All MMA fightersBrian Ebersole
“Bad Boy”
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Profile
| Full name | Brian Keith Ebersole |
|---|---|
| Nickname | Bad Boy |
| Date of birth | 27 Nov 1980 |
| Nationality | American |
| Birthplace | La Porte, United States |
| Lives in | Phuket, Thailand |
| Division | Welterweight |
| Team | Tiger Muay Thai |
| Height | 183 cm (6′0″) |
| Reach | 185 cm (73″) |
| Stance | Southpaw |
| Years active | since 2000 |
| Status | Active |
| Pro debut | 24 Feb 2000 |
| Last fight | Loss vs Steven Kennedy, 24 Jun 2016 |
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Titles and honours
- Former CFC Welterweight Champion
- Fight of the Night (x1)
Background
American welterweight from La Porte, Indiana, who built a long career on the US, Mexican and Australian regional circuits before joining the UFC in 2011. He is known for his unorthodox style and was based in Phuket, Thailand.
Fight history
71 professional fights. Newest first.
| Result | Opponent | Method | Round | Time | Event | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | Steven Kennedy | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 5:00 | Hex Fight Series 6 | 24 Jun 2016 | Melbourne, Australia | For the HFS Welterweight Championship |
| Loss | Omari Akhmedov | TKO (knee injury) | 1 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Boetsch vs Henderson | 6 Jun 2015 | New Orleans, Louisiana, USA | |
| Win | John Howard | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 178: Johnson vs Cariaso | 27 Sep 2014 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA | |
| Loss | Rick Story | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 167: St-Pierre vs Hendricks | 16 Nov 2013 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA | |
| Loss | James Head | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 149: Faber vs Barao | 21 Jul 2012 | Calgary, Alberta, Canada | |
| Win | TJ Waldburger | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC on FX: Maynard vs Guida | 22 Jun 2012 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA | |
| Win | Claude Patrick | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 140: Jones vs Machida | 10 Dec 2011 | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | |
| Win | Dennis Hallman | TKO (elbows) | 1 | 4:28 | UFC 133: Evans vs Ortiz 2 | 6 Aug 2011 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA | |
| Win | Chris Lytle | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 127: Penn vs Fitch | 26 Feb 2011 | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | Fight of the Night |
| Win | Hamish Robertson | TKO (punches) | 1 | LGIOP: Van Diemen's Caged Mayhem | 29 Jan 2011 | Tasmania, Australia | ||
| Win | Carlos Newton | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | Impact FC 1 | 10 Jul 2010 | Brisbane, Australia | |
| Win | Martin van Staden | Submission (inverted triangle choke) | 3 | Fight Force 5: Invasion | 15 Apr 2010 | Johannesburg, South Africa | ||
| Win | Ian James Schaffa | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | 2 | 2:34 | XMMA 1: Xtreme MMA | 20 Dec 2009 | Sydney, Australia | |
| Win | Jai Bradney | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | CWA: Staunch Cage Wars | 9 May 2009 | Queensland, Australia | |
| Win | Shannon Forrester | KO (cartwheel kick) | 1 | XFC: Return of the Hulk | 14 Mar 2009 | Perth, Australia | ||
| Win | Shane Nix | TKO (knee injury) | 3 | 3:29 | Cage Fighting Championships 6: Eliminator | 7 Nov 2008 | Sydney, Australia | Won the CFC Welterweight Championship |
