Kelvin Gastelum is an American professional mixed martial artist who is signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). He was born on October 24, 1991, in San Jose, California, USA. Gastelum was drawn towards mixed martial arts after an early stint with wrestling; he earned his black belt in 10th Planet Jiu-jitsu under Brian Beaumont.
Kelvin Gastelum made his professional mixed martial arts debut on December 11, 2010, against Jose Sanchez at Latin American Fighter 1: Border Wars. He shut Sanchez’s lights off in the second round and won the fight via TKO. Gastelum took off to a winning start to his career and compiled a 10-fight-winning streak before suffering his first professional loss.
Kelvin Gastelum appeared in The Ultimate Fighter Fighter: Team Jones vs. Team Sonnen and locked horns with Uriah Hall on April 13, 2013. Gastelum secured a split-decision victory and won a contract with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). In his next showing, he made his welterweight debut in the UFC by locking horns with Brian Melancon in a welterweight bout. The duo fought each other at UFC Fight Night: Condit vs. Kampmann 2 on August 28, 2014, where Gastelum won via second-round submission.
Kelvin Gastelum is coming off a win after suffering consecutive losses in the UFC before going into his next fight. He has a professional record of 17 wins, 8 losses, and 1 no-contest as of November 2023 and is ranked as the number 11 fighter in the UFC’s middleweight rankings.
Kelvin Gastelum Next Fight-Opponent, Date, Location
Kelvin Gastelum is scheduled to go head-to-head against Daniel Rodriguez in a middleweight bout on June 22, 2024, at UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Aliskerov. The event will be held at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. While going into the fight, Gastelum has a record of 17 wins, 9 losses, and 1 no-contest. His opponent, Daniel Rodriguez, on the other hand, has a professional mixed martial arts record of 17 wins and 4 losses.
Kelvin Gastelum Record
Kelvin Gastelum has a professional record of 17 wins, 9 losses, and 1 no-contest.
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
| Loss | 17–9 (1) | Sean Brady | Submission (kimura) | UFC on ESPN: Dariush vs. Tsarukyan | December 2, 2023 | 3 | 1:43 | Austin, Texas, United States | |
| Win | 17–8 (1) | Chris Curtis | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 287 | April 8, 2023 | 3 | 5:00 | Miami, Florida, United States | Fight of the Night. |
| Loss | 16–8 (1) | Jared Cannonier | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on ESPN: Cannonier vs. Gastelum | August 21, 2021 | 5 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Loss | 16–7 (1) | Robert Whittaker | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on ESPN: Whittaker vs. Gastelum | April 17, 2021 | 5 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Fight of the Night. |
| Win | 16–6 (1) | Ian Heinisch | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 258 | February 13, 2021 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Loss | 15–6 (1) | Jack Hermansson | Submission (heel hook) | UFC Fight Night: Figueiredo vs. Benavidez 2 | July 19, 2020 | 1 | 1:18 | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | |
| Loss | 15–5 (1) | Darren Till | Decision (split) | UFC 244 | November 2, 2019 | 3 | 5:00 | New York City, New York, United States | |
| Loss | 15–4 (1) | Israel Adesanya | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 236 | April 13, 2019 | 5 | 5:00 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | For the interim UFC Middleweight Championship. Fight of the Night.[101] |
| Win | 15–3 (1) | Ronaldo Souza | Decision (split) | UFC 224 | May 12, 2018 | 3 | 5:00 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Fight of the Night. |
| Win | 14–3 (1) | Michael Bisping | KO (punch) | UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Gastelum | November 25, 2017 | 1 | 2:30 | Shanghai, China | Performance of the Night. |
| Loss | 13–3 (1) | Chris Weidman | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | UFC on Fox: Weidman vs. Gastelum | July 22, 2017 | 3 | 3:45 | Uniondale, New York, United States | |
| NC | 13–2 (1) | Vitor Belfort | NC (overturned by STJDMMA) | UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Gastelum | March 11, 2017 | 1 | 3:52 | Fortaleza, Brazil | Originally a TKO (punches) win for Gastelum; overturned after he tested positive for a marijuana metabolite. |
| Win | 13–2 | Tim Kennedy | TKO (punches) | UFC 206 | December 10, 2016 | 3 | 2:45 | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | Return to Middleweight. |
| Win | 12–2 | Johny Hendricks | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 200 | July 9, 2016 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Catchweight (171.25 lb) bout; Hendricks missed weight. |
| Loss | 11–2 | Neil Magny | Decision (split) | The Ultimate Fighter Latin America 2 Finale: Magny vs. Gastelum | November 21, 2015 | 5 | 5:00 | Monterrey, Mexico | Fight of the Night. |
| Win | 11–1 | Nate Marquardt | TKO (corner stoppage) | UFC 188 | June 13, 2015 | 2 | 5:00 | Mexico City, Mexico | Middleweight bout. |
| Loss | 10–1 | Tyron Woodley | Decision (split) | UFC 183 | January 31, 2015 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Catchweight (180 lb) bout; Gastelum missed weight. |
| Win | 10–0 | Jake Ellenberger | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC 180 | November 15, 2014 | 1 | 4:46 | Mexico City, Mexico | Performance of the Night. |
| Win | 9–0 | Nico Musoke | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Stephens | June 28, 2014 | 3 | 5:00 | San Antonio, Texas, United States | Catchweight (172.75 lb) bout; Gastelum missed weight. |
| Win | 8–0 | Rick Story | Decision (split) | UFC 171 | March 15, 2014 | 3 | 5:00 | Dallas, Texas, United States | |
| Win | 7–0 | Brian Melancon | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC Fight Night: Condit vs. Kampmann 2 | August 28, 2013 | 1 | 2:26 | Indianapolis, Indiana, United States | Welterweight debut. |
| Win | 6–0 | Uriah Hall | Decision (split) | The Ultimate Fighter: Team Jones vs. Team Sonnen Finale | April 13, 2013 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Won The Ultimate Fighter 17 Middleweight Tournament. |
| Win | 5–0 | Mike Ashford | TKO (punches) | Rage in the Cage 161 | July 20, 2012 | 1 | 1:57 | Chandler, Arizona, United States | |
| Win | 4–0 | Bill Smallwood | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Cage Rage: On the River 2 | July 7, 2012 | 1 | 0:56 | Parker, Arizona, United States | |
| Win | 3–0 | Mike Gentile | TKO (punches) | Desert Rage Full Contact Fighting 10 | October 22, 2011 | 2 | 2:32 | Yuma, Arizona, United States | |
| Win | 2–0 | Yair Moguel | Submission (kimura) | Latin American Warriors 1: Heatwave | July 16, 2011 | 3 | 2:26 | Mexicali, Mexico | |
| Win | 1–0 | Jose Sanchez | TKO (submission to punches) | Latin American Fighter 1: Border Wars | December 11, 2010 | 2 | 1:38 | Mexicali, Mexico | 17 |
Daniel Rodriguez Record
Daniel Rodriguez has a professional mixed martial arts record of 17 wins and 4 losses.
