Joey Villasenor
UFC DebutNickname“Smokin'”
Record
Streak
W1
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Albuquerque
- Born
- United States
- Camp
- Jackson-Wink MMA
- Weight class
- Welterweight
- Height
- 6'0" · 183 cm
Before the UFC
Joey Villasenor 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.
UFC debut
Aug 20, 2026
Pre-UFC opposition
StrongOpponents' combined record
634-424-7
.599 win rate
Winning-record opponents
24 of 36
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
39
36 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 39 bouts · 16 promotions · wins by 18 KO · 5 sub · 6 decKOTC · Strikeforce · EliteXC · JMMAS · PRIDE +11
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Donnie Liles17-7 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | JMMAS | Jun 2, 2012 |
| L | Jim Wallhead33-12 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:48 | BAMMA 8 | Dec 10, 2011 |
| W | Chuck Parmelee34-13-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:47 | JMMAS | Oct 22, 2011 |
| L | Chris Camozzi27-15 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | SF 15 | May 27, 2011 |
| L | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | SF 13 | Sep 11, 2010 | |
| L | Ronaldo Souza26-10 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Strikeforce | May 15, 2010 |
| W | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | Strikeforce | Jun 19, 2009 | |
| W | Phil Baroni16-19 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:11 | EliteXC | May 31, 2008 |
| W | Ryan Jensen21-8 | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 4:45 | Strikeforce | Mar 29, 2008 |
| W | Riki Fukuda24-9 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | EliteXC | Sep 15, 2007 |
| L | Murilo Rua20-13-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 1:05 | Strikeforce | Jun 22, 2007 |
| W | David Loiseau23-11 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | EliteXC | Feb 10, 2007 |
| L | Robbie Lawler30-16 | KO/TKO | Flying Knee and Punches | R1 | 0:22 | PRIDE | Oct 21, 2006 |
| W | John Cronk19-29 | KO/TKO | — | R1 | 4:04 | KOTC | Jul 29, 2006 |
| L | Ryo Chonan22-13 | Decision | Split | R2 | 5:00 | PRIDE | Jun 4, 2006 |
| W | Yuya Shirai24-14-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Deep | Apr 11, 2006 |
| W | Kyacey Uscola23-25 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 4:14 | KOTC | Feb 11, 2006 |
| W | Jorge Santiago25-12 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | KOTC | Aug 5, 2005 |
| W | Damien Riccio8-14 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:55 | KOTC | Jun 24, 2005 |
| W | Submission | Choke | R1 | 1:05 | KOTC | Jun 17, 2005 | |
| W | Brendan Seguin23-19-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:10 | KOTC | Feb 25, 2005 |
| W | Jorge Ortiz19-11-1 | KO/TKO | Submission to Strikes | R1 | 3:19 | KOTC | Dec 4, 2004 |
| W | Brian Foster9-12 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 4:25 | KOTC | Sep 24, 2004 |
| W | Hank Weiss35-21 | KO/TKO | — | R1 | 0:05 | KOTC | Aug 28, 2004 |
| W | Danny Higgins | KO/TKO | Submission to Punches | R1 | 2:42 | XFC 4 | Mar 19, 2004 |
| W | Art Santore18-8 | KO/TKO | Cut | R2 | 0:31 | KOTC | Nov 2, 2003 |
| W | James Fanshier18-12 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 2:26 | KOTC | Aug 16, 2003 |
| W | Joe Merit10-10-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 4:06 | KOTC | Jun 14, 2003 |
| W | Tony Galindo3-3-1 | KO/TKO | Corner Stoppage | R1 | 5:00 | KOTC | Feb 21, 2003 |
| W | Lorn Estes | KO/TKO | Submission to Punches | R1 | 1:43 | KOTC | Dec 15, 2002 |
| L | Jermaine Andre14-4 | KO/TKO | Foot Injury | R1 | 0:21 | WFA 2 | Jul 5, 2002 |
| W | Todd Carney20-23 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 1:47 | KOTC | Jun 19, 2002 |
| W | Tim Credeur12-4 | KO/TKO | Submission to Punches | R2 | 3:24 | KOTC | May 17, 2002 |
| W | Eddy Rolon5-5 | KO/TKO | Doctor Stoppage | R1 | 7:30 | IFC WC 12 | Apr 11, 2001 |
| W | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 3:27 | IFC WC 11 | Jan 13, 2001 | |
| L | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 2:24 | IFC WC 9 | Jul 18, 2000 | |
| W | Gabriel Duran | Submission | Triangle Choke | R1 | 2:31 | IFC WC 6 | Mar 25, 2000 |
| L | Adam Ryan4-1 | KO/TKO | — | R2 | 5:00 | WVF | Oct 9, 1999 |
| W | Shane Schartzer3-15 | KO/TKO | Submission to Punches | R1 | 1:12 | WVF | Apr 17, 1999 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.