David Onama

UgandaAge, record and fight history

David Onama is a UFC fighter from Uganda who has fought at Featherweight since 2022.

Updated Oct 27, 2026, 11:48 AM ET

Pro record14-3-0W-L-D UFC record6-39 UFC fights UFC wins by2-1-3KO - SUB - DEC DivisionFeatherweight145 lb StreakL1last 5: 4-1

About David Onama

Born on June 7, 1994, in Kyangwali, Uganda, David Onama fights out of Kansas City, Missouri, United States, and works from the orthodox stance. His professional career began in 2019, and he fought at Lightweight in the UFC in 2021 and 2024. In his first UFC fight, Onama lost to Mason Jones by unanimous decision at UFC Fight Night: Costa vs. Vettori on Oct 23, 2021.

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Agatha Research DeskUpdated Oct 27, 2026

Fight history9

Every UFC fight in our records, newest first.

Date	Event	Opponent	Result	Method	Rd	Time
Nov 1, 2025	UFC Fight Night: Garcia vs. Onama	Steve Garcia	L	KO/TKO	1	3:34
Apr 26, 2025	UFC Fight Night: Machado Garry vs. Prates	Giga Chikadze	W	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00
Nov 16, 2024	UFC 309: Jones vs. Miocic	Roberto Romero	W	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00
Apr 27, 2024	UFC Fight Night: Nicolau vs. Perez	Jonathan Pearce	W	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00
Jun 24, 2023	UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Topuria	Gabriel Santos	W	KO/TKO	2	4:13
Aug 13, 2022	UFC Fight Night: Vera vs. Cruz	Nate Landwehr	L	Decision (majority)	3	5:00
Jul 9, 2022	UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Fiziev	Garrett Armfield	W	Submission	2	3:13
Feb 19, 2022	UFC Fight Night: Walker vs. Hill	Gabriel Benitez	W	KO/TKO	1	4:24
Oct 23, 2021	UFC Fight Night: Costa vs. Vettori	Mason Jones	L	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00

How he is doing nowLast fight Nov 1

UFC record6-39 fights since 2021

Since moving up5-2at featherweight, since 2022

Last fightNov 1lost to Steve Garcia

Last 54-1LWWWWNewest first. Lost his last fight.

CareerPro since 2019

7years2019 to 2025

2021UFC debutLost to Mason Jones
2022FeatherweightMoved up a division
Nov 1, 2025Latest fightLost to Steve Garcia

How his UFC fights ended

6 wins

KO/TKO 2Submission 1Decision 3

3 losses

KO/TKO 1Decision 2

Divisions

Featherweight: 5-22022 to 2025, 7 UFC fights
Lightweight: 1-12021 to 2024, 2 UFC fights

First UFC fight

Oct 23, 2021: lost to Mason Jones by unanimous decisionFight Night: Costa vs. Vettori, round 3, 5:00

Latest fight

Nov 1, 2025: lost to Steve Garcia by KO/TKOFight Night: Garcia vs. Onama, round 1, 3:34

Sources and updates

Fights, records and schedules come from Agatha's own records: ESPN's fighter records and results, and the UFC fight history in our data.

The professional record counts the UFC fight history in our data and ESPN's results after it: ESPN's own record has not caught up with them yet.

Updated Oct 27, 2026, 11:48 AM ET. Results and form refresh after every fight; biography facts are checked weekly.