All MMA fightersDrew Fickett
“Night Rider”
MMA · Active43-23RECORD
4KO / TKO WINS
31SUBMISSION WINS
8DECISION WINS
Profile
| Full name | Not added yet |
|---|---|
| Nickname | Night Rider |
| Date of birth | Not added yet |
| Nationality | American |
| Birthplace | Tampa, United States |
| Lives in | Tucson, United States |
| Division | Lightweight |
| Team | Team Scrub |
| Height | 178 cm (5′10″) |
| Reach | Not added yet |
| Stance | Not added yet |
| Years active | since 1999 |
| Status | Active |
| Pro debut | 7 Apr 1999 |
| Last fight | Loss vs Abe Alsaghir, 19 Jul 2025 |
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Titles and honours
- Former Combat Zone Welterweight Champion (1 defence)
- 2010 Shine Fights Lightweight Grand Prix winner
- Fight of the Night (x1)
- Submission of the Night (x1)
Background
American welterweight and lightweight from Tampa, Florida, who fights out of Tucson, Arizona. A submission specialist, he competed in the UFC from 2005 to 2007 and won the 2010 Shine Fights lightweight grand prix.
Fight history
66 professional fights. Newest first.
| Result | Opponent | Method | Round | Time | Event | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | Abe Alsaghir | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 2:44 | Legends of Combat 3 | 19 Jul 2025 | Wayne, Michigan, USA | |
| Loss | Tyler Hill | Submission (heel hook) | 2 | 2:10 | Savage Fights 2 | 13 May 2023 | Hattiesburg, Mississippi, USA | |
| Win | Mark Kolker | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 3:49 | Savage Fights 1 | 28 Jan 2023 | Hattiesburg, Mississippi, USA | |
| Loss | Luis Felix | KO (head kick) | 2 | 2:29 | CES MMA 22 | 14 Mar 2014 | Lincoln, Rhode Island, USA | |
| Loss | Andre Winner | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | Global Warrior Challenge 1 | 29 Jun 2013 | Kansas City, Missouri, USA | |
| Loss | Justin Gaethje | KO (punch) | 1 | 0:12 | Rage in the Cage 163 | 20 Oct 2012 | Chandler, Arizona, USA | Catchweight (165 lb) |
| Loss | Jonatas Novaes | TKO (punches) | 1 | 0:51 | ShoFight 20 | 16 Jun 2012 | Springfield, Missouri, USA | Catchweight (160 lb) |
| Win | Kevin Knabjian | Submission (guillotine choke) | 1 | 3:38 | Worldwide MMA 1 | 31 Mar 2012 | El Paso, Texas, USA | |
| Loss | Jamie Varner | TKO (submission to punches) | 1 | 0:40 | XFC 16 | 10 Feb 2012 | Knoxville, Tennessee, USA | Catchweight (160 lb) |
| Loss | Ronys Torres | TKO (submission to punches) | 1 | 0:47 | Amazon Forest Combat 1 | 14 Sep 2011 | Manaus, Brazil | |
| Loss | Tatsuya Kawajiri | TKO (punches) | 1 | 4:41 | Dream: Japan GP Final | 16 Jul 2011 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Loss | Brian Cobb | TKO (punches) | 1 | 4:44 | MFC 30 | 10 Jun 2011 | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | |
| Win | Matt Veach | Submission (armbar) | 1 | 0:36 | MFC 28 | 25 Feb 2011 | Enoch, Alberta, Canada | Catchweight (160 lb) |
| Win | Carlo Prater | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 2:02 | Shine Fights 3 | 10 Sep 2010 | Newkirk, Oklahoma, USA | Won the 2010 Shine Fights Lightweight Grand Prix |
| Win | Dennis Bermudez | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 2:02 | Shine Fights 3 | 10 Sep 2010 | Newkirk, Oklahoma, USA | Shine Fights Lightweight Grand Prix semi-final |
| Win | Charles Bennett | Submission (guillotine choke) | 1 | 4:25 | Shine Fights 3 | 10 Sep 2010 | Newkirk, Oklahoma, USA | Shine Fights Lightweight Grand Prix quarter-final |
