Mixed Martial Arts Record
| Professional record breakdown | ||
| 31 matches | 21 wins | 10 losses |
| By knockout | 14 | 3 |
| By submission | 3 | 2 |
| By decision | 4 | 5 |
| Result | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 21–10 | Jon Jones | Submission (Americana) | UFC 152 | 02012-09-22September 22, 2012 | 4 | 0:54 | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | For the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship |
| Win | 21–9 | Anthony Johnson | Submission (rear naked choke) | UFC 142 | 02012-01-14January 14, 2012 | 1 | 4:49 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Catchweight of 197 lbs. |
| Win | 20–9 | Yoshihiro Akiyama | KO (punches) | UFC 133 | 02011-08-06August 6, 2011 | 1 | 1:52 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | Knockout of the Night. |
| Loss | 19–9 | Anderson Silva | KO (front kick and punches) | UFC 126 | 02011-02-05February 5, 2011 | 1 | 3:25 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | For the UFC Middleweight Championship. |
| Win | 19–8 | Rich Franklin | KO (punches) | UFC 103 | 02009-09-19September 19, 2009 | 1 | 3:02 | Dallas, Texas, United States | Catchweight of 195 lbs. Knockout of the Night. |
| Win | 18–8 | Matt Lindland | KO (punches) | Affliction: Day of Reckoning | 02009-01-24January 24, 2009 | 1 | 0:37 | Anaheim, California, United States | |
| Win | 17–8 | Terry Martin | KO (punches) | Affliction: Banned | 02008-07-19July 19, 2008 | 2 | 3:12 | Anaheim, California, United States | Middleweight Debut. |
| Win | 16–8 | James Zikic | Decision (unanimous) | Cage Rage 23 | 02007-09-22September 22, 2007 | 3 | 5:00 | London, England | Won the Cage Rage Light Heavyweight Championship. |
| Win | 15–8 | Ivan Serati | TKO (punches) | Cage Rage 21 | 02007-04-21April 21, 2007 | 1 | 3:47 | London, England | |
| Loss | 14–8 | Dan Henderson | Decision (unanimous) | Pride 32 | 02006-10-21October 21, 2006 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Tested positive for elevated levels of testosterone. |
| Win | 14–7 | Kazuo Takahashi | KO (punch) | PRIDE Critical Countdown Absolute | 02006-07-02July 2, 2006 | 1 | 0:36 | Saitama, Saitama, Japan | |
| Loss | 13–7 | Alistair Overeem | Decision (unanimous) | Strikeforce: Revenge | 02006-06-09June 9, 2006 | 3 | 5:00 | San Jose, California, United States | Catchweight of 210 lbs. |
| Win | 13–6 | Antony Rea | KO (punches) | Cage Rage 14 | 02005-12-03December 3, 2005 | 2 | 1:14 | London, England | |
| Loss | 12–6 | Alistair Overeem | Submission (guillotine choke) | Pride Total Elimination 2005 | 02005-04-23April 23, 2005 | 1 | 9:36 | Osaka, Osaka, Japan | 2005 Pride Middleweight GP Opening Round. |
| Loss | 12–5 | Tito Ortiz | Decision (split) | UFC 51 | 02005-02-05February 5, 2005 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Loss | 12–4 | Randy Couture | TKO (doctor stoppage) | UFC 49 | 02004-08-21August 21, 2004 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Lost the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship. |
| Win | 12–3 | Randy Couture | TKO (cut) | UFC 46 | 02004-01-31January 31, 2004 | 1 | 0:49 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Won the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship. |
| Win | 11–3 | Marvin Eastman | TKO (knees and punches) | UFC 43 | 02003-06-06June 6, 2003 | 1 | 1:07 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Loss | 10–3 | Chuck Liddell | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 37.5 | 02002-06-22June 22, 2002 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 10–2 | Heath Herring | Decision (unanimous) | Pride 14 | 02001-05-27May 27, 2001 | 3 | 5:00 | Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan | |
| Win | 9–2 | Bobby Southworth | Submission (rear naked choke) | Pride 13 | 02001-03-25March 25, 2001 | 1 | 4:09 | Saitama, Saitama, Japan | |
| Win | 8–2 | Daijiro Matsui | Decision (unanimous) | Pride 10 | 02000-08-27August 27, 2000 | 2 | 10:00 | Saitama, Saitama, Japan | |
| Win | 7–2 | Gilbert Yvel | Decision (unanimous) | Pride 9 | 02000-06-04June 4, 2000 | 2 | 10:00 | Nagoya, Aichi, Japan | |
| Loss | 6–2 | Kazushi Sakuraba | Decision (unanimous) | Pride 5 | 01999-04-29April 29, 1999 | 2 | 10:00 | Nagoya, Aichi, Japan | |
| Win | 6–1 | Wanderlei Silva | TKO (punches) | UFC Brazil | 01998-10-16October 16, 1998 | 1 | 0:44 | São Paulo, Brazil | Light Heavyweight Debut. |
| Win | 5–1 | Joe Charles | Submission (armbar) | UFC Japan | 01997-12-21December 21, 1997 | 1 | 4:03 | Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan | |
| Loss | 4–1 | Randy Couture | TKO (punches) | UFC 15 | 01997-10-17October 17, 1997 | 1 | 8:16 | Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, United States | UFC Heavyweight title eliminator. |
| Win | 4–0 | Tank Abbott | TKO (punches) | UFC 13 | 01997-05-30May 30, 1997 | 1 | 0:52 | Augusta, Georgia, United States | |
| Win | 3–0 | Scott Ferrozzo | TKO (punches) | UFC 12 | 01997-02-07February 7, 1997 | 1 | 0:43 | Dothan, Alabama, United States | Won the UFC 12 Heavyweight Tournament. |
| Win | 2–0 | Tra Telligman | TKO (cut) | UFC 12 | 01997-02-07February 7, 1997 | 1 | 1:17 | Dothan, Alabama, United States | UFC 12 Heavyweight Tournament Semifinal. |
| Win | 1–0 | Jon Hess | KO (punches) | SuperBrawl 2 | 01996-10-11October 11, 1996 | 1 | 0:12 | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States |
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