Mitch Ramirez

Ramirez was caught early and never got to fight. A Hooper straight left set up the takedown, and once Hooper climbed to the back and locked the body triangle there was no way out — he tapped to the rear-naked choke at 2:15 of the opening round.

Key moments

• Was taken down after a Hooper straight left hand.
• Gave up the back and could not shed the body triangle.
• Tapped to a rear-naked choke inside the first two and a half minutes.

Ramirez returned in Nashville after the long layoff and was finished by Mike Davis late in the second round. The loss mattered because it left him 0-2 in the UFC and turned the Chase Hooper booking into a clear must-answer spot.

Key moments

• Lost by second-round TKO at 4:08.
• The finish came after Davis broke through in the more open exchanges as the fight wore on.
• Dropped to 8-3 overall and 0-2 in UFC bouts.

Ramirez's UFC debut ended in unusual fashion when Thiago Moises chopped him down with leg kicks only seconds into the third round. It was a short-notice opportunity, but also a harsh welcome because the damage built before Ramirez could settle into any steady offense.

Key moments

• Lost by third-round TKO just 15 seconds into the frame.
• The stoppage was caused by accumulated leg-kick damage.
• Made his Octagon debut on short notice after signing off the Contender Series path.

Ramirez steadied himself after the Contender Series setback by stopping Aireon Tavarres in the opening round for the LFA win. It was exactly the kind of regional rebound he needed before the eventual UFC debut arrived.

Key moments

• Stopped Tavarres by first-round TKO at 2:19.
• Returned to the win column immediately after the Carlos Prates loss.
• Closed his pre-UFC run at 8-1 before stepping in against Moises.

Prates handed Ramirez his first professional loss on Contender Series and showed the limit of the unbeaten regional run in one clean exchange. Ramirez still reached the UFC later, but this was the first time the climb had been checked hard.

Key moments

• Lost by second-round TKO at 1:14.
• Suffered the first defeat of his professional career.
• The Contender Series setback briefly interrupted the momentum from seven straight wins.

Ramirez finished Jeremie Holloway with leg kicks in the second round and kept the unbeaten run intact heading into the bigger late-2023 opportunities. It was another reminder that his offense can build through attrition as much as through one clean shot.

Key moments

• Won by second-round TKO at 0:59.
• Closed the fight with leg-kick damage rather than a head-shot sequence.
• Moved to 7-0 before the Contender Series booking with Carlos Prates.

Ramirez blasted through Ayadi in 40 seconds at Tuff-N-Uff 129 and kept his unbeaten run intact with another first-round finish. The bout was contested around 160 pounds at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas and ended before it could settle into anything extended.

Key moments

• Finished Ayadi by first-round KO/TKO at 0:40.
• The fight took place at Tuff-N-Uff 129 in Las Vegas at the Thomas & Mack Center.
• Both fighters came in around 160 pounds for the bout.
• Chris Tognoni was listed as the referee for Majdeddine vs. Ramirez.

Ramirez went the full 15 minutes with Kani Correa at Fierce FC 17 and earned the only decision win of his pro record to that point. The result moved him from 4-0 to 5-0 and showed he could bank rounds on a Fierce FC main card when the finish did not come.

Key moments

• Won a unanimous decision over three rounds in Salt Lake City.
• The bout was listed on the Fierce FC 17 main card at welterweight.
• Tapology showed Ramirez entering at 4-0 and leaving at 5-0.
• Correa fell from 3-5 to 3-6 with the loss.

Ramirez headlined the Fierce Challenger Series in Price, Utah and submitted Chris Sherley-Rios with a first-round rear-naked choke. MMAWeekly's post-fight feature said he took charge early and closed the bout with another opening-round submission, extending the momentum from his February win.

Key moments

• Finished Sherley-Rios by rear-naked choke at 2:59 of round one.
• The fight served as the eight-fight card's main event at the Carbon County Events Center.
• It was contested at 155 pounds in Price, Utah.
• MMAWeekly described Ramirez as taking control early before ending the fight with another first-round submission.

Ramirez opened his 2021 campaign by choking out Trever Bradshaw in 97 seconds on the Fierce FC: Will Power main card. It was a clean first-round finish in West Valley City and set up the quick-turn momentum he carried into the Sherley-Rios main event later that year.

Key moments

• Won by rear-naked choke at 1:37 of the first round.
• The bout took place on the Fierce FC: Will Power main card at the Maverik Center.
• It was contested at lightweight in West Valley City, Utah.
• MMAWeekly later referenced this Bradshaw finish as the win that started Ramirez's 2021 run.

Ramirez needed only 40 seconds to knock out Michael Garcia with a head kick on the prelims of LFA 75 in West Valley City. The finish pushed him to 2-0 as a pro and gave him an early standout result on an LFA card carried by AXS TV.

Key moments

• Knocked out Garcia with a head kick at 0:40 of round one.
• The bout was listed as a 155-pound prelim at LFA 75: Neal vs. Cruz.
• Tapology showed Ramirez improving to 2-0 with the win.
• The event was held at the Maverik Center in West Valley City, Utah.

Ramirez announced himself on the SteelFist Fight Night: March Madness main card by stopping Ryder Newman in the opening round. The Salt Lake City bout lasted 2:01 and gave him an early knockout win over an Xtreme Couture prospect on a 170-pound booking.

Key moments

• Stopped Newman by first-round KO/TKO at 2:01.
• The fight was booked on the SteelFist Fight Night: March Madness main card.
• It took place at welterweight at The Union Event Center in Salt Lake City.
• Tapology listed Dave Seljestad as the referee.