Chris “Lights Out” Lytle is a 48 year old Male fighter from United States with a 31-18-5 pro MMA record. Lytle most recently fought Matt Giancarlo at B2 Grappling Series on Saturday September 26, 2020. Chris Lytle vs Matt Giancarlo ended in draw by Decision at of Round in the division.
Chris Lytle has 31 wins with a 78% finish rate, including 4 by knockout, 22 by submission, 7 by decision.
| Result | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Weight class | Org |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 30-18-5 | Dan Hardy |
SUB
R3 4:16
|
UFC on Versus 5 | 2011-08-14 | Welterweight | UFC |
| Loss | 30-17-5 | Brian Ebersole |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
UFC 127 | 2011-02-26 | Welterweight | UFC |
| Win | 29-17-5 | Matt Serra |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
UFC 119 | 2010-09-25 | Welterweight | UFC |
| Win | 28-17-5 | Matt Brown |
SUB
R2 2:02
|
UFC 116 | 2010-07-03 | Welterweight | UFC |
| Win | 27-17-5 | Brian Foster |
SUB
R1 1:41
|
UFC 110 | 2010-02-20 | Welterweight | UFC |
| Win | 26-17-5 | Kevin Burns |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
The Ultimate Fighter 9 Finale | 2009-06-20 | Welterweight | UFC |
| Loss | 26-16-5 | Marcus Davis |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
UFC 93 | 2009-01-17 | Welterweight | UFC |
| Win | 25-16-5 | Paul Taylor |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
UFC 89 | 2008-10-18 | Welterweight | UFC |
| Loss | 25-15-5 | Josh Koscheck |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
UFC 86 | 2008-07-05 | Welterweight | UFC |
| Win | 24-15-5 | Kyle Bradley |
KO/TKO
R1 0:33
|
UFC 81 | 2008-02-02 | Welterweight | UFC |
| Loss | 24-14-5 | Thiago Alves |
KO/TKO
R2 5:00
|
UFC 78 | 2007-11-17 | Welterweight | UFC |
| Win | 23-14-5 | Matt Brown |
SUB
R2 2:49
|
Regional circuit | 2007-08-11 | ||
| Win | 22-14-5 | Jason Gilliam |
SUB
R1 2:15
|
UFC 73 | 2007-07-07 | Welterweight | UFC |
| Loss | 22-13-5 | Matt Hughes |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
UFC 68 | 2007-03-03 | Welterweight | UFC |
| Loss | 22-12-5 | Matt Serra |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
The Ultimate Fighter 4 Finale | 2006-11-11 | Welterweight | UFC |
| Win | 22-12-5 | Din Thomas |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
The Ultimate Fighter Season 4 | 2006-06-26 | Welterweight | TUF |
| Win | 22-12-5 | Pete Spratt |
SUB
R1 2:08
|
The Ultimate Fighter Season 4 | 2006-06-02 | Welterweight | TUF |
| Win | 21-12-5 | Ross Mason |
SUB
R2 4:57
|
Regional circuit | 2006-02-04 | CR | |
| Win | 20-12-5 | Savant Young |
SUB
R1 3:50
|
WEC 18 | 2006-01-13 | Welterweight | WEC |
| Loss | 20-11-5 | Joe Riggs |
KO/TKO
R2 2:00
|
UFC 55 | 2005-10-07 | Welterweight | UFC |
| Win | 19-11-5 | Brian Dunn |
KO/TKO
R1 2:03
|
Regional circuit | 2005-08-13 | LOF | |
| Win | 18-11-5 | Pat Healy |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
WEC 15 | 2005-05-19 | Welterweight | WEC |
| Loss | 18-10-5 | Karo Parisyan |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
UFC 51 | 2005-02-05 | Welterweight | UFC |
| Win | 17-10-5 | JT Taylor |
SUB
R1 2:53
|
WEC 12 | 2004-10-21 | Welterweight | WEC |
