Mixed Martial Arts Record
| Professional record breakdown | ||
| 36 matches | 29 wins | 7 losses |
| By knockout | 15 | 5 |
| By submission | 10 | 0 |
| By decision | 4 | 2 |
| Result | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 29–7 (1) | Cung Le | KO (punch) | UFC Macao | 02012-11-10November 10, 2012 | 1 | 2:17 | Cotai Strip, Macao | Return to Middleweight. |
| Win | 29–6 (1) | Wanderlei Silva | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 147 | 02012-06-23June 23, 2012 | 5 | 5:00 | Minas Gerais, Brazil | Catchweight of 190 lbs. Fight of the Night |
| Loss | 28–6 (1) | Forrest Griffin | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 126 | 02011-02-05February 5, 2011 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 28–5 (1) | Chuck Liddell | KO (punch) | UFC 115 | 02010-06-12June 12, 2010 | 1 | 4:55 | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | Return to Light Heavyweight. Knockout of the Night. |
| Loss | 27–5 (1) | Vitor Belfort | KO (punches) | UFC 103 | 02009-09-19September 19, 2009 | 1 | 3:02 | Dallas, Texas, United States | Catchweight of 195 pounds. |
| Win | 27–4 (1) | Wanderlei Silva | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 99 | 02009-06-13June 13, 2009 | 3 | 5:00 | Cologne, Germany | Catchweight of 195 pounds. Fight of the Night. |
| Loss | 26–4 (1) | Dan Henderson | Decision (split) | UFC 93 | 02009-01-17January 17, 2009 | 3 | 5:00 | Dublin, Ireland | Light Heavyweight bout |
| Win | 26–3 (1) | Matt Hamill | TKO (body kick) | UFC 88 | 02008-09-06September 6, 2008 | 3 | 0:39 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | |
| Win | 25–3 (1) | Travis Lutter | TKO (punches) | UFC 83 | 02008-04-19April 19, 2008 | 2 | 3:01 | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | |
| Loss | 24–3 (1) | Anderson Silva | TKO (knees) | UFC 77 | 02007-10-20October 20, 2007 | 2 | 1:07 | Cincinnati, Ohio, United States | |
| Win | 24–2 (1) | Yushin Okami | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 72 | 02007-06-16June 16, 2007 | 3 | 5:00 | Belfast, Northern Ireland | UFC Middleweight title eliminator. |
| Win | 23–2 (1) | Jason MacDonald | TKO (corner stoppage) | UFC 68 | 02007-03-03March 3, 2007 | 2 | 5:00 | Columbus, Ohio, United States | |
| Loss | 22–2 (1) | Anderson Silva | KO (knee) | UFC 64 | 02006-10-14October 14, 2006 | 1 | 2:59 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 22–1 (1) | David Loiseau | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 58 | 02006-03-04March 4, 2006 | 5 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 21–1 (1) | Nate Quarry | KO (punch) | UFC 56 | 02005-11-19November 19, 2005 | 1 | 2:34 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 20–1 (1) | Evan Tanner | TKO (doctor stoppage) | UFC 53 | 02005-06-04June 4, 2005 | 4 | 3:25 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | Won the UFC Middleweight Championship. Won coaches position on The Ultimate Fighter 2. |
| Win | 19–1 (1) | Ken Shamrock | TKO (punches) | The Ultimate Fighter 1 Finale | 02005-04-09April 9, 2005 | 1 | 2:42 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 18–1 (1) | Curtis Stout | Submission (punches) | SuperBrawl 38 | 02004-12-12December 12, 2004 | 2 | 1:28 | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| Win | 17–1 (1) | Jorge Rivera | Submission (armbar) | UFC 50 | 02004-10-22October 22, 2004 | 3 | 4:28 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | |
| Win | 16–1 (1) | Ralph Dilon | Submission (kimura) | Alaska Fighting Championship | 02004-07-14July 14, 2004 | 1 | 0:56 | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | |
| Win | 15–1 (1) | Leo Sylvest | Submission (punches) | SuperBrawl 35 | 02004-04-16April 16, 2004 | 1 | 1:13 | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| Loss | 14–1 (1) | Lyoto Machida | TKO (head kick & punches) | Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2003 | 02003-12-31December 31, 2003 | 2 | 1:03 | Kobe, Japan | |
| Win | 14–0 (1) | Edwin Dewees | TKO (punches and knees) | UFC 44 | 02003-09-26September 26, 2003 | 1 | 3:32 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 13–0 (1) | Roberto Ramirez | KO (punch) | Battleground 1: War Cry | 02003-07-19July 19, 2003 | 1 | 0:10 | Villa Park, Illinois, United States | |
| Win | 12–0 (1) | Evan Tanner | TKO (punches) | UFC 42 | 02003-04-25April 25, 2003 | 1 | 2:40 | Miami, Florida, United States | |
| Win | 11–0 (1) | Antony Rea | TKO (punches) | UCC Hawaii: Eruption in Hawaii | 02002-09-17September 17, 2002 | 1 | 2:46 | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| Win | 10–0 (1) | Yan Pellerin | Submission (armbar) | UCC 10: Battle for the Belts 2002 | 02002-06-15June 15, 2002 | 1 | 3:23 | Hull, Quebec, Canada | |
| Win | 9–0 (1) | Marvin Eastman | Submission (armbar) | World Fighting Alliance 1 | 02001-11-03November 3, 2001 | 1 | 1:02 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 8–0 (1) | Dennis Reed | Submission (punches) | Extreme Challenge Trials | 02001-08-05August 5, 2001 | 1 | 1:38 | Cincinnati, Ohio, United States | |
| Win | 7–0 (1) | Chris Seifert | Submission (punches) | Extreme Challenge 41 | 02001-07-13July 13, 2001 | 2 | 1:45 | Davenport, Iowa, United States | |
| Win | 6–0 (1) | Travis Fulton | TKO (broken hand) | RINGS USA: Battle of Champions | 02001-03-17March 17, 2001 | 1 | 5:00 | Council Bluffs, Iowa, United States | |
| NC | 5–0 (1) | Aaron Brink | No Contest (foot injury) | IFC: Warriors Challenge 11 | 02001-01-13January 13, 2001 | 1 | 2:42 | Fresno, California, United States | For IFC Light Heavyweight United States Championship. |
| Win | 5–0 | Dennis Reed | Submission (armbar) | Extreme Challenge 35 | 02000-06-29June 29, 2000 | 1 | 1:56 | Davenport, Iowa, United States | |
| Win | 4–0 | Gary Myers | KO (head kick) | WEF 9: World Class | 02000-05-13May 13, 2000 | 3 | 0:59 | Evansville, Indiana, United States | |
| Win | 3–0 | Rob Smith | TKO (punches) | Extreme Challenge 31 | 02000-03-24March 24, 2000 | 1 | 2:30 | Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States | |
| Win | 2–0 | Eugene Pinault | Submission (punches) | Extreme Challenge: Trials | 01999-10-04October 4, 1999 | 1 | 1:27 | Davenport, Iowa, United States | |
| Win | 1–0 | Michael Martin | KO (head kick) | World Extreme Fighting 6 | 01999-06-19June 19, 1999 | 1 | 0:21 | Wheeling, West Virginia, United States |
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