David Rickels vs JJ Ambrose

David Rickels is 22-6-0; JJ Ambrose is 36-11-1. JJ Ambrose is 2 years older than David Rickels. David Rickels has a 2" · 5 cm reach advantage over JJ Ambrose. David Rickels is 2" · 5 cm taller than JJ Ambrose. They have met once: David Rickels 1, JJ Ambrose 0.

David Rickels

“The Caveman” · 22-6-0

Met once

JJ Ambrose

“Superman” · 36-11-1

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Style & credentials

David Rickels

No background on record

JJ Ambrose

No background on record

Camp · Phuket Top Team

Where the strikes land

Range × target

David Rickels3 fights · by range and by target

Range

34%Distance · 154

66%Clinch · 298

0%Ground · 0

Target

59%Head · 268

41%Body · 184

0%Leg · 0

The range × target cross-tab is logged for UFC fights only.

Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.

When it ends

Every early finish of their careers, placed at the minute it ended

David Rickels19 of 28 ended early · 68%9 went the distance

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4 early stoppages have no logged time

JJ Ambrose35 of 48 ended early · 73%13 went the distance

R1R2R3R4R5

19 early stoppages have no logged time

finished the opponent got finished· placed at the minute the fight ended

Recent form · last 5

David Rickels3-2

W
Portland Pringle III
EFC 17· Apr 1, 2023
Submission · R1 · 3:52 · Catchweight
L
Yaroslav Amosov
Bellator 225: Mitrione vs Kharitonov 2· Aug 24, 2019
Submission · R2 · 4:05
W
A.J. Matthews
Bellator 219: Awad vs Girtz· Mar 29, 2019
TKO · R2 · 3:24 · Welterweight
W
Guilherme Vasconcelos
Bellator 210: Njokuani vs Salter· Nov 30, 2018
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
L
Michael Page
Bellator 200: Carvalho vs Mousasi· May 25, 2018
TKO · R2 · 0:43 · Welterweight

Full record · 30 fights

W
Adam Piccolotti
Bellator 189: Budd vs Blencowe 2· Dec 1, 2017
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Catchweight
W
Aaron Derrow
Bellator 171: Guillard vs Njokuani· Jan 27, 2017
TKO · R3 · 0:44 · Lightweight
NC
Melvin Guillard
Bellator 159: Caldwell vs Taimanglo· Jul 22, 2016
NC · R1 · 2:14 · Lightweight
W
Bobby Cooper
Bellator 150: Kongo vs Spartan· Feb 26, 2016
TKO · R1 · 3:49 · Lightweight
L
Michael Chandler
Bellator 145: Vengeance· Nov 6, 2015
TKO · R2 · 3:05 · Lightweight
NC
John Alessio
Bellator 139: Kongo vs Volkov· Jun 26, 2015
NC · R1 · 2:21 · Lightweight
W
Davi Ramos
Bellator MMA: Bellator 130· Oct 23, 2014
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
L
Patricky Freire
Bellator MMA: Bellator 113· Mar 20, 2014
KO · R2 · 0:54 · Lightweight
W
JJ Ambrose
Bellator MMA: Bellator 103· Oct 10, 2013
TKO · R3 · 2:37 · Lightweight
L
Michael Chandler
Bellator MMA: Bellator 97· Jul 30, 2013
TKO · R1 · 0:44 · Lightweight
W
Saad Awad
Bellator MMA: Bellator 94· Mar 28, 2013
TKO · R2 · 5:00 · Lightweight
W
Jason Fischer
Bellator MMA: Bellator 91· Feb 27, 2013
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
W
Lloyd Woodard
Bellator MMA: Bellator 87· Jan 31, 2013
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
W
Jason Fischer
BFC: Bellator Fighting Championships 82· Nov 30, 2012
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00
L
Karl Amoussou
BFC: Bellator Fighting Championships 69· May 17, 2012
Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
W
Jordan Smith
BFC: Bellator Fighting Championships 63· Mar 30, 2012
KO · R1 · 0:22 · Welterweight
W
Levi Avera
BFC: Bellator Fighting Championships 53· Oct 7, 2011
Submission · R2 · 1:06 · Lightweight
W
Kody Frank
Kansas Regional· Jul 16, 2011
Decision
W
Rich Bouphanouvong
BFC: Bellator Fighting Championships 43· May 6, 2011
Submission · R2 · 1:11 · Lightweight
W
Dylan Smith
BFC: Bellator Fighting Championships 40· Apr 8, 2011
Submission · R1 · 3:32 · Lightweight
W
Aaron Fondry
Vermont Regional· Feb 24, 2011
Decision
W
Charles Jones
C3 Fights· Oct 22, 2010
Submission
W
Kelly Allen
Kansas Regional· Aug 14, 2010
Submission
W
Michael Glenn
Kansas Regional· Jun 19, 2010
Submission
W
Chris Evinger
Kansas Regional· Feb 12, 2010
TKO

