Neil Magny

 ( 1987 Births ) 

Magny won two more fights, bringing his overall record to 6–0, before being invited to compete in Combat USA's Wisconsin vs. Illinois championship series. Magny won his first round fight against fellow Illinois native, Quartus Stitt, via submission (triangle choke). The win moved Magny into the final round of the welterweight division tournament against a Wisconsin fighter. The final round took place on July 21, 2011, where Magny fought against Andrew Trace. Magny lost the fight via submission, marking the first time Magny had lost in his career.

Magny fought one more time before trying out for the popular reality TV series, The Ultimate Fighter.

In the first fight of the season, Magny was selected to fight against Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu specialist, Cameron Diffley. Magny dominated the fight throughout two rounds and won via unanimous decision.

Magny was then matched up against Team Carwin teammate and IFL and Strikeforce veteran, Bristol Marunde for the quarterfinal round. After two rounds Magny was awarded the unanimous decision victory.

Magny came up short in the semifinals after getting knocked out by Mike Ricci in the first round.

Magny faced Sérgio Moraes on August 3, 2013, at UFC 163. He lost the fight via triangle choke in the first round.

Magny faced Seth Baczynski on November 6, 2013, at UFC Fight Night 31. He lost the back-and-forth fight via unanimous decision.

Magny was expected to face William Macário at UFC Fight Night 40. However, Macário was removed from the bout for undisclosed reasons and replaced by returning veteran Tim Means. He won the fight by unanimous decision.

Magny was expected to face Cláudio Silva on June 28, 2014, at UFC Fight Night 43. However, da Silva was forced from the bout due to injury and was replaced by promotional newcomer Rodrigo Goiana de Lima. After spending much of the first round defending against de Lima's strikes and submission attempts on the ground, Magny won the fight via KO in the second round after staggering de Lima with punches throughout the round.

Magny defeated Alex Garcia via unanimous decision on August 23, 2014, at UFC Fight Night 49.

Magny next fought William Macário at UFC 179. He defeated Macário by TKO in the third round, his fifth UFC win of 2014.

Magny faced Kiichi Kunimoto on February 14, 2015, at UFC Fight Night 60. Magny defeated Kunimoto via submission in the third round, earning him his first Performance of the Night honors.

Magny faced Lim Hyun-gyu on May 16, 2015, at UFC Fight Night 66. Magny won the fight via TKO in the second round, which also produced a Performance of the Night bonus.

Magny faced Demian Maia on August 1, 2015, at UFC 190. He lost the fight by submission in the second round.

Just twenty-two days after his loss to Maia, Magny stepped in as a short notice replacement for Rick Story to face Erick Silva on August 23, 2015, at UFC Fight Night 74. He won the fight via split decision.

Magny faced Héctor Lombard on March 20, 2016, at UFC Fight Night 85. After nearly being finished with strikes in the first round, Magny defeated Lombard via TKO in the third round. He also was awarded a Performance of the Night bonus. After this fight with Hector Lombard, Magny signed a four fight extension to his UFC contract.

Magny was expected to face Dong Hyun Kim on August 20, 2016, at UFC 202. However, Kim was removed from the fight on July 12 and was replaced by Lorenz Larkin. He lost the fight via TKO in the first round.

Magny faced Johny Hendricks on December 30, 2016, at UFC 207. At the weigh-ins, Hendricks missed weight for their bout, weighing in at 173.5 lbs. As a result, Magny received 20% of Hendricks' purse and the bout was made a catchweight fight. Magny won the fight via unanimous decision.

Magny faced Carlos Condit on December 30, 2017, at UFC 219. He won the fight by unanimous decision.

Magny was expected to face Alex Oliveira on September 22, 2018, at UFC Fight Night 137. However, on August 22, 2018, it was reported that Magny faced Santiago Ponzinibbio on November 10, 2018, at UFC Fight Night 140. He lost the fight via knockout.

