Julian Samaniego
UFC DebutNickname“Montazuma”
Record
Streak
L3
- Fighting out of
- Tucson, Arizona
- Born
- United States
- Weight class
- Featherweight
- Height
- 5'7" · 170 cm
Before the UFC
Julian Samaniego 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
109-82-4
.571 win rate
Winning-record opponents
8 of 11
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
18
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 18 bouts · 16 promotions · wins by 2 subRITC 23 · RITC Tucson 5 · WFF · RITC · RITC 134 +11
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Michael Parker11-7 | Submission | Triangle Choke | R1 | 1:52 | WFF | Mar 2, 2013 |
| L | Daniel Hilton | Submission | Triangle Choke | R1 | 1:32 | RITC | Oct 20, 2012 |
| L | Doug Moore | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 3:00 | RITC 134 | Sep 11, 2009 |
| W | Arturo Salcido0-4 | Submission | Choke | R1 | 1:46 | RUF MMA | Jul 4, 2009 |
| L | Fernando Arreola4-7-1 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 0:59 | GC 45 | Nov 13, 2005 |
| L | Robert Emerson21-15 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:15 | KOTC | Sep 23, 2005 |
| W | Ben Guyer0-2 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 1:57 | GC 43 | Sep 18, 2005 |
| NC | Phillip Perez7-5-1 | No Contest | — | R0 | — | GC 37 | May 15, 2005 |
| L | Jeff Hougland10-6 | Submission | Armbar | R2 | 0:52 | GC 35 | Mar 13, 2005 |
| L | Carlos Ortega13-12-1 | Decision | Majority | R3 | 3:00 | RITC 30 | Sep 26, 2001 |
| L | Frank Ritz | Decision | — | R3 | 3:00 | RITC 26 | Mar 24, 2001 |
| L | Shawn Upshur | Submission | Choke | R2 | 0:34 | RITC 25 | Feb 22, 2001 |
| L | Farrell Frisby14-5 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 1:18 | RITC 24 | Jan 27, 2001 |
| L | James Upshur7-2-1 | Submission | Choke | R1 | 1:15 | RITC 23 | Dec 6, 2000 |
| L | Darrell Parrish | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 0:25 | RITC 23 | Dec 6, 2000 |
| L | Noel Ramirez | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 3:00 | RITC Tucson 5 | Nov 19, 2000 |
| L | Frank Ritz | Submission | Kneebar | R1 | 1:42 | RITC Tucson 5 | Nov 19, 2000 |
| L | Del Hawkins22-17 | Submission | Choke | R1 | 1:00 | RITC Tucson 4 | Sep 24, 2000 |
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.