Middleweight · Men

Brandon Hester

“The Beast”
United States Team Undisputed Gladiators debut 2011
Form W W W L L
Elo 1,275 peak 1,420 · 5 Aug 2017 145 below it
Tapology Sherdog id 1833804
4-2pro record
2L current streak
1,228best win, Elo
1,172average opponent
-- born 11 May 1986
73.0" / 74.0" 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 middleweight, ages 27–37

Record

-- – --
Rating by method KO972 Sub1,191 Dec1,057

Style profile

Each axis is a percentile of middleweight fighters with five pro bouts (4,235 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 5 pro bouts, and what happened next

After 5 bouts (2018): 1,320 Elo, 4-1, aged 32, average opponent 1,178.

  1. Antonio Jones then 1,299, 4-1, aged 32 5-4 after peaked 1,401 ▲
  2. Jared Revel then 1,360, 4-1, aged 32 9-3 after peaked 1,611 ▲
  3. James Brasco then 1,324, 4-1, aged 33 3-6 after peaked 1,366
  4. Ryan Loder then 1,366, 4-1, aged 32 5-2 after peaked 1,748 ▲
  5. Vyron Phillips then 1,386, 4-1, aged 32 4-4 after peaked 1,362 ▼
  6. Jason Clayton then 1,349, 4-1, aged 32 5-7 after peaked 1,417 ▲

Best wins

By the opponent's Elo on the night
  1. Justin Baesman Submission R1 · 5 Aug 2017 · Global Knockout 1,213
  2. DeMarco Villalona Submission R1 · 19 Sep 2015 · Bellator MMA 1,192
  3. Daniel McWilliams Submission R1 · 21 Mar 2015 · Dragon House 1,064
  4. Idrees Wasi Decision R3 · 4 Dec 2015 · Bellator MMA 1,055

Losses

Newest first
  1. Gregory Rodrigues KO/TKO R1 · 19 Dec 2019 · Smash Global 1,550
  2. Jordan Williams KO/TKO R2 · 12 May 2018 · Bellator MMA 1,368

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 19 Dec 201933.6 yrs L4-2 Gregory Rodrigues 6-2 · 27.8 yrs Middleweighttitle KO/TKOBody Kick R13:03 0.00 1,310→1,275 -35 1,550 – Smash Global 9: Black Tie Fight Night Smash Global
13 12 May 201832.0 yrs L4-1 Jordan Williams 6-2 · 27.6 yrs Middleweight KO/TKOPunches R26:11 0.00 1,420→1,320 -101 1,368 – Bellator 199: Bader vs. King Mo Bellator MMA
12 5 Aug 201731.2 yrs W4-0 Justin Baesman 18-14-1 · 36.2 yrs Middleweight SubRear Naked Choke R11:48 1.00 1,370→1,420 +50 1,213 – GKO 10 Global Knockout
11 4 Dec 201529.6 yrs W3-0 Idrees Wasi 1-3 · 26.0 yrs Middleweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 1.00* 1,356→1,382 +26 1,055 – Bellator 147: Thomson vs. Villaseca Bellator MMA
10 19 Sep 201529.4 yrs W2-0 DeMarco Villalona 1-1 · 29.0 yrs Middleweight SubTriangle Choke R13:06 1.00 1,294→1,356 +62 1,192 – Bellator 142: Dynamite 1 Bellator MMA
9 21 Mar 201528.9 yrs W1-0 Daniel McWilliams 12-27 · 32.2 yrs Open Weight SubEzekiel Choke R11:54 1.00 1,249→1,294 +45 1,064 – Dragon House 19 Dragon House
8 27 Sep 201428.4 yrs W7-1 Anthony Peters debut · 35.1 yrs Light Heavyweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,236→1,249 +13 1,054 – MMA Battle Arena - Team USA vs. Team UK Battle Arena MMA am
7 26 Jul 201428.2 yrs W6-1 Justin Vargas 2-0 · 24.9 yrs Light Heavyweight DecisionUnanimous R39:00 0.84 1,203→1,236 +32 1,136 – Fighters Source: The Finals Fighters Source am
6 29 Mar 201427.9 yrs W5-1 Dillon Sloan debut Light Heavyweight KO/TKOPunches R11:18 1.00 1,164→1,203 +40 1,018 – CCE: Denver Brawlers vs. Fresno Force Cage Campaign Entertainment am
5 27 Oct 201226.5 yrs W4-1 Aaron Mathis 3-0 Light Heavyweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,125→1,167 +42 1,111 – 559 Fights 7 - 2012 CAMO State Championship: Northern California Finals 559 Fights am
4 15 Jul 201226.2 yrs L3-1 Justin Jones 4-0 · 24.9 yrs Light Heavyweight KO/TKOKO/TKO R37:45 0.00 1,173→1,125 -47 1,272 – WCS 5: San Jose Fit Expo World Combat Series am
3 3 Dec 201125.6 yrs W3-0 Adam Griffis 5-2 Light Heavyweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,126→1,173 +47 1,136 – Epic Fighting - Epic 9 Epic Fighting am
2 21 May 201125.0 yrs W2-0 Mike Moreno 4-2 – Decision -- 0.80 1,057→1,126 +69 1,228 – Dragon House 6 Dragon House am
1 12 Mar 201124.8 yrs W1-0 Lamar Gosey debut · 22.9 yrs – Decision -- 0.80 1,017→1,057 +39 1,017 – -- Dragon House am