Javier Vazquez (16-5, 11) was born in Santiago, Cuba on April 27, 1977. At the age of 21 years on June 28, 1998, he made his professional MMA debut against Sean Kim, winning the fight via 1st-round submission.
On June 26, 2011, 34-year old Javier Vazquez made his UFC debut on his 21st professional MMA fight at UFC Live: Kongo vs. Barry against a 29-year old Joe Stevenson, winning the fight via 3-round unanimous decision.
Vazquez' last fight was a 3-round unanimous decision win against Joe Stevenson at UFC Live: Kongo vs. Barry at age 34 on June 26, 2011. He retired with a 1-fight winning streak.
He has fought once in the UFC, and has a record of 1 win and 0 losses in the promotion.
Some of Javier Vazquez' best fights have been against Jens Pulver, Mackens Semerzier, Joe Stevenson, Rumina Sato and Rob Emerson.
Vazquez has 5 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
21  | Jun 26, 2011 34 years, 1 months 16-5 (11) | 29 years 31-13 (21) | UFC | FT | 3 | UD | WIN |
20  | Nov 11, 2010 33 years, 6 months 15-5 (11) | 25 years, 6 months 8-0 (4) | WEC | FT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
19  | Aug 18, 2010 33 years, 3 months 15-4 (11) | 29 years, 9 months 5-1 (5) | WEC | FT | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
18  | Mar 6, 2010 32 years, 10 months 14-4 (10) | 35 years, 3 months 22-12-1 (16) | WEC | FT | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar |
17  | Oct 10, 2009 32 years, 5 months 13-4 (9) | 32 years, 1 months 10-3 (6) | WEC | FT | 3 | SD | LOSS |
16  | Aug 9, 2009 32 years, 3 months 13-3 (9) | 28 years, 9 months 13-2 (11) | WEC | FT | 3 | SD | LOSS |
15 | Jun 27, 2009 32 years, 2 months 13-2 (9) | Mark Kergosien | FT | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | |
14 | Oct 26, 2007 30 years, 5 months 12-2 (8) | JC Pennington | FT | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
13 | Feb 10, 2007 29 years, 9 months 11-2 (7) | Adriano Pereira | EliteXC | LT | 3 | SD | WIN |
12  | Nov 14, 2003 26 years, 6 months 10-2 (7) | 22 years, 3 months 1-2 (1) | LT | 3 | SD | WIN | |
11 | Feb 21, 2003 25 years, 9 months 9-2 (7) | Alberto Crane | KOTC | LT | 3 | SD | LOSS Lost KOTC lightweight title |
10 | Aug 2, 2002 25 years, 3 months 9-1 (7) | David Gardner | KOTC | LT | 1 | SUB | WIN Kneebar Defended KOTC lightweight title |
9  | Jun 29, 2002 25 years, 2 months 8-1 (6) | 28 years, 6 months 18-5-1 (13) | LT | 3 | UD | WIN | |
8 | May 17, 2002 25 years 7-1 (6) | Sean Wilmot | KOTC | LT | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar Defended KOTC lightweight title |
7 | Aug 4, 2001 24 years, 3 months 6-1 (5) | Philip Perez | KOTC | LT | 2 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke Won KOTC lightweight title |
6 | Jun 23, 2001 24 years, 1 months 5-1 (4) | Farrell Frisby | KOTC | 1 | SUB | WIN Heel hook | |
5 | Apr 15, 2000 22 years, 11 months 4-1 (3) | Antonio Emae | KOTC | 1 | SUB | WIN Injury | |
4 | Aug 15, 1999 22 years, 3 months 3-1 (2) | Louie Cercedez | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | ||
3 | Jun 28, 1998 21 years, 2 months 2-1 (1) | Victor Hunsaker | 1 | SD | LOSS | ||
2 | Jun 28, 1998 21 years, 2 months 2-0 (1) | Kim Kellenberger | 1 | UD | WIN | ||
1 | Jun 28, 1998 21 years, 2 months 1-0 (1) | Sean Kim | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar |
