Julian Erosa

Overview

Ten UFC wins, seven UFC losses by KO/TKO, and almost nothing in between. Julian Erosa fights at featherweight, and his UFC record of 10-9 is built on fights that end early, in both directions.

He lands a lot and absorbs a lot, and the results follow. Seven of his ten UFC wins were finishes, five of them in the first round. Seven of his nine UFC losses were stoppages, too. He comes into his next fight with one win in a row.

Nobody gets bored. The scorecards rarely decide his fights.

UFC Career

Erosa debuted at the Ultimate Fighter: Team McGregor vs. Team Faber Finale in December 2015 with a split decision over Marcin Wrzosek. He lost by TKO to Teruto Ishihara at UFC 196, 34 seconds into the second round, and was back in a UFC cage in 2018 only after a stint on Dana White's Contender Series, where he knocked out Jamall Emmers in round 2. That fight is a professional win, not part of his UFC record.

The 2018-19 stretch was rough: stoppage losses to Devonte Smith and Julio Arce, with a decision loss to Grant Dawson in between. Then came his first real run. He submitted Sean Woodson in round 3, stopped Nate Landwehr in 56 seconds, and later submitted Charles Jourdain, also in round 3. The run to his longest UFC win streak of three came with decisions over Steven Peterson and Hakeem Dawodu.

The losses came in clusters. Alex Caceres and Fernando Padilla both stopped him in round 1 across 2022 and 2023, and the pattern returned with Melquizael Costa, Lerryan Douglas and a first-round TKO loss to SeungWoo Choi in 2021.

In 2024 and 2025 he reeled off first-round finishes over Ricardo Ramos, Christian Rodriguez and Darren Elkins. His most recent fight was a round 1 TKO of JeongYeong Lee at 1:31.

Win big, lose big. That is the career.

Fighting Style

Erosa is a busy striker who throws and lands at a rate most UFC fighters can't match. He also absorbs more than most, and that's where his seven knockout losses come from. His accuracy and defense are about what you'd expect from the UFC average, so the extra volume doesn't come with extra protection.

He isn't just a slugger, though. Four of his ten UFC wins came by submission. He hunts for submissions more than most, shoots for takedowns more often, and is harder to take down than most.

His finishes come early. Of his seven UFC finishes, five came in round 1 and two in round 3. The late submissions came against Woodson and Jourdain.

Notable Wins

• Nate Landwehr — KO/TKO, round 1 (0:56), UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Lewis (2021)
• Charles Jourdain — submission, round 3, UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Till (2021)
• Christian Rodriguez — submission, round 1, UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs Cortez (2024)
• Darren Elkins — KO/TKO, round 1, UFC 314 (2025)

Quick Facts

• Division: Featherweight
• UFC record: 10-9; professional record (all promotions): 32-14-0
• UFC debut: 2015
• Stance: Southpaw
• Height: 6'1"; reach: 74.5"
• Team: Xtreme Couture, Las Vegas, NV
• Born: Yakima, WA, United States