Flyweight · Men

Abdiel Velazquez

“The Nightmare”
United States Team Assassin debut 2012
Held by Zhalgas Zhumagulov
Form L W L L L
Elo 1,090 peak 1,455 · 10 Jun 2016 365 below it
Tapology Sherdog
9-8pro record
3L current streak
1,376best win, Elo
1,230average opponent
-- born 12 Jul 1993
64.0" / 68.5" 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 flyweight, ages 26–35

Record

-- – --
Rating by method KO1,014 Sub1,050 Dec997

Style profile

Each axis is a percentile of flyweight fighters with five pro bouts (2,789 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 15 pro bouts, and what happened next

After 15 bouts (2018): 1,250 Elo, 9-6, aged 25, average opponent 1,265.

  1. Samir Faiddine then 1,272, 9-6, aged 25 5-4 after peaked 1,419 ▲
  2. Bruno Silva then 1,274, 9-4, aged 27 7-6 after peaked 1,778 ▲
  3. Railson Paixão then 1,237, 9-5, aged 24 6-5 after peaked 1,351 ▲
  4. José Alexandre then 1,296, 10-5, aged 26 18-13 after peaked 1,563 ▲
  5. Buhuoyouga then 1,211, 8-7, aged 26 15-16 after peaked 1,699 ▲
  6. Umidjon Musaev then 1,269, 9-6, aged 26 6-8 after peaked 1,444 ▲

Best wins

By the opponent's Elo on the night
  1. Alexis Vila Decision R3 · 10 Jun 2016 · Titan FC 1,376
  2. Jaime Alvarez KO/TKO R1 · 13 Mar 2015 · House of Fame MMA 1,288
  3. Haender Rodriguez KO/TKO R3 · 7 May 2016 · House of Fame MMA 1,270
  4. Josh Smith Decision R3 · 21 Jul 2018 · Underground Cage Fighting Championship 1,235
  5. Brantley Furr Submission R2 · 10 Jul 2015 · House of Fame MMA 1,223

Losses

The latest 5 of 8
  1. Christopher Daniel Submission R1 · 6 May 2023 · Combat Night 1,311
  2. Cleveland McLean KO/TKO R1 · 13 Dec 2019 · Global Legion FC 1,235
  3. Cee Jay Hamilton Decision R3 · 11 Aug 2018 · M-1 Global 1,465
  4. Thiago Belo Decision R3 · 11 Nov 2017 · V3 Fights 1,137
  5. Bruno Korea Submission R2 · 2 Dec 2016 · Titan FC 1,442

Rivalries

Opponents met more than once; the series from this side All rivalries →
  1. Cleveland McLean 2 meetings · 2014, 2019 1–1