JJ Ambrose2-2-1

L
Hoshi Friedrich
HEX Fight Series 37· Nov 22, 2025
Submission · Welterweight
D
Yoichiro Sato
Brawl 3· Oct 13, 2023
Decision · Welterweight
W
John Vake
Shuriken Fight Series 15· Jul 1, 2023
Split Decision · Welterweight
L
Jordan Bailey
Cage Warriors 143· Sep 23, 2022
Submission · R2 · 3:05 · Welterweight
W
Hoshi Friedrich
Hex Fight Series 23· Aug 5, 2022
Submission · Super Lightweight

Full record · 50 fights

L
Spike Carlyle
Cage Warriors 130· Oct 17, 2021
TKO · R2 · 1:19 · Catchweight
W
Kitt Campbell
Hex Fight Series 20· Dec 13, 2019
Unanimous Decision · Welterweight
W
Akihiro Murayama
Pancrase 306· Jun 30, 2019
Unanimous Decision · Welterweight
W
Art Hernandez
WFC 104· May 11, 2019
Submission · R1 · 3:57 · Catchweight
W
Beau Rawiri
Hex Fight Series 18· Mar 29, 2019
Submission · R1 · 2:35 · Welterweight
W
Alaa Mansour
Wawan MMA 18· Feb 22, 2019
Submission · R1 · 1:10 · Welterweight
L
Saad Awad
Bellator 193: Larkin vs Gonzalez· Jan 26, 2018
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
W
Ben Wall
Hex Fight Series 9· Jun 23, 2017
Unanimous Decision · Lightweight
W
Takahiro Ashida
PXC 56· Mar 25, 2017
Submission · Lightweight
W
Dylan Fussel
PXC 55· Nov 18, 2016
Unanimous Decision · Lightweight
W
Francisco Trevino
Hex Fight Series 6· Jun 24, 2016
Submission · R2 · 4:35 · Welterweight
W
Fabio Mello
Gladiators FC 9· May 26, 2016
TKO · R2 · 3:48 · Featherweight
L
Francisco Trevino
Hex Fight Series 5· Feb 20, 2016
Split Decision · Welterweight
W
Oriol Gaset
Hex Fight Series 4· Oct 31, 2015
Submission · R1 · 2:57 · Welterweight
W
Ricky Legere Jr.
KOTC: Bitter Rivals· Aug 29, 2015
Submission · R1 · 1:36 · Welterweight
L
Kazuki Tokudome
Pancrase 267· May 31, 2015
Unanimous Decision · Lightweight
W
Ahmad Ibrahim
Gladiators FC 6· May 30, 2014
Submission · R2 · 0:48 · Lightweight
W
Adam Gonzalez
WFC 21· May 10, 2014
Submission · R1 · 1:21 · Welterweight
L
David Rickels
Bellator MMA: Bellator 103· Oct 10, 2013
TKO · R3 · 2:37 · Lightweight
W
Ahmad Ibrahim
Gladiators FC 3· Apr 26, 2013
Submission · R1 · 3:27
NC
Ahmad Ibrahim
Gladiators FC 2· Feb 9, 2013
NC · R1 · 2:00
W
Brian Warren
Bellator MMA: Bellator 85· Jan 16, 2013
Submission · R2 · 0:50 · Welterweight
W
Mu Gyeom Choi
ProFC· Jul 29, 2012
TKO
L
Brent Weedman
BFC: Bellator Fighting Championships 62· Mar 22, 2012
Submission · R2 · 3:26 · Lightweight
W
Sebastien Garguier
