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Juan Pablo Varela
“El Leon”
Nationality: Argentina
Weight Class: Welterweight
Height: 5'7"
Weight: 159 lbs
Professional Record
36 fights | 19 wins | 16 losses |
---|---|---|
KO/TKOs | 4 | 1 |
Submissions | 13 | 2 |
Decisions | 2 | 13 |
Draws | 1 |
Fight Details
Result | Record | Opponent | Event | Date | Method | Referee | Round | Time |
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LOSS | 19 - 16 - 1 | Alejandro Sanchez | BSC 24 - Budo Sento Championship 24 | August 02, 2024 | Decision (Unanimous) | Napoleon Pina | 3 | 5:00 |
LOSS | 19 - 15 - 1 | Steven Tercero | NFC 88 - Nicaraguan Fighting Championship 88 | December 16, 2023 | Decision (Unanimous) | Ruetyall Herrera | 3 | 5:00 |
LOSS | 19 - 14 - 1 | Mauro Mastromarini | SFH 13 - Mastromarini vs. El Leon | October 07, 2023 | Decision (Split) | Leandro Cassano | 5 | 5:00 |
DRAW | 19 - 13 - 1 | Mauricio Salgado | TFC 9 - Tucuman Fighting Championship 9 | August 04, 2023 | Decision | 3 | 5:00 | |
LOSS | 19 - 13 | Marcio Andrade | SFT - PFL International Qualifier Series Brazil | November 11, 2022 | Decision (Unanimous) | Harry de Oliveira Santos | 3 | 5:00 |
WIN | 19 - 12 | Lionel Abojer | SFH 5 - Prado vs. La Furia | June 19, 2022 | Decision (Split) | Luis Garavaglia | 5 | 5:00 |
WIN | 18 - 12 | Gamal Silva | Deep Combat 1 - First Round | April 16, 2022 | Submission (Guillotine Choke) | Diego Visotzky | 1 | 4:30 |
LOSS | 17 - 12 | Martin Mollinedo | FFC 43 - Varela vs. Mollinedo 2 | March 04, 2020 | Decision (Unanimous) | Alan Nieto | 3 | 5:00 |
WIN | 17 - 11 | Martin Mollinedo | FFC 41 - Grand Prix | November 13, 2019 | Submission (Triangle Choke) | David Casaretto | 1 | 1:58 |
LOSS | 16 - 11 | Alvaro Sugasti | Origenes Championship 2 - Correa vs. La Terra | August 10, 2019 | Decision (Unanimous) | Hernan Maluff | 3 | 5:00 |
LOSS | 16 - 10 | David Morales Lijeron | CBMMA - Combate Bolivia MMA 2 | May 11, 2019 | Decision (Unanimous) | Jorge Amantegui | 2 | 5:00 |
LOSS | 16 - 9 | Valdines Silva | BYE 4 - 2018 Berkut Young Eagles Grand Prix: Opening Round 4 | April 29, 2018 | Decision (Unanimous) | Stanislav Novitsky | 3 | 5:00 |
LOSS | 16 - 8 | Rustam Asuev | ACB 80 - Krasnodar | February 16, 2018 | Decision (Unanimous) | Lukasz Bosacki | 3 | 5:00 |
WIN | 16 - 7 | Nicolas Sopranzi | The One Real Combat - Fernando vs. Rodrigo | December 16, 2017 | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | Jesus Vila | 1 | 4:25 |
WIN | 15 - 7 | Emmanuel Vallejos | IF 18 - Invictus Fighters 18 | October 07, 2017 | TKO (Punches) | Jose Barboza | 1 | 3:30 |
WIN | 14 - 7 | Daniel Isaac Guerra | IF 16 - Invictus Fighters 16 | March 17, 2017 | TKO (Punches) | Miguel Recio | 1 | 2:37 |
