Gustavo Lopez

Background Lopez was raised in Wapato, Washington, along with two brothers. As a freshman in 2004, Lopez started his wrestling career at Wapato High School after his friends “tricked” him into trying out for the team.

After this, he signed with Combate Americas, where he would mostly fight for the next 4 years. During this run, he fought for the Bantamweight title 3 times, losing the first two times to John Castañeda and José Alday, before winning on the third time in a rematch against José Alday at Combate 33 via TKO in the first round. He then defended the title against Joey Ruquet at Combate 42 on August 23, 2019. He won the fight via KOing Ruquet in a first round.

Ultimate Fighting Championship On June 11, 2020, news broke that Lopez had signed with the UFC and would be replacing Ray Borg on short notice against Merab Dvalishvili on June 13, 2020, at UFC on ESPN: Eye vs. Calvillo. However, Combate Americas' CEO Campbell McLaren claimed they were not given a right to match UFC's offer and Lopez is still under the contract matching period. However, the contract dispute was eventually sorted out and Lopez was allowed to join the UFC. He lost the bout via unanimous decision.

Lopez faced Anthony Birchak, replacing Felipe Colares, on November 7, 2020, at UFC on ESPN: Santos vs. Teixeira. He won the fight via a submission in round one.

Lopez faced Adrian Yañez on March 20, 2021, at UFC on ESPN 21. He lost the fight via knockout in round three.

Lopez faced Alateng Heili on September 18, 2021, at UFC Fight Night 192. The fight ended up with a draw.

After the draw, it was announced that Lopez was no longer on the UFC roster.

Post UFC In his first bout after his UFC release, Lopez faced Filip Macek on December 30, 2022, at Oktagon 38 for the Interim OKMMA Bantamweight Championship, winning the bout and the title via guillotine choke at the end of the first round.

He would face reigning champion Jonas Mågård on April 15, 2023 at Okatgon 41, losing the bout in the second round via TKO stoppage.

He would attempt to rebound against Beno Adamia on October 7, 2023 at Oktagon 47, however he would end up losing the bout via unanimous decision.

Championships and accomplishments Oktagon MMA OKMMA Interim Bantamweight Championship (one time) Combate Americas Combate Americas Bantamweight Championship (one time; former) One successful defense

Mixed martial arts record Loss

Dávid Šajben Decision (unanimous) Real Fight Arena 29

Bratislava, Slovakia Loss

Aboubakar Younousov KO (punches) Ares FC 35

Strasbourg, France Win

Petr Stříž Submission (guillotine choke) Real Fight Arena 23

Ostrava, Czech Republic Win

Šimon Bruknar TKO (punches) Professional Muaythai League 15

Žilina, Slovakia Win

Denis Tripšanský TKO (leg injury) Professional Muaythai League 13

Hlohovec, Slovakia Loss

Beno Adamia Decision (unanimous) Oktagon 47

Bratislava, Slovakia Loss

Jonas Mågård TKO (punches) Oktagon 41

Liberec, Czech Republic Win

Filip Macek Submission (guillotine choke) Oktagon 38

Prague, Czech Republic Draw

Alateng Heili Draw (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Spann

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Loss

Adrian Yañez KO (punch) UFC on ESPN: Brunson vs. Holland

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Win

Anthony Birchak Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC on ESPN: Santos vs. Teixeira

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Loss

Merab Dvalishvili Decision (unanimous) UFC on ESPN: Eye vs. Calvillo

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Win

Joey Ruquet KO (punch) Combate 42

Lake Tahoe, Nevada, United States Win

José Alday TKO (punches) Combate 33

Tucson, Arizona, United States Win

Vicente Marquez Submission (shoulder choke) Combate 29

Fresno, California, United States Loss

José Alday Decision (split) Combate 24

Phoenix, Arizona, United States Loss

Andre Ewell KO (punch) KOTC: Energetic Pursuit

Ontario, California, United States Win

Chris Dempsey Submission (armbar) ExciteFight: Conquest of the Cage

Airway Heights, Washington, Washington Win

Steve Swanson Submission (guillotine choke) Combate Americas 10

Mexico City, Mexico Loss

John Castañeda TKO (punches) Combate Americas 9

Verona, New York, United States Win

Saul Elizondo TKO (punches) Combate 7

Los Angeles, California, United States Win

Joey Ruquet Submission (rear-naked choke) Combate Americas: Road to the Championship 2

Hollywood, California, United States Win

Mauricio Diaz Decision (unanimous) Combate Americas: Road to the Championship 1

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Win

Sean Cantor Submission (rear-naked choke) Bellator 2014 Monster Energy Cup

Whitney, Nevada, United States Win

Dylan Atkinson TKO (punches) CageSport 25

Tacoma, Washington, United States Loss

Kasey White Decision (unanimous) CageSport 24

Tacoma, Washington, United States Win

Jorey Taylor TKO (punches) CageSport 20

Tacoma, Washington, United States