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Flyweight

Justin Scoggins

16-7-0 UFC 4-5-0
Granite Chin Durable Submission-Vulnerable
5'7"Height
66"Reach
SouthpawStance
34Age
1KO wins
0Sub wins
25.0%Finish rate
11:11Avg fight
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Skill profile

Rated 0–100 against every UFC veteran · the rim is reserved for specialists, and only efficiency opens it
Striking — Average, rated 52.4 of 100 Accuracy — Above avg, rated 81.8 of 100 Striking D — Above avg, rated 72.7 of 100 Durability — Strong, rated 89.6 of 100 Wrestling — Above avg, rated 77.2 of 100 TD Defense — Above avg, rated 78.8 of 100 Grappling — Average, rated 60.4 of 100 Control — Strong, rated 86.7 of 100 Striking Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control
  1. Durability Strong 90
  2. Control Strong 87
  3. Accuracy Above avg 82
  4. TD Defense Above avg 79
  5. Wrestling Above avg 77
  6. Striking D Above avg 73
  7. Grappling Average 60
  8. Striking Average 52
Granite Chin never dropped in 100 minutes of cage time · 0 losses by knockout
Durable strong durability — rates 90 of 100 among UFC veterans
Submission-Vulnerable 3 of 5 losses came by submission
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min3.56
Sig. strikes absorbed / min2.16
Striking accuracy51.7%
Striking defense55.7%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.15
Takedowns / 15 min3.42
Takedown accuracy63.9%
Takedown defense82.5%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.45
Control time36.3%
Record vs .500+ opponents1-2

Striking trend

Sig. strikes/min, last 8 fights · green = win
March 15, 2014 vs Will Campuzano — 4.07/min (W) Mar '14 July 6, 2014 vs Dustin Ortiz — 1.6/min (L) Jul '14 September 5, 2014 vs John Moraga — 2.25/min (L) Sep '14 May 23, 2015 vs Josh Sampo — 4.27/min (W) May '15 February 6, 2016 vs Ray Borg — 3.8/min (W) Feb '16 November 19, 2016 vs Pedro Munhoz — 6.36/min (L) Nov '16 June 17, 2017 vs Yuta Sasaki — 4.45/min (L) Jun '17 July 14, 2018 vs Said Nurmagomedov — 2.13/min (L) Jul '18

Fight history

9 UFC bouts · newest first · opponent records as of fight night
L Said Nurmagomedov 11-1 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Dos Santos vs. Ivanov · July 14, 2018
32/87Sig. strikes
65/113Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Yuta Sasaki 2-3 walk-in Submission · R2 3:19 — UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Correia · June 17, 2017
37/62Sig. strikes
21/41Absorbed
1/2Takedowns
5:28Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Pedro Munhoz 12-2 walk-in Submission · R2 1:55 — UFC Fight Night: Bader vs. Nogueira · November 19, 2016
44/102Sig. strikes
28/79Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
0:07Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Ray Borg 9-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Hendricks vs Thompson · February 6, 2016
57/120Sig. strikes
20/44Absorbed
4/6Takedowns
7:15Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Josh Sampo 11-4 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 187: Johnson vs Cormier · May 23, 2015
64/128Sig. strikes
35/91Absorbed
1/2Takedowns
0:31Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L John Moraga 14-3 walk-in Submission · R2 0:47 — UFC Fight Night: Jacare vs Mousasi · September 5, 2014
13/18Sig. strikes
4/12Absorbed
3/3Takedowns
4:31Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Dustin Ortiz 13-3 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — The Ultimate Fighter: Team Edgar vs. Team Penn Finale · July 6, 2014
24/37Sig. strikes
39/64Absorbed
5/8Takedowns
4:41Control
0Knockdowns
3Sub attempts
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W Will Campuzano 13-5 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 171: Hendricks vs Lawler · March 15, 2014
61/103Sig. strikes
4/41Absorbed
6/10Takedowns
9:57Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Richie Vaculik 9-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 4:43 — UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs Bigfoot · December 6, 2013
27/37Sig. strikes
2/7Absorbed
2/3Takedowns
4:04Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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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

