Bruce Whitehead
“The Goose”
Record 8-2United StatesW4R Training Center
Next fight
vs. Jacobe Smith — UFC 332, October 3, 2026
The style
First-Round Finisher
Fast starts · Regional standout · UFC debut
GrapplingStriking
Bruce 'The Goose' Whitehead is an 8-2 welterweight out of Conroe, Texas, who spent nearly four years fighting exclusively in the Fury FC regional promotion out of Houston, piling up first-round finishes along the way, including a June 2025 setback to Victor Valenzuela sandwiched between stoppage wins. A firefighter outside the cage, he takes his UFC debut on short notice, just 13 days after knocking out Ali Abouzalam in a Fury FC main event, against unbeaten prospect Jacobe Smith.
Tale of the tape
| Record | 8-2 |
| Age | — |
| Height | 5'11" |
| Reach | — |
| Stance | — |
| Country | United States |
| Team | W4R Training Center |
The numbers
Career UFC averages.
| Sig. strikes landed / min | — |
| Striking accuracy | — |
| Sig. strikes absorbed / min | — |
| Striking defense | — |
| Takedowns / 15 min | — |
| Takedown accuracy | — |
| Takedown defense | — |
| Submission attempts / 15 min | — |
How they win
2 KO/TKO3 SUB3 DEC
How they lose
1 KO/TKO1 SUB0 DEC