Lightweight · Men

JC Cottrell

“Superstar”
United States Academy of Martial Arts debut 2009
Held by Islam Makhachev
Form W W W L L
Elo 1,421 peak 1,602 · 24 Jun 2016 181 below it
Sherdog
17-5pro record
2L current streak
1,497best win, Elo
1,180average opponent
-- born 4 Nov 1989
69.0" / 71.0" 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 lightweight, ages 27–34

Record

-- – --
Rating by method KO1,138 Sub1,375 Dec1,143

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 (2016): 1,602 Elo, 17-3, aged 27, average opponent 1,195.

  1. Apti Bimarzaev then 1,628, 17-3, aged 27 6-4 after peaked 1,787 ▲
  2. Nick Agallar then 1,567, 17-3, aged 28 7-3 after peaked 1,573
  3. John Teixeira then 1,607, 16-2, aged 27 13-12 after peaked 1,766 ▲
  4. Nazareno Malegarie then 1,617, 18-2, aged 26 17-5 after peaked 1,723 ▲
  5. Robbie Peralta then 1,665, 16-3, aged 26 3-6 after peaked 1,672
  6. Chris Fishgold then 1,614, 17-2, aged 26 1-4 after peaked 1,661

Best wins

By the opponent's Elo on the night
  1. Cody Walker Decision R3 · 24 Jun 2016 · Legacy FC 1,497
  2. Roy Babcock Submission R4 · 15 Sep 2012 · King of the Cage 1,478
  3. Jarrod Card Decision R5 · 18 Jan 2014 · BattleGrounds MMA 1,471
  4. Thomas Schulte Decision R3 · 17 Dec 2011 · King of the Cage 1,450
  5. Ed Cline Jr. Submission R1 · 11 Sep 2015 · Legacy FC 1,327

Losses

Newest first
  1. Jason Gonzalez Submission R1 · 28 Jan 2017 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 1,466
  2. Michel Prazeres Decision R3 · 23 Jul 2016 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 1,632
  3. Victor Meza KO/TKO R2 · 25 May 2013 · King of the Cage 1,340
  4. Carl Amerine Submission R1 · 13 Mar 2010 · Ultimate Victory Challenge 1,243
  5. Dylan Smith KO/TKO R3 · 27 Nov 2009 · Xtreme Fight Night 1,256

