Joe Merit
UFC Debut
Record
Streak
L1
- Fighting out of
- Atlanta, Georgia
- Born
- United States
- Camp
- Team Eagle
- Weight class
- Middleweight
Before the UFC
Joe Merit 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
ModerateOpponents' combined record
307-252-16
.549 win rate
Winning-record opponents
8 of 16
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
23
16 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 23 bouts · 17 promotions · wins by 7 KO · 3 subWVF · WBFN · KOTC · ISCF · RnB 1 +12
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Andrew Montanez9-12-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R3 | 3:03 | WBFN | Apr 17, 2010 |
| W | Massimo Capussela | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 3:29 | WBFN | Oct 30, 2009 |
| L | Tim Gehrsitz2-2 | DQ | — | R2 | 1:16 | FT 5 | Nov 4, 2005 |
| W | John Tarrh | Submission | Injury | R1 | 1:14 | FT 4 | Sep 9, 2005 |
| L | Joey Villasenor29-10 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 4:06 | KOTC | Jun 14, 2003 |
| W | David Davis4-17 | KO/TKO | Shoulder Injury | R1 | — | CC 1 | Oct 26, 2002 |
| L | Buck Greer8-2 | KO/TKO | Submission to Punches | R1 | — | AC 1 | Sep 6, 2002 |
| W | Shannon Ritch58-88 | KO/TKO | Knee | R1 | 1:46 | KOTC | Jun 19, 2002 |
| L | Rodrigo Ruas4-5-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | UW | Dec 8, 2001 |
| NC | Harvey Sutton | No Contest | — | R0 | 0:00 | ISCF | Mar 10, 2001 |
| W | Houston Grant | KO/TKO | — | R1 | 0:43 | ISCF | Feb 24, 2001 |
| L | Shonie Carter52-32-7 | Decision | Unanimous | R1 | 18:00 | RSF 1 | Oct 6, 2000 |
| L | Adrian Serrano56-29-4 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 4:16 | HOOKnSHOOT | Aug 19, 2000 |
| L | Aaron Riley30-14-1 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 2:24 | LI | Sep 1, 1999 |
| L | Brady Rousset3-0 | Submission | Forearm Choke | R1 | 6:42 | BRI 4 | Aug 14, 1999 |
| L | Samuel Gaskins | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 2:48 | WVF | Mar 20, 1999 |
| W | Cliff Fordham | Submission | Rear Naked Choke | R1 | 1:43 | WVF | Mar 20, 1999 |
| NC | Craig Hragyil0-0 | No Contest | — | R0 | — | NYEK | Dec 31, 1998 |
| W | James Chapelow | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R2 | 5:38 | WVF | Oct 28, 1998 |
| W | Clayton Miller39-27-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:49 | IFC 8 | Jun 20, 1998 |
| D | Mark Toler2-3-1 | Draw | — | R0 | 0:00 | RnB 3 | Apr 26, 1998 |
| W | Chris Seifert11-8 | KO/TKO | — | R0 | 0:00 | RnB 1 | Nov 22, 1997 |
| W | KO/TKO | — | R0 | 0:00 | RnB 1 | Nov 22, 1997 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.