Julian Marquez

“The Cuban Missile Crisis”

OctagonStats Rating 1474

4-5-0

Career record (W-L-D)

Physical stats

Height6' 2" (188 cm)

Weight185 lbs. (84 kg)

Reach72" (183 cm)

StanceOrthodox

BornMay 08, 1990

Age36

DivisionMiddleweight

Striking & grappling

SLpM5.06

Str. Acc45%

SApM5.35

Str. Def50%

TD Avg0.00

TD Acc0%

TD Def-

Sub Avg2.6

Recent form

L L L L W

Last 5 fights, most recent first

Career timeline

9 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

1 KO/TKO wins · 3 sub wins · 0 decision wins

Losses by method

4 KO/TKO losses · 0 sub losses · 1 decision losses

Finish rate100%

Times finished80%

StreakL4

Best streak2

Avg fight7:40

Octagon time1h 9m

Opp win%67%

ActiveAug. 01, 2017 – Mar. 01, 2025 (9y)

Strength of schedule

Ranked opponents faced1

Ranked wins0

Best ranked win-

Based on current UFC rankings — a snapshot, not the ranking at fight time.

Bonus awards

Performance of the Night1

Fight of the Night1

Total bonuses2

Post-fight bonuses from UFC event records.

Career story

Julian Marquez "The Cuban Missile Crisis" is a 9-6-0 submission specialist. 100% finish rate.

Julian debuted Aug. 01, 2017 vs Phil Hawes (win). On a 4-fight losing skid. 9 years active (Aug. 01, 2017–Mar. 01, 2025).

Best wins: Sam Alvey (SUB Rear Naked Choke R2, Apr. 10, 2021); Phil Hawes (KO/TKO Kick R2, Aug. 01, 2017); Maki Pitolo (SUB Anaconda Choke R3, Feb. 13, 2021).

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Fight history

Date	Event	Result	Method	R	Time	KD	Str	TD	Sub
Mar. 01, 2025	UFC Fight Night: Kape vs. Almabayev	L Cody Brundage	KO/TKO Punches	1	4:45	0 1	37 44	0 0	1 0
Jun. 08, 2024	UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Imavov	L Zach Reese	KO/TKO Punch	1	0:20	0 1	1 6	0 0	0 0
Mar. 04, 2023	UFC 285: Jones vs. Gane	L Marc-Andre Barriault	KO/TKO Punches	2	4:12	0 0	82 109	0 0	0 0
Jun. 18, 2022	UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Emmett	L Gregory Rodrigues	KO/TKO Punch	1	3:18	0 3	13 49	0 0	0 0
Apr. 10, 2021	UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Holland	W Sam Alvey	SUB Rear Naked Choke	2	2:07	1 0	61 29	0 0	1 0
Feb. 13, 2021	UFC 258: Usman vs. Burns	W Maki Pitolo	SUB Anaconda Choke	3	4:17	0 0	41 32	0 5	4 1
Jul. 06, 2018	The Ultimate Fighter: Undefeated Finale	L Alessio Di Chirico	S-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	47 50	0 4	2 0
Dec. 16, 2017	UFC Fight Night: Lawler vs. Dos Anjos	W Darren Stewart	SUB Guillotine Choke	2	2:42	0 0	32 33	0 4	3 0
Aug. 01, 2017	DWCS 1.4	W Phil Hawes	KO/TKO Kick	2	2:20	1 0	35 17	0 1	1 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.