Efrain “Hecho en Mexico” Escudero is a 36 year old Male fighter from Mexico with a 31-16-0 pro MMA record. Escudero most recently fought Leonard Smith at Fight Night Champions 5 on Saturday November 30, 2019. Efrain Escudero beat Leonard Smith by Submission at 4:22 of Round 3 in the division.
Efrain Escudero has 31 wins with a 59% finish rate, including 2 by knockout, 19 by submission, 13 by decision.
| Result | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Weight class | Org |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 30-16-0 | Leonard Smith |
SUB
R3 4:22
|
Fight Night Champions 5 | 2019-11-30 | ME | |
| Loss | 30-15-0 | Rasul Shovkhalov |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
ACA 98 | 2019-08-31 | Lightweight | ACA |
| Loss | 30-14-0 | Amirkhan Adaev |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
ACA 92 | 2019-02-16 | Lightweight | ACA |
| Loss | 30-13-0 | Gleison Tibau |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
Liddell vs. Ortiz 3 | 2018-11-24 | Catchweight | GBP |
| Win | 29-13-0 | Jason High |
SUB
R3 0:35
|
PFL 2018 #2 | 2018-06-21 | Lightweight | PFL |
| Win | 28-13-0 | Jorge Alberto Lopez Bustamante |
SUB
R1 4:59
|
Lux Fight League 2 | 2018-02-17 | Lightweight | LFL |
| Loss | 28-12-0 | Musa Khamanaev |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
ACB 74 | 2017-11-18 | Lightweight | ACB |
| Win | 27-12-0 | Bruno Murata |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
Regional circuit | 2017-07-21 | LFL | |
| Win | 26-12-0 | Fabrício Guerreiro |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
Conquer FC 3 | 2017-03-18 | Lightweight | CFC |
| Loss | 26-11-0 | Akhmed Aliev |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
Fight Nights Global 59 | 2017-02-23 | Lightweight | AMC |
| Win | 25-11-0 | Nelson Carvalho |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
European Beatdown 1 | 2016-12-03 | Lightweight | EBD |
| Win | 24-11-0 | Koshi Matsumoto |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
VTJ 8th | 2016-09-19 | 70 kg | VTJ |
| Loss | 24-10-0 | Kevin Lee |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
UFC 197 | 2016-04-23 | Lightweight | UFC |
| Loss | 24-9-0 | Leandro Silva |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
UFC Fight Night 78 | 2015-11-21 | Lightweight | UFC |
| Win | 23-9-0 | Drew Dober |
SUB
R1 0:54
|
UFC 188 | 2015-06-13 | Lightweight | UFC |
| Win | 22-9-0 | Rodrigo de Lima |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
UFC Fight Night 60 | 2015-02-14 | Lightweight | UFC |
| Loss | 22-8-0 | Leonardo Santos |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
UFC Fight Night 51 | 2014-09-13 | Lightweight | UFC |
| Win | 21-8-0 | Juha-Pekka Vainikainen |
KO/TKO
R3 4:48
|
Superior Challenge 10 | 2014-05-03 | Lightweight | SC |
| Loss | 21-7-0 | Dakota Cochrane |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
RFA 13 | 2014-03-07 | Lightweight | RFA |
| Win | 20-7-0 | Luis Palomino |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
CFA 12 | 2013-10-12 | Lightweight | CFA |
| Win | 19-7-0 | Zack Surdyka |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
Bellator 100 | 2013-09-20 | Lightweight | BFC |
| Win | 18-7-0 | Marcus Edwards |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
SCL | 2013-06-29 | Lightweight | SCL |
| Loss | 18-6-0 | Jorge Patino |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
Max Sport 13.2 | 2013-05-11 | Lightweight | MS |
| Loss | 18-5-0 | Tyson Griffin |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
RFA 4 | 2012-11-02 | Lightweight | RFA |
| Loss | 18-4-0 | Mac Danzig |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
UFC 145 | 2012-04-21 | Lightweight | UFC |
| Loss | 18-3-0 | Jacob Volkmann |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
UFC 141 | 2011-12-30 | Lightweight | UFC |
| Win | 17-3-0 | Ceasar Avila |
SUB
R1 1:55
|
Bellator 55 | 2011-10-22 | Lightweight | BFC |
| Win | 16-3-0 | Mike Rio |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
CFA 2 | 2011-07-23 | Lightweight | CFA |
| Loss | 16-2-0 | Fabrício Camões |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
Tachi PF 9 | 2011-05-06 | Lightweight | TPF |
| Win | 15-2-0 | Ashe Bowman |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
Regional circuit | 2011-04-07 | ||