Magny faced Anthony Rocco Martin on June 6, 2020, at UFC 250. He won the bout via unanimous decision.

Magny was expected to face Geoff Neal on August 29, 2020, at UFC Fight Night 175. However, Neal withdrew from the event due to health issues and he was replaced by Robbie Lawler. He won the fight via unanimous decision. With this win, Magny earned the second most wins in the welterweight division behind Georges St-Pierre.

Magny faced Geoff Neal at UFC on ESPN 24 on May 8, 2021. He won the fight via unanimous decision.

Magny faced Shavkat Rakhmonov on June 25, 2022, at UFC on ESPN 38. He lost the fight via a guillotine choke submission in the second round.

Magny was scheduled to face Daniel Rodriguez on October 15, 2022, at UFC Fight Night 212. However, Rodriguez withdrew from the bout due to elbow infection. The bout was rescheduled for on November 5. He won the fight via D'Arce choke submission in the third round. This win earned him the Performance of the Night award.

Magny faced Philip Rowe on June 24, 2023, at UFC on ABC 5. He won the bout via split decision.

Stepping in as a short notice replacement for an injured Geoff Neal, Magny faced Ian Machado Garry at UFC 292 on August 19, 2023. Magny lost this bout by unanimous decision.

Magny faced Michael Morales on August 24, 2024 at UFC on ESPN 62. He lost the fight via TKO in the first round.

Magny faced Carlos Prates in the main event on November 9, 2024 at UFC Fight Night 247. He lost the fight by knockout in the first round.

Shortly after Nelson withdrawing, it was reported that Magny faced Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos on August 2, 2025 at UFC on ESPN 71. Magny won the fight by technical knockout at the end of the second round.

Magny faced Jake Matthews on September 28, 2025 at UFC Fight Night 260. After dropping the first two rounds, he came back in the third round and won the fight via a brabo choke.

Magny faced former Bellator Welterweight World Champion (and promotional newcomer) Yaroslav Amosov on December 13, 2025 at UFC on ESPN 73. He lost the fight via an anaconda choke in round one.

• Ultimate Fighting Championship
• Fight of the Night (One time)
• Performance of the Night (Four times)
• Most wins in UFC Welterweight division history (24)
• Tied (Charles Oliveira) for second most wins in UFC history (24)
• Most fight time in UFC Welterweight division history (7:22:49)
• Fifth most total fight time in UFC history (7:22:49)
• Most bouts in UFC Welterweight division history (37)
• Tied (Clay Guida) for fourth most bouts in UFC history (37)
• Tied (Roger Huerta & Kevin Holland) for most wins in a calendar year (5 wins in 2014)
• Tied (Kevin Holland) for the only fighters in UFC history to have 5 bouts-per-calendar year twice (2014 & 2015 - 9 wins)
• Tied (Brad Tavares) for most decision wins in UFC history (14)
• Tied (Georges St-Pierre) for third most unanimous decision wins in UFC Welterweight division history (10)
• Tied for sixth most unanimous decision wins in UFC history (10)
• Most decision bouts in UFC Welterweight division history (17)
• Most split decision wins in UFC Welterweight division history (4)
• Tied for third most split decision wins in UFC history (4)
• Most significant strikes landed in UFC Welterweight division history (1506)
• Most total strikes landed in UFC Welterweight division history (2729)
• Second most total strikes landed in UFC history (2729)
• Fourth most finishes in UFC Welterweight division history (10)
• Third most takedowns landed in UFC Welterweight division history (64)
• Tied (Robbie Lawler) for fifth most knockouts in UFC Welterweight division history (7)
• UFC Honors Awards
• 2024: Fan's Choice Comeback of the Year Nominee
• UFC.com Awards
• 2014: Ranked #10 Fighter of the Year
• 2015: Ranked #10 Fighter of the Year
• Combat Press
• 2016 Comeback of the Year
• MMA Junkie
• 2024 Comeback of the Year

• List of current UFC fighters
• List of male mixed martial artists