Luis Vargas
UFC DebutNickname“Lightyear”
Record
Streak
L3
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- San Jose, California
- Born
- United States
- Weight class
- Lightweight
- Height
- 6'1" · 185 cm
Before the UFC
Luis Vargas 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
35-15
.700 win rate
Winning-record opponents
5 of 7
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
7
all opponents have 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 7 bouts · 5 promotions · wins by 2 KOBellator · Dragon House MMA · Combate Americas · URCC 32 · DH
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Dragon House MMA | Mar 18, 2023 | |
| L | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Bellator | Sep 7, 2019 | |
| L | Submission | Triangle Choke | R2 | 3:59 | Combate Americas | May 11, 2018 | |
| W | Justin McClain0-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:32 | URCC 32 | Sep 30, 2017 |
| W | Ronny Tsutsui3-3 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:16 | DH | Aug 12, 2017 |
| L | Juan Cardenas4-2 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 4:12 | Bellator | Feb 18, 2017 |
| L | Submission | Armbar | R2 | 2:59 | Bellator | Nov 19, 2016 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.
Amateur
6-3across 9 amateur bouts · 7 promotions559 Fights · Central Coast Throwdown · GetDown Promotions · WCS 20 · 559 Fights 31 +2
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Submission | — | R3 | 2:27 | GetDown Promotions | Dec 19, 2015 | |
| L | Dominic Raffin3-0 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 3:00 | WCS 20 | Jun 27, 2015 |
| L | Jacob Rosales16-10 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 3:00 | 559 Fights 31 | Dec 12, 2014 |
| W | Eric Diaz4-4 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 3:00 | 559 Fights | Oct 5, 2014 |
| W | Evan Solorio | Submission | — | R1 | 0:35 | 559 Fights | Jul 18, 2014 |
| W | Robert Becerra0-1 | Submission | — | R1 | 2:23 | Central Coast Throwdown | May 17, 2014 |
| L | Casey Rubinoff2-1 | Decision | Split | R3 | 2:00 | Knockout Promotions / Double Vision Promotions | Mar 15, 2014 |
| W | Matt Maxwell0-4 | Submission | — | R2 | 0:35 | Central Coast Throwdown | Dec 14, 2013 |
| W | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 2:00 | World MMA Enterprises | Apr 27, 2013 |
Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.