Juan Pablo Varela
“El Leon”
Nationality: Argentina
Weight Class: Welterweight
Height: 5'7"
Weight: 159 lbs
Professional Record
| 37 fights | 19 wins | 17 losses |
|---|---|---|
| KO/TKOs | 4 | 2 |
| Submissions | 13 | 2 |
| Decisions | 2 | 13 |
| Draws | 1 | |
Fight Details
| Result | Record | Opponent | Event | Date | Method | Referee | Round | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOSS | 19 - 17 - 1 | Jair Perez | MMA Mexico 4 - El Lupe vs. Varela | April 26, 2025 | TKO (Punches) | 3 | 4:17 | |
| LOSS | 19 - 16 - 1 | Alejandro Sanchez | BSC 24 - Budo Sento Championship 24 | August 02, 2024 | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| LOSS | 19 - 15 - 1 | Steven Tercero | NFC 88 - Nicaraguan Fighting Championship 88 | December 16, 2023 | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| LOSS | 19 - 14 - 1 | Mauro Mastromarini | SFH 13 - Mastromarini vs. El Leon | October 07, 2023 | Decision (Split) | Leandro Cassano | 5 | 5:00 |
| DRAW | 19 - 13 - 1 | Mauricio Salgado | TFC 9 - Tucuman Fighting Championship 9 | August 04, 2023 | Decision | 3 | 5:00 | |
| LOSS | 19 - 13 - 0 | Marcio Andrade | SFT - PFL International Qualifier Series Brazil | November 11, 2022 | Decision (Unanimous) | Harry de Oliveira Santos | 3 | 5:00 |
| WIN | 19 - 12 - 0 | Lionel Abojer | Samurai Fight House 5 - Prado vs. La Furia | June 19, 2022 | Decision (Split) | 5 | 5:00 | |
| WIN | 18 - 12 - 0 | Gamal Silva | Deep Combat 1 - First Round | April 16, 2022 | Submission (Guillotine Choke) | Diego Visotzky | 1 | 4:30 |
| LOSS | 17 - 12 - 0 | Martin Mollinedo | FFC 43 - Varela vs. Mollinedo 2 | March 04, 2020 | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| WIN | 17 - 11 - 0 | Martin Mollinedo | FFC 41 - Grand Prix | November 13, 2019 | Submission (Triangle Choke) | 1 | 1:58 | |
| LOSS | 16 - 11 - 0 | Alvaro Sugasti | Origenes Championship 2 - Correa vs. La Terra | August 10, 2019 | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| LOSS | 16 - 10 - 0 | David Morales Lijeron | CBMMA - Combate Bolivia MMA 2 | May 11, 2019 | Decision (Unanimous) | Jorge Amantegui | 2 | 5:00 |
| LOSS | 16 - 9 - 0 | Valdines Silva | BYE 4 - 2018 Berkut Young Eagles Grand Prix: Opening Round 4 | April 29, 2018 | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| LOSS | 16 - 8 - 0 | Rustam Asuev | ACB 80 - Krasnodar | February 16, 2018 | Decision (Unanimous) | Lukasz Bosacki | 3 | 5:00 |
| WIN | 16 - 7 - 0 | Nicolas Sopranzi | The One Real Combat - Fernando vs. Rodrigo | December 16, 2017 | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | Jesus Vila | 1 | 4:25 |
| WIN | 15 - 7 - 0 | Emmanuel Vallejos | IF - Invictus Fighters 18 | October 07, 2017 | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 3:30 | |
| WIN | 14 - 7 - 0 | Daniel Isaac Guerra | IF - Invictus Fighters 16 | March 17, 2017 | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 2:37 | |
| WIN | 13 - 7 - 0 | Nicolas Vargas | IF - Invictus Fighters 15 | November 18, 2016 | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | 1 | 2:03 | |
| WIN | 12 - 7 - 0 | Carlos Ciappino | TB - The Beatdown 4 | October 15, 2016 | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | 1 | 1:10 | |
| LOSS | 11 - 7 - 0 | Heber Pereyra | Infernales MMA Salta - Infernales 1 | July 22, 2016 | TKO (Punches) | 2 | N/A | |
| WIN | 11 - 6 - 0 | Marcelo Bustos | IF - Invictus Fighters 14 | June 17, 2016 | Submission (Armbar) | 1 | 3:03 | |
| WIN | 10 - 6 - 0 | Mauricio Salgado | IF - Invictus Fighters 13 | March 18, 2016 | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | 1 | 0:45 | |
| WIN | 9 - 6 - 0 | Daniel Alvar | IF - Invictus Fighters 11 | October 02, 2015 | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 4:24 | |
| LOSS | 8 - 6 - 0 | Sergio Orozco | Ultimatum MMA - 2K9 Unlimited | September 20, 2015 | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| WIN | 8 - 5 - 0 | Santiago Vega | IKL - Warriors KAS 3 | September 12, 2015 | KO | 0 | 0:00 | |
| LOSS | 7 - 5 - 0 | Carlos Ciappino | CJ - Combates en Jaula 3 | July 18, 2015 | Submission (Achilles Lock) | 3 | 2:05 | |
| LOSS | 7 - 4 - 0 | Fabricio Arevalo | Ragnarok - Ragnarok 4 | July 08, 2015 | Decision (Unanimous) | 4 | 5:00 | |
| WIN | 7 - 3 - 0 | Jose Garcia | IF - Invictus Fighters 10 | June 12, 2015 | Submission (Guillotine Choke) | 1 | 4:06 | |
| LOSS | 6 - 3 - 0 | Daniel Alvar | DFN - Devil Fight Night 1 | May 16, 2015 | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| WIN | 6 - 2 - 0 | Arturo Aguaisol | Instinto Animal - La Noche de los Valientes | May 02, 2015 | Submission (Guillotine Choke) | 2 | 0:42 | |
| WIN | 5 - 2 - 0 | Maximiliano Rios | Jujuy en Llamas - MMA & Kickboxing | March 20, 2015 | Submission (Guillotine Choke) | 2 | N/A | |
| WIN | 4 - 2 - 0 | Daniel Isaac Guerra | IF - Invictus Fighters 9 | March 13, 2015 | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| LOSS | 3 - 2 - 0 | Facundo Medrano | IF - Invictus Fighters 8 | November 07, 2014 | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| WIN | 3 - 1 - 0 | Cesar Dorado | Masacre Team - MMA Metan | May 16, 2014 | Submission (Guillotine Choke) | 1 | 0:44 | |
| WIN | 2 - 1 - 0 | Jorge Rivero | KOCP - Knock Out Club 13 | April 11, 2014 | Submission (Guillotine Choke) | 1 | N/A | |
| LOSS | 1 - 1 - 0 | Pablo Portal | KOCP - Knock Out Club 12 | December 13, 2013 | Submission (Armbar) | 1 | 2:05 | |
| WIN | 1 - 0 - 0 | Kevin Zaragoza | IF - Invictus Fighters 3 | July 15, 2013 | Submission (Guillotine Choke) | 1 | 2:31 |
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