Pacific X-treme Combat· Oct 29, 2011
Decision
W
Robert Palacios
Trench Warz· Sep 9, 2011
TKO
W
Masakazu Taguchi
Trench Warz· Oct 29, 2010
TKO
W
Ji Ho Hwang
Pacific X-treme Combat· Jul 24, 2010
Submission
W
TBA
Pacific X-treme Combat· Sep 19, 2009
Submission
W
Hideto Kondo
Pacific X-treme Combat· Mar 27, 2009
Submission
W
Iuri Silva Leal
Cage of Fire· Nov 15, 2008
Submission
L
Mike Pyle
Affliction 1· Jul 19, 2008
Submission · R1 · 2:51 · Welterweight
W
Jason Cordero
Total Fighting Alliance· Mar 22, 2008
Submission
W
Iuri Silva Leal
Cage of Fire· Nov 24, 2007
Submission
W
Jason Cordero
Total Fighting Alliance· Oct 6, 2007
Submission
W
Marco Soto
Cage of Fire· Aug 25, 2007
TKO
W
Adam Lehman
Total Fighting Alliance· Aug 11, 2007
Submission
W
Ben Gonzalez
Total Fighting Alliance· Apr 28, 2007
TKO
NC
Adam Lehman
Total Fighting Alliance· Feb 24, 2007
NC · R1 · 1:29
W
Andrew Flores
Total Fighting Alliance· Nov 3, 2006
Decision
W
TBA
California Xtreme Fighting· Jul 15, 2006
Submission
L
Vince Guzman
California Xtreme Fighting· Apr 29, 2006
Submission
L
Luke Hodges
Total Combat· Dec 10, 2005
Decision
W
Adam Lehman
California Regional· Dec 8, 2005
Decision
W
TBA
California Regional· Nov 12, 2005

Head-to-Head History

Bellator MMA: Bellator 103
Thu, Oct 10, 2013
David Rickels
TKO · ROUND 3 · 2:37

Common Opponents

How each fared against the same opponents.

David RickelsJJ Ambrose

WTKO · ROUND 2 · 5:00Thu, Mar 28, 2013
Saad Awad
LUnanimous Decision · ROUND 3 · 5:00Fri, Jan 26, 2018

Frequently asked questions

Have David Rickels and JJ Ambrose ever fought?

Yes, once. Most recently at Bellator MMA: Bellator 103 (Thu, Oct 10, 2013), where David Rickels won by TKO.

What are the records of David Rickels and JJ Ambrose?

David Rickels is 22-6-0 and JJ Ambrose is 36-11-1.

Who has the longer reach, David Rickels or JJ Ambrose?

David Rickels has the longer reach: 72" · 183 cm against 70" · 178 cm for JJ Ambrose, a 2" · 5 cm advantage.

Who is taller, David Rickels or JJ Ambrose?

David Rickels is taller at 5'11" · 180 cm; JJ Ambrose stands 5'9" · 175 cm.

Who is older, David Rickels or JJ Ambrose?

JJ Ambrose is 39 and David Rickels is 37.

Who has more finishes, David Rickels or JJ Ambrose?

David Rickels has 14 wins inside the distance (7 by KO/TKO, 7 by submission); JJ Ambrose has 27 wins (6 by KO/TKO, 21 by submission).

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