King Green
Vitals
Height, reach, and career background.
- Age
- 39
- Height
- 5′10″1.78 m
- Reach
- 71″180 cm
- Stance StanceWhich side a fighter leads from — a striking term, not a religious one. Orthodox: right-handed, left foot and hand forward (the common default). Southpaw: the mirror image, right side forward (usually a left-hander). Switch: changes between the two during a fight.
- Orthodox
- Weight class
- Lightweight
- Nationality
- United States
- Team
- Pinnacle MMA
- Active
- 2008-present
Record
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WinTKO
UFC 329
11 Jul 2026
11 Jul 2026
McKinney badly hurt and controlled Green for much of the opening round, but Green escaped back to his feet late. Green closed with punches that forced the stoppage at 4:59 of round one.
Key moments
- McKinney badly hurt and controlled Green for much of round one.
- Green escaped back to his feet late in the round.
- Green's closing punches forced the stoppage at 4:59.
WinSUB
UFC 328
9 May 2026
9 May 2026
Stephens' return to the UFC main-card spotlight ended with a first-round rear-naked choke loss to King Green after he had already turned the bout into a 160-pound catchweight by missing the lightweight limit. The fight lasted 4:20 of the opening round and immediately fed retirement talk because it was both a weight-miss story and a clear submission loss.
Key moments
- Stephens missed weight by four pounds, moving the fight to a 160-pound catchweight.
- Green finished him with a rear-naked choke late in round one.
- The official stoppage time was 4:20 of the opening round.
28 Feb 2026
13 Dec 2025
LossKO
UFC 313
8 Mar 2025
8 Mar 2025
Ruffy flatlined veteran Bobby 'King' Green with a perfectly timed spinning wheel kick to the head just over two minutes into the first round. The finish was the 16th wheel-kick knockout in UFC history and a leading 2025 Knockout of the Year contender.
Key moments
- Landed a clean spinning wheel kick flush to Green's head
- Green dropped instantly, prompting an immediate stoppage
- 16th wheel-kick KO in UFC history, drawing Edson Barboza comparisons
- Earned a Performance of the Night bonus
LossSUB
UFC 304
27 Jul 2024
27 Jul 2024
In front of a home crowd in Manchester, Pimblett caught Green in a triangle choke just past three minutes of round one and squeezed until Green went unconscious, forcing the referee stoppage.
Key moments
- Early leg kicks set the range.
- Brief guillotine threat in a scramble.
- Transitioned to a fight-ending triangle choke.
- Green went out cold; referee waved it off.
WinDEC
UFC 300
13 Apr 2024
13 Apr 2024
Green kept Miller working at range across all three rounds at UFC 300 and denied him the kind of pocket or mat exchanges that usually swing these veteran matchups.
Key moments
- Dropped a unanimous decision to King Green over three rounds.
- Green's pace and range control kept Miller from building sustained grappling offense.
- The bout made Miller the lone fighter to compete at UFC 100, 200 and 300.
29 Jul 2023
22 Apr 2023
17 Dec 2022
6 Nov 2021
31 Oct 2020
12 Sep 2020
1 Aug 2020
20 Jun 2020
16 Nov 2019
27 Jan 2018
7 Oct 2017
15 Apr 2017
4 Jun 2016
26 Jul 2014
14 Dec 2013
6 Nov 2013
2 Feb 2013
18 Aug 2012
19 May 2012
18 Nov 2011
23 Sep 2011
30 Jul 2011
21 Apr 2011
7 Oct 2010
13 Aug 2010
25 Feb 2010
17 Dec 2009
3 Dec 2009
20 Nov 2009
3 Oct 2009
27 Feb 2009
24 Jan 2009
12 Jul 2008
28 Jun 2008
28 Jun 2008
28 Jun 2008
22 Mar 2008
8 Mar 2008
7 Mar 2008
23 Feb 2008
19 Jan 2008
The Read
Style, strengths, and defining traits.
Green remains one of the division's veteran pace-setters: a long-volume boxer who is comfortable talking in the pocket, extending exchanges, and making less disciplined lightweights work for every clean entry. The recent wins over Lance Gibson Jr., Daniel Zellhuber, and Jeremy Stephens showed that even late in his career he can still turn ugly, high-rep rounds or opportunistic grappling scrambles into winning fights.
McKinney badly hurt and controlled Green for much of the opening round, but Green escaped back to his feet late. Green closed with punches that forced the stoppage at 4:59 of round one.