Fight history

22 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
22 6 May 202329.8 yrs L9-8 Christopher Daniel 8-3-1 · 32.3 yrs Flyweight SubSubmission R10:50 0.00 1,137→1,090 -47 1,311 – Combat Night Pro: Duval Combat Night
21 13 Dec 201926.4 yrs L9-7 Cleveland McLean 10-8 · 30.6 yrs Flyweight KO/TKOKO/TKO R11:41 0.00 1,246→1,156 -90 1,235 – Global Legion FC 13 Global Legion FC
20 11 Aug 201825.1 yrs L9-6 Cee Jay Hamilton 12-6 · 31.8 yrs Flyweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.16 1,264→1,250 -14 1,465 – Road to M-1 USA M-1 Global
19 21 Jul 201825.0 yrs W9-5 Josh Smith 6-4 · 30.3 yrs Flyweight DecisionSplit R315:00 0.56 1,260→1,264 +5 1,235 – Underground Cage Fighting Championship 1 Underground Cage Fighting Championship
18 11 Nov 201724.3 yrs L8-5 Thiago Belo 5-4-1 (1) · 29.5 yrs Bantamweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.16 1,371→1,260 -111 1,137 – V3 Fights 64 V3 Fights
17 19 Aug 201724.1 yrs W8-4 Sebastian Angel 3-2 · 29.8 yrs Flyweight KO/TKORef Stoppage From Strikes R14:30 1.00 1,308→1,371 +63 1,207 – V3 Fights 61: Quarantillo vs. Reynolds V3 Fights
16 2 Dec 201623.4 yrs L7-4 Bruno Korea 8-2 · 25.4 yrs Flyweight SubAnaconda Choke R27:26 0.00 1,380→1,308 -72 1,442 – Titan FC 42 Titan FC
15 5 Aug 201623.1 yrs L7-3 Jose Torres 2-0 · 24.0 yrs Flyweighttitle KO/TKOKnee & Punches R28:52 0.00 1,455→1,380 -74 1,507 +105→+100 Titan FC 40 Titan FC
14 10 Jun 201622.9 yrs W7-2 Alexis Vila 14-6 · 45.2 yrs Flyweight DecisionMajority R315:00 0.62 1,452→1,455 +3 1,376 -119→-119 Titan FC 39 Titan FC
13 7 May 201622.8 yrs W6-2 Haender Rodriguez 7-6 · 39.8 yrs Flyweight KO/TKOPunch R311:06 1.00 1,395→1,452 +57 1,270 – House of Fame 5: Resurrection Day House of Fame MMA
12 29 Oct 201522.3 yrs L5-2 Jarred Brooks 6-0 · 22.5 yrs Flyweighttitle DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.16 1,433→1,395 -38 1,520 – House of Fame 4: Florida vs. Georgia House of Fame MMA
11 10 Jul 201522.0 yrs W5-1 Brantley Furr 3-0 · 30.0 yrs Bantamweight SubRear Naked Choke R26:42 1.00 1,383→1,433 +50 1,223 – House of Fame 3: Riverside Beatdown House of Fame MMA
10 13 Mar 201521.7 yrs W4-1 Jaime Alvarez 4-0 · 27.0 yrs Flyweight KO/TKOPunch R11:07 1.00 1,298→1,383 +85 1,288 – House of Fame 2 - Nations Collide: USA vs. Cuba House of Fame MMA
9 21 Nov 201421.4 yrs W3-1 Dewaine Christmas 2-0 · 25.6 yrs Flyweight SubRear Naked Choke R311:20 1.00 1,227→1,298 +71 1,162 – RFC 32: Mayhem Real Fighting Championships
8 6 Sep 201421.2 yrs W2-1 Cleveland McLean 1-1 · 25.4 yrs Flyweight DQIllegal Elbow R314:38 0.00 1,227→1,227 +0 1,145 – House of Fame - A New Dawn House of Fame MMA
7 11 Jul 201421.0 yrs L1-1 Rory Every debut · 23.1 yrs Flyweight DecisionSplit R315:00 0.44 1,236→1,227 -9 1,242 – RFC 31: New Breed Real Fighting Championships
6 31 May 201420.9 yrs W1-0 Arthur Parker 2-10 · 29.3 yrs Flyweight SubRear Naked Choke R12:24 1.00 1,225→1,236 +11 762 – Draka MMA: Governor's Cup 15 Draka MMA
5 17 Feb 201420.6 yrs W4-1 Zach Mumme 5-2 – KO/TKO -- 1.00 1,146→1,225 +79 1,217 – Florida Championship Fighting Florida Championship Fighting am
4 3 Aug 201320.1 yrs W3-1 Josh Cruz 1-1 · 19.9 yrs Flyweighttitle SubRear Naked Choke R11:12 1.00 1,083→1,146 +63 1,068 – Real Cage Fighting Real Cage Fighting am
3 3 May 201319.8 yrs L2-1 Christian Reed 3-2 · 23.5 yrs Flyweight DecisionUnanimous R525:00 0.19 1,150→1,083 -67 1,000 – World Class Fight League 4 World Class Fight League am
2 19 Jan 201319.5 yrs W2-0 Nate Vandam 2-0 Flyweight DecisionSplit R315:00 0.56 1,147→1,150 +3 1,121 – World Class Fight League 2 World Class Fight League am
1 13 Oct 201219.3 yrs W1-0 Jaime Salazar 1-0 Flyweight KO/TKOReferee Stoppage (Strikes) R23:00 1.00 1,073→1,147 +74 1,119 – OO Fights 21 OO Fights am