Early career Tuck made his professional debut in 2007, earning his first win over Joe Nauta via
rear-naked choke early in the first round. His second fight was against John Salas, winning via
TKO (doctor stoppage). On November 17, 2007, Tuck made his debut in Pacific Xtreme Combat against Giovanni Sablan. He shows his
grappling skills by defeating Sablan via
rear-naked choke. After a year layoff he returned to fighting. He defeated Thomas Calvo via Rear-Naked-Choke in the first round. On November 21, 2009, he made his debut in Gorilla Warfare, in a Superfight against his toughest opponent yet,
URCC Welterweight Champion, Martial Combat Champion,
ONE FC Lightweight Champion
Eduard Folayang. He defeated Folayang via
KO in just eight seconds.
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu career Tuck competed in the
World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Cup. He won the gold medal in the finals against Mohammed Naser in the Open Light division. Despite having a knee injury, Tuck competed in the -78 kg division placing second, which secured him the silver medal.
Comeback in MMA After competing in Brazilian jiu-jitsu tournaments all over the world, Tuck finally returned to MMA, defeating former
Strikeforce fighter Tristan Arenal. Tuck got hit with some solid punches, stayed calm and composed. Tuck got a
takedown, then knocked Arenal unconscious with
ground and pound punches.
The Ultimate Fighter In February 2012, Tuck was announced as a cast member of
The Ultimate Fighter 15. In his first fight, Tuck lost via unanimous decision to eventual finalist
Al Iaquinta in the elimination round to get into the house. Tuck dislocated a toe during the fight.
Ultimate Fighting Championship Tuck made his official promotional when he faced
Zhang Tiequan on November 10, 2012, at
UFC on Fuel TV 6. Tuck won the fight via unanimous decision. Tuck was expected to face
Norman Parke on April 20, 2013, at
UFC on Fox 7. However, the bout was scrapped during the week leading up to the event as Tuck was forced out of the bout with an injury. The rescheduled bout with Parke eventually took place on October 26, 2013, at
UFC Fight Night 30. Tuck lost the fight via unanimous decision. Tuck was expected to face
Yosdenis Cedeno on June 7, 2014, at
UFC Fight Night 42. However, Cedeno pulled out of the bout in early May citing an injury and was replaced by promotional newcomer
Jake Lindsey. He won the fight via submission in the third round due to heel strikes to the body. Tuck faced
Kevin Lee on September 27, 2014, at
UFC 178. He lost the fight via unanimous decision. Tuck faced
Tae Hyun Bang on May 16, 2015, at
UFC Fight Night 66. Tuck won the fight via submission in the first round, which also produced a
Performance of the Night bonus. Tuck was expected to face
Nick Hein on May 8, 2016, at
UFC Fight Night 87. However, just days before the event, Hein pulled out citing injury. He was replaced by promotional newcomer
Josh Emmett. Tuck lost the back and forth fight via split decision. Tuck was scheduled to face
Mehdi Baghdad on October 15, 2016, at
UFC Fight Night 97. However, Baghdad pulled out of the fight in mid-September citing injury and was replaced by promotional newcomer
Alex Volkanovski. In turn, the promotion announced on October 6 that they had cancelled the event entirely. Tuck was quickly rescheduled to face
Damien Brown on November 27, 2016, at
UFC Fight Night 101. He lost the fight by controversial split decision. Tuck faced
Takanori Gomi on June 17, 2017, at
UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Correia. He won the fight by submission (rear-naked choke) in the first round. Tuck faced
Drew Dober on August 25, 2018, at
UFC Fight Night 135. He lost the fight by unanimous decision and was subsequently released from the promotion.
Bellator On September 4, 2019, news surfaced that Tuck will be replacing injured Paul Redmond on short notice against
Brandon Girtz at
Bellator Dublin on September 27, 2019. Eventually only a week before the fight, Girtz withdrew from the bout due to an injury leading to Tuck being removed from the card as well. ==Championships and accomplishments==