Lightweight
Joe Solecki
13-6-0 UFC 5-4-0
Smothering Control
Positional Grappler
5'9"Height
70"Reach
OrthodoxStance
33Age
0KO wins
2Sub wins
40.0%Finish rate
11:43Avg fight
Skill profile
- Control Strong 94
- Accuracy Above avg 84
- Grappling Above avg 81
- Durability Average 66
- Wrestling Average 65
- Striking D Average 57
- TD Defense Weak 20
- Striking Weak 13
Smothering Control
44% of every fight spent in control position
Positional Grappler
strong control — rates 94 of 100 among UFC veterans
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min1.92
Sig. strikes absorbed / min1.9
Striking accuracy53.3%
Striking defense50.5%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.0
Takedowns / 15 min1.99
Takedown accuracy46.7%
Takedown defense14.3%
Sub attempts / 15 min1.28
Control time43.6%
Record vs .500+ opponents2-4
Striking trend
Fight history
L Nurullo Aliev 8-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Ribas 2 · January 11, 2025
28/68Sig. strikes
35/88Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
0:36Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
L Grant Dawson 19-2-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 302: Makhachev vs. Poirier · June 1, 2024
12/19Sig. strikes
46/70Absorbed
0/2Takedowns
0:14Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
L Drakkar Klose 13-2-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 1:41 — UFC Fight Night: Dariush vs. Tsarukyan · December 2, 2023
1/1Sig. strikes
2/2Absorbed
1/2Takedowns
0:53Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Carl Deaton 0-0 walk-in Submission · R2 4:55 — UFC Fight Night: Muniz vs. Allen · February 25, 2023
2/8Sig. strikes
1/12Absorbed
2/3Takedowns
8:51Control
0Knockdowns
3Sub attempts
W Alex Da Silva 21-3 walk-in Decision - Majority · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Rozenstruik · June 4, 2022
33/82Sig. strikes
35/76Absorbed
1/4Takedowns
4:51Control
0Knockdowns
3Sub attempts
L Jared Gordon 17-4 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Walker · October 2, 2021
38/69Sig. strikes
51/86Absorbed
4/7Takedowns
6:03Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Jim Miller 32-15 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Holland · April 10, 2021
19/42Sig. strikes
11/34Absorbed
1/4Takedowns
9:23Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Austin Hubbard 12-4 walk-in Submission · R1 3:51 — UFC Fight Night: Munhoz vs. Edgar · August 22, 2020
13/20Sig. strikes
9/14Absorbed
0/2Takedowns
2:37Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Matt Wiman 16-8 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Rozenstruik · December 7, 2019
56/70Sig. strikes
10/22Absorbed
4/5Takedowns
12:29Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub 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
9
Decision
4
Other
0
Losses by method
KO/TKO
2
Submission
0
Decision
4
Other
0
Fights by organization
UFC
9
Cage Fury FC
6
Dana White's Contender Series
1
Ring of Combat
1
864 Fighting Championship
1
Warfare MMA
1
Full career — 19 fights, every organization
| Opponent | Method | Event | Org | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Nurullo Aliev | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Ribas 2
January 11, 2025 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Grant Dawson | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 302
June 1, 2024 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Drakkar Klose | KO (slam) | UFC on ESPN: Dariush vs. Tsarukyan
December 2, 2023 |
UFC | 1 | 1:41 |
| W | Carl Deaton III | Technical Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC Fight Night: Muniz vs. Allen
February 25, 2023 |
UFC | 2 | 4:55 |
| W | Alex da Silva Coelho | Decision (majority) | UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Rozenstruik
June 4, 2022 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Jared Gordon | Decision (split) | UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Walker
October 2, 2021 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Jim Miller | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on ABC: Vettori vs. Holland
April 10, 2021 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Austin Hubbard | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC on ESPN: Munhoz vs. Edgar
August 22, 2020 |
UFC | 1 | 3:51 |
| W | Matt Wiman | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on ESPN: Overeem vs. Rozenstruik
December 7, 2019 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | James Wallace | Technical Submission (guillotine choke) | Dana White's Contender Series 19
July 9, 2019 |
Dana White's Contender Series | 1 | 3:49 |
| W | Jacob Bohn | Decision (unanimous) | Cage Fury FC 73
March 2, 2019 |
Cage Fury FC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Gilbert Patrocinio | Submission (triangle choke) | Ring of Combat 66
November 16, 2018 |
Ring of Combat | 1 | 2:37 |
| L | Nikolas Motta | KO (punches) | 864 Fighting Championship 5
July 21, 2018 |
864 Fighting Championship | 3 | 1:08 |
| W | Johnson Jajoute | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Cage Fury FC 69
December 16, 2017 |
Cage Fury FC | 1 | 3:23 |
| W | Eric Calderon | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Warfare MMA 16
August 19, 2017 |
Warfare MMA | 1 | 1:14 |
| L | Cesar Balmaceda | Decision (unanimous) | Cage Fury FC 65
May 20, 2017 |
Cage Fury FC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Kevin Perez | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Cage Fury FC 63
February 18, 2017 |
Cage Fury FC | 1 | 1:08 |
| W | Andrew Chirico | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Cage Fury FC 62
December 17, 2016 |
Cage Fury FC | 1 | 2:07 |
| W | Chris Rollins | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Cage Fury FC 61
October 29, 2016 |
Cage Fury FC | 1 | 2:48 |
Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Joe Solecki) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.