Welterweight · “The Red Nosed Pitbull”
Steve Berger
17-23-2 (2 NC) UFC 0-2-0 (1 NC)
5'11"Height
—Reach
OrthodoxStance
53Age
0KO wins
0Sub wins
0%Finish rate
6:58Avg fight
Statistical profile
Radar — percentile vs UFC veterans
Career rates
Sig. strikes landed / min0.62
Sig. strikes absorbed / min3.16
Striking accuracy22.8%
Striking defense40.5%
Takedowns / 15 min0.72
Takedown accuracy33.3%
Takedown defense0.0%
Sub attempts / 15 min2.15
Control time7.4%
Record vs .500+ opponents0-1
Fight history
L Robbie Lawler 1-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 0:27 — UFC 37.5: As Real As It Gets · June 22, 2002
11/37Sig. strikes
28/51Absorbed
1/3Takedowns
0:26Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
NC Benji Radach 0-0 walk-in Overturned · R1 0:27 — UFC 37: High Impact · May 10, 2002
0/2Sig. strikes
10/12Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Tony DeSouza 0-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 31: Locked and Loaded · May 4, 2001
2/18Sig. strikes
28/48Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
1:07Control
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
12
Decision
3
Other
0
Losses by method
KO/TKO
8
Submission
1
Decision
14
Other
0
Draws: 2 · No contests: 2
Fights by organization
Submission Fighting Championships
6
UFC
3
HOOKnSHOOT
3
KOTC
2
APEX
2
Reality Submission Fighting
2
CC
1
PCL - Cage Madness
1
+ 24 more organizations in the full career list
Full career — 44 fights, every organization
| Opponent | Method | Event | Org | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Scott Cleve | Submission (guillotine choke) | CC 37 - Cage Championships 37
April 7, 2012 |
CC | 1 | 1:02 |
| L | Chris Tickle | TKO (punches) | PCL - Cage Madness
March 26, 2011 |
PCL - Cage Madness | 2 | 0:56 |
| L | Ferrid Kheder | TKO (punches) | Mixed Fight League 3
September 25, 2010 |
Mixed Fight League | 2 | 1:26 |
| W | Sal Woods | Submission (guillotine choke) | Premier Combat League 1: Bad Intentions
August 21, 2010 |
Premier Combat League | 3 | 1:13 |
| L | Waylon Lowe | KO (punches) | KOTC: Bad Boys II
April 16, 2010 |
KOTC | 1 | 2:18 |
| W | Ryan Scheeper | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | Take That Promotions: Warriors Collide
October 3, 2009 |
Take That Promotions | 1 | 2:10 |
| L | Ray Steinbeiss | Decision (unanimous) | Evolution MMA
October 4, 2008 |
Evolution MMA | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Eddy Ellis | Decision (unanimous) | Strikeforce: At The Dome
February 23, 2008 |
Strikeforce | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Diego Gonzalez | Decision (unanimous) | Bodog Fight - Vancouver
August 24, 2007 |
Bodog Fight - Vancouver | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Piotr Jakaczynski | Decision (split) | Bodog Fight - Costa Rica
February 16, 2007 |
Bodog Fight - Costa Rica | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Jorge Masvidal | Decision (unanimous) | Bodog Fight - St. Petersburg
December 15, 2006 |
Bodog Fight - St. Petersburg | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Jake Shields | TKO (punches) | FCP: Malice at Cow Palace
September 9, 2006 |
FCP | 2 | 1:36 |
| L | Victor Moreno | TKO (doctor stoppage) | Diesel Fighting Championships 1
June 30, 2006 |
Diesel Fighting Championships | 1 | 3:00 |
| W | Mark Long | TKO (punches) | TFC 4: Memorial Mayhem
June 9, 2006 |
TFC | 1 | 1:38 |
| L | Nuri Shakur | Decision (unanimous) | APEX: Undisputed
September 3, 2005 |
APEX | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Heath Sims | TKO (cut) | SF 9: Respect
March 26, 2005 |
SF | 3 | 1:23 |
| L | Keith Wisniewski | Decision (unanimous) | Combat - Do Fighting Challenge 1
