JP Buys
Skill profile
138 MMA anchors Striking, Wrestling · his tags and claims adjust Accuracy, TD Defense · stats alone on Striking D, Durability, Grappling, Control.
Built on 26 minutes of tracked cage time across 4 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 Marcus McGhee emphatic UFC Fight Night Luque vs dos Anjos Full Card Breakdown, Analysis, And Predictions · August 8, 2023
States plainly that McGhee should win and that he sees no path for the other man; no hedge of any kind offered.
A good wrestler with good takedown entries and decent striking, but the analyst says that is about where his game stops.
Striking trend
Fight history
L Marcus McGhee 7-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 2:19 — UFC Fight Night: Luque vs. Dos Anjos · August 12, 2023
L Cody Durden 12-4-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 1:08 — UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Gamrot · June 25, 2022
L Montel Jackson 10-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Spann · September 18, 2021
L Bruno Silva 0-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 2:56 — UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Holland · March 20, 2021
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
Fights by organization
Full career — 15 fights, every organization
| Opponent | Method | Event | Org | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Marcus McGhee | KO (punch) | UFC on ESPN: Luque vs. dos Anjos
August 12, 2023 |
UFC | 1 | 2:19 |
| L | Cody Durden | TKO (punches) | UFC on ESPN: Tsarukyan vs. Gamrot
June 25, 2022 |
UFC | 1 | 1:08 |
| L | Montel Jackson | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Spann
September 18, 2021 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Bruno Gustavo da Silva | TKO (punch) | UFC on ESPN: Brunson vs. Holland
March 20, 2021 |
UFC | 2 | 2:56 |
| W | Jacob Silva | Technical Submission (guillotine choke) | Dana White's Contender Series 36
November 17, 2020 |
Dana White's Contender Series | 1 | 4:54 |
| W | Cristian Rodriguez Jr. | TKO (punches) | LFA 78
November 15, 2019 |
LFA | 1 | 1:13 |
| W | Luthando Biko | TKO (punches) | EFC Worldwide 78
April 13, 2019 |
EFC Worldwide | 4 | 4:00 |
| W | Gamzat Magomedov | DQ (illegal elbow) | Brave CF 17
October 27, 2018 |
Brave CF | 3 | 2:43 |
| W | Philippe Rouch | Submission (guillotine choke) | EFC Worldwide 69
April 28, 2018 |
EFC Worldwide | 1 | 2:29 |
| L | Joby Sanchez | TKO (punches) | Dana White's Contender Series 7
August 22, 2017 |
Dana White's Contender Series | 2 | 2:28 |
| W | Baldwin Mdlalose | Submission (triangle choke) | EFC Worldwide 54
October 15, 2016 |
EFC Worldwide | 1 | 2:05 |
| W | Abdul Hassan | TKO (punches) | EFC Worldwide 49
May 13, 2016 |
EFC Worldwide | 2 | 2:06 |
| W | Roevan De Beer | Submission (rear-naked choke) | EFC Worldwide 47
March 5, 2016 |
EFC Worldwide | 1 | 3:24 |
| L | Baldwin Mdlalose | Submission (rear-naked choke) | EFC Worldwide 43
August 28, 2015 |
EFC Worldwide | 1 | 3:29 |
| W | Josemar Octavio | Submission (rear-naked choke) | EFC Worldwide 41
July 11, 2015 |
EFC Worldwide | 1 | 1:02 |
Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (JP Buys) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.
Division context
Headshot of JP Buys by UFC · Official UFC athlete photo (copyright UFC; not freely licensed) · Wikimedia Commons · flattened onto dark background, cropped/resized