Tony Ferguson

🇲🇽 🇺🇸

(1984-02-12)

Statistics

UFC Record: 15-9

By Method:

KO/TKO: 5-2
Submission: 6-3
Decision: 4-4

By Elo:

As Favorite: 9-4
As Underdog: 6-5

By Weight Class:

Lightweight: 14-7
Welterweight: 1-2

By Round:

Round 1: 5-1
Round 2: 5-1
Round 3: 4-5
Round 4: 0-1
Round 5: 1-1

By Type:

Main Event: 3-2
Interim Title Fight: 1-1
Ranked Opponent: 6-4

UFC Roster Status: Inactive

Last 5: L L L L L

Peak Elo: 3447 (2019-06-08)

Avg Opponent Elo: 2901 (#179)

Bonuses: 11 (6 FOTN, 5 Performance)

Avg Fight Time: 11m 19s

Total Fight Time: 4h 31m 32s

Avg Time Between Fights: 154 days

Avg Card Placement: 3.4

Peak Rankings:

#9 Pound-for-Pound

#10 Men's Pound-for-Pound

#1 Lightweight

Elo Rating & UFC Rankings

Bout History

2024-08-03
UFC on ABC: Sandhagen vs. Nurmagomedov

Michael Chiesa (36) 🇺🇸
W W L L L • 11-7
Elo: 2968

WELTERWEIGHT
SUB
R1
3:44

🇲🇽 🇺🇸 Tony Ferguson (40)
15-8 • L L L L L
Elo: 2771

Etihad Arena
Abu Dhabi
United Arab Emirates 🇦🇪

2023-12-16
UFC 296: Edwards vs. Covington

Paddy Pimblett (28) 🇬🇧 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
W W W W • 4-0
Elo: 3032

LIGHTWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇲🇽 🇺🇸 Tony Ferguson (39)
15-7 • L L L L L
Elo: 2816

T-Mobile Arena
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸

2023-07-29
UFC 291: Poirier vs. Gaethje 2

⭐ King Green (36) 🇺🇸
W W L L N • 10-9-1 (1 NC)
Elo: 2865

LIGHTWEIGHT
SUB
R3
4:54

🇲🇽 🇺🇸 Tony Ferguson (39)
15-6 • L L L L L
Elo: 2937

Delta Center
Salt Lake City, Utah
United States 🇺🇸

2022-09-10
UFC 279: Diaz vs. Ferguson

⭐ Nate Diaz (37) 🇺🇸
W L W L L • 15-11
Elo: 3105

WELTERWEIGHT
SUB
R4
2:52

🇲🇽 🇺🇸 Tony Ferguson (38)
15-5 • L L L L W
Elo: 3010 • UFC rank: #11

T-Mobile Arena
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸

2022-05-07
UFC 274: Oliveira vs. Gaethje

⭐ Michael Chandler (36) 🇺🇸
W L L • 1-2
UFC rank: #5 • Elo: 3125

LIGHTWEIGHT
KO
R2
0:17

🇲🇽 🇺🇸 Tony Ferguson (38)
15-4 • L L L W W
Elo: 3104 • UFC rank: #7

Footprint Center
Phoenix, Arizona
United States 🇺🇸

2021-05-15
UFC 262: Oliveira vs. Chandler

Beneil Dariush (32) 🇺🇸
W W W W W • 14-4-1
UFC rank: #9 • Elo: 3215

LIGHTWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇲🇽 🇺🇸 Tony Ferguson (37)
15-3 • L L W W W
Elo: 3199 • UFC rank: #5

Toyota Center
Houston, Texas
United States 🇺🇸

2020-12-12
UFC 256: Figueiredo vs. Moreno

Charles Oliveira (31) 🇧🇷
W W W W W • 17-8 (1 NC)
UFC rank: #7 • Elo: 3276

LIGHTWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇲🇽 🇺🇸 Tony Ferguson (36)
15-2 • L W W W W
Elo: 3309 • UFC rank: #3

UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸

2020-05-09
UFC 249: Ferguson vs. Gaethje

⭐ Justin Gaethje (31) 🇺🇸
L L W W W • 4-2
UFC rank: #4 • Elo: 3305

LIGHTWEIGHT Interim Title Fight

⭐TKO⭐

R5
3:39

🇲🇽 🇺🇸 Tony Ferguson (36)
15-1 • W W W W W
Elo: 3447 • UFC rank: #1

VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena
Jacksonville, Florida
United States 🇺🇸

