Journey Newson

OctagonStats Rating 1458
1-4-0
Career record (W-L-D)

Physical stats

Height5' 5" (165 cm)
Weight135 lbs. (61 kg)
Reach67" (170 cm)
StanceOrthodox
BornMar 07, 1989
Age37
DivisionBantamweight

Striking & grappling

SLpM2.64
Str. Acc32%
SApM2.57
Str. Def64%
TD Avg0.56
TD Acc16%
TD Def-
Sub Avg0.3

Recent form

L L W L NC
Last 5 fights, most recent first

Career timeline

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6 fights, oldest to newest — ■ win ■ loss ■ draw/no contest. Hover for details.

Career breakdown

Based on recorded UFC bouts — early regional fights may not be included.
Wins by method
0 KO/TKO wins · 0 sub wins · 1 decision wins
Losses by method
1 KO/TKO losses · 1 sub losses · 2 decision losses
Finish rate0%
Times finished50%
StreakL2
Best streak1
Avg fight8:54
Octagon time53m
Opp win%72%
ActiveJun. 29, 2019 – Apr. 29, 2023 (5y)

Strength of schedule

Ranked opponents faced1
Ranked wins0
Best ranked win-
Based on current UFC rankings — a snapshot, not the ranking at fight time.

Career story

Journey Newson is a 10-5-0 mixed martial artist (1 NC).

Journey debuted Jun. 29, 2019 vs Ricardo Ramos (loss). On a 2-fight losing skid. 5 years active (Jun. 29, 2019–Apr. 29, 2023).

Best wins: Fernie Garcia (U-DEC R3, May. 07, 2022).

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Fight history

DateEventResultMethodRTimeKDStrTDSub
Apr. 29, 2023UFC Fight Night: Song vs. SimonL Marcus McGheeSUB Rear Naked Choke22:030 113 250 00 1
Dec. 17, 2022UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. StricklandL Sergey MorozovU-DEC35:000 026 300 60 0
May. 07, 2022UFC 274: Oliveira vs. GaethjeW Fernie GarciaU-DEC35:000 057 372 00 0
Sep. 19, 2020UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. WoodleyL Randy CostaKO/TKO Kick10:410 11 40 00 0
Feb. 08, 2020UFC 247: Jones vs. ReyesNC Domingo PilarteOverturned Punch10:381 06 10 00 0
Jun. 29, 2019UFC Fight Night: Ngannou vs. Dos SantosL Ricardo RamosU-DEC35:000 038 400 31 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.