Journey Newson (10-5, 6) was born in Hayward, California, U.S. on March 7, 1989. At the age of 26 years on September 5, 2015, he made his professional MMA debut against Damon Wood, winning the fight via 3-round unanimous decision.
On June 29, 2019, 30-year old Journey Newson made his UFC debut on his 11th professional MMA fight at UFC on ESPN: Ngannou vs. dos Santos against a 23-year old Ricardo Ramos but lost the fight via unanimous decision.
Newson's last fight was a 2nd-round submission loss to Marcus McGhee at UFC on ESPN: Song vs. Simón at age 34 on April 29, 2023. He is on a 2-fight losing streak.
He has fought six times in the UFC, and has a record of 1 win, 4 losses and 1 no-contest in the promotion.
Journey Newson's best fight was against Fernie Garcia.
Newson has 5 losses on his MMA record. For details about these losses refer to "Journey Newson Losses".
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
16  | Apr 29, 2023 34 years, 1 months 10-5 (6) | 32 years, 11 months 6-1 (6) | UFC | BT | 2 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke |
15  | Dec 17, 2022 33 years, 9 months 10-4 (6) | 33 years, 6 months 18-5 (11) | UFC | BT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
14 | May 7, 2022 33 years, 2 months 10-3 (6) | Fernie Garcia | UFC | BT | 3 | UD | WIN |
13  | Sep 19, 2020 31 years, 6 months 9-3 (6) | 26 years, 2 months 5-1 (5) | UFC | BT | 1 | KO | LOSS Head kick |
12 | Feb 8, 2020 30 years, 11 months 9-2 (6) | Domingo Pilarte | UFC | BT | 1 | NC | NC Overturned |
11  | Jun 29, 2019 30 years, 3 months 9-2 (6) | 23 years, 10 months 12-2 (9) | UFC | BT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
10 | May 9, 2019 30 years, 2 months 9-1 (6) | Soslan Abanokov | BT | 1 | KO | WIN Punch | |
9 | Nov 10, 2018 29 years, 8 months 8-1 (5) | Chris SanJose | BT | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
8 | Feb 17, 2018 28 years, 11 months 7-1 (4) | Tycen Lynn | BT | 3 | UD | WIN | |
7 | Jul 15, 2017 28 years, 4 months 6-1 (4) | Anthony Zender | BT | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
6 | Feb 25, 2017 27 years, 11 months 5-1 (3) | Jordan Mackin | BT | 3 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
5 | Dec 17, 2016 27 years, 9 months 4-1 (2) | Anthony Zender | BT | 3 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | |
4 | Oct 8, 2016 27 years, 7 months 3-1 (1) | Benito Lopez | KOTC | BT | 1 | KO | LOSS Punches |
3 | May 7, 2016 27 years, 2 months 3-0 (1) | Shane Friesz | BT | 3 | UD | WIN | |
2 | Dec 12, 2015 26 years, 9 months 2-0 (1) | Justin Hugo | BT | 1 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke | |
1 | Sep 5, 2015 26 years, 5 months 1-0 (0) | Damon Wood | KOTC | BT | 3 | UD | WIN |
