Joe Wilk
UFC DebutNickname“The Nose”
Record
Streak
L2
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Manhattan, Kansas
- Born
- United States
- Weight class
- Featherweight
- Height
- 5'9" · 175 cm
Before the UFC
Joe Wilk 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
412-345-6
.544 win rate
Winning-record opponents
16 of 28
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
32
28 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 32 bouts · 23 promotions · wins by 2 KO · 16 sub · 1 decVFC · Bellator · EFC · Victory Fighting Championship · Titan FC 23 +18
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | William Joplin18-15 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 4:50 | VFC | Feb 3, 2018 |
| L | Marcio Navarro15-16 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:09 | EFC | May 13, 2017 |
| W | Sean Wilson38-32-1 | Submission | Triangle Choke | R1 | 3:33 | Victory Fighting Championship | Sep 11, 2015 |
| L | Bubba Jenkins21-9 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 1:00 | Bellator | Jun 26, 2015 |
| L | Ricky Musgrave14-5 | KO/TKO | Punches and Elbows | R1 | 2:45 | Bellator | Oct 24, 2014 |
| W | Joe Pearson45-31-1 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 1:50 | VFC | Jul 12, 2014 |
| L | Will Shutt23-30-1 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 4:03 | VFC | Mar 15, 2014 |
| L | Doug Jenkins12-10 | KO/TKO | Punches | R3 | 3:22 | VFC | Apr 27, 2013 |
| L | Joe Ellenberger15-2 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 3:34 | VFC | Dec 15, 2012 |
| W | Josh Huber24-13 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 2:09 | Titan FC 23 | Jun 15, 2012 |
| W | Aaron Steele7-12 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R2 | 1:52 | VFC | Apr 13, 2012 |
| W | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 2:01 | Titan FC 21 | Mar 2, 2012 | |
| W | Angelo Duarte7-11 | Submission | Triangle Choke | R1 | 2:59 | VFC | Aug 26, 2011 |
| W | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Titan FC 19 | Jul 29, 2011 | |
| L | Paul Bird13-8 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 0:31 | WWFC | Jul 9, 2011 |
| W | Jesse Zeugin10-4 | Submission | Anaconda Choke | R1 | 3:36 | Titan FC 18 | May 27, 2011 |
| W | Tim Bazer14-21 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 3:13 | VFC | Apr 1, 2011 |
| L | Aaron Steele7-12 | KO/TKO | Punches | R4 | 4:40 | VFC | Dec 11, 2010 |
| W | Angelo Duarte7-11 | Submission | Triangle Choke | R1 | 0:48 | FTW | Nov 12, 2010 |
| L | Aaron Derrow14-11 | Submission | Triangle Choke | R2 | 1:49 | Jennifer Ireland Foundation | Jul 10, 2010 |
| W | Peter Grimes12-8 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 1:56 | VFC 31 | Apr 23, 2010 |
| L | Lee Gibson | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 4:39 | Strikeforce | Nov 20, 2009 |
| W | Deryck Ripley14-22 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 0:40 | Titan FC 14 | Oct 2, 2009 |
| L | Joe Ellenberger15-2 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 3:58 | VFC 28 | Jul 24, 2009 |
| W | Ryan Roberts21-12-1 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 3:06 | VFC 26 | Feb 20, 2009 |
| W | Kenny Giddens12-7 | KO/TKO | Doctor Stoppage | R1 | 3:23 | HRP | Oct 11, 2008 |
| W | Damaso Schubert | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 3:51 | LFC 1 | May 10, 2008 |
| W | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 0:49 | WXC | Mar 8, 2008 | |
| W | Steve Schneider15-22-1 | Submission | — | R1 | 1:57 | Titan FC 10 | Nov 28, 2007 |
| L | Mike Maestas9-2-1 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 4:40 | MCC | Nov 2, 2007 |
| W | Bryan Thompkins | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 0:34 | WC | Oct 6, 2007 |
| W | Morgan Bracken | Submission | Armbar | R2 | 2:16 | CCC | Sep 15, 2007 |
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
2-1across 3 amateur bouts · 2 promotionsAEC · RITR
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Submission | — | R1 | 1:41 | AEC | Dec 15, 2006 | |
| W | Chad Vandenberg | KO/TKO | — | R1 | 0:00 | AEC | May 6, 2006 |
| L | York Ash6-17 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | — | RITR | Jan 26, 2002 |
Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.

