Heavyweight · Men

Doug Sauer

United States Damage Incorporated debut 2002
Held by Francis NGannou
Form L W W L W
Elo 1,101 peak 1,172 · 24 Jul 2004 71 below it
Tapology Sherdog
4-13pro record
1W current streak
1,204best win, Elo
1,167average opponent
-- born 6 Apr 1976
73.0" / -- 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 KO851 Sub949 Dec933

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 15 pro bouts, and what happened next

After 15 bouts (2005): 1,124 Elo, 3-12, aged 29, average opponent 1,206.

  1. Junpei Hamada then 1,062, 4-11, aged 29 6-9 after peaked 1,276 ▲
  2. Yusuke Masuda then 1,147, 3-9, aged 30 · Open Weight 3-4 after peaked 1,323 ▲
  3. Masayuki Okude then 1,197, 4-5, aged 28 · Lightweight 12-6 after peaked 1,572 ▲
  4. Matt Howell then 1,009, 3-12 0-4 after peaked 951 ▼
  5. Koji Takeuchi then 1,035, 3-7, aged 30 · Lightweight 7-15 after peaked 1,390 ▲
  6. Takaharu Murahama then 1,110, 4-6, aged 29 6-3 after peaked 1,434 ▲

Best wins

By the opponent's Elo on the night
  1. Demian Decorah Decision R3 · 19 Feb 2005 · Madtown Throwdown 1,204
  2. Troy King Submission R2 · 24 Jul 2004 · Illinois Regional 1,150
  3. Ed Meyers KO/TKO R1 · 29 Jan 2005 · Cage Rage 1,054
  4. Keith Richards Submission R1 · 29 Jan 2011 · Missouri Regional 902

Losses

The latest 5 of 13
  1. Darryl Cobb KO/TKO R3 · 17 Apr 2010 · Rumble Time Promotions 1,259
  2. Wade Hamilton KO/TKO R1 · 18 Dec 2004 · Extreme Combat Challenge 1,321
  3. Nick Ollbending KO/TKO R1 · 20 Nov 2004 · King of the Cage 1,157
  4. David Heath KO/TKO R1 · 23 Oct 2004 · King of the Cage 1,107
  5. Ron Fields KO/TKO R1 · 26 Jun 2004 · Extreme Combat Challenge 1,243

Rivalries

Opponents met more than once; the series from this side All rivalries →
  1. Demian Decorah 2 meetings · 2004, 2005 1–1