| Win | 16-10-5 | Ronald Jhun |
SUB
R2 1:17
|
UFC 49 | 2004-08-21 | Welterweight | UFC |
| Win | 15-10-5 | Tiki Ghosn |
SUB
R2 1:55
|
UFC 47 | 2004-04-02 | Welterweight | UFC |
| Win | 14-10-5 | Pete Spratt |
SUB
R1 0:46
|
Reality Submission Fighting 5 | 2004-01-02 | Middleweight | |
| Loss | 14-9-5 | Robbie Lawler |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
UFC 45 | 2003-11-21 | Welterweight | UFC |
| Win | 13-9-5 | Derrick Noble |
SUB
R2 2:04
|
Regional circuit | 2003-10-03 | ||
| Win | 12-9-5 | Chatt Lavender |
KO/TKO
R1 0:55
|
Regional circuit | 2003-09-05 | AFC | |
| Win | 11-9-5 | LaVerne Clark |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
Battleground Fight Night 1 | 2003-07-19 | Welterweight | |
| Loss | 11-8-5 | Koji Oishi |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
Pancrase 118 | 2003-04-12 | Welterweight | |
| Win | 10-8-5 | Aaron Riley |
KO/TKO
R1 3:31
|
HOOKnSHOOT | 2003-03-08 | Welterweight | HnS |
| Loss | 10-7-5 | Izuru Takeuchi |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
Pancrase 114 | 2002-12-21 | Middleweight | |
| Win | 9-7-5 | Yuji Hoshino |
SUB
R1 2:09
|
Pancrase 112 | 2002-10-29 | Middleweight | |
| Loss | 9-6-5 | Nick Diaz |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
IFC | 2002-07-12 | Welterweight | IFC |
| Win | 8-6-5 | Kazuo Misaki |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
Pancrase 102 | 2001-12-01 | Middleweight | |
| Win | 7-6-5 | Jake Ambrose |
SUB
R1 1:49
|
Regional circuit | 2001-04-14 | CR | |
| Draw | 7-6-4 | Dave Strasser |
R1 18:00
|
Regional circuit | 2001-03-30 | ||
| Draw | 7-6-3 | Nick Hide |
R3 5:00
|
Regional circuit | 2001-02-03 | ||
| Win | 5-6-3 | Mike Haltom |
SUB
R1 3:41
|
Regional circuit | 2000-11-24 | ||
| Win | 5-6-3 | Beaver |
SUB
R1 2:18
|
Regional circuit | 2000-11-24 | ||
| Loss | 5-5-3 | Ben Earwood |
DEC
R2 5:00
|
UFC 28 | 2000-11-17 | Lightweight | UFC |
| Loss | 5-4-3 | Shonie Carter |
DEC
R2 6:00
|
Pancrase 88 | 2000-09-24 | Middleweight | |
| Win | 4-4-3 | Taro Obata |
SUB
R1 2:56
|
Pancrase 86 | 2000-07-23 | Middleweight | |
| Loss | 4-3-3 | Daisuke Ishii |
DEC
R1 10:00
|
Pancrase 84 | 2000-06-26 | Light Heavyweight | |
| Win | 3-3-3 | CJ Fernandes |
SUB
R1 3:54
|
Regional circuit | 2000-03-17 | HnS | |
| Loss | 3-2-3 | Keiichiro Yamamiya |
DEC
R1 10:00
|
Pancrase 81 | 2000-01-23 | Light Heavyweight | |
| Draw | 3-2-2 | Ikuhisa Minowa |
DEC
R1 15:00
|
Pancrase 80 | 1999-12-18 | Heavyweight | |
| Loss | 3-1-2 | Dave Menne |
DEC
R2 5:00
|
Regional circuit | 1999-11-13 | EC | |
| Win | 2-1-2 | Luke Pedigo |
SUB
R1 1:57
|
Regional circuit | 1999-11-06 | HnS | |
| Draw | 2-1-1 | Takafumi Ito |
DEC
R2 3:00
|
Pancrase 74 | 1999-08-01 | Heavyweight | |
| Loss | 2-0-1 | Jason DeLucia |
DEC
R1 10:00
|
Pancrase 73 | 1999-07-06 | Heavyweight | |
| Win | 1-0-1 | Daisuke Watanabe |
SUB
R1 5:30
|
Pancrase 72 | 1999-06-11 | Heavyweight | |
| Draw | 1-0-0 | Osami Shibuya |
DEC
R1 15:00
|
Pancrase 70 | 1999-04-18 | Heavyweight | |
| Win | 0-0-0 | Bo Hershberger |
SUB
R1 11:33
|
Regional circuit | 1999-02-13 |
Lytle made his professional debut against Bo Hershberger on February 13, 1999, fighting on the regional circuit.
