Light Heavyweight · Men

Joe Cronin

United States Cape Cod Fighting Alliance debut 2011
Holds 1 fighter
Form L L L L W
Elo 1,037 peak 1,180 · 11 Aug 2012 143 below it
Sherdog id 1137889
3-4pro record
1W current streak
1,085best win, Elo
1,011average opponent
-- age unknown
69.0" / 69.5" height / reach

Elo history

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

Record

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Rating by method KO973 Sub770 Dec948

Style profile

Each axis is a percentile of light heavyweight fighters with five pro bouts (2,162 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 (2014): 923 Elo, 2-3, average opponent 965.

  1. Adam Polgar then 933, 2-3, aged 18 13-5 after peaked 1,414 ▲
  2. Vladimir Vuckovic then 955, 2-3 5-5 after peaked 1,209 ▲
  3. Dominic McConnell then 902, 2-3 6-8 after peaked 1,303 ▲
  4. Mario Munoz then 915, 2-2, aged 28 3-3 after peaked 966 ▲
  5. Jason Simpson then 952, 2-3, aged 30 0-3 after peaked 892 ▼
  6. Eddie Brito then 938, 2-3 1-3 after peaked 1,060 ▲

Best wins

By the opponent's Elo on the night
  1. Yhago Goncalves KO/TKO R2 · 13 Jun 2026 · Florida Regional 1,001
  2. Hector Sanchez KO/TKO R1 · 17 Mar 2012 · Cage FX 793
  3. John Downey Submission R1 · 11 Aug 2012 · Cage FX 776

Losses

Newest first
  1. Mike Zichelle Submission R1 · 22 Apr 2016 · Bellator MMA 1,081
  2. Terrell Clark Submission R1 · 10 Oct 2014 · CES MMA 1,188
  3. Stephen Stengel KO/TKO R2 · 14 Sep 2013 · Cage FX 877
  4. Joe Palazio Submission R1 · 7 Dec 2012 · CES MMA 1,194

Fight history

10 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
10 13 Jun 2026 W3-4 Yhago Goncalves 0-1 · 33.9 yrs Light Heavyweight KO/TKOElbows R2 1.00 932→1,037 +105 1,001 – Combat Fighting Championship 13 Florida Regional
9 22 Apr 2016 L2-4 Mike Zichelle 7-4 Middleweight SubRear-Naked Choke R11:25 0.00 925→874 -51 1,081 – Bellator 153: Koreshkov vs. Henderson Bellator MMA
8 10 Oct 2014 L2-3 Terrell Clark 1-1 · 26.6 yrs Middleweight SubGuillotine Choke R11:07 0.00 960→923 -37 1,188 – CES 26 CES MMA
7 14 Sep 2013 L2-2 Stephen Stengel 4-10 · 28.9 yrs Middleweight KO/TKOKO/TKO R27:47 0.00 1,096→960 -136 877 – CFX 23: Summer Slam Cage FX
6 7 Dec 2012 L2-1 Joe Palazio debut Middleweight SubGuillotine Choke R12:22 0.00 1,180→1,096 -84 1,194 – CES 14: Battle Tested CES MMA
5 11 Aug 2012 W2-0 John Downey 2-10 Welterweight SubRear-Naked Choke R12:17 1.00 1,163→1,180 +17 776 – CFX 21: Brockton Beatdown Cage FX
4 17 Mar 2012 W1-0 Hector Sanchez 0-4 Middleweight KO/TKOStrikes R14:39 1.00 1,143→1,163 +21 793 – CFX 19: Shamrock Rumble Cage FX
3 23 Jul 2011 W2-1 Gil Rodriguez debut Middleweight KO/TKO R11:54 1.00 1,083→1,143 +60 1,052 – CFX 17: Beantown Brawl 2 Cage FX am
2 21 May 2011 L1-1 Andrew Hughes debut Middleweight DecisionUnanimous R39:00 0.16 1,143→1,083 -60 1,060 – CFX 16: Rumble in the Jungle 6 Cage FX am
1 11 Mar 2011 W1-0 Adam Levasseur 1-0 Middleweight SubArmbar R23:58 1.00 1,076→1,143 +67 1,085 – CFX 13 : Rumble in the Jungle 5 Cage FX am