Billy Ray Valdez
UFC Debut
Record
Streak
L2
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Albuquerque, New Mexico
- Born
- United States
- Camp
- Fit NHB
- Weight class
- Heavyweight
- Height
- 6'1" · 185 cm
Before the UFC
Billy Ray Valdez makes their UFC debut
Our striking, grappling, and schedule metrics are measured from UFC fights, so they come online after this bout. Here is the career they bring in — and how live the opposition has been.
Pre-UFC opposition
StrongOpponents' combined record
29-13
.690 win rate
Winning-record opponents
5 of 5
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
7
5 opponents with records on file
A descriptive read of the non-UFC slate from opponents’ full career pro records — not a UFC-grade Schedule Score.
UFC fight history
No UFC bouts on record yet.
Outside the UFC
across 7 bouts · 4 promotions · wins by 2 KO · 1 sub · 1 decLFA · CFFC 156 · FW · CFFC 116
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Matt Gawlik | KO/TKO | Knee and Punches | R1 | 3:37 | CFFC 156 | Jun 26, 2026 |
| L | Alvin Hines7-2 | KO/TKO | Head Kick | R3 | 2:09 | LFA | Apr 11, 2025 |
| W | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | LFA | Jan 10, 2025 | |
| W | Dwight Maters3-2 | KO/TKO | Strikes | R2 | 3:01 | FW | Aug 24, 2024 |
| L | KO/TKO | Doctor Stoppage | R1 | 4:48 | LFA | Jan 12, 2024 | |
| W | Lorenzo Figueroa | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:33 | LFA | Aug 18, 2023 |
| W | Ian Allston4-2 | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 2:45 | CFFC 116 | Dec 16, 2022 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.
Amateur
3-2across 5 amateur bouts · 4 promotionsKOTC · FW · CCC 7 · JMMAS
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Erik Jimenez | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 1:02 | FW | May 21, 2022 |
| W | Tyrique Ransom | KO/TKO | — | R2 | 2:30 | KOTC | Oct 9, 2021 |
| L | Ricky Belmontez | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:22 | CCC 7 | Jul 24, 2021 |
| L | Mario Moore2-3 | Decision | Split | R3 | 3:00 | JMMAS | Jun 8, 2019 |
| W | Kristopher Christian | KO/TKO | Submission to Strikes | R2 | 1:13 | KOTC | Dec 2, 2018 |
Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.