses 0 0 0
Finish Rate 50.0%
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

Quick Hits

Fastest Win 09
Fastest KO -
Fastest SUB 09
Ave. Rounds (Ws) 4.0
Ave. Length of Fight (Ws) 12
Ave. Rounds (Ls) 0.0
Ave. Length of Fight (Ls) -
Finish Rounds

Official Amateur MMA Fight Record

Date Opponent Weightclass Method Round Time
NRB 11/08/2003 W
(0-0-0)
Kris Calmese
(0-1-0)
Submission
Danger Zone 21: Fight Night 9
3 03:00
NRB 11/08/2003 Unknown
(0-0-0)
George Crawford
(7-1-0)
Unknown
Danger Zone 21: Fight Night 9
3 05:00

* 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