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Joseph Sullivan

United States The Cave MMA debut 2006
Held by Shamil Magomedov
Form L L L L L
Elo 788 peak 1,124 · 23 Jun 2007 336 below it
Sherdog
4-16pro record
6L current streak
1,122best win, Elo
1,123average opponent
-- age unknown
70.0" / -- height / reach

Elo history

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

Record

-- – --
Rating by method KO904 Sub738 Dec911

Similar careers

Who looked like this after 20 pro bouts, and what happened next

After 20 bouts (2011): 788 Elo, 4-16, average opponent 1,126.

  1. Nathan Thompson then 772, 4-16 · Featherweight 3-25 after peaked 928 ▲
  2. Michel Igenho then 770, 4-16 · Lightweight 11-12 after peaked 1,232 ▲
  3. Dan Sokolowski then 825, 4-15, aged 40 · Bantamweight 0-4 after peaked 818 ▼
  4. Ben Schneider then 764, 3-17 · Light Heavyweight 0-13 after peaked 735 ▼
  5. Washington Rodrigues then 817, 4-16, aged 35 · Middleweight 0-8 after peaked 777 ▼
  6. Scott Johnson then 831, 4-16, aged 38 · Featherweight 1-5 after peaked 913 ▲

Best wins

By the opponent's Elo on the night
  1. Dustin Lesley KO/TKO R1 · 29 Nov 2008 · Arkansas Regional 1,122
  2. Gino Lopez Submission R2 · 27 Sep 2008 · Oklahoma Regional 1,094
  3. Richard Yarber KO/TKO R3 · 23 Jun 2007 · Freestyle Cage Fighting 1,085
  4. Josh Desher KO/TKO R2 · 14 Sep 2008 · Oklahoma Regional 1,028

Losses

The latest 5 of 16
  1. Robert Kirkpatrick KO/TKO R1 · 30 Jul 2011 · Carolina Fight Promotions 1,145
  2. James Wright Submission R1 · 30 Jul 2010 · Carolina Fight Promotions 1,051
  3. Calem Willis Submission R1 · 10 Jul 2010 · North Carolina Regional 947
  4. William Kuhn Submission R1 · 8 May 2010 · North Carolina Regional 1,166
  5. Frank Waszut KO/TKO R1 · 9 Apr 2010 · East Coast Fight Factory 1,207

Rivalries

Opponents met more than once; the series from this side All rivalries →
  1. David Knight 2 meetings · 2008, 2008 0–2

Fight history

23 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
23 30 Jul 2011 L4-16 Robert Kirkpatrick debut – KO/TKOPunches R11:03 0.00 811→788 -22 1,145 – CFP 16: Carolina Crown Carolina Fight Promotions
22 30 Jul 2010 L4-15 James Wright debut – Sub R11:44 0.00 853→811 -42 1,051 – CFP - Carolina's Summer Fight Series 3 Carolina Fight Promotions
21 10 Jul 2010 L4-14 Calem Willis 1-1 · 26.9 yrs – SubRear-Naked Choke R12:28 0.00 938→853 -85 947 – Xtreme Fight Promotions - XFP: Fight for Life North Carolina Regional
20 8 May 2010 L4-13 William Kuhn 3-3 · 29.6 yrs – SubGuillotine Choke R11:09 0.00 984→938 -45 1,166 – Xtreme Fight Promotions - XFP: The Downtown Beatdown North Carolina Regional
19 9 Apr 2010 L4-12 Frank Waszut debut – KO/TKOPunches R11:20 0.00 1,030→984 -47 1,207 – Southern Discomfort Promotions - East Coast Clash East Coast Fight Factory
18 10 Oct 2009 L4-11 Chris Conner 2-1 – KO/TKOPunches -- 0.00 1,093→1,030 -63 1,194 – Barbarian Fight Club - Barbaric Crusade Barbarian Fight Club
17 29 Nov 2008 W4-10 Dustin Lesley 4-3 – KO/TKOPunches R10:17 1.00 970→1,093 +124 1,122 – Arkansas MMA - Ultimate Fight Night 6 Arkansas Regional
16 17 Oct 2008 L3-10 David Knight 6-7 · 25.1 yrs – SubRear-Naked Choke R11:09 0.00 1,022→970 -52 1,171 – Heartland - Ground n Pound 3 Oklahoma Regional
15 27 Sep 2008 W3-9 Gino Lopez 1-0 – SubRear-Naked Choke R2 1.00 888→1,022 +134 1,094 – Heartland - Ground n Pound 2 Oklahoma Regional
14 14 Sep 2008 W2-9 Josh Desher debut – KO/TKOPunches R2 1.00 741→888 +147 1,028 – Heartland - Ground n Pound Oklahoma Regional
13 16 Aug 2008 L1-9 Wesley Lannen debut – SubChoke R10:30 0.00 779→741 -38 1,000 – GFA 1: Global Fighting Alliance Gladiator Fighting Association
12 24 May 2008 L1-8 Kalvin Hackney 3-0 – SubRear-Naked Choke R1 0.00 790→779 -11 1,261 – Powerhouse Fighting Championships Louisiana Regional
11 18 Apr 2008 L1-7 David Knight 3-6 · 24.6 yrs Welterweight SubSubmission R11:36 0.00 833→790 -44 1,025 – FM - Productions Missouri Regional
10 29 Mar 2008 L1-6 Tyler Stinson 7-3 · 22.2 yrs – KO/TKOPunches R10:32 0.00 840→833 -7 1,392 – Independent Event Kansas Regional
9 19 Jan 2008 L1-5 Danny Bull 1-3 – SubGuillotine Choke R11:16 0.00 916→840 -76 963 – CCCF - Contenders C3 Fights
8 27 Oct 2007 L1-4 Charles Jones debut – SubRear-Naked Choke R12:07 0.00 981→916 -65 1,074 – C3 - Smokey Mountain Showdown C3 Fights
7 13 Oct 2007 L1-3 Steve Schneider 6-7-1 · 36.8 yrs – SubSubmission R11:19 0.00 1,034→981 -53 1,178 – Freestyle Cage Fighting 14 Freestyle Cage Fighting
6 18 Aug 2007 L1-2 Rasheed English debut · 33.7 yrs – KO/TKOPunches R11:12 0.00 1,124→1,034 -90 1,113 – Freestyle Cage Fighting 12 Freestyle Cage Fighting
5 23 Jun 2007 W1-1 Richard Yarber debut – KO/TKOPunches R3 1.00 1,021→1,124 +104 1,085 – Freestyle Cage Fighting 11 Freestyle Cage Fighting
4 23 Mar 2007 L0-1 John Cornett 2-1 · 28.7 yrs – KO/TKOPunches R10:17 0.00 1,053→1,021 -32 1,312 – Titan FC 7: Red Rumble Titan FC
3 11 Mar 2006 W1-2 Joe Frick 1-1 Welterweight SubSubmission R10:46 1.00 972→1,053 +81 1,056 – Adrenaline Extreme Combat 10 International Sport Combat Federation am
2 21 Jan 2006 L0-2 Kyle Marquez debut Welterweight SubSubmission R14:00 0.00 1,027→972 -55 1,084 – Adrenaline Extreme Combat 9 International Sport Combat Federation am
1 6 Jan 2006 L0-1 Cody Parish 1-0 · 21.5 yrs Welterweight SubSubmission R12:01 0.00 1,076→1,027 -49 1,166 – Unleashed Combat: Battle In The Northland 1 International Sport Combat Federation am