Welterweight · “The Ronin”
Carlos Newton
16-14-0 UFC 3-4-0
5'9"Height
—Reach
OrthodoxStance
49Age
0KO wins
3Sub wins
100.0%Finish rate
9:04Avg fight
Statistical profile
Radar — percentile vs UFC veterans
Career rates
Sig. strikes landed / min0.69
Sig. strikes absorbed / min2.28
Striking accuracy40.0%
Striking defense41.5%
Takedowns / 15 min2.36
Takedown accuracy58.8%
Takedown defense17.6%
Sub attempts / 15 min1.89
Control time21.5%
Record vs .500+ opponents2-2
Striking trend
Fight history
L Renato Verissimo 0-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 46: Supernatural · January 31, 2004
4/9Sig. strikes
22/36Absorbed
2/5Takedowns
3:31Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Pete Spratt 1-0 walk-in Submission · R1 1:45 — UFC 40: Vendetta · November 22, 2002
0/0Sig. strikes
1/2Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
1:18Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
L Matt Hughes 4-1 walk-in TITLE KO/TKO · R4 3:37 — UFC 38: Brawl at the Hall · July 13, 2002
3/9Sig. strikes
58/77Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:51Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
L Matt Hughes 2-1 walk-in TITLE KO/TKO · R2 1:27 — UFC 34: High Voltage · November 2, 2001
2/7Sig. strikes
8/14Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
1:33Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Pat Miletich 7-0 walk-in TITLE Submission · R3 2:50 — UFC 31: Locked and Loaded · May 4, 2001
14/52Sig. strikes
28/76Absorbed
4/6Takedowns
4:31Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
L Dan Henderson 0-0 walk-in TITLE Decision - Split · R2 3:00 — UFC 17: Redemption · May 15, 1998
20/32Sig. strikes
28/42Absorbed
2/3Takedowns
—Control
2Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Bob Gilstrap 0-0 walk-in Submission · R1 0:52 — UFC 17: Redemption · May 15, 1998
1/1Sig. strikes
0/1Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
—Control
0Knockdowns
3Sub attempts
Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.
Record breakdown
Wins by method
KO/TKO
2
Submission
10
Decision
4
Other
0
Losses by method
KO/TKO
3
Submission
4
Decision
7
Other
0
Fights by organization
UFC
7
Pride
6
Pride Bushido
3
Warrior-1
2
Hero's
2
Impact FC
1
IFL – Houston
1
IFL Championship Final
1
+ 7 more organizations in the full career list
Full career — 30 fights, every organization
| Opponent | Method | Event | Org | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Brian Ebersole | Decision (unanimous) | Impact FC 1
July 10, 2010 |
Impact FC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Shonie Carter | Decision (unanimous) | Warrior-1: High Voltage
October 10, 2009 |
Warrior-1 | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Nabil Khatib | KO (punches) | Warrior-1: Inception
March 28, 2009 |
Warrior-1 | 1 | 3:12 |
| L | Shungo Oyama | Submission (punches) | Hero's 2007 in Korea
October 27, 2007 |
Hero's | 3 | 2:42 |
| L | Matt Lindland | Submission (guillotine choke) | IFL – Houston
February 2, 2007 |
IFL – Houston | 2 | 1:43 |
| L | Renzo Gracie | Decision (split) | IFL Championship Final
December 29, 2006 |
IFL Championship Final | 3 | 4:00 |
| W | Tokimitsu Ishizawa | TKO (punches) | Hero's 7
October 9, 2006 |
Hero's | 1 | 0:22 |
| L | Ryo Chonan | Decision (unanimous) | Pride Bushido 5
October 14, 2004 |
Pride Bushido | 2 | 5:00 |
| L | Daiju Takase | Decision (split) | Pride Bushido 3
May 23, 2004 |
Pride Bushido | 2 | 5:00 |
| L | Renato Verissimo | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 46
January 31, 2004 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Renzo Gracie | Decision (split) | Pride Bushido 1
October 5, 2003 |
Pride Bushido | 2 | 5:00 |
| L | Anderson Silva | KO (flying knee and punches) | Pride 25
March 16, 2003 |
Pride | 1 | 6:27 |
| W | Pete Spratt | Submission (kimura) | UFC 40
November 22, 2002 |
UFC | 1 | 1:45 |
| L | Matt Hughes | TKO (punches) | UFC 38
July 13, 2002 |
UFC | 4 | 3:35 |
| W | Jose Landi-Jons | Submission (armbar) | Pride 19
February 24, 2002 |
Pride | 1 | 7:16 |
| L | Matt Hughes | KO (slam) | UFC 34
November 2, 2001 |
UFC | 2 | 1:27 |
| W | Pat Miletich | Submission (bulldog choke) | UFC 31
May 4, 2001 |
UFC | 3 | 2:50 |
| L | Dave Menne | Decision (unanimous) | Shidokan Jitsu – Warriors War 1
February 8, 2001 |
Shidokan Jitsu – Warriors War | 1 | 10:00 |
| W | Johil de Oliveira | Decision (unanimous) | Pride 12 - Cold Fury
December 9, 2000 |
Pride | 2 | 10:00 |
| W | Yuhi Sano | Submission (armbar) | Pride 9
June 4, 2000 |
Pride | 1 | 0:40 |
| W | Karl Schmidt | Submission (armbar) | WEF 9 – World Class
May 13, 2000 |
WEF | 1 | 1:12 |
| W | Daijiro Matsui | Decision (unanimous) | Pride 6
July 4, 1999 |
Pride | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Kenji Kawaguchi | Submission (armbar) | Shooto - 10th Anniversary Event
May 29, 1999 |
Shooto | 1 | 5:00 |
| L | Kazushi Sakuraba | Submission (kneebar) | Pride 3
June 24, 1998 |
Pride | 2 | 5:19 |
| L | Dan Henderson | Decision (split) | UFC 17
May 15, 1998 |
UFC | 1 | 15:00 |
| W | Bob Gilstrap | Submission (triangle choke) | UFC 17
May 15, 1998 |
UFC | 1 | 0:52 |
| W | Kazuhiro Kusayanagi | Submission (armbar) | Shooto - Las Grandes Viajes 2
March 1, 1998 |
Shooto - Las Grandes Viajes | 1 | 2:17 |
| W | Haim Gozali | Submission (armbar) | Israel Fighting Championship - Israel vs. Canada
January 1, 1998 |
Israel Fighting Championship - Israel vs. Canada | 1 | — |
| W | Erik Paulson | Submission (armbar) | Vale Tudo Japan 1997
November 29, 1997 |
Vale Tudo Japan | 1 | 0:41 |
| L | Jean Rivière | Submission (exhaustion) | Extreme Fighting 2
April 26, 1996 |
Extreme Fighting | 1 | 7:22 |
Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Carlos Newton) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.