Fighter details Given Name: Joe Pearson
Nickname: "The Triangular Strangler"
Age: 48 | Date of Birth: 03/28/1978
Last Weight-in: 145 lbs
Height: 5'10"
Born: Davenport, Iowa
Gyms & Affiliations: Team Extreme
Joe Pearson has a 45-31-1 professional record and is 48 years old in the Featherweight division, representing Team Extreme. This profile tracks fight history, UFC stats, MMA Elo, record, age, and opponent links.
Last updated Jul 16, 2025 · Combat Edge fight database
Career snapshot
Joe Pearson career snapshot Recent form L-L-L-L-L Latest 5 decisive tracked pro results Current run 8-fight losing streak Most recent tracked result: Cancelled vs Garrett Mueller Finish profile 100% 45 finishes in 45 recorded wins Primary win path submission 37 recorded wins by submission Joe Pearson quick answers What is Joe Pearson's record? Joe Pearson's professional MMA record is 45-31-1.
How old is Joe Pearson? Joe Pearson is 48 years old.
What weight class is Joe Pearson? Joe Pearson fights at Featherweight in GFS.
How tall is Joe Pearson? Joe Pearson is 5'10" tall.
How much does Joe Pearson weigh? Joe Pearson competes at Featherweight, with a most recent weigh-in of 145 lbs.
What is Joe Pearson's Combat Edge Elo? Joe Pearson's professional MMA Elo is 1436, with a peak Elo of 1634.
How strong is Joe Pearson's recent opposition? Joe Pearson's latest 10 counted opponents averaged 1496 Elo immediately before their fights. This avoids using opponents' later career results with hindsight.
When was Joe Pearson's last fight? Joe Pearson's latest tracked pro fight was against Garrett Mueller at Event TBD on 2019.06.08.
What is Joe Pearson's recent form? Joe Pearson's recent tracked pro form is L-L-L-L-L over the latest 5 decisive pro results.
How does Joe Pearson usually win? Joe Pearson's 45 recorded wins include 8 knockouts, 37 submissions, and 0 decisions, with 100% ending before the final bell.
8 Wins by knockout
37 Wins by submission
0 Wins by decision
21 Loss by knockout
10 Loss by submission
0 Loss by decision
Joe Pearson stats Record : 45 / 31 / 1 Tracked UFC statistics may not cover a fighter's full career. Unavailable measurements are not zero.
Significant strikes landed per minute 0.40 Fighter 3.97 UFC featherweight avg
Significant striking accuracy 14% Fighter 47% UFC featherweight avg
Significant strikes absorbed per minute 4.77 Fighter 3.85 UFC featherweight avg
Significant strike defenseThe % of opponents strikes that did not land 33% Fighter 54% UFC featherweight avg
Average takedowns landed per 15 minutes 0 Fighter 1.56 UFC featherweight avg
Takedown accuracy Not available Fighter 31% UFC featherweight avg
Takedown defenseThe % of opponents TD attempts that did not land 0% Fighter 55% UFC featherweight avg
Average submissions attempted per 15 minutes 0 Fighter 0.62 UFC featherweight avg
Pro fight history Result Opponent Method Time Round Event Date Fight details
