Light Heavyweight

Joey Beltran

Last fought: Oct 2013

RECORD

Pro

17-14-0 (1 NC)

UFC

3-6-0

Age

Height

6'1"

Weight

185 lbs

Reach

75"

Stance

Orthodox

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	12:44
Fight Completion Rate	84.9%
Avg Rounds per Fight	2.55
% Fights Inside the Distance	30.0%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	14-12 (53.8%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	1-2 (33.3%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	9-6 (60.0%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	58.6%
% Time in Control	27.3%
% Time Controlled	14.1%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	65.9%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	4.73
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	6.99
Distance Striking Differential / Min	-2.25
Distance Strike Accuracy	27.9%
Distance Strike Defense	54.1%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	0.00
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.57
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	1.81
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	2.41
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	0.00
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	0.89

All metrics are UFC fights only. Methodology →

Where the Strikes Land

Share of landed significant strikes by target

Where the Fight Happens

Share of total fight time by position

Cumulative Significant Strikes vs the Light Heavyweight field

Joey Beltran League percentile bands (p5–p95) League median

The shaded bands are the league’s middle range: the darker center covers the 25th–75th percentile of fighters, the lighter outer zones extend to the 5th and 95th — computed only over fighters whose careers reached each minute mark. How these are calculated →

Career Stats

Statistic	Joey Beltran
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	37.1%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	4.6
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	5.2
Strike Differential	-0.6/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	18.5%
Takedown Defense	72.2%
Takedowns Landed/15min	0.6
Submission Attempts/15min	0.0
Control Time/15min	4:05
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	66.7%
Submission % of Wins	0.0%
Decision % of Wins	33.3%
Avg Fight Time	12:44
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.0
Reversals/15min	0.1

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	32.0%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	4.2
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	6.1
Takedown Accuracy	21.4%
Takedown Defense	61.1%
Control Time/Fight	3:40

Fight History

LOSS

vs. Fabio Maldonado

UFC Fight Night: Maia vs Shields • Oct 2013Light Heavyweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Joey Beltran57/20028%TD 1/4Ctrl 6:05

Fabio Maldonado87/16852%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:38

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Joey Beltran	18/49	37%	0/0	3:02	—
	Fabio Maldonado	15/23	65%	0/0	0:17	—

R2	Joey Beltran	18/81	22%	0/1	0:58	—
	Fabio Maldonado	36/82	44%	0/0	0:10	—

R3	Joey Beltran	21/70	30%	1/3	2:05	—
	Fabio Maldonado	36/63	57%	0/0	0:11	—

vs. Igor Pokrajac

UFC on FX: Sotiropoulos vs Pearson • Dec 2012Light Heavyweight

Overturned • Rd 3, 5:00

Joey Beltran65/13947%TD 0/3Ctrl 9:25

Igor Pokrajac48/9451%TD 0/2Ctrl 1:56

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Joey Beltran	35/46	76%	0/1	3:49	—
	Igor Pokrajac	11/22	50%	0/0	0:51	—

R2	Joey Beltran	18/53	34%	0/1	2:49	—
	Igor Pokrajac	17/36	47%	0/1	0:43	—

R3	Joey Beltran	12/40	30%	0/1	2:47	—
	Igor Pokrajac	20/36	56%	0/1	0:22	—

LOSS

vs. James Te Huna

UFC on FUEL TV: Munoz vs Weidman • Jul 2012Light Heavyweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Joey Beltran73/27826%TD 1/2Ctrl 1:50

James Te Huna122/24949%TD 3/9Ctrl 2:49KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Joey Beltran	19/87	22%	0/0	0:47	—
	James Te Huna	65/121	54%	0/1	0:40	1

R2	Joey Beltran	25/101	25%	0/0	0:00	—
	James Te Huna	26/66	39%	1/3	1:01	—

R3	Joey Beltran	29/90	32%	1/2	1:03	—
	James Te Huna	31/62	50%	2/5	1:08	—

LOSS

vs. Lavar Johnson

UFC on FOX: Evans vs Davis • Jan 2012Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 4:24

