J.T. Donaldson
UFC DebutNickname“Grandma's Boy”
Record
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Livermore, California
- Born
- United States
- Weight class
- Featherweight
- Height
- 5'8" · 173 cm
Before the UFC
J.T. Donaldson 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
75-36-1
.676 win rate
Winning-record opponents
5 of 8
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
14
8 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 14 bouts · 13 promotions · wins by 2 KO · 4 decBellator · VFS 17 · VFS 14 · BFL 76 · Cagebound Fighting Championship +8
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | Anthony Parham4-2-1 | Draw | — | R3 | 5:00 | VFS 17 | Nov 23, 2024 |
| W | Art Becerra4-6 | KO/TKO | — | R2 | 2:00 | VFS 14 | Feb 24, 2024 |
| L | Josh Kwiatkowski | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | BFL 76 | Mar 30, 2023 |
| W | Ty Costa5-6 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Cagebound Fighting Championship | Aug 22, 2022 |
| L | Laird Anderson | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:44 | Bellator | Apr 15, 2022 |
| W | Syed Ahsan Jafri | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 3:31 | NWFA 1 | Aug 28, 2021 |
| W | Michael Walker | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | JSF 1 | May 29, 2021 |
| L | Juan Cardenas | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 0:43 | URCC | Aug 10, 2019 |
| L | Jamie Siraj14-4 | Submission | Front Choke | R3 | 2:55 | BFL 53 | Jan 13, 2018 |
| L | Matt Wagy15-8 | Decision | Majority | R3 | 0:23 | CFC 4 | Jun 24, 2017 |
| W | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | CFC | Apr 30, 2016 | |
| L | A.J. McKee25-2 | KO/TKO | Knee | R1 | 3:19 | Bellator | Dec 4, 2015 |
| W | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | DH | Aug 22, 2015 | |
| L | Anthony Dariano | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R2 | 1:02 | Arise FC | May 9, 2015 |
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.
Amateur
3-2across 5 amateur bouts · 5 promotionsHoplite Fight Productions · Ring of Fire · WFC 10 · DH · CCT 3
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Alex Valdez | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 3:00 | Hoplite Fight Productions | Oct 25, 2014 |
| W | Anthony Rivera | Submission | Kimura | R1 | 1:53 | Ring of Fire | Aug 23, 2014 |
| W | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 1:01 | WFC 10 | Jun 28, 2014 | |
| L | Steve Lara | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 2:00 | DH | Nov 11, 2012 |
| W | Joe Heaton | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 2:00 | CCT 3 | Jan 8, 2011 |
Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.