Joey “Slash” Merritt is a 38 year old Male fighter from United States with a 7-2-0 pro MMA record. Merritt most recently fought Robert Allensworth at Gladiator Challenge on Saturday July 2, 2016. Joey Merritt beat Robert Allensworth by KO/TKO at 2:10 of Round 2 in the division.
Joey Merritt has 7 wins with a 100% finish rate, including 7 by knockout.
| Result | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Weight class | Org |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 6-2-0 | Robert Allensworth |
KO/TKO
R2 2:10
|
Gladiator Challenge | 2016-07-02 | GC | |
| Loss | 6-1-0 | Felipe Fogolin |
SUB
R2 0:50
|
RFA 33 | 2015-12-11 | Welterweight | RFA |
| Loss | 6-0-0 | Alex Oliveira |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
UFC Fight Night 70 | 2015-06-27 | Welterweight | UFC |
| Win | 5-0-0 | Steven Ciaccio |
KO/TKO
R3 4:31
|
RFA 21 | 2014-12-05 | Welterweight | RFA |
| Win | 4-0-0 | Dillon Woods |
KO/TKO
R1 2:28
|
Gladiator Challenge | 2014-10-04 | GC | |
| Win | 3-0-0 | Dominique Chisem |
KO/TKO
R1 0:22
|
Gladiator Challenge | 2014-04-05 | GC | |
| Win | 2-0-0 | Roger Kelly |
KO/TKO
R3 0:39
|
Submission Championship 3 | 2013-09-07 | Welterweight | SP |
| Win | 1-0-0 | Gino Guidi |
KO/TKO
R1 0:49
|
XFS | 2013-06-21 | XFS | |
| Win | 0-0-0 | Drew Reed |
KO/TKO
R1 1:35
|
Regional circuit | 2012-06-23 | KP |
Merritt made his professional debut against Drew Reed on June 23, 2012, fighting on the regional circuit.
He made a winning start to his career, defeating Drew Reed who carried a 2-7-0 professional MMA record into the fight.
Joey Merritt beat Drew Reed by KO/TKO at 1:35 of Round 1.
Merritt made his debut in the UFC against Alex Oliveira on June 27, 2015, fighting on the preliminary card of UFC Fight Night 70: Machida vs. Romero having compiled a 6-0-0 professional MMA record.
Joey Merritt lost to Alex Oliveira by Decision at 5:00 of Round 3.
After his UFC stint, Merritt took his next fight at RFA on December 11, 2015, fighting against Felipe Fogolin on the co-main event of RFA 33: Townsend vs. Chavez.
Joey Merritt lost to Felipe Fogolin by Submission at 0:50 of Round 2.
Merritt's last win came against Robert Allensworth at Gladiator Challenge on Saturday July 2, 2016. Joey Merritt beat Robert Allensworth by KO/TKO at 2:10 of Round 2.
Merritt is not currently booked for any fights.
Merritt's last loss came against Felipe Fogolin at RFA 33 on Friday December 11, 2015. Joey Merritt lost to Felipe Fogolin by Submission at 0:50 of Round 2.
Merritt has fought 1 times in the UFC. His UFC record stands at 0-1-0.
Merritt has knocked out 7 opponents.
Merritt has no submissions on his pro MMA record.
Merritt has never been knocked out.
Merritt has been submitted 1 times.
