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Upper-body portrait of Lance Palmer, RAF athlete.

United States

Lance Palmer

1

wins

0

draws

3

losses

age

39

hometown

Cleveland, OH

other

Lightweight

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Merab Dvalishvili

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Sebastian Rivera

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match history

Lightweight

RAF10

Palmer vs Pico

score

1

-

12

·

takedowns

0

-

4

Portrait of Lance Palmer, RAF athlete.

loss

Portrait of Aaron Pico, RAF athlete.

Win

Close-up of a man with light blue eyes, short brown hair, neatly trimmed beard and mustache, wearing a black and white tank top, looking straight at the camera.

loss

Close-up portrait of a man with short dark hair, a full beard, and mustache, wearing a red and black sleeveless top, looking straight ahead with a neutral expression.

Win

score

1

-

12

·

takedowns

0

-

4

June 13, 2026

Lightweight

RAF05

Palmer vs Tsarukyan

score

0

-

10

·

takedowns

0

-

2

Portrait of Lance Palmer, RAF athlete.

loss

Portrait of Arman Tsarukyan, RAF athlete.

Win

Close-up of a man with short dark hair and a full beard looking directly at the camera, wearing a multicolored tank top with pink and blue straps.

loss

Palmer vs Tsarukyan

Close-up of a man with dark hair and a full beard wearing a colorful sports singlet against a transparent background.

Win

score

0

-

10

·

takedowns

0

-

2

January 10, 2026

Lightweight

RAF01

PALMER VS GOMEZ

score

0

-

11

·

takedowns

0

-

2

Portrait of Lance Palmer, RAF athlete.

loss

Portrait of Austin Gomez, RAF athlete.

Win

Close-up portrait of a man with blue eyes, short brown hair, and a full beard, wearing a blue tank top.

loss

PALMER VS GOMEZ

Close-up portrait of a young man with short dark hair and a neutral expression, wearing a black tank top.

Win

score

0

-

11

·

takedowns

0

-

2

August 29, 2025

Lightweight

RAF08

Palmer vs Henschel

score

3

-

2

·

takedowns

1

-

1

Portrait of Lance Palmer, RAF athlete.

Win

Portrait of Cayden Henschel, RAF athlete.

loss

Close-up of a man with neatly styled dark hair and a full beard, looking directly at the camera with a neutral expression.

Win

Palmer vs Henschel

Close-up of a young man with light skin, short light brown hair, green eyes, and a neutral facial expression against a transparent background.

loss

score

3

-

2

·

takedowns

1

-

1

April 18, 2026

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