Joe Valadez
UFC DebutNickname“The Caveman”
Record
Streak
L1
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Cave City, Missouri
- Born
- United States
- Weight class
- Lightweight
- Height
- 5'9" · 175 cm
Before the UFC
Joe Valadez 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
51-34
.600 win rate
Winning-record opponents
5 of 5
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
7
5 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 7 bouts · 6 promotions · wins by 4 subPF · LFC 57 · OCFN · RFA 28 · SFC +1
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Dawond Pickney18-15 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | PF | Aug 12, 2017 |
| W | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:36 | PF | Jan 28, 2017 | |
| W | David Bosnick12-7 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 4:22 | LFC 57 | Jul 1, 2016 |
| L | Colton Smith7-5 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | OCFN | Apr 30, 2016 |
| L | Travis Draper | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | RFA 28 | Aug 7, 2015 |
| W | Kegan Gennrich11-5 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 3:13 | SFC | May 30, 2015 |
| W | Caleb McCutchen | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 1:21 | B & L Promotions | Apr 11, 2015 |
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.