Cancelled45-31-1 Garrett Mueller Record TBD Not recorded Not recorded Not recorded Event TBD 2019.06.08 Details unavailable Cancelled45-31-1 Richard Dey Record TBD Not recorded Not recorded Not recorded Event TBD 2018.03.24 Details unavailable Cancelled45-31-1 Jonathan Martinez Record TBD Not recorded Not recorded Not recorded Event TBD 2017.10.28 Details unavailable Cancelled45-31-1 Adil Benjilany Record TBD Not recorded Not recorded Not recorded Event TBD 2017.10.14 Details unavailable Cancelled45-31-1 Manny Bermudez Record TBD Not recorded Not recorded Not recorded Event TBD 2017.06.17 Details unavailable Loss45-30-1 Kenny Porter 9-3-0 Spinning Back Fist & Punches 0:26 R1 Gateway Fighting Series 8 2017.03.03 Details unavailable Loss45-29-1 Nate Williams 25-15-0 Guillotine 1:31 R2 Gateway Fighting Series 6 2016.12.10 Details unavailable Cancelled45-31-1 Cody Stamann Record TBD Not recorded Not recorded Not recorded Event TBD 2016.11.05 Details unavailable Loss45-28-1 Josh Smith 4-3-0 Strikes 1:20 R1 Extreme Challenge 233 2016.05.07 Details unavailable Loss45-27-1 Tateki Matsuda 11-7-0 Strikes 4:49 R1 Legacy FC 51 2016.02.05 Details unavailable Loss45-26-1 David Sachs 9-3-0 Strikes 3:53 R1 XFO 57 2015.11.21 Details unavailable Loss45-25-1 Ben Pierre-Saint 10-3-0 Strikes 4:15 R2 Inner Strength MMA 2 2015.10.17 Details unavailable Loss45-24-1 John Castañeda 6-2-0 KO/TKO 2:47 R1 KOTC: Power Surge 2015.08.22 Details unavailable Loss45-23-1 Patrick Magdaleno 6-0-0 Strikes 2:16 R1 KOTC: Total Dominance 2015.05.16 Details unavailable Win44-23-1 Adam Schumacher 8-8-0 Rear Naked Choke 3:12 R1 Caged Aggression 15 2015.03.28 Details unavailable Loss44-22-1 Brandon Pfannenstiel 6-1-0 Retirement 5:00 R2 Victory FC 44 2014.12.13 Details unavailable Loss44-21-1 Erik Vo 9-13-0 Not recorded Not recorded Not recorded Caged Aggression MMA 2014.10.10 Details unavailable Loss44-20-1 Joe Wilk 17-9-0 Not recorded Not recorded Not recorded Victory Fighting Championship 2014.07.12 Details unavailable Win43-20-1 Nic Cox 1-9-0 Not recorded Not recorded Not recorded Extreme Challenge 2014.05.19 Details unavailable Cancelled45-31-1 Joe Wilk Record TBD Not recorded Not recorded Not recorded Event TBD 2014.03.15 Details unavailable Loss43-19-1 Brady Harrison 11-11-0 Not recorded Not recorded Not recorded Xplode MMA 2014.02.08 Details unavailable Loss43-18-1 Mirsad Bektić 6-0-0 Punches 1:32 R1 VFC 41 2013.12.14 Details unavailable Loss43-17-1 Masanori Kanehara 23-10-5 KO/TKO 0:21 R1 Pancrase 252 2013.09.29 Details unavailable Win42-17-1 Steve Smith 5-3-0 Not recorded Not recorded Not recorded Extreme Challenge 2013.05.03 Details unavailable Win41-17-1 Michael Glenn 3-3-0 Not recorded Not recorded Not recorded Extreme Challenge 2013.01.25 Details unavailable Win40-17-1 Julian Nava 0-6-0 Not recorded Not recorded Not recorded Extreme Challenge 2011.11.19 Details unavailable Win39-17-1 Mike Lindquist 8-25-0 Not recorded Not recorded Not recorded Extreme Challenge 2011.08.26 Details unavailable Cancelled45-31-1 Jeff Curran Record TBD Not recorded Not recorded Not recorded Event TBD 2011.05.13 Details unavailable Win38-17-1 John DeVall 3-0-0 Not recorded Not recorded Not recorded Extreme Challenge 2011.04.30 Details unavailable Win37-17-1 Levi Martin 1-1-0 Not recorded Not recorded Not recorded Event TBD 2011.03.26 Details unavailable Win36-17-1 Jeremy Marts 0-2-0 Not recorded Not recorded Not recorded Extreme Challenge 2011.01.29 Details unavailable Loss36-16-1 Daniel Straus 12-3-0 Not recorded Not recorded Not recorded Xtreme Fighting Organization 2010.08.14 Details unavailable Loss36-15-1 Danny Sykora 5-1-0 Not recorded Not recorded