Ultimate Fighting Championship
Jotko made his promotional debut facing Bruno Santos at UFC Fight Night 33 on December 7, 2013. [5] He won the fight via unanimous decision. [6]
He then faced Magnus Cedenblad at UFC Fight Night 41 on May 31, 2014. [7] Jotko lost the fight via guillotine choke submission, ending his undefeated streak. [8]
Jotko faced Tor Troéng on October 4, 2014, at UFC Fight Night 53. [9] He won the fight by unanimous decision.
Jotko was expected to face Derek Brunson on June 20, 2015, at UFC Fight Night 69. [10] However, Brunson pulled out of the fight on June 9 citing a rib injury and was briefly replaced by Uriah Hall. [11] Three days after the booking, Hall was removed due to an alleged visa issue. In turn, Jotko was removed from the card entirely. [12]
Jotko faced Scott Askham on October 24, 2015, at UFC Fight Night 76. [13] He won the fight by split decision. [14]
Jotko faced Brad Scott on February 27, 2016, at UFC Fight Night 84. [15] He won the fight by unanimous decision. [16]
Jotko next faced Tamdan McCrory on June 18, 2016, at UFC Fight Night 89. [17] He won the fight via knockout in the first round and was awarded a Performance of the Night bonus. [18]
Jotko faced Thales Leites on November 19, 2016, at UFC Fight Night 100. [19] He won the fight via unanimous decision. [20]
Jotko faced David Branch on May 13, 2017, at UFC 211. [21] He lost the fight via split decision. [22]
Jotko faced Uriah Hall on September 16, 2017, at UFC Fight Night 116. [23] He lost the fight via KO in the second round. [24]
Jotko faced Brad Tavares on April 14, 2018, at UFC on Fox 29. [25] He lost the fight via technical knock out on round three. [26]
Jotko was scheduled to face Adam Yandiev in September 2018, at UFC Fight Night 136. [27] However, Jotko pulled out of the fight on August 16 citing injury and was replaced by Jordan Johnson. [28]
Jotko was expected to face newcomer Roman Kopylov on April 20, 2019, at UFC Fight Night 149. [29] However, Kopylov pulled out of the bout on March 22 citing injury and was replaced by Alen Amedovski. [30] Jotko won the fight via unanimous decision. [31]
Jotko faced Marc-André Barriault July 27, 2019, at UFC 240. [32] He won the fight via split decision. [33]
Jotko was expected to face Edmen Shahbazyan on November 2, 2019, at UFC 244. [34] However, Jotko withdrew from the bout and was replaced by Brad Tavares. [35]
Jotko was scheduled to face Eryk Anders on April 11, 2020, at UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Harris. [36] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the event was eventually postponed [37] to May 16, 2020, at UFC on ESPN: Overeem vs. Harris. [38] He won the fight via unanimous decision. [39]
Jotko was scheduled to face Makhmud Muradov on October 31, 2020, at UFC Fight Night 181. [40] However, Jotko was pulled from the event, citing injury, and he was replaced by Kevin Holland. [41]
Jotko faced Sean Strickland on May 1, 2021, at UFC on ESPN: Reyes vs. Procházka. [42] He lost the bout via unanimous decision. [43]
As the last fight of his prevailing contract, Jotko faced Misha Cirkunov on October 2, 2021, at UFC Fight Night 193. [44] [45] He won the fight via split decision. [46]
Jotko faced Gerald Meerschaert on April 30, 2022, at UFC on ESPN 35. [47] He won the bout via unanimous decision. [48]
Jotko faced Brendan Allen on October 1, 2022, at UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Yan. He lost the bout at the end of the first round, getting submitted via rear-naked choke. [49]
After his loss, it was announced at the end of October that he was no longer on the UFC roster. [50]
