Flyweight · “Showtime”
Eric Shelton
21-9-0 UFC 2-4-0
5'6"Height
68"Reach
OrthodoxStance
35Age
0KO wins
0Sub wins
0%Finish rate
15:00Avg fight
Statistical profile
Radar — percentile vs UFC veterans
Career rates
Sig. strikes landed / min2.57
Sig. strikes absorbed / min1.88
Striking accuracy42.5%
Striking defense63.5%
Takedowns / 15 min2.83
Takedown accuracy51.5%
Takedown defense46.2%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.17
Control time21.3%
Record vs .500+ opponents0-1
Striking trend
Fight history
L Jordan Espinosa 0-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Pettis · March 23, 2019
25/81Sig. strikes
47/105Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Joseph Morales 1-1 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Korean Zombie vs. Rodriguez · November 10, 2018
16/57Sig. strikes
24/67Absorbed
7/10Takedowns
6:45Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Alex Perez 1-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Stephens · February 24, 2018
41/109Sig. strikes
29/82Absorbed
0/2Takedowns
0:02Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Jenel Lausa 1-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Tybura · November 18, 2017
86/116Sig. strikes
5/30Absorbed
5/7Takedowns
8:54Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Jarred Brooks 0-0 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC 214: Cormier vs. Jones 2 · July 29, 2017
31/87Sig. strikes
27/80Absorbed
1/2Takedowns
0:37Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
L Alexandre Pantoja 0-0 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC on FOX: Shevchenko vs. Pena · January 28, 2017
32/93Sig. strikes
37/99Absorbed
4/12Takedowns
2:52Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub 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
5
Submission
6
Decision
10
Other
0
Losses by method
KO/TKO
0
Submission
1
Decision
8
Other
0
Fights by organization
Caged Aggression
9
UFC
6
Fury FC
4
WXC
2
LFA
1
Synergy FC
1
Unified MMA
1
Cowboys Extreme Cagefighting
1
+ 5 more organizations in the full career list
Full career — 30 fights, every organization
| Opponent | Method | Event | Org | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Eduardo Penha | Decision (unanimous) | Fury FC 116
February 20, 2026 |
Fury FC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Shuya Kamikubo | Submission (rear-naked choke) | LFA 215
August 22, 2025 |
LFA | 2 | 1:46 |
| W | Alan Olivas | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Synergy FC 17
January 4, 2025 |
Synergy FC | 1 | 4:11 |
| W | Jerrell Hodge | KO (punch) | Caged Aggression 38
October 12, 2024 |
Caged Aggression | 1 | 4:21 |
| W | Abdul Kamara | KO (punches) | Fury FC 92
June 16, 2024 |
Fury FC | 2 | 2:51 |
| W | Teshay Gouthro | Decision (split) | Unified MMA 51
June 23, 2023 |
Unified MMA | 5 | 5:00 |
| W | Dwight Joseph | Decision (unanimous) | Caged Aggression 35
March 25, 2023 |
Caged Aggression | 5 | 5:00 |
| L | Peter Caballero | Decision (unanimous) | Fury FC 67
August 14, 2022 |
Fury FC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Jacob Silva | Decision (unanimous) | Fury FC 55
December 19, 2021 |
Fury FC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Rilley Dutro | TKO (corner stoppage) | Caged Aggression 31
May 7, 2021 |
Caged Aggression | 4 | 4:10 |
| L | Juancamilo Ronderos | Decision (split) | WXC 85
December 18, 2019 |
WXC | 5 | 5:00 |
| W | Jesse Bazzi | Decision (unanimous) | WXC 83
October 30, 2019 |
WXC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Jordan Espinosa | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Pettis
March 23, 2019 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Joseph Morales | Decision (split) | UFC Fight Night: The Korean Zombie vs. Rodríguez
November 10, 2018 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Alex Perez | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on Fox: Emmett vs. Stephens
February 24, 2018 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Jenel Lausa | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Tybura
November 19, 2017 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Jarred Brooks | Decision (split) | UFC 214
July 29, 2017 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Alexandre Pantoja | Decision (split) | UFC on Fox: Shevchenko vs. Peña
January 28, 2017 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Mark Sainci | Submission (triangle choke) | Caged Aggression 17
April 2, 2016 |
Caged Aggression | 1 | 1:08 |
| W | Ryan Hollis | Decision (unanimous) | Cowboys Extreme Cagefighting 24
January 30, 2016 |
Cowboys Extreme Cagefighting | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Gino Escamilla | Decision (unanimous) | Rocks Xtreme MMA 19
October 23, 2015 |
Rocks Xtreme MMA | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Brian Hall | TKO (punches) | V3 Fights: Hall vs. Shelton
September 26, 2015 |
V3 Fights | 2 | 3:38 |
| L | Kevin Gray | Decision (split) | Caged Aggression 15: Day 2
March 28, 2015 |
Caged Aggression | 5 | 5:00 |
| W | Erik Vo | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Pinnacle Combat 18
January 24, 2015 |
Pinnacle Combat | 2 | 1:09 |
| W | Jose Vega | Technical Submission (guillotine choke) | Caged Aggression 14
October 10, 2014 |
Caged Aggression | 1 | 0:00 |
| L | Sid Bice | Decision (unanimous) | RFA 16
July 25, 2014 |
RFA | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Chris Haney | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Xplode Fight Series: Anger
May 2, 2014 |
Xplode Fight Series | 1 | 4:34 |
| W | Zachary Harvey | TKO (punches) | Caged Aggression 12
March 15, 2014 |
Caged Aggression | 1 | 2:50 |
| W | Marcel Tong Van | Submission (armbar) | Caged Aggression 11
October 12, 2013 |
Caged Aggression | 1 | 1:18 |
| W | Stephen Gladhill | Decision (unanimous) | Caged Aggression 10
July 20, 2013 |
Caged Aggression | 5 | 5:00 |
Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Eric Shelton (fighter)) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.