Cub Swanson

Featherweight

Record and bio

Pro record—
UFC record16-10 · current 2-fight win streak
Opponents' combined UFC record156-80-2 (66.1%) across 26 opponents
Last 5 opponents35-25 (58.3%) across 5 opponents
Age43
Height5' 8"
Reach70"
StanceOrthodox

Career stats (UFC)

Significant strikes landed per minute5.30
Significant strikes absorbed per minute4.44
Striking accuracy53%
Striking defense59%
Takedowns per 15 minutes0.68
Takedowns landed / attempted52%
Takedown defense73%
Submission attempts per 15 minutes0.10
Average fight time11.9 min

UFC wins: 8 KO/TKO, 0 submission, 8 decision. UFC losses: 2 KO/TKO, 5 submission, 3 decision.

UFC fight history

DateOpponentTheir UFC record thenStyleResultMethodEvent
2026-04-11Nate Landwehr5-5StrikerWKO/TKO R1 4:06UFC 327: Prochazka vs. Ulberg
2024-12-14Billy Quarantillo6-4Submission grapplerWKO/TKO R3 1:36UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Buckley
2024-06-29Andre Fili11-10 (1 NC)WrestlerLDecision - Split R3 5:00UFC 303: Pereira vs. Prochazka 2
2023-08-12Hakeem Dawodu6-3StrikerWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Luque vs. Dos Anjos
2022-10-15Jonathan Martinez7-3StrikerLKO/TKO R2 4:19UFC Fight Night: Grasso vs. Araujo
2021-12-18Darren Elkins16-8GrapplerWKO/TKO R1 2:12UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Daukaus
2021-05-01Giga Chikadze5-0BalancedLKO/TKO R1 1:03UFC Fight Night: Reyes vs. Prochazka
2020-12-12Daniel Pineda4-4Submission grapplerWKO/TKO R2 1:52UFC 256: Figueiredo vs. Moreno
2019-10-12Kron Gracie1-0—WDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Joanna vs. Waterson
2019-05-04Shane Burgos4-1StrikerLDecision - Split R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Iaquinta vs. Cowboy
2018-08-04Renato Moicano4-1StrikerLSubmission R1 4:15UFC 227: Dillashaw vs. Garbrandt 2
2018-04-21Frankie Edgar16-6-1WrestlerLDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Lee
2017-12-09Brian Ortega4-0 (1 NC)Submission grapplerLSubmission R2 3:22UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Ortega
2017-04-22Artem Lobov2-2BalancedWDecision - Unanimous R5 5:00UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Lobov
2016-12-10Dooho Choi3-0—WDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC 206: Holloway vs. Pettis
2016-08-06Tatsuya Kawajiri3-2WrestlerWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Caceres
2016-04-16Hacran Dias3-2WrestlerWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC on FOX: Teixeira vs Evans
2015-04-18Max Holloway8-3StrikerLSubmission R3 3:58UFC on FOX: Machida vs Rockhold
2014-11-22Frankie Edgar11-4-1WrestlerLSubmission R5 4:56UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs Swanson
2014-06-28Jeremy Stephens10-8BalancedWDecision - Unanimous R5 5:00UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs Stephens
2013-07-06Dennis Siver10-5StrikerWKO/TKO R3 2:24UFC 162: Silva vs Weidman
2013-02-16Dustin Poirier5-1Submission grapplerWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC on FUEL TV: Barao vs McDonald
2012-09-22Charles Oliveira4-2 (1 NC)GrapplerWKO/TKO R1 2:40UFC 152: Jones vs Belfort
2012-06-22Ross Pearson5-2StrikerWKO/TKO R2 4:14UFC on FX: Maynard vs Guida
2012-01-28George Roop2-4BalancedWKO/TKO R2 2:22UFC on FOX: Evans vs Davis
2011-11-12Ricardo Lamas1-0—LSubmission R2 2:16UFC on FOX: Velasquez vs Dos Santos

UFC stats from ufcstats.com through 2026-10-31; bio and pro record from ESPN where available. Opponents' combined record is their UFC record going into each fight. 21+. Gambling problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER.

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