Nam Phan

MMA · Retired

21-17RECORD

8KO / TKO WINS

6SUBMISSION WINS

7DECISION WINS

Profile

Full name	Not added yet
Nickname	Not added yet
Date of birth	13 Mar 1983
Nationality	American
Birthplace	Westminster, United States
Lives in	Garden Grove, United States
Division	Featherweight
Team	Team Alpha Male
Height	168 cm (5′6″)
Reach	180 cm (71″)
Stance	Not added yet
Years active	2001–2017
Status	Retired
Pro debut	6 Oct 2001
Last fight	Loss vs Robert Whiteford, 11 Mar 2017

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Titles and honours

Former Pancrase Featherweight Champion
Extreme Fighters World Championships winner (2007)
Fight of the Night (x2)

Background

American featherweight from Westminster, California, of Vietnamese descent, who fought for the UFC, WEC, Strikeforce, Sengoku and Pancrase. He was a contestant on The Ultimate Fighter: Team GSP vs. Team Koscheck and retired in 2017.

Fight history

38 professional fights. Newest first.

Result	Opponent	Method	Round	Time	Event	Date	Location	Notes
Loss	Robert Whiteford	Technical submission (front choke)	1	0:29	ACB 54: Supersonic	11 Mar 2017	Manchester, England
Loss	Masakazu Imanari	Submission (heel hook)	1	0:35	DEEP Cage Impact 2016	23 Apr 2016	Tokyo, Japan
Loss	Andy Main	Submission (triangle choke)	4	3:41	Pancrase 270	4 Oct 2015	Tokyo, Japan	Lost the Pancrase Featherweight Championship
Win	Takumi Nakayama	Decision (split)	3	5:00	Pancrase 264	31 Jan 2015	Tokyo, Japan	Won the Pancrase Featherweight Championship
Loss	Mike Richman	KO (punches)	1	0:46	Bellator 131	15 Nov 2014	San Diego, California, USA
Win	Yuki Baba	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	4:05	Pancrase 261	5 Oct 2014	Tokyo, Japan
Win	Kenichi Ito	TKO (punches)	1	4:27	Grandslam MMA: Way of the Cage	13 Jul 2014	Tokyo, Japan
Loss	Vaughan Lee	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	UFC Fight Night: Kim vs Hathaway	1 Mar 2014	Macau, China
Loss	Takeya Mizugaki	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs Bigfoot	6 Dec 2013	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	Bantamweight debut
Loss	Dennis Siver	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	UFC on FOX: Henderson vs Diaz	8 Dec 2012	Seattle, Washington, USA
Win	Cole Miller	Decision (split)	3	5:00	UFC on FOX: Shogun vs Vera	4 Aug 2012	Los Angeles, California, USA
Loss	Jimy Hettes	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	UFC 141: Lesnar vs Overeem	30 Dec 2011	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Win	Leonard Garcia	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	UFC 136: Edgar vs Maynard 3	8 Oct 2011	Houston, Texas, USA	Fight of the Night
Loss	Mike Brown	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	UFC 133: Evans vs Ortiz 2	6 Aug 2011	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Loss	Leonard Garcia	Decision (split)	3	5:00	The Ultimate Fighter: Team GSP vs Team Koscheck Finale	4 Dec 2010	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA	Fight of the Night
Win	Rodney Rhoden	Submission (armbar)	1	3:20	Civic Disobedience 2	3 Apr 2010	Los Angeles, California, USA
Loss	Isaac DeJesus	TKO (punches)	1	2:55	TPF 3: Champions Collide	4 Feb 2010	Lemoore, California, USA	For the Tachi Palace Fights Featherweight Championship
Loss	Michihiro Omigawa	TKO (punches)	1	4:52	World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 8	2 May 2009	Tokyo, Japan	Sengoku Featherweight Grand Prix second round
Win	Hideki Kadowaki	TKO (punches)	1	3:09	World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 7	20 Mar 2009	Tokyo, Japan	Sengoku Featherweight Grand Prix opening round
Loss	Billy Evangelista	Decision (split)	3	5:00	Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Thomson	27 Jun 2008	San Jose, California, USA
Win	Saad Awad	TKO (punches)	2	0:52	GC 74: Evolution	16 Feb 2008	Los Angeles, California, USA
Win	Shad Smith	TKO (punches)	1	1:11	EFWC: The Untamed	6 Oct 2007	Anaheim, California, USA
Loss	Gesias Cavalcante	TKO (punches)	1	0:26	Dynamite!! USA	2 Jun 2007	Los Angeles, California, USA
Loss	Josh Thomson	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	Strikeforce: Triple Threat	8 Dec 2006	San Jose, California, USA	For the Strikeforce Lightweight Championship
Win	Aric Nelson	TKO (punches)	2	4:11	FCP: Malice at Cow Palace	9 Sep 2006	San Jacinto, California, USA
Win	Ryan Diaz	Decision (split)	2	5:00	KOTC: Rapid Fire	4 Aug 2006	San Jacinto, California, USA
Win	Albert Hill	Submission (armbar)	1	0:12	KOTC 63: Final Conflict	2 Dec 2005	San Jacinto, California, USA
Win	Joe Frainee	Submission (armbar)	1	3:28	KOTC 58: Prime Time	5 Aug 2005	San Jacinto, California, USA
Win	Sost Infante	TKO (cut)	1	0:51	KOTC 54: Mucho Machismo	12 Jun 2005	San Jacinto, California, USA
Win	Joey Alvarado	KO (punches)	1	1:08	KOTC 49: Soboba	20 Mar 2005	San Jacinto, California, USA
Win	Mike Valdez	Submission (triangle choke)	1	0:41	KOTC 47: Uprising	5 Feb 2005	Lemoore, California, USA
Loss	Nick Ertl	Decision (split)	3	5:00	WEC 11	20 Aug 2004	Upland, California, USA
Win	Eben Kaneshiro	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	Pit Fighting Championship	7 Feb 2004	Upland, California, USA
Loss	Rob McCullough	Decision (unanimous)	2	5:00	PFC: Knucklefest	5 Apr 2003	California, USA
Win	Patrick Hoang	Decision (unanimous)	1	5:00	PFC: Knucklefest	5 Apr 2003	California, USA
Win	Brad Levy	Decision (split)	1	5:00	PFC: Knucklefest	5 Apr 2003	California, USA
Win	Brad McCall	Submission (guillotine choke)	2	0:42	California Pancration Championships	11 Jun 2002	Los Angeles, California, USA
Win	Jason Maxwell	TKO (punches)	2		Cobra Classic 2001	6 Oct 2001	Anza, California, USA	Pro debut