| Win | Derrick Noble | Technical submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 1:09 | Cage Fighting Extreme: Mayhem in Minneapolis | 24 Apr 2010 | Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA | |
| Loss | Freddy Sandoval | KO (knee) | 1 | 0:28 | Rage in the Cage 133 | 15 Aug 2009 | Bernalillo, New Mexico, USA | |
| Loss | Kyle Baker | TKO (punches) | 1 | 1:47 | Cagefest Xtreme: All In | 25 Apr 2009 | Norfolk, Virginia, USA | |
| Loss | Nik Lentz | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | Extreme Beatdown at 4 Bears 4 | 21 Mar 2009 | New Town, North Dakota, USA | |
| Loss | Tyler Stinson | TKO (punches) | 1 | 4:04 | C3 Fights | 28 Feb 2009 | Newkirk, Oklahoma, USA | |
| Loss | Ferrid Kheder | KO (punches) | 3 | 2:02 | C3 Fights: Knockout-Rockout Weekend 1 | 30 Jan 2009 | Clinton, Oklahoma, USA | |
| Win | Jason MacKay | Submission (triangle choke) | 1 | 3:25 | Phoenix Fight Promotions: Wanted | 29 Nov 2008 | Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada | Catchweight (160 lb) |
| Loss | Jose Cortez | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | Rage in the Cage 117 | 8 Nov 2008 | Phoenix, Arizona, USA | Catchweight (175 lb) |
| Loss | Jesse Taylor | TKO (punches and elbows) | 1 | 1:42 | Total Combat 32 | 2 Oct 2008 | El Cajon, California, USA | |
| Win | Joe Manzello | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 1:42 | Silver Crown Fights 1 | 8 Aug 2008 | Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA | |
| Loss | Richard Villes | TKO (punch to the body) | 2 | 0:34 | Rage in the Cage 113 | 2 Aug 2008 | Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA | |
| Win | Jeff Horlacher | Submission (guillotine choke) | 1 | 2:13 | Rage in the Cage 111 | 7 Jun 2008 | Phoenix, Arizona, USA | |
| Win | Lim Jae-suk | Submission (guillotine choke) | 1 | 1:14 | Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Le | 29 Mar 2008 | San Jose, California, USA | |
| Win | Mark Weir | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 3:55 | Cage Rage 24 | 1 Dec 2007 | London, England, United Kingdom | |
| Win | Anthony Lapsley | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 3:55 | HDNet Fights 1 | 13 Oct 2007 | Dallas, Texas, USA | |
| Win | Keita Nakamura | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Stevenson vs Guillard | 5 Apr 2007 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA | |
| Loss | Karo Parisyan | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Sanchez vs Riggs | 13 Dec 2006 | San Diego, California, USA | Fight of the Night |
| Win | Kurt Pellegrino | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 3 | 1:20 | UFC 61: Bitter Rivals | 8 Jul 2006 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA | |
| Loss | Joshua Burkman | Submission (guillotine choke) | 1 | 1:07 | UFC Fight Night 3 | 16 Jan 2006 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA | |
| Win | Josh Koscheck | Technical submission (rear-naked choke) | 3 | 4:28 | UFC Fight Night 2 | 3 Oct 2005 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA | Submission of the Night |
| Win | Josh Neer | Technical submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 1:35 | UFC Fight Night 1 | 6 Aug 2005 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA | |
| Win | Brandon Melendez | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 2:27 | Ring of Fire 17 | 18 Jun 2005 | Castle Rock, Colorado, USA | |
| Win | Robert Briggs | TKO (corner stoppage) | 1 | 3:00 | Night of Champions 1 | 4 Jun 2005 | Phoenix, Arizona, USA | |
| Loss | Nick Diaz | TKO (punches) | 1 | 4:40 | UFC 51: Super Saturday | 5 Feb 2005 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA | |
