Bantamweight · Men

Derik Byrd

United States Team Animal debut 2010
Held by Ernest Chavez
Form L W L L W
Elo 1,204 peak 1,279 · 4 Feb 2012 75 below it
Sherdog
3-4pro record
1W current streak
1,204best win, Elo
1,111average opponent
-- age unknown
65.0" / -- height / reach

Elo history

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

Record

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Rating by method KO1,018 Sub1,000 Dec974

Style profile

Each axis is a percentile of bantamweight fighters with five pro bouts (5,172 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): 1,131 Elo, 2-3, average opponent 1,132.

  1. Yukio Sakaguchi then 1,131, 2-3, aged 35 4-4 after peaked 1,289 ▲
  2. Koichi Tanaka then 1,137, 2-2, aged 27 1-9 after peaked 1,061 ▼
  3. Ricardo Brandão then 1,139, 2-3, aged 24 5-0 after peaked 1,363 ▲
  4. David Johnson then 1,130, 2-3, aged 19 4-4 after peaked 1,238 ▲
  5. Edgar Escarrega then 1,141, 2-2, aged 21 11-4 after peaked 1,551 ▲
  6. Adam Stevenson then 1,136, 2-3 3-3 after peaked 1,288 ▲

Best wins

By the opponent's Elo on the night
  1. Lee Spurgeon KO/TKO R1 · 20 Sep 2014 · HR MMA 1,142
  2. Braedon Ward KO/TKO R1 · 15 Feb 2014 · HR MMA 901
  3. Christopher Sallie Submission R1 · 18 May 2013 · HR MMA 843

Losses

Newest first
  1. Adam Townsend KO/TKO R1 · 26 Jul 2014 · Tennessee Regional 1,453
  2. Bruce Ferguson Decision R3 · 4 Apr 2014 · HR MMA 1,389
  3. Chris Dunn KO/TKO R2 · 19 Oct 2013 · Absolute Action 1,249
  4. Isaiah Ferguson Submission R1 · 2 Feb 2013 · HR MMA 1,279

