12 Top MMA Fighters Who Lost Their Debuts

Ross Pearson

Pearson has had 21 fights in his MMA career to date, going 15-6 including showdowns against the likes of Edson Barboza, Dennis Siver and George Sortiropoulos.

However, Pearson began his career with a loss to Chris Hughes via submission at a show in Wales back in December 2004.

That did not deter the Ultimate Fighter 9 winner, however, who has had a stable career in the UFC since winning the competition back in 2009. His balls to the wall style of fighting has earned him numerous fans in his home country of the UK and beyond and lead to a head coaching role on The Ultimate Fighter: The Smashes series.

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From Perth, Australia, Bruno has been an MMA fan on and off (mostly on) for 10 years. He did Taekwondo for a few years as a kid and dabbled in BJJ and Muay Thai as an adult, but is more an MMA fan than anything else. He is also an experienced journalist and writer, having written a number of articles on an array of topics.