Dwight Joseph
UFC Debut
Record
Streak
L1
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Monrovia
- Born
- Liberia
- Camp
- Team Alpha Male
- Weight class
- Bantamweight
- Height
- 5'7" · 170 cm
Before the UFC
Dwight Joseph 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
DevelopmentalOpponents' combined record
159-197-2
.447 win rate
Winning-record opponents
7 of 18
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
18
all opponents have 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.
Dana White's Contender Series
across 1 bout · wins by 1 dec
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Jay Perrin15-8 | Decision | 29–28, 29–28, 29–28 | R3 | 5:00 | Dana White's Contender Series |
Dana White’s Contender Series — a UFC-adjacent proving ground, shown as its own tier. Excluded from Schedule Score and UFC-scoped metrics.
Outside the UFC
across 18 bouts · 17 promotions · wins by 5 KO · 3 sub · 6 decPFL · Urijah Faber's A1 Combat 24 · Urijah Faber A1 Combat 15 · Caged Aggression 35 · MCF 22 +12
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Wasi Adeshina10-4 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | PFL | Oct 18, 2025 |
| W | Wilker Nsamo7-1 | KO/TKO | Flying Knee | R2 | 4:57 | PFL | Aug 9, 2025 |
| W | Kale Moniz7-3 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Urijah Faber's A1 Combat 24 | Sep 6, 2024 |
| W | Cristhian Rivas15-4-1 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | Urijah Faber A1 Combat 15 | Nov 18, 2023 |
| L | Eric Shelton21-9 | Decision | Unanimous | R5 | 5:00 | Caged Aggression 35 | Mar 25, 2023 |
| W | Taylor Moore15-9 | Decision | Unanimous | R5 | 5:00 | MCF 22 | Mar 19, 2022 |
| W | Will Shutt23-30-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 1:53 | DCS 64 | Nov 21, 2020 |
| W | Baron Muller3-18 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 3:39 | MCF 17 | Mar 23, 2019 |
| W | Earnest Walls2-21 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 2:08 | DCS 49 | Jan 5, 2019 |
| NC | William Joplin18-15 | No Contest | Fight Ended Early Due to Lightning | R2 | 3:12 | DCS 44 | Jul 27, 2018 |
| W | Adem Mujakic12-18 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 3:05 | DCS 42 | May 25, 2018 |
| W | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | LFA | Oct 20, 2017 | |
| W | Baron Muller3-18 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:05 | DCS 35 | Aug 12, 2017 |
| W | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Victory Fighting Championship | Jun 3, 2017 | |
| L | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | DCS 23 | Jan 8, 2016 | |
| W | Fard Muhammad6-14 | KO/TKO | Punches | R3 | 2:32 | IFC | Sep 26, 2015 |
| W | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 0:58 | DCS 16 | Apr 24, 2015 | |
| W | Tony Ortega5-5 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | VFC | Dec 13, 2014 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.
Amateur
7-0across 7 amateur bouts · 5 promotionsVFC · DCS 2 · Disorderly Conduct 18 · Disorderly Conduct 9 · Disorderly Conduct 7
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Chuka Willis17-7 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 3:00 | VFC | Dec 14, 2013 |
| W | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R3 | 2:22 | DCS 2 | Aug 24, 2013 | |
| W | Tony Ortega5-5 | KO/TKO | Retirement | R2 | 3:00 | Disorderly Conduct 18 | Apr 12, 2013 |
| W | James Reed1-5 | Submission | Arm-Triangle Choke | R1 | 2:03 | VFC | Mar 30, 2013 |
| W | Tyler Bell2-2 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 1:50 | VFC | Dec 15, 2012 |
| W | Matt Zuroski3-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 3:00 | Disorderly Conduct 9 | Jun 30, 2012 |
| W | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 3:00 | Disorderly Conduct 7 | Apr 28, 2012 |
Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.