“One Bad Mofo” Bantamweight
Joe Soto
3-5-0
UFC record, 8 fights, 70.8 min
18-7-0
Pro record, all promotions, as ufcstats lists it
0-1
in 1 title fight
- Height
- 5'6"
- Reach
- 65"
- Weight
- 135 lb
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Born
- Sun, Mar 22, 1987, age 39
- First UFC fight
- Sat, Aug 30, 2014
- Latest UFC fight
- Sat, Feb 3, 2018
01/How he wins
in 3 wins
2 submissions (heel hook on ground, rear naked choke), 1 decision in 3 wins
| How the fight ended | His wins | His losses |
|---|---|---|
| KO/TKO | 0 | 3 |
| Submission | 2 | 1 |
| Decision | 1 | 1 |
| All | 3 | 5 |
02/Career rates
8 fights, 70.8 min
Sig strikes landed
3.36 per min
238 in 70.8 min, 8 fights
Sig strike accuracy
41.8%
238 of 570 attempts
Sig strikes absorbed
5.37 per min
380 of 1,154 landed on him in 70.8 min
Takedowns
0.85 per 15 min
4 of 19 · 70.8 min
Takedown accuracy
21.1%
4 of 19 attempts
Takedown defence
14 of 20
defended of attempted on him, 70.8 min
Control time
1:36 per 15 min
7:31 of 70:49
Knockdowns
0
scored in 70.8 min, 8 fights
Submission attempts
1.91 per 15 min
9 in 70.8 min
Where his sig strikes land
89% distance, 1% clinch, 10% ground
211 distance, 3 clinch, 24 ground of 238 landed
What he hits
82% head, 7% body, 11% leg
195 head, 17 body, 26 leg of 238 landed
Cage time
70:49
8 fights, the minutes every rate above is counted in
03/Title fights
0-1 in 1
- Lv TJ DillashawBantamweight, title fight. Sat, Aug 30, 2014, UFC 177: Dillashaw vs Soto. KO/TKO, R5 2:20
04/By division
2 divisions
| Fights | Record | Min | Sig strikes | Per min | Takedowns | Control | KD | Finishes in wins | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bantamweight | 7 | 2-5-0 | 69.2 | 236 of 568 | 3.41 | 3 of 18 | 7:05 of 69:12 | 0 | 1 in 2 |
| Catch Weight | 1 | 1-0-0 | 1.6 | 2 of 2 | 1.24 | 1 of 1 | 0:26 of 1:37 | 0 | 1 in 1 |
| All | 8 | 3-5-0 | 70.8 | 238 of 570 | 3.36 | 4 of 19 | 7:31 of 70:49 | 0 | 2 in 3 |
05/By year
2014 to 2018
| Fights | Record | Min | Sig strikes | Per min | Takedowns | Control | KD | Finishes in wins | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | 0-1-0 | 1.1 | 1 of 2 | 0.91 | 0 of 1 | 0:00 of 1:06 | 0 | 0 in 0 |
| 2017 | 2 | 1-1-0 | 15.5 | 54 of 113 | 3.48 | 1 of 2 | 4:44 of 15:30 | 0 | 0 in 1 |
| 2016 | 3 | 2-1-0 | 30.3 | 120 of 249 | 3.96 | 3 of 11 | 2:47 of 30:16 | 0 | 2 in 2 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0-1-0 | 1.6 | 1 of 9 | 0.62 | 0 of 0 | 0:00 of 1:37 | 0 | 0 in 0 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0-1-0 | 22.3 | 62 of 197 | 2.78 | 0 of 5 | 0:00 of 22:20 | 0 | 0 in 0 |
| All | 8 | 3-5-0 | 70.8 | 238 of 570 | 3.36 | 4 of 19 | 7:31 of 70:49 | 0 | 2 in 3 |
A career line lumps every year together, and a fighter’s 2014 does not describe his 2026. Each year here is the same count over that year’s fights alone, with its own minutes, so it can be read against the career line beneath it.
