Rashad Evans “Sugar”

Team	Jackson's Submission Fighting
Age	44
Gender	Male
Height	5' 11"
Weight Class	Light-heavyweight
Out of	21720 Marigot Drive, FL
Born	Niagra Falls,

Out of	21720 Marigot Drive, FL
Born	Niagra Falls

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 (37-19-0)	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 (27-1-0)	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 (22-10-0)	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	-