Joe Pyfer
Skill profile
Built on 71 minutes of tracked cage time across 8 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
Insider info
Israel Adesanya favored — picked against Joe Pyfer lean UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs Pyfer · March 22, 2026
Picked against, though the analyst gives real, explicit weight to a live one-shot knockout path given how much the opponent has reportedly been getting hit lately.
Presses forward with real force and carries fight-ending power in his hands, working the body effectively and hitting hardest specifically at close range. His whole game plan hinges on closing the gap -- letting an opponent simply circle away, jab, and leg-kick from distance likely means dropping a clean decision, but any clean connection gives him a live shot at finishing the fight. He also has a grappling dimension -- takedowns with real pop behind them, solid control, effective ground strikes, and a genuinely crushing squeeze once he locks up a submission attempt. Overall he's a legitimately gifted athlete who pairs real power and strength with decent technical skill in several areas, rather than being just a one-note power puncher.
Striking trend
Fight history
W Israel Adesanya 24-5 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 4:18 — UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Pyfer · March 28, 2026
W Abus Magomedov 28-6 walk-in Submission · R2 1:46 — UFC 320: Ankalaev vs. Pereira 2 · October 4, 2025
W Kelvin Gastelum 19-9 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 316: Dvalishvili vs. O'Malley 2 · June 7, 2025
W Marc-Andre Barriault 16-7 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 1:25 — UFC 303: Pereira vs. Prochazka 2 · June 29, 2024
L Jack Hermansson 23-8 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Pyfer · February 10, 2024
W Abdul Razak Alhassan 12-5 walk-in Submission · R2 2:05 — UFC Fight Night: Dawson vs. Green · October 7, 2023
W Gerald Meerschaert 35-15 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 3:15 — UFC 287: Pereira vs. Adesanya 2 · April 8, 2023
W Alen Amedovski 8-3 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 3:55 — UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Song · September 17, 2022
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
Losses by method
Fights by organization
Full career — 19 fights, every organization
| Opponent | Method | Event | Org | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Israel Adesanya | TKO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Pyfer
March 28, 2026 |
UFC | 2 | 4:18 |
| W | Abusupiyan Magomedov | Submission (face crank) | UFC 320
October 4, 2025 |
UFC | 2 | 1:46 |
| W | Kelvin Gastelum | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 316
June 7, 2025 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Marc-André Barriault | KO (punches) | UFC 303
June 29, 2024 |
UFC | 1 | 1:25 |
| L | Jack Hermansson | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Pyfer
February 10, 2024 |
UFC | 5 | 5:00 |
| W | Abdul Razak Alhassan | Technical Submission (arm-triangle choke) | UFC Fight Night: Dawson vs. Green
October 7, 2023 |
UFC | 2 | 2:05 |
| W | Gerald Meerschaert | TKO (punches) | UFC 287
April 8, 2023 |
UFC | 1 | 3:15 |
| W | Alen Amedovski | TKO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Song
September 17, 2022 |
UFC | 1 | 3:55 |
| W | Osman Diaz | TKO (punches) | Dana White's Contender Series 47
July 26, 2022 |
Dana White's Contender Series | 2 | 1:39 |
| W | Austin Trotman | KO (punch) | Cage Fury FC 104
December 17, 2021 |
Cage Fury FC | 2 | 2:55 |
| L | Dustin Stoltzfus | TKO (elbow injury) | Dana White's Contender Series 28
August 11, 2020 |
Dana White's Contender Series | 1 | 4:21 |
| W | Chase Gamble | TKO (punches) | Ring of Combat 71
February 21, 2020 |
Ring of Combat | 2 | 1:04 |
| L | Jhonoven Pati | Submission (guillotine choke) | Ring of Combat 70
November 23, 2019 |
Ring of Combat | 2 | 1:00 |
| W | Matt Foster | TKO (punches) | Ring of Combat 69
September 13, 2019 |
Ring of Combat | 1 | 1:07 |
| W | Elijah Gbollie | KO (elbow and punch) | Ring of Combat 68
May 31, 2019 |
Ring of Combat | 2 | 1:36 |
| W | Eric Roncoroni | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Art of War Cage Fighting 11
February 16, 2019 |
Art of War Cage Fighting | 1 | 4:53 |
| W | Lorenzo Hunt | Technical Submission (rear-naked choke) | Art of War Cage Fighting 8
October 5, 2018 |
Art of War Cage Fighting | 1 | 3:47 |
| W | Derek Wilson | Decision (unanimous) | CES MMA 52
August 17, 2018 |
CES MMA | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Steven Covington | TKO (punches) | Art of War Cage Fighting 7
May 18, 2018 |
Art of War Cage Fighting | 1 | 2:40 |
Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Joe Pyfer) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.