John Alessio (35-17, 27) was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada on July 5, 1979. At the age of 18 years on May 17, 1998, he made his professional MMA debut against Mike Headley, winning the fight via 1st-round submission.
On June 9, 2000, 20-year old John Alessio made his UFC debut on his 11th professional MMA fight at UFC 26 against a 32-year old Pat Miletich but lost the fight via submission in the 2nd round.
Alessio's last fight was a 1-round no contest against David Rickels at Bellator 139 at age 35 on June 26, 2015. He retired with a 1-fight winning streak.
He has fought four times in the UFC, and has a record of 4 losses in the promotion.
Some of John Alessio's best fights have been against Brian Gassaway, Alex Serdyukov, Ronald Jhun, Chris Brennan, Shannon Ritch, Eiji Mitsuoka and Chris Clements.
Alessio has 17 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
54  | Jun 26, 2015 35 years, 11 months 35-17 (27) | 26 years, 5 months 16-3 (10) | Bellator | LT | 1 | NC | NC Illegal knee |
53  | May 9, 2014 34 years, 10 months 35-17 (27) | 29 years, 9 months 22-8 (11) | Bellator | LT | 3 | UD | WIN |
52  | Sep 27, 2013 34 years, 2 months 34-17 (27) | 26 years, 11 months 10-1 (8) | Bellator | LT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
51 | Nov 3, 2012 33 years, 3 months 34-16 (27) | Dave Mazany | LT | 1 | NC | NC Eye poke | |
50  | Jul 7, 2012 33 years 34-16 (27) | 32 years, 11 months 10-6 (9) | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
49  | Apr 21, 2012 32 years, 9 months 34-15 (27) | 30 years, 5 months 10-4 (8) | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
48  | Mar 16, 2012 32 years, 8 months 34-14 (27) | 28 years, 7 months 22-10-1 (18) | LT | 3 | UD | WIN | |
47  | Nov 4, 2011 32 years, 3 months 33-14 (27) | 29 years, 7 months 13-5 (7) | LT | 3 | UD | WIN | |
46 | Aug 20, 2011 32 years, 1 months 32-14 (27) | Shawn Fitzsimmons | WL | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
45  | Mar 19, 2011 31 years, 8 months 31-14 (26) | 26 years, 11 months 18-4-1 (14) | WL | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches | |
44 | Dec 2, 2010 31 years, 4 months 31-13 (26) | Phil Collins | WL | 3 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
43  | Oct 16, 2010 31 years, 3 months 30-13 (25) | 28 years, 11 months 17-7 (12) | WL | 2 | SUB | WIN Kimura | |
42  | Jul 9, 2010 31 years 29-13 (24) | 28 years, 7 months 11-3 (11) | WL | 3 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
41  | Mar 20, 2010 30 years, 8 months 28-13 (23) | 34 years, 1 months 6-3 (6) | WL | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | |
40 | Mar 5, 2010 30 years, 8 months 27-13 (22) | Matt Delanoit | WL | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
39  | Oct 2, 2009 30 years, 2 months 26-13 (21) | 28 years, 8 months 15-5 (10) | WL | 3 | KO | WIN Punches | |
38 | May 16, 2009 29 years, 10 months 25-13 (20) | Andrew Buckland | WL | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
37  | Apr 5, 2009 29 years, 9 months 24-13 (19) | 26 years, 6 months 2-0 (2) | Dream | WL | 1 | SUB | LOSS Armbar |
36  | Dec 5, 2008 29 years, 5 months 24-12 (19) | 25 years, 9 months 17-7-2 (14) | WL | 2 | KO | LOSS Punches | |
35  | Oct 11, 2008 29 years, 3 months 24-11 (19) | 35 years, 4 months 15-9-1 (15) | WL | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
34  | Jun 20, 2008 28 years, 11 months 23-11 (18) | 37 years, 5 months 18-14 (16) | WL | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
33  | Mar 26, 2008 28 years, 8 months 22-11 (17) | 30 years, 7 months 25-2 (23) | WEC | WL | 1 | DQ | LOSS Knee to downed fighter |
32  | Dec 12, 2007 28 years, 5 months 22-10 (17) | 23 years, 11 months 10-0 (6) | WEC | WL | 3 | UD | WIN |