06/By round
in the fights that reached it
| Fights reached | Min in it | Sig strikes | Per min | Takedowns | Control | KD | Sub att | Ended here | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | 8 of 8 | 24.8 | 43 of 129 | 1.73 | 1 of 9 | 0:27 of 24:50 | 0 | 3 | 4, won 1 |
| Round 2 | 4 of 8 | 20.0 | 85 of 201 | 4.25 | 0 of 2 | 2:15 of 20:00 | 0 | 2 | |
| Round 3 | 4 of 8 | 18.6 | 93 of 183 | 4.99 | 3 of 6 | 4:49 of 18:39 | 0 | 4 | 3, won 2 |
| Round 4 | 1 of 8 | 5.0 | 13 of 43 | 2.60 | 0 of 0 | 0:00 of 5:00 | 0 | 0 | |
| Round 5 | 1 of 8 | 2.3 | 4 of 14 | 1.71 | 0 of 2 | 0:00 of 2:20 | 0 | 0 | 1, won 0 |
Round length is read from each fight’s round format, so a 12-minute opening round from 1995 counts its twelve minutes. A round is counted only for the fights that reached it; the first column is the denominator for the rest of the row.
07/Fight log
8 fights, newest first
| Date | Opponent | Result | Sig strikes | Takedowns | Control | KD | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat, Feb 3, 2018UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Anders | Iuri AlcantaraBantamweight | LKO/TKO, R1 1:06Punches to Head At Distance | 1 of 2 | 0 of 1 | 0:00 | 0 | 1:06 | Rounds |
| Fri, Dec 1, 2017The Ultimate Fighter: A New World Champion Finale | Brett JohnsBantamweight | LSubmission, R1 0:30Calf Slicer On Ground | 0 of 0 | 0 of 1 | 0:00 | 0 | 0:30 | Rounds |
| Sat, Mar 11, 2017UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Gastelum | Rani YahyaBantamweight | WUnanimous decision, R3 5:00Tony Weeks 28 - 29. Fabio Alves 27 - 29. Sal D'amato 27 - 29. | 54 of 113 | 1 of 1 | 4:44 | 0 | 15:00 | Rounds |
| Sat, Nov 5, 2016UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Ferguson | Marco BeltranCatch Weight | WSubmission, R1 1:37Heel Hook On Ground | 2 of 2 | 1 of 1 | 0:26 | 0 | 1:37 | Rounds |
| Sat, Jun 18, 2016UFC Fight Night: MacDonald vs Thompson | Chris BealBantamweight | WSubmission, R3 3:39Rear Naked Choke | 47 of 136 | 1 of 7 | 2:07 | 0 | 13:39 | Rounds |
| Sat, Jan 2, 2016UFC 195: Lawler vs Condit | Michinori TanakaBantamweight | LSplit decision, R3 5:00Tony Weeks 28 - 29. Adalaide Byrd 29 - 28. Chris Lee 28 - 29. | 71 of 111 | 1 of 3 | 0:14 | 0 | 15:00 | Rounds |
| Sat, Jun 6, 2015UFC Fight Night: Boetsch vs Henderson | Anthony BirchakBantamweight | LKO/TKO, R1 1:37Punch to Head In Clinch | 1 of 9 | 0 of 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 1:37 | Rounds |
| Sat, Aug 30, 2014UFC 177: Dillashaw vs Soto | TJ DillashawBantamweight, title fight | LKO/TKO, R5 2:20Kick to Head At Distance | 62 of 197 | 0 of 5 | 0:00 | 0 | 22:20 | Rounds |
UFC bouts only, counted from the fight rows; the promotion’s listed pro record above covers every promotion and is a different denominator. Volume is per minute of cage time and accuracy per attempt; how he finishes is counted in his wins, the one place a fight is the unit. Significant strikes only. Control time the source did not record is absent, never 0:00.