Claudio Puelles (12-4, 9) was born in Lima, Peru on April 21, 1996. At the age of 17 years on July 17, 2013, he made his professional MMA debut against Angel Alvarez, winning the fight via 3rd-round submission.
On May 19, 2018, 22-year old Claudio Puelles made his UFC debut on his 10th professional MMA fight at UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Usman against a 33-year old Felipe Silva, winning the fight in the 3rd round via submission.
Puelles' last fight was a 3-round split decision loss to Farès Ziam at UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Royval 2 at age 27 on February 24, 2024. He is on a 2-fight losing streak.
He has fought seven times in the UFC, and has a record of 5 wins and 2 losses in the promotion.
Some of Claudio Puelles' best fights have been against Clay Guida, Felipe Silva, Marcos Mariano, Chris Gruetzemacher and Jordan Leavitt.
Puelles has 4 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
16  | Feb 24, 2024 27 years, 10 months 12-4 (9) | 26 years, 11 months 14-4 (9) | UFC | LT | 3 | SD | LOSS |
15  | Nov 12, 2022 26 years, 6 months 12-3 (9) | 32 years, 8 months 21-12 (17) | UFC | LT | 2 | TKO | LOSS Body kick |
14  | Apr 23, 2022 26 years 12-2 (9) | 40 years, 4 months 37-21 (21) | UFC | LT | 1 | SUB | WIN Kneebar |
13  | Dec 4, 2021 25 years, 7 months 11-2 (8) | 35 years, 5 months 15-4 (10) | UFC | LT | 3 | SUB | WIN Kneebar |
12  | Jun 5, 2021 25 years, 1 months 10-2 (7) | 26 years 8-0 (6) | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | WIN |
11 | Sep 21, 2019 23 years, 5 months 9-2 (7) | Marcos Mariano | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | WIN |
10  | May 19, 2018 22 years 8-2 (7) | 33 years, 9 months 8-1 (7) | UFC | LT | 3 | SUB | WIN Kneebar |
9  | Nov 5, 2016 20 years, 6 months 7-2 (6) | 23 years, 1 months 10-0 (8) | TUF | LT | 2 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
8 | Apr 18, 2015 18 years, 11 months 7-1 (6) | Alvaro Sugasti | FT | 1 | KO | WIN Head kick | |
7 | Oct 25, 2014 18 years, 6 months 6-1 (5) | Edimar Martins Rayol | FT | 1 | SUB | WIN Kneebar | |
6 | Aug 30, 2014 18 years, 4 months 5-1 (4) | David Cubas | FT | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
5 | Apr 16, 2014 17 years, 11 months 5-0 (4) | Lander Duarte Alves | FT | 3 | UD | WIN | |
4 | Feb 16, 2014 17 years, 9 months 4-0 (4) | Guile Calvete | FT | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
3 | Oct 10, 2013 17 years, 5 months 3-0 (3) | Manuel Meza | FT | 3 | TKO | WIN Cut | |
2 | Aug 24, 2013 17 years, 4 months 2-0 (2) | Renzo Mendez | 2 | SUB | WIN Arm-triangle choke | ||
1 | Jul 17, 2013 17 years, 2 months 1-0 (1) | Angel Alvarez | 3 | SUB | WIN Armbar |
