King Green

"King"

36-18-1★ 9bonuses

United StatesLast 5

Grappling 0-1

Last fight: Loss vs Esteban Ribovics · TKO · Oct 3, 2026

36-18-1 · 23 finishes · Full stats →

LAST FIGHT

LOSSvs Esteban RibovicsTKO · R1 4:08

UFCUFC 332: Silva vs Wang·October 3, 2026

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King Green holds a professional MMA record of 36-18-1. Green has won 36 fights: 13 by KO/TKO, 10 by submission, 13 by decision. Of 18 career losses, 7 came by KO/TKO and 3 by submission. In the UFC, Green lands 6.59 significant strikes per minute with 54% accuracy and averages 1.24 takedowns per 15 minutes. Green also has 1 recorded Grappling bout. Most recent fight: October 3, 2026. Tracked organizations: UFC, STRIKEFORCE.

Profile

Height: 5'10"178 cm
Weight: 155 lbs70 kg
Reach: 71"180 cm
Stance: Orthodox
DOB: Sep 9, 1986
Age: 40
Nationality: United States
Birthplace: San Bernardino, California, United States

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Career history

LOSS
vs Esteban Ribovics
UFC 332: Silva vs Wang· Oct 3, 2026· Lightweight· 36-18-1 vs 17-3
TKO
R1 · 4:08
WIN
vs Terrance McKinney
UFC 329: McGregor vs Holloway 2· Jul 11, 2026· Lightweight· 36-17-1 vs 18-9
TKO
R1 · 4:59
POTN
WIN
vs Jeremy Stephens
UFC 328: Chimaev vs Strickland· May 9, 2026· Lightweight· 35-17-1 vs 29-23
SUB
R1 · 4:20
WIN
vs Daniel Zellhuber
UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs Kavanagh· Feb 28, 2026· Lightweight· 34-17-1 vs 15-4
TKO
R2 · 4:55
WIN
vs Lance Gibson Jr.
UFC Fight Night: Royval vs Kape· Dec 13, 2025· Catchweight· 33-17-1 vs 9-2
SD
R3 · 5:00
LOSS
vs Maurício Ruffy
UFC 313: Pereira vs Ankalaev· Mar 8, 2025· Lightweight· 32-17-1 vs 12-1
TKO
R1 · 2:07
LOSS
vs Paddy Pimblett
UFC 304: Edwards vs Muhammad 2· Jul 28, 2024· Lightweight· 32-16-1 vs 22-3
SUB
R1 · 3:22
WIN
vs Jim Miller
UFC 300: Pereira vs Hill· Apr 13, 2024· Lightweight· 32-15-1 vs 37-18
UD
R3 · 5:00
LOSS
vs Jalin Turner
UFC Fight Night: Dariush vs Tsarukyan· Dec 2, 2023· Lightweight· 31-15-1 vs 14-7
TKO
R1 · 2:49
WIN
vs Grant Dawson
UFC Fight Night: Dawson vs Green· Oct 7, 2023· Lightweight· 31-14-1 vs 20-2-1
TKO
R1 · 0:33
POTN
WIN
vs Tony Ferguson
UFC 291: Poirier vs Gaethje 2· Jul 29, 2023· Lightweight· 30-14-1 vs 25-9
SUB
R3 · 4:54
POTN
NC
vs Jared Gordon
UFC Fight Night: Pavlovich vs Blaydes· Apr 22, 2023· Lightweight· 29-14-1 vs 19-6
Could Not Continue
R1 · 4:35
LOSS
vs Drew Dober
UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs Strickland· Dec 17, 2022· Lightweight· 29-14-1 vs 26-11
TKO
R2 · 2:45
FOTN
LOSS
vs Islam Makhachev
UFC Fight Night: Makhachev vs Green· Feb 26, 2022· Catchweight· 29-13-1 vs 22-1
TKO
R1 · 3:23
WIN
vs Nasrat Haqparast
UFC 271: Adesanya vs Whittaker 2· Feb 12, 2022· Lightweight· 29-12-1 vs 13-5
UD
R3 · 5:00
WIN
vs Al Iaquinta
UFC 268: Usman vs Covington 2· Nov 6, 2021· Lightweight· 28-12-1 vs 14-7-1
TKO
R1 · 2:25
POTN
LOSS
vs Rafael Fiziev
UFC 265: Lewis vs Gane· Aug 7, 2021· Lightweight· 27-12-1 vs 10-1
UD
R3 · 5:00
FOTN
LOSS
vs Thiago Moises
UFC Fight Night: Hall vs Silva· Oct 31, 2020· Lightweight· 27-11-1 vs 14-4
UD
R3 · 5:00
WIN
vs Alan Patrick
UFC Fight Night: Waterson vs Hill· Sep 12, 2020· Lightweight· 27-10-1 vs 15-3
UD
R3 · 5:00
WIN
vs Lando Vannata
UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs Shahbazyan· Aug 1, 2020· Lightweight· 26-10-1 vs 11-5-2
UD
R3 · 5:00
FOTN
WIN
vs Clay Guida
UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs Volkov· Jun 20, 2020· Lightweight· 25-10-1 vs 35-20
