Official MMA record
Jay Ellis, Jr
Professional record
17-116-0
- Division
- Catchweight
- Age
- 42
- Height
- 5' 9"
- Weight
- 170 lb
- Gender
- Male
- Fighting out of
- Milwaukee, WI
Profile summary
Jay Ellis, Jr is an MMA fighter with a professional record of 17-116-0.
Career file
Professional career statistics
17-116-0
Total fights
133
Rounds fought
68.6
Current streak
1 W
Finish rate
100%
Win methods
Loss methods
Career length
21y
Fights per year
6.3
Longest layoff
1y 3m 6d
Quickest turnaround
1d
Quick hits
Fastest win
00:00
Fastest KO
00:22
Fastest submission
00:00
Finished rate
95.7%
Avg. fight length · wins
02:53
Avg. fight length · losses
02:32
Avg. rounds · wins
0.6
Avg. rounds · losses
0.5
Official record
Professional fight record
| Date | Result | Opponent | Division | Method / event | Round / time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 14, 2026 | W | Evian Rodriguez | Catchweight | Submission · Anaconda Choke King of the Cage: Warranted Aggression | R1/00:41 |
| May 9, 2026 | L | Nico Jefferson | Welterweight | KO BFC 14Verified | R1/01:13 |
| Dec 20, 2025 | L | Alex Sandoval Jr | Featherweight | TKO/RSC · Strikes BFC 12Verified | R1/02:28 |
| Oct 17, 2025 | L | Jerry Smith | — | KO Elite Performance - Fall FuryVerified | R1/02:06 |
| Sep 20, 2025 | L | Brian Akins | Welterweight | Submission · Rear Naked Choke BFC 10Verified | R1/01:36 |
| Jun 28, 2025 | L | Nico Jefferson | Welterweight | Submission BFC 8Verified | R1/00:42 |
| Jun 1, 2024 | L | Paco Merris | Welterweight | Submission Showcase MMA 38Verified | R1/03:30 |
| Apr 6, 2024 | L | Tarvoris Mack | — | TKO/RSC Hub City Fight NightVerified | R1/02:08 |
| Jan 20, 2024 | L | Veshawn Champion | — | TKO/RSC Champions Enterprise Boxing 1/20/2024Verified | R1/01:49 |
| Jan 13, 2024 | L | Ricky Clabough | Lightweight | Submission Showcase MMA 01/13/2024Verified | R1/01:13 |
| Mar 18, 2023 | L | Jack Congdon | Welterweight | Submission · Rear Naked Choke Cage Titans 58 Night EventVerified | R1/00:38 |
| Feb 3, 2023 | L | Jacob Small | Lightweight | Submission · D'arce Choke BFC 56Verified | R1/02:12 |
| Aug 13, 2022 | L | Scott Gibbons | Welterweight | TKO/RSC · Referee Stoppage from Punches Bayou Fighting Championship 52 | R1/05:00 |
| Apr 2, 2022 | L | Don Shainis | — | TKO/RSC Cage Titans 52Verified | R1/00:50 |
| Mar 17, 2022 | L | Kasheem Peterson | Welterweight | Submission · Verbal Submission The Combat ZoneVerified | R1/01:10 |
| Feb 25, 2022 | L | Leonardo Ladeira | Super-lightweight | TKO/RSC Cage Titans - Combat Night 3Verified | R1/03:52 |
| Dec 10, 2021 | L | Joshua Baker | Welterweight | TKO/RSC Next Level Fight Club: NLFC12Verified | R1/01:16 |
| Nov 19, 2021 | L | Patrick Casey | — | Submission · Rear Naked Choke Premier Fighting Championship 11/19/21Verified | R1/01:58 |
| Nov 5, 2021 | W | Rodrigo Almeida | Welterweight | Submission · Rear Naked Choke New England Fights 45Verified | R1/00:49 |
| Aug 28, 2021 | L | Trevor Gudde | Welterweight | Submission · Rear Naked Choke Cage Titans 49Verified | R1/00:57 |
| Aug 6, 2021 | L | Nick Fiore | Lightweight | TKO/RSC CES 63Verified | R1/01:29 |
