Jose Ochoa

Ochoa opened UFC 328 with a clear, front-foot decision win over Clayton Carpenter. UFC's recap called it a masterful performance, noting that he took the fight to Carpenter from the outset and never let the bout drift away from his tempo on the way to a clean sweep on the cards.

Key moments

• The fight opened the UFC 328 preliminary card in Newark.
• UFC's official recap described Ochoa as taking the fight to Carpenter from the outset.
• All three judges scored the bout 30-27 for Ochoa.
• The win pushed him to his second UFC victory.

Almabayev dragged Ochoa through a scramble-heavy, wrestling-led fight over three rounds in Abu Dhabi. Ochoa had moments with forward pressure and active submission threats, but Almabayev repeatedly completed takedowns, found back-take positions, and banked enough control time to sweep the scorecards.

Key moments

• Ochoa opened aggressively, which gave Almabayev early chances to duck under and wrestle.
• Almabayev repeatedly found body locks, mat returns, and standing back-take positions.
• Ochoa attacked from guard with armbars, triangles, and guillotines but could not turn them into a finish.
• The decision loss came by three-round sweep after Almabayev controlled the grappling phases.

Ochoa earned his first UFC win with a violent start to round two against Cody Durden in Atlanta. UFC's recap said he controlled much of the opening frame with his striking before eating a clean shot late and getting taken down, then came out of the break ready to fire and ended the fight with an uppercut 11 seconds into the second.

Key moments

• Ochoa controlled much of the first round with his striking before Durden rallied late and completed a takedown.
• He exploded out for round two instead of resetting cautiously.
• The finish came by uppercut at 0:11 of the second round.
• The knockout gave the young Peruvian his first UFC victory.

Ochoa's UFC debut came in a prospect-versus-prospect matchup with Lone'er Kavanagh in Macau. UFC framed it as a fun clash of flyweight prospects, and Kavanagh's cleaner pressure and a body-head knockdown in round two helped him pull away for a unanimous decision.

Key moments

• The matchup paired two unbeaten flyweight prospects early in the Macau card.
• Kavanagh pressured the action and forced Ochoa to defend combinations more often than attack in rhythm.
• A body-head combination dropped Ochoa in round two.
• The judges scored it 30-27, 29-28, and 29-28 for Kavanagh.

Ochoa stayed unbeaten on the regional circuit by stopping Juscelino Pantoja late in the opening round at LFA 171. The finish came by anaconda choke at 4:30, capping the final regional appearance before his UFC call-up.

Key moments

• The bout took place at LFA 171 in Cajamar, Sao Paulo.
• Ochoa entered the fight unbeaten as a rising flyweight prospect.
• He finished the fight with an anaconda choke at 4:30 of round one.
• The win kept Ochoa unbeaten before his move to the UFC roster.

Ochoa made quick work of Jeferson Pereira in Brazil, ending the Bison Kombat 3 main event with a left straight 1:42 into the opening round. The finish gave him another early stoppage and served as his last knockout before the LFA win that sealed his UFC call-up.

Key moments

• The bout headlined Bison Kombat 3 in Sao Paulo on 30 September 2023.
• Tapology lists the result as KO/TKO by left straight at 1:42 of round one.
• The fight was booked as a professional flyweight main event.
• The win preserved Ochoa's unbeaten regional run.

Ochoa's meeting with Jhoao Ruiz at UWC 29 ended without an official winner after an illegal knee brought a halt to the fight in the first round. The no contest stopped the night from becoming another finish on his ledger, but it did leave his unbeaten run intact.

Key moments

• The bout took place at UWC 29 in Tijuana on 1 October 2021.
• Tapology and Sherdog both list the official result as a no contest because of an illegal knee.
• The stoppage came at 2:38 of round one.
• Sherdog lists Luis Cobian as the referee.

Ochoa added another first-round regional finish when he stopped Franklin Grifo with punches at FFC 45 in Guayaquil. The fight lasted only 1:51, keeping his run of early violence rolling on the Ecuador card.

Key moments

• The matchup was part of FFC 45: Ecuador on 1 May 2021.
• Sherdog and ESPN list the finish as TKO by punches at 1:51 of round one.
• Tapology places the event in Guayaquil, Ecuador.
• The result extended Ochoa's unbeaten start on the regional circuit.

Ochoa went to the body for the finish against Neto Castro, stopping him 2:15 into the second round at ICC 5. It was another stoppage win in Iquitos and another sign that his pressure could create a finish without needing a head-shot exchange.

Key moments

• The bout took place at ICC 5: Vasquez vs. Gomes in Iquitos on 27 July 2019.
• Sherdog lists the finish as a knockout from a punch to the body at 2:15 of round two.
• Tapology labels the fight a professional flyweight co-main event.
• The win kept Ochoa unbeaten through four professional bouts.

Ochoa broke through a competitive flyweight matchup with Omar Torres by landing the fight-ending head kick late in round two at Combate Peru. The finish came at 4:34 of the second and pushed his unbeaten regional start to 3-0.

Key moments

• The fight was booked on the preliminary card of Combate 38: Combate Peru in Lima.
• Sherdog and ESPN both list the stoppage as a head-kick TKO at 4:34 of round two.
• Tapology shows the bout as a professional flyweight contest between two unbeaten fighters.
• The result pushed Ochoa's early professional record to 3-0.

Ochoa scored the second win of his professional run by stopping Dyllan Santiago with punches before the first round reached the halfway point at ICC 3. The 2:47 finish kept his regional rise moving and gave him an early statement on an Iquitos card built around Peru vs. Brazil matchups.

Key moments

• Tapology dates the bout to 23 February 2019 at ICC 3 in Iquitos, Peru.
• The official result was TKO by punches at 2:47 of round one.
• The fight was listed on the main card at flyweight.
• The win moved Ochoa to 2-0 as a pro.

Ochoa's professional debut ended in a second-round stoppage over Yhosue Mego at FFC 35 in Lima. Sherdog and Tapology both list the finish as punches at 2:30 of round two, giving him the first win of the unbeaten run he later carried into the UFC.

Key moments

• The fight took place at FFC 35: Tubarao vs. Zarauz on 7 November 2018.
• Tapology and Sherdog both record the result as TKO by punches at 2:30 of round two.
• The matchup was contested at flyweight on the preliminary card.
• It was Ochoa's first professional win.