MiddleweightActive
Joe Pyfer
“Bodybagz”
Country
USARecord
16-3
Weight class
Middleweight
Height
6'2"
Reach
75"
Age
29
Stance
Orthodox
Career stats
13 of 15 wins inside the distance · 74th percentile
Stopped in 11% of bouts — 2 of 18 · 67th percentile
Bouts in the last 24 months · 77th percentile
6:29
Avg bout length
4W
Streak
3
Title fights
5
Main events
Percentiles vs 392 middleweights
Counted from the 18 bouts on record, not the full 19-fight career
Strikes & grappling
291 landed from 657 attempts — 44% accuracy · 29th percentile
8 landed from 26 attempts — 31% accuracy · 46th percentile
6 in 10 statted bouts · 96th percentile
12m of 1h 23m fought · 42nd percentile
Head 69%
Body 22%
Leg 9%
Of 291 significant strikes landed
Percentiles vs 24 middleweights with a stats sheet
Strike and grappling figures counted from the 10 bouts with a recorded stats sheet — 1h 23m of fight time, of the 18 bouts on record
| Date | Opponent | Result | Method | Round | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 28, 2026 | Israel Adesanya | WIN | KOPunches | R2 · 4:18 | UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Pyfer |
| Oct 4, 2025 | Abus Magomedov | WIN | SUBRear Naked Choke | R2 · 1:46 | UFC 320: Ankalaev vs. Pereira 2 |
| Jun 7, 2025 | Kelvin Gastelum | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 316: Dvalishvili vs. O'Malley 2 |
| Jun 29, 2024 | Marc-Andre Barriault | WIN | KOPunch | R1 · 1:25 | UFC 303: Pereira vs. Procházka 2 |
| Feb 10, 2024 | Jack Hermansson | LOSS | DECDecision | R5 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Pyfer |
| Oct 7, 2023 | Abdul Razak Alhassan | WIN | SUBArm Triangle | R2 · 2:05 | UFC Fight Night: Dawson vs. Green |
| Apr 9, 2023 | Gerald Meerschaert | WIN | KOPunches | R1 · 3:15 | UFC 287: Pereira vs. Adesanya 2 |
| Sep 17, 2022 | Alen Amedovski | WIN | KOPunch | R1 · 3:55 | UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Song |
| Jul 27, 2022 | Ozzy Diaz | WIN | KOPunch | R2 · 1:39 | Dana White's Contender Series: Season 6, Week 1 |
| Dec 17, 2021 | Austin Trotman | WIN | KOKO/TKO | R2 · 2:55 | CFFC 104: Bilder vs. Buenafuente |
| Aug 12, 2020 | Dustin Stoltzfus | LOSS | KOSlam | R1 · 4:21 | Dana White's Contender Series: Season 4, Week 2 |
| Nov 23, 2019 | Jhonoven PatiTitle | LOSS | SUBSubmission (Guillotine) | R2 | Hardrock MMA 112: 11 Year Anniversary |
| Sep 13, 2019 | Matt FosterTitle | WIN | KOKO/TKO | R1 | ROC 69: Ring of Combat 69 |
| Feb 16, 2019 | Eric RoncoroniTitle | WIN | SUBSubmission (Rear Naked Choke) | R1 · 4:53 | Art of War Cage Fighting 11 |
| Jan 1, 2019 | Chase Gamble | WIN | KOKO/TKO | R2 · 1:04 | ROC: Ring of Combat 71 |
| Jan 1, 2019 | Elijah Gbollie Jr. | WIN | KOKO/TKO | R2 | ROC 68: Ring of Combat 68 |
| Oct 5, 2018 | Lorenzo Hunt | WIN | SUBTechnical Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | R1 | Art of War Cage Fighting 8 |
| Aug 17, 2018 | Derek Wilson | WIN | DECDecision - Unanimous | R3 | CES 52: Norwood vs. Wells |
| May 18, 2018 | Steven Covington | WIN | KOKO/TKO | R1 | Art of War Cage Fighting 7 |
| — | Austin Trotman | WIN | — | — | — |
| — | Elijah Gbollie Jr. | WIN | — | — | — |
KOPunchesR2 · 4:18
SUBRear Naked ChokeR2 · 1:46
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
KOPunchR1 · 1:25
Jack Hermansson
DECDecisionR5 · 5:00
Abdul Razak Alhassan
SUBArm TriangleR2 · 2:05
Gerald Meerschaert
KOPunchesR1 · 3:15
Alen Amedovski
KOPunchR1 · 3:55
WIN
KOPunchR2 · 1:39
Austin Trotman
KOKO/TKOR2 · 2:55
LOSS
KOSlamR1 · 4:21
Jhonoven Pati
SUBSubmission (Guillotine)R2Title
Matt Foster
KOKO/TKOR1Title
Eric Roncoroni
SUBSubmission (Rear Naked Choke)R1 · 4:53Title
Chase Gamble
KOKO/TKOR2 · 1:04
Elijah Gbollie Jr.
KOKO/TKOR2
Lorenzo Hunt
SUBTechnical Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)R1
Derek Wilson
DECDecision - UnanimousR3
Steven Covington
KOKO/TKOR1
Austin Trotman
Elijah Gbollie Jr.
How the wins came
Record
16
Wins
3
Losses
0
Draws
6:29
Avg bout length
4W
Streak
3
Title fights
5
Main events
Wins, losses and draws are Joe Pyfer’s official record. Everything else is counted from the 18 bouts we hold a full result for — method, round and time. Per-fight striking and grappling statistics are not published in our data source, so they are not shown.