Joe Stevenson
16 UFC Fights | 50% Win Rate | 5 Finishes (63%)
Joe Stevenson UFC Record & Pro MMA Record
Joe Stevenson is 8-8 in the UFC across 16 fights, with 2 wins by knockout, 3 by submission and 3 by decision. The full pro MMA record is 33-16, 25-8 of it outside the UFC. Stevenson competes at lightweight as an orthodox grappler, standing 5'7" with a 70" reach at 44 years old. The last bout was a win over Gabriel Miglioli by unanimous decision in Aug 2016.
Best attribute: takedown offense (takedowns landed per fight) — 83rd percentile among 300 lightweight fighters (1.9/fight).
Joe Stevenson's UFC win rate is 50% (8 of 16 fights), and 63% of those wins came by finish. Stevenson averages 1.9 takedowns per fight at 46% accuracy and stops 41% of opponents' takedown attempts.
- Pro MMA Record
- 33-16
- UFC Record
- 8-8
- Height
- 5'7"
- Reach
- 70"
- Age
- 44
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Last Fight
- W vs Gabriel Miglioli · Decision (Unanimous) · Aug 2016
Pro record from Sherdog (snapshot 2026-07-03) plus every UFC bout since; UFC record from UFCStats.
Joe Stevenson's Last 5 Fights
Stevenson is 1-4 in the last five UFC fights.
- Loss vs Javier Vazquez · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC Live: Kongo vs Barry · Jun 2011
- Loss vs Danny Castillo · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC Live: Sanchez vs Kampmann · Mar 2011
- Loss vs Mac Danzig · KO/TKO · R1 1:54 · UFC 124: St-Pierre vs Koscheck 2 · Dec 2010
- Loss vs George Sotiropoulos · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC 110: Nogueira vs Velasquez · Feb 2010
- Win vs Spencer Fisher · KO/TKO · R2 4:03 · UFC 104: Machida vs Shogun · Oct 2009
Striking
Fighter Profile
Offensive Output
Defensive
Strike Targets
Position Breakdown
Grappling
Takedowns & Control
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Finish Probability by Round
Round-by-Round Output
Sig. Strikes Landed per Round — Joe Stevenson vs Average
Joe Stevenson lands 5.9 strikes in R1 but 10.4 in R3+ — output increases in later rounds.
Joe Stevenson's UFC Fight History
16 UFC fights on record (8-8), most recent first.
| Result | Opponent | Method | Rd · Time | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Javier Vazquez | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Live: Kongo vs Barry | 2011-06-26 |
| L | Danny Castillo | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Live: Sanchez vs Kampmann | 2011-03-03 |
| L | Mac Danzig | KO/TKO | R1 · 1:54 | UFC 124: St-Pierre vs Koscheck 2 | 2010-12-11 |
| L | George Sotiropoulos | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 110: Nogueira vs Velasquez | 2010-02-20 |
| W | Spencer Fisher | KO/TKO | R2 · 4:03 | UFC 104: Machida vs Shogun | 2009-10-24 |
| W | Nate Diaz | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | The Ultimate Fighter: United States vs. United Kingdom Finale | 2009-06-20 |
| L | Diego Sanchez | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 95: Sanchez vs Stevenson | 2009-02-21 |
| L | Kenny Florian | Submission | R1 · 4:03 | UFC 91: Couture vs Lesnar | 2008-11-15 |
| W | Gleison Tibau | Submission | R2 · 2:57 | UFC 86: Jackson vs Griffin | 2008-07-05 |
| L★ | BJ Penn | Submission | R2 · 4:02 | UFC 80: Rapid Fire | 2008-01-19 |
| W | Kurt Pellegrino | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 74: Respect | 2007-08-25 |
| W | Melvin Guillard | Submission | R1 · 0:27 | UFC Fight Night: Stevenson vs Guillard | 2007-04-05 |
| W | Dokonjonosuke Mishima | Submission | R1 · 2:07 | UFC 65: Bad Intentions | 2006-11-18 |
| W | Yves Edwards | KO/TKO | R2 · 5:00 | UFC 61: Bitter Rivals | 2006-07-08 |
| L | Josh Neer | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night 4 | 2006-04-06 |
| W★ | Luke Cummo | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | The Ultimate Fighter: Team Hughes vs. Team Franklin Finale | 2005-11-05 |
How Stevenson Ranks at Lightweight
Percentile among the 300 lightweight fighters in our database (higher is better; absorbed strikes are inverted).
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