Fight history

24 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
24 29 Jan 201134.8 yrs W4-13 Keith Richards 7-11 · 36.6 yrs Heavyweight SubArmbar R13:42 1.00 1,049→1,101 +53 902 – WC - Wright Fights 1 Missouri Regional
23 17 Apr 201034.0 yrs L3-13 Darryl Cobb 3-1 · 29.7 yrs Middleweight KO/TKOPunches R3 0.00 1,099→1,049 -50 1,259 – Rumble Time Promotions Rumble Time Promotions
22 19 Feb 200528.9 yrs W3-12 Demian Decorah 7-11 · 32.1 yrs – DecisionSplit R315:00 0.56 1,085→1,124 +40 1,204 – Madtown Throwdown 2 Madtown Throwdown
21 29 Jan 200528.8 yrs W2-12 Ed Meyers 1-2 – KO/TKOVerbal R13:00 1.00 979→1,085 +106 1,054 – Cage Rage Cage Rage
20 18 Dec 200428.7 yrs L1-12 Wade Hamilton 8-5 · 30.4 yrs – KO/TKOPunches R12:40 0.00 1,003→979 -24 1,321 – Extreme Combat Challenge Extreme Combat Challenge
19 20 Nov 200428.6 yrs L1-11 Nick Ollbending debut Heavyweight KO/TKOPunches R1 0.00 1,069→1,003 -66 1,157 – KOTC: Battle In Belterra King of the Cage
18 23 Oct 200428.5 yrs L1-10 David Heath 2-0 · 28.1 yrs Light Heavyweight KO/TKOAchilles Lock R1 0.00 1,172→1,069 -104 1,107 – KOTC 42: Buckeye Nuts King of the Cage
17 24 Jul 200428.3 yrs W1-9 Troy King debut – SubArmbar R2 1.00 1,063→1,172 +109 1,150 – Courage Fighting Championships 1 Illinois Regional
16 17 Jul 200428.3 yrs W4-3 Ray Tucker 2-0 – KO/TKOSubmission to Strikes R13:00 1.00 963→1,063 +100 1,167 – Cage Rage Cage Rage am
15 26 Jun 200428.2 yrs L0-9 Ron Fields 3-10 · 29.6 yrs – KO/TKOKO R10:28 0.00 997→963 -34 1,243 – Extreme Combat Challenge Extreme Combat Challenge
14 12 Jun 200428.2 yrs L0-8 John Mandell 1-0 – SubArmbar R10:21 0.00 1,046→997 -48 1,212 – Shootfighting Challenge Freedom Fight Series
13 4 Jun 200428.2 yrs L0-7 Demian Decorah 5-8 · 31.3 yrs – DecisionMajority R315:00 0.38 1,021→1,046 +25 1,228 – Ultimate Battleground Wisconsin Regional
12 15 May 200428.1 yrs W3-3 Jayson Dickson 1-1 – DecisionDecision -- 0.80 960→1,021 +61 1,080 – Cage Rage Cage Rage am
11 15 May 200428.1 yrs W2-3 Tony Anderson 0-1 – SubSubmission -- 1.00 874→960 +86 984 – Cage Rage Cage Rage am
10 7 Feb 200427.8 yrs W1-3 Jayson Dickson debut – Decision R315:00 0.80 788→874 +86 1,093 – Extreme Combat Challenge Extreme Combat Challenge am
9 7 Feb 200427.8 yrs L0-3 Jon Murphy 1-1 · 26.5 yrs – KO/TKO -- 0.00 800→788 -12 1,198 – Extreme Combat Challenge Extreme Combat Challenge am
8 2 Jan 200427.7 yrs L0-6 Travis Fulton 143-42-10 (1) · 26.6 yrs Heavyweight SubRear Naked Choke R12:05 0.00 803→800 -3 1,522 – RSF - Shooto Challenge 2 Illinois Regional
7 18 Oct 200327.5 yrs L0-5 Ron Faircloth 12-6 · 32.2 yrs – SubKeylock R12:33 0.00 810→803 -7 1,356 – Freestyle Combat Challenge 12 Freestyle Combat Challenge
6 3 Oct 200327.5 yrs L0-4 Lodune Sincaid 4-0 · 30.4 yrs – SubGuillotine Choke R13:50 0.00 818→810 -7 1,358 – RSF - Shooto Challenge Illinois Regional
5 9 Aug 200327.3 yrs L0-3 Dave Vitkay 0-1 Middleweight KO/TKOPunches R23:00 0.00 872→818 -54 1,011 – ROF 9: Eruption Ring of Fire
4 19 Jul 200327.3 yrs L0-2 Leremy Johnson debut · 26.6 yrs – SubArmbar R14:55 0.00 948→872 -76 993 – Absolute Combat Challenge 1 Ohio Regional
3 6 Jun 200327.2 yrs L0-1 Rob MacDonald 2-0 · 24.8 yrs – -- R15:00 0.00 995→948 -47 1,170 – TFC 8: Hell Raiser Tournament Fighting Championships
2 15 Sep 200226.4 yrs L0-2 Aaron Miller debut · 22.3 yrs – SubArm Lock R15:00 0.00 1,064→995 -69 1,045 – Dangerzone 16: Fight Night 5 Danger Zone am
1 27 Jul 200226.3 yrs L0-1 Kurt Moberg debut – SubRear-Naked Choke R13:58 0.00 1,116→1,064 -52 1,190 – Extreme Challenge 48 Extreme Challenge am