Joey Diehl
UFC DebutNickname“The Real”
Record
Streak
L1
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Crystal Lake, Illinois
- Born
- United States
- Camp
- Team Curran
- Weight class
- Flyweight
- Height
- 5'5" · 165 cm
Before the UFC
Joey Diehl 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
186-164-1
.531 win rate
Winning-record opponents
10 of 18
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
22
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 22 bouts · 20 promotions · wins by 1 KO · 9 sub · 2 decBellator · XFO · VFC 55 · XFO 58 · Pure FC 3 +15
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Jesse Bazzi13-12 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Bellator | May 11, 2019 |
| W | Nate Williams33-24 | Submission | Triangle Choke | R1 | 0:54 | Bellator | Apr 28, 2018 |
| L | Kevin Gray9-7 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | VFC 55 | Dec 23, 2016 |
| W | Adam Roll1-5 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 2:21 | XFO 58 | May 20, 2016 |
| L | Jay Pressley10-9 | Decision | Majority | R3 | 5:00 | Pure FC 3 | Mar 19, 2016 |
| L | Lawrence DiGiulio19-9-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | XFO 57 | Nov 21, 2015 |
| W | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | HFC 25 | Sep 25, 2015 | |
| W | Matt Murphy7-11 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 3:02 | XFO 55 | Apr 25, 2015 |
| L | Jarred Brooks21-6 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | MFL 37 | Mar 28, 2015 |
| W | Dan O'Connor8-7 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 4:32 | XFO 54 | Nov 22, 2014 |
| W | Kendrick Latchman10-11 | Submission | Armbar | R2 | 2:34 | XFO 52 | Aug 9, 2014 |
| W | Keo Panyathong | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 0:57 | XFO 50 | Mar 21, 2014 |
| W | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | XFO 49 | Dec 13, 2013 | |
| L | Wade Choate15-17 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:16 | XFO 48 | Aug 10, 2013 |
| W | Eric Moell8-3 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R2 | 0:31 | XFC 23 | Apr 19, 2013 |
| L | Jerald Williams | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | BFC | Dec 14, 2012 |
| L | Joshua Killion10-5 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 3:10 | XFO 43 | Apr 13, 2012 |
| W | Brandon Wood3-11 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:47 | XFO 42 | Dec 10, 2011 |
| W | Josh Epps | Submission | Arm-Triangle Choke | R1 | 1:57 | XFO 41 | Sep 3, 2011 |
| L | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | XFO | Jun 25, 2011 | |
| L | Chris Haney4-11 | Submission | Triangle Choke | R2 | 3:39 | CCC | Mar 5, 2011 |
| W | Dexter Wright | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:53 | XFO | Jan 22, 2011 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.
Amateur
2-0across 2 amateur bouts · 2 promotionsXFO · XFO 34
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Jake Gilski | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 0:51 | XFO | Jan 23, 2010 |
| W | Brett Hedrington | KO/TKO | Submission to Punches | R1 | 0:21 | XFO 34 | Dec 5, 2009 |
Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.
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