2019-06-08
UFC 238: Cejudo vs. Moraes

Tony Ferguson (35) 🇲🇽 🇺🇸
W W W W W • 14-1
UFC rank: #2 • Elo: 3389

LIGHTWEIGHT

⭐TKO⭐

R2
5:00

🇺🇸 Donald Cerrone (36)
23-8 • W L W W W
Elo: 3236 • UFC rank: #4

United Center
Chicago, Illinois
United States 🇺🇸

2018-10-06
UFC 229: Khabib vs. McGregor

Tony Ferguson (34) 🇲🇽 🇺🇸
W W W W W • 13-1
UFC rank: #2 • Elo: 3358

LIGHTWEIGHT

⭐TKO⭐

R2
5:00

🇺🇸 Anthony Pettis (31)
8-6 • W L W L W
Elo: 3059 • UFC rank: #8

T-Mobile Arena
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸

2017-10-07
UFC 216: Ferguson vs. Lee

Tony Ferguson (33) 🇲🇽 🇺🇸
W W W W W • 12-1
UFC rank: #2 • Elo: 3277

LIGHTWEIGHT Interim Title Fight

SUB
R3
4:02

🇺🇸 Kevin Lee (25)
9-2 • W W W W W
Elo: 3211 • UFC rank: #7

T-Mobile Arena
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸

2016-11-05
The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America 3

Tony Ferguson (32) 🇲🇽 🇺🇸
W W W W W • 11-1
UFC rank: #3 • Elo: 3144

LIGHTWEIGHT

⭐DEC⭐

R5
5:00

🇧🇷 🇺🇸 Rafael Dos Anjos (32)
14-6 • W W W W L
Elo: 3265 • UFC rank: #2

Arena Ciudad de México
Mexico City
Mexico 🇲🇽

2016-07-13
UFC Fight Night: McDonald vs. Lineker

Tony Ferguson (32) 🇲🇽 🇺🇸
W W W W W • 10-1
UFC rank: #3 • Elo: 3138

LIGHTWEIGHT

⭐SUB⭐

R2
2:22

🇺🇸 Lando Vannata (24)
🔰 Debut
Elo: 2518

Denny Sanford Premier Center
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
United States 🇺🇸

2015-12-11
The Ultimate Fighter: Team McGregor vs. Team Faber

⭐ Tony Ferguson (31) 🇲🇽 🇺🇸
W W W W W • 9-1
UFC rank: #7 • Elo: 3070

LIGHTWEIGHT

⭐SUB⭐

R2
2:54

🇧🇷 Edson Barboza (29)
10-3 • L W W L W
Elo: 2954 • UFC rank: #6

The Chelsea at The Cosmopolitan
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸

2015-07-15
UFC Fight Night: Mir vs. Duffee

⭐ Tony Ferguson (31) 🇲🇽 🇺🇸
W W W W W • 8-1
UFC rank: #11 • Elo: 2966

LIGHTWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇺🇸 Josh Thomson (36)
3-3 • W L W L L
Elo: 2980 • UFC rank: #9

Valley View Casino Center
San Diego, California
United States 🇺🇸

2015-02-28
UFC 184: Rousey vs. Zingano

⭐ Tony Ferguson (31) 🇲🇽 🇺🇸
W W W W L • 7-1
Elo: 2863

LIGHTWEIGHT
SUB
R1
2:37

🇧🇷 Gleison Tibau (31)
16-8 • W L W W W
Elo: 2875

Staples Center
Los Angeles, California
United States 🇺🇸

2014-12-06
UFC 181: Hendricks vs. Lawler II

Tony Ferguson (30) 🇲🇽 🇺🇸
W W W L W • 6-1
Elo: 2771

LIGHTWEIGHT
SUB
R2
4:19

🇺🇸 Abel Trujillo (31)
3-1 (1 NC) • W L N W W
Elo: 2743

Mandalay Bay Events Center
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸

2014-08-30
UFC 177: Dillashaw vs. Soto

Tony Ferguson (30) 🇲🇽 🇺🇸
W W L W W • 5-1
Elo: 2709

LIGHTWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇺🇸 Danny Castillo (35)
7-3 • L W W L W
Elo: 2808

Sleep Train Arena
Sacramento, California
United States 🇺🇸

2014-05-24
UFC 173: Barão vs. Dillashaw

Tony Ferguson (30) 🇲🇽 🇺🇸
W L W W W • 4-1
Elo: 2663

LIGHTWEIGHT
KO
R1
4:06

🇯🇵 Katsunori Kikuno (32)
1-0 • W
Elo: 2454

MGM Grand Garden Arena
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸

2013-10-19
UFC 166: Velasquez vs. dos Santos III

⭐ Tony Ferguson (29) 🇲🇽 🇺🇸
L W W W • 3-1
Elo: 2625

LIGHTWEIGHT
SUB
R1
1:52

🇺🇸 Mike Rio (32)
1-1 • W L
Elo: 2369

Toyota Center
Houston, Texas
United States 🇺🇸

2012-05-05
UFC on Fox: Diaz vs. Miller

Michael Johnson (25) 🇺🇸
L W L W • 2-2
Elo: 2484

LIGHTWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇲🇽 🇺🇸 Tony Ferguson (28)
3-0 • W W W
Elo: 2797

IZOD Center
East Rutherford, New Jersey
United States 🇺🇸

2011-12-03
The Ultimate Fighter: Team Bisping vs. Team Miller

Tony Ferguson (27) 🇲🇽 🇺🇸
W W • 2-0
Elo: 2697

LIGHTWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇧🇸 🇺🇸 Yves Edwards (35)
9-5 • L W W L W
Elo: 2698

Palms Casino Resort
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸

2011-09-24
UFC 135: Jones vs. Rampage

Tony Ferguson (27) 🇲🇽 🇺🇸
W • 1-0
Elo: 2596

LIGHTWEIGHT
TKO
R1
5:00

🇺🇸 Aaron Riley (30)
3-4 • W L W L W
Elo: 2598

Pepsi Center
Denver, Colorado
United States 🇺🇸

2011-06-04
The Ultimate Fighter: Team Lesnar vs. Team dos Santos

⭐ Tony Ferguson (27) 🇲🇽 🇺🇸
Debut 🔰
Elo: 2502

WELTERWEIGHT
KO
R1
3:54

🇵🇸 🇺🇸 Ramsey Nijem (23)
🔰 Debut
Elo: 2482

Palms Casino Resort
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