Lightweight · Men

Jose Luis Saldarriaga

“The Joker”
Colombia debut 2016
Held by Heimo Gregório
Form W W L W L
Elo 1,122 peak 1,243 · 20 Jul 2024 121 below it
Sherdog
5-4pro record
1L current streak
1,123best win, Elo
1,111average opponent
-- born 19 Jun 1993
67.0" / -- height / reach

Elo history

Hover for the fight at that point; dots are wins and losses; the band is the typical prime for men at lightweight, ages 27–34

Record

-- – --
Rating by method KO1,026 Sub870 Dec1,028

Style profile

Each axis is a percentile of lightweight fighters with five pro bouts (7,194 of them); further out is better. Hover a point for the number.
KO Submission Decision Finishes Durability Win rate Opposition Activity
From the record and the method ratings

Similar careers

Who looked like this after 8 pro bouts, and what happened next

After 8 bouts (2025): 1,217 Elo, 5-3, aged 32, average opponent 1,116.

  1. Fred Freeman then 1,193, 5-3, aged 33 5-9 after peaked 1,211
  2. Dante Brown then 1,193, 5-3, aged 33 2-2 after peaked 1,172 ▼
  3. Nelson Carvalho then 1,180, 5-3, aged 32 4-2 after peaked 1,537 ▲
  4. Khongor Opinov then 1,216, 5-3, aged 31 7-1 after peaked 1,384 ▲
  5. Alexey Oleinik then 1,279, 5-3, aged 31 25-19 after peaked 1,422 ▲
  6. Elmer Waterhen then 1,153, 5-3, aged 32 11-15 after peaked 1,415 ▲

Best wins

By the opponent's Elo on the night
  1. Juan David Guzman Submission R3 · 20 Jul 2024 · FCMMA 1,123
  2. Sergio Sanz KO/TKO R3 · 17 Mar 2023 · Formula Fight Championship 1,074
  3. Sergio Sanz KO/TKO R3 · 17 Mar 2023 · Formula Fight Championship 1,069
  4. Paul Ramirez KO/TKO R1 · 29 Nov 2025 · FCMMA 1,040
  5. Yanni Florez KO/TKO R2 · 15 Aug 2016 · Universal Fight Alliance 1,009

Losses

Newest first
  1. Heimo Gregório Decision R3 · 8 Aug 2026 · Farid Combat 1,070
  2. Andrés Escudero Submission R1 · 19 Sep 2025 · Empire MMA Colombia 1,257
  3. Zamir Cataño Submission R1 · 21 May 2022 · Ultimo Guerrero en Pie 1,132
  4. Victor Cisneros Submission R1 · 28 Nov 2020 · Caray MMA & Boxing 1,223

Fight history

9 bouts, newest first. Hover a heading for what it means.
# Date Result Opponent Weight class Method Round Score Elo ± Opp Elo Odds Event
9 8 Aug 202633.1 yrs L5-4 Heimo Gregório 5-5 · 32.5 yrs Lightweight DecisionUnanimous R3 0.16 1,217→1,122 -94 1,070 – Farid Combat 2 Farid Combat
8 29 Nov 202532.4 yrs W5-3 Paul Ramirez debut Lightweight KO/TKOPunches R10:57 1.00 1,157→1,217 +59 1,040 – FCMMA 005: Fight Club MMA 005 FCMMA
7 19 Sep 202532.3 yrs L4-3 Andrés Escudero 2-1 Lightweight SubRear-Naked Choke R13:44 0.00 1,241→1,157 -84 1,257 – Empire MMA 13: Santos vs. Lopez Empire MMA Colombia
6 20 Jul 202431.1 yrs W4-2 Juan David Guzman 1-0 · 26.7 yrs Lightweight SubRear-Naked Choke R314:55 1.00 1,166→1,243 +77 1,123 – FCMMA 003: Fight Club MMA 003 FCMMA
5 17 Mar 202329.7 yrs W3-2 Sergio Sanz debut Featherweight KO/TKOPunches R3 1.00 1,086→1,169 +83 1,069 – Formula Fighting Championship 1 Formula Fight Championship
4 17 Mar 202329.7 yrs W2-2 Sergio Sanz debut Featherweight KO/TKOPunches R312:30 1.00 974→1,086 +112 1,074 – Formula Fighting Championship 1 Formula Fight Championship
3 21 May 202228.9 yrs L1-2 Zamir Cataño debut Featherweight SubRear Naked Choke R12:36 0.00 1,039→974 -64 1,132 – UGP 15: Ultimo Guerrero En Pie 15 Ultimo Guerrero en Pie
2 28 Nov 202027.4 yrs L1-1 Victor Cisneros 2-0 · 24.3 yrs Featherweight SubArmbar R10:54 0.00 1,097→1,040 -57 1,223 – Caray MMA & Boxing 4: Season 2 Caray MMA & Boxing
1 15 Aug 201623.2 yrs W1-0 Yanni Florez 0-1 · 21.1 yrs Featherweight KO/TKOGround & Pound R24:30 1.00 1,035→1,116 +81 1,009 – Noche de combates Universal Fight Alliance