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William Joplin
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William Joplin

UFC DebutNickname“The Armadillo”
Record
18-15, 1 NC
Age
47
Date of birth
Sep 18, 1978
Fighting out of
Lee's Summit, Missouri
Born
United States
Weight class
Bantamweight
Height
5'7" · 170 cm
Before the UFC

William Joplin 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
Moderate
Opponents' combined record
350-264-1
.570 win rate
Winning-record opponents
19 of 31
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
34
31 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

18-15, 1 NCacross 34 bouts · 24 promotions · wins by 3 KO · 9 sub · 6 decShamrock FC · VFC · Cageside Promotions / KCFA · Cageside Promotions · True Fight Fan +19
ResOpponentOutcomeFinishRdTimePromotionDate
NC
Dwight Joseph15-3
No ContestFight Ended Early Due to LightningR23:12
DCS 44
Jul 27, 2018
W
Emeka Ifekandu7-5
DecisionUnanimousR55:00
DCS 41
Apr 21, 2018
L
Juan Archuleta31-7
DecisionUnanimousR35:00
Bellator
Mar 2, 2018
W
Joe Wilk19-13
KO/TKOPunchesR14:50
VFC
Feb 3, 2018
W
Johnnie Roades9-19
SubmissionShoulder ChokeR13:50
Cageside Promotions / KCFA
Jul 29, 2017
L
Vinicius Zani11-7-1
KO/TKOPunchesR34:22
LFA
Apr 29, 2017
L
Chuka Willis17-7
KO/TKOPunchesR24:35
Cageside Promotions / KCFA
Feb 25, 2017
W
Jacob Akin10-11
SubmissionGuillotine ChokeR11:22
Cageside Promotions / KCFA
Oct 1, 2016
L
Raufeon Stots21-4
KO/TKOPunchR11:18
VFC
Apr 1, 2016
W
Horacio Escobar5-3
DecisionUnanimousR35:00
Shamrock FC
Nov 21, 2015
W
Jacob Akin10-11
SubmissionGuillotine ChokeR11:11
Shamrock FC
Sep 26, 2015
L
Andrew Whitney16-11
DecisionUnanimousR35:00
Titan FC 34
Jul 18, 2015
W
Aaron Poston
SubmissionArm-Triangle ChokeR23:48
Shamrock FC
May 29, 2015
W
Charlie DuBray16-15
SubmissionRear-Naked ChokeR33:22
DCS 16
Apr 24, 2015
W
Yohance Flager
DecisionUnanimousR35:00
Rumble Time Promotions
Nov 7, 2014
L
Jacob Akin10-11
DecisionSplitR35:00
Shamrock FC
Sep 27, 2014
L
Walel Watson15-15
SubmissionRear-Naked ChokeR32:29
Titan FC 28
May 16, 2014
W
Chad Obermiller9-9
DecisionUnanimousR35:00
RFA 13
Mar 7, 2014
W
Cody Land16-12
DecisionUnanimousR35:00
DCS 5
Dec 6, 2013
W
Jesse Thorton5-11
KO/TKOPunchesR34:38
Shamrock FC
Nov 1, 2013
W
Matt Dukes3-9
SubmissionGuillotine ChokeR13:43
Cageside Promotions
Oct 12, 2012
W
Matt Dukes3-9
SubmissionTriangle ChokeR10:55
Cageside Promotions
Jun 29, 2012
W
Trevor Nelson1-11
KO/TKOSubmission to PunchesR12:34
TFF
Feb 3, 2012
W
Joel Mickells
SubmissionRear-Naked ChokeR24:42
VFC
Apr 1, 2011
L
Ramon Barber10-10
KO/TKOPunchesR31:55
XCF
Feb 5, 2011
L
Jerrod Sanders16-4
DecisionUnanimousR35:00
C3 Fights
Jan 29, 2011
L
Owen Evinger8-6
DecisionSplitR35:00
True Fight Fan
Dec 17, 2010
L
Mark Dickman11-5
DecisionSplitR35:00
TTP
Dec 3, 2010
W
Russell Patrick6-4
SubmissionTriangle ChokeR13:56
True Fight Fan
Oct 15, 2010
L
Jared Downing10-6
DecisionUnanimousR35:00
CFFAC 2
Sep 11, 2010
L
Pablo Garza12-4
DecisionUnanimousR35:00
The Cage Inc.
Aug 21, 2010
W
Troy Talavera1-3
DecisionUnanimousR35:00
Jennifer Ireland Foundation
Jul 10, 2010
L
Aaron Derrow14-11
DecisionUnanimousR35:00
RFP
Jun 5, 2010
L
Bobby Cooper13-8
DecisionUnanimousR35:00
RTP
May 7, 2010

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 promotionCOH
ResOpponentOutcomeFinishRdTimePromotionDate
W
Caleb Paffrath
DecisionUnanimousR33:00
COH
May 5, 2007

Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.