What is Brock Lesnar’s UFC Record?

His last fight was almost five years ago, but on Saturday, Brock Lesnar will return to take on Mark Hunt at UFC 200. How did he perform previously in the cage?

With just over 6.3 million total UFC PPV buys, it’s clear Brock Lesnar has an appeal to draw not only UFC fans, but both casual and wrestling fans, as well. His road to the UFC started when he left the wrestling world in 2007, working for New Japan Pro Wrestling at the time.

With a solid base in amateur wrestling, Lesnar decided to give MMA a try, his first fight was at the June 2nd, 2007 K-1 Dynamite!! USA Show where Lesnar took on Min-soo Kim. Kim was a late replacement for Choi Hong-Man, and had a paltry 2-5 record to his name coming into this fight. Brock quickly got his opponent to the ground and into a dominant full mount position, landing multiple strikes to the head before his opponent tapped out to those strikes, allowing Brock to get his first MMA win.

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UFC quickly came calling as the two sides agreed to a UFC 81 fight against former UFC Heavyweight Champion, Frank Mir. Brock initially had luck taking own Mir (who was very comfortable on the ground with his Black belt in Jiu-Jitsu), unfortunately for Brock, he made a rookie mistake by leaving his leg out for the taking, Mir locked in a kneebar, forcing Brock to tap in the first round.

Replacing an injured Marc Coleman, Heath Herring took on “The Beast” at UFC 87 where Brock was able to win via unanimous decision. To put it plainly, this was an absolute trouncing by Lesnar, who left Herring bloodied and bashed, in fact, Herring hasn’t fought against since that battle. Instead, he found poker to be a replacement for MMA, a lot less physical pain involved.

With a 2-1 record, the UFC felt this was a good time for Brock to take on then UFC Heavyweight champion, Randy Couture. At 45 years old, it was clear Couture was in the twilight of his career, but this was a fight fans were extremely hot for. In the second round, Lesnar threw a punch that caught Couture on the side of the head that sent him to the mat, after about 30 rabbit punches to the fallen champion, the referee finally called the match. At only 3-1, Lesnar was now UFC’s Heavyweight Champion.

At UFC 100, Lesnar got another crack at Frank Mir, this time around not falling victim to Mir’s incredible submission skills. Instead, Brock used his wrestling and mauling abilities to absolutely lay waste to Mir’s face, busting him up in the first round. Mir was able to hang on for most of the second round, but ultimately Brock’s punches were too much to deal with, causing the ref to call the fight. Mir attempted to show he was okay by standing, but fell right back down, showing just how much power was in Lesnar’s 4XL gloves.

After a life-threatening bout with diverticulitis, Lesnar was able to return at UFC 116 to take on the Interim Champion, Shane Carwin, finally unifying the titles. Initially, things did not go well for Brock, getting knocked to the mat along with receiving a cut above his eye, which can make it more difficult to see with blood getting in the way. The second round was a different story when took down Carwin, eventually getting to side mount, which allowed him to lock in an arm triangle choke and get the tap out, bringing Brock’s record to 5-1.

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The competition was stepped up even more when the 8-0 Cain Velasquez was booked as his next opponent. Not only was Velasquez a wrestler, but he had power in his hands that Lesnar simply couldn’t deal with. Cain ended up dropping him near the end of the first round, followed by some nasty ground and pound until the referee stepped in.

Brock was scheduled to take on Junior dos Santos, but unfortunately had to get surgery after another bout with diverticulitis, which cancelled the match. Brock’s final fight came at UFC 141 against kick-boxer extraordinaire, Alistair Overeem. In the first round, Overeem landed a sick knee to Lesnar’s stomach, slowing down the big man. Overeem saw how Lesnar responded to that, and promptly threw a kick right near the same spot, this time dropping Lesnar. Multiple punches later (with Lesnar not reacting) the referee called it, sending his record down to 5-3. In his post-fight interview, Brock said his battle with diverticulitis had drained him and this would be the last time he would be in an octagon.

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Well, thanks to a little clause in his WWE contract, it won’t be the last time fans get to see him in the octagon. He still has unfinished business in UFC and will take his first steps back by taking on Mark Hunt (12-10-1), a fighter with vicious strikes that Lesnar has not always been able to handle. It’s going to be a tough fight for the former UFC champion, but if he is able to get the win, maybe, he still has a few fights left in him. Lesnar/Mir 3 or Lesnar/Fedor, anyone?