Joey Kirwan
UFC Debut
Record
Streak
L1
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Rock Hall, Maryland
- Born
- United States
- Camp
- Clinch Academy
- Weight class
- Light Heavyweight
- Height
- 5'11" · 180 cm
Before the UFC
Joey Kirwan 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
85-57
.599 win rate
Winning-record opponents
5 of 8
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
14
8 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 14 bouts · 14 promotions · wins by 1 KO · 7 subVFL 35 · BFC · ROC 34 · VFL 27 · Jake the Snake Promotions +9
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Elijah Garshnick | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R3 | 0:55 | VFL 35 | Feb 4, 2012 |
| W | Lewis Rumsey13-15 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 1:40 | BFC | Oct 15, 2011 |
| W | Drew Puzon3-4 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R2 | 1:09 | ROC 34 | Feb 4, 2011 |
| W | Elijah Garshnick | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R2 | 1:23 | VFL 27 | Sep 11, 2010 |
| W | Tenyeh Dixon12-13 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 1:04 | Jake the Snake Promotions | Jun 19, 2010 |
| L | Ron Stallings15-8 | Submission | Triangle Choke | R2 | 0:52 | UWC 8 | May 22, 2010 |
| L | Tim Williams15-5 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 4:14 | LITC 3 | Apr 10, 2010 |
| L | Robert Conner10-4 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 0:46 | VFL 23 | Jan 30, 2010 |
| W | Philip Estes | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 3:04 | VFL 22 | Dec 18, 2009 |
| W | Glen Hoffman | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:27 | BB 1 | Nov 4, 2009 |
| W | Dan Root | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 1:30 | SF | Oct 24, 2009 |
| L | Mike Geurin8-3 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:28 | RIE 2 | Apr 30, 2009 |
| W | Marcus Foran | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 2:18 | UWC 6 | Apr 25, 2009 |
| L | Kris McCray9-5 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 1:35 | UWC 4 | Oct 11, 2008 |
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.