| Jul 10, 2021 | L | Connor Matthews | — | Submission · Rear Naked Choke Cage Titans 48Verified | R1/02:21 |
| Jun 26, 2021 | L | Angelo Trevino | Welterweight | Submission · Strikes Empire FC 12 | R1/01:50 |
| Feb 6, 2021 | L | Austin Trotman | Middleweight | TKO/RSC Ultimate Battleground 6Verified | R1/00:56 |
| Dec 5, 2020 | L | Austin Trotman | — | TKO/RSC Ultimate Battleground 5Verified | R1/00:42 |
| Feb 29, 2020 | L | Jakob Scheffel | Welterweight | Submission · Arm Triangle Choke Empire Fighting Championship 5 | R1/05:00 |
| Jan 17, 2020 | L | Nick Fiore | Lightweight | Submission · Rear Naked Choke Combat Zone 73 "Resolution"Verified | R1/00:50 |
| Nov 16, 2019 | L | Shonte Barnes | Middleweight | KO · Strike Showcase MMA XVerified | R1/00:18 |
| Jul 13, 2019 | L | Ali Omar | Lightweight | Submission · Choke Elite Fight League 6Verified | R1/00:36 |
| Jun 22, 2019 | L | Aaron Mitchell | Welterweight | Submission · Rear Naked Choke Beastmode Promotions: Victory LapVerified | R1/03:28 |
| May 4, 2019 | L | Clarence Jordan | Middleweight | Submission · Rear Naked Choke Elite Fight League 5Verified | R1/01:43 |
| Apr 27, 2019 | L | Caleb Hall | Lightweight | Submission · Rear Naked Choke New England Fights 38Verified | R1/01:11 |
| Apr 13, 2019 | L | Jared Downing | Welterweight | Submission · Guillotine Choke Elite Fight League 4Verified | R1/02:18 |
| Mar 9, 2019 | L | Jordan Berg | Welterweight | Submission · Triangle Choke Pure FC 13Verified | R1/01:32 |
| Feb 2, 2019 | L | Nick JC Alley | Welterweight | Submission · Rear Naked Choke Combat Zone 69:Verified | R1/01:17 |
| Dec 2, 2018 | L | Evan DeLong | Welterweight | Submission King of the Cage 12/02/18Verified | R1/01:04 |
| Nov 17, 2018 | L | Earl Small | Welterweight | Submission Stellar Fights 39Verified | R1/01:38 |
| Sep 8, 2018 | L | Joshua Harvey | Lightweight | Submission · Arm Triangle Choke New England Fights 35Verified | R1/00:30 |
| Jul 21, 2018 | L | Oliver Parker | Welterweight | Submission King of the Cage: PerennialVerified | R1/02:37 |
| Jul 14, 2018 | L | John DeVall | Super-welterweight | Submission · Rear Naked Choke King of the Cage: Impending AttackVerified | R1/02:46 |
| Jun 30, 2018 | L | Zach DiSabatino | — | Submission · Rear Naked Choke Cage Titans 39Verified | R1/01:34 |
| May 19, 2018 | L | Jason Brown | Welterweight | Submission · Heel Hook Stellar Fights 37Verified | R1/04:11 |
| Apr 14, 2018 | L | Peter Barrett | Lightweight | Submission · Rear Naked Choke Cage Titans 38Verified | R1/04:08 |
| Feb 17, 2018 | L | Mike Budnik | Lightweight | Submission · Rear Naked Choke XFO-62Verified | R1/01:39 |
| Jan 27, 2018 | L | Connor Barry | Welterweight | Submission · Rear Naked Choke Cage Titans 37Verified | R1/01:01 |
| Dec 2, 2017 | W | Isaiah Pitts | Welterweight | Submission · Arm Triangle Choke King of the Cage: Stone Cold | R1/01:50 |
| Oct 28, 2017 | L | Amadeu Christiano | Welterweight | TKO/RSC No BoundaryVerified | R1/01:47 |
| Oct 21, 2017 | L | Blaze Gill | Lightweight | Submission · Rear Naked Choke King of the Cage: Next LevelVerified | R1/02:37 |
| Sep 23, 2017 | L | Kenny Jordan | Featherweight | Submission · Rear Naked Choke UCL: Havoc In Hammond IVVerified | R1/02:00 |
