Joel Pena
UFC DebutNickname“El Canelo”
Record
Streak
L1
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco
- Born
- Mexico
- Camp
- Muay Thai Center
- Weight class
- Welterweight
- Height
- 5'8" · 173 cm
Before the UFC
Joel Pena 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
30-23
.566 win rate
Winning-record opponents
2 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 · 8 promotions · wins by 2 KO · 1 decMMA Mexico 7 · LUX 056 · MMA Mexico 4 · LUX 049 · BSC 26 +3
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Abraham Canavati10-7 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 1:39 | MMA Mexico 7 | Mar 21, 2026 |
| W | Nestor Huerta1-6 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | LUX 056 | Nov 21, 2025 |
| L | Bryan Geraldo Cruz | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | MMA Mexico 4 | Apr 26, 2025 |
| W | Hugo Rubio | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 2:08 | LUX 049 | Jan 31, 2025 |
| L | Alex Bringas | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | BSC 26 | Nov 8, 2024 |
| L | Armando Figuera7-9 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | LMI 12 | Nov 24, 2023 |
| W | Luis Escudero | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 4:58 | UWC Mexico 35 | Jun 24, 2022 |
| L | Raul Rosas Jr.12-1 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 0:54 | UWC Mexico 32 | Mar 25, 2022 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.
Amateur
6-2across 8 amateur bouts · 8 promotionsTFC 8 · TFC 7 · TFC 5 · TFC 4 · CMAMM +3
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Decision | Split | R3 | 3:00 | TFC 8 | Nov 27, 2021 | |
| L | Raymundo Vazquez | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 3:00 | TFC 7 | Sep 4, 2021 |
| W | Carlos Javier Martinez | KO/TKO | — | R2 | 1:20 | TFC 5 | Nov 28, 2020 |
| L | Decision | — | R3 | 3:00 | TFC 4 | Aug 3, 2019 | |
| W | Omar Munoz | KO/TKO | Punches | R3 | 2:03 | CMAMM | Jun 1, 2019 |
| W | Mario Salvador Naranjo Gomez | Decision | Split | R3 | 3:00 | TFC 3 | May 18, 2019 |
| W | Ivan Gonzales | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | TFC 2 | Mar 2, 2019 |
| W | Yahir Castaneda | KO/TKO | — | R1 | 1:20 | TFC 1 | Nov 29, 2018 |
Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.