Joe Neal
UFC DebutNickname“Nine Lives”
Record
Streak
L3
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Hayward, California
- Born
- United States
- Camp
- Skrap Pack
- Weight class
- Bantamweight
- Height
- 5'6" · 168 cm
Before the UFC
Joe Neal 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
76-46-1
.623 win rate
Winning-record opponents
5 of 8
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
11
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 11 bouts · 9 promotions · wins by 2 KO · 4 decBellator · Combate Americas · TPF 34 · TPF 31 · TPF 26 +4
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Javier Reyes23-5 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 3:24 | Combate Americas | Dec 13, 2019 |
| L | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | Bellator | Sep 29, 2018 | |
| L | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | TPF 34 | Mar 29, 2018 | |
| W | Alex Rojas | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 0:35 | TPF 31 | May 18, 2017 |
| L | Rolando Velasco13-6-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R5 | 5:00 | TPF 26 | Feb 18, 2016 |
| L | Gabriel Carrasco7-0 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Bellator | Sep 19, 2015 |
| W | Benji Gomez9-18 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | WFC 13 | Feb 28, 2015 |
| W | Paul Ruiz | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Bellator | Sep 19, 2014 |
| W | Khomkrit Niimi | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | WFC 9 | Apr 26, 2014 |
| W | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | WFC 7 | Nov 16, 2013 | |
| W | Andrew Hansen0-2 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 3:46 | DH | Aug 24, 2013 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.
Amateur
1-0across 1 amateur bout · 1 promotionRocktagon MMA
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Jose Perez | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 1:21 | Rocktagon MMA | Feb 19, 2012 |
Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.