| Sep 9, 2017 | L | Hopeton Stewart | Lightweight | Submission · Rear Naked Choke Stellar Fights 35Verified | R1/01:31 |
| Aug 5, 2017 | L | Ryan Sanders | Welterweight | Submission · Triangle Choke New England Fights 30Verified | R1/02:34 |
| Jun 30, 2017 | L | Lucas Cruz | Welterweight | Submission · Rear Naked Choke Combat Zone 62 - LegendaryVerified | R1/02:23 |
| Jun 24, 2017 | L | Leon Davis | Welterweight | Submission · Guillotine Choke AMMO - Dawn of WarVerified | R1/02:33 |
| Jun 17, 2017 | L | Frank Sforza | Welterweight | Submission · Rear Naked Choke Cage Titans 34Verified | R1/01:24 |
| Apr 29, 2017 | L | Adrian Hadribeaj | Welterweight | TKO/RSC · Referee Stoppage from Strikes King of the Cage: SupremecyVerified | R1/01:21 |
| Apr 15, 2017 | L | Austin Tweedy | Welterweight | Submission · Rear Naked Choke ECC: Spring SubmissionsVerified | R1/00:23 |
| Apr 8, 2017 | L | Joseph Giannetti | Welterweight | Submission · Rear Naked Choke Cage Titans 33Verified | R1/03:28 |
| Mar 25, 2017 | L | Carl Wittstock | Welterweight | Submission · Triangle Choke Caged Aggression XIX - Clash of Champions - 2 Night EventVerified | R1/01:30 |
| Dec 10, 2016 | L | Patrick King | — | Submission · Rear Naked Choke Gateway Fighting Series: ShowdownVerified | R1/02:06 |
| Jul 8, 2016 | L | Tat Romero | Welterweight | TKO/RSC · Referee Stoppage from Strikes King of the Cage: Ultimate CollisionVerified | R1/02:16 |
| Mar 5, 2016 | L | Zak Ottow | Welterweight | Submission · Rear Naked Choke King of the Cage: Shattered | R1/00:26 |
| Jan 30, 2016 | W | Daniel Black | Welterweight | Submission · Guillotine Choke King of the Cage: Cold WarVerified | R1/01:59 |
| Aug 29, 2015 | L | Marc Stevens | — | Submission · Rear Naked Choke Rumble at the RacewayVerified | R1/02:06 |
| Aug 22, 2015 | L | Daniel Moret | Lightweight | Submission · Triangle Choke King of the Cage: Power SurgeVerified | R1/01:38 |
| May 16, 2014 | L | Colby Covington | Welterweight | Submission · Arm Triangle Choke Absolute Fighting Championships - The ReturnVerified | R1/02:49 |
| May 10, 2014 | L | Mitchell Fryia | Lightweight | Submission · Rear Naked Choke King of the Cage: Quarantined | R1/00:42 |
| Apr 3, 2014 | L | Michel Quinones | Lightweight | Submission · Arm Bar In The BeginningVerified | R1/02:33 |
| Apr 20, 2013 | L | Gerald Meerschaert III | Middleweight | TKO/RSC King of the Cage: Certified | R1/01:03 |
| Mar 30, 2013 | L | Chad Curry | Welterweight | KO Brutaal RochesterVerified | R1/00:24 |
| Oct 20, 2012 | L | Tony Martin | Welterweight | Submission · Guillotine Choke CFX 39 MythVerified | R1/00:51 |
| Sep 29, 2012 | L | Derek Getzel | Lightweight | Submission · Choke Bruutal, Rochester, MNVerified | R1/03:42 |
| Sep 6, 2012 | L | Kevin Morris | Welterweight | Submission · Choke Rogue Warrior Championships 09/06/12Verified | R1/02:46 |
| Jun 30, 2012 | L | John Schulz | Welterweight | Submission · Triangle Choke King of the Cage: Trump Card | R1/01:47 |
| Jun 9, 2012 | L | Kenny Booker | Welterweight | Submission · Rear Naked Choke Rumble at the ResortVerified | R1/04:45 |
| Apr 28, 2012 | W | Brandon Adamson | Lightweight | Submission · Rear Naked Choke Fight Legends of the Quad CitiesVerified | R1/01:17 |
