Joe Vedepo (20-10, 16) was born in Iowa City, Iowa, United States on January 1, 1983. At the age of 22 years on November 18, 2005, he made his professional MMA debut against Jesse Lennox, winning the fight via 3-round unanimous decision.
On September 17, 2008, 25-year old Joe Vedepo made his UFC debut on his 10th professional MMA fight at UFC Fight Night 15 against a 27-year old Alessio Sakara but lost the fight via KO in the 1st round.
Vedepo's last fight was a 2nd-round submission win against Virgil Knight at age 36 on October 18, 2019. He retired with a 2-fight winning streak.
He has fought twice in the UFC, and has a record of 2 losses in the promotion.
Some of Joe Vedepo's best fights have been against Oli Thompson, Mike Bernhard, Ben Crowder, Cortez Coleman and Davin Clark.
Vedepo has 10 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
30 | Oct 18, 2019 36 years, 9 months 20-10 (16) | Virgil Knight | MD | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
29 | Jul 13, 2019 36 years, 6 months 19-10 (15) | Darrius Flowers | LHW | 1 | SUB | WIN Keylock | |
28 | Dec 29, 2017 34 years, 11 months 18-10 (14) | Daniel Vizcaya | LHW | 1 | CKO | LOSS Rear-naked choke | |
27 | Jun 11, 2016 33 years, 5 months 18-9 (14) | Eddie Larrea | LHW | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
26  | Nov 15, 2014 31 years, 10 months 17-9 (13) | 33 years, 10 months 13-4 (10) | Bellator | LHW | 3 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
25 | Oct 17, 2014 31 years, 9 months 17-8 (13) | Davin Clark | Bellator | MD | 3 | TKO | WIN Punches |
24 | Jun 6, 2014 31 years, 5 months 16-8 (12) | Cortez Coleman | Bellator | MD | 3 | MD | WIN |
23 | Apr 18, 2014 31 years, 3 months 15-8 (12) | Ben Crowder | Bellator | MD | 1 | CKO | WIN Leg injury |
22  | Oct 18, 2013 30 years, 9 months 14-8 (12) | 30 years, 11 months 19-13 (14) | Bellator | MD | 3 | UD | LOSS |
21 | Aug 10, 2013 30 years, 7 months 14-7 (12) | Eddie Larrea | MD | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches | |
20  | Dec 14, 2012 29 years, 11 months 14-6 (12) | 33 years, 7 months 7-3 (6) | Bellator | MD | 1 | KO | LOSS Punches |
19 | Nov 9, 2012 29 years, 10 months 14-5 (12) | Mike Bernhard | Bellator | MD | 1 | SUB | WIN Shin choke |
18 | Apr 27, 2012 29 years, 3 months 13-5 (11) | Jason Buck | MD | 1 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke | |
17 | Jan 28, 2012 29 years 13-4 (11) | Kenneth Allen | HW | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
16 | Aug 5, 2011 28 years, 7 months 12-4 (10) | Dmitry Samoilov | HW | 2 | UD | LOSS | |
15 | Jun 19, 2010 27 years, 5 months 12-3 (10) | Dennis Reed | HW | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
14  | Jan 30, 2010 27 years 11-3 (9) | 30 years 4-0 (4) | HW | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
13 | Jan 30, 2010 27 years 10-3 (8) | Miguel Bernard | HW | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
12 | Sep 18, 2009 26 years, 8 months 9-3 (7) | Webster Farris | 1 | KO | WIN Punch | ||
11  | Apr 1, 2009 26 years, 3 months 8-3 (6) | 28 years, 2 months 21-4 (18) | UFC | 1 | CKO | LOSS Guillotine choke | |
10  | Sep 17, 2008 25 years, 8 months 8-2 (6) | 27 years 13-7 (10) | UFC | 1 | KO | LOSS Head kick | |
9 | Jun 14, 2008 25 years, 5 months 8-1 (6) | Brian Green | Pride | 3 | SUB | WIN Verbal | |
8 | Apr 26, 2008 25 years, 3 months 7-1 (5) | Karl Kelly | 1 | SUB | WIN Keylock | ||
7 | Apr 5, 2008 25 years, 3 months 6-1 (4) | Mario Miranda | 3 | TKO | LOSS Punches | ||
6 | Feb 23, 2008 25 years, 1 months 6-0 (4) | Rob Smith | 2 | TKO | WIN Knees | ||
5 | Oct 20, 2007 24 years, 9 months 5-0 (3) | Chris Powers | 1 | SUB | WIN Kimura | ||
4 | Sep 1, 2007 24 years, 8 months 4-0 (2) | Todd Carney | 1 | TKO | WIN Strikes | ||
3 | Aug 17, 2007 24 years, 7 months 3-0 (1) | Jeremy Norwood | 1 | KO | WIN Punch | ||
2 | Apr 21, 2006 23 years, 3 months 2-0 (0) | Joe Winterfeldt | 1 | N/A | WIN | ||
1 | Nov 18, 2005 22 years, 10 months 1-0 (0) | Jesse Lennox | 3 | UD | WIN |
