Lionel Cortez
UFC Debut
Record
Streak
L2
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Vineland, New Jersey
- Born
- United States
- Weight class
- Middleweight
- Height
- 6'0" · 183 cm
Before the UFC
Lionel Cortez 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
65-47
.580 win rate
Winning-record opponents
6 of 10
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
13
10 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 13 bouts · 11 promotions · wins by 2 KO · 3 sub · 1 decISCF · WVF · CFFC 4 · RF 12 · RF 10 +6
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Eric Henry10-7 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | CFFC 4 | Apr 13, 2007 |
| L | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 2:54 | RF 12 | Apr 29, 2006 | |
| W | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | RF 10 | Nov 19, 2005 | |
| W | Mat Santos3-7 | Submission | Rear Naked Choke | R2 | 0:00 | FFP | Oct 14, 2005 |
| W | Brian Wozniak0-3 | KO/TKO | Submission to Punches | R1 | — | RF 9 | Aug 6, 2005 |
| L | Andrew Calandrelli6-4 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | ECFA | Jun 17, 2005 |
| L | Mike Massenzio13-9 | Submission | Keylock | R1 | 2:05 | RF 8 | Apr 2, 2005 |
| L | Andy Foster9-2 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 0:28 | ISCF | Feb 4, 2005 |
| W | Morrison Butler | KO/TKO | Punch | R3 | 3:33 | ISCF | Oct 15, 2004 |
| L | Dante Rivera16-7 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | RF 6 | Apr 3, 2004 |
| W | Chris A Jellison0-1 | Submission | Punches from the Mount | R1 | 2:37 | WVF | Aug 11, 2001 |
| W | Clint Ward | Submission | Rear Naked Choke | R1 | 1:57 | WVF | May 26, 2001 |
| L | Cam McHargue | Submission | Triangle Choke | R1 | 4:52 | BB 9 | Jul 27, 2000 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.
Amateur
1-1across 2 amateur bouts · 1 promotionISCF
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Jason Miller23-10 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R0 | 0:00 | ISCF | Mar 10, 2001 |
| W | Jarrett Simpson0-1 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R0 | 0:00 | ISCF | Mar 10, 2001 |
Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.