Jose Ochoa
Vitals
Height, reach, and career background.
Record
Tap any fight for the breakdown.
WinDEC
UFC 328
9 May 2026
9 May 2026
Ochoa opened UFC 328 with a clear, front-foot decision win over Clayton Carpenter.
Key moments
- The fight opened the UFC 328 preliminary card in Newark.
- All three judges scored the bout 30-27 for Ochoa.
- The win pushed him to his second UFC victory.
LossDEC
UFC on ABC: Whittaker vs. de Ridder
26 Jul 2025
26 Jul 2025
Almabayev dragged Ochoa through a scramble-heavy, wrestling-led fight over three rounds in Abu Dhabi.
Key moments
- Ochoa opened aggressively, which gave Almabayev early chances to duck under and wrestle.
- Almabayev repeatedly found body locks, mat returns, and standing back-take positions.
- Ochoa attacked from guard with armbars, triangles, and guillotines but could not turn them into a finish.
- The decision loss came by three-round sweep after Almabayev controlled the grappling phases.
WinKO
UFC on ESPN: Usman vs. Buckley
14 Jun 2025
14 Jun 2025
Ochoa earned his first UFC win with a violent start to round two against Cody Durden in Atlanta.
Key moments
- Ochoa controlled much of the first round with his striking before Durden rallied late and completed a takedown.
- He exploded out for round two instead of resetting cautiously.
- The finish came by uppercut at 0:11 of the second round.
- The knockout gave the young Peruvian his first UFC victory.
3 Nov 2023
30 Sep 2023
1 Oct 2021
1 May 2021
27 Jul 2019
31 May 2019
23 Feb 2019
WinTKO
Opponent: Yhosue MegopunchesR2 2:30
FFC 35: Tubarao vs. Zarauz
7 Nov 2018
7 Nov 2018
Ochoa's professional debut ended in a second-round stoppage over Yhosue Mego at FFC 35 in Lima.
Key moments
- The fight took place at FFC 35: Tubarao vs. Zarauz on 7 November 2018.
- The matchup was contested at flyweight on the preliminary card.
- It was Ochoa's first professional win.
The Read
Style, strengths, and defining traits.
Jose Ochoa is a pressure-minded flyweight whose game starts with power and forward momentum. The Chute Boxe product has seven knockout wins in nine professional victories, and even in his decision fights he tends to force opponents to work at his pace rather than settle into clean kickboxing.
Losses to Lone'er Kavanagh and Asu Almabayev also showed that higher-end movement and sustained wrestling can still drag him into longer, tougher fights.