Journey Newson
Skill profile
138 MMA anchors Striking, Wrestling, Grappling · his tags and claims adjust Accuracy, TD Defense · stats alone on Striking D, Durability, Control.
Built on 53 minutes of tracked cage time across 6 statted fights — every axis is held down until there is more tape, so read this as a sketch rather than a verdict.
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Insider info
vs Brian Kelleher coinflip UFC Fight Night Song vs Simon Predictions And Full Card Breakdown UFC Vegas 72 · April 25, 2023
He states the pick (Newson) but calls the fight 'a total pass for me' twice and adds 'who knows', explicitly declining to recommend a bet -- a direct hedge on the outcome itself, not just price.
Called 'decent everywhere' with striking singled out as his best art: good at range with real power for the weight class. Fight IQ is flagged as inconsistent. His last-five line includes one result overturned to a no-contest tied to a sanctioned ruling -- recorded as career-record context only.
vs Sergey Morozov coinflip UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs Strickland Full Card Analysis, Preview, & Prediction · December 14, 2022 · 1 read since
Explicitly hedged: says he does not feel super confident in this pick; leans Morozov's way as the 'more likely outcome' rather than a settled read.
A range striker whose best path is to keep the fight at distance and win with his striking. He is not helpless if it closes, carrying decent grappling of his own, though the analyst sees Morozov as more likely to get takedowns in exchanges.
Striking trend
Fight history
L Marcus McGhee 6-1 walk-in Submission · R2 2:03 — UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Simon · April 29, 2023
L Sergey Morozov 18-5 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Strickland · December 17, 2022
W Fernie Garcia 0-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 274: Oliveira vs. Gaethje · May 7, 2022
L Randy Costa 5-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 0:41 — UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Woodley · September 19, 2020
NC Domingo Pilarte 8-2 walk-in Overturned · R1 0:38 — UFC 247: Jones vs. Reyes · February 8, 2020
L Ricardo Ramos 12-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Ngannou vs. Dos Santos · June 29, 2019
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
Losses by method
No contests: 1
Fights by organization
Full career — 16 fights, every organization
| Opponent | Method | Event | Org | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Marcus McGhee | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC on ESPN: Song vs. Simón
April 29, 2023 |
UFC | 2 | 2:03 |
| L | Sergey Morozov | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Strickland
December 17, 2022 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Fernie Garcia | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 274
May 7, 2022 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Randy Costa | KO (head kick) | UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Woodley
September 19, 2020 |
UFC | 1 | 0:41 |
| NC | Domingo Pilarte | NC (overturned) | UFC 247
February 8, 2020 |
UFC | 1 | 0:38 |
| L | Ricardo Ramos | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on ESPN: Ngannou vs. dos Santos
June 29, 2019 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Soslan Abanokov | KO (punch) | Final Fight Championship 36
May 9, 2019 |
Final Fight Championship | 1 | 1:20 |
| W | Chris SanJose | TKO (punches) | Prime Fighting 11
November 10, 2018 |
Prime Fighting | 2 | 4:41 |
| W | Tycen Lynn | Decision (unanimous) | Combat Games 60
February 17, 2018 |
Combat Games | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Anthony Zender | TKO | CageSport 46
July 15, 2017 |
CageSport | 2 | 0:24 |
| W | Jordan Mackin | Submission (rear-naked choke) | CageSport 44
February 25, 2017 |
CageSport | 3 | 4:55 |
| W | Anthony Zender | Submission (guillotine choke) | CageSport 43
December 17, 2016 |
CageSport | 3 | 1:27 |
| L | Benito Lopez | KO (punches) | KOTC: Unchallenged
October 8, 2016 |
KOTC | 1 | 3:04 |
| W | Shane Friesz | Decision (unanimous) | Super Fight League 49
May 7, 2016 |
Super Fight League | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Justin Hugo | Submission (triangle choke) | Super Fight League 45
December 12, 2015 |
Super Fight League | 1 | 2:17 |
| W | Damon Wood | Decision (unanimous) | KOTC: Rogue Wave
September 5, 2015 |
KOTC | 3 | 5:00 |
Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Journey Newson) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.
Division context
Headshot of Journey Newson by UFC · Official UFC athlete photo (copyright UFC; not freely licensed) · Wikimedia Commons · flattened onto dark background, cropped/resized