| Joe Veres | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 11, 1977 California |
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) |
| Weight | 155 lb (70 kg; 11.1 st) |
| Fighting out of | Columbus, Ohio |
| Team | Team Hammer House MMA Lab |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 7 |
| Wins | 4 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| By submission | 1 |
| Losses | 3 |
| Draws | 0 |
| No contests | 0 |
Joe Veres is an American mixed martial artist who last fought for the UFC. He lost his last fight at UFC Fight Night 12 to Corey Hill on January 23, 2008. He wrestled for a high school in Cleveland,Ohio and placed sixth in the state his senior year. Veres was a three time academic All-American wrestler at Ashland University. When he lived in Columbus,Ohio he worked for Columbus Public Schools as a computers instructor and was an assistant wrestling coach at Dublin Jerome High School for two years. Prior to the UFC, Veres only suffered one loss. He currently lives in Arizona and is married for the second time and has four children with two pets, Tyson Veres (dog), and B.J. Hedger (chimpanzee). When he lived in Ohio he trained Jessie Dong of Westerville North who won a state championship his senior year. Now Joe Veres is principal at Desert Wind Middle School located in Maricopa,Arizona.
| Professional record breakdown | ||
| 7 matches | 4 wins | 3 losses |
| By knockout | 1 | 2 |
| By submission | 1 | 1 |
| By decision | 1 | 0 |
| Result | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 4-3 | Corey Hill | TKO (Punches) | UFC Fight Night 12 | January 23, 2008 | 2 | 0:37 | Las Vegas, Nevada | |
| Loss | 4-2 | Gray Maynard | KO (Punch) | UFC Fight Night 11 | September 19, 2007 | 1 | 0:09 | Las Vegas, Nevada | |
| Win | 4-1 | Ray Robinson | TKO (Strikes) | Rage in the Cage 91 | February 24, 2007 | 1 | 2:25 | Phoenix, Arizona | |
| Win | 3-1 | Dwayne Shelton | Decision (Unanimous) | Cage Fury Fighting Championships 1 | June 30, 2006 | 3 | 5:00 | Atlantic City, New Jersey | |
| Loss | 2-1 | Clay French | Submission (Guillotine Choke) | Courage Fighting Championships 2 | March 26, 2005 | 2 | 0:59 | Decatur, Illinois | |
| Win | 2-0 | Mark Snodgrass | N/A | Maximum Combat 5 | March 8, 2003 | N/A | N/A | Fort Wayne, Indiana | |
| Win | 1-0 | Dartell Miller | Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | Hammer House Fight Night | December 14, 2002 | 2 | 0:13 | Cleveland, Ohio |