John Strawn
UFC Debut
Record
Streak
L1
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Cedar Rapids, Iowa
- Born
- United States
- Camp
- Hard Drive MMA
- Weight class
- Welterweight
- Height
- 5'8" · 173 cm
Before the UFC
John Strawn 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
584-443-8
.569 win rate
Winning-record opponents
19 of 28
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
51
28 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 51 bouts · 33 promotions · wins by 7 KO · 27 sub · 4 decTNF · PC MMA · IC 6 · BB 4 · W4W +28
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Brian Geraghty26-18-1 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R3 | 4:27 | PC MMA | Jun 5, 2010 |
| W | Willie Dale2-5 | KO/TKO | Submission to Punches | R1 | 3:47 | PC MMA | Nov 14, 2009 |
| W | Kalel Robinson12-9 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:10 | W4W | Nov 8, 2008 |
| L | Ted Worthington35-57 | Submission | Triangle Choke | R1 | 0:48 | CFC | Sep 27, 2008 |
| W | Jeremy Castro19-25 | KO/TKO | — | R1 | 4:48 | PC MMA | Apr 26, 2008 |
| L | Joe Pearson45-31-1 | Submission | Triangle Choke | R1 | 0:29 | Mainstream MMA 7 | Oct 20, 2007 |
| L | Bart Palaszewski36-17 | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 0:48 | IFL | May 19, 2007 |
| W | Vern Jefferson15-14 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 0:00 | Mainstream MMA 4 | Jan 6, 2007 |
| L | Cole Miller21-11 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 2:20 | AFC 19 | Oct 21, 2006 |
| W | Mark Long26-28-1 | KO/TKO | — | R1 | 0:00 | Mainstream MMA 2 | Mar 25, 2006 |
| L | Joe Jordan48-14-2 | KO/TKO | Punch | R3 | 2:25 | KOTC | Feb 17, 2006 |
| W | Chris Mickle31-21-2 | Decision | Split | R4 | 5:00 | Mainstream MMA 1 | Nov 18, 2005 |
| W | Sean Wilson38-32-1 | Submission | Triangle Choke | R1 | 2:08 | EC 64 | Oct 15, 2005 |
| L | Clay Guida38-25 | Submission | Arm-Triangle Choke | R2 | 3:12 | XFO 7 | Aug 27, 2005 |
| W | Brandon Adamson11-13 | Submission | Keylock | R1 | 2:46 | SB 40 | Apr 30, 2005 |
| L | Jason Gilliam15-9 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 2:09 | CFC 2 | Mar 26, 2005 |
| L | Justin James13-7 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 1:00 | VFC 9 | Mar 5, 2005 |
| L | Din Thomas26-9 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 1:15 | AFC 11 | Feb 12, 2005 |
| L | Spencer Fisher24-9 | Submission | Triangle Choke | R2 | 3:32 | VFC 8 | Nov 27, 2004 |
| W | Luke Caudillo17-17 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 1:57 | EC 57 | May 6, 2004 |
| NC | John Halverson16-8 | No Contest | Accidental Knee to Groin | R1 | — | VFC 7 | Mar 6, 2004 |
| L | Jake Hudson | KO/TKO | Corner Stoppage | R3 | 0:27 | VFC 6 | Nov 22, 2003 |
| W | John Hoppes | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R0 | 0:00 | IC 11 | Oct 18, 2003 |
| W | Nate Mohr9-7 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 2:28 | EC 53 | Sep 13, 2003 |
| W | Jason Peck | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 0:34 | IC 10 | Aug 30, 2003 |
| W | Todd Murphey5-2 | Decision | — | R3 | 3:00 | AFA | Jul 12, 2003 |
| W | Mitch Baruth | Submission | Triangle Choke | R1 | 3:37 | IFA | Dec 27, 2002 |
| W | Kendrick Johnson16-17 | KO/TKO | Punches | R3 | 3:30 | IC 6 | Sep 13, 2002 |
| W | Darren Hines | Submission | Triangle Choke | R1 | 1:22 | IC 6 | Sep 13, 2002 |
| W | Kendrick Johnson16-17 | Decision | — | R1 | 15:00 | IFN 4 | May 11, 2002 |
| W | A.J. Humpal9-2 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 0:54 | ARCF 3 | Apr 18, 2002 |
| W | Mike Branch | Submission | — | R1 | 1:54 | ARCF 2 | Apr 11, 2002 |
| W | Mike Blegin0-5 | Submission | Triangle Choke | R1 | 1:37 | BB 4 | Mar 18, 2002 |
| W | Billy Kent | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 5:18 | BB 4 | Mar 18, 2002 |
| W | Vern Jefferson15-14 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 5:37 | IC 4 | Mar 2, 2002 |
| W | Jeremy Peters | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:39 | TNF | Feb 26, 2002 |
| W | Ryan Parker | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 0:46 | TNF | Feb 19, 2002 |
| W | Robert Vazquez | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 0:59 | BB 3 | Feb 2, 2002 |
| W | Jim Stepleton | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 4:46 | TNF | Jan 15, 2002 |
| W | Dane Wheeler | KO/TKO | Submission to Strikes | R1 | 3:35 | TNF | Dec 4, 2001 |
| W | Rob Parker | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 1:15 | TNF | Nov 27, 2001 |
| W | Jeff Lewis | KO/TKO | Corner Stoppage | R1 | 1:49 | TNF | Nov 27, 2001 |
| W | Nate Robinson | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 1:25 | TNF | Nov 20, 2001 |
| W | Otis MaClin | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 4:07 | TNF | Nov 13, 2001 |
| W | Matt Krebsbach | Decision | — | R3 | 3:00 | TNF | Nov 13, 2001 |
| W | Matt Krebsbach | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 0:28 | TNF | Nov 13, 2001 |
| W | Otis MaClin | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:37 | TNF | Nov 6, 2001 |
| W | James MaClin | Submission | Headlock | R1 | 1:50 | TNF | Oct 23, 2001 |
| W | Jeff Jones | KO/TKO | Injury | R1 | 3:00 | TNF | Oct 23, 2001 |
| W | Dane Wheeler | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 1:38 | TNF | Oct 16, 2001 |
| W | James MaClin | Submission | — | R1 | 1:30 | TNF | Oct 9, 2001 |
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.