Joe Hurley
UFC Debut
Record
Streak
W1
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Walnut Creek
- Born
- United States
- Camp
- Lion's Den
- Weight class
- Lightweight
- Height
- 5'8" · 173 cm
Before the UFC
Joe Hurley 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
StrongOpponents' combined record
200-137-3
.593 win rate
Winning-record opponents
10 of 14
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
17
14 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 17 bouts · 12 promotions · wins by 3 KO · 6 sub · 3 decKOTC · WEC · IFC WC 5 · WPC · CCFC +7
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | CJ Thompson1-4 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 1:32 | CCFC | Nov 4, 2006 |
| L | Nate Diaz21-14 | Submission | Triangle Choke | R2 | 2:03 | WEC | Jun 15, 2006 |
| L | Alejandro Garcia14-10 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | TC 8 | Apr 2, 2005 |
| L | Nick Diaz26-10 | Submission | Kimura | R1 | 1:55 | WEC | Mar 27, 2003 |
| L | Vitor Ribeiro20-5 | Submission | Arm-Triangle Choke | R2 | 1:19 | WFA 2 | Jul 5, 2002 |
| W | Rousko Rousko | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 2:16 | GC 9 | Feb 10, 2002 |
| W | Peter Kaljevic1-10 | Submission | Choke | R1 | 2:41 | WMMAA 1 | Aug 10, 2001 |
| L | Gil Castillo8-5 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | KOTC | Apr 29, 2001 |
| W | Charlie Kohler | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | KOTC | Feb 24, 2001 |
| W | Chris Brennan21-14-1 | KO/TKO | Elbows | R1 | 4:22 | KOTC | Sep 16, 2000 |
| W | Scott Bills7-9-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 8:00 | IFC WC 9 | Jul 18, 2000 |
| W | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 7:47 | IFC WC 7 | May 3, 2000 | |
| W | Matt Omeara | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 0:06 | IFC WC 6 | Mar 25, 2000 |
| W | Cruz Gomez14-10 | Submission | — | R0 | — | IFC WC 5 | Sep 18, 1999 |
| W | Nick Ertl8-6 | KO/TKO | Punches | R0 | — | IFC WC 5 | Sep 18, 1999 |
| W | Yves Edwards42-22-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R1 | 15:00 | WPC | Jan 16, 1998 |
| W | Ashe Bowman9-11 | Submission | Heel Hook | R1 | 1:21 | WPC | Oct 26, 1997 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.