Rolando Velasco
UFC DebutNickname“The Machine”
Record
Streak
L3
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Oakdale, California
- Born
- United States
- Weight class
- Bantamweight
- Height
- 5'7" · 170 cm
Before the UFC
Rolando Velasco 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
238-147-2
.618 win rate
Winning-record opponents
16 of 18
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
20
18 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 20 bouts · 19 promotions · wins by 2 KO · 6 sub · 5 decCCFC · LFA · TPF 33 · TPF 27 · TPF 26 +14
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | LFA | Sep 28, 2018 | |
| L | Rodrigo Lima | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R2 | 3:47 | TPF 33 | Nov 2, 2017 |
| L | Cody Gibson21-12 | Decision | Unanimous | R5 | 5:00 | TPF 27 | May 19, 2016 |
| W | Joe Neal6-5 | Decision | Unanimous | R5 | 5:00 | TPF 26 | Feb 18, 2016 |
| W | Submission | Arm-Triangle Choke | R3 | 2:17 | TPF 24 | Aug 6, 2015 | |
| W | Jared Papazian20-14 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | TPF 23 | May 7, 2015 |
| L | Fabiano Silva33-18-1 | KO/TKO | Punch | R2 | 1:28 | TPF 22 | Feb 5, 2015 |
| W | Sergio Cortez10-13 | Submission | Arm-Triangle Choke | R1 | 3:08 | TPF 21 | Nov 6, 2014 |
| W | Alex Rojas | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R3 | 2:51 | TPF 16 | Aug 22, 2013 |
| W | Carson Beebe15-4 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | TPF 15 | Nov 15, 2012 |
| W | Antonio Duarte25-7 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 2:57 | TPF 14 | Sep 7, 2012 |
| W | Submission | — | R1 | 1:41 | DH | Jun 2, 2012 | |
| L | Chris Cariaso17-8 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 3:17 | LTD | Oct 24, 2009 |
| L | Walter Patterson7-5 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | CKP | Aug 22, 2009 |
| D | David Espinosa7-2-1 | Draw | — | R3 | 5:00 | CCFC | Aug 23, 2008 |
| W | Shawn Klarcyk9-6 | KO/TKO | Punches | R4 | 1:46 | PFC 6 | Jan 17, 2008 |
| W | Darren Uyenoyama10-6 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | CCFC | Oct 6, 2007 |
| W | Jason Georgianna10-9 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 3:00 | PFC 3 | Jul 19, 2007 |
| W | Jesse Bowen9-7 | Submission | Arm-Triangle Choke | R2 | 2:38 | WC 2 | Apr 7, 2007 |
| W | Sergio Cortez10-13 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 1:57 | GC 54 | Sep 17, 2006 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.
Amateur
1-0across 1 amateur bout · 1 promotionEFS
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Kinsey Border | KO/TKO | Strikes | R2 | 1:35 | EFS | Apr 28, 2007 |
Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.