Joe Pyfer
USAJoe Pyfer, “Bodybagz”, is a Middleweight from the United States with an official record of 16-3. MMA Hub holds 18 of those bouts: 15 wins and 3 losses, the wins coming 9 by knockout, 4 by submission and 2 by decision. The most recent bout on file is a second-round knockout win over Israel Adesanya at UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Pyfer on 28 March 2026, the fourth win in a row.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Method | Round | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 12, 2026 | Bo Nickal | Upcoming | — | — | UFC 335: Oliveira vs. Lopes |
| 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 | — | — | — |
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.
Joe Pyfer’s record, in numbers
Joe Pyfer’s official record is 16-3. Every figure on this page is counted instead from the 18 bouts MMA Hub holds a result for — 15 wins, 3 losses — because 1 bout from the official record is not in the history we hold.
The 15 wins break down as 9 by knockout, 4 by submission and 2 by decision — 13 of 15 inside the distance, a finish rate of 87%. Across all 18 bouts with a recorded finishing round, the average bout lasted 6 minutes 29 seconds.
Joe Pyfer has been stopped twice in the 18 bouts on file — 1 by knockout and 1 by submission — which is 11% of them. The last 4 bouts on file are all wins.
Of the 18 bouts MMA Hub holds a result for, 3 were for a title and 5 were the main event of the card. Three of them have come since July 2024.
Set against the 392 Middleweight fighters MMA Hub holds eight or more bouts for, Joe Pyfer has a finish rate above 75% of them, a record of avoiding stoppage above 67% of them and a two-year bout count above 77% of them. The comparison is made inside the division rather than across the whole roster, because how often a division finishes depends heavily on what it weighs.
Joe Pyfer is listed at 6ft 2in with a reach of 75in, fights orthodox and is 29, born 16 September 1996.
These figures are recomputed from Joe Pyfer’s bout history each time results are synced, so they follow the record rather than a fixed snapshot.