Carlos Canada
UFC DebutNickname“Messi”
Record
Streak
L3
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Mexico City
- Born
- Mexico
- Weight class
- Featherweight
- Height
- 5'9" · 175 cm
Before the UFC
Carlos Canada 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
258-160-3
.617 win rate
Winning-record opponents
13 of 20
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
28
20 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 28 bouts · 26 promotions · wins by 4 KO · 5 sub · 3 decJFL · Panama Fight League · JFL 52 · JFL 48 · MMA Mexico 8 +21
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Luis Cruz Campillo | KO/TKO | Knee Injury | R1 | 4:53 | JFL 52 | May 17, 2025 |
| L | Alejandro Gavidia | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 3:48 | JFL 48 | Aug 31, 2024 |
| L | Mandel Nallo14-4 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 1:40 | MMA Mexico 8 | Jul 29, 2023 |
| W | Abraham Canavati | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 4:05 | Naciones MMA 15 | Jun 30, 2023 |
| W | Alexander Barahona13-13 | Decision | — | R3 | 5:00 | JFL 35 | Nov 19, 2022 |
| L | Walter Zamora14-7 | Submission | Arm-Triangle Choke | R1 | 4:19 | BSC 10 | Sep 9, 2022 |
| L | Manuel Torres17-3 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 0:25 | UWC Mexico 27 | Jun 11, 2021 |
| L | Jose Luis Verdugo19-10 | KO/TKO | Head Kick and Punches | R2 | 3:53 | UWC Mexico 24 | Nov 13, 2020 |
| L | Masio Fullen15-11 | KO/TKO | Elbows and Punches | R1 | 2:22 | LUX 008 | Feb 14, 2020 |
| W | Yair Jasso | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 3:56 | JFL | Sep 28, 2019 |
| L | Daniel Vega13-10-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | BDMMA 4 | Dec 1, 2018 |
| W | KO/TKO | Retirement | R2 | 0:00 | RFL | Aug 17, 2018 | |
| W | Alberto Sanchez | KO/TKO | — | R3 | 0:48 | JFL | Mar 17, 2018 |
| W | Alexander Barahona13-13 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | XFL 36 | Dec 9, 2017 |
| W | Fernando Arevalo6-12 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 1:50 | JFL 17 | Aug 23, 2017 |
| L | Luis Ceron12-15 | KO/TKO | Doctor Stoppage | R2 | 1:26 | XMA | Jun 17, 2017 |
| L | Diego Lopes27-8 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 3:37 | JFL 15 | Mar 18, 2017 |
| L | Antonio Suarez16-9 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 1:50 | XK 29 | Mar 14, 2015 |
| W | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | — | XK 25 | Aug 30, 2014 | |
| L | Antonio Suarez16-9 | KO/TKO | Punches and Elbows | R1 | 4:14 | XK 23 | May 31, 2014 |
| W | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | XK 22 | Mar 1, 2014 | |
| W | Ivan Rodriguez | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | — | UFL | Jul 27, 2013 |
| L | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | Duelo De Giagantes | Jun 2, 2013 | |
| L | Leonardo Rodriguez13-3-1 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 3:30 | UMC | Jan 29, 2013 |
| W | Manuel Chacon | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 4:17 | Panama Fight League | Oct 19, 2012 |
| L | Marco Beltran19-11 | Submission | Armbar | R3 | 2:35 | KMF | Mar 12, 2012 |
| W | Wady Salgado | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 3:40 | Panama Fight League | Sep 30, 2011 |
| L | Leonardo Rodriguez13-3-1 | Submission | Triangle Choke | R1 | 2:33 | XK | Aug 18, 2011 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) and Dana White’s Contender Series — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.