UD
R3 · 5:00
LOSS
vs Francisco Trinaldo
UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs Souza· Nov 16, 2019· Lightweight· 24-10-1 vs 24-7
UD
R3 · 5:00
LOSS
vs Drakkar Klose
UFC Fight Night: Lee vs Iaquinta 2· Dec 15, 2018· Lightweight· 24-9-1 vs 10-1-1
UD
R3 · 5:00
WIN
vs Erik Koch
UFC Fight Night: Jacare vs Brunson 2· Jan 27, 2018· Lightweight· 24-8-1 vs 15-6
UD
R3 · 5:00
DRAW
vs Lando Vannata
UFC 216: Ferguson vs Lee· Oct 7, 2017· Lightweight· 23-8-1 vs 9-2-1
DRAW
R3 · 5:00
FOTN
LOSS
vs Rashid Magomedov
UFC Fight Night: Johnson vs Reis· Apr 15, 2017· Lightweight· 23-8 vs 20-2
SD
R3 · 5:00
LOSS
vs Dustin Poirier
UFC 199: Rockhold vs Bisping 2· Jun 4, 2016· Lightweight· 23-7 vs 20-4
TKO
R1 · 2:53
LOSS
vs Edson Barboza
UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs Swanson· Nov 22, 2014· Lightweight· 23-6 vs 15-2
UD
R3 · 5:00
WIN
vs Josh Thomson
UFC on FOX: Lawler vs Brown· Jul 26, 2014· Lightweight· 23-5 vs 22-7
SD
R3 · 5:00
WIN
vs Pat Healy
UFC on FOX: Johnson vs Benavidez 2· Dec 14, 2013· Lightweight· 22-5 vs 25-15
UD
R3 · 5:00
WIN
vs James Krause
UFC Fight Night: Kennedy vs Natal· Nov 6, 2013· Lightweight· 21-5 vs 20-5
TKO
R1 · 3:50
WIN
vs Jacob Volkmann
UFC 156: Aldo vs Edgar· Feb 2, 2013· Lightweight· 20-5 vs 15-4
SUB
R3 · 4:25
SOTN
WIN
vs Matt Ricehouse
Strikeforce: Rousey vs Kaufman· Aug 17, 2012· Lightweight· 19-5 vs 6-1
UD
R3 · 5:00
WIN
vs James Terry
Strikeforce: Barnett vs Cormier· May 18, 2012· Lightweight· 18-5 vs 11-5
SD
R3 · 5:00
WIN
vs James Reese
Strikeforce: Challengers 20· Nov 17, 2011· Lightweight· 17-5 vs 5-2
SUB
R3 · 2:25
WIN
vs Charon Spain
Strikeforce: Challengers 19· Sep 22, 2011· Lightweight· 16-5 vs 7-5
SUB
R2 · 2:54
LOSS
vs Gesias Cavalcante
Strikeforce/M-1 Global: Fedor vs Henderson· Jul 29, 2011· Lightweight· 15-5 vs 16-4-1
SD
R3 · 5:00
WIN
vs Dom O'Grady×3Title bout · Title win #3
KOTC: Moral Victory· Apr 21, 2011· Lightweight· 15-4 vs 10-4-1
UD
LOSS
vs Tim Means
KOTC: Inferno· Oct 7, 2010· Welterweight· 14-4 vs 10-3-1
TKO
R2 · 5:00
WIN
vs Daron Cruickshank×2Title bout · Title win #2
KOTC: Imminent Danger· Aug 13, 2010· Welterweight· 14-3 vs 5-1
SUB
R2 · 2:39
WIN
vs Ricky Legere Jr.×1Title bout · Title win #1
KOTC: Arrival· Feb 25, 2010· Welterweight· 13-3 vs 10-3
TKO
R1 · 4:27
WIN
vs Charles Bennett
KOTC: Fight For Hope· Dec 17, 2009· Welterweight· 12-3 vs 23-17-2
TKO
R1 · 2:17
LOSS
vs David Mitchell
Tachi PF 2: Brawl in the Hall· Dec 3, 2009· Welterweight· 11-3 vs 9-0
SUB
R1 · 0:54
WIN
vs Sevak Magakyan
Respect in the Cage· Nov 20, 2009· 11-2 vs 7-3
TKO
WIN
vs Jeff Torch
KOTC Underground 45· Oct 3, 2009· Lightweight· 10-2 vs 1-4
TKO
R1 · 1:29
WIN
vs John Ulloa
KOTC: Immortal· Feb 27, 2009· Lightweight· 9-2 vs 2-3
SUB
LOSS
vs Dan Lauzon
Affliction 2· Jan 24, 2009· Lightweight· 8-2 vs 12-2
SUB
R1 · 4:55
WIN
vs Toby Grear
Total Fighting Alliance· Jul 12, 2008· 8-1 vs 5-4-1
TKO
WIN
vs Santiago Manzanares
Mexico Regional· Jun 28, 2008· 5-1 vs 2-2
DEC
WIN
vs Rafael Salomão
Mexico Regional· Jun 28, 2008· 5-1 vs 7-4
TKO
WIN
vs Israel Giron
Mexico Regional· Jun 28, 2008· 5-1 vs 5-2
TKO
WIN
vs Raymond Ayala
Total Fighting Alliance· Mar 22, 2008· 4-1 vs 0-1
SUB
WIN
vs Herman Terrado
Cage of Fire· Mar 8, 2008· 3-1 vs 0-1
SUB
LOSS
vs Josh Gaskins
California Regional· Mar 7, 2008· 2-1 vs 5-1
DEC
WIN
vs Henry Briones
Mexico Regional· Feb 23, 2008· 2-0 vs 4-1
SUB
WIN
vs Neal Abrams
Total Fighting Alliance· Jan 19, 2008· 1-0 vs 2-3
TKO

