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Joe Pearson

UFC DebutNickname“The Triangular Strangler”
Record
45-31-1
Streak
L8
Age
48
Date of birth
Mar 28, 1978
Fighting out of
Davenport, Iowa
Born
United States
Weight class
Featherweight
Height
5'10" · 178 cm
Before the UFC

Joe Pearson 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
Moderate
Opponents' combined record
790-595-16
.570 win rate
Winning-record opponents
30 of 49
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
77
49 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

45-31-1across 77 bouts · 60 promotions · wins by 8 KO · 37 subEC · VFC · GFS · KOTC · Blueblood MMA +55
ResOpponentOutcomeFinishRdTimePromotionDate
L
Ken Porter11-6
KO/TKOHead KickR10:25
GFS
Mar 3, 2017
L
Nate Williams33-24
SubmissionGuillotine ChokeR21:31
GFS
Dec 10, 2016
L
Josh Smith12-12
KO/TKOSubmission to PunchesR11:20
EC
May 7, 2016
L
Tateki Matsuda15-11
KO/TKOPunchesR14:49
LFC 51
Feb 5, 2016
L
David Sachs
KO/TKOSubmission to PunchesR13:53
XFO 57
Nov 21, 2015
L
Ben Pierre-Saint12-8
SubmissionStrikesR24:15
Inner Strength MMA 2
Oct 17, 2015
L
John Castaneda21-8-1
KO/TKOPunchesR12:47
KOTC
Aug 22, 2015
L
Patrick Magdaleno7-0
KO/TKOSubmission to PunchesR12:16
KOTC
May 16, 2015
W
Adam Schumacher7-11
SubmissionRear-Naked ChokeR13:12
Caged Aggression 15
Mar 28, 2015
L
Brandon Pfannenstiel
KO/TKORetirementR25:00
VFC
Dec 13, 2014
L
Erik Vo15-35
KO/TKOSubmission to PunchesR14:10
Caged Aggression 14
Oct 10, 2014
L
Joe Wilk19-13
SubmissionArmbarR11:50
VFC
Jul 12, 2014
W
Nic Cox2-13
SubmissionTriangle ChokeR11:59
EC
May 19, 2014
L
Brady Harrison12-12
KO/TKOPunchesR1—
Xplode Fight Series
Feb 8, 2014
L
Mirsad Bektic13-4
KO/TKOPunchesR11:32
VFC
Dec 14, 2013
L
Masanori Kanehara29-14-5
KO/TKOPunchR10:21
Pancrase
Sep 29, 2013
W
Steve Smith6-10
SubmissionRear-Naked ChokeR24:03
EC
May 3, 2013
W
Michael Glenn3-4
SubmissionTriangle ChokeR11:08
EC
Jan 25, 2013
W
Julian Nava
KO/TKOSubmission to PunchesR11:37
EC
Nov 19, 2011
W
Mike Lindquist8-33
SubmissionTriangle ChokeR11:22
EC
Aug 26, 2011
W
John DeVall15-9
SubmissionArmbarR11:22
EC
Apr 30, 2011
W
Levi Martin
Submission—R10:45
Blueblood MMA
Mar 26, 2011
W
Jeremy Marts
SubmissionTriangle ChokeR11:42
EC
Jan 29, 2011
L
Daniel Straus26-10
KO/TKOSubmission to PunchesR24:04
XFO 36
Aug 14, 2010
L
Danny Sykora
SubmissionGuillotine ChokeR11:11
PC MMA
Jun 5, 2010
L
Chico Camus19-8
KO/TKOPunchesR23:57
NAFC
Apr 3, 2010
W
James McNamera
SubmissionTriangle ChokeR12:38
EC
Nov 21, 2009
W
Adam Schumacher7-11
SubmissionTriangle ChokeR11:37
PC MMA
Nov 14, 2009
L
Paul Bird13-8
KO/TKOPunchesR14:37
EC 135
Sep 12, 2009
W
Julian Nava
KO/TKOPunchR10:06
MFC 9
Aug 22, 2009
W
Jutarious Collette
SubmissionTriangle ChokeR10:52
Iowa Challenge 52
Jul 18, 2009
W
Josh Rabedeaux
SubmissionTriangle ChokeR10:31
Blueblood MMA
Jun 27, 2009
W
Jamie Stearns
SubmissionTriangle ChokeR10:35
MFC 6
May 22, 2009
L
Raphael Assuncao28-10
KO/TKOPunchesR10:12
IHC 12
Nov 8, 2008
L
Sean Wilson38-32-1
SubmissionGuillotine ChokeR11:06
EC 109
Oct 18, 2008
L
Bill Kamery14-8
