Middleweight · Men

Josh Whaley

“Mr. Personality”
United States debut 2012
Held by Gage Saunders
Form L W W W L
Elo 1,285 peak 1,325 · 13 Sep 2024 40 below it
Tapology Sherdog
3-2pro record
1L current streak
1,164best win, Elo
1,125average opponent
-- age unknown
74.0" / -- height / reach

Elo history

Hover for the fight at that point; dots are wins and losses

Record

-- – --
Rating by method KO1,091 Sub1,157 Dec1,063

Style profile

Each axis is a percentile of middleweight fighters with five pro bouts (4,235 of them); further out is better. Hover a point for the number.
KO Submission Decision Finishes Durability Win rate Opposition Activity
From the record and the method ratings

Similar careers

Who looked like this after 5 pro bouts, and what happened next

After 5 bouts (2025): 1,285 Elo, 3-2, average opponent 1,163.

  1. Eder Jones then 1,279, 3-1 6-4 after peaked 1,442 ▲
  2. Caio Borralho then 1,289, 3-1, aged 25 15-1 after peaked 2,001 ▲
  3. Collin Hart then 1,294, 3-1, aged 21 5-4 after peaked 1,528 ▲
  4. Yuji Hisamatsu then 1,291, 3-2, aged 29 13-20 after peaked 1,426 ▲
  5. Hojat Khajevand then 1,270, 3-2 7-4 after peaked 1,674 ▲
  6. Frank Lester then 1,296, 3-2, aged 24 9-8 after peaked 1,478 ▲

Best wins

By the opponent's Elo on the night
  1. William Lavine KO/TKO R1 · 16 Jul 2022 · Walkout Fighting Championship 1,140
  2. Dan Augare Submission R1 · 13 Sep 2024 · Fusion Fight League 1,113
  3. Raheem Gilliam Submission R1 · 9 Sep 2023 · Fusion Fight League 1,034

Losses

Newest first
  1. Gage Saunders Decision R5 · 18 Jan 2025 · Fusion Fight League 1,383
  2. Gino Venti Decision R3 · 18 May 2019 · Fusion Fight League 1,143

Fight history

11 bouts, newest first; amateur bouts are shaded. Hover a heading for what it means.
# Date Result Opponent Weight class Method Round Score Elo ± Opp Elo Odds Event
11 18 Jan 2025 L3-2 Gage Saunders 13-5 (1) · 31.9 yrs Middleweighttitle DecisionUnanimous R525:00 0.19 1,325→1,285 -40 1,383 – Fusion Fight League - O'Neill vs. Ayadi Fusion Fight League
10 13 Sep 2024 W3-1 Dan Augare 2-5 · 32.6 yrs Catchweight SubTriangle Choke R14:24 1.00 1,275→1,325 +49 1,113 – Fusion Fight League: Rising Stars Fusion Fight League
9 9 Sep 2023 W2-1 Raheem Gilliam 1-0 · 27.2 yrs Middleweight SubTriangle Choke R14:30 1.00 1,233→1,276 +42 1,034 – Fusion Fight League: Rumble Under the Rims 5 Fusion Fight League
8 16 Jul 2022 W1-1 William Lavine 1-2 · 39.6 yrs Middleweight KO/TKOKO/TKO R10:08 1.00 1,150→1,235 +85 1,140 – Walkout FC 19: Fight For Mental Health Walkout Fighting Championship
7 18 May 2019 L0-1 Gino Venti 1-0 Middleweight DecisionSplit R315:00 0.44 1,191→1,168 -23 1,143 – Fusion Fight League: Rumble Under The Rims Fusion Fight League
6 14 Apr 2018 L5-1 Cody Vukasin 5-2 (1) · 31.7 yrs Middleweighttitle KO/TKOPunches R12:04 0.00 1,266→1,192 -74 1,219 – ICF 30: No Easy Fights Fusion Fight League am
5 8 Apr 2017 W5-0 Lee Collin 1-1 Middleweighttitle DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,252→1,267 +15 1,079 – Intense Championship Fighting 27: The Last Stand Fusion Fight League am
4 21 Jan 2017 W4-0 Derek Shoulderblade debut Light Heavyweight KO/TKOPunches R11:00 1.00 1,211→1,252 +41 1,073 – FightForce: Billings Battle 6 FightForce am
3 19 Mar 2016 W3-0 Marshall Sutherland 2-0 – Sub -- 1.00 1,141→1,211 +70 1,164 – -- FightForce am
2 6 Mar 2015 W2-0 Cody Williams 4-6 Catchweight SubTriangle Choke R11:06 1.00 1,101→1,141 +40 959 – FightForce: Billings Battle 3 FightForce am
1 18 Jun 2012 W1-0 Joe Miller debut Middleweight Decision R36:00 0.80 1,071→1,111 +39 1,071 – Montana Regional Regional / Unaffiliated am