21 Facts About Javy Ayala

Javier "Javy" Ayala was born on August 22,1988 and is an American former mixed martial artist who competed in the Heavyweight division.

Javy Ayala continued with the sport at Porterville High School, where he competed in track and field.

Javy Ayala signed a three-fight contract with Bellator and made his promotional debut at Bellator 102 in Visalia, California on October 4,2013, against Thiago dos Santos.

Javy Ayala won in an upset, knocking out the Brazilian fighter with a series of punches as the first round ended, causing referee John McCarthy to call off the fight.

Javy Ayala won via TKO due to a doctor stoppage in the third round, after dominating the first two rounds.

Javy Ayala faced undefeated Raphael Butler on September 19,2014, at Bellator 125.

Javy Ayala won the fight via submission in the first round.

Javy Ayala faced Alex Huddleston at Bellator 139 on June 26,2015.

Javy Ayala lost the fight via submission in the first round.

Javy Ayala faced Carl Seumanutafa at Bellator 148 on January 29,2016.

Javy Ayala lost the fight via TKO in the second round.

Javy Ayala returned to face Roy Boughton at Bellator 156 on June 17,2016.

Javy Ayala won the fight via TKO in the first round.

Javy Ayala faced debuting heavyweight Roy Nelson at Bellator 183 on September 23,2017.

Javy Ayala lost the fight via knockout in the first round.

Javy Ayala was to face former Bellator Heavyweight champion Vitaly Minakov at Bellator 225 on August 24,2019.

However, on the day of the fight, it was announced that Javy Ayala was pulled from the fight by the Connecticut Boxing Commission due to an undisclosed medical reason and was replaced by Tim Johnson.

Javy Ayala was rescheduled to meet Minakov at Bellator 232 on October 26,2019.

However, Minakov was unable to obtain visa for the bout, leading to Javy Ayala being pulled from the card.

Javy Ayala faced Valentin Moldavsky at Bellator 239 on February 21,2020.

Javy Ayala is the cousin of former UFC Bantamweight fighter Joe Soto.