John McElroy
UFC Debut
Record
Streak
W1
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Marengo, Iowa
- Born
- United States
- Weight class
- Middleweight
- Height
- 5'9" · 175 cm
Before the UFC
John McElroy 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
661-189-21
.778 win rate
Winning-record opponents
9 of 14
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
16
14 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 16 bouts · 9 promotions · wins by 4 KO · 3 sub · 1 decIC · AFA · CVFA · BB 10 · EC 79 +4
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Jason Miller34-25 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:02 | IC | Jan 24, 2015 |
| L | Rakim Cleveland23-18-1 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 1:58 | IC | Dec 1, 2012 |
| L | Travis Fulton255-54-10 | Submission | Triangle Choke | R1 | 4:20 | IC | Mar 19, 2011 |
| L | Ryan Thomas20-8 | Submission | Triangle Choke | R1 | 0:36 | AFA | Jul 17, 2008 |
| L | Jason Louck19-14 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 2:58 | EC 79 | Jun 16, 2007 |
| L | Travis Fulton255-54-10 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 3:29 | RCFC | May 20, 2006 |
| W | Jim Swehla1-2 | KO/TKO | Submission to Punches | R2 | 1:49 | CVFA | May 6, 2006 |
| W | Mitch Baruth | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 0:42 | CVFA | Mar 24, 2006 |
| W | Adam Hopper2-2 | KO/TKO | Submission to Punches | R3 | 1:20 | IC | Mar 10, 2006 |
| W | Kent Reams0-1 | Decision | — | R3 | 3:00 | IC | Mar 10, 2006 |
| W | Joe Keavney | KO/TKO | Corner Stoppage | R1 | 3:00 | NFA | Feb 25, 2006 |
| L | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R2 | 1:45 | IC 25 | Jan 14, 2006 | |
| L | Rich Miller5-1 | Submission | Choke | R1 | — | XKK | Feb 5, 2005 |
| L | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 2:32 | AFA | Jan 14, 2005 | |
| W | Ryan Krider0-1 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 1:21 | BB 10 | Dec 11, 2004 |
| W | Kevin Galloway0-1 | KO/TKO | Submission to Strikes | R1 | 2:05 | BB 10 | Dec 11, 2004 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.