Lightweight · Men

Benjamin Brander

“El Skeletto”
Switzerland 360 Martial Arts debut 2011
Held by Jay Jay Wilson
Form W L W L W
Elo 1,359 peak 1,376 · 3 Sep 2016 17 below it
Tapology Sherdog
14-9pro record
1W current streak
1,422best win, Elo
1,246average opponent
-- born 23 Aug 1987
71.0" / 71.5" 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 lightweight, ages 27–34

Record

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Rating by method KO981 Sub1,145 Dec1,148

Style profile

Each axis is a percentile of lightweight fighters with five pro bouts (7,194 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 20 pro bouts, and what happened next

After 20 bouts (2021): 1,303 Elo, 12-8, aged 34, average opponent 1,240.

  1. Zhuman Zhumabekov then 1,278, 13-7, aged 34 · Bantamweight 4-1 after peaked 1,433 ▲
  2. Dominic Clark then 1,327, 12-8, aged 33 · Lightweight 3-5 after peaked 1,432 ▲
  3. Vitor Nóbrega then 1,259, 12-7, aged 33 · Welterweight 6-6 after peaked 1,514 ▲
  4. Serikbai Khodzhabaev then 1,326, 12-8 1-2 after peaked 1,357
  5. Gaston Manzur then 1,259, 12-8, aged 33 · Flyweight 5-1 after peaked 1,524 ▲
  6. Chris Cisneros then 1,351, 13-7, aged 34 · Middleweight 6-6 after peaked 1,449 ▲

Best wins

By the opponent's Elo on the night
  1. Mert Özyildirim Decision R3 · 24 Apr 2021 · German MMA Championship 1,422
  2. Alexis Savvidis Decision R3 · 3 Sep 2016 · Time To Shine 1,332
  3. Greg Shestakov Decision R3 · 4 Sep 2021 · Time To Shine 1,325
  4. Davide Baneschi Decision R3 · 25 Mar 2016 · Time To Shine 1,314
  5. Martin Burkot Submission R1 · 5 Nov 2016 · Regional / Unaffiliated 1,210

Losses

The latest 5 of 9
  1. Davy Gallon KO/TKO R2 · 6 May 2022 · Bellator MMA 1,687
  2. Arda Adas Decision R3 · 25 Jul 2021 · National Fighting Championship 1,372
  3. Chris Bungard Submission R1 · 23 Nov 2019 · Bellator MMA 1,440
  4. Luca Vitali KO/TKO R1 · 28 Apr 2018 · Swiss MMA Championship 1,278
  5. Saba Bolaghi Submission R1 · 11 Mar 2017 · Superior FC 1,435

