Elvin Espinoza
UFC DebutNickname“El Nica”
Record
Streak
L2
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Miami, Florida
- Born
- United States
- Camp
- Kill Cliff FC
- Weight class
- Lightweight
- Height
- 5'9" · 175 cm
Before the UFC
Elvin Espinoza 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
89-48-2
.650 win rate
Winning-record opponents
6 of 10
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
12
10 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 12 bouts · 6 promotions · wins by 4 KO · 4 sub · 2 decPFL · iFF 6 · iFF 3 · CN · XFN 23 +1
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Mads Burnell20-8 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | PFL | Aug 16, 2024 |
| L | Gadzhi Rabadanov27-5-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | PFL | Jun 21, 2024 |
| W | Adam Piccolotti15-6 | KO/TKO | Flying Knee | R3 | 2:23 | PFL | Apr 12, 2024 |
| W | Keoni Diggs | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | PFL | Aug 4, 2023 |
| W | Damir Ferhatbegovic6-3-1 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 1:53 | PFL | Feb 17, 2023 |
| W | Corey Jackson6-3 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | PFL | Aug 5, 2022 |
| W | Hopeton Stewart5-3 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:45 | PFL | Aug 13, 2021 |
| W | Fernando Gamez | KO/TKO | Head Kick | R1 | 0:19 | iFF 6 | Apr 2, 2021 |
| W | Gabriel Mendez3-4 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 3:12 | iFF 3 | Nov 20, 2020 |
| W | Matthew Ferraiolo5-8 | KO/TKO | — | R2 | 3:03 | CN | Dec 7, 2019 |
| W | Ryan Favale0-4 | Submission | Rear Naked Choke | R1 | 0:00 | XFN 23 | Mar 16, 2019 |
| W | Submission | Rear Naked Choke | R1 | 3:38 | XFN 22 | Dec 15, 2018 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.
Amateur
3-1across 4 amateur bouts · 4 promotionsXFN 20 · XFN 14 · XFN 11 · XFN 10
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Tevin Ellis7-5 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 2:59 | XFN 20 | Jun 9, 2018 |
| W | Trey Waters9-2 | Submission | — | R1 | 2:38 | XFN 14 | Apr 22, 2017 |
| W | Submission | — | R1 | 1:42 | XFN 11 | Nov 19, 2016 | |
| L | Tywan Claxton8-3 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 3:00 | XFN 10 | Sep 24, 2016 |
Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.