October 23, 2004 |
Combat - Do Fighting Challenge | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Fritz Paul | TKO (submission to punches) | APEX: Genesis
September 5, 2004 |
APEX | 1 | 4:46 |
| L | Phil Johns | Decision | RSF - Shooto Challenge 2
January 2, 2004 |
RSF - Shooto Challenge | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Din Thomas | Decision (unanimous) | Absolute Fighting Championships 4
July 19, 2003 |
Absolute Fighting Championships | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Nuri Shakur | Submission (guillotine choke) | USMMA 2: Ring of Fury
September 21, 2002 |
USMMA | 1 | 4:59 |
| L | Robbie Lawler | TKO (punches) | UFC 37.5
June 22, 2002 |
UFC | 2 | 0:27 |
| NC | Benji Radach | No Contest (overturned by state commission) | UFC 37
May 10, 2002 |
UFC | 1 | 0:27 |
| W | Pete Spratt | TKO (cut) | UA 1: The Genesis
January 27, 2002 |
UA | 1 | 2:14 |
| L | Chris Brennan | Decision (unanimous) | KOTC 11 - Domination
September 29, 2001 |
KOTC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Seichi Ikemoto | Submission (triangle/armbar) | Shooto - To The Top 7
August 26, 2001 |
Shooto - To The Top | 3 | 2:09 |
| L | Tony DeSouza | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 31
May 4, 2001 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Nick Cardenez | Submission (armbar) | TPA - Tom Proctor's Absolute
February 16, 2001 |
TPA - Tom Proctor's Absolute | 1 | 1:10 |
| L | Karl Schmidt | TKO (cut) | Reality Submission Fighting 2
January 5, 2001 |
Reality Submission Fighting | 1 | 22:38 |
| W | Rich Clementi | Submission (armbar) | Dangerzone - Insane In Ft. Wayne
November 25, 2000 |
Dangerzone - Insane In Ft. Wayne | 1 | 3:14 |
| D | Jutaro Nakao | Draw | HOOKnSHOOT: Fusion
November 18, 2000 |
HOOKnSHOOT | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Riley McIlhon | Submission (armbar) | Reality Submission Fighting 1
October 6, 2000 |
Reality Submission Fighting | 1 | 1:12 |
| W | Brian Geraghty | Submission (armbar) | Submission Fighting Championships 11
August 23, 2000 |
Submission Fighting Championships | 1 | 2:01 |
| L | Aaron Riley | Decision | HOOKnSHOOT: Triumph
August 19, 2000 |
HOOKnSHOOT | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Jason Black | Decision (split) | Extreme Challenge 32
May 21, 2000 |
Extreme Challenge | 1 | 15:00 |
| D | Andy Sanders | Draw | HOOKnSHOOT - Double Fury 2
March 18, 2000 |
HOOKnSHOOT - Double Fury | — | — |
| W | Shannon Ritch | Submission (guillotine) | Submission Fighting Championships 9
January 28, 2000 |
Submission Fighting Championships | 1 | 1:30 |
| W | Jason Glabus | Decision | Ironheart Crown 1 - Genesis
November 6, 1999 |
Ironheart Crown | 2 | 2:00 |
| L | Ben Harrison | Decision | HOOKnSHOOT: Beyond
September 10, 1999 |
HOOKnSHOOT | 1 | 15:00 |
| W | James Wade | Submission (triangle choke) | Submission Fighting Championships 8
August 7, 1999 |
Submission Fighting Championships | 1 | — |
| L | Jeremy Horn | Decision (unanimous) | Submission Fighting Championships 5
January 31, 1999 |
Submission Fighting Championships | 1 | 24:00 |
| NC | Greg James | No Contest | UCC - Universal Challenge Championship
May 2, 1998 |
UCC - Universal Challenge Championship | 1 | 0:38 |
| W | James Wade | Decision | Submission Fighting Championships 2
April 28, 1998 |
Submission Fighting Championships | — | — |
| W | Ryan McBride | Submission (armbar) | Submission Fighting Championships 1
January 15, 1998 |
Submission Fighting Championships | — | — |
Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Steve Berger) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.