Joey Beltran22/7131%TD 0/3Ctrl 0:04

Lavar Johnson65/9271%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:05KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Joey Beltran	22/71	31%	0/3	0:04	—
	Lavar Johnson	65/92	71%	0/0	1:05	1

LOSS

vs. Stipe Miocic

UFC 136: Edgar vs Maynard 3 • Oct 2011Heavyweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Joey Beltran52/15234%TD 1/2Ctrl 0:56

Stipe Miocic68/14248%TD 4/7Ctrl 6:09

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Joey Beltran	11/51	22%	0/0	0:03	—
	Stipe Miocic	25/54	46%	1/1	0:59	—

R2	Joey Beltran	34/66	52%	1/2	0:53	—
	Stipe Miocic	24/47	51%	2/2	2:13	—

R3	Joey Beltran	7/35	20%	0/0	0:00	—
	Stipe Miocic	19/41	46%	1/4	2:57	—

WIN

vs. Aaron Rosa

UFC 131: Dos Santos vs Carwin • Jun 2011Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 3, 1:26

Joey Beltran88/18847%TD 1/4Ctrl 5:19

Aaron Rosa73/17941%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:08

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Joey Beltran	34/74	46%	0/3	3:04	—
	Aaron Rosa	28/79	35%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Joey Beltran	42/90	47%	0/0	1:33	—
	Aaron Rosa	39/81	48%	0/0	0:02	—

R3	Joey Beltran	12/24	50%	1/1	0:42	—
	Aaron Rosa	6/19	32%	0/1	0:06	—

LOSS

vs. Pat Barry

UFC Fight Night: Fight for the Troops 2 • Jan 2011Heavyweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Joey Beltran55/17731%TD 0/6Ctrl 4:24

Pat Barry46/9051%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:53KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Joey Beltran	15/30	50%	0/2	1:58	—
	Pat Barry	3/8	38%	0/0	0:21	—

R2	Joey Beltran	20/75	27%	0/2	1:07	—
	Pat Barry	17/35	49%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Joey Beltran	20/72	28%	0/2	1:19	—
	Pat Barry	26/47	55%	0/0	0:32	1

LOSS

vs. Matt Mitrione

UFC 119: Mir vs Cro Cop • Sep 2010Heavyweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Joey Beltran52/15733%TD 1/3Ctrl 5:00

Matt Mitrione76/15250%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Joey Beltran	23/52	44%	1/1	2:55	—
	Matt Mitrione	19/38	50%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Joey Beltran	20/45	44%	0/1	1:43	—
	Matt Mitrione	26/53	49%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Joey Beltran	9/60	15%	0/1	0:22	—
	Matt Mitrione	31/61	51%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Tim Hague

UFC 113: Machida vs Shogun 2 • May 2010Heavyweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Joey Beltran97/16160%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:19

Tim Hague60/12050%TD 2/7Ctrl 2:38

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Joey Beltran	32/51	63%	0/0	0:00	—
	Tim Hague	11/28	39%	0/4	0:51	—

R2	Joey Beltran	30/65	46%	0/0	0:00	—
	Tim Hague	21/50	42%	0/0	0:01	—

R3	Joey Beltran	35/45	78%	0/0	0:19	—
	Tim Hague	28/42	67%	2/3	1:46	—

WIN

vs. Rolles Gracie

UFC 109: Relentless • Feb 2010Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 2, 1:31

Joey Beltran22/4945%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:24

Rolles Gracie15/4633%TD 1/10Ctrl 1:44

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Joey Beltran	13/30	43%	0/0	0:42	—
	Rolles Gracie	15/40	38%	1/6	1:44	—

R2	Joey Beltran	9/19	47%	0/0	0:42	—
	Rolles Gracie	0/6	0%	0/4	0:00	—

Prior to UFC

Strikeforce (1 fight)

LOSS

vs. Yohan Banks

Strikeforce - Young Guns • Feb 2007

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 3:00

Joey Beltran0/0—TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Last updated: 2026-08-22 | Data source: UFCStats.com