John Sweeney
UFC DebutNickname“Hollywood”
Record
Streak
L1
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Spartanburg, South Carolina
- Born
- United States
- Camp
- Upstate Karate
- Weight class
- Bantamweight
- Height
- 5'7" · 170 cm
Before the UFC
John Sweeney 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
204-124-4
.622 win rate
Winning-record opponents
15 of 18
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
18
all opponents have 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 18 bouts · 12 promotions · wins by 5 KO · 2 sub · 7 decLFA · 864 Fighting Championship · RIZIN · XMMA 4 · Combate Global +7
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Shoko Sato38-17-2 | Submission | Triangle Choke | R1 | 4:49 | RIZIN | Mar 7, 2026 |
| W | Decision | Unanimous | R5 | 5:00 | LFA | Jul 12, 2024 | |
| W | Allan Begosso10-4-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R5 | 5:00 | LFA | Jun 16, 2023 |
| W | Ary Farias14-6 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | LFA | Jan 13, 2023 |
| W | Ricardo Dias10-9 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | LFA | Jul 29, 2022 |
| W | Cole Smith7-3 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | XMMA 4 | Apr 2, 2022 |
| W | Leonardo Morales15-11 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Combate Global | Oct 1, 2021 |
| W | Dre Miley11-8 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:33 | XMMA 2 | Jul 30, 2021 |
| W | KO/TKO | Submission to Punches | R1 | — | SMMA 19 | May 29, 2021 | |
| L | Cody Durden18-10-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:20 | NFC 125 | Jul 18, 2020 |
| L | Phil Caracappa11-3 | KO/TKO | Punches | R3 | 0:32 | ROC 67 | Feb 22, 2019 |
| W | Jose Medrano3-3 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:38 | NFC 114 | Dec 7, 2018 |
| W | Keith Lee8-5 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | 864 Fighting Championship | Mar 24, 2018 |
| W | Dave Morgan6-12 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 3:39 | 864 Fighting Championship | Jan 27, 2018 |
| L | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | NFC 100 | Oct 13, 2017 | |
| W | Devante Sewell14-10 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 4:41 | NFC 98 | Aug 4, 2017 |
| W | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 1:57 | LFA | Jul 21, 2017 | |
| W | Jon Sparks7-4 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:45 | LFA | Apr 7, 2017 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.
Amateur
3-1across 4 amateur bouts · 4 promotionsConflict MMA 41 · USFFC 26 · FLP · Square Off Promotions
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:07 | Conflict MMA 41 | Oct 1, 2016 | |
| W | Luke Milligan | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 1:26 | USFFC 26 | Mar 5, 2016 |
| L | Quitin Thomas3-4 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 3:00 | FLP | Jun 6, 2015 |
| W | Detrick Keys | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 0:59 | Square Off Promotions | Jun 14, 2014 |
Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.
In the news
All news →- Doh! Julian Lane disqualified in BKFC Hollywood main event for tackling opponent | Videommamania · Jun 5, 2026
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