Title bout· ×N = title win number N in that promotion

Background

Credentials, amateur pedigree and camp

BaseFolkstyle Wrestling

2011KOTC Lightweight Championship · King of the Cage
2010KOTC Junior Welterweight Championship · King of the Cage
TFA Champion · Total Fighting Alliance
WFC Champion · Warriors Fighting Championships
State Placer · State HS · youth
Brown belt · BJJ · Marcos 'Loro' Galvao
A.B. Miller High School (Fontana, California) · Wrestling
Started in Folkstyle Wrestling
Started in MMA

Camp

Pinnacle MMA · Redlands, California, United States
Icon MMA · Moreno Valley, California, United States

Coaches

Jacob Behney · Head coach

Training partners

Greg Guzman
Reuben Duran
Willie Gates

Fight DNA

Complete Fighter

UFCalendar's style model · Lightweight roster (24 fighters)

Fast Hands

97 · best in division

Punch power93

Kick power88

Punch speed97

Kick speed90

Accuracy95

Takedowns87

Ground striking90

Submissions90

Chin91

Body strength92

Cardio96

Attributes are rated 0-100 by UFCalendar's style model.

By the numbers

Pro MMARecord: 36-18-1 · Source: UFCalendar

Striking

Strikes landed6.59per min

54% accuracy

Strikes absorbed3.76per min

61% avoided

Grappling

Takedowns landed1.24per 15 min

45% success

Takedowns stuffed69%

Submission attempts0.3per 15 min

UFC careerRecord: 17-13-1 (1 NC) · Source: UFCStats.com

Striking

Strikes landed6.59per min

54% accuracy

Strikes absorbed3.76per min

61% avoided

Grappling

Takedowns landed1.24per 15 min

45% success

Takedowns stuffed69%

Submission attempts0.3per 15 min

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Where they rank

All-time boards where King Green sits in the top 25.

All MMA

UFC

Bonus résumé

King Green has won 9 UFC post-fight bonuses. Estimated bonus earnings: $550,000.

★ Fight of the Night ×4★ Performance of the Night ×4★ Submission of the Night ×12 finish incentives (+$50,000)

Estimates use each era's real amount: $50,000 from 2012, $100,000 from UFC 324, plus $25,000 finish incentives.

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Recent & upcoming opponents

Salary & career earnings

Disclosed purses, reported paydays and what we estimate King Green earns per fight.

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Official UFC Ranking

King Green's standing in the official UFC rankings, tracked since 2013.

Current: Unranked
Peak: #7 Lightweight
First ranked: Dec 30, 2013
Times ranked: 129

Lightweight

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UFCalendar Power Index rating

Current: 1771▼16
Peak: 1813Jul 26, 2014
Rated fights: 56

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Frequently asked questions

When does King Green fight next?

King Green has no confirmed upcoming fight.

What is King Green's record?

King Green's professional MMA record is 36-18-1.

Who is King Green fighting next?

King Green's next opponent has not been announced.

Who did King Green fight last?

King Green most recently fought Esteban Ribovics at UFC 332: Silva vs Wang on Saturday, October 3, 2026, LOSS (TKO).

What weight class does King Green fight in?

King Green fights at Lightweight.

How many knockouts does King Green have?

King Green has 13 wins by KO/TKO and 10 wins by submission.

How many UFC bonuses has King Green won?

King Green has won 9 UFC post-fight bonuses: 4× Fight of the Night, 4× Performance of the Night, 1× Submission of the Night.

How tall is King Green?

King Green is 5'10" (178 cm) tall.

How much does King Green weigh?

King Green weighs 155 lbs (70 kg).

What is King Green's reach?

King Green has a reach of 71" (180 cm).

How old is King Green?

King Green is 40 years old (born Sep 9, 1986).

Where is King Green from?

King Green is from the United States.

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CAREER SUMMARY