Not recorded Pinnacle Combat 2010.06.05 Details unavailable Loss36-14-1 Chico Camus 4-1-0 Not recorded Not recorded Not recorded North American Fighting Championship 2010.04.03 Details unavailable Win35-14-1 Opponent TBD N/A Not recorded Not recorded Not recorded Extreme Challenge 2009.11.20 Details unavailable Win34-14-1 Adam Schumacher 1-0-0 Not recorded Not recorded Not recorded Pinnacle Combat 2009.11.14 Details unavailable Loss34-13-1 Paul Bird 6-1-0 Not recorded Not recorded Not recorded Extreme Challenge 2009.09.12 Details unavailable Win33-13-1 Julian Nava 0-3-0 Not recorded Not recorded Not recorded Event TBD 2009.08.22 Details unavailable Win32-13-1 Opponent TBD N/A Not recorded Not recorded Not recorded Iowa Challenge 2009.07.18 Details unavailable Win31-13-1 Josh Rabedeaux 5-3-0 Not recorded Not recorded Not recorded Event TBD 2009.06.27 Details unavailable Win30-13-1 Opponent TBD N/A Not recorded Not recorded Not recorded Event TBD 2009.05.22 Details unavailable Loss30-12-1 Raphael Assunção 11-1-0 Not recorded Not recorded Not recorded Ironheart Crown 2008.11.08 Details unavailable Loss30-11-1 Sean Wilson 18-8-0 Not recorded Not recorded Not recorded Extreme Challenge 2008.10.18 Details unavailable Loss30-10-1 Bill Kamery 2-0-0 Not recorded Not recorded Not recorded Event TBD 2008.09.13 Details unavailable Win29-10-1 Opponent TBD N/A Not recorded Not recorded Not recorded Iowa Challenge 2008.07.12 Details unavailable Win28-10-1 Opponent TBD N/A Not recorded Not recorded Not recorded Extreme Challenge 2008.06.28 Details unavailable Win27-10-1 John Hosman 9-3-1 Not recorded Not recorded Not recorded Event TBD 2008.06.14 Details unavailable Win26-10-1 Opponent TBD N/A Not recorded Not recorded Not recorded Extreme Challenge 2008.05.10 Details unavailable Loss26-9-1 Erik Koch 5-0-0 Not recorded Not recorded Not recorded Event TBD 2008.04.05 Details unavailable Win25-9-1 Glenn Hanson 0-0-0 Not recorded Not recorded Not recorded Event TBD 2008.03.22 Details unavailable Win24-9-1 Andrew Hoogeboom 1-2-0 Not recorded Not recorded Not recorded Extreme Challenge 2008.03.15 Details unavailable Win23-9-1 Bruce Lee Miller 0-2-0 KO/TKO 2:00 R1 Sunday Night Fights 2008.02.16 Details unavailable Win22-9-1 Opponent TBD N/A Not recorded Not recorded Not recorded Iowa Challenge 2008.01.12 Details unavailable Win21-9-1 Opponent TBD N/A Not recorded Not recorded Not recorded Revolution Combat Championships 2007.11.24 Details unavailable Win20-9-1 Mark Hermann 2-9-0 Not recorded Not recorded Not recorded Cedar Valley Fighting Association 2007.11.03 Details unavailable Win19-9-1 John Strawn 34-9-0 Not recorded Not recorded Not recorded Event TBD 2007.10.20 Details unavailable Win18-9-1 Mark Hermann 1-8-0 Not recorded Not recorded Not recorded Cedar Valley Fighting Association 2007.10.13 Details unavailable Loss18-8-1 Charles Wilson 6-6-0 Not recorded Not recorded Not recorded Total Fight Challenge 2007.09.15 Details unavailable Win17-8-1 Opponent TBD N/A Not recorded Not recorded Not recorded Event TBD 2007.08.17 Details unavailable Loss17-7-1 Urijah Faber 16-1-0 Punches & Elbows 2:31 R1 WEC 25: McCullough vs. Cope 2007.01.20 Details unavailable Win16-7-1 Yoshiro Maeda 19-3-1 Guillotine Choke 0:54 R1 Pride Bushido 13 2006.11.05 Details