Heavyweight · Men

Ken Luther

United States debut 1997
Holds 1 fighter
Form L W L L W
Elo 963 peak 1,048 · 11 Jun 1999 85 below it
Sherdog
3-5pro record
1W current streak
1,213best win, Elo
1,050average opponent
-- born 18 Jan 1969
69.0" / -- 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 heavyweight, ages 30–38

Record

-- – --
Rating by method KO852 Sub882 Dec936

Style profile

Each axis is a percentile of heavyweight fighters with five pro bouts (2,827 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 (2003): 963 Elo, 3-5, aged 34, average opponent 1,050.

  1. Aaron Davis then 1,028, 3-5, aged 34 8-2 after peaked 1,194 ▲
  2. Drazen Glavas then 966, 3-5 2-3 after peaked 1,101 ▲
  3. Joao Vicente Santiago Jr. then 988, 3-5 2-5 after peaked 1,081 ▲
  4. Yuji Miyazaki then 956, 3-4, aged 35 · Lightweight 0-3 after peaked 938 ▼
  5. João Ferreira Jr. then 986, 3-5, aged 34 · Featherweight 5-15 after peaked 1,071 ▲
  6. Eugene Barrett then 928, 3-5, aged 35 · Flyweight 1-6 after peaked 993 ▲

Best wins

By the opponent's Elo on the night
  1. Jason Purcell Decision R3 · 12 Jul 2003 · Victory Fighting Championship 1,213
  2. Daniel Davis Submission R1 · 11 Jun 1999 · Extreme Challenge 1,183
  3. Dan Croonquist Submission R1 · 28 Sep 1998 · United States Regional 730

Losses

Newest first
  1. Neal Binkley KO/TKO R2 · 18 Aug 2001 · Gladiators 1,073
  2. Joe Leggett Submission R1 · 14 Nov 1999 · Extreme Challenge 947
  3. Rick Graveson KO/TKO R1 · 28 Sep 1998 · United States Regional 1,113
  4. Brian Dunn Submission R1 · 25 Jun 1997 · Extreme Challenge 1,155
  5. Todd Frederickson Submission R1 · 22 Feb 1997 · Extreme Challenge 989

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 12 Jul 200334.5 yrs W3-5 Jason Purcell 8-9 · 27.4 yrs – DecisionSplit R315:00 0.56 888→963 +75 1,213 – Victory Fighting Championship 5 Victory Fighting Championship
7 18 Aug 200132.6 yrs L2-5 Neal Binkley 1-2 – KO/TKOPunches R2 0.00 938→883 -55 1,073 – Gladiators 17 Gladiators
6 14 Nov 199930.8 yrs L2-4 Joe Leggett 1-3 – SubGuillotine Choke R10:34 0.00 1,048→936 -112 947 – Extreme Challenge 30 Extreme Challenge
5 11 Jun 199930.4 yrs W2-3 Daniel Davis debut · 22.9 yrs – SubKeylock R11:09 1.00 902→1,048 +146 1,183 – Extreme Challenge 25 Extreme Challenge
4 28 Sep 199829.7 yrs L1-3 Rick Graveson 8-8 – KO/TKOSubmission to Punches R10:16 0.00 951→902 -49 1,113 – MFC 2: Midwest Fighting 2 United States Regional
3 28 Sep 199829.7 yrs W1-2 Dan Croonquist 5-13 – SubRear-Naked Choke R17:38 1.00 904→951 +47 730 – MFC 2: Midwest Fighting 2 United States Regional
2 25 Jun 199728.4 yrs L0-2 Brian Dunn 6-2 – SubGuillotine Choke R10:39 0.00 943→903 -40 1,155 – Extreme Challenge 7 Extreme Challenge
1 22 Feb 199728.1 yrs L0-1 Todd Frederickson 2-3 – SubRear-Naked Choke R15:54 0.00 1,044→943 -101 989 – Extreme Challenge 4 Extreme Challenge