Joel Blanton
UFC Debut
Record
Streak
L1
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Indianapolis, Indiana
- Born
- United States
- Camp
- Animal House
- Weight class
- Welterweight
- Height
- 5'6" · 168 cm
Before the UFC
Joel Blanton 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
254-157-6
.618 win rate
Winning-record opponents
11 of 18
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
20
18 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 20 bouts · 17 promotions · wins by 4 KO · 5 subCC · Dangerzone 15 · MT 15 · LOF 21 · MFC +12
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Dustin Neace25-21-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 3:43 | CC | Oct 9, 2010 |
| W | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 3:30 | CC | May 1, 2009 | |
| L | Steve Lopez13-6-1 | KO/TKO | — | R1 | 4:33 | MT 15 | Apr 25, 2008 |
| W | Jason Powell0-1 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 0:49 | LOF 21 | Nov 10, 2007 |
| L | Keith Smetana12-6 | KO/TKO | — | R1 | 0:47 | CC | Feb 3, 2007 |
| L | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 4:50 | MFC | Mar 4, 2006 | |
| W | Matt Markham1-1 | Submission | — | R1 | — | FCC 21 | Jan 7, 2006 |
| L | Sean Sherk36-4-1 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 3:22 | BP | Sep 17, 2005 |
| L | Ashe Bowman9-11 | Submission | Heel Hook | R1 | 1:16 | CR | Apr 16, 2005 |
| L | Justin Wieman19-9-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 3:32 | FCC 15 | Jun 12, 2004 |
| W | Aaron Jarvis | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:07 | FCC 14 | Mar 6, 2004 |
| W | Aristides Britto13-17 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 3:52 | AFC 6 | Dec 6, 2003 |
| W | Brian Grey | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 1:18 | FCC 12 | Oct 18, 2003 |
| L | Dave Garcia5-3 | KO/TKO | Cut | R1 | 1:07 | USMMA 3 | May 3, 2003 |
| L | Benji Radach21-7 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | — | UFCF | Mar 1, 2003 |
| L | Brian Ebersole51-18-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 4:00 | UW | Aug 24, 2002 |
| L | Jay Massey8-8 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 3:00 | CR 4 | Aug 17, 2002 |
| W | Kyle Olsen32-26 | KO/TKO | Submission to Punches | R1 | 3:54 | Dangerzone 15 | Jun 2, 2002 |
| W | Jason Hathaway2-12-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 3:24 | Dangerzone 15 | Jun 2, 2002 |
| W | Josh Dailey3-1 | Submission | Strikes | R1 | 1:40 | Cage Rage | May 4, 2002 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.
Amateur
3-0across 3 amateur bouts · 2 promotionsCage Rage · Dangerzone
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Dustino Pino | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 1:35 | Cage Rage | Jul 20, 2002 |
| W | Chris Cruit9-13 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 1:14 | Cage Rage | Jul 20, 2002 |
| W | Laine McDaniel3-4 | Submission | — | R1 | 1:48 | Dangerzone | Apr 7, 2002 |
Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.