| Feb 18, 2012 | L | Johnny Case | — | KO · Strike Brutaal Fight Night 02/18/12 | R1/02:30 |
| Dec 9, 2011 | L | Johnny Rees | Middleweight | Submission · Strikes LFC 50Verified | R1/00:48 |
| Nov 18, 2011 | L | Robbie Merrill | Welterweight | Decision · Split Decision NAFC: UnleashedVerified | R3/05:00 |
| May 28, 2011 | L | Derek Abram | Welterweight | Submission · Rear Naked Choke AmericanCageFightingChampion 05/28/11Verified | R2/04:01 |
| Apr 1, 2011 | L | Rafael Dias | Lightweight | Submission · Rear Naked Choke FightTime 4 - Heavyweight ExplosionVerified | R1/01:15 |
| Nov 19, 2010 | L | Donavon Winters | Welterweight | Submission · Arm Bar Cornhusker Fight Club: The BeginningVerified | R1/04:13 |
| Aug 21, 2010 | L | Lemetra Griffin | Welterweight | Decision · Unanimous Decision United Cage Fighting: Unforgiven | R3/03:00 |
| Jul 17, 2010 | L | Bobby Reardanz | — | Submission · Rear Naked Choke King Of The Cage: Chain Reaction | R1/02:56 |
| Jul 10, 2010 | L | Marcus LeVesseur | Lightweight | KO Extreme Cagefighting Organization 6 | R1/01:53 |
| Jun 26, 2010 | L | Ryan Williams | Welterweight | Submission · Kimura Chicago Cagefighting Championship - Pro FightsVerified | R3/01:03 |
| Jun 11, 2010 | L | Joseph Jordan | Welterweight | Decision · Unanimous Decision UFA 1: Clash at the ColiseumVerified | R3/05:00 |
| Mar 12, 2010 | L | Tyler Combs | Welterweight | TKO/RSC Ruckus IIVerified | R1/03:13 |
| Jan 9, 2010 | L | Tony Rook | Welterweight | Submission · Neck Crank Madtown Throwdown 22 | R1/01:31 |
| Nov 14, 2009 | L | James Warfield | Lightweight | TKO/RSC Extreme Cagefighting Organization - ECO II: Boneyard Massacre | R1/03:34 |
| Oct 17, 2009 | L | Andy Acker | — | Submission · Triangle Choke Madtown Throwdown 21: Coming of Age | R1/00:29 |
| Oct 10, 2009 | L | Pat Curran | — | Submission · Guillotine Choke XFO 32 | R1/00:58 |
| Jul 25, 2009 | L | Jon Murphy | Lightweight | Submission · Guillotine Choke Fight Club OneVerified | R1/02:59 |
| May 30, 2009 | L | Thomas Speer | Welterweight | TKO/RSC Extreme Challenge 128Verified | R1/02:53 |
| May 2, 2009 | W | Marshall Blevins | — | Submission XFO 30 | R1/01:22 |
| Feb 7, 2009 | W | Daniel Straus | — | Submission · Rear Naked Choke XFO 27: New Blood | R2/02:46 |
| Jan 31, 2009 | L | Travis Perzynski | Welterweight | TKO/RSC · Referee Stoppage from Strikes Extreme Challenge 118Verified | R1/03:05 |
| Nov 7, 2008 | L | Pat Curran | Lightweight | Submission · Rear Naked Choke Extreme Challenge 110 | R1/00:51 |
| Oct 18, 2008 | L | Waylon Lowe | Welterweight | Decision · Unanimous Decision Extreme Challenge 109Verified | R3/05:00 |
| Oct 10, 2008 | L | Jeff Cox | — | Submission · Guillotine Choke ShoXC Elite Challenger Series 10/10/08 | R1/00:28 |
| Oct 4, 2008 | L | Anthony Pettis | Welterweight | Submission · Strikes The Best And The Baddest | R1/01:12 |
| Sep 12, 2008 | W | Yusuke Kagiyama | — | Submission · Rear Naked Choke Freestyle Combat Challenge 36 | R1/05:00 |
| Aug 22, 2008 | L | Tim Nixon | — | TKO/RSC · Referee Stoppage from Strikes Combat USA: Battle in the Bay 8 | R2/00:54 |