| Win | Nuri Shakir | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 3:26 | Combat Zone 9 | 4 Dec 2004 | Revere, Massachusetts, USA | Defended the Combat Zone Welterweight Championship |
| Win | Kenny Florian | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | Combat Zone 7 | 10 Jul 2004 | Revere, Massachusetts, USA | Won the inaugural Combat Zone Welterweight Championship |
| Win | Kyle Brees | TKO (punches) | 2 | 3:41 | Xtreme Cage Fighter 5 | 28 May 2004 | Phoenix, Arizona, USA | |
| Win | Fabio Holanda | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 0:37 | World Freestyle Fighting 6 | 14 May 2004 | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | |
| Win | Shaun Beckett | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 1:10 | Rage on the River 2 | 17 Apr 2004 | Redding, California, USA | |
| Win | Carlo Prater | Submission (guillotine choke) | 3 | 2:25 | Rage on the River 2 | 17 Apr 2004 | Redding, California, USA | Same night as the Beckett bout |
| Win | Greg Bell | Submission (choke) | 3 | 2:43 | Rage in the Cage 56 | 6 Dec 2003 | Phoenix, Arizona, USA | |
| Win | Dennis Hallman | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | KOTC: More Punishment | 16 Aug 2003 | Reno, Nevada, USA | |
| Loss | Landon Showalter | Submission (triangle choke) | 1 | 3:00 | United Full Contact Federation: Summer Slam | 12 Jul 2003 | Rochester, Washington, USA | |
| Win | Shaun Beckett | Submission (choke) | 2 | 2:55 | Rage in the Cage 49 | 7 Jun 2003 | Phoenix, Arizona, USA | |
| Win | John Lansing | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | Rage in the Cage 43 | 18 Jan 2003 | Phoenix, Arizona, USA | |
| Win | Edwin Dewees | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | Rage in the Cage 36 | 22 Jun 2002 | Phoenix, Arizona, USA | |
| Win | John Lansing | Submission (armbar) | 2 | 2:34 | Rage in the Cage 35 | 3 May 2002 | Phoenix, Arizona, USA | |
| Loss | Edwin Dewees | Decision (split) | 3 | 3:00 | Rage in the Cage 34 | 15 Mar 2002 | Phoenix, Arizona, USA | |
| Win | Kimo Stant | Submission (armbar) | 1 | 1:07 | Rage in the Cage 23 | 6 Dec 2000 | Phoenix, Arizona, USA | |
| Win | Maurice Wilson | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 3:59 | Cajan Fights 1 | 2 Dec 2000 | Phoenix, Arizona, USA | |
| Win | Rock Lima | Submission (choke) | 1 | 0:28 | Rage in the Cage: Tucson 5 | 19 Nov 2000 | Tucson, Arizona, USA | |
| Win | Jerry Parsons | Submission (choke) | 1 | 2:05 | Rage in the Cage 22 | 8 Nov 2000 | Phoenix, Arizona, USA | |
| Win | Cedric Marks | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | Absolute Fighter Challenge 1 | 12 Oct 2000 | Tempe, Arizona, USA | |
| Win | Michael Chavez | TKO (submission to punches) | 1 | 0:57 | Rage in the Cage 21 | 4 Oct 2000 | Phoenix, Arizona, USA | |
| Win | Ryan Brown | KO (punches) | 1 | 1:16 | Rage in the Cage: Tucson 4 | 24 Sep 2000 | Tucson, Arizona, USA | |
| Win | Bill Cameron | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | Rage in the Cage 19 | 26 Jul 2000 | Phoenix, Arizona, USA | |
| Win | Jeff Horlacher | Submission (choke) | 1 | 1:58 | Rage in the Cage 18 | 21 Jun 2000 | Phoenix, Arizona, USA | |
| Win | Owen Phelps | Submission (choke) | 2 | 1:30 | Rage in the Cage: Tucson 1 | 27 May 2000 | Tucson, Arizona, USA | |
| Win | Jamie Clark | Submission (choke) | 1 | 1:30 | Rage in the Cage 16 | 12 Apr 2000 | Phoenix, Arizona, USA | |
| Win | Shawn Polso | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | Rage in the Cage 4 | 7 Apr 1999 | Phoenix, Arizona, USA | Pro debut |