Heavyweight · Men

Joseph Holmes

“Ugly Man”
United States WAR Training Center debut 2017
Elo 1,309 peak 1,591 · 14 Nov 2021 282 below it
Tapology Sherdog id 1382279
9-5pro record
3L current streak
1,387best win, Elo
1,251average opponent
-- born 4 Jul 1995
76.0" / 80.0" height / reach

Elo history

Hover for the fight at that point; dots are wins and losses

Record

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Rating by method KO1,243 Sub1,186 Dec1,030

Best wins

By the opponent's Elo on the night
  1. Alen Amedovski Submission R1 · 21 May 2022 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 1,387
  2. Ryan Leininger KO/TKO R1 · 4 Dec 2020 · Legacy Fighting Alliance 1,370
  3. Jhonoven Pati KO/TKO R1 · 14 Nov 2021 · Fury Fighting Championship 1,318
  4. Shonte Barnes Submission R2 · 5 Oct 2021 · Dana White's Contender Series 1,279
  5. DeWayne Diggs Submission R2 · 27 Aug 2021 · Legacy Fighting Alliance 1,252

Losses

Newest first
  1. Greg Hardy KO/TKO R3 · 18 Jul 2026 · Peak Fighting 1,432
  2. Claudio Ribeiro KO/TKO R2 · 6 May 2023 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 1,563
  3. Jun Yong Park Submission R2 · 29 Oct 2022 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 1,655
  4. Jamie Pickett Decision R3 · 15 Jan 2022 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 1,435
  5. Jordan Newman Decision R3 · 22 Mar 2019 · Bellator MMA 1,192

Fight history

21 bouts, newest first; amateur bouts are shaded. Hover a heading for what it means.
# Date Result Opponent Weight class Method Round Score Elo ± Opp Elo Odds Event
21 18 Jul 202631.0 yrs L9-5 Greg Hardy 8-6 (1) · 38.0 yrs Heavyweighttitle KO/TKOPunches R311:35 0.00 1,385→1,309 -76 1,432 – PFC 53: Peak Fighting 53 Peak Fighting
20 6 May 202327.8 yrs L9-4 Claudio Ribeiro 10-3 · 30.8 yrs Middleweight KO/TKOGround & Pound R28:21 0.00 1,506→1,433 -73 1,563 +166→+142 UFC 288: Sterling vs. Cejudo Ultimate Fighting Championship
19 29 Oct 202227.3 yrs L9-3 Jun Yong Park 14-5 · 31.7 yrs Middleweight SubRear Naked Choke R28:04 0.00 1,573→1,506 -67 1,655 +195→+185 UFC Fight Night 213: Kattar vs. Allen Ultimate Fighting Championship
18 21 May 202226.9 yrs W9-2 Alen Amedovski 8-2 · 34.1 yrs Middleweight SubRear Naked Choke R11:04 1.00 1,517→1,573 +56 1,387 -195→-207 UFC Fight Night 206: Holm vs. Vieira Ultimate Fighting Championship
17 15 Jan 202226.5 yrs L8-2 Jamie Pickett 12-6 · 33.4 yrs Middleweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.29* 1,591→1,517 -74 1,435 -137→-154 UFC on ESPN 32: Kattar vs. Chikadze Ultimate Fighting Championship
16 14 Nov 202126.4 yrs W8-1 Jhonoven Pati 6-5 · 31.2 yrs Middleweight KO/TKOPunches R12:27 1.00 1,555→1,591 +36 1,318 -300→-297 Fury FC 53: Lookin' For a Fight Fury Fighting Championship
15 5 Oct 202126.3 yrs W7-1 Shonte Barnes 6-1-1 · 34.7 yrs Middleweight SubRear Naked Choke R27:46 1.00 1,520→1,555 +35 1,279 -402→-435 Dana White's Contender Series - Contender Series 2021: Week 6 Dana White's Contender Series
14 27 Aug 202126.1 yrs W6-1 DeWayne Diggs 3-2 · 33.2 yrs Middleweight SubRear Naked Choke R27:48 1.00 1,484→1,520 +37 1,252 -255→-350 LFA 114: Souza vs. Garcia Legacy Fighting Alliance
13 14 May 202125.9 yrs W5-1 Miguel Tovar 0-1 · 28.3 yrs Middleweight SubRear Naked Choke R13:34 1.00 1,455→1,484 +28 1,169 – XKO - Xtreme Knockout 50 Xtreme Knockout
12 14 May 202125.9 yrs W4-1 Michael Tovar 0-1 · 28.3 yrs Middleweight SubRear-Naked Choke R13:34 1.00 1,441→1,455 +14 1,019 – XKO - Xtreme Knockout 50 Xtreme Knockout
11 4 Dec 202025.4 yrs W3-1 Ryan Leininger 4-1 · 24.8 yrs Middleweight KO/TKOKnee R11:38 1.00 1,348→1,441 +93 1,370 -170→-170 LFA 96: Mendonça vs. Dagvadorj Legacy Fighting Alliance
10 26 Sep 202025.2 yrs W2-1 Tyler Jones 6-8 · 25.8 yrs Middleweight SubGuillotine Choke R10:53 1.00 1,324→1,348 +24 1,002 – Peak Fighting 5: The Gauntlet Peak Fighting
9 12 Jul 201924.0 yrs W1-1 Kona Oliveira 1-1 · 21.0 yrs Welterweight SubRear Naked Choke R27:41 1.00 1,259→1,328 +69 1,184 – Bellator 224: Budd vs. Rubin Bellator MMA
8 22 Mar 201923.7 yrs L0-1 Jordan Newman debut · 23.7 yrs Middleweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.20* 1,349→1,259 -90 1,192 – Bellator 218: Sanchez vs. Karakhanyan 2 Bellator MMA
7 1 Sep 201823.2 yrs W7-0 Michael Manno 5-2 · 22.7 yrs Welterweighttitle DecisionUnanimous R515:00 0.81 1,321→1,349 +27 1,251 – AKA - Ark-La-Tex Konflict 1 American Kombat Alliance am
6 27 Jul 201823.1 yrs W6-0 Josh Thompson 11-5 · 27.4 yrs Welterweighttitle SubRear Naked Choke R24:54 1.00 1,276→1,321 +45 1,163 – AKA - Rite of Passage 4 American Kombat Alliance am
5 19 May 201822.9 yrs W5-0 Alex Aguilar 11-5 · 23.4 yrs Middleweight DecisionUnanimous R39:00 0.84 1,233→1,276 +44 1,227 – XKO - Xtreme Knockout 41 Xtreme Knockout am
4 21 Apr 201822.8 yrs W4-0 Douglas Hernandez Garcia 3-0 Middleweight DecisionUnanimous R39:00 0.84 1,184→1,233 +48 1,203 – Indominus 1 Indominus am
3 8 Dec 201722.4 yrs W3-0 David Hansen 1-0 · 28.3 yrs Middleweight DecisionSplit R39:00 0.56 1,182→1,184 +2 1,150 – LFA 28: Jackson vs. Luna Legacy Fighting Alliance am
2 12 Aug 201722.1 yrs W2-0 Gherri Orr 0-2 · 24.6 yrs Middleweight SubTriangle Choke R11:55 1.00 1,155→1,182 +27 921 – XKO 37 Xtreme Knockout am
1 10 Jun 201721.9 yrs W1-0 Allen Rose debut Middleweight KO/TKOPunches R23:10 1.00 1,090→1,155 +66 1,090 – XKO 36 Xtreme Knockout am