| Loss | Héctor Lombard | TKO (submission to punches) | 4 | 1:56 | Cage Fighting Championships 5 | 12 Sep 2008 | Sydney, Australia | |
| Win | Wade Henderson | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | 1 | 1:25 | Cage Fighting Championships 4 | 23 May 2008 | Sydney, Australia | |
| Win | Dylan Andrews | TKO (punches) | 2 | 4:26 | Cage Fighting Championships 3 | 15 Feb 2008 | Sydney, Australia | |
| Win | Gordon Graff | Decision (unanimous) | 2 | 5:00 | KOTC: Perth | 5 Oct 2007 | Perth, Australia | |
| Win | Jon Valuri | Decision (unanimous) | 2 | 5:00 | Shooto Australia: Superfight Australia 1 | 26 May 2007 | Perth, Australia | |
| Loss | Alex Schoenauer | Decision (split) | 3 | 4:00 | IFL: Los Angeles | 17 Mar 2007 | Los Angeles, California, USA | |
| Win | David Frendin | TKO (doctor stoppage) | 2 | XFC 13: Global Warfare | 10 Nov 2006 | Queensland, Australia | ||
| Loss | Kyle Noke | Decision (majority) | 5 | 5:00 | XFC 12: Oktoberfist | 13 Oct 2006 | Australia | |
| No contest | Shannon Ritch | No contest (overturned) | 1 | 3:46 | FCP: Malice at Cow Palace | 9 Sep 2006 | San Francisco, California, USA | Submission win overturned |
| Win | Andrew Varney | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | LOF 8: Legends of Fighting 8 | 28 Jul 2006 | Indianapolis, Indiana, USA | |
| Win | Matt Horwich | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Gracie | 10 Mar 2006 | San Jose, California, USA | |
| Win | Alex Serdyukov | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | ICFO 1: Stockton | 13 May 2005 | Stockton, California, USA | |
| Win | Andy Foster | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | FT 6: Full Throttle 6 | 11 Feb 2005 | Atlanta, Georgia, USA | |
| Loss | Masanori Suda | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 3 | 2:59 | Shooto: 1/29 in Korakuen Hall | 29 Jan 2005 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | Gordon Kalimic | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | 1 | MMA Mexico: Day 1 | 17 Dec 2004 | Ciudad Juárez, Mexico | ||
| Loss | John Renken | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | FFC 12: Freestyle Fighting Championships 12 | 24 Sep 2004 | Indiana, USA | |
| Win | Nick Thompson | TKO (punches) | 1 | FFC 12: Freestyle Fighting Championships 12 | 24 Sep 2004 | Indiana, USA | ||
| Loss | Ed Herman | Submission (triangle choke) | 2 | SF 5: Stadium | 28 Aug 2004 | Gresham, Oregon, USA | ||
| Win | Alexei Veselovzorov | TKO (punches) | 3 | 2:26 | Euphoria: Russia vs USA | 13 Mar 2004 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA | |
| Win | Todd Carney | Decision (unanimous) | 4 | 5:00 | KOTR: King of the Rockies 1 | 3 Jan 2004 | Fort Collins, Colorado, USA | |
| Win | Shane Tate | TKO (punches) | 1 | 1:38 | EP: XXXtreme Impact | 28 Dec 2003 | Tijuana, Mexico | |
| Win | Emanuel Newton | TKO (punches) | 4 | CFM: Ultimate Fighting Mexico | 15 Nov 2003 | Monterrey, Mexico | ||
| Draw | Brad Lynde | Draw | 2 | 5:00 | FCC 12: Freestyle Combat Challenge 12 | 18 Oct 2003 | Racine, Wisconsin, USA | |
| Win | Chris Fontaine | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 4:00 | CFM: Octogono Extremo | 27 Sep 2003 | Monterrey, Mexico | |
| Loss | Tony Fryklund | Submission (ankle lock) | 2 | 4:37 | Dangerzone 17: Dakota Destruction | 12 Apr 2003 | New Town, North Dakota, USA | |
| Win | David Harris | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | CFM: Cage Fighting Monterrey | 30 Jan 2003 | Monterrey, Mexico | |
| Win | Shannon Ritch | TKO (punch) | 1 | 3:40 | CFM: Ultimate Fighting | 26 Oct 2002 | Monterrey, Mexico | |
