Ulysses Cortez
UFC Debut
Record
Streak
W1
- Fighting out of
- El Centro, California
- Born
- United States
- Camp
- Team United
- Weight class
- Middleweight
Before the UFC
Ulysses 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
84-42-3
.667 win rate
Winning-record opponents
6 of 8
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
11
8 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 11 bouts · 11 promotions · wins by 3 KO · 2 subCOF 15 · COF 13 · COF 12 · COF 10 · SE +6
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Adam Lehman8-11 | Submission | Keylock | R1 | 2:55 | COF 15 | Feb 7, 2009 |
| L | Jorge Ortiz19-11-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | COF 13 | Aug 16, 2008 |
| NC | David Mariscal | No Contest | Illegal Elbows | R2 | 1:41 | COF 12 | May 3, 2008 |
| L | Virgil Lozano7-2-1 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 4:02 | COF 10 | Nov 24, 2007 |
| L | Ryan Bader31-8 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | — | SE | Oct 27, 2007 |
| W | Virgil Lozano7-2-1 | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 0:14 | COF 5 | Jan 27, 2007 |
| W | Alfonso Martinez | Submission | Verbal | R2 | 3:21 | COF 4 | Dec 4, 2006 |
| W | Michael Pratt | KO/TKO | Punches | R3 | 0:12 | MMAX 4 | Aug 19, 2006 |
| W | Frank Duffy1-3 | KO/TKO | Cut | R2 | 0:00 | COF 2 | Jul 9, 2006 |
| L | Josh Griggs8-5 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 1:49 | TC 10 | Oct 15, 2005 |
| L | Frank Salgado3-0 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 3:00 | TC 9 | Jul 30, 2005 |
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.