Welterweight · Men

Nathan Jones

“Mr. Bag & Tag”
United Kingdom Combat Company debut 2011
Held by Mohammed Ali
Form W W W W L
Elo 1,473 peak 1,503 · 6 Jun 2026 30 below it
Tapology Sherdog id 1853304
17-13pro record
1L current streak
1,590best win, Elo
1,268average opponent
-- born 26 Dec 1986
72.0" / 73.0" 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 welterweight, ages 27–36

Record

-- – --
Rating by method KO1,091 Sub1,364 Dec1,098

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 30 pro bouts, and what happened next

After 30 bouts (2026): 1,473 Elo, 17-13, aged 40, average opponent 1,299.

  1. Marcelo Alfaya then 1,430, 18-11, aged 39 0-4 after peaked 1,428 ▼
  2. Enoch Wilson then 1,465, 18-10 3-1 after peaked 1,485
  3. Oli Thompson then 1,474, 19-11, aged 39 · Light Heavyweight 4-8 after peaked 1,577 ▲
  4. Charlie Leary then 1,511, 17-12, aged 39 · Lightweight 0-2 after peaked 1,570 ▲
  5. John Cronk then 1,453, 17-13, aged 39 · Middleweight 2-17 after peaked 1,412 ▼
  6. Juan Manuel Suarez then 1,496, 21-9, aged 39 13-3 after peaked 1,588 ▲

Best wins

By the opponent's Elo on the night
  1. Jordan Rutherford Submission R1 · 6 Jun 2026 · Full Contact Contender 1,590
  2. Walter Gahadza Decision R3 · 16 Dec 2016 · BAMMA 1,483
  3. Brad Wheeler Decision R3 · 17 Nov 2018 · Cage Warriors 1,363
  4. Samuel Blasco Decision R3 · 2 Mar 2024 · FightStar Championship 1,298
  5. Oskar Somerfeld Submission R1 · 28 Mar 2015 · BAMMA 1,268

Losses

The latest 5 of 13
  1. Tom Mullen Decision R3 · 23 Aug 2026 · FightStar Championship 1,626
  2. Samuel Blasco Submission R3 · 18 Nov 2023 · FightStar Championship 1,187
  3. Jack Grant KO/TKO R1 · 1 Oct 2021 · Bellator MMA 1,543
  4. David Bear Decision R3 · 20 Mar 2020 · Cage Warriors 1,533
  5. Ross Houston Submission R2 · 21 Jul 2018 · Cage Warriors 1,558

Rivalries

Opponents met more than once; the series from this side All rivalries →
  1. Brad Wheeler 2 meetings · 2018, 2024 2–0
  2. Samuel Blasco 2 meetings · 2023, 2024 1–1

