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Joe Stevenson  "Daddy"


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Born: CA, USA
Fighting Out Of: Albuquerque, NM, by way of Victorville, CA
Age: 28
Height: 5' 7" (170 cm)
Weight: 155 lbs. (70 kg)
Overall MMA Record (W-L-D): 36-11-0
Strengths: Good takedowns and submissions
Languages Spoken: English


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Joe Stevenson WEC™ Fight History:


Result Opponent Method Event Date Round Time
Loss George Sotiropoulos Unanimous Decision UFC® 110 NOGUEIRA v VELASQUEZ Feb-20-2010 3 5:00
Win Spencer Fisher Submission (Other) UFC® 104 MACHIDA v SHOGUN Oct-24-2009 2 4:03
Win Nate Diaz Unanimous Decision The Ultimate Fighter® Team US vs Team UK FINALE Jun-20-2009 3 5:00
Loss Diego Sanchez Unanimous Decision UFC® 95 SANCHEZ vs STEVENSON Feb-21-2009 3 5:00
Loss Kenny Florian Submission (Choke) UFC® 91 COUTURE vs LESNAR Nov-15-2008 1 4:03
Win Gleison Tibau Submission (Choke) UFC® 86 JACKSON vs GRIFFIN Jul-5-2008 2 2:57
Loss BJ Penn Submission (Choke) UFC® 80 RAPID FIRE Jan-19-2008 2 4:02
Win Kurt Pellegrino Unanimous Decision UFC® 74 RESPECT Aug-25-2007 3 5:00
Win Melvin Guillard Submission (Other) UFC® Fight Night™ Stevenson vs Guillard Apr-5-2007 1 0:27
Win Dokonjonosuke Mishima Submission (Other) UFC® 65: BAD INTENTIONS Nov-18-2006 1 2:07
Win Yves Edwards Technical Knock Out UFC® 61: Bitter Rivals Jul-8-2006 2 0:00
Loss Josh Neer Unanimous Decision UFC® Fight Night™ 4 Apr-6-2006 3 0:00
Win Luke Cummo Unanimous Decision The Ultimate Fighter® 2 Finale Nov-5-2005 3 5:00


Fighter Biography

TUF Bio

Training: A typical day in camp training is not only intense but fun. I now call New Mexico my second home, and with all the love and support from Victorville and Jackson's, I’m training and fighting better than ever.

When and why did you start training for fighting? I was 11 when I started wrestling, 13 when I started Jiu-jitsu, and had my 1st pro fight at 16.

What ranks and titles have you held? TUF 2 welterweight winner. KOTC welter and lightweight Champion, ROF welterweight champ, RITC welterweight champ, GC RITC welterweight champ. Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Black Belt

Do you have any heroes? My kids Joey, Tyler, Frankie, and Max inspire me to continue my goal of obtaining the UFC belt

What is your favorite technique? Leg locks, the D'Arce, guillotine

What does it mean for you to fight in the UFC?
It means realizing a life long goal that I can finally accomplish!

What was your job before you started fighting? Concrete truck and forklift driver.