Fight history

29 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
29 28 Jan 201727.2 yrs L17-5 Jason Gonzalez 11-5 · 31.0 yrs Lightweight SubD'arce Choke R13:54 0.00 1,522→1,421 -102 1,466 -138→-138 UFC on Fox 23: Shevchenko vs. Pena Ultimate Fighting Championship
28 23 Jul 201626.7 yrs L17-4 Michel Prazeres 19-2 · 35.0 yrs Lightweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.00* 1,602→1,522 -80 1,632 +185→+185 UFC on Fox 20: Holm vs. Shevchenko Ultimate Fighting Championship
27 24 Jun 201626.6 yrs W17-3 Cody Walker 7-3 · 26.2 yrs Featherweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,558→1,602 +44 1,497 – Legacy Fighting Championship 56 Legacy FC
26 11 Sep 201525.9 yrs W16-3 Ed Cline Jr. 8-4-1 · 24.4 yrs Welterweight SubRear Naked Choke R11:18 1.00 1,514→1,558 +45 1,327 -254→-254 Legacy Fighting Championship 45 Legacy FC
25 13 Jun 201525.6 yrs W15-3 Rocky Long 21-33-1 · 36.8 yrs Lightweight Sub R10:47 1.00 1,501→1,514 +12 1,055 – HD Boxing - Rampage at Remington HD Boxing & MMA
24 10 Oct 201424.9 yrs W14-3 Jonathan Gary 10-5-2 · 29.5 yrs Lightweight SubGuillotine Choke R28:38 1.00 1,479→1,501 +22 1,142 – Bellator 128: Dantas vs. Warren Bellator MMA
23 18 Apr 201424.5 yrs W13-3 Christopher Brooks 5-8 · 24.4 yrs Lightweight Sub R12:18 1.00 1,467→1,479 +12 1,020 – Oklahoma Fighting Championship 1 Oklahoma Fighting Championship
22 18 Jan 201424.2 yrs W12-3 Jarrod Card 15-7-1 · 34.4 yrs Featherweighttitle DecisionSplit R525:00 0.55 1,454→1,467 +13 1,471 – BattleGrounds MMA 3: Couture vs. Sjafirdeddin BattleGrounds MMA
21 25 May 201323.6 yrs L11-3 Victor Meza 12-3 · 31.8 yrs Lightweighttitle KO/TKOKO/TKO R27:24 0.00 1,597→1,454 -143 1,340 – KOTC - World Championships King of the Cage
20 15 Sep 201222.9 yrs W11-2 Roy Babcock 6-0 · 33.3 yrs Lightweighttitle SubGuillotine Choke R418:04 1.00 1,519→1,597 +77 1,478 – KOTC: Surgical Strike King of the Cage
19 17 Dec 201122.1 yrs W10-2 Thomas Schulte 20-8 (1) · 30.9 yrs Lightweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,463→1,519 +56 1,450 – KOTC: Steel Curtain King of the Cage
18 26 Aug 201121.8 yrs W9-2 Josh Pulsifer 16-6 · 28.4 yrs – KO/TKOPunch R2 1.00 1,393→1,463 +70 1,323 – XFL - Xtreme Fight Night 4 Xtreme Fight Night
17 15 Apr 201121.4 yrs W8-2 Chris Barnes 6-13 · 25.5 yrs – Sub R11:43 1.00 1,385→1,393 +8 855 – Club Raw Oklahoma Regional
16 10 Dec 201021.1 yrs W7-2 Jonny Carson 9-3 · 25.5 yrs – Sub R4 1.00 1,309→1,385 +75 1,262 – XFL - Rumble on the River 2 Xtreme Fight Night
15 4 Sep 201020.8 yrs W6-2 Marvin Babe 4-10 · 27.2 yrs – Sub R2 1.00 1,299→1,309 +10 817 – Fighting for a Better Youth Oklahoma Regional
14 7 Aug 201020.8 yrs W5-2 Russell McCune 0-2 · 24.5 yrs – SubSubmission R11:06 1.00 1,281→1,299 +18 908 – Cage of Rage Cage of Honor
13 25 Jun 201020.6 yrs W4-2 Steve Gibson 2-9 – SubSubmission R2 1.00 1,252→1,281 +29 973 – Bricktown Brawl 5 Oklahoma Fighting Championship
12 2 Apr 201020.4 yrs W3-2 Andrew Schaffer 1-0 – KO/TKOPunches R13:00 1.00 1,135→1,252 +117 1,256 – Bricktown Brawl 4 Oklahoma Fighting Championship
11 13 Mar 201020.4 yrs L2-2 Carl Amerine 1-0 – SubRear-Naked Choke R12:16 0.00 1,216→1,135 -81 1,243 – UVC 9: Revolution Ultimate Victory Challenge
10 12 Feb 201020.3 yrs W2-1 Thomas Dunlap debut · 18.7 yrs – Sub R11:20 1.00 1,155→1,216 +61 1,046 – Cage of Rage Cage of Honor
9 27 Nov 200920.1 yrs L1-1 Dylan Smith 1-0 – KO/TKOPunches R3 0.00 1,237→1,155 -83 1,256 – XFL - Final Fury Xtreme Fight Night
8 7 Nov 200920.0 yrs W1-0 Robert Jamerson debut – DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,180→1,237 +58 1,172 – Xtreme Fighting League Xtreme Fight Night
7 26 Jun 200919.6 yrs L6-1 Albert Stainbeck 3-3 – KO/TKOPunches R2 0.00 1,281→1,180 -102 1,065 – Cajun Fighting Championships Louisiana Regional am
6 19 Jun 200919.6 yrs W6-0 Ron Jacobs debut – KO/TKOPunches R2 1.00 1,249→1,281 +33 1,056 – Louisiana Regional Regional / Unaffiliated am
5 19 Jun 200919.6 yrs W5-0 Ronald Jacobs debut · 25.5 yrs – KO/TKOPunches R2 1.00 1,200→1,249 +49 1,109 – Knuckle Up Entertainment International Sport Combat Federation am
4 6 Jun 200919.6 yrs W4-0 Nathan Cosar debut – KO/TKOPunches R2 1.00 1,163→1,200 +37 1,000 – Running with Scissors Running with Scissors am
3 16 May 200919.5 yrs W3-0 Donald Reed, II debut – Sub R11:03 1.00 1,119→1,163 +44 1,000 – -- am
2 14 Mar 200919.4 yrs W2-0 Houston Stout debut · 24.1 yrs – SubRear-Naked Choke R3 1.00 1,066→1,119 +54 1,001 – BG 5: Battlegrounds 5 BattleGrounds MMA am
1 7 Feb 200919.3 yrs W1-0 Danny Mitchell debut – -- -- 1.00 1,000→1,066 +66 1,000 – -- am