Justin Buchholz (16-11, 14) was born in Fairbanks, Alaska, U.S. on August 22, 1983. At the age of 21 years on February 16, 2005, he made his professional MMA debut against Andy Garnand, winning the fight via 1st-round submission.
On January 23, 2008, 24-year old Justin Buchholz made his UFC debut on his 10th professional MMA fight at UFC Fight Night 12 against a 24-year old Matt Wiman but lost the fight via submission in the 1st round.
Buchholz' last fight was a 3-round unanimous decision loss to Carlton Minus at age 34 on May 16, 2018. He retired from the sport of MMA following this loss.
He has fought five times in the UFC, and has a record of 1 win and 4 losses in the promotion.
Some of Justin Buchholz' best fights have been against Corey Hill and Clay Collard.
Buchholz has 11 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
27 | May 16, 2018 34 years, 8 months 16-11 (14) | Carlton Minus | WL | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
26 | Sep 20, 2017 34 years 16-10 (14) | Marques Facine | WL | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches and body kicks | |
25  | Oct 30, 2015 32 years, 2 months 15-10 (13) | 32 years, 4 months 8-2 (4) | WL | 1 | KO | LOSS Punch | |
24 | Dec 13, 2014 31 years, 3 months 15-9 (13) | Lewis Gonzalez | WSOF | WL | 3 | SD | LOSS |
23  | Sep 28, 2013 30 years, 1 months 15-8 (13) | 20 years, 6 months 10-4 (10) | LT | 5 | SD | LOSS | |
22 | May 10, 2013 29 years, 8 months 15-7 (13) | Gordon Bell | LT | 1 | KO | WIN Punch | |
21 | Nov 16, 2012 29 years, 2 months 14-7 (12) | David Castillo | LT | 3 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
20 | Aug 25, 2012 29 years 13-7 (11) | 19 years, 5 months 9-3 (9) | LT | 3 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | |
19  | Feb 16, 2012 28 years, 5 months 12-7 (10) | 31 years, 9 months 32-13-2 (29) | LT | 3 | SUB | LOSS Kimura | |
18 | Aug 20, 2011 27 years, 11 months 12-6 (10) | Thiago Meller | 3 | UD | WIN | ||
17 | May 21, 2011 27 years, 8 months 11-6 (10) | Steve Lopez | 3 | KO | WIN Front kick | ||
16 | Apr 16, 2011 27 years, 7 months 10-6 (9) | Steve Sharp | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear naked choke | ||
15 | Feb 25, 2011 27 years, 6 months 9-6 (8) | Jason Meaders | 1 | TKO | LOSS Cut | ||
14  | Feb 6, 2010 26 years, 5 months 9-5 (8) | 30 years, 1 months 18-7-1 (14) | UFC | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
13  | Sep 16, 2009 26 years 9-4 (8) | 23 years, 3 months 16-5 (15) | UFC | 1 | TKO | LOSS Cut | |
12  | Jun 13, 2009 25 years, 9 months 9-3 (8) | 23 years, 5 months 12-2 (10) | UFC | 2 | SUB | LOSS D'arce choke | |
11  | Jul 5, 2008 24 years, 10 months 9-2 (8) | 29 years, 9 months 2-0 (2) | UFC | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear naked choke | |
10  | Jan 23, 2008 24 years, 5 months 8-2 (7) | 24 years, 4 months 8-3 (5) | UFC | 1 | SUB | LOSS Rear naked choke | |
9 | Sep 15, 2007 24 years 8-1 (7) | Ikaika Choy-Fu | EliteXC | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
8 | Mar 31, 2007 23 years, 7 months 7-1 (6) | Marshall Harvest | 1 | KO | WIN Punch | ||
7 | Feb 9, 2007 23 years, 5 months 6-1 (5) | Brandon Pieper | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
6 | Oct 21, 2006 23 years, 1 months 5-1 (4) | Arto Woods | 1 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke | ||
5 | Jun 17, 2006 22 years, 9 months 4-1 (3) | Matt Peter | 1 | KO | WIN Punch | ||
4 | Apr 12, 2006 22 years, 7 months 3-1 (2) | Rodney Rhoden | 1 | TKO | LOSS Referee stoppage | ||
3 | Jun 8, 2005 21 years, 9 months 3-0 (2) | Bo Underwood | 1 | DQ | WIN Illegal kick | ||
2 | Mar 9, 2005 21 years, 6 months 2-0 (2) | Jimmy Gainey | 2 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke | ||
1 | Feb 16, 2005 21 years, 5 months 1-0 (1) | Andy Garnand | 1 | SUB | WIN |
