Jon Zarate
UFC DebutNickname“The Problem”
Record
Streak
W1
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Medellin, Antioquia
- Born
- Colombia
- Camp
- Bareknuckle MMA
- Weight class
- Lightweight
- Height
- 5'10" · 178 cm
Before the UFC
Jon Zarate 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
126-90-1
.583 win rate
Winning-record opponents
9 of 11
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
23
11 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 23 bouts · 21 promotions · wins by 1 KO · 2 sub · 6 decPanama Fight League · UGP · Empire MMA 15 · FFC 82 / Matchmaker MMA 6 · Matchmaker MMA 5 +16
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Andres Escudero | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Empire MMA 15 | Jun 6, 2026 |
| L | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 2:51 | FFC 82 / Matchmaker MMA 6 | Oct 4, 2024 | |
| L | Dumar Roa21-28 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Matchmaker MMA 5 | Nov 17, 2023 |
| W | Miguel Angel Pacheco | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 3:36 | Matchmaker MMA 4 | Apr 21, 2023 |
| L | Submission | Armbar | R2 | 1:15 | UGP 16 | Oct 22, 2022 | |
| L | Alex Torres9-7 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:47 | Matchmaker MMA 1 | Dec 10, 2021 |
| L | Daniel Salas20-8-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Crixus MMA | Oct 19, 2019 |
| L | Gabriel Miranda17-9 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R2 | 0:58 | Brave CF 26 | Sep 7, 2019 |
| L | Donald Bush9-5 | Submission | Arm-Triangle Choke | R3 | 2:45 | Panama Fight League | Jan 2, 2018 |
| W | Ronald Vargas | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | CRF 26 | Nov 10, 2017 |
| L | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Panama Fight League | Jul 22, 2017 | |
| W | Esteban Rave | Decision | Unanimous | R5 | 5:00 | UGP | Feb 17, 2017 |
| W | Jonathan Nossa | Submission | — | R2 | 2:06 | UGP | Aug 27, 2016 |
| L | Hugo Prada8-4 | Decision | Unanimous | R5 | 5:00 | SFC 21 | Mar 12, 2016 |
| W | Francisco Mendoza | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:28 | SFC 20 | Jul 25, 2015 |
| W | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | SFC 19 | Jun 6, 2015 | |
| L | Carlos Moyano | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | SFC 17 | Jan 5, 2015 |
| L | Daniel Trivino | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 2:40 | SFC 15 | Jul 31, 2014 |
| W | Carlos Garcia | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | SFC 13 | Feb 20, 2014 |
| L | Daniel Trivino | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 3:29 | SFC 12 | Nov 16, 2013 |
| W | Andres Lazcano | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | SFC 9 | Jul 26, 2013 |
| W | Alex Torres9-7 | Other | — | R0 | 0:00 | SFC 5 | Feb 23, 2013 |
| L | Henry Montenegro | KO/TKO | Punches | R3 | 0:42 | EMMA 2 | Jun 18, 2011 |
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.