Julian Marquez
“The Cuban Missile Crisis”
Professional record
Last 5: LLLLW
Profile
- Age
- 36 (born May 8, 1990)
- Born in
- Kansas City
- Height
- 6' 2"
- Weight
- 185 lbs.
- Reach
- 72"
- Stance
- Orthodox
- UFC record
- 3-5
How the fights ended
Wins in the UFC3
- Submission 3
Losses in the UFC5
- KO/TKO 4
- Decision 1
UFC career stats
Striking
- Significant strikes landed per minute
- 5.09 top 8%
- Significant strikes absorbed per minute
- 5.71
Grappling
- Takedowns per 15 minutes
- 0.0 top 98%
- Submission attempts per 15 minutes
- 2.7
Next fight
In the record book
About Julian Marquez
Julian Marquez "The Cuban Missile Crisis" is a middleweight mixed martial artist, born in Kansas City, United States, on May 8, 1990. Marquez stands 6' 2", has a 72" reach and fights from an orthodox stance.
Marquez turned professional in 2014, debuting with Blackout FC. A 6-1 record outside the UFC came first. Marquez made a UFC debut at UFC Fight Night: Lawler vs. Dos Anjos in December 2017 and beat Darren Stewart by guillotine choke from front headlock. In the UFC, Marquez is 3-5 across 8 fights.
A submission specialist, Marquez has 3 UFC submission wins. By the numbers, Marquez attempts more submissions than 99% of middleweights and lands more significant strikes per minute than 92% of middleweights.
Most recently, Marquez lost to Cody Brundage by KO/TKO at UFC Fight Night: Kape vs. Almabayev in March 2025.
UFC fight history
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L
KO/TKO · Punches to Head On Ground · R1 4:45
UFC Fight Night: Kape vs. Almabayev
Mar 1, 2025
37Str 0TD 0KD -
L
KO/TKO · Punch to Head At Distance · R1 0:20
UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Imavov
Jun 8, 2024
1Str 0TD 0KD -
L
KO/TKO · Punches to Head In Clinch · R2 4:12
Mar 4, 2023
82Str 0TD 0KD -
L
KO/TKO · Punch to Head At Distance · R1 3:18
UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Emmett
Jun 18, 2022
13Str 0TD 0KD -
W
Submission · Rear Naked Choke · R2 2:07
UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Holland
Apr 10, 2021
61Str 0TD 1KD -
W
Submission · Anaconda Choke On Ground · R3 4:17
Feb 13, 2021
41Str 0TD 0KD -
L
Decision - Split · R3 5:00
The Ultimate Fighter: Undefeated Finale
Jul 6, 2018
47Str 0TD 0KD -
W
Submission · Guillotine Choke From Front Headlock · R2 2:42
UFC Fight Night: Lawler vs. Dos Anjos
Dec 16, 2017
32Str 0TD 0KD
Full MMA career
Julian Marquez is 9-6 across 15 professional fights in 7 promotions, since a pro debut on May 24, 2014 (Blackout FC). 7 of those fights were outside the UFC.
Pro wins9
- KO/TKO 6
- Submission 3
Pro losses6
- KO/TKO 4
- Decision 2
- Finish rate
- 100% of wins
- Longest win streak
- 5
- Current streak
- 4 losses
Fights by promotion
| Promotion | Record | First fight |
|---|---|---|
| UFC | 3-5 | 2017 |
| Combate Americas | 2-0 | 2016 |
| Bellator | 0-1 | 2016 |
| Blackout FC | 1-0 | 2014 |
| Dana White's Contender Series | 1-0 | 2017 |
| Kansas City Fighting Alliance | 1-0 | 2015 |
| LFA | 1-0 | 2017 |
All professional fights
| Result | Opponent | Date |
|---|---|---|
| L | Cody Brundage | Mar 1, 2025 |
| L | Zachary Reese | Jun 8, 2024 |
| L | Marc-André Barriault | Mar 4, 2023 |
| L | Gregory Rodrigues | Jun 18, 2022 |
| W | Sam Alvey | Apr 10, 2021 |
| W | Maki Pitolo | Feb 13, 2021 |
| L | Alessio Di Chirico | Jul 6, 2018 |
| W | Darren Stewart | Dec 16, 2017 |
| W | Phil Hawes | Aug 1, 2017 |
| W | Cameron Olson | May 19, 2017 |
| W | Matt Hamill | Oct 14, 2016 |
| W | Idrees Wasi | May 9, 2016 |
| L | Chris Harris | Feb 26, 2016 |
| W | Jesse Jones | Apr 25, 2015 |
| W | Charles Rooks | May 24, 2014 |
Full professional record from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Quick answers
What is Julian Marquez's record?
Julian Marquez's professional MMA record is 9 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws.
How old is Julian Marquez?
Julian Marquez is 36 years old, born on May 8, 1990.
How tall is Julian Marquez and what is their reach?
Julian Marquez stands 6' 2" with a 72" reach.
Who did Julian Marquez fight last?
Julian Marquez lost to Cody Brundage by KO/TKO at UFC Fight Night: Kape vs. Almabayev on Mar 1, 2025.