Alden Coria Record: 13-3-0

Breakthrough and UFC arrival

Coria's momentum hit a snag in January 2025, when his Fury FC 100 meeting with Paris Moran was ruled a No Contest after being overturned. He rebounded immediately, and the call he had worked years for finally came on short notice: famously sleeping in his truck outside the gym, Coria stepped in at Noche UFC in San Antonio and made the most of it. On September 13, 2025, he stopped the experienced Alessandro Costa by third-round TKO, a statement debut against a 14-4 opponent that announced him as more than a fill-in.

Establishing himself

Coria backed up the debut in his first scheduled UFC appearance, returning to Houston for UFC Fight Night on February 21, 2026, and outworking Luis Gurule over three rounds for a unanimous decision. The win pushed his record to 12-3 and gave him consecutive victories inside the promotion, validating the short-notice splash and positioning him as a bantamweight prospect to track.

Fighting style

Coria is a finisher first, with a 75% finish rate across his career and a balanced toolkit: five of his wins have come by knockout and four by submission, with three going to decision. That two-way threat – heavy hands that produced TKO stoppages of Costa, Ocon, and La Farge, paired with a chaining submission game that includes a Von Flue choke, rear-naked choke, guillotine, and arm-triangle – makes him difficult to prepare for. His decision win over Gurule also showed he can manage a fight over 15 minutes when the finish doesn't come, a sign of the maturity that years on the regional grind instilled.

Career highlights

• Statement UFC debut — stopped Alessandro Costa by third-round TKO on short notice at Noche UFC, turning a life-changing call into an emphatic first impression.
• Back-to-back UFC wins — followed the debut with a unanimous-decision victory over Luis Gurule in his home city of Houston to open 2026 at 2-0 in the promotion.
• Proven finisher — built a 12-3 record with a 75% finish rate, splitting his finishes evenly between knockouts and submissions during a long regional run with Fury FC and LFA.