Heavyweight · Men

Matt Major

United States Extreme Martial Arts debut 2006
Held by Francis NGannou
Form W L L L L
Elo 1,178 peak 1,410 · 16 May 2009 232 below it
Tapology Sherdog
6-5pro record
4L current streak
1,443best win, Elo
1,304average opponent
-- born 13 Nov 1983
72.0" / -- height / reach

Elo history

Hover for the fight at that point; dots are wins and losses; the band is the typical prime for men at heavyweight, ages 30–38

Record

-- – --
Rating by method KO1,074 Sub1,054 Dec1,037

Style profile

Each axis is a percentile of heavyweight fighters with five pro bouts (2,827 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 10 pro bouts, and what happened next

After 10 bouts (2014): 1,219 Elo, 6-4, aged 31, average opponent 1,304.

  1. Darryl Cobb then 1,190, 6-4, aged 31 0-5 after peaked 1,137 ▼
  2. Mike Morales then 1,211, 6-4, aged 30 1-10 after peaked 1,224
  3. Alexander Chemaev then 1,251, 5-4, aged 31 9-4 after peaked 1,393 ▲
  4. Rodney Mondala then 1,227, 6-4, aged 30 · Bantamweight 1-3 after peaked 1,253
  5. Alexey Belyaev then 1,264, 7-3, aged 32 6-6 after peaked 1,445 ▲
  6. Darren Mima then 1,290, 6-4, aged 31 · Flyweight 5-5 after peaked 1,506 ▲

Best wins

By the opponent's Elo on the night
  1. Shonie Carter Decision R3 · 23 Aug 2008 · Cage Combat FC 1,443
  2. Jaime Fletcher Decision R3 · 16 May 2009 · California Regional 1,373
  3. Ron Keslar Submission R1 · 5 May 2007 · Ohio Regional 1,145
  4. Marcus Gaines Decision R3 · 27 Jun 2009 · California Regional 1,095
  5. Mark Kempthorne KO/TKO R1 · 24 Jul 2007 · California Regional 1,049

Losses

Newest first
  1. Roy Boughton KO/TKO R1 · 6 Jun 2015 · Dragon House 1,427
  2. David Mitchell Submission R1 · 13 Sep 2014 · West Coast Fighting Championship 1,562
  3. Brett Cooper KO/TKO R2 · 16 Sep 2010 · Bellator MMA 1,539
  4. Alexander Shlemenko Decision R3 · 29 Apr 2010 · Bellator MMA 1,613
  5. Jesse Taylor Decision R3 · 6 Nov 2007 · California Regional 1,268

Fight history

12 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
12 6 Jun 201531.6 yrs L6-5 Roy Boughton 10-5 · 23.0 yrs Heavyweight KO/TKOTapout (Strikes) R10:32 0.00 1,219→1,178 -41 1,427 – Dragon House 20 Dragon House
11 13 Sep 201430.8 yrs L6-4 David Mitchell 14-4 · 34.9 yrs Middleweighttitle SubGuillotine Choke R14:47 0.00 1,243→1,219 -24 1,562 – WFC 11: Mitchell vs. Major West Coast Fighting Championship
10 16 Sep 201026.8 yrs L6-3 Brett Cooper 11-6 · 23.2 yrs Middleweight KO/TKOPunches R26:27 0.00 1,325→1,286 -40 1,539 – Bellator 29 Bellator MMA
9 29 Apr 201026.5 yrs L6-2 Alexander Shlemenko 37-6 · 25.9 yrs Middleweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.00* 1,358→1,325 -33 1,613 – Bellator 16 Bellator MMA
8 27 Jun 200925.6 yrs W6-1 Marcus Gaines 5-7 · 23.2 yrs – DecisionSplit R315:00 0.56 1,410→1,358 -52 1,095 – Disturbing the Peace California Regional
7 16 May 200925.5 yrs W5-1 Jaime Fletcher 9-4 · 32.4 yrs – DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,344→1,410 +67 1,373 – Call To Arms 1 California Regional
6 23 Aug 200824.8 yrs W4-1 Shonie Carter 45-18-7 (1) · 36.3 yrs – DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,238→1,344 +106 1,443 – CCFC - Rumble in the Park Cage Combat FC
5 6 Nov 200724.0 yrs L3-1 Jesse Taylor 4-2 · 24.8 yrs – DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.16 1,307→1,238 -70 1,268 – Melee on the Mountain California Regional
4 24 Jul 200723.7 yrs W3-0 Mark Kempthorne 1-3 – KO/TKOPunches R12:42 1.00 1,269→1,307 +39 1,049 – Melee on the Mountain California Regional
3 5 May 200723.5 yrs W2-0 Ron Keslar 1-0 · 27.0 yrs – SubArmbar R13:48 1.00 1,193→1,269 +76 1,145 – IFBL - Fight Night 7 Ohio Regional
2 21 Apr 200723.4 yrs W1-0 Adrian Hopson 0-1 – DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,183→1,193 +10 960 – Courage Fighting Championships 8 Illinois Regional
1 24 Mar 200622.4 yrs W1-0 Reed O'Malley 2-1 – Sub -- 1.00 1,105→1,184 +78 1,173 – -- Idaho Regional am