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 20 Sep 2014 W3-4 Lee Spurgeon 1-1 · 21.7 yrs Bantamweight KO/TKOPunches R10:06 1.00 1,107→1,204 +96 1,142 – HRMMA - Hardrock MMA 68 HR MMA
23 26 Jul 2014 L2-4 Adam Townsend 7-3 · 25.7 yrs – KO/TKOPunches R14:16 0.00 1,131→1,107 -24 1,453 – Evolution Combat Sports Series 1 Tennessee Regional
22 4 Apr 2014 L2-3 Bruce Ferguson 10-5 · 32.9 yrs Lightweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.16 1,137→1,131 -5 1,389 – HRMMA - Hardrock MMA 64 HR MMA
21 15 Feb 2014 W2-2 Braedon Ward 0-3 (1) · 23.3 yrs Lightweight KO/TKOKO/TKO R14:16 1.00 1,093→1,137 +44 901 – HRMMA - Hardrock MMA 61 HR MMA
20 19 Oct 2013 L1-2 Chris Dunn 4-3 · 25.7 yrs Bantamweight KO/TKOPunches R25:00 0.00 1,158→1,093 -65 1,249 – AAMMA 35: Absolute Action MMA 35 Absolute Action
19 18 May 2013 W1-1 Christopher Sallie 0-4 – SubGuillotine Choke R12:27 1.00 1,130→1,158 +28 843 – HRMMA - Hardrock MMA 56 HR MMA
18 2 Feb 2013 L0-1 Isaiah Ferguson 3-0 · 20.6 yrs – SubArm-Triangle Choke R14:21 0.00 1,197→1,130 -67 1,279 – HRMMA - Hardrock MMA 52 HR MMA
17 22 Sep 2012 L9-8 Charles Stanford 5-2 · 26.1 yrs Featherweight DecisionUnanimous R39:00 0.16 1,258→1,197 -60 1,173 – HRMMA - Hardrock MMA 50 HR MMA am
16 17 Aug 2012 W9-7 Patrick Cornett 1-1 · 21.1 yrs – KO/TKO R2 1.00 1,230→1,258 +28 1,003 – Bluegrass Brawl 3 Bluegrass Brawl am
15 23 Jun 2012 L8-7 Joshua Dawson 5-4 · 19.2 yrs Bantamweighttitle DecisionSplit R515:00 0.45 1,279→1,230 -49 1,009 – HRMMA - Hardrock MMA 48 HR MMA am
14 4 Feb 2012 W8-6 Dusty Gibbs 4-2 Bantamweighttitle KO/TKOPunch R23:15 1.00 1,216→1,279 +63 1,201 – HRMMA - Hardrock MMA 43 HR MMA am
13 5 Nov 2011 W7-6 James Douglas 6-4 · 27.3 yrs Bantamweight DecisionUnanimous R525:00 0.81 1,188→1,216 +28 1,122 – HRMMA - Hardrock MMA 41 HRMMA am
12 23 Jul 2011 W6-6 Timothy Chamberlain 1-0 Bantamweight KO/TKOStrikes R3 1.00 1,126→1,188 +61 1,103 – HRMMA - Hardrock MMA 38: Pro/Am HRMMA am
11 28 May 2011 W5-6 Christopher Hansford 1-0 · 29.9 yrs Featherweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,071→1,126 +55 1,127 – HRMMA - Hardrock MMA 34 HRMMA am
10 26 Mar 2011 L4-6 Tyrelle Olding 2-2 · 19.5 yrs Featherweight DecisionSplit R315:00 0.44 1,080→1,071 -9 1,076 – HRMMA - Hardrock MMA 32 HRMMA am
9 19 Feb 2011 L4-5 Brandon Herrington 3-1 Lightweight SubArmbar R2 0.00 1,162→1,080 -82 1,074 – HRMMA - Hardrock MMA 30: Battle for Bowling Green HRMMA am
8 15 Jan 2011 W4-4 Nicholas Noe 4-1 – KO/TKOPunch R10:25 1.00 1,073→1,162 +89 1,204 – AAMMA 9: Nations Collide Absolute Action am
7 10 Dec 2010 W3-4 Derek Angel debut – KO/TKOPunches R12:40 1.00 1,000→1,073 +72 1,035 – AAMMA 8: A Night To Give Back Absolute Action am
6 13 Nov 2010 W2-4 Joe Collett 0-1 Featherweight KO/TKOTKO R10:43 1.00 922→1,000 +78 989 – HRMMA - Hardrock MMA 28: Return of the Animal HRMMA am
5 24 Jul 2010 L1-4 Shane Robinson 6-3 · 26.1 yrs – DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.16 938→922 -15 1,105 – AAMMA 3: A Night of Champions Absolute Action am
4 22 May 2010 L1-3 Michael Ricketts debut · 18.7 yrs Lightweight DecisionUnanimous R39:00 0.16 972→938 -34 1,028 – Wicktagon 11 Wicktagon MMA am
3 23 Apr 2010 L1-2 Stephen Singleton 1-1 · 20.2 yrs Lightweight SubTriangle Choke R12:57 0.00 1,023→972 -51 1,102 – HRMMA - Hardrock MMA 21: The War at Turfway HRMMA am
2 20 Mar 2010 L1-1 Jeremy Philpot 13-14 · 21.6 yrs Lightweight SubRear-Naked Choke R11:13 0.00 1,102→1,023 -79 1,030 – HRMMA - Hardrock MMA 20: The Return HRMMA am
1 19 Feb 2010 W1-0 Travis Holman debut Lightweight SubGuillotine Choke R11:07 1.00 1,036→1,102 +66 1,036 – HRMMA - Hardrock MMA 19: Somerset HRMMA am