Chris Lytle
"Lights Out"
Birthday: 1974-08-18
AGE: 37
Indianapolis, Indiana
United States
AGE: 37
Indianapolis, IndianaUnited States
Height
5'11"
180.34 cm Weight
170 lbs
77.11 kg
5'11"
180.34 cm Weight
170 lbs
77.11 kg
Association: Integrated Fighting Academy
Class: Welterweight
Wins
31
3 KO/TKO (10%)
22 SUBMISSIONS (71%)
6 DECISIONS (19%)
Losses
18
2 KO/TKO (11%)
0 SUBMISSIONS (0%)
16 DECISIONS (89%)
Draws
5
Fight History
| Result | Fighter | Event | Method/Referee | R | Time |
| win | Dan Hardy | UFC Live 5 - Hardy vs. Lytle Aug / 14 / 2011 |
Submission (Guillotine Choke) Herb Dean |
3 | 4:16 |
| loss | Brian Ebersole | UFC 127 - Penn vs. Fitch Feb / 27 / 2011 |
Decision (Unanimous) Steve Perceval |
3 | 5:00 |
| win | Matt Serra | UFC 119 - Mir vs. Cro Cop Sep / 25 / 2010 |
Decision (Unanimous) Herb Dean |
3 | 5:00 |
| win | Matt Brown | UFC 116 - Lesnar vs. Carwin Jul / 3 / 2010 |
Submission (Straight Armbar) Steve Mazzagatti |
2 | 2:02 |
| win | Brian Foster | UFC 110 - Nogueira vs. Velasquez Feb / 20 / 2010 |
Submission (Kneebar) Steve Perceval |
1 | 1:41 |
| win | Kevin Burns | UFC - The Ultimate Fighter 9 Finale Jun / 20 / 2009 |
Decision (Unanimous) Herb Dean |
3 | 5:00 |
| loss | Marcus Davis | UFC 93 - Franklin vs. Henderson Jan / 17 / 2009 |
Decision (Split) Marc Goddard |
3 | 5:00 |
| win | Paul Taylor | UFC 89 - Bisping vs. Leben Oct / 18 / 2008 |
Decision (Unanimous) Kevin Mulhall |
3 | 5:00 |
| loss | Josh Koscheck | UFC 86 - Jackson vs. Griffin Jul / 5 / 2008 |
Decision (Unanimous) Yves Lavigne |
3 | 5:00 |
| win | Kyle Bradley | UFC 81 - Breaking Point Feb / 2 / 2008 |
TKO (Punches) Yves Lavigne |
1 | 0:33 |
| loss | Thiago Alves | UFC 78 - Validation Nov / 17 / 2007 |
TKO (Doctor Stoppage) Dan Miragliotta |
2 | 5:00 |
| win | Matt Brown | UFL - Fight Night at Conseco Fieldhouse Aug / 11 / 2007 |
Submission (Guillotine Choke) N/A |
2 | 2:49 |
| win | Jason Gilliam | UFC 73 - Stacked Jul / 7 / 2007 |
Submission (Triangle Kimura) Jon Schorle |
1 | 2:15 |
| loss | Matt Hughes | UFC 68 - Uprising Mar / 3 / 2007 |
Decision (Unanimous) Mark Matheny |
3 | 5:00 |
| loss | Matt Serra | UFC - The Ultimate Fighter 4 Finale Nov / 11 / 2006 |
Decision (Split) Herb Dean |
3 | 5:00 |
| win | Ross Mason | Cage Rage 15 - Adrenalin Rush Feb / 4 / 2006 |
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) N/A |
2 | 4:57 |
| win | Savant Young | WEC 18 - Unfinished Business Jan / 13 / 2006 |
Submission (Elbows) N/A |
1 | 3:50 |
| loss | Joe Riggs | UFC 55 - Fury Oct / 7 / 2005 |
TKO (Cut) N/A |
2 | 2:00 |
| win | Brian Dunn | LOF 1 - Legends of Fighting Aug / 13 / 2005 |
TKO (Punches) N/A |
1 | 2:03 |
| win | Pat Healy | WEC 15 - Judgment Day May / 19 / 2005 |
Decision (Split) Josh Rosenthal |
3 | 5:00 |
| loss | Karo Parisyan | UFC 51 - Super Saturday Feb / 5 / 2005 |
Decision (Unanimous) N/A |
3 | 5:00 |
| win | J.T. Taylor | WEC 12 - Halloween Fury 3 Oct / 21 / 2004 |
Submission (Forearm Choke) N/A |
1 | 2:53 |
| win | Ronald Jhun | UFC 49 - Unfinished Business Aug / 21 / 2004 |
Submission (Guillotine Choke) N/A |
2 | 1:17 |
| win | Tiki Ghosn | UFC 47 - It's On Apr / 2 / 2004 |
Submission (Bulldog Choke) N/A |
2 | 1:55 |
| win | Pete Spratt | RSF - Shooto Challenge 2 Jan / 2 / 2004 |
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) N/A |
1 | 0:46 |
