Abner Lloveras

Mixed martial arts career

Early career Lloveras made his professional MMA debut in August 2004 with the UK Mixed Martial Arts Championship promotion in England. Over the next decade, he would compete for a variety of promotions including Shooto and M-1 Global as he amassed a record of 19 wins against 7 losses. One of Lloveras most notable bouts during this period was with UFC fighter Phillipe Nover.

The Ultimate Fighter On August 31, 2015, it was announced that Lloveras would be a contestant on the 22nd season of The Ultimate Fighter reality show. In the elimination round, he defeated Vlado Sikic by verbal submission due to a shoulder injury. In the preliminary round, he defeated Jason Gonzalez by unanimous decision. In the quarterfinals, Lloveras lost to Julian Erosa on a split decision.

Ultimate Fighting Championship Lloveras faced fellow cast member Chris Gruetzemacher at the TUF 22 Finale on December 11, 2015. On a fairly competitive three rounds, with Abner almost finishing the fight with a standing rear-naked choke, he lost the bout by unanimous decision and was subsequently released from the promotion.

Post-UFC On June 25, 2016, Lloveras faced UFC veteran Andre Winner on June 25, 2016, for the SHC interim welterweight title, in Geneva. Unfortunately he lost by a split decision. However, he bounced back on September 26, 2016, when he defeated Maxim Maryanchuk with a body kick KO at ADW: Road to Abu Dhabi 4 in Sofia, Bulgaria. He continued this winning streak on September 23, 2017, against Davy Gallon in Barcelona, Spain, during the Arnold Fighters/Titan Channel: War of Titans, taking the victory with a KO punch in the third round. Yet, the tide turned again on March 10, 2018, when Farès Ziam defeated him with a swift KO punch just 24 seconds into the second round at the Hit Fighting Championship 5 in Horgen, Switzerland. He responded to this setback with a strong performance on September 29, 2018, securing a TKO victory over Alessandro Botti at Italian Cage Fighting 4 in Milan, Italy. Unfortunately, a series of losses followed. First was a unanimous decision loss to Jim Wallhead at Bellator: Newcastle on February 9, 2019. Then, on March 12, 2022, he succumbed to Thibault Gouti via first-round TKO in Madrid, Spain, during War of Titans 2. His next bout was on December 17, 2022, where he suffered a unanimous decision defeat against Jason Ponet at MMA GP Bordeaux in Bordeaux, France.

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts Respect Fighting Championship Respect Lightweight Championship (One time; current)

2015 best MMA fight by GNP MAGAZINE in Europe

Kickboxing Kickboxing Spain Amateur champion (2005)

Boxing Boxing Spain Spain champion (2010, 2011 and 2012)

Mixed martial arts record Loss

Samuel Blasco TKO (elbows and punches) Dogfight Wild Tournament 4: Tokyo Blood

Madrid, Spain Loss

Henri Lintula TKO (punches) Immun Fight Club 1

Helsinki, Finland Loss

Leonardo Damiani TKO (punches) Ansgar Fighting League 34

Badalona, Spain Loss

Mindaugas Veržbickas Submission (D'Arce choke) Blade Fights 1

Kaunas, Lithuania Loss

Jason Ponet Decision (unanimous) MMA GP Bordeaux

Bordeaux, France Loss

Thibault Gouti TKO (punches) War of Titans 2

Madrid, Spain Loss

Jim Wallhead Decision (unanimous) Bellator Newcastle

Newcastle upon Tyne, England Win

Alessandro Botti TKO (punches) Italian Cage Fighting 4

Milan, Italy Loss

Farès Ziam KO (punch) Hit Fighting Championship 5

Horgen, Switzerland Win

Davy Gallon KO (punch) Arnold Fighters/Titan Channel: War of Titans

Barcelona, Spain Win

Maxim Maryanchuk KO (kick to the body) ADW: Road to Abu Dhabi 4

Sofia, Bulgaria Loss

Andre Winner Decision (split) SHC 11

Geneva, Switzerland Loss

Chris Gruetzemacher Decision (unanimous) The Ultimate Fighter: Team McGregor vs. Team Faber Finale

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Win

Nordin Asrih Decision (unanimous) Respect FC 12

Wuppertal, Germany Won the vacant Respect Lightweight Championship. Win

Jonas Boeno do Rosario Decision (unanimous) Ansgar Fighting League 2

Fuenlabrada, Spain Win

Miguel Valverde Submission (guillotine choke) International Fighting Championship

Badalona, Spain Win

Pierre Chretien Submission (guillotine choke) Ansgar Fighting League 1

Barcelona, Spain Loss

Mike Campbell Decision (unanimous) CES MMA: Undisputed 2

Lincoln, Rhode Island, United States Win

Ryan Quinn Decision (unanimous) CES MMA: Proving Grounds

Lincoln, Rhode Island, United States Win

Rich Moskowitz Decision (unanimous) Premier Fighting Championship 7

Amherst, Massachusetts, United States Win

Ralph Johnson Submission (armbar) Paul Vandale Promotions: The Beast Comes East

Worcester, Massachusetts, United States Loss

Shamil Zavurov TKO (punches) M-1 Challenge 22: Narkun vs. Vasilevsky

Moscow, Russia For the vacant M-1 Global Welterweight Championship. Win

Danny Covin TKO (punches) Hombres de Honor 15

Barcelona, Spain Win

Berrie Bunthof KO (punch) M-1 Selection 2010: Eastern Europe Finals

Moscow, Russia Win

Miljan Jaksic Submission (rear-naked choke) M-1 Selection 2010: Western Europe Round 3

Helsinki, Finland Loss

Leandro Frois Lopes Decision (unanimous) Fight 4 Life

Barcelona, Spain Win

Sunnat Ilyasov KO (knees and punches) M-1 Selection 2010: Western Europe Round 1

Hilversum, Netherlands Win

Luiz Andrade I Decision (unanimous) M-1 Challenge 18: Netherlands Day Two

Hilversum, Netherlands Win

Gael Grimaud Decision (split) M-1 Challenge 14: Japan

Tokyo, Japan Win

Carlos Valeri KO (punches) Almogavers 1

Barcelona, Spain Loss

Erik Oganov Decision M-1 MFC: Battle on the Neva

Saint Petersburg, Russia Win

Ramon Diaz Decision (unanimous) Hummer Man Fight 1

Guadalajara, Spain Win

Lola Bamgbala Submission (kimura) UKMMAC 17: Iron Circle

England Loss

Phillipe Nover Decision (majority) ROC 12 - Tournament of Champions Quarterfinals

Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States Win

Marius Doczi Decision (unanimous) Shooto - Spain

Spain Win

Marcos de Paulo TKO (punches) MMA Vitoria 1

Vitória, Brazil Loss

Oliver Jones Submission (rear-naked choke) Extreme Fighting 1

London, England Draw

Lola Bamgbala Draw UKMMAC 12: Brutal Beatdown

Essex, England Win

Tom Lowman Submission (guillotine choke) UKMMAC 10: Slugfest

Essex, England Loss

Darren Guisha TKO (leg injury) UKMMAC 8: Natural Force

Essex, England Mixed martial arts exhibition record Loss

Julian Erosa Decision (split)

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Win

Jason Gonzalez Decision (unanimous) (airdate)

Win

Vlado Sikic TKO (shoulder injury) (airdate)

Except where otherwise indicated, details provided in the record box are taken from Sherdog.