| Win | 14-2-0 | Jeremy Larsen |
SUB
R3 3:21
|
Regional circuit | 2011-01-29 | RITC | |
| Win | 13-2-0 | Alfredo Martinez |
SUB
R1 1:14
|
Regional circuit | 2010-11-19 | DRFCF | |
| Loss | 13-1-0 | Charles Oliveira |
SUB
R3 2:25
|
UFC Fight Night 22 | 2010-09-15 | Catchweight | UFC |
| Win | 12-1-0 | Dan Lauzon |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
UFC 114 | 2010-05-29 | Lightweight | UFC |
| Loss | 12-0-0 | Evan Dunham |
SUB
R3 1:59
|
UFC Fight Night 20 | 2010-01-11 | Lightweight | UFC |
| Win | 11-0-0 | Cole Miller |
KO/TKO
R1 3:36
|
UFC 103 | 2009-09-19 | Lightweight | UFC |
| Win | 10-0-0 | Phillipe Nover |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
The Ultimate Fighter 8 Finale | 2008-12-13 | Lightweight | UFC |
| Win | 10-0-0 | Junie Browning |
SUB
R2 3:26
|
The Ultimate Fighter Season 8 | 2008-06-25 | Lightweight | TUF |
| Win | 10-0-0 | Shane Nelson |
SUB
R2 4:32
|
The Ultimate Fighter Season 8 | 2008-05-31 | Lightweight | TUF |
| Win | 10-0-0 | Ido Pariente |
SUB
R1 3:37
|
The Ultimate Fighter Season 8 | 2008-05-21 | Lightweight | TUF |
| Win | 9-0-0 | Tommy Wagner |
SUB
R1 1:12
|
Regional circuit | 2008-02-23 | ||
| Win | 8-0-0 | Eric Regan |
SUB
R2 2:15
|
Regional circuit | 2007-08-18 | RITC | |
| Win | 7-0-0 | John Keck |
SUB
R1 2:04
|
Regional circuit | 2007-07-22 | ||
| Win | 6-0-0 | TJ Zasa |
SUB
R2 0:43
|
Regional circuit | 2007-06-24 | ||
| Win | 5-0-0 | Peter Newsheller |
SUB
R1 1:13
|
Regional circuit | 2007-06-15 | RITC | |
| Win | 4-0-0 | Jose Rodriguez |
SUB
R1 2:29
|
Regional circuit | 2007-05-12 | RITC | |
| Win | 3-0-0 | Nick Stone |
SUB
R2 1:25
|
Regional circuit | 2007-04-20 | RITC | |
| Win | 2-0-0 | Mike Smith |
SUB
R1 2:57
|
Regional circuit | 2007-03-30 | RITC | |
| Win | 1-0-0 | Joe Cronin |
DEC
R3 3:00
|
Regional circuit | 2006-07-01 | RITC | |
| Win | 0-0-0 | Chris Collado |
SUB
R1
|
Regional circuit | 2006-06-10 | RITC |
Escudero made his professional debut against Chris Collado on June 10, 2006, fighting on the regional circuit.
He made a winning start to his career, defeating Chris Collado who carried a 1-0-0 professional MMA record into the fight.
Efrain Escudero beat Chris Collado by Submission at of Round 1.
Escudero made his debut in the UFC against Phillipe Nover on December 13, 2008, fighting on the main event of The Ultimate Fighter 8 Finale having compiled a 10-0-0 professional MMA record.
Efrain Escudero beat Phillipe Nover by Decision at 5:00 of Round 3.
Since his debut, Escudero has gone on to fight a total of 12 more times in the UFC. His UFC record stands at 5-7-0.
Escudero won the Tournament Championship defeating Phillipe Nover on December 13, 2008 at The Ultimate Fighter 8 Finale.
This was Escudero's 1st UFC championship fight.
Efrain Escudero beat Phillipe Nover by Decision at 5:00 of Round 3.
After his UFC stint, Escudero took his next fight at DRFCF on November 19, 2010, fighting against Alfredo Martinez on the of the regional circuit.
Efrain Escudero beat Alfredo Martinez by Submission at 1:14 of Round 1.
After 6 fights outside of the promotion, Escudero returned to the UFC on December 30, 2011, fighting against Jacob Volkmann on the preliminary card of UFC 141: Lesnar vs. Overeem.
At the time of his UFC return, his professional MMA record stood at 18-3-0
Efrain Escudero lost to Jacob Volkmann by Decision at 5:00 of Round 3.
After 7 fights outside of the promotion, Escudero returned to the UFC on September 13, 2014, fighting against Leonardo Santos on the main card of UFC Fight Night 51: Bigfoot vs. Arlovski 2.
At the time of his UFC return, his professional MMA record stood at 22-8-0
Efrain Escudero lost to Leonardo Santos by Decision at 5:00 of Round 3.
Escudero's last win came against Leonard Smith at Fight Night Champions 5 on Saturday November 30, 2019. Efrain Escudero beat Leonard Smith by Submission at 4:22 of Round 3.
Escudero is not currently booked for any fights.
Escudero's last loss came against Rasul Shovkhalov at ACA 98 on Saturday August 31, 2019. Efrain Escudero lost to Rasul Shovkhalov by Decision at 5:00 of Round 3.
Escudero has fought 12 times in the UFC. His UFC record stands at 5-7-0.
Escudero has knocked out 2 opponents.
Escudero has submitted 19 opponents.
Escudero has never been knocked out.
Escudero has been submitted 2 times.
