Robert Emerson

"The Saint"

AGE	44 / Jul 30, 1981
HEIGHT	5'8" / 172.72 cm
WEIGHT	135 lbs / 61.23 kg

ASSOCIATION
MMA Lab

CLASS
Bantamweight

Wins 21

KO / TKO

29%

SUBMISSIONS

33%

DECISIONS

38%

Losses 15

KO / TKO

SUBMISSIONS

20%

DECISIONS

80%

N/C 1

FIGHT HISTORY - PRO

Result	Fighter	Event	Method/Referee	R	Time
win	Charles Bennett	GFC 2 - Gamebred BareKnuckle MMA 2 Oct / 01 / 2021	KO (Punches) Sammy Collingwood	1	4:36
loss	Dileno Lopes	ACA 101 - Warsaw Nov / 15 / 2019	Submission (Guillotine Choke) Herb Dean	1	2:59
loss	Mikhail Malyutin	ACA 93 - St. Petersburg Mar / 16 / 2019	Decision (Unanimous) Herb Dean	3	5:00
loss	Magomedrasul Khasbulaev	WFCA 54 - Dudaev vs. Taimanglo Nov / 16 / 2018	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) Helmi Landolsi	2	1:57
win	Shamil Shakhbulatov	ACB 87 - Nottingham May / 19 / 2018	Decision (Unanimous) Lukasz Bosacki	3	5:00
loss	Raufeon Stots	VFC 56 - Victory Fighting Championship 56 Apr / 14 / 2017	Decision (Unanimous) Brandon Pfannenstiel	5	5:00
win	Ryan Roberts	VFC 54 - Pitolo vs. Kayne 2 Dec / 09 / 2016	TKO (Knee Injury) Dave Jobeun	1	1:34
win	Shawn West	VFC 51 - Emerson vs. West Jun / 24 / 2016	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) Rob Hinds	2	1:30
loss	Rafael Silva	Bellator MMA - Bellator 127 Oct / 03 / 2014	Decision (Unanimous) Michael Bell VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
win	Joe Taimanglo	Bellator MMA - Bellator 116 Apr / 11 / 2014	Decision (Unanimous) John McCarthy VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
win	Jared Downing	Bellator MMA - Bellator 104 Oct / 18 / 2013	Submission (Heel Hook) Dan Miragliotta VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	1	1:44
win	Musa Toliver	FCOC - Fight Club OC Oct / 04 / 2012	Submission (Triangle Choke) Mike Beltran	1	4:20
win	Jason Williams	FCOC - Fight Club OC Aug / 16 / 2012	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) Mike Beltran	1	2:05
win	Savant Young	TPF 12 - Second Coming Mar / 09 / 2012	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) Marcos Rosales	3	4:29
loss	Justin Salas	FFFC - Full Force Fighting 1 Jan / 29 / 2011	Decision (Unanimous) Adam Martinez	3	5:00
win	Eric Reynolds	AOF 10 - Nightmare Dec / 03 / 2010	Decision (Split) Frank Gentile	3	5:00
win	Rodney Rhoden	PureCombat 12 - Champions for Children Sep / 25 / 2010	TKO (Punches) Jason McCoy	1	3:33
loss	Nik Lentz	UFC Fight Night 21 - Florian vs. Gomi Mar / 31 / 2010	Decision (Unanimous) Dale Frye VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
win	Phillipe Nover	UFC 109 - Relentless Feb / 06 / 2010	Decision (Unanimous) Herb Dean VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
loss	Rafael dos Anjos	UFC 103 - Franklin vs. Belfort Sep / 19 / 2009	Decision (Unanimous) Kerry Hatley VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
loss	Kurt Pellegrino	UFC Fight Night 17 - Lauzon vs. Stephens Feb / 07 / 2009	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) Jorge Ortiz VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	2	3:14
win	Manny Gamburyan	UFC 87 - Seek and Destroy Aug / 09 / 2008	KO (Punches) Yves Lavigne	1	0:12
win	Keita Nakamura	UFC 81 - Breaking Point Feb / 02 / 2008	Decision (Split) Steve Mazzagatti	3	5:00
NC	Gray Maynard	UFC - The Ultimate Fighter 5 Finale Jun / 23 / 2007	No Contest (Double TKO) Steve Mazzagatti	2	0:39
win	Kenji Arai	Pancrase - Blow 6 Aug / 27 / 2006	Decision (Unanimous) Kenji Kosuge	3	5:00
win	Takafumi Ito	Pancrase - Blow 4 May / 02 / 2006	Decision (Unanimous) Yoshinori Umeki	3	5:00
win	Jamie Schmidt	TC 13 - Anarchy Mar / 11 / 2006	TKO (Punches) Herb Dean	2	1:02
win	Julian Samaniego	KOTC 61 - Flash Point Sep / 23 / 2005	TKO (Punches)	1	2:15
loss	Melvin Guillard	RCF - Cold Hearted Feb / 19 / 2005	Decision (Split)	3	5:00
loss	Randy Velarde	KOTC 44 - Revenge Nov / 14 / 2004	Decision (Majority) Herb Dean	2	5:00
win	Joe Camacho	KOTC 41 - Relentless Sep / 24 / 2004	Decision (Unanimous) Cecil Peoples	2	5:00
win	Justin Berkley	TC 3 - Total Combat 3 May / 30 / 2004	Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke) Jason Herzog	2	3:12
loss	Dokonjonosuke Mishima	Deep - 14th Impact Apr / 18 / 2004	Decision (Unanimous) Keiji Shiozaki	3	5:00
loss	Javier Vazquez	Shooto USA - Warrior Spirit: Evolution Nov / 14 / 2003	Decision (Split)	3	5:00
win	Chris Brennan	HFP 3 - Hitman Fighting Productions 3 May / 02 / 2003	Submission (Achilles Lock)	1	N/A
loss	Jamal Perkins	KOTC 19 - Street Fighter Dec / 07 / 2002	Decision (Unanimous)	2	5:00
loss	Jens Pulver	UW - Ultimate Wrestling Jun / 29 / 2002	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00

FIGHT HISTORY - PRO EXHIBITION

Result	Fighter	Event	Method/Referee	R	Time
loss	Corey Hill	UFC - The Ultimate Fighter Season 5 Opening Round, Day 5 Feb / 12 / 2007	Decision (Unanimous) Steve Mazzagatti	3	5:00
loss	Nate Diaz	UFC - The Ultimate Fighter Season 5 Opening Round, Day 3 Feb / 02 / 2007	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) Herb Dean	2	4:46

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