Rob Font

Overview

Eight of Rob Font's nine UFC losses went to the scorecards. Only one man has ever finished him. That's a 12-9 UFC record built on a chin and a jab, not on escaping trouble.

Font is a Bantamweight out of Sityodtong - Boston, with a 22-10 professional record across all promotions. Seven of his twelve UFC wins came inside the distance, six by KO/TKO. He's lost his last two coming into his next fight.

UFC Career

Font debuted at UFC 175 in July 2014 with a 2:19 first-round TKO of George Roop. A second-round stoppage of Joey Gomez followed, then a unanimous decision loss to John Lineker in May 2016.

The middle of the decade was uneven. He knocked out Matt Schnell in the first round at The Ultimate Fighter: Tournament of Champions Finale, submitted Douglas Silva de Andrade in the second, and then lost to Pedro Munhoz by submission in the first. That Munhoz fight is the only time he's been finished.

His longest win streak is four, and it came later. Decisions over Sergio Pettis and Ricky Simon were followed by a first-round TKO of Marlon Moraes in December 2020 and a five-round unanimous decision over Cody Garbrandt in a main event.

Then the main events turned on him. Font went five rounds and lost to Jose Aldo, then five more against Marlon Vera. He recovered with a first-round TKO of Adrian Yanez, but lost another five-rounder to Cory Sandhagen and a three-round decision to Deiveson Figueiredo. Aldo, Sandhagen and Figueiredo are all in the elite tier of opponents by our model. He went 0-3 against them.

Wins over Kyler Phillips and Jean Matsumoto followed. Then came decision losses to David Martinez and Raul Rosas Jr..

Twenty-one fights in. Seven finishes. Eight decision losses.

Fighting Style

Font is a striker, and the numbers back it. He lands far more strikes per minute than the typical UFC fighter and defends them better than most, while absorbing about what the average fighter does.

The grappling side is thin. He rarely shoots for takedowns, almost never hunts submissions, and gets taken down more than most. His one submission win, over Silva de Andrade, is the exception. His one submission loss, to Munhoz, is a reminder of where the risk lives.

The finishing pattern is early. Four of his seven finishes came in round one, and the other three in round two. When Font stops a fight, he stops it fast. When he doesn't, it goes the distance, and lately the judges have favored the other man.

Notable Wins

• Cody Garbrandt — unanimous decision, round 5, UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Garbrandt (2021)
• Marlon Moraes — KO/TKO, round 1, 3:47, UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Neal (2020)
• Adrian Yanez — KO/TKO, round 1, 2:57, UFC 287 (2023)
• Kyler Phillips — unanimous decision, round 3, UFC Fight Night: Hernandez vs Pereira (2024)

Quick Facts

• Division: Bantamweight
• UFC record: 12-9
• Professional record (all promotions): 22-10-0
• UFC debut: 2014
• Stance: Orthodox
• Reach: 71.5"
• Team: Sityodtong - Boston
• Born: Leominster, MA, United States