KO/TKOPunchesR10:36
Mainstream MMA 10
Sep 13, 2008
W
Simoin Babock
SubmissionTriangle ChokeR11:23
IC 48
Jul 12, 2008
W
Timmy Morrisey
KO/TKOKneeR10:09
EC 100
Jun 28, 2008
W
John Hosman18-8-1
SubmissionTriangle ChokeR11:42
AMMA 1
Jun 14, 2008
W
James Firth
SubmissionTriangle ChokeR11:20
EC 96
May 10, 2008
L
Erik Koch16-6
SubmissionTriangle ChokeR13:00
Mainstream MMA 9
Apr 5, 2008
W
Bruce Lee Miller
KO/TKO—R12:00
AFA
Mar 23, 2008
W
Glen Hanson
SubmissionTriangle ChokeR10:58
CFC 10
Mar 22, 2008
W
Andrew Hoogeboom1-13
SubmissionTriangle ChokeR10:57
EC
Mar 15, 2008
W
Chuck Burch
SubmissionTriangle ChokeR11:25
IC 46
Jan 12, 2008
W
Charlie Branch
SubmissionTriangle ChokeR10:42
RCC 2
Nov 24, 2007
W
Marcus Hermann2-12
KO/TKOSubmission to PunchesR10:24
CVFA
Nov 3, 2007
W
John Strawn38-12
SubmissionTriangle ChokeR10:29
Mainstream MMA 7
Oct 20, 2007
W
Marcus Hermann2-12
SubmissionArmbarR10:33
CVFA
Oct 13, 2007
L
Charles Wilson9-11
SubmissionTriangle ChokeR24:44
TFC 10
Sep 15, 2007
W
Theodore Reynol16-3
KO/TKOSubmission to PunchesR11:22
WLCF
Aug 17, 2007
L
Urijah Faber35-11
KO/TKOSubmission to Punches and ElbowsR12:31
WEC
Jan 20, 2007
W
Yoshiro Maeda40-19-3
SubmissionGuillotine ChokeR10:54
PRIDE
Nov 5, 2006
W
Chad Hutchinson
Submission—R1—
EC 71
Oct 7, 2006
W
Shawn Tarpen
KO/TKOReferee StoppageR10:28
IC 31
Sep 30, 2006
W
Shawn Nolan6-46
KO/TKOSubmission to PunchesR11:01
RFN 1
Sep 3, 2006
W
Brandon Carlson9-4
SubmissionArmbarR10:29
MKS
Jul 29, 2006
W
Terrance Johnson
SubmissionArmbarR10:19
EC 69
Jul 22, 2006
W
Billy Rutherford
SubmissionTriangle ChokeR1—
CFC 6
Jul 15, 2006
L
John Mahlow14-14
SubmissionArm-Triangle ChokeR1—
IHC 10
Apr 29, 2006
L
Eben Kaneshiro19-12
KO/TKOPunchesR10:00
GICM 3
Mar 25, 2006
L
Miguel Torres44-9
SubmissionTriangle ChokeR10:28
TFC 5
Feb 18, 2006
L
Joao Herdy Jr.8-2
KO/TKO—R12:45
IHC 9
Nov 19, 2005
W
Kevin English11-7
SubmissionTriangle ChokeR12:14
TFC 4
Sep 17, 2005
W
Brian Price1-6
SubmissionTriangle ChokeR11:30
Battle of Champions
Jun 25, 2005
W
David Love15-16-1
SubmissionTriangle ChokeR3—
TFC 3
May 21, 2005
L
Dan Swift20-26-2
SubmissionTriangle ChokeR00:00
SC 20
Apr 30, 2005
L
Hatsu Hioki30-12-2
KO/TKOSubmission to PunchesR11:35
Shooto
Mar 27, 2005
W
Jay Estrada23-9
SubmissionTriangle ChokeR11:41
IHC 8
Nov 20, 2004
W
Tommy Lee25-6
SubmissionArmbarR14:19
TMAC 2
Aug 28, 2004
W
Myron Neisler3-5
Submission—R10:29
CFC 1
Jul 24, 2004
W
Lucas Grothsky
SubmissionArmbarR14:20
IC
May 7, 2004
W
Craig Meagher
SubmissionTriangle ChokeR10:00
SC 16
Jun 28, 2003
L
Jordan Anderson
KO/TKOSubmission to StrikesR10:00
SC 15
May 31, 2003
W
Rudy Arevalo
SubmissionTriangle ChokeR00:00
SC 14
Mar 15, 2003
W
Craig Meagher
SubmissionArmbarR00:00
SC 14
Mar 15, 2003
D
Ricky Olsen
Draw—R00:00
SC 10
Apr 27, 2002

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

1-1across 2 amateur bouts · 2 promotionsTHFC · EC 48
ResOpponentOutcomeFinishRdTimePromotionDate
W
Chris Tillsman
KO/TKOCutR00:00
THFC
May 14, 2003
L
Billy Rush2-3
KO/TKOPunchesR21:10
EC 48
Jul 27, 2002

Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.