Jose Zarauz
UFC DebutNickname“The Mercenary”
Record
Streak
W1
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Lima
- Born
- Peru
- Weight class
- Featherweight
- Height
- 5'9" · 175 cm
Before the UFC
Jose Zarauz 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
476-325-7
.594 win rate
Winning-record opponents
27 of 39
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
40
39 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 40 bouts · 32 promotions · wins by 8 KO · 5 sub · 14 decPeru FC · Combate Global · Oktagon MMA · Fusion Fighting Championship · FFC 86 +27
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Geovane Vargas11-10 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Fusion Fighting Championship | Jan 29, 2026 |
| L | Raul Lemberanskij9-0 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Oktagon MMA | Sep 20, 2025 |
| L | Khalid Taha16-6 | KO/TKO | Punches and Elbows | R2 | 4:04 | Oktagon MMA | Apr 5, 2025 |
| W | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 2:44 | FFC 86 | Jan 23, 2025 | |
| W | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | FFC 84 | Nov 13, 2024 | |
| W | Liam Pantaleon12-7 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Parabellum I | Nov 19, 2023 |
| L | David Martinez14-1 | KO/TKO | Spinning Wheel Kick | R4 | 4:17 | Combate Global | May 28, 2023 |
| W | Jordan Espinosa15-10 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 4:19 | Combate Global | May 20, 2022 |
| L | Frans Mlambo15-7 | Decision | Split | R1 | 5:00 | Combate Global | Dec 12, 2021 |
| W | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | FFC 46 | Jul 17, 2021 | |
| L | Jordan Beltran14-12 | KO/TKO | Punch | R2 | 1:15 | Combate Global | May 14, 2021 |
| L | Esteban Ribovics15-3 | KO/TKO | Punches | R3 | 4:40 | FFC 43 | Mar 4, 2020 |
| W | Paulo da Silva30-27 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | FFC 39 | Jul 17, 2019 |
| W | KO/TKO | Knees and punches | R1 | 3:41 | FFC 38 | May 15, 2019 | |
| W | Cristian Lopez9-8 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 1:00 | TWC 9 | Mar 22, 2019 |
| L | Paulo da Silva30-27 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | FFC 37 | Feb 27, 2019 |
| L | Joanderson Brito18-5-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | FFC 35 | Nov 7, 2018 |
| W | Vicente Vargas24-8 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | FFC 33 | Jul 18, 2018 |
| W | Bryan Guarnizo11-6 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 3:23 | FFC 32 | May 23, 2018 |
| L | Arbi Mezhidov19-7 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | ACB 84 | Apr 7, 2018 |
| W | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | FFC 29 | Sep 20, 2017 | |
| W | Ludwing Salazar24-23 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | CRF 22 | Apr 30, 2017 |
| W | Manuel Meza6-11 | KO/TKO | Knee and Punches | R2 | 1:00 | FFC 26 | Apr 5, 2017 |
| W | Alfredo Parraga2-3 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 2:08 | FFC 24 | Dec 21, 2016 |
| W | Carlos Rivera15-9 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | ADW | Nov 1, 2016 |
| W | Renzo Mendez21-8-1 | Decision | Majority | R3 | 5:00 | FFC 22 | Sep 14, 2016 |
| L | Humberto Bandenay27-10 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:24 | FFC 18 | Dec 16, 2015 |
| W | Manuel Meza6-11 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | FFC 16 | Sep 30, 2015 |
| L | Diego Dongo3-2 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:24 | FFC 15 | Jul 15, 2015 |
| W | Luis Pineda1-2 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 3:49 | FFC 14 | May 5, 2015 |
| W | Marco Blanca1-6 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Peru FC | Dec 12, 2014 |
| L | Marlon Gonzales15-10-2 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Peru FC | Dec 3, 2014 |
| D | Jesus Pinedo25-8-1 | Draw | Majority | R3 | 5:00 | Peru FC | Sep 6, 2014 |
| W | Martin Obregon | Decision | Unanimous | R0 | — | FFC 8 | Jun 5, 2014 |
| W | Jorge Luis Figueroa2-13-1 | KO/TKO | Knee | R2 | 0:00 | Peru FC | Apr 10, 2014 |
| W | Cesar Benites0-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | — | FFC 6 | Feb 26, 2014 |
| W | Daniel Abanto3-3 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Peru FC | Nov 29, 2013 |
| W | Alex Blanca0-1 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | — | LFC | Nov 15, 2013 |
| W | Fernando Candela0-5 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | — | FFC 4 | Oct 16, 2013 |
| W | Hector Lazo3-1 | Submission | — | R1 | — | EUF 1 | May 8, 2010 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.
Amateur
2-2across 4 amateur bouts · 1 promotionPeru FC
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Rolly Acurio0-5 | Decision | Split | R3 | 3:00 | Peru FC | Jun 12, 2013 |
| L | Victor Arata4-4 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | — | Peru FC | Mar 20, 2013 |
| W | Marlon Gonzales15-10-2 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 3:00 | Peru FC | Oct 3, 2012 |
| L | Daniel Abanto3-3 | Submission | Heel Hook | R1 | 2:35 | Peru FC | Jun 21, 2012 |
Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.