| Loss | Bret Bergmark | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | UA 4: King of the Mountain | 28 Sep 2002 | Auberry, California, USA | |
| Win | Tom Martini | TKO (submission to punches) | 1 | UW: Minnesota | 7 Sep 2002 | Fridley, Minnesota, USA | ||
| Win | Rene Hernandez | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | 2 | MMA: Cuando Hierve la Sangre | 31 Aug 2002 | Monterrey, Mexico | ||
| Win | Shane Schartzer | Submission (kimura) | 1 | MMA: Cuando Hierve la Sangre | 31 Aug 2002 | Monterrey, Mexico | ||
| Win | Joel Blanton | TKO (punches) | 1 | 4:00 | UW: Minnesota | 24 Aug 2002 | Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA | |
| Win | Dan Hart | Technical submission (guillotine choke) | 1 | 1:48 | CR 4: Cage Rage 4 | 17 Aug 2002 | Kokomo, Indiana, USA | |
| Win | Nathan McCabe | TKO (punches) | 1 | 2:15 | RFC 1: The Beginning | 13 Jul 2002 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA | |
| Win | Desmond Peterson | TKO (submission to punches) | 1 | BEFC 2: Big Easy Fighting 2 | 28 Jun 2002 | New Orleans, Louisiana, USA | ||
| Win | Rich Guerin | Decision | CLM 2: Combate Libre Mexico 2 | 26 Apr 2002 | Mexico | |||
| Win | Edwin Aguilar | Submission (rear-naked choke) | CLM 2: Combate Libre Mexico 2 | 26 Apr 2002 | Mexico | |||
| Win | Chris Gates | Submission (armbar) | CLM 2: Combate Libre Mexico 2 | 26 Apr 2002 | Mexico | |||
| Loss | Jay Massey | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | TCC: Battle of the Badges | 13 Apr 2002 | Hammond, Indiana, USA | ||
| Win | Jamie Schell | KO (punch) | 2 | 0:43 | UW: Horn vs Wikan | 2 Mar 2002 | Minnesota, USA | |
| Win | Josh Mueller | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 0:37 | UW: Battle for the Belts | 2 Mar 2002 | Minnesota, USA | |
| Loss | Kerry Schall | Submission (kneebar) | 1 | 3:15 | UW: Battle for the Belts | 8 Dec 2001 | Fridley, Minnesota, USA | |
| Win | Mark Lowry | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | 1 | 3:22 | UW: Battle for the Belts | 8 Dec 2001 | Fridley, Minnesota, USA | |
| Loss | Stephan Bonnar | Submission (guillotine choke) | 1 | 0:51 | IHC 3: Exodus | 10 Nov 2001 | Hammond, Indiana, USA | Light heavyweight bout |
| Win | Eric Zent | Submission (choke) | 2 | 1:00 | CR 3: Cage Rage 3 | 20 Oct 2001 | Kokomo, Indiana, USA | |
| Win | Ed Meyers | Submission (choke) | 1 | 3:36 | CR 3: Cage Rage 3 | 20 Oct 2001 | Kokomo, Indiana, USA | |
| Loss | Adrian Serrano | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 5:10 | TCC: Total Combat Challenge | 29 Sep 2001 | Hammond, Indiana, USA | |
| Win | Darrell Smith | Submission (armbar) | 2 | FFCC: Finke's Full Contact Challenge | 21 May 2001 | Highland, Indiana, USA | ||
| Win | Josh Hoover | TKO (submission to slam) | 3 | FFCC: Finke's Full Contact Challenge | 21 May 2001 | Highland, Indiana, USA | ||
| Win | Eddie Sanchez | Decision (unanimous) | 2 | 5:00 | FFCC: Finke's Full Contact Challenge | 30 Apr 2001 | Highland, Indiana, USA | |
| Loss | Jay Massey | Submission (armbar) | 1 | 1:22 | MMA: Invitational 4 | 18 Nov 2000 | Hammond, Indiana, USA | |
| Win | Jeremy Morrison | Submission (armbar) | 1 | FFCC: Finke's Full Contact Challenge | 28 Jul 2000 | Highland, Indiana, USA | ||
| Win | Enrique Lowe | Submission (armbar) | 1 | 3:50 | FFCC: Finke's Full Contact Challenge | 16 Jun 2000 | Highland, Indiana, USA | |
| Win | Jose Garcia | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | TCC: Total Combat Challenge | 10 Jun 2000 | Chicago, Illinois, USA | ||
| Loss | Chris Albandia | Decision | 1 | 10:00 | TCC: Total Combat Challenge | 24 Feb 2000 | Chicago, Illinois, USA | Pro debut |