WIN | 13 - 7 | Nicolas Vargas | IF 15 - Invictus Fighters 15 | November 18, 2016 | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | Fernando Costantino | 1 | 2:03 |
WIN | 12 - 7 | Carlos Ciappino | TB 4 - The Beatdown 4 | October 15, 2016 | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | Miguel Recio | 1 | 1:10 |
LOSS | 11 - 7 | Heber Pereyra | Infernales MMA Salta - Infernales 1 | July 22, 2016 | TKO (Punches) | Diego Lionel Visotzky | 2 | N/A |
WIN | 11 - 6 | Marcelo Bustos | IF 14 - Invictus Fighters 14 | June 17, 2016 | Submission (Armbar) | Fernando Costantino | 1 | 3:03 |
WIN | 10 - 6 | Mauricio Salgado | IF 13 - Invictus Fighters 13 | March 18, 2016 | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | Miguel Recio | 1 | 0:45 |
WIN | 9 - 6 | Daniel Alvar | IF 11 - Invictus Fighters 11 | October 02, 2015 | TKO (Punches) | Fernando Constantino | 1 | 4:24 |
LOSS | 8 - 6 | Sergio Orozco | Ultimatum MMA - 2K9 Unlimited | September 20, 2015 | Decision (Unanimous) | Fernando Constantino | 3 | 5:00 |
WIN | 8 - 5 | Santiago Vega | IKL - Warriors KAS 3 | September 12, 2015 | KO | Sebastian Saucedo | 0 | 0:00 |
LOSS | 7 - 5 | Carlos Ciappino | CJ 3 - Combates en Jaula 3 | July 18, 2015 | Submission (Achilles Lock) | Miguel Recio | 3 | 2:05 |
LOSS | 7 - 4 | Fabricio Arevalo | Ragnarok 4 - Varela vs. Arevalo | July 08, 2015 | Decision (Unanimous) | Marcelo Ponce de Leon | 4 | 5:00 |
WIN | 7 - 3 | Jose Garcia | IF 10 - Invictus Fighters 10 | June 12, 2015 | Submission (Guillotine Choke) | Jorge Chavez Diaz | 1 | 4:06 |
LOSS | 6 - 3 | Daniel Alvar | DFN - Devil Fight Night 1 | May 16, 2015 | Decision (Unanimous) | Martin Gabriel Rodriguez | 3 | 5:00 |
WIN | 6 - 2 | Arturo Aguaisol | Instinto Animal - La Noche de los Valientes | May 02, 2015 | Submission (Guillotine Choke) | Miguel Recio | 2 | 0:42 |
WIN | 5 - 2 | Maximiliano Rios | Jujuy en Llamas - MMA & Kickboxing | March 20, 2015 | Submission (Guillotine Choke) | Federico Zenarruza | 2 | N/A |
WIN | 4 - 2 | Daniel Isaac Guerra | IF 9 - Invictus Fighters 9 | March 13, 2015 | Decision (Unanimous) | Fernando Constantino | 3 | 5:00 |
LOSS | 3 - 2 | Facundo Medrano | IF 8 - Invictus Fighters 8 | November 07, 2014 | Decision (Unanimous) | Eric Maidana | 3 | 5:00 |
WIN | 3 - 1 | Cesar Dorado | Masacre Team - MMA Metan | May 16, 2014 | Submission (Guillotine Choke) | 1 | 0:44 | |
WIN | 2 - 1 | Jorge Rivero | KOCP - Knock Out Club 13 | April 11, 2014 | Submission (Guillotine Choke) | 1 | N/A | |
LOSS | 1 - 1 | Pablo Portal | KOCP - Knock Out Club 12 | December 13, 2013 | Submission (Armbar) | Diego Lopez | 1 | 2:05 |
WIN | 1 - 0 | Kevin Zaragoza | IF 3 - Invictus Fighters 3 | July 15, 2013 | Submission (Guillotine Choke) | Mauricio Pare | 1 | 2:31 |
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