| loss | Robbie Lawler | UFC 45 - Revolution Nov / 21 / 2003 |
Decision (Unanimous) N/A |
3 | 5:00 |
| win | Derrick Noble | RSF - Shooto Challenge Oct / 3 / 2003 |
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) N/A |
2 | 2:04 |
| win | Chatt Lavender | AFC 5 - Absolute Fighting Championships 5 Sep / 5 / 2003 |
Technical Submission (Triangle Choke) N/A |
1 | 0:55 |
| win | LaVerne Clark | Battleground 1 - War Cry Jul / 19 / 2003 |
Decision (Unanimous) N/A |
3 | 5:00 |
| loss | Koji Oishi | Pancrase - Hybrid 4 Apr / 12 / 2003 |
Decision (Split) Yoshinori Umeki |
3 | 5:00 |
| win | Aaron Riley | HOOKnSHOOT - Boot Camp 1.1 Mar / 8 / 2003 |
KO (Punch) N/A |
1 | 3:31 |
| loss | Izuru Takeuchi | Pancrase - Spirit 9 Dec / 21 / 2002 |
Decision (Majority) Hiromi Okamoto |
3 | 5:00 |
| win | Yuji Hoshino | Pancrase - Spirit 7 Oct / 29 / 2002 |
Submission (Triangle Choke) Yoshinori Umeki |
1 | 2:09 |
| loss | Nick Diaz | IFC WC 17 - Warriors Challenge 17 Jul / 12 / 2002 |
Decision (Unanimous) N/A |
3 | 5:00 |
| win | Kazuo Misaki | Pancrase - Proof 7 Dec / 1 / 2001 |
Decision (Unanimous) Kenji Kosuge |
3 | 5:00 |
| win | Jake Ambrose | CR 2 - Cage Rage 2 Apr / 14 / 2001 |
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) N/A |
1 | 1:49 |
| draw | Dave Strasser | RSF 3 - Reality Submission Fighting 3 Mar / 30 / 2001 |
Draw N/A |
1 | 18:00 |
| draw | Nick Hide | CCC - Circle City Challenge Feb / 3 / 2001 |
Draw N/A |
3 | 5:00 |
| win | Beaver Beaver | BBC - Bad Boy Competition Nov / 24 / 2000 |
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) N/A |
1 | 2:18 |
| win | Mike Haltom | BBC - Bad Boy Competition Nov / 24 / 2000 |
Submission (Punches) N/A |
1 | 3:41 |
| loss | Ben Earwood | UFC 28 - High Stakes Nov / 17 / 2000 |
Decision (Unanimous) John McCarthy |
2 | 5:00 |
| loss | Shonie Carter | Pancrase - 2000 Anniversary Show Sep / 24 / 2000 |
Decision (Unanimous) N/A |
3 | 3:00 |
| win | Taro Obata | Pancrase - Trans 5 Jul / 23 / 2000 |
Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke) Yoshinori Umeki |
1 | 2:56 |
| loss | Daisuke Ishii | Pancrase - Trans 4 Jun / 26 / 2000 |
Decision (Unanimous) Hiromi Okamoto |
1 | 10:00 |
| win | CJ Fernandes | HOOKnSHOOT - Double Fury 1 Mar / 17 / 2000 |
Submission (Triangle Choke) N/A |
1 | 3:54 |
| loss | Keiichiro Yamamiya | Pancrase - Trans 1 Jan / 23 / 2000 |
Decision (Unanimous) Soichi Hiroto |
1 | 10:00 |
| draw | Ikuhisa Minowa | Pancrase - Breakthrough 11 Dec / 18 / 1999 |
Draw Hirotoshi Okamoto |
1 | 15:00 |
| loss | Dave Menne | EC 29 - Extreme Challenge 29 Nov / 13 / 1999 |
Decision (Unanimous) N/A |
2 | 5:00 |
| win | Luke Pedigo | HOOKnSHOOT - Millenium Nov / 6 / 1999 |
Submission (Guillotine Choke) N/A |
1 | 1:57 |
| draw | Takafumi Ito | Pancrase - 1999 Neo-Blood Tournament Opening Round Aug / 1 / 1999 |
Draw Soichi Hiroto |
2 | 3:00 |
| loss | Jason DeLucia | Pancrase - Breakthrough 7 Jul / 6 / 1999 |
Decision (Majority) Yoshinori Umeki |
1 | 10:00 |
| win | Daisuke Watanabe | Pancrase - Breakthrough 6 Jun / 11 / 1999 |
Submission (Armbar) Kenji Kosuge |
1 | 5:30 |
| draw | Osami Shibuya | Pancrase - Breakthrough 4 Apr / 18 / 1999 |
Draw Soichi Hiroto |
1 | 15:00 |
| win | Bo Hershberger | NG 10 - Neutral Grounds 10 Feb / 13 / 1999 |
Submission (Punches) N/A |
1 | 11:33 |
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