He made a winning start to his career, defeating Bo Hershberger who carried a 0-0-2 professional MMA record into the fight.
Chris Lytle beat Bo Hershberger by Submission at 11:33 of Round 1.
Lytle made his debut in the UFC against Ben Earwood on November 17, 2000, fighting on the preliminary card of UFC 28: High Stakes having compiled a 5-5-3 professional MMA record.
Chris Lytle lost to Ben Earwood by Decision at 5:00 of Round 2.
Since his debut, Lytle has gone on to fight a total of 20 more times in the UFC. His UFC record stands at 10-10-0.
After his UFC stint, Lytle took his next fight at on November 24, 2000, fighting against Beaver on the of the regional circuit.
Chris Lytle beat Beaver by Submission at 2:18 of Round 1.
After 14 fights outside of the promotion, Lytle returned to the UFC on November 21, 2003, fighting against Robbie Lawler on the main card of UFC 45: Revolution.
At the time of his UFC return, his professional MMA record stood at 14-9-5
Chris Lytle lost to Robbie Lawler by Decision at 5:00 of Round 3.
After 1 fights outside of the promotion, Lytle returned to the UFC on April 2, 2004, fighting against Tiki Ghosn on the main card of UFC 47: It's On!.
At the time of his UFC return, his professional MMA record stood at 15-10-5
Chris Lytle beat Tiki Ghosn by Submission at 1:55 of Round 2.
After 1 fights outside of the promotion, Lytle returned to the UFC on February 5, 2005, fighting against Karo Parisyan on the preliminary card of UFC 51: Super Saturday.
At the time of his UFC return, his professional MMA record stood at 18-10-5
Chris Lytle lost to Karo Parisyan by Decision at 5:00 of Round 3.
After 2 fights outside of the promotion, Lytle returned to the UFC on October 7, 2005, fighting against Joe Riggs on the main card of UFC 55: Fury.
At the time of his UFC return, his professional MMA record stood at 20-11-5
Chris Lytle lost to Joe Riggs by KO/TKO at 2:00 of Round 2.
After 4 fights outside of the promotion, Lytle returned to the UFC on November 11, 2006, fighting against Matt Serra on the main event of The Ultimate Fighter 4 Finale.
At the time of his UFC return, his professional MMA record stood at 22-12-5
Chris Lytle lost to Matt Serra by Decision at 5:00 of Round 3.
Lytle lost his 1st welterweight title challenge, losing to Matt Serra on November 11, 2006 at The Ultimate Fighter 4 Finale.
Chris Lytle lost to Matt Serra by Decision at 5:00 of Round 3.
After 1 fights outside of the promotion, Lytle returned to the UFC on November 17, 2007, fighting against Thiago Alves on the preliminary card of UFC 78: Validation.
At the time of his UFC return, his professional MMA record stood at 24-14-5
Chris Lytle lost to Thiago Alves by KO/TKO at 5:00 of Round 2. Both fighters earned a post-fight bonus, after the bout was awarded Fight of the Night.
Lytle's last win came against Dan Hardy at UFC on Versus 5 on Sunday August 14, 2011. Chris Lytle beat Dan Hardy by Submission at 4:16 of Round 3. Both fighters earned a post-fight bonus, after the bout was awarded Fight of the Night.
Lytle is not currently booked for any fights.
Lytle's last loss came against Brian Ebersole at UFC 127 on Saturday February 26, 2011. Chris Lytle lost to Brian Ebersole by Decision at 5:00 of Round 3. Both fighters earned a post-fight bonus, after the bout was awarded Fight of the Night.
Lytle has fought 20 times in the UFC. His UFC record stands at 10-10-0.
Lytle has knocked out 4 opponents.
Lytle has submitted 22 opponents.
Lytle has been knocked out 2 times.
Lytle has never been submitted.
