T.J. “The Spider” O’Brien is a 35 year old Male fighter from United States with a 21-8-0 pro MMA record. O'Brien most recently fought Eric Howser at MCC 59 on Friday June 19, 2015. T.J. O'Brien lost to Eric Howser by KO/TKO at 0:12 of Round 1 in the Featherweight division.
T.J. O'Brien has 21 wins with a 96% finish rate, including 20 by submission, 1 by decision.
| Result | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Weight class | Org |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 21-7-0 | Eric Howser |
KO/TKO
R1 0:12
|
MCC 59 | 2015-06-19 | Featherweight | MCC |
| Win | 20-7-0 | Jacob Volkmann |
SUB
R1 2:14
|
Regional circuit | 2014-05-09 | PC | |
| Win | 19-7-0 | Doug Jenkins |
SUB
R1 3:29
|
MCC 50 | 2013-11-27 | Lightweight | MCC |
| Loss | 19-6-0 | Drew Dober |
SUB
R2 3:57
|
VFC 40 | 2013-07-27 | Lightweight | VFC |
| Loss | 19-5-0 | Gesias Cavalcante |
SUB
R1 1:03
|
WSOF 1 | 2012-11-03 | Lightweight | WSOF |
| Win | 18-5-0 | Derek Getzel |
SUB
R1 2:11
|
Regional circuit | 2012-05-11 | Lightweight | BG |
| Win | 17-5-0 | Joe Morris |
SUB
R1 1:37
|
MCC 40 | 2012-04-13 | Catchweight | MCC |
| Win | 16-5-0 | Allen Hernandez |
DEC
R5 5:00
|
MCC 38 | 2012-01-27 | Lightweight | MCC |
| Loss | 16-4-0 | Cole Miller |
SUB
R2 2:38
|
UFC on Versus 5 | 2011-08-14 | Lightweight | UFC |
| Loss | 16-3-0 | Paul Kelly |
KO/TKO
R2 3:16
|
UFC 123 | 2010-11-20 | Lightweight | UFC |
| Win | 15-3-0 | Josh Henry |
SUB
R1 3:48
|
Regional circuit | 2010-10-22 | MCC | |
| Win | 14-3-0 | Dakota Cochrane |
SUB
R1 2:00
|
Regional circuit | 2010-07-16 | EC | |
| Loss | 14-3-0 | Marc Stevens |
KO/TKO
R1 0:13
|
The Ultimate Fighter Season 12 | 2010-06-05 | Lightweight | TUF |
| Win | 13-3-0 | Jake Brown |
SUB
R1 1:16
|
Regional circuit | 2010-01-16 | MCC | |
| Win | 12-3-0 | Rod Montoya |
SUB
R3 1:33
|
Regional circuit | 2009-10-30 | RCC | |
| Win | 11-3-0 | Tim Bazer |
SUB
R1 1:31
|
Regional circuit | 2009-09-12 | EC | |
| Win | 10-3-0 | Jeremy Castro |
SUB
R1 1:28
|
Regional circuit | 2009-06-26 | MCC | |
| Loss | 10-2-0 | Chris Mickle |
SUB
R1 4:39
|
Regional circuit | 2009-01-16 | MCC | |
| Win | 9-2-0 | Will Shutt |
SUB
R2 1:43
|
Regional circuit | 2008-11-26 | MCC | |
| Win | 8-2-0 | Josh Atwell |
SUB
R1 1:29
|
Regional circuit | 2008-09-12 | MCC | |
| Win | 7-2-0 | Chris Perez van Dam |
SUB
R1 1:13
|
Regional circuit | 2008-07-25 | MCC | |
| Win | 5-2-0 | Nick Walker |
SUB
R1 2:03
|
Regional circuit | 2008-04-25 | MCC | |
| Win | 5-2-0 | Will Shutt |
SUB
R1 0:50
|
Regional circuit | 2008-04-25 | MCC | |
| Win | 4-2-0 | Jeff Carstens |
SUB
R1 0:57
|
Regional circuit | 2008-01-28 | ||
| Win | 3-2-0 | Scott Burns |
SUB
R1 1:22
|
Regional circuit | 2007-11-17 | ||
| Loss | 3-1-0 | Allen Hernandez |
SUB
R1 3:14
|
Regional circuit | 2007-10-20 | ||
| Win | 2-1-0 | Adam Cunningham |
SUB
R1 1:19
|
Regional circuit | 2007-07-27 | MCC | |
| Loss | 2-0-0 | Erik Koch |
SUB
R1 0:42
|
Regional circuit | 2007-07-14 | ||
| Win | 1-0-0 | Steve Young |
SUB
R2 1:20
|
Regional circuit | 2007-05-19 | MCC | |
| Win | 0-0-0 | Nate Woods |
SUB
R1 0:52
|
Regional circuit | 2007-04-20 | GFC |
O'Brien made his professional debut against Nate Woods on April 20, 2007, fighting on the regional circuit.
He made a winning start to his career, defeating Nate Woods who carried a 0-1-0 professional MMA record into the fight.
T.J. O'Brien beat Nate Woods by Submission at 0:52 of Round 1.
O'Brien made his debut in the UFC against Paul Kelly on November 20, 2010, fighting on the preliminary card of UFC 123: Rampage vs. Machida having compiled a 16-3-0 professional MMA record.
T.J. O'Brien lost to Paul Kelly by KO/TKO at 3:16 of Round 2.
Since his debut, O'Brien has gone on to fight a total of 2 more times in the UFC. His UFC record stands at 0-2-0.
After his UFC stint, O'Brien took his next fight at MCC on January 27, 2012, fighting against Allen Hernandez on the main event of MCC 38: Hernandez vs. O'Brien.
T.J. O'Brien beat Allen Hernandez by Decision at 5:00 of Round 5.
O'Brien's last win came against Jacob Volkmann at on Friday May 9, 2014. T.J. O'Brien beat Jacob Volkmann by Submission at 2:14 of Round 1.
O'Brien is not currently booked for any fights.
O'Brien's last loss came against Eric Howser at MCC 59 on Friday June 19, 2015. T.J. O'Brien lost to Eric Howser by KO/TKO at 0:12 of Round 1.
O'Brien has fought 2 times in the UFC. His UFC record stands at 0-2-0.
O'Brien has no knockouts on his pro MMA record.
O'Brien has submitted 20 opponents.
O'Brien has been knocked out 3 times.
O'Brien has been submitted 6 times.