unavailable Win15-7-1 Chad Hutchinson 0-0-0 Not recorded Not recorded Not recorded Extreme Challenge 2006.10.07 Details unavailable Win14-7-1 Opponent TBD N/A Not recorded Not recorded Not recorded Iowa Challenge 2006.09.30 Details unavailable Win13-7-1 Shawn Nolan 5-42-0 Not recorded Not recorded Not recorded Event TBD 2006.09.03 Details unavailable Win12-7-1 Brandon Carlson 9-3-0 Not recorded Not recorded Not recorded Event TBD 2006.07.29 Details unavailable Win11-7-1 Opponent TBD N/A Not recorded Not recorded Not recorded Extreme Challenge 2006.07.22 Details unavailable Win10-7-1 Billy Rutherford 0-0-0 Not recorded Not recorded Not recorded Event TBD 2006.07.15 Details unavailable Loss10-6-1 John Mahlow 4-4-0 Not recorded Not recorded Not recorded Ironheart Crown 2006.04.29 Details unavailable Loss10-5-1 Eben Kaneshiro 9-2-0 Punches Not recorded Not recorded Kauai Cage Match 3 2006.03.25 Details unavailable Loss10-4-1 Miguel Torres 26-1-0 Not recorded Not recorded Not recorded Total Fight Challenge 2006.02.18 Details unavailable Loss10-3-1 João Herdy Jr. 1-1-0 Not recorded Not recorded Not recorded Ironheart Crown 2005.11.19 Details unavailable Win9-3-1 Kevin English 4-0-0 Not recorded Not recorded Not recorded Total Fight Challenge 2005.09.17 Details unavailable Win8-3-1 Brian Price 1-0-0 Not recorded Not recorded Not recorded Event TBD 2005.06.25 Details unavailable Win7-3-1 David Love 1-3-0 Not recorded Not recorded Not recorded Total Fight Challenge 2005.05.21 Details unavailable Loss7-2-1 Dan Swift 12-11-1 Not recorded Not recorded Not recorded Event TBD 2005.04.30 Details unavailable Loss7-1-1 Hatsu Hioki 5-1-0 Not recorded Not recorded Not recorded Shooto 2005.03.27 Details unavailable Win6-1-1 Jay Estrada 7-2-0 Triangle Choke 1:41 R1 Ironheart Crown 8 2004.11.20 Details unavailable Win5-1-1 Tommy Lee 8-3-0 Not recorded Not recorded Not recorded Event TBD 2004.08.28 Details unavailable Win4-1-1 Myron Neisler 3-2-0 Not recorded Not recorded Not recorded Event TBD 2004.07.24 Details unavailable Win3-1-1 Lucas Grothsky 0-0-0 Armbar 4:20 R1 Iowa Challenge 14 2004.05.07 Details unavailable Win2-1-1 Craig Meagher 1-1-0 Not recorded Not recorded Not recorded Event TBD 2003.06.28 Details unavailable Loss2-0-1 Opponent TBD N/A Not recorded Not recorded Not recorded Event TBD 2003.05.31 Details unavailable Win0-0-1 Craig Meagher 0-0-0 Not recorded Not recorded Not recorded Event TBD 2003.03.15 Details unavailable Win0-0-1 Opponent TBD N/A Not recorded Not recorded Not recorded Event TBD 2003.03.15 Details unavailable Draw0-0-0 Opponent TBD N/A Not recorded Not recorded Not recorded Event TBD 2002.04.27 Details unavailable More fights Fighters who beat Joe Pearson Josh Smith Tateki Matsuda John Castañeda Joe Wilk Masanori Kanehara Chico Camus Raphael Assunção Sean Wilson Compare Joe Pearson with peers vs Diego Santos vs Myles Richards vs Jaime Ortiz vs Vladimir Stanca Amateur fight history Result Opponent Method Time Round Event Date Fight details
Loss0-0-0 Billy Rush 2-1-0 Not recorded Not recorded Not recorded Extreme Challenge 2002.07.27 Details unavailable Embed Joe Pearson's Elo card on your site Copy this snippet — the card stays up to date and links back to Combat Edge:
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