Heavyweight · “The Ghetto Man”
Joe Charles
6-13-0 UFC 2-2-0
6'1"Height
—Reach
SouthpawStance
—Age
0KO wins
2Sub wins
100.0%Finish rate
2:38Avg fight
Skill profile
- Accuracy Below avg 44
- Striking D Below avg 44
- Durability Below avg 44
- Control Below avg 38
- Grappling Below avg 32
- Striking Below avg 28
- Wrestling Weak 14
- TD Defense Weak 14
Built on 5 minutes of tracked cage time across 2 statted fights — every axis is held down until there is more tape, so read this as a sketch rather than a verdict.
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min0.35
Sig. strikes absorbed / min0.35
Striking accuracy100.0%
Striking defense50.0%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.0
Takedowns / 15 min0.0
Takedown accuracy—
Takedown defense0.0%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.0
Control time—
Record vs .500+ opponents1-2
Fight history
L Vitor Belfort 3-1 walk-in Submission · R1 4:03 — UFC - Ultimate Japan · December 21, 1997
1/1Sig. strikes
0/0Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
—Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Scott Bessac 1-0 walk-in Submission · R1 4:38 — UFC - Ultimate Ultimate '95 · December 16, 1995
—Sig. strikes
—Absorbed
—Takedowns
—Control
—Knockdowns
—Sub attempts
L Dan Severn 0-1 walk-in Submission · R1 1:38 — UFC 5: The Return of the Beast · April 7, 1995
1/1Sig. strikes
2/4Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
—Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Kevin Rosier 0-1 walk-in Submission · R1 0:14 — UFC 4: Revenge of the Warriors · December 16, 1994
—Sig. strikes
—Absorbed
—Takedowns
—Control
—Knockdowns
—Sub attempts
Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.
Record breakdown
Wins by method
KO/TKO
0
Submission
5
Decision
1
Other
0
Losses by method
KO/TKO
0
Submission
12
Decision
1
Other
0
Fights by organization
IAFC
5
UFC
5
WVC
2
SB
2
Pancrase
1
RITC
1
Ready to Rumble
1
WFF
1
+ 1 more organizations in the full career list
Full career — 19 fights, every organization
| Opponent | Method | Event | Org | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Kengo Watanabe | Decision (unanimous) | Pancrase: 2000 Anniversary Show
September 24, 2000 |
Pancrase | 1 | 10:00 |
| L | Marcelo Tigre | Submission (smother choke) | RITC 2: Marching of the Warriors
October 15, 1999 |
RITC | 1 | 9:40 |
| W | Mark Smith | Decision | Ready to Rumble: Let's Get Ready to Rumble
October 13, 1999 |
Ready to Rumble | 0 | — |
| L | Stefanos Miltsakakis | Submission (keylock) | WVC 9: World Vale Tudo Championship 9
September 27, 1999 |
WVC | 1 | 8:38 |
| L | Mikhail Avetisyan | TKO (submission to punches) | IAFC: Pankration World Championship 1999
May 1, 1999 |
IAFC | 1 | 11:21 |
| L | Vitor Belfort | Submission (armbar) | UFC 15.5: Ultimate Japan 1
December 21, 1997 |
UFC | 1 | 4:03 |
| L | Nick Nutter | TKO (submission to punches) | IAFC: 1st Absolute Fighting World Cup Pankration
November 12, 1997 |
IAFC | 1 | 4:34 |
| W | Yuri Mildzikhov | Submission (heel hook) | IAFC: 1st Absolute Fighting World Cup Pankration
November 12, 1997 |
IAFC | 1 | 11:02 |
| W | Andrey Surikov | TKO (submission to punches) | IAFC: Absolute Fighting Championship 2 [Day 2]
May 2, 1997 |
IAFC | 1 | 2:14 |
| L | Karimula Barkalaev | Submission (forearm choke) | IAFC: Absolute Fighting Championship 2 [Day 1]
April 30, 1997 |
IAFC | 1 | 9:19 |
| L | Dan Bobish | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | WFF: World Fighting Federation
February 24, 1997 |
WFF | 1 | 4:42 |
| L | Pete Williams | Submission (kneebar) | SB 2: SuperBrawl 2
October 11, 1996 |
SB | 1 | 1:39 |
| W | Wes Gassaway | TKO (submission to strikes) | SB 2: SuperBrawl 2
October 11, 1996 |
SB | 1 | 3:26 |
| L | Oleg Taktarov | Submission (kneebar) | WVC 1: World Vale Tudo Championship 1
August 14, 1996 |
WVC | 1 | 4:42 |
| L | Murilo Bustamante | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | UVF: Universal Vale Tudo Fighting 2
June 24, 1996 |
UVF | 1 | 3:08 |
| W | Scott Bessac | Submission (armlock) | UFC: Ultimate Ultimate 1995
December 16, 1995 |
UFC | 1 | 4:38 |
| L | Carl Franks | TKO (submission to punches) | UFCF: United Full Contact Federation 2
November 9, 1995 |
UFC | 1 | 26:42 |
| L | Dan Severn | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC 5: The Return of the Beast
April 7, 1995 |
UFC | 1 | 1:38 |
| W | Kevin Rosier | Submission (armbar) | UFC 4: Revenge of the Warriors
December 16, 1994 |
UFC | 1 | 0:14 |
Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Joe Charles) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.