31 | Sep 5, 2007 28 years, 2 months 21-10 (17) | Marcelo Brito | WEC | WL | 3 | UD | WIN |
30  | Jun 3, 2007 27 years, 10 months 20-10 (17) | 27 years 5-3 (4) | WEC | WL | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke |
29  | Mar 24, 2007 27 years, 8 months 19-10 (16) | 22 years, 10 months 19-4 (19) | WEC | WL | 2 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke For WEC welterweight title |
28  | Jan 20, 2007 27 years, 6 months 19-9 (16) | 34 years, 5 months 25-15-2 (15) | WEC | WL | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
27  | Oct 10, 2006 27 years, 3 months 18-9 (15) | 23 years 10-5 (7) | WL | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
26 | Aug 17, 2006 27 years, 1 months 18-8 (15) | 26 years, 2 months 4-2 (3) | WEC | WL | 3 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
25  | May 27, 2006 26 years, 10 months 17-8 (14) | 24 years, 4 months 14-0 (12) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | LOSS |
24  | Oct 1, 2005 26 years, 2 months 17-7 (14) | 29 years, 3 months 5-2 (3) | KOTC | WL | 3 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
23  | Aug 5, 2005 26 years, 1 months 16-7 (13) | 34 years, 10 months 36-52 (33) | KOTC | WL | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
22  | Nov 26, 2004 25 years, 4 months 15-7 (12) | 25 years, 4 months 10-5 (9) | WL | 3 | SD | LOSS | |
21 | Mar 6, 2004 24 years, 8 months 15-6 (12) | Brandon Olsen | WL | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
20  | Sep 5, 2003 24 years, 2 months 14-6 (11) | 32 years, 11 months 17-9-2 (13) | KOTC | WL | 3 | UD | WIN Won KOTC welterweight title |
19  | Jan 25, 2003 23 years, 6 months 13-6 (11) | 30 years, 5 months 15-0-1 (10) | WL | 3 | SD | LOSS | |
18  | Jul 20, 2002 23 years 13-5 (11) | 26 years, 6 months 2-0-1 (1) | WL | 2 | TKO | WIN Doctor stoppage | |
17  | Jun 22, 2002 22 years, 11 months 12-5 (10) | 30 years, 8 months 13-5-1 (12) | KOTC | WL | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
16 | Apr 13, 2002 22 years, 9 months 11-5 (9) | John Delao | WL | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
15 | Feb 9, 2002 22 years, 7 months 10-5 (8) | Nassor Lewis | KOTC | WL | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
14  | Jan 25, 2002 22 years, 6 months 9-5 (7) | 25 years, 10 months 3-1 (3) | WL | 2 | KO | WIN Head kick | |
13 | Sep 29, 2001 22 years, 2 months 8-5 (6) | Thomas Denny | KOTC | WL | 1 | SUB | WIN Keylock |
12  | Nov 14, 2000 21 years, 4 months 7-5 (5) | 23 years, 1 months 12-2 (12) | WL | 2 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke | |
11  | Jun 9, 2000 20 years, 11 months 7-4 (5) | 32 years, 3 months 25-3-2 (19) | UFC | WL | 2 | SUB | LOSS Armbar For UFC welterweight title |
10 | Feb 8, 2000 20 years, 7 months 7-3 (5) | Jay R. Palmer | MD | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
9 | Feb 8, 2000 20 years, 7 months 6-3 (4) | John Chrisostomo | MD | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
8  | Dec 7, 1999 20 years, 5 months 5-3 (3) | 34 years, 6 months 6-5 (5) | 1 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke | ||
7 | Nov 20, 1999 20 years, 4 months 5-2 (3) | Jason Meaders | 3 | UD | WIN | ||
6 | Oct 25, 1999 20 years, 3 months 4-2 (3) | Kousei Kubota | Pancrase | 1 | SUB | LOSS Kimura | |
5 | Oct 9, 1999 20 years, 3 months 4-1 (3) | Fritz Borchardt | 1 | TKO | WIN Strikes | ||
4 | Oct 9, 1999 20 years, 3 months 3-1 (2) | Ben Earwood | 1 | SD | WIN | ||
3 | Apr 24, 1999 19 years, 9 months 2-1 (2) | David Harris | 1 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke | ||
2 | May 17, 1998 18 years, 10 months 2-0 (2) | Derek McClinton | 1 | SUB | WIN Heel hook | ||
1 | May 17, 1998 18 years, 10 months 1-0 (1) | Mike Headley | 1 | SUB | WIN Arm-triangle choke |
