Result
Beast Championship 13
· Sat 26 Apr 2025 · BEAST Championship
Paul Hopkins vs Michael McDaniel
Our model
Tale of the tape
The better of each pair is litPaul HopkinsMichael McDaniel
885
Elo
850
771
KO rating
751
844
Sub rating
984
976
Dec rating
923
Wins by
2
KO/TKO
1
2
Submission
1
0
Decision
0
Losses by
7
KO/TKO
8
7
Submission
1
0
Decision
0
Prices
The closing prices; the outcome that happened is outlinedPaul HopkinsMichael McDaniel
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Moneyline
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What the betting model makes of it
At the prices aboveThe model has no priced opinion on this bout.
Fight history
Every bout either man has on record, newest first. This one is marked; the rows above it came afterwards and were not known on the night. Amateur bouts are shaded. Blank means we hold no figure, not zero.
| # | Date | Result | Opponent | Method | Round | Age | Elo | Opp Elo | Close | Weight class | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | 2026-05-14 | L |
 Aledre Bracey
|
SubRear Naked Choke | R10:40 | -- | 964-137 | 741 | -- | Middleweight | KOTC - Warranted Aggression King of the Cage |
| 22 | 2025-04-26 | W |
 Michael McDaniel
this fight
|
KO/TKOGround & Pound | R1 | -- | 885+79 | 850 | -- | Middleweight | Beast Championship 13 BEAST Championship |
| 21 | 2024-06-13 | L |
Josh Richmond
|
KO/TKOStrikes | R10:29 | -- | 926-41 | 1,133 | -- | Middleweight | KOTC: Clash King of the Cage |
| 20 | 2023-11-04 | W |
Jonah Williams
|
KO/TKOHead Kick | R10:08 | -- | 858+68 | 778 | -- | Middleweight | Gladiator Challenge: Knuckle Up Gladiator Challenge |
| 19 | 2023-07-22 | L |
Brandon Nunn
|
KO/TKOStrikes | R10:47 | -- | 916-58 | 1,040 | -- | Light Heavyweight | KOTC: Coastal Brawl King of the Cage |
| 18 | 2021-10-09 | L |
 Giuseppe Ruotolo
|
KO/TKOGround & Pound | R10:36 | -- | 950-38 | 1,172 | -- | Light Heavyweight | XFC: Predator Xtreme Fighter Champion |
| 17 | 2015-02-21 | L |
 Mick Stanton
|
KO/TKOKO/TKO | R1 | -- | 989-59 | 1,027 | -- | Welterweight | Gorilla Warfare Fighting Championship 1 Gorilla Warfare Fighting Championship am |
| 16 | 2012-11-10 | W | Rob Orlowski | DecisionUnanimous | R28:00 | -- | 911+78 | 1,015 | -- | -- | TMT MMA - Too Much Talent: Fight Night 2 Too Much Talent am |
| 15 | 2012-04-21 | W |
 Dean Ferris
|
KO/TKOPunches | R2 | -- | 798+113 | 901 | -- | Welterweight | Sprawl 'N Brawl - Relentless United Kingdom Regional |
| 14 | 2010-05-29 | L |
Andy DeVent
|
KO/TKOElbows | R12:26 | -- | 807-19 | 1,172 | -- | -- | GP - Night of the Gladiators 4 Gladiator Promotions UK |
| 13 | 2009-06-14 | L |
Neil Huntley
|
SubKimura | R11:13 | -- | 893-86 | 899 | -- | -- | Clash of Warriors 6 Clash of Warriors |
| 12 | 2008-11-30 | L |
Dan Hope
|
SubArmbar | R1 | -- | 927-34 | 1,174 | -- | Middleweight | K-Star: Trainor vs. Montier |
| 11 | 2008-09-21 | W |
Carl Byrne
|
SubArmbar | R2 | -- | 825+102 | 884 | -- | -- | COW 4: Deliverance Clash of Warriors |
| 10 | 2008-06-29 | L |
Graham Lecks
|
-- | R14:10 | -- | 863-38 | 1,087 | -- | -- | COW 3: Judgment Day Clash of Warriors |
| 9 | 2007-04-15 | L |
Leslee Ojugbana
|
KO/TKOTKO | R11:48 | -- | 886-25 | 1,199 | -- | -- | Strike and Submit 2 Strike & Submit Championships |
| 8 | 2005-12-11 | L |
Kayvan Fallah
|
SubSubmission | R25:27 | -- | 918-34 | 1,164 | -- | Welterweight | CWFC - Cage Warriors 18: Quest 4 Cage Warriors |
| 7 | 2005-11-26 | W |
Richard Taylor
|
SubArm-Triangle Choke | R14:42 | -- | 775+143 | 1,036 | -- | -- | Ultimate Force 1 United Kingdom Regional |
| 6 | 2004-09-04 | L |
Steve Lettin
|
SubArmbar | R2 | -- | 797-24 | 1,115 | -- | -- | UK - Storm United Kingdom Regional |
| 5 | 2004-07-24 | L |
Denis Kelly
|
SubRear Naked Choke | R12:04 | -- | 826-29 | 1,106 | -- | -- | P & G - Clash in Consett 2 United Kingdom Regional |
| 4 | 2003-09-28 | L |
 Ski Skirskis
|
KO/TKOPunches | R12:24 | -- | 860-34 | 1,110 | -- | Lightweight | Extreme Brawl 4 Extreme Brawl UK |
