• Champion
  • Heavyweight
  • United Kingdom

Tom Aspinall Record, stats and next fight

15-3-0 (W-L-D) · 1 NC

12Wins by knockout
3Wins by submission
14First round finishes

Stats and record

19Pro fights
100%Finish rate
10UFC fights
2Title fights
7Performance bonuses
3Win streak

Wins by method

KO / TKO12 (80 %)
Submission3 (20 %)
Decision0 (0 %)

Losses by method

KO / TKO1 (33 %)
Submission1 (33 %)
Decision0 (0 %)

Profile

Age
33 years
Born
April 11, 1993
Birthplace
Salford, England
Height
6'5" (196 cm)
Weight
265 lbs (120 kg)
Reach
78" (198 cm)
Division
Heavyweight
Fighting out of
Salford, Lancashire, England
Team
Team Kaobon
Trainer
Colin Heron
UFC debut
July 26, 2020

Fight history

  1. No contest

    vs Ciryl Gane

    UFC 321 · Oct 25, 2025 · Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

    Method
    NC (accidental eye poke)
    Round
    1
    Time
    4:35
  2. Win

    vs Curtis Blaydes Title Bonus

    UFC 304 · Jul 27, 2024 · Manchester, England

    Method
    KO (punches)
    Round
    1
    Time
    1:00
  3. Win

    vs Sergei Pavlovich Title Bonus

    UFC 295 · Nov 11, 2023 · New York City, New York, United States

    Method
    KO (punches)
    Round
    1
    Time
    1:09
  4. Win

    vs Marcin Tybura Bonus

    UFC Fight Night: Aspinall vs. Tybura · Jul 22, 2023 · London, England

    Method
    TKO (elbow and punches)
    Round
    1
    Time
    1:13
  5. Loss

    vs Curtis Blaydes

    UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Aspinall · Jul 23, 2022 · London, England

    Method
    TKO (knee injury)
    Round
    1
    Time
    0:15
  6. Win

    vs Alexander Volkov Bonus

    UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Aspinall · Mar 19, 2022 · London, England

    Method
    Submission (straight armbar)
    Round
    1
    Time
    3:45
  7. Win

    vs Serghei Spivac Bonus

    UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Till · Sep 4, 2021 · Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

    Method
    TKO (elbow and punches)
    Round
    1
    Time
    2:30
  8. Win

    vs Andrei Arlovski Bonus

    UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Lewis · Feb 20, 2021 · Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

    Method
    Submission (rear-naked choke)
    Round
    2
    Time
    1:09
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  1. Win

    vs Alan Baudot

    UFC Fight Night: Moraes vs. Sandhagen · Oct 10, 2020 · Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

    Method
    TKO (elbows and punches)
    Round
    1
    Time
    1:35
  2. Win

    vs Jake Collier Bonus

    UFC on ESPN: Whittaker vs. Till · Jul 26, 2020 · Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

    Method
    TKO (knee and punches)
    Round
    1
    Time
    0:45
  3. Win

    vs Mickael Ben Hamouda

    Cage Warriors 107 · Sep 28, 2019 · Liverpool, England

    Method
    TKO (punches)
    Round
    1
    Time
    0:56
  4. Win

    vs Sofiane Boukichou

    Cage Warriors 101 · Feb 16, 2019 · Liverpool, England

    Method
    TKO (leg injury)
    Round
    1
    Time
    1:21
  5. Win

    vs Kamil Bazelak

    Full Contact Contender 16 · Jun 18, 2016 · Bolton, England

    Method
    KO (punch)
    Round
    1
    Time
    1:16
  6. Loss

    vs Łukasz Parobiec

    BAMMA 25 · May 14, 2016 · Birmingham, England

    Method
    DQ (illegal downward elbow)
    Round
    2
    Time
    3:33
  7. Win

