Joel Champion
UFC Debut
Record
Streak
W1
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Tucson, Arizona
- Born
- United States
- Camp
- Apex MMA
- Weight class
- Welterweight
- Height
- 6'1" · 185 cm
Before the UFC
Joel Champion 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
50-22
.694 win rate
Winning-record opponents
3 of 4
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
8
4 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 8 bouts · 6 promotions · wins by 3 KO · 3 subWFF · WFC · Combate 39 · RUF MMA 27 · Combate Americas +1
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Ryan Kelly | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 2:30 | WFC | Nov 11, 2023 |
| L | Javier Torres14-5 | Submission | Triangle Choke | R2 | 2:42 | Combate 39 | Jun 7, 2019 |
| W | Matthew Frincu13-4 | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 1:24 | RUF MMA 27 | Aug 11, 2018 |
| L | Daniel Rodriguez20-5 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:55 | Combate Americas | Apr 20, 2017 |
| W | Chris Collins | KO/TKO | — | R1 | 4:13 | WFF | Oct 1, 2016 |
| W | Jeffrey Anderson | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 0:47 | WFF | Apr 16, 2016 |
| W | Israel Aquino | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 0:49 | WFF | Oct 3, 2015 |
| W | Roberto Yong3-8 | Submission | Triangle Choke | R2 | 3:12 | RITC | Apr 25, 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.
Amateur
6-2across 8 amateur bouts · 7 promotionsTuff-N-Uff · WFF · APC 10 · AFC · UPN +2
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Sebastian Buckley | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 0:37 | Tuff-N-Uff | Jun 7, 2014 |
| W | De'Andre Marshall2-2 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 1:23 | Tuff-N-Uff | Sep 20, 2013 |
| L | Armando Rivas | Decision | Split | R3 | 3:00 | WFF | Mar 2, 2013 |
| W | Rylan Echalr | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 2:43 | APC 10 | Nov 17, 2012 |
| W | Tucker Chapman | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 3:00 | AFC | Oct 15, 2011 |
| L | Raymond Pina9-5 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 3:00 | UPN | Apr 2, 2011 |
| W | Sean Scott | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:06 | Strikeforce | Aug 13, 2010 |
| W | Keith Brasfield | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 3:00 | RITC 141 | Apr 16, 2010 |
Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.