| Aug 4, 2008 | L | Donovan Foley | Lightweight | Submission · Exhaustion Gladiators Fighting 54: MMA in the Cage | R2/00:00 |
| Jul 25, 2008 | W | Desi Braiden | — | Submission MT 16 - Madtown Throwdown 16 | R3/05:00 |
| Jul 11, 2008 | L | Tommy Lee | — | Disqualification Extreme Challenge 101 | R3/05:00 |
| Jun 28, 2008 | L | James Warfield | — | TKO/RSC · Referee Stoppage from Strikes Combat USA: Fight Night | R1/01:07 |
| Jun 21, 2008 | W | Tanner Hendricks | Welterweight | KO Gladiators Fighting Series: Fight Club | R1/00:22 |
| Jun 14, 2008 | L | Rory Markham | Welterweight | Submission · Triangle Choke Adrenaline MMA | R1/00:57 |
| Jun 8, 2008 | W | Mark Anderson | — | Submission · Rear Naked Choke XFO 24 | R1/01:08 |
| May 17, 2008 | L | Mike Vaughn | Welterweight | Submission · Arm Bar Gladiators Fighting Series: Thunder Dome | R1/00:42 |
| May 3, 2008 | L | Kiuma Kunioku | — | Submission · Toe Hold Freestyle Combat Challenge 5/3/08 | R1/01:47 |
| Apr 25, 2008 | L | Dominic O'Grady | — | Submission · Strikes XFO 23 | R1/03:10 |
| Mar 22, 2008 | L | Sherron Leggett | — | Submission · Rear Naked Choke Extreme Challenge 92 | R1/00:38 |
| Jul 4, 2007 | L | Joe Chacon | — | TKO/RSC · Referee Stoppage from Strikes Gladiator Fighting Series: Baddest in the Bay | R2/00:50 |
| Jun 30, 2007 | L | Tom Belt | — | TKO/RSC · Didn't Answer the Bell for Round XFO 18 | R2/05:00 |
| Jun 29, 2007 | L | Joseph Jordan | — | Submission · Neck Crank Evolution Fighting Championship 4 | R1/02:39 |
| Jun 16, 2007 | L | Caleb Krull | — | Submission · Triangle Choke Gladiators Fighting Series: Gladiators Fighting 44 | R1/01:32 |
| Jun 2, 2007 | L | Mike Stumpf | — | Submission · Guillotine Choke XFO 17 | R1/01:21 |
| May 12, 2007 | L | Cal Ferry | Lightweight | KO Gladiators Fighting Series: Rocktown Showdown 5 | R3/02:44 |
| May 5, 2007 | W | Alvin Leon | — | Submission · Rear Naked Choke Chicago Cage Fight: Cinco De MMA | R1/01:51 |
| Apr 28, 2007 | L | Mike O'Malley | — | Submission · Rear Naked Choke Madtown Throwdown 11 | —/05:00 |
| Mar 10, 2007 | W | Gerald Meerschaert III | — | Submission · Choke Freestyle Combat Challenge 26 | —/05:00 |
| Feb 17, 2007 | W | Mike Firari | — | TKO/RSC · Referee Stoppage from Strikes Gladiators Fighting Series: No Guts, No Glory | R1/02:58 |
| Jan 12, 2007 | L | Jeff Murphy | — | Submission · Rear Naked Choke Madtown Throwdown 10: Return of the Titans | —/05:00 |
| Oct 14, 2006 | W | Shawn Hanson | — | Submission · Rear Naked Choke Madtown Throwdown 9 | R1/03:04 |
| Jul 15, 2006 | L | Elton Chavez | — | Submission · Arm Bar Madtown Throwdown 8 | —/05:00 |
| Mar 18, 2006 | L | Bart Palaszewski | — | Submission · Triangle Choke XFO 10 | R1/01:43 |
| Jan 28, 2006 | W | Nathan Mohr | — | Submission · Rear Naked Choke XFO 9 | R1/03:37 |
| Jan 13, 2006 | L | Derrick Noble | — | KO Madtown Throwdown 6 | —/05:00 |
| Oct 15, 2005 | L | Andy Normington | — | TKO/RSC Madtown Throwdown 5 | —/05:00 |
| Oct 8, 2005 | W | Kevin Ferguson | — | KO XFO Trials 2 | R1/00:24 |
| Jul 9, 2005 | L | Michael Lambrecht | — | Submission · Strikes Madtown Throwdown 4 | —/05:00 |
| May 14, 2005 | L | Justin Wieman | — | Submission · Verbal Submission Freestyle Combat Challenge 19 | —/05:00 |