Welcome to the UFC: Joilton Lutterbach (Early Release) (Patreon)

Joilton Lutterbach
Standing at six-foot
Fighting at 170 lbs (welterweight)
31-years-old
Fighting out of Campina Grande, Paraiba, Brazil
Training out of Falcon Gym
A pro record of 38-10, 1 NC
14 KO/TKOs, 13 Submissions

We haven't seen someone with this much combat experience get signed to the UFC in a long time. He has 48 fights in MMA, went 18-3 in kickboxing including fighting for Glory, had a few custom/exhibition bouts, 2-0 in Muay Thai, and went 2-0 in Karate Combat. Lutterbach has fought for promotions like Cage Warriors, PFL, Brave CF, M1 Challenge, ACB, Shooto Brasil, KSW, and fought on TUF Brazil back in 2014. A lot of the names on his record are padded but has wins over notable guys in the regional scene all over the world.

The biggest blunder in the career of Lutterbach has been his structure. He's spent little time taking breaks in between fights sometimes just taking weeks in between fights. While doing that he's fought between lightweight, welterweight, and middleweight. I truly believe Lutterbach doesn't have ten losses because of a skill level but because of bad career decisions.

Fighting Lutterbach you'll have to pick your poison. You could stand across from him but it's where he's best at and has that kickboxing background. If you clinch with him he has the muay thai and a judo black belt. If you attempt to wrestle Lutterbach is a BJJ black belt. Striking wise he's an awkward fighter to prepare for. He throws with his hands to his waist with hardly any wind up. Even though he is hard to read he leaves his chin exposed and throws wide hooks. Lutterbach does a great job of blending everything together. He isn't technical but throws from different areas and always mixing up his striking patterns. You always gotta worry about the flying knees and other things because he is a diverse striker. His wrestling is underappreciated because he's been knocking guys the last few years. Lutterbach started as a jiu-jitsu guy as to why he has fourteen submission victories. What will hold him back is he's not the best defensive fighter. He does get hit a lot and he slows in the later rounds. I like the signing and I can see Lutterbach as a gatekeeper in the UFC for years to come. I can see a career resemblance to Niko Price.