Early career Proctor held an amateur record of 5-1 before starting his
professional career in August 2008, winning his first fight by decision. Over the next three years he amassed a record of 7-1.
The Ultimate Fighter Proctor was one of 32 Lightweight fighters announced by the
UFC to participate in first live season of
The Ultimate Fighter reality show. Proctor won his way into the house when he defeated
Jordan Rinaldi by a guillotine choke submission in the first round. With that victory, he was chosen as the fourth pick by Team Faber. Proctor won his next match against Team Cruz's seventh pick, Chris Tickle. He defeated Tickle with a rear-naked choke submission near the end of the first round, gaining entry into the quarter-finals. For his quarter-final fight, Proctor was matched up with striking specialist
James Vick. Proctor was unable to take Vick down in the fight and was outmatched on the feet. Proctor lost the fight by unanimous decision after the second round, thus eliminating him from the competition.
Ultimate Fighting Championship Proctor made his UFC debut against fellow cast member
Jeremy Larsen on June 1, 2012, at
The Ultimate Fighter 15 Finale. He lost the fight via unanimous decision. Proctor was expected to face
Al Iaquinta on April 27, 2013, at
UFC 159. However, the bout was scrapped as both fighters sustained training injuries leading up to the fight. Proctor faced
Cristiano Marcello on February 15, 2014, at
UFC Fight Night 36. He won the fight via unanimous decision. Proctor faced
Justin Salas on July 16, 2014, at
UFC Fight Night 45. Proctor won the bout via second-round TKO. Proctor faced
Yancy Medeiros on December 12, 2014, at
The Ultimate Fighter 20 Finale. He lost the fight via submission in the first round after being dropped with a spinning back kick to the body. Proctor faced
Justin Edwards on June 6, 2015, at
UFC Fight Night 68. He won the back-and-forth fight via submission with just seconds remaining in the final round, resulting in the latest submission win in the UFC Lightweight division. Proctor faced
Magomed Mustafaev on December 12, 2015, at
UFC 194. He lost the fight via TKO in the first round. Proctor was expected to face
Erik Koch on May 29, 2016, at
UFC Fight Night 88. However, Proctor pulled out of the fight on April 21 citing injury and was replaced by
Shane Campbell. Proctor faced
Bryan Barberena on April 22, 2017, at
UFC Fight Night 108. He lost the fight via TKO in the first round and was subsequently released from the promotion. ==Championships and accomplishments==