| 3 | 2003-03-30 | L |
Scott Ireland
|
KO/TKOPunches | R1 | -- | 884-24 | 1,200 | -- | Welterweight | Extreme Brawl 2: Tedoradze vs. Lasselley Extreme Brawl UK |
| 2 | 2002-11-16 | L |
Tom Blackledge
|
SubRear Naked Choke | -- | -- | 951-66 | 1,036 | -- | -- | G & S 6: Grapple & Strike 6 United Kingdom Regional |
| 1 | 2002-05-11 | L |
Alex Cook
|
SubReverse Armbar | R2 | -- | 1,031-81 | 1,059 | -- | -- | G & S 5: Grapple & Strike 5 United Kingdom Regional |
| # | Date | Result | Opponent | Method | Round | Age | Elo | Opp Elo | Close | Weight class | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | 2025-04-26 | L |
Paul Hopkins
this fight
|
KO/TKOGround & Pound | R1 | 56.4 | 850-79 | 885 | -- | Middleweight | Beast Championship 13 BEAST Championship |
| 19 | 2024-10-19 | L |
Jason Petropoulos
|
KO/TKOKO/TKO | R10:43 | 55.9 | 903-52 | 1,050 | -- | Middleweight | GSMMA - Grow Strong Fight Series 10 Grow Strong Fight Night |
| 18 | 2022-04-30 | L |
Ryan Mills
|
KO/TKOKO/TKO | R10:50 | 53.5 | 941-46 | 1,120 | -- | Middleweight | GSMMA - Grow Strong Fight Series 6 Grow Strong Fight Night |
| 17 | 2020-10-24 | W |
James Cristopoulos
|
KO/TKOKO/TKO | R1 | 51.9 | 870+70 | 799 | -- | Middleweight | GSMMA - Grow Strong Fight Series 3 Grow Strong Fight Night |
| 16 | 2017-11-25 | L |
Jayden Eynaud
|
KO/TKOStrikes | R11:04 | 49.0 | 888-32 | 1,150 | -- | Middleweight | XFC 32: State of Origin Xtreme Fighting Championships |
| 15 | 2017-09-29 | L |
Nathan Reddy
|
SubSubmission | R1 | 48.9 | 902-15 | 1,317 | -- | Light Heavyweight | Wollongong Wars 6 Wollongong Wars |
| 14 | 2017-05-20 | L |
Craig Callaghan
|
KO/TKOElbows | R12:07 | 48.5 | 940-37 | 1,167 | -- | Welterweight | XFC 30: Conflict of Interest Xtreme Fighting Championships |
| 13 | 2017-02-18 | W |
Hiki Paikea
|
SubRear Naked Choke | R11:01 | 48.3 | 785+154 | 1,135 | -- | Light Heavyweight | XFC 29: Hardman vs. Campbell Xtreme Fighting Championships |
| 12 | 2016-11-19 | L |
 James Vake
|
KO/TKOKO/TKO | R12:26 | 48.0 | 809-24 | 1,130 | -- | Middleweight | XFC 28: Road to Pancrase Xtreme Fighting Championships |
| 11 | 2016-10-08 | L |
Simon Carson
|
KO/TKOPunches | R12:41 | 47.9 | 833-24 | 1,155 | -- | Light Heavyweight | Brace 44: Ivory vs. Tobin BRACE Mixed Martial Arts |
| 10 | 2016-02-20 | L |
Adam Peebles
|
KO/TKOKO/TKO | R12:59 | 47.3 | 875-42 | 1,003 | -- | Light Heavyweight | Xtreme Fighting Championship 26 Xtreme Fighting Championships am |
| 9 | 2015-11-07 | W |
Jamahl Kelly
|
KO/TKOKO/TKO | R10:11 | 47.0 | 761+114 | 1,093 | -- | Light Heavyweight | Xtreme Fighting Championship 25 Xtreme Fighting Championships am |
| 8 | 2015-05-23 | L |
Matt Thompson
|
KO/TKOPunches | R24:38 | 46.5 | 778-17 | 1,107 | -- | Middleweight | Xtreme Fighting Championship 24 Xtreme Fighting Championships am |
| 7 | 2015-01-31 | L |
Nick Skidmore
|
SubTriangle Choke | R24:45 | 46.2 | 802-24 | 1,063 | -- | Welterweight | Valor Fight 10: Brisbane Valor Fight am |
| 6 | 2014-07-26 | L |
Blake Russo
|
SubRear Naked Choke | R23:00 | 45.7 | 828-27 | 1,066 | -- | Light Heavyweight | Roshambo MMA 3: In the Cage Roshambo MMA am |
| 5 | 2014-04-12 | L |
Anthony Johns
|
KO/TKOPunches | R11:29 | 45.4 | 861-33 | 1,052 | -- | Welterweight | FWC 17: FightWorld Cup 17 Fightworld Cup am |
| 4 | 2014-02-08 | L |
Luke Vella
|
KO/TKOPunches | R312:56 | 45.2 | 927-66 | 1,014 | -- | Heavyweight | UCU 2 Unarmed Combat Unleashed |
| 3 | 2013-08-10 | L |
Simon Osborne
|
KO/TKOPunch | R27:47 | 44.7 | 1,060-133 | 860 | -- | Heavyweight | Unarmed Combat Unleashed 1 Unarmed Combat Unleashed |
| 2 | 2012-11-24 | W |
Maui Tuigalama
|
KO/TKOPunch | R11:24 | 44.0 | 968+92 | 1,118 | -- | Heavyweight | XFC 17: Redlands Rampage Xtreme Fighting Championships am |
| 1 | 2012-09-29 | L |
Joshua Smith
|
SubRear-Naked Choke | R3 | 43.9 | 1,000-32 | 1,195 | -- | -- | Aftershock 12.4 - Enemy at the Gates Aftershock MMA am |