Joe Cason
UFC Debut
Record
Streak
W1
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Des Moines
- Born
- United States
- Weight class
- Light Heavyweight
- Height
- 6'3" · 191 cm
Before the UFC
Joe Cason 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
81-107-1
.431 win rate
Winning-record opponents
2 of 7
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
10
7 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 10 bouts · 7 promotions · wins by 7 KO · 2 subIC · MCC 52 · Strikeforce · NAFC · Iowa Challenge 56 +2
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Robert Morrow24-22-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:30 | MCC 52 | Mar 7, 2014 |
| L | Ovince St. Preux27-18 | KO/TKO | Submission to Punches | R1 | 1:12 | Strikeforce | Jul 22, 2011 |
| W | Sean Salmon18-21 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:14 | NAFC | May 6, 2011 |
| W | Jesse Nunez3-7 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:15 | IC | Jan 22, 2011 |
| W | Submission | Choke | R1 | 2:24 | IC | Oct 23, 2010 | |
| W | Jake Meyer | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:56 | IC | Aug 14, 2010 |
| W | Alex Rozman5-20 | Submission | Punches | R1 | 1:27 | IC | Jun 12, 2010 |
| W | Ryan Fournier | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:51 | Iowa Challenge 56 | Mar 13, 2010 |
| W | Clint Gordon | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:29 | Iowa Challenge 54 | Nov 7, 2009 |
| W | Bryant Reynolds0-3 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:28 | Iowa Challenge 53 | Aug 15, 2009 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.
Amateur
2-0across 2 amateur bouts · 2 promotionsIowa Challenge 55 · EC 135
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:00 | Iowa Challenge 55 | Jan 9, 2010 | |
| W | Submission | Punches | R1 | 0:56 | EC 135 | Sep 12, 2009 |
Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.