Welterweight · Men

Travis Briere

“The Pitbull”
Canada debut 2005
Held by Michael Karkula
Form W W W L L
Elo 1,260 peak 1,420 · 4 Mar 2011 160 below it
Sherdog
8-4pro record
2L current streak
1,356best win, Elo
1,165average opponent
-- born 29 Apr 1984
-- / -- 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 welterweight, ages 27–36

Record

-- – --
Rating by method KO1,146 Sub1,062 Dec1,136

Style profile

Each axis is a percentile of welterweight fighters with five pro bouts (6,423 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 (2012): 1,260 Elo, 8-4, aged 28, average opponent 1,193.

  1. Chatt Lavender then 1,229, 8-4, aged 29 1-3 after peaked 1,102 ▼
  2. Phil Dace then 1,316, 8-4, aged 28 2-1 after peaked 1,376 ▲
  3. Ibuki Shimada then 1,275, 8-4, aged 27 6-2 after peaked 1,642 ▲
  4. Adam Lynn then 1,297, 8-4, aged 28 9-6 after peaked 1,585 ▲
  5. Ray Steinbeiss then 1,282, 8-4, aged 27 6-3 after peaked 1,421 ▲
  6. Andrea Fusi then 1,282, 8-4, aged 27 1-4 after peaked 1,184 ▼

Best wins

By the opponent's Elo on the night
  1. Chase Maxwell Decision R5 · 4 Mar 2011 · Unified MMA 1,356
  2. Adam Farr Submission R2 · 27 Oct 2007 · Rumble in the Cage 1,272
  3. Tim Smith KO/TKO R1 · 2 Apr 2010 · Unified MMA 1,223
  4. Szymon Rusnak KO/TKO R1 · 9 Sep 2006 · Budo Fighting Championships 1,173
  5. Ricky Goodall Decision R5 · 24 Sep 2010 · Unified MMA 1,170

Losses

Newest first
  1. Brad Cardinal Submission R1 · 28 Apr 2012 · King of the Cage 1,328
  2. Chris Clements KO/TKO R2 · 16 Jul 2011 · PFC 1,506
  3. Mitch Clarke Decision R3 · 2 Oct 2009 · Alberta Regional 1,322
  4. Ryan Machan Submission R1 · 8 Apr 2006 · Rumble in the Cage 1,074

Rivalries

Opponents met more than once; the series from this side All rivalries →
  1. Szymon Rusnak 2 meetings · 2006, 2009 2–0

Fight history

14 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
14 28 Apr 201228.0 yrs L8-4 Brad Cardinal 16-8 · 33.8 yrs Welterweight SubArmbar R11:54 0.00 1,354→1,260 -94 1,328 – KOTC: Unified King of the Cage
13 16 Jul 201127.2 yrs L8-3 Chris Clements 8-4 · 35.4 yrs Welterweighttitle KO/TKOSpinning Back Kick R25:31 0.00 1,420→1,354 -66 1,506 – PFC 1: Border Wars PFC
12 4 Mar 201126.8 yrs W8-2 Chase Maxwell 6-0 · 26.0 yrs – DecisionUnanimous R525:00 0.81 1,370→1,420 +51 1,356 – Unified MMA 7: Briere vs. Maxwell Unified MMA
11 24 Sep 201026.4 yrs W7-2 Ricky Goodall 6-2 · 26.6 yrs – DecisionUnanimous R525:00 0.81 1,359→1,370 +11 1,170 – Unified MMA 5: Briere vs. Goodall Unified MMA
10 2 Apr 201025.9 yrs W6-2 Tim Smith 9-5 · 26.8 yrs – KO/TKOPunches R11:19 1.00 1,288→1,359 +71 1,223 – Unified MMA 3: Briere vs. Shady Unified MMA
9 18 Dec 200925.6 yrs W5-2 Szymon Rusnak 4-4 – KO/TKOPunches R10:10 1.00 1,253→1,288 +35 1,013 – Adrenaline 2: Briere vs. Rusnak Adrenaline
8 2 Oct 200925.4 yrs L4-2 Mitch Clarke 5-0 · 23.9 yrs – DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.16 1,309→1,253 -56 1,322 – Adrenaline 1: Clarke vs. Briere Alberta Regional
7 27 Oct 200723.5 yrs W4-1 Adam Farr 3-0 · 24.2 yrs – Sub R2 1.00 1,225→1,324 +99 1,272 – Rumble in the Cage 26 Rumble in the Cage
6 9 Jun 200723.1 yrs W3-1 Aaron Barnard 0-1 · 22.3 yrs – KO/TKOPunches R1 1.00 1,180→1,225 +45 995 – Rumble in the Cage 24 Rumble in the Cage
5 30 Sep 200622.4 yrs W2-1 John Bear 0-1 – KO/TKOPunches R10:56 1.00 1,149→1,180 +32 886 – Rumble in the Cage 18 Rumble in the Cage
4 9 Sep 200622.4 yrs W1-1 Szymon Rusnak 2-0 – KO/TKOKO R10:18 1.00 1,027→1,149 +122 1,173 – Budo Reality Fight Series 1 Budo Fighting Championships
3 8 Apr 200621.9 yrs L0-1 Ryan Machan 1-0 · 22.8 yrs – SubRear-Naked Choke R11:12 0.00 1,127→1,027 -101 1,074 – Rumble in the Cage 16 Rumble in the Cage
2 21 Jan 200621.7 yrs W2-0 Josh Machan 0-1 · 19.1 yrs – KO/TKOPunches R1 1.00 1,082→1,127 +46 973 – Rumble in the Cage 14 Rumble in the Cage am
1 24 Sep 200521.4 yrs W1-0 Oliver Avelino debut – KO/TKOPunches -- 1.00 1,016→1,082 +66 1,016 – Rumble in the Cage 12 Rumble in the Cage am