Lightweight · Men

Cesar Cardozo

Argentina El Octagono fight Club debut 2017
Holds 2 fighters
Form L L L W W
Elo 1,121 peak 1,352 · 10 Jul 2021 231 below it
Tapology Sherdog
5-6pro record
2W current streak
1,271best win, Elo
1,129average opponent
-- born 9 Apr 1993
70.0" / -- 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 KO974 Sub955 Dec987

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 10 pro bouts, and what happened next

After 10 bouts (2025): 1,082 Elo, 4-6, aged 33, average opponent 1,169.

  1. Yuichi Miyagi then 1,095, 5-5, aged 33 16-12 after peaked 1,487 ▲
  2. Rudy Morales then 1,093, 4-6, aged 33 · Open Weight 2-2 after peaked 1,198 ▲
  3. Kimihito Nonaka then 1,122, 4-4, aged 33 · Featherweight 2-4 after peaked 1,265 ▲
  4. Motohiro Takenawa then 1,033, 4-6, aged 32 · Bantamweight 3-4 after peaked 1,083 ▲
  5. Tyson Triplett Sr. then 1,119, 4-6, aged 34 · Open Weight 4-6 after peaked 1,162
  6. Tetsuyuki Yoshida then 1,141, 4-5, aged 33 · Bantamweight 4-5 after peaked 1,188

Best wins

By the opponent's Elo on the night
  1. Jesus Guzman Decision R3 · 24 Apr 2021 · Circuito Argentino de MMA 1,180
  2. Cristian Gomez Decision R3 · 30 Nov 2025 · RyskCombat 1,102
  3. Marcelo Klark KO/TKO R2 · 10 Jul 2021 · Circuito Argentino de MMA 1,066
  4. Christian Dipp Decision R3 · 23 Jul 2022 · Circuito Argentino de MMA 960
  5. Ivan Franco KO/TKO R2 · 9 Aug 2026 · RyskCombat 868

Losses

The latest 5 of 6
  1. Martin Leon Submission R2 · 19 Jul 2025 · R2B Fight Club 1,260
  2. Matias Perez Decision R3 · 22 Dec 2024 · Samurai Fight House 1,044
  3. Dante Romero KO/TKO R2 · 15 Jul 2023 · Circuito Argentino de MMA 1,229
  4. Carlos Petruzzella Submission R2 · 16 Dec 2022 · Samurai Fight House 1,450
  5. Matias Ibañez Decision R3 · 19 Mar 2022 · Cobra Fighter 1,227

Rivalries

Opponents met more than once; the series from this side All rivalries →
  1. Dante Romero 2 meetings · 2021, 2023 0–2

Fight history

19 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
19 9 Aug 202633.3 yrs W5-6 Ivan Franco 0-3 · 38.2 yrs Lightweight KO/TKOKnee R25:57 1.00 1,082→1,121 +40 868 – RyskCombat 19: Famozo vs. Peralta RyskCombat
18 30 Nov 202532.6 yrs W4-6 Cristian Gomez 13-19 · 38.0 yrs Catchweight DecisionDecision R315:00 0.80 1,006→1,082 +76 1,102 – RyskCombat MMA 17: Kickboxing and MMA RyskCombat
17 19 Jul 202532.3 yrs L3-6 Martin Leon 4-0 Lightweight SubBuggy Choke R27:04 0.00 1,045→1,006 -39 1,260 – R2B Combat 14: Contreras vs. Arce R2B Fight Club
16 22 Dec 202431.7 yrs L3-5 Matias Perez 4-3 · 37.3 yrs Lightweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.16 1,124→1,045 -80 1,044 – SFH 19 / RyskCombat MMA 13: Reynoso vs. La 22 Samurai Fight House
15 15 Jul 202330.3 yrs L3-4 Dante Romero 6-5 (1) · 37.8 yrs Welterweighttitle KO/TKOKO/TKO R26:43 0.00 1,210→1,127 -83 1,229 – CAM 20: Circuito Argentino de MMA 20 Circuito Argentino de MMA
14 16 Dec 202229.7 yrs L3-3 Carlos Petruzzella 6-0 · 25.7 yrs Middleweighttitle SubRear Naked Choke R25:32 0.00 1,253→1,210 -43 1,450 – SFH 8: Prado vs. Espindola Samurai Fight House
13 23 Jul 202229.3 yrs W3-2 Christian Dipp 4-10 · 32.1 yrs Welterweight DecisionDecision R315:00 0.80 1,261→1,253 -9 960 – CAM 12: Circuito Argentino de MMA 12 Circuito Argentino de MMA
12 19 Mar 202228.9 yrs L2-2 Matias Ibañez 8-5 (1) · 27.9 yrs Welterweight DecisionSplit R315:00 0.44 1,287→1,261 -25 1,227 – Cobra Fighter 2 Cobra Fighter
11 27 Nov 202128.6 yrs L2-1 Dante Romero 5-5 (1) · 36.2 yrs Welterweighttitle DecisionMajority R525:00 0.37 1,352→1,287 -65 1,171 – CAM 5: Circuito Argentino de MMA 5 Circuito Argentino de MMA
10 10 Jul 202128.3 yrs W2-0 Marcelo Klark debut Welterweighttitle KO/TKOGround & Pound R28:22 1.00 1,319→1,352 +33 1,066 – CAM 3 Circuito Argentino de MMA
9 24 Apr 202128.0 yrs W1-0 Jesus Guzman 2-0 · 29.6 yrs Welterweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,285→1,319 +34 1,180 – CAM 2: Circuito Argentino de MMA 2 Circuito Argentino de MMA
8 16 Nov 201926.6 yrs W7-1 Leonel Rojas 2-0 · 28.5 yrs Welterweight DecisionDecision R39:00 0.80 1,274→1,291 +17 1,153 – MMA El Regreso Circuito Argentino de MMA am
7 28 Sep 201926.5 yrs W6-1 Fernando Villalba 2-0 Welterweight DecisionDecision R39:00 0.80 1,269→1,274 +5 1,065 – Ultimate Fighting Brothers - Argentina vs. Chile Best Warriors Championship am
6 28 Apr 201926.1 yrs W5-1 Sergio Faerman 2-0 Lightweight SubSubmission R25:00 1.00 1,216→1,269 +53 1,148 – West Fights MMA 2: Rivas vs. Lobo West Fights MMA am
5 22 Dec 201825.7 yrs W4-1 Bruno Alves 5-2 Lightweight SubSubmission -- 1.00 1,125→1,216 +92 1,271 – Peregrinos Fight World Union Submission Jiu-Jitsu am
4 28 Oct 201825.6 yrs L3-1 Sergio Faerman 1-0 Lightweight DecisionUnanimous R33:03 0.16 1,189→1,125 -64 1,084 – West Fights MMA 1: Peregrino vs. Sanchez West Fights MMA am
3 17 Sep 201724.4 yrs W3-0 Ivan Garcia 2-1 · 20.6 yrs Lightweight SubRear Naked Choke R1 1.00 1,126→1,190 +63 1,114 – El Octagono Fight Night 2 El Octagono Fight Night am
2 6 Aug 201724.3 yrs W2-0 Ivan Arguello 1-2 · 24.1 yrs Open Weight DecisionUnanimous R39:00 0.84 1,094→1,126 +32 1,027 – Houdini Kombat 4 Houdini Kombat am
1 25 Jun 201724.2 yrs W1-0 Lucas Espinosa debut – KO/TKOPunches R23:00 1.00 1,029→1,094 +66 1,029 – El Octagono Fight Night 1 El Octagono Fight Night am