    vs Adrian Ruskac

    Full Contact Contender 15 · Mar 5, 2016 · Bolton, England

    Method
    TKO (punches)
    Round
    1
    Time
    1:05
  8. Loss

    vs Stuart Austin

    BAMMA 21 · Jun 13, 2015 · Birmingham, England

    Method
    Submission (heel hook)
    Round
    2
    Time
    3:59
  9. Win

    vs Satisch Jhamai

    BAMMA 19 · Mar 28, 2015 · Blackpool, England

    Method
    TKO (punches)
    Round
    1
    Time
    0:09
  10. Win

    vs Ricky King

    BAMMA 18 · Feb 21, 2015 · Wolverhampton, England

    Method
    Submission (heel hook)
    Round
    1
    Time
    0:49
  11. Win

    vs Michał Piszczek

    MMA Versus UK: Empire Rises · Dec 13, 2014 · Manchester, England

    Method
    TKO (submission to punches)
    Round
    1
    Time
    0:15

Analysis

Tom Aspinall made his mark on the UFC heavyweight division with his speed of execution: twelve of his fifteen wins came by stoppage, most often in the first round. Promoted to undisputed champion in June 2025, the Briton vacated his belt on September 14, 2026, due to eye complications.

Background

Thomas Paul Aspinall was born on April 11, 1993, in Salford, Greater Manchester, and grew up in Atherton. He followed his father onto the mats at age seven, at the Leigh Self Defence Studio. After wrestling and boxing, he turned to Brazilian jiu-jitsu, in which he earned his black belt. He trains at Team Kaobon under Colin Heron and also teaches at the family academy, Aspinall BJJ.

He turned pro in 2014 and built his early career on the British circuits, from MMA Versus UK to BAMMA and then Cage Warriors. Those years account for two of his three losses: a heel hook submission against Stuart Austin in June 2015, then a disqualification for an illegal elbow against Łukasz Parobiec in May 2016. His two outings with Cage Warriors in 2019 both ended in the first round.

UFC Career

Aspinall debuted in the UFC on July 26, 2020, against Jake Collier, stopped in 45 seconds. Alan Baudot, Andrei Arlovski and Serghei Spivac followed, then Alexander Volkov, submitted with an armbar in March 2022 in London. The streak ended on July 23, 2022: against Curtis Blaydes, he injured his knee fifteen seconds into the fight.

His comeback was decisive. Marcin Tybura fell in July 2023 in London, then Sergei Pavlovich in 1:09 at UFC 295 on November 11, 2023, earning him the interim heavyweight belt. He defended it on July 27, 2024, in Manchester by stopping Blaydes in one minute. On June 21, 2025, after the retirement of Jon Jones, the UFC promoted him to undisputed champion.

His only fight as champion, against Ciryl Gane at UFC 321 on October 25, 2025, in Abu Dhabi, ended in a no contest: an accidental eye poke prevented him from continuing in the first round, at 4:35. The complications that followed led him to vacate the title on September 14, 2026.

Fighting Style

Aspinall combines explosive striking with a complete ground game, rare at his size. His right hand and elbows account for most of his finishes, but three of his wins came by submission, including the armbar on Volkov. Official UFC statistics credit him with the highest significant strike output per minute in heavyweight history, 7.63, as well as the second-shortest average fight time in the organization’s history, 2:18.

Accomplishments

  • MMA record: 15 wins, 3 losses, 1 no contest
  • 12 wins by KO or TKO, 3 by submission, none by decision
  • UFC heavyweight champion from June 2025 to September 2026
  • UFC interim heavyweight champion from November 2023 to June 2025, one defense
  • Seven Performance of the Night bonuses

Fact Sheet

  • Full name: Thomas Paul Aspinall
  • Nickname: none
  • Born: April 11, 1993, in Salford, England
  • Nationality: British
  • Height: 6’5″ (196 cm)
  • Reach: 6’6″ (198 cm)
  • Division: heavyweight
  • Team: Team Kaobon
  • Coach: Colin Heron
  • Base: Brazilian jiu-jitsu, wrestling and boxing

Sources

Data updated on September 28, 2026. Record and measurements cross-checked against official results and Wikipedia. Text written by the MMA Official editorial team.

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