Joe Pyfer defeated Kelvin Gastelum by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Middleweight bout of UFC 316: Dvalishvili vs O'Malley 2, held Saturday, June 7, 2025 at Prudential Center, Newark. The judges scored it 29-27, 30-27, 29-28, Joe Pyfer won the decision.
Kelvin Gastelum vs Joe Pyfer
Fight stats: totals
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Where it landed
Significant strikes landed by target in this fight
Where it happened
Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground
Range × target
Significant strikes landed by range and target in this fight · landed / attempted in each cell
Round by round
Significant strikes landed per round · the judges' scores under each
Bars share one scale across rounds. Each chip is one judge's score for the round, coloured by who they gave it to.
Judges' Scorecards
Media Scores
All 18 media scorecards
- Tristen Critchfield · Sherdog.com29-27Pyfer
- Alexander K. Lee · MMAFighting.com29-27Pyfer
- Matthew Wells · MMAJunkie.com29-27Pyfer
- Stephie Haynes29-27Pyfer
- Danny Segura · MMAJunkie.com29-27Pyfer
- MMAMania.com29-27Pyfer
- Daniel Yanofsky · The Sporting News29-27Pyfer
- Zane Simon · The MMA Vivisection29-27Pyfer
- Dayne Fox · Sherdog.com29-27Pyfer
- Drake Riggs · Uncrowned29-27Pyfer
- Devin Tejada · Sherdog.com29-27Pyfer
- Tyler Treese · Sherdog.com29-27Pyfer
- Keith Shillan · Sherdog.com29-28Pyfer
- Steve Duncan · mma.uno29-28Pyfer
- Jake Noecker · Home of Fight29-28Pyfer
- Ryan Frederick · WrestlingObserver.com29-28Pyfer
- Dan Levi · Best Fight Picks29-28Pyfer
- Paul Fontaine · WrestlingObserver.com29-28Pyfer
Fan Scorecards
188 fan scorecards submitted
Style & credentials
- 2018Black belt · BJJBrian Beaumont (10th Planet Jiu-Jitsu Yuma)
- 2013Champion · Tuf 17middleweight
- 2009Champion · State HSyouth
- —North Idaho CollegeWrestling (NJCAA) · c. 2009-2010 (one year)
No background on record
Camp · Marquez MMA · United StatesSig. strikes by zone
Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes
Time in position
Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground
How good, really
Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words
Ranked against 1498 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.
Striking & grappling
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Bars in a row share one scale. The stronger side is solid; the pale tail behind takedowns is attempts.
Where the strikes land
Range × target
Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.
When it ends
Every early finish of their careers, placed at the minute it ended
6 early stoppages have no logged time
Recent form · last 5
- L
- WNoche UFC: Lopes vs Silva · Sep 13, 2025Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- LUFC 316: Dvalishvili vs O'Malley 2 · Jun 7, 2025Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- W
- L
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- W
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- L
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- W
- W
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- NC
- W
- W
- L
- W
- L
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Te Huna vs Marquardt · Jun 28, 2014Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Condit vs Kampmann 2 · Aug 28, 2013Submission · R1 · 2:26 · Welterweight
- WThe Ultimate Fighter: Team Jones vs. Team Sonnen Finale · Apr 13, 2013SD · R3 · 5:00 · Ultimate Fighter 17 Middleweight
- WMike AshfordRage in the Cage · Jul 20, 2012TKO
- WBill SmallwoodRUF MMA · Jul 7, 2012Submission
- WMike GentileDesert Rage Full Contact Fighting · Oct 22, 2011TKO
- WYair MoguelMexico Regional · Jul 16, 2011Submission
- WJose SanchezMexico Regional · Dec 11, 2010Submission
- WLuis MaganaWarrior Championship Fighting · Mar 28, 2009
- W
- W
- WUFC 316: Dvalishvili vs O'Malley 2 · Jun 7, 2025Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- W
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- W
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- W
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- L
- WChase GambleRing of Combat 71 · Feb 21, 2020TKO · R2 · 1:04 · Middleweight
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- WMatt FosterRing of Combat 69 · Sep 13, 2019TKO · R1 · 1:07 · Middleweight
- WElijah Gbollie, Jr.Ring of Combat 68 · May 31, 2019TKO · R2 · 1:36 · Middleweight
- WEric RoncoroniArt of War Cage Fighting 11 · Feb 16, 2019Submission · R1 · 4:53 · Middleweight
- W
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Frequently asked questions
Who won Kelvin Gastelum vs Joe Pyfer?
Joe Pyfer defeated Kelvin Gastelum by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Middleweight bout of UFC 316: Dvalishvili vs O'Malley 2, held Saturday, June 7, 2025 at Prudential Center, Newark. The judges scored it 29-27, 30-27, 29-28, Joe Pyfer won the decision.
What were the judges' scorecards for Kelvin Gastelum vs Joe Pyfer?
The judges scored it 29-27, 30-27, 29-28, Joe Pyfer won the decision.
Was Kelvin Gastelum vs Joe Pyfer a robbery?
Public scoring backed the judges: 54% of 188 fan cards scored it for Joe Pyfer; 100% of 18 media scores picked Joe Pyfer.