Fight history

35 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
35 23 Aug 202639.7 yrs L17-13 Tom Mullen 11-2 · 26.1 yrs Welterweighttitle DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.16 1,503→1,473 -30 1,626 – FSC 37: FightStar Championship 37 FightStar Championship
34 6 Jun 202639.4 yrs W17-12 Jordan Rutherford 5-0 Welterweighttitle SubRear Naked Choke R12:40 1.00 1,366→1,503 +137 1,590 – Full Contact Contender 46 Full Contact Contender
33 2 Aug 202538.6 yrs W16-12 Jeanderson Castro 7-9 Welterweighttitle SubHeel Hook R29:44 1.00 1,311→1,366 +55 1,176 – FSC 33: FightStar Championship 33 FightStar Championship
32 3 Aug 202437.6 yrs W15-12 Brad Wheeler 18-15 · 34.0 yrs Welterweighttitle SubRear Naked Choke R11:30 1.00 1,213→1,311 +98 1,253 – FSC 30: FightStar Championship 30 FightStar Championship
31 2 Mar 202437.2 yrs W14-12 Samuel Blasco 11-13 · 28.3 yrs Welterweighttitle DecisionSplit R315:00 0.56 1,172→1,213 +41 1,298 – FSC 28: FightStar Championship 28 FightStar Championship
30 18 Nov 202336.9 yrs L13-12 Samuel Blasco 10-13 · 28.0 yrs Welterweighttitle SubGuillotine Choke R311:39 0.00 1,283→1,172 -111 1,187 – FSC 27: FightStar Championship 27 FightStar Championship
29 1 Oct 202134.8 yrs L13-11 Jack Grant 17-7 · 29.6 yrs Welterweight KO/TKOGround & Pound R12:16 0.00 1,341→1,300 -42 1,543 +375→+496 Bellator 267: Lima vs. MVP 2 Bellator MMA
28 20 Mar 202033.2 yrs L13-10 David Bear 8-1 · 29.3 yrs Welterweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.08* 1,389→1,351 -39 1,533 – Cage Warriors 113 Cage Warriors
27 2 Mar 201932.2 yrs W13-9 Martyn Harris 4-4 Welterweight SubArmbar R12:54 1.00 1,337→1,390 +53 1,194 – Cage Warriors Academy Wales 3 Cage Warriors
26 17 Nov 201831.9 yrs W12-9 Brad Wheeler 17-12 · 28.3 yrs Welterweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.75* 1,271→1,337 +67 1,363 – Cage Warriors 99 Cage Warriors
25 21 Jul 201831.6 yrs L11-9 Ross Houston 6-0 · 27.8 yrs Welterweight SubRear Naked Choke R27:59 0.00 1,303→1,271 -33 1,558 – Cage Warriors 95 Cage Warriors
24 28 Apr 201831.3 yrs L11-8 Olli Santalahti 7-1 · 24.1 yrs Welterweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.16 1,319→1,303 -15 1,512 – Cage 43 CAGE MMA Finland
23 15 Dec 201731.0 yrs L11-7 Adam Proctor 7-1 · 22.1 yrs Welterweight SubRear Naked Choke R13:35 0.00 1,406→1,319 -87 1,408 – BAMMA 33: Scope vs. Lebout BAMMA
22 15 Sep 201730.7 yrs L11-6 Alex Lohoré 12-1 · 27.7 yrs Welterweighttitle KO/TKOKO/TKO R14:13 0.00 1,455→1,406 -49 1,620 – BAMMA 31: Lewis-Parry vs. Jackson BAMMA
21 19 May 201730.4 yrs W11-5 Umer Kayani 7-3 Welterweight SubRear Naked Choke R14:35 1.00 1,426→1,455 +28 1,141 – Bellator 179: Daley vs. MacDonald Bellator MMA
20 16 Dec 201630.0 yrs W10-5 Walter Gahadza 17-0 · 29.1 yrs Welterweight DecisionSplit R315:00 0.56 1,394→1,426 +33 1,483 – BAMMA 27: Duquesnoy vs. Philpott BAMMA
19 27 Feb 201629.2 yrs L9-5 Peter Queally 7-2 · 31.0 yrs Welterweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.16 1,454→1,394 -61 1,450 – BAMMA 24: Kone vs. Phillips BAMMA
18 23 May 201528.4 yrs W9-4 Matt Robinson 5-4 Welterweighttitle SubRear Naked Choke R12:38 1.00 1,408→1,454 +46 1,230 – Warrior Fight Series 3 Warrior Fight Series
17 28 Mar 201528.3 yrs W8-4 Oskar Somerfeld 4-0 Welterweight SubTriangle Choke R11:40 1.00 1,338→1,408 +70 1,268 – BAMMA 19: Petley vs. Stapleton BAMMA
16 7 Feb 201528.1 yrs W7-4 Oliver Sines 1-0 Welterweight KO/TKOGround & Pound R28:28 1.00 1,302→1,338 +36 1,068 – UCMMA 42: Ultimate Challenge MMA 42 Ultimate Challenge MMA
15 6 Dec 201427.9 yrs W6-4 Jamie Richardson 2-1 · 18.5 yrs Welterweighttitle SubRear Naked Choke R29:25 1.00 1,214→1,302 +88 1,216 – BCMMA - British Challenge MMA 9 CWSE
14 8 Nov 201427.9 yrs W5-4 Aaron Brett 2-1 Welterweight SubRear Naked Choke R13:30 1.00 1,142→1,214 +72 1,079 – UCMMA 41: Ultimate Challenge MMA 41 Ultimate Challenge MMA
13 2 Aug 201427.6 yrs L4-4 Tim Menzies 2-1 Welterweight DecisionMajority R315:00 0.38 1,136→1,142 +6 1,250 – BAMMA Fight Night - Chadwick vs. Pascu BAMMA
12 3 May 201427.4 yrs L4-3 Makunga Bunduku 4-1 Welterweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.16 1,201→1,136 -65 1,179 – UCMMA 39: Ultimate Challenge MMA 39 Ultimate Challenge MMA
11 5 Apr 201427.3 yrs L4-2 Alex Montagnani 5-1-1 · 25.8 yrs Welterweight SubRear Naked Choke R12:43 0.00 1,323→1,201 -122 1,176 – BAMMA 15: Thompson vs. Selmani BAMMA
10 30 Nov 201326.9 yrs W4-1 Ben Craggy 6-6 Welterweight SubRear Naked Choke R10:38 1.00 1,277→1,323 +46 1,100 – UCMMA 37: Ultimate Challenge MMA 37 Ultimate Challenge MMA
9 14 Sep 201326.7 yrs W3-1 Mateusz Nadlony debut Welterweight SubTriangle Choke R11:36 1.00 1,228→1,277 +49 1,063 – Fury MMA 9: Jones vs. Nadlonly Fury MMA
8 1 Jun 201326.4 yrs W2-1 Julian Kerr debut Welterweight SubGuillotine Choke R10:54 1.00 1,155→1,228 +73 1,096 – UCMMA 34: Ultimate Challenge MMA 34 Ultimate Challenge MMA
7 6 Apr 201326.3 yrs W1-1 Artem Kortov 1-1 – SubRear-Naked Choke R12:15 1.00 1,033→1,155 +122 1,179 – CSMMA - Ultimate Conflict 4 United Kingdom Regional
6 1 Dec 201225.9 yrs L0-1 Mohammed Ali 3-2 Middleweight SubGuillotine Choke R27:52 0.00 1,120→1,033 -88 1,120 – UCMMA 31: Ultimate Challenge MMA 31 Ultimate Challenge MMA
5 7 Oct 201225.8 yrs L3-2 Tom Glinski 2-0 – DecisionMajority -- 0.37 1,139→1,120 -19 1,130 – Fight Scene 4 Fight Scene am
4 8 Sep 201225.7 yrs W3-1 Joe Gilmartin debut – Decision -- 0.80 1,111→1,139 +28 1,052 – Warrior Challenge MMA Warrior Challenge am
3 21 Apr 201225.3 yrs W2-1 Matthew Dakin debut – Sub -- 1.00 1,037→1,111 +73 1,078 – United Kingdom Regional Regional / Unaffiliated am
2 29 Oct 201124.8 yrs L1-1 Navid Rostaie 2-0 – SubRear-Naked Choke R2 0.00 1,103→1,037 -65 1,105 – KnuckleUp MMA 8: Eclipse KnuckleUp MMA am
1 13 Aug 201124.6 yrs W1-0 Gregorz Gregorz debut – Sub -- 1.00 1,037→1,103 +66 1,037 – Kayo MMA - Home Coming Kayo MMA am