Juan Pablo “El Leon” Varela is a Male fighter from Argentina with a 19-12-0 pro MMA record. Varela most recently fought Lionel Abojer at Samurai Fight House 5 on Sunday June 19, 2022. Juan Pablo Varela beat Lionel Abojer by Decision at 5:00 of Round 3 in a 139 lbs catchweight bout.
Juan Pablo Varela has 19 wins with a 90% finish rate, including 5 by knockout, 12 by submission, 2 by decision.
Juan Pablo Varela is currently riding a 2 fight win streak.
| Result | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Weight class | Org |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 18-12-0 | Lionel Abojer |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
Samurai Fight House 5 | 2022-06-19 | Catchweight | SFH |
| Win | 17-12-0 | Gamal Silva |
SUB
R1 4:30
|
Deep Combat | 2022-04-16 | Lightweight | |
| Loss | 17-11-0 | Martin Mollinedo |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
FFC 43 | 2020-03-04 | Featherweight | FFC |
| Win | 16-11-0 | Martin Mollinedo |
SUB
R1 1:58
|
FFC 41 | 2019-11-13 | Lightweight | FFC |
| Loss | 16-10-0 | Alvaro Sugastti |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
Regional circuit | 2019-08-10 | ||
| Loss | 16-9-0 | David Morales Lijeron |
DEC
R2 3:00
|
Combate Bolivia MMA 2 | 2019-05-11 | Featherweight | CB |
| Loss | 16-8-0 | Valdines Silva |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
Berkut Young Eagles 4 | 2018-04-29 | Featherweight | ACB |
| Loss | 16-7-0 | Rustam Asuev |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
ACB 80 | 2018-02-16 | Lightweight | ACB |
| Win | 15-7-0 | Nicolas Sopranzi |
SUB
R1 4:25
|
The ONE MMA | 2017-12-16 | Featherweight | TOMMA |
| Win | 14-7-0 | Emmanuel Vallejos |
KO/TKO
R1 3:30
|
Invictus Fighters 18 | 2017-10-07 | Featherweight | IF |
| Win | 13-7-0 | Daniel Isaac Guerra |
KO/TKO
R1 2:37
|
Invictus Fighters 16 | 2017-03-17 | Featherweight | IF |
| Win | 12-7-0 | Nikolas Vargas |
SUB
R1 2:03
|
Invictus Fighters 15 | 2016-11-18 | 146 lbs | IF |
| Win | 11-7-0 | Carlos Ciappino |
SUB
R1 1:10
|
The Beatdown 4 | 2016-10-15 | Featherweight | TB |
| Loss | 11-6-0 | Heber Federico Pereyra |
R2
|
Infernales MMA 1 | 2016-07-22 | Featherweight | IMMA |
| Win | 10-6-0 | Marcelo Bustos |
SUB
R1 3:03
|
Invictus Fighters 14 | 2016-06-17 | 170 lbs | IF |
| Win | 9-6-0 | Mauricio Salgado |
SUB
R1 0:45
|
Invictus Fighters 13 | 2016-03-18 | 143 lbs | IF |
| Win | 8-6-0 | Daniel Alvar |
KO/TKO
R1 4:24
|
Invictus Fighters 11 | 2015-10-02 | 143 lbs | IF |
| Loss | 8-5-0 | Sergio Orozco |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
2K9 Unlimited | 2015-09-20 | 146 lbs | |
| Win | 7-5-0 | Santiago Vega |
KO/TKO
R
|
Warriors Kas 3 | 2015-09-12 | ||
| Loss | 7-4-0 | Carlos Ciappino |
SUB
R3 2:05
|
Regional circuit | 2015-07-18 | CEJ | |
| Loss | 7-3-0 | Fabricio Arevalo |
DEC
R5 4:00
|
Ragnarok 4 | 2015-07-08 | 145 lbs | RAG |
| Win | 6-3-0 | Jose Garcia |
SUB
R1 0:25
|
Invictus Fighters 10 | 2015-06-12 | 143 lbs | IF |
| Loss | 6-2-0 | Daniel Alvar |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
Devil Fight Night 1 | 2015-05-16 | 134 lbs | DFN |
| Win | 5-2-0 | Arturo Aguaisol |
SUB
R2 0:42
|
Instinto Animal | 2015-05-02 | 146 lbs | IA |
| Win | 4-2-0 | Maximiliano Rios |
SUB
R2
|
Jujuy en llamas | 2015-03-20 | Bantamweight | |
| Win | 3-2-0 | Daniel Isaac Guerra |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
Invictus Fighters 9 | 2015-03-13 | 143 lbs | IF |
| Loss | 3-1-0 | Facundo Medrano |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
Invictus Fighters 8 | 2014-11-07 | 143 lbs | IF |
| Win | 2-1-0 | Cesar Dorado |
KO/TKO
R1 0:44
|
Regional circuit | 2014-08-15 | Featherweight | |
| Win | 1-1-0 | Jorge Rivero |
SUB
R1
|
Regional circuit | 2014-04-11 | Featherweight | |
| Loss | 1-0-0 | Pablo Portal |
SUB
R1 2:05
|
Regional circuit | 2013-12-13 | ||
| Win | 0-0-0 | Kevin Zaragoza |
SUB
R1 2:31
|
Regional circuit | 2013-07-14 | IF |
Varela made his professional debut against Kevin Zaragoza on July 14, 2013, fighting on the regional circuit.
He made a winning start to his career, defeating Kevin Zaragoza who carried a 0-0-0 professional MMA record into the fight.
Juan Pablo Varela beat Kevin Zaragoza by Submission at 2:31 of Round 1.
Varela's last win came against Lionel Abojer at Samurai Fight House 5 on Sunday June 19, 2022. Juan Pablo Varela beat Lionel Abojer by Decision at 5:00 of Round 3.
Varela is not currently booked for any fights.
Varela's last loss came against Martin Mollinedo at FFC 43 on Wednesday March 4, 2020. Juan Pablo Varela lost to Martin Mollinedo by Decision at 5:00 of Round 3.
Varela has knocked out 5 opponents.
Varela has submitted 12 opponents.
Varela has never been knocked out.
Varela has been submitted 2 times.