Fight history

25 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
25 14 Dec 202437.3 yrs W14-9 José Aguilar 4-6 Lightweight SubArm Triangle Choke R312:32 1.00 1,316→1,359 +42 1,118 – Reunion Promotion 3 Reunion Promotion
24 6 May 202234.7 yrs L13-9 Davy Gallon 20-7-2 · 33.0 yrs Lightweight KO/TKOGround & Pound From Crucifix R28:18 0.00 1,368→1,344 -24 1,687 +475→+475 Bellator 280: Bader vs. Kongo 2 Bellator MMA
23 4 Sep 202134.0 yrs W13-8 Greg Shestakov 6-2 · 34.0 yrs Open Weight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,303→1,368 +65 1,325 – Time to Shine 4 Time To Shine
22 25 Jul 202133.9 yrs L12-8 Arda Adas 9-5 · 29.3 yrs Catchweight DecisionSplit R315:00 0.44 1,294→1,303 +9 1,372 – NFT Gym - National Fighting Championship 4 National Fighting Championship
21 24 Apr 202133.7 yrs W12-7 Mert Özyildirim 9-1 · 27.5 yrs Featherweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,182→1,294 +112 1,422 – GMC Fight Night - German MMA Championship German MMA Championship
20 23 Nov 201932.3 yrs L11-7 Chris Bungard 14-5 · 30.9 yrs Lightweight SubRear Naked Choke R11:26 0.00 1,226→1,186 -40 1,440 +353→+353 Bellator London - MVP vs. Melillo Bellator MMA
19 28 Apr 201830.7 yrs L11-6 Luca Vitali 10-5 · 26.0 yrs Lightweight KO/TKOToe Hold R10:31 0.00 1,334→1,232 -101 1,278 – SMMAC 6: Swiss MMA Championship 6 Swiss MMA Championship
18 24 Jun 201729.8 yrs W11-5 Ivica Jakopic 8-11 · 27.5 yrs Lightweight SubRear Naked Choke R13:49 1.00 1,301→1,334 +33 1,045 – Time To Shine 3: The Comeback Time To Shine
17 11 Mar 201729.5 yrs L10-5 Saba Bolaghi 6-1-1 · 27.9 yrs Featherweight SubRear Naked Choke R14:56 0.00 1,373→1,301 -72 1,435 – Superior Fighting Championship 16 Superior FC
16 5 Nov 201629.2 yrs W10-4 Martin Burkot 6-4 Lightweighttitle SubRear Naked Choke R14:29 1.00 1,311→1,373 +63 1,210 – Fight Explosion 2 Regional / Unaffiliated
15 1 Oct 201629.1 yrs L9-4 Rafael Dias 11-4 Featherweighttitle DecisionUnanimous R525:00 0.19 1,376→1,311 -66 1,330 – SMMAC - Swiss MMA Championship 4 Swiss MMA Championship
14 3 Sep 201629.0 yrs W9-3 Alexis Savvidis 13-6 · 21.0 yrs Featherweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,312→1,376 +65 1,332 – Time To Shine: MMA Fight Night 2 Time To Shine
13 25 Mar 201628.6 yrs W8-3 Davide Baneschi 15-3 (1) · 26.7 yrs Featherweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,232→1,312 +80 1,314 – Time To Shine: MMA Fight Night 1 Time To Shine
12 28 Nov 201528.3 yrs L7-3 Max Coga 12-4 · 26.4 yrs Featherweight KO/TKOKO/TKO R12:40 0.00 1,268→1,232 -36 1,502 – Fair Fighting Championship 4 Fair FC
11 13 Dec 201427.3 yrs L7-2 Khusein Askhabov 13-0 · 19.8 yrs Featherweighttitle DecisionUnanimous R525:00 0.19 1,286→1,268 -18 1,438 – WWFC: Cage Encounter 2 World Warriors Fighting Championships
10 7 Jun 201426.8 yrs W7-1 Boy Reuvers 2-1-1 · 23.0 yrs Featherweight SubTriangle Choke R2 1.00 1,212→1,286 +74 1,158 – Shooto - Switzerland Shooto Europe
9 15 Feb 201426.5 yrs L6-1 Nad Narimani 6-1 · 26.8 yrs Featherweight SubRear Naked Choke R14:53 0.00 1,258→1,212 -46 1,436 +138→+138 Cage Warriors Fighting Championship 64 Cage Warriors
8 14 Dec 201326.3 yrs W6-0 Ruslan Abrekov 2-2 · 23.6 yrs Lightweight SubArmbar R13:31 1.00 1,186→1,258 +72 1,123 – Shooto Switzerland - Back to the Roots 1 Shooto Europe
7 26 Oct 201326.2 yrs L0-2 Arshin Dehghani 1-0 Lightweight DecisionUnanimous R210:00 0.05 1,275→1,186 -89 1,102 – Shooto Holland - Warriors 4 Shooto Europe am
6 5 Oct 201326.1 yrs W5-0 Florent Fimbel 2-5 · 24.5 yrs Lightweight KO/TKOPunches R2 1.00 1,258→1,275 +17 871 – Swiss Las Vegas - Title Fights 2013 Swiss Las Vegas
5 27 Apr 201325.7 yrs W4-0 Lassad Karoud debut Lightweight KO/TKOSlam R11:23 1.00 1,201→1,258 +56 1,072 – Shooto Switzerland - Road 3 Shooto Europe
4 6 Apr 201325.6 yrs W3-0 Christian Bolle debut Lightweight SubRear-Naked Choke R11:40 1.00 1,149→1,201 +52 1,000 – NFG - MMA & K-1 Fights New Fighting Generation
3 3 Nov 201225.2 yrs W2-0 Fares Jmour 0-0-1 Lightweight KO/TKOPunch R10:37 1.00 1,081→1,149 +68 1,001 – Shooto Switzerland - MMA Finals 2012 Shooto Europe
2 8 Sep 201225.0 yrs W1-0 Jovan Andreijic 0-1 – KO/TKOPunches R11:17 1.00 984→1,081 +98 1,024 – PFC - Prestige FC Regional / Unaffiliated
1 20 Aug 201124.0 yrs L0-1 Karim Bensalem debut Lightweight SubTriangle Choke R12:26 0.00 1,036→984 -52 1,110 – Shooto Switzerland - Amateur Tournament 2 Shooto Europe am