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
| Loss | 17–4 | Ian Machado Garry | TKO (head kick and punches) | UFC on ABC: Rozenstruik vs. Almeida | May 13, 2023 | 1 | 2:57 | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | |
| Loss | 17–3 | Neil Magny | Submission (D'Arce choke) | UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Lemos | November 5, 2022 | 3 | 3:32 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 17–2 | Li Jingliang | Decision (split) | UFC 279 | September 10, 2022 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Catchweight (180 lb) bout. |
| Win | 16–2 | Kevin Lee | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on ESPN: Barboza vs. Chikadze | August 28, 2021 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 15–2 | Preston Parsons | TKO (punches) | UFC on ESPN: Makhachev vs. Moisés | July 17, 2021 | 1 | 3:47 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 14–2 | Mike Perry | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on ABC: Vettori vs. Holland | April 10, 2021 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Loss | 13–2 | Nicolas Dalby | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 255 | November 21, 2020 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 13–1 | Dwight Grant | KO (punches) | UFC on ESPN: Munhoz vs. Edgar | August 22, 2020 | 1 | 2:24 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 12–1 | Gabriel Green | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on ESPN: Woodley vs. Burns | May 30, 2020 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 11–1 | Tim Means | Submission (guillotine choke) | UFC Fight Night: Anderson vs. Błachowicz 2 | February 15, 2020 | 2 | 3:37 | Rio Rancho, New Mexico, United States | Performance of the Night. |
| Win | 10–1 | Quinton McCottrell | TKO (punches) | SMASH Global 9 | December 19, 2019 | 2 | 1:48 | Hollywood, California, United States | Won the SG Welterweight Championship. |
| Win | 9–1 | Rico Farrington | Decision (unanimous) | Dana White's Contender Series 22 | July 30, 2019 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Return to Welterweight. |
| Win | 8–1 | Ivan Castillo | KO (knee) | Combate 31 | February 22, 2019 | 2 | 2:31 | Fresno, California, United States | Catchweight (165 lb) bout. |
| Win | 7–1 | Ozzie Alvarez | TKO (punches) | Combate 25 | September 28, 2018 | 3 | 2:41 | Long Beach, California, United States | Catchweight (165 lb) bout. |
| Win | 6–1 | Alex Velasco | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Combate 23 | May 18, 2018 | 3 | 2:41 | Tijuana, Mexico | Lightweight debut. |
| Win | 5–1 | Justin Baesman | TKO (punches) | CXF 11: Alpha Dog | February 17, 2018 | 2 | 1:17 | Studio City, California, United States | |
| Loss | 4–1 | Victor Reyna | Decision (split) | Combate 19 | December 1, 2017 | 3 | 5:00 | San Antonio, Texas, United States | |
| Win | 4–0 | Joel Champion | TKO (punches) | Combate 13 | April 20, 2017 | 1 | 1:55 | Tucson, Arizona, United States | |
| Win | 3–0 | Christian Gonzalez | TKO (punches) | Bellator 170 | January 21, 2017 | 2 | 3:55 | Inglewood, California, United States | Catchweight (182 lb) bout. |
| Win | 2–0 | Hector Saldaña | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | Combate 8 | August 11, 2016 | 1 | 3:45 | Los Angeles, California, United States | Welterweight debut. |
| Win | 1–0 | Christopher Gates | Submission (armbar) | KOTC: Sanctioned | June 14, 2015 | 1 | 4:54 | San Jacinto, California, United States | Middleweight debut. |
Kelvin Gastelum Last Fight
Kelvin Gastelum squared off against Sean Brady in his most recent outing to the octagon at UFC Fight Night: Dariush vs. Tsarukyan on December 2, 2023. The fight ended prematurely in the 3rd round as Gastelum lost the bout via a Kimura submission.
FAQs
A. The duo will lock horns on June 22, 2024.
A. They will fight in a middleweight bout.
A. No, he lost his most recent fight.
A. He faced Sean Brady in his most recent outing.
A. He is currently unranked in the UFC’s middleweight division.
