Joe Soto
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Joe Soto "One Bad Mofo" is an 18-7-0 submission specialist. 66% finish rate.
Joe debuted Aug. 30, 2014 vs TJ Dillashaw (loss). Longest win streak: 3. On a 2-fight losing skid. 5 years active (Aug. 30, 2014–Feb. 03, 2018).
Best wins: Rani Yahya (U-DEC R3, Mar. 11, 2017); Chris Beal (SUB Rear Naked Choke R3, Jun. 18, 2016); Marco Beltran (SUB Heel Hook R1, Nov. 05, 2016).
Joseph Angel Soto (born March 22, 1987) is an American professional mixed martial artist who most recently competed in the bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). A professional competitor since 2006, Soto has also formerly competed for Bellator Fighting Championships, where he was the inaugural Bellator Featherweight World Champion and first ever winner of their Featherweight Tournament, and for Tachi Palace Fights where he is the former Tachi Palace Fights Bantamweight Champion.
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Fight history
| Date | Event | Result | Method | R | Time | KD | Str | TD | Sub |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb. 03, 2018 | UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Anders | L Iuri Alcantara | KO/TKO Punches | 1 | 1:06 | 0 1 | 1 17 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| Dec. 01, 2017 | The Ultimate Fighter: A New World Champion Finale | L Brett Johns | SUB Calf Slicer | 1 | 0:30 | 0 0 | 0 1 | 0 0 | 0 1 |
| Mar. 11, 2017 | UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Gastelum | W Rani Yahya | U-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | 0 0 | 54 59 | 1 1 | 2 0 |
| Nov. 05, 2016 | UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Ferguson | W Marco Beltran | SUB Heel Hook | 1 | 1:37 | 0 0 | 2 3 | 1 0 | 1 0 |
| Jun. 18, 2016 | UFC Fight Night: MacDonald vs Thompson | W Chris Beal | SUB Rear Naked Choke | 3 | 3:39 | 0 0 | 47 76 | 1 0 | 2 0 |
| Jan. 02, 2016 | UFC 195: Lawler vs Condit | L Michinori Tanaka | S-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | 0 0 | 71 57 | 1 3 | 4 0 |
| Jun. 06, 2015 | UFC Fight Night: Boetsch vs Henderson | L Anthony Birchak | KO/TKO Punch | 1 | 1:37 | 0 2 | 1 16 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| Aug. 30, 2014 | UFC 177: Dillashaw vs Soto | L TJ Dillashaw | KO/TKO Kick | 5 | 2:20 | 0 1 | 62 151 | 0 2 | 0 0 |
Fight data compiled from public statistical sources (ufcstats.com) and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). OctagonStats is an independent database, not affiliated with UFC / TKO Group.