Josh Bacallao
UFC DebutNickname“Iron Heart”
Record
Streak
L2
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Lakeland, Florida
- Born
- United States
- Weight class
- Lightweight
Before the UFC
Josh Bacallao 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
51-49
.510 win rate
Winning-record opponents
1 of 7
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
10
7 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 10 bouts · 8 promotions · wins by 2 KO · 3 sub · 1 decM-1 · WEF · Moon Management · WFC 8 · Cage Warriors +3
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Mairbek Taisumov27-6 | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 2:01 | M-1 | Jul 8, 2011 |
| L | George Sheppard15-18 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | M-1 | Aug 7, 2010 |
| W | Eric Kovarik0-6 | KO/TKO | Punches | R3 | 4:46 | WEF | Jul 10, 2010 |
| NC | Joshua Key6-12 | No Contest | Fell From Ring | R1 | 2:44 | M-1 | Jun 26, 2010 |
| W | Tristan Payne | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R3 | 3:45 | Moon Management | Apr 24, 2010 |
| W | Oscar Reyes1-3 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 1:46 | WFC 8 | Jul 10, 2009 |
| L | Robert Goodridge | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Cage Warriors | Jan 30, 2009 |
| W | Bruce Gress | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 0:36 | RFC 15 | Nov 1, 2008 |
| W | Benjamin Jordan2-3 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | RFC 13 | Jul 11, 2008 |
| W | Ezra Hines0-1 | Submission | Rear Naked Choke | R1 | 4:04 | KF | Oct 27, 2007 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.