Blas Avena
UFC Debut
Record
Streak
L1
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Las Vegas
- Born
- United States
- Weight class
- Welterweight
- Height
- 6'0" · 183 cm
Before the UFC
Blas Avena 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.
UFC debut
Aug 20, 2026
Pre-UFC opposition
StrongOpponents' combined record
217-136-2
.615 win rate
Winning-record opponents
11 of 15
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
16
15 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 16 bouts · 6 promotions · wins by 2 KO · 6 subWEC · UCE · Bellator · SCC · MMA Xplosion +1
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | War Machine14-5 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 3:55 | Bellator | Jun 19, 2013 |
| W | Lenny Lovato8-4 | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 1:40 | Bellator | Feb 28, 2013 |
| L | Brock Jardine12-6 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 2:31 | Showdown Fights 7 | May 4, 2012 |
| NC | No Contest | — | R2 | 3:42 | SCC | Nov 4, 2011 | |
| L | Josh Neer36-16-1 | KO/TKO | Punches and Elbows | R1 | 2:54 | SCC | Aug 20, 2011 |
| W | Kenny Marzola | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 1:34 | MMA Xplosion | Feb 20, 2010 |
| L | David Hulett22-11 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 3:08 | MMA Xplosion | Oct 10, 2009 |
| L | Jesse Lennox14-4 | KO/TKO | Knee and Punches | R2 | 0:41 | WEC | Jan 25, 2009 |
| W | Dave Terrel7-9 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:07 | WEC | Aug 3, 2008 |
| L | Hiromitsu Miura13-8 | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 2:35 | WEC | Mar 26, 2008 |
| W | Joe Benoit11-4 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 0:29 | WEC | Sep 5, 2007 |
| W | Tiki Ghosn10-7-1 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 1:01 | WEC | Aug 5, 2007 |
| L | Logan Clark18-6 | KO/TKO | Elbows | R3 | 4:23 | WEC | Jan 20, 2007 |
| W | Brandon Melendez25-25 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R2 | — | UCE | Aug 27, 2005 |
| W | Jake Paul20-15 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 2:59 | UCE | Apr 23, 2005 |
| W | Benjamin Garcia0-4 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | — | UCE | Jan 22, 2005 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.
Amateur
1-0across 1 amateur bout · 1 promotionRise FC 1
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Frank Carotenuto | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 1:02 | Rise FC 1 | Jul 8, 2006 |
Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.