Welterweight · Men

Brandon Magana

United States debut 2005
Held by Islam Makhachev
Form W W L W L
Elo 1,263 peak 1,329 · 21 Jun 2008 66 below it
Tapology Sherdog
6-2pro record
1L current streak
1,359best win, Elo
1,239average opponent
-- age unknown
-- / -- height / reach

Elo history

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

Record

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Rating by method KO1,037 Sub988 Dec1,010

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 8 pro bouts, and what happened next

After 8 bouts (2008): 1,263 Elo, 6-2, average opponent 1,239.

  1. Magomed Aliev then 1,259, 6-2, aged 26 3-1 after peaked 1,464 ▲
  2. Jorge Masvidal then 1,312, 6-2, aged 21 29-15 after peaked 2,237 ▲
  3. Mateusz Strzelczyk then 1,315, 6-2, aged 22 10-14 after peaked 1,494 ▲
  4. Robert Dunn then 1,233, 6-2, aged 22 6-9 after peaked 1,420 ▲
  5. Victor Valenzuela then 1,245, 6-2, aged 22 8-2 after peaked 1,630 ▲
  6. Jesus Martinez then 1,326, 6-2, aged 28 5-4 after peaked 1,378 ▲

Best wins

By the opponent's Elo on the night
  1. Brandon Thatch Decision R3 · 20 Sep 2008 · Strikeforce 1,359
  2. Jared Rollins Disqualification R1 · 15 Oct 2005 · Total Combat 1,317
  3. Santos Gonzalez KO/TKO R1 · 19 Mar 2006 · King of the Cage 1,147
  4. Jesse Van Der Pool KO/TKO R1 · 27 Apr 2007 · King of the Cage 1,135
  5. Brian Warren Decision R3 · 21 Jun 2008 · California Regional 1,115

Losses

Newest first
  1. Erik Oganov Decision R2 · 27 Sep 2008 · M-1 Global 1,362
  2. Hyun Gyu Lim Submission R2 · 29 Aug 2008 · M-1 Global 1,364

Fight history

8 bouts, newest first. Hover a heading for what it means.
# Date Result Opponent Weight class Method Round Score Elo ± Opp Elo Odds Event
8 27 Sep 2008 L6-2 Erik Oganov 16-7 · 30.8 yrs Welterweight DecisionMajority R210:00 0.37 1,262→1,263 +1 1,362 – M-1 Challenge 7: England M-1 Global
7 20 Sep 2008 W6-1 Brandon Thatch 1-0 · 23.2 yrs Welterweight DecisionSplit R39:00 0.42* 1,250→1,262 +12 1,359 – Strikeforce - Playboy Mansion 2 Strikeforce
6 29 Aug 2008 L5-1 Hyun Gyu Lim 4-1-1 · 23.6 yrs Middleweight SubTriangle Choke R28:58 0.00 1,329→1,250 -79 1,364 – M-1 Challenge 6: Korea M-1 Global
5 21 Jun 2008 W5-0 Brian Warren 9-11-1 · 34.0 yrs – DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,315→1,329 +14 1,115 – Invincible - A Means to an End California Regional
4 27 Apr 2007 W4-0 Jesse Van Der Pool debut Middleweight KO/TKOKO/TKO R12:18 1.00 1,259→1,317 +58 1,135 – KOTC: Sinister King of the Cage
3 29 Apr 2006 W3-0 Dave Kelly 0-0-1 – SubRear-Naked Choke R12:08 1.00 1,192→1,259 +68 1,112 – Raze MMA - Fight Night California Regional
2 19 Mar 2006 W2-0 Santos Gonzalez debut Middleweight KO/TKOKO/TKO R11:47 1.00 1,090→1,192 +102 1,147 – KOTC - The Return King of the Cage
1 15 Oct 2005 W1-0 Jared Rollins 5-1 · 28.7 yrs – DQIllegal Knee R12:57 0.00 1,090→1,090 +0 1,317 – Total Combat 10 Total Combat