Justin Santistevan
UFC Debut
Record
Streak
L3
- Fighting out of
- Hemet, California
- Born
- United States
- Camp
- Empire MMA
- Weight class
- Bantamweight
- Height
- 5'9" · 175 cm
Before the UFC
Justin Santistevan 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
166-113-1
.595 win rate
Winning-record opponents
10 of 16
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
19
16 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 19 bouts · 8 promotions · wins by 1 KO · 2 subGladiator Challenge · UPC Unlimited · MEZ Sports · RITC · TPF 19 +3
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Andrew Natividad13-13 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 2:46 | Gladiator Challenge | Feb 26, 2022 |
| L | James Wilson4-2 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:51 | Gladiator Challenge | Aug 11, 2018 |
| L | Ralph Acosta17-14 | Submission | Choke | R2 | 1:33 | Gladiator Challenge | Jun 25, 2016 |
| W | Rene Hernandez | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 1:57 | Gladiator Challenge | Apr 16, 2016 |
| W | Tim Miller0-7 | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 0:20 | Gladiator Challenge | Jan 30, 2016 |
| L | Juan Archuleta31-7 | KO/TKO | Punches | R3 | 1:25 | Gladiator Challenge | Jul 19, 2014 |
| L | Hector Alatorre1-2-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 3:00 | TPF 19 | Jun 19, 2014 |
| L | Steve Swanson15-4 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 2:11 | UPC Unlimited | Jan 4, 2014 |
| L | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 2:00 | Gladiator Challenge | Jun 30, 2013 | |
| L | Jeremiah Labiano13-11 | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 2:10 | Gladiator Challenge | May 25, 2013 |
| L | Willie Gates12-13 | Submission | — | R1 | 0:28 | Gladiator Challenge | Mar 24, 2013 |
| L | Luis Inguez3-0 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | UPC Unlimited | Jan 26, 2013 |
| L | Paul Blancaflor | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 0:25 | Xplode Fight Series | Nov 17, 2012 |
| L | John Chacon | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:08 | MEZ Sports | Aug 18, 2012 |
| L | Terrion Ware18-12 | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 2:38 | CITC 11 | Jul 28, 2012 |
| L | Cody Gibson21-12 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 1:03 | EFWC | Mar 30, 2012 |
| W | Nelson Hamilton0-1 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 2:58 | MEZ Sports | Mar 3, 2012 |
| L | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 0:50 | RITC | Jun 4, 2011 | |
| L | Submission | Triangle Choke | R2 | 1:56 | RITC | Mar 12, 2011 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.