Heavyweight · Men

Paul Bowers

United States debut 2004
Holds 1 fighter
Form L L W L W
Elo 1,278 peak 1,278 · 29 Feb 2008
Tapology Sherdog
5-8pro record
1W current streak
1,207best win, Elo
1,175average opponent
-- age unknown
-- / -- height / reach

Elo history

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

Record

-- – --
Rating by method KO1,037 Sub928 Dec1,023

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 12 pro bouts, and what happened next

After 12 bouts (2007): 1,185 Elo, 4-8, average opponent 1,206.

  1. Pat Harman then 1,172, 4-8 5-6 after peaked 1,363 ▲
  2. Kamil Bazelak then 1,166, 4-8, aged 42 9-4 after peaked 1,298 ▲
  3. Brendan Barrett then 1,160, 4-6, aged 30 6-2 after peaked 1,561 ▲
  4. Greg Wikan then 1,152, 4-7 8-5 after peaked 1,646 ▲
  5. Cameron Graham then 1,134, 4-8, aged 27 5-18 after peaked 1,186 ▲
  6. Scott Hough then 1,174, 5-7, aged 38 2-4 after peaked 1,341 ▲

Best wins

By the opponent's Elo on the night
  1. Chris Blaire KO/TKO R1 · 29 Feb 2008 · Victory Fighting Championship 1,207
  2. Paul Antoniak Submission · 18 May 2007 · Victory Fighting Championship 1,050
  3. Karl Malone KO/TKO R2 · 12 Mar 2005 · WQ 1,001
  4. Pat Harman KO/TKO R1 · 25 Aug 2006 · Indiana Regional 987
  5. Chris Herring Submission R1 · 15 Oct 2005 · Indiana Regional 963

Losses

The latest 5 of 8
  1. Travis Fulton Decision R3 · 7 Sep 2007 · MAX Fights 1,657
  2. Matt Andersen KO/TKO R2 · 18 May 2007 · Victory Fighting Championship 1,302
  3. Don Richards Submission R1 · 29 Sep 2006 · King of the Cage 1,210
  4. Wes Sims Submission R1 · 17 Jun 2006 · Full Contact Fight Series 1,221
  5. Mario Neto Submission R1 · 3 Jun 2006 · MMA Total Combat 1,385

Fight history

18 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
18 29 Feb 2008 W5-8 Chris Blaire 2-1 – KO/TKOPunches R12:58 1.00 1,185→1,278 +93 1,207 – VFC 22: Ascension Victory Fighting Championship
17 7 Sep 2007 L4-8 Travis Fulton 214-45-10 (1) · 30.3 yrs – DecisionSplit R315:00 0.44 1,116→1,185 +69 1,657 – Max Fights 1 MAX Fights
16 18 May 2007 W4-7 Paul Antoniak 0-1 – SubKeylock -- 1.00 1,021→1,116 +95 1,050 – VFC 19: Inferno Victory Fighting Championship
15 18 May 2007 L3-7 Matt Andersen 8-6-1 · 36.0 yrs – KO/TKOSubmission to Punches R2 0.00 1,055→1,021 -34 1,302 – VFC 19: Inferno Victory Fighting Championship
14 29 Sep 2006 L3-6 Don Richards 6-8-1 · 32.1 yrs Heavyweight SubRear Naked Choke R13:20 0.00 1,120→1,055 -65 1,210 – KOTC: Detonator King of the Cage
13 25 Aug 2006 W3-5 Pat Harman 0-2 – KO/TKOPunches R1 1.00 1,047→1,120 +72 987 – United Fight League 2 Indiana Regional
12 17 Jun 2006 L2-5 Wes Sims 11-8-1 (1) · 26.7 yrs – SubSubmission R10:39 0.00 1,107→1,047 -60 1,221 – Ultimate Fight Series 2 Full Contact Fight Series
11 3 Jun 2006 L2-4 Mario Neto 8-3 – SubChoke R12:04 0.00 1,142→1,107 -35 1,385 – Goshin Ryu 16 MMA Total Combat
10 15 Oct 2005 W2-3 Chris Herring 2-11 · 32.5 yrs – SubSubmission R1 1.00 1,084→1,142 +58 963 – MMMAC 1: Midwest MMA Challenge 1 Indiana Regional
9 21 Jun 2005 L1-3 Jake O'Brien 1-0 · 20.7 yrs – KO/TKOPunches R1 0.00 1,158→1,084 -74 1,211 – Integrated Fighting Classic 3 Indiana Regional
8 12 Mar 2005 W1-2 Karl Malone debut – KO/TKOTKO R2 1.00 1,093→1,158 +65 1,001 – WQ - Extreme Fighting 2 WQ
7 5 Mar 2005 L0-2 Ryan Stout 8-5-1 · 26.2 yrs – SubArmbar R1 0.00 1,124→1,093 -31 1,390 – Brawl Till You Crawl - BTYC Indiana Regional
6 24 Jul 2004 W4-1 Grant Manske debut – DecisionDecision R325:00 0.80 1,085→1,124 +39 1,085 – Dangerzone - Fight Night 16 Danger Zone am
5 10 Apr 2004 L0-1 Matt Bear 1-0 · 26.7 yrs – SubSubmission R2 0.00 1,196→1,085 -111 1,100 – Dangerzone 26: Professional Level Cage Fighting Danger Zone
4 31 Jan 2004 W3-1 Mark Chytil debut – SubSubmission R11:32 1.00 1,144→1,196 +52 1,070 – Dangerzone - Fight Night 12 Danger Zone am
3 31 Jan 2004 L2-1 Todd Brown 2-0 · 27.1 yrs – Decision -- 0.20 1,184→1,144 -40 1,181 – Dangerzone - Fight Night 12 Danger Zone am
2 10 Jan 2004 W2-0 Matt Jennings debut – SubSubmission R11:17 1.00 1,131→1,184 +53 1,063 – Dangerzone - Fight Night 11 Danger Zone am
1 10 Jan 2004 W1-0 Scott Griffith debut – SubSubmission R13:02 1.00 1,065→1,131 +66 1,065 – Dangerzone - Fight Night 11 Danger Zone am