Full pro career (Wikipedia, results only)
16-7-0Pro record
Revolution MMA, American Top TeamGym / team

Wins by method

KO/TKO 8
Submission 2
Decision 6
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 0
Submission 5
Decision 2
Other 0

Fights by organization

UFC 9
Warfare 4
Rizin 2
Synergy FC 1
Ignite Fights 1
XMMA 1
Aruba FC 1
Jorge Masvidal's iKon FC 1

+ 3 more organizations in the full career list

Full career — 23 fights, every organization
OpponentMethodEventOrg RdTime
W Alan Olivas TKO (body kick and punches) Synergy FC 23
October 25, 2025
 Synergy FC 1 0:57
L Victor Dias Submission (rear-naked choke) Ignite Fights: Mecca 22
June 29, 2024
 Ignite Fights 1 3:22
W Josh Smith Submission (rear-naked choke) XMMA 6
May 3, 2023
 XMMA 1 2:21
W Jefferson Espinosa TKO (punches) Aruba FC 11
November 5, 2022
 Aruba FC 1 1:06
W Eduardo Diez Decision (unanimous) Jorge Masvidal's iKon FC 2
March 18, 2022
 Jorge Masvidal's iKon FC 3 5:00
W Kazuma Sone Decision (unanimous) Rizin 18
August 18, 2019
 Rizin 3 5:00
L Yuki Motoya Submission (leg scissor choke) Rizin 14
December 31, 2018
 Rizin 1 3:27
L Said Nurmagomedov Decision (split) UFC Fight Night: dos Santos vs. Ivanov
July 14, 2018
 UFC 3 5:00
L Ulka Sasaki Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Correia
June 17, 2017
 UFC 2 3:19
L Pedro Munhoz Submission (guillotine choke) UFC Fight Night: Bader vs. Nogueira 2
November 19, 2016
 UFC 2 1:55
W Ray Borg Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Hendricks vs. Thompson
February 6, 2016
 UFC 3 5:00
W Josh Sampo Decision (unanimous) UFC 187
May 23, 2015
 UFC 3 5:00
L John Moraga Submission (guillotine choke) UFC Fight Night: Jacare vs. Mousasi
September 5, 2014
 UFC 2 0:47
L Dustin Ortiz Decision (split) The Ultimate Fighter: Team Edgar vs. Team Penn Finale
July 6, 2014
 UFC 3 5:00
W Will Campuzano Decision (unanimous) UFC 171
March 15, 2014
 UFC 3 5:00
W Richie Vaculik TKO (punches) UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Bigfoot
December 7, 2013
 UFC 1 4:43
W Len Cook TKO (punches) Warfare 9
June 21, 2013
 Warfare 2 0:18
W Chris Cain TKO (punches) Warfare 8
March 8, 2013
 Warfare 1 3:57
W Jacob Hebeisen TKO (hook kick and punches) Warfare 7
December 7, 2012
 Warfare 5 3:45
W Keith Hulin TKO (knees and punches) Warfare 6
August 24, 2012
 Warfare 1 1:00
W Casey Large Submission (armbar) Extreme Challenge 211
May 12, 2012
 Extreme Challenge 1 4:55
W Timothy Wade Decision (unanimous) Quest for Glory 1
March 24, 2012
 Quest for Glory 3 5:00
W Timm Kitts KO (head kick) Conflict MMA:Fight Night at the Point 4
February 25, 2012
 Conflict MMA 1 0:23

Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Justin Scoggins) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.

Division context

vs. 67 qualified Flyweight fighters · tick = division mean
Striking volume /min 3.6 avg 3.4
Strikes absorbed /min 2.2 avg 3.3
Striking accuracy 51.7% avg 44.9%
Striking defense 55.7% avg 56.3%
Takedowns /15 min 3.4 avg 1.7
Takedown accuracy 63.9% avg 36.0%
Takedown defense 82.5% avg 60.9%
Sub attempts /15 min 0.5 avg 0.7
Control time 36.3% avg 19.8%
Finish rate 25.0% avg 45.6%