John Herrera
UFC Debut
Record
Streak
L2
- Fighting out of
- Texas
- Born
- United States
- Weight class
- Lightweight
- Height
- 5'8" · 173 cm
Before the UFC
John Herrera 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
29-14-2
.674 win rate
Winning-record opponents
4 of 6
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
7
6 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 7 bouts · 7 promotions · wins by 2 KO · 1 subLFL 1 · Melee FC 3 · Bayou FC 55 · Fury FC 52 · Fury FC 45 +2
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Johnny Smith6-4 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:42 | LFL 1 | Sep 27, 2025 |
| L | KO/TKO | Punches | R3 | 4:17 | Melee FC 3 | Apr 30, 2023 | |
| W | Submission | — | R3 | 2:13 | Bayou FC 55 | Dec 9, 2022 | |
| L | Nazim Sadykhov11-2-1 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R3 | 4:38 | Fury FC 52 | Oct 17, 2021 |
| W | Paul Garza | KO/TKO | Knee and Punches | R2 | 2:30 | Fury FC 45 | Apr 18, 2021 |
| W | Aaron Cortez1-2 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:25 | RXMMA | Sep 8, 2018 |
| D | Robert Aguirre4-0-1 | Draw | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | STFC 45 | Mar 2, 2018 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.
Amateur
4-0across 4 amateur bouts · 1 promotionIASA
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | David Ramirez3-2 | KO/TKO | Punches | R3 | 2:24 | IASA | Jan 30, 2016 |
| W | Ryan Lara2-2 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 1:21 | IASA | Jul 31, 2015 |
| W | David Kim1-3 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 3:00 | IASA | May 15, 2015 |
| W | Justin Ussery1-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 3:00 | IASA | Mar 7, 2015 |
Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.