R.J. Hoyt
UFC DebutNickname“Scrappy”
Record
Streak
L6
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Bremerton, Washington
- Born
- United States
- Camp
- Roughhouse Gym
- Weight class
- Welterweight
Before the UFC
R.J. Hoyt 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
76-48-1
.613 win rate
Winning-record opponents
6 of 9
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
13
9 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 · 10 promotions · wins by 4 KO · 1 subReign FC · PureCombat · COGA 91 · Anthony Pettis FC 21 · COGA 87 +5
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Benito Lopez10-2 | KO/TKO | — | R1 | 3:43 | PureCombat | Jun 20, 2026 |
| L | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 3:31 | COGA 91 | Feb 28, 2026 | |
| L | Logan Paxton10-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:33 | Anthony Pettis FC 21 | Nov 23, 2025 |
| L | Albert Tadevosyan15-4-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R5 | 5:00 | COGA 87 | Sep 6, 2025 |
| L | Isaac Butler | Submission | Arm-Triangle Choke | R2 | 2:11 | COGA 86 | May 17, 2025 |
| L | Lance Gibson Jr.10-2 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:30 | ExciteFight | Nov 23, 2024 |
| W | Dex Montenegro | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:22 | COGA 80 | May 25, 2024 |
| W | Vaibhav Vaman Shetty | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:09 | COGA 77 | Feb 3, 2024 |
| L | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 1:36 | Reign FC | Nov 24, 2018 | |
| L | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Reign FC | Feb 10, 2018 | |
| W | Omar Avelar9-12 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 1:53 | COGA 52 | Jan 7, 2017 |
| W | James Martin | KO/TKO | Doctor Stoppage | R1 | 5:00 | Reign FC | Nov 26, 2016 |
| W | Armando Best3-11 | KO/TKO | Retirement | R1 | 5:00 | Reign FC | Sep 3, 2016 |
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.
Amateur
2-0across 2 amateur bouts · 2 promotionsCOGA 49 · Emerald City MMA
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Eugene Yakovenko | KO/TKO | Retirement | R1 | 1:24 | COGA 49 | Jun 25, 2016 |
| W | Evan Llewellyn0-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 2:27 | Emerald City MMA | May 20, 2012 |
Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.