Heavyweight · Men
Josh Diekmann
“The Freight Train”
Elo
1,239
peak 1,465 · 16 Jun 2007
226 below it
15-8 (1)pro record
3L
current streak
1,408best win, Elo
1,210average opponent
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born 9 Oct 1976
73.0" / 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 heavyweight, ages 30–38Record
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Rating by method
KO1,449
Sub778
Dec1,026
Fight history
25 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 |
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| 25 | 4 Nov 201640.1 yrs | L15-8 (1) |
 Tyler King
11-5 · 36.2 yrs
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Heavyweight | SubRear-Naked Choke | R26:39 | 0.00 | 1,306→1,239 | -66 | 1,391 | – | Bellator 163: McGeary vs. Davis Bellator MMA |
| 24 | 8 Jan 201639.2 yrs | L15-7 (1) |
Ashley Gooch
8-4 · 40.5 yrs
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Heavyweight | SubRear Naked Choke | R14:30 | 0.00 | 1,354→1,306 | -49 | 1,520 | – | CES 32: de Freitas vs. Curtis CES MMA |
| 23 | 27 Feb 201538.4 yrs | L15-6 (1) |
Raphael Butler
8-1-1 · 31.1 yrs
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Heavyweight | SubGuillotine Choke | R11:04 | 0.00 | 1,447→1,354 | -93 | 1,425 | – | Bellator 134: Newton vs. McGeary Bellator MMA |
| 22 | 5 Sep 201437.9 yrs | W15-5 (1) |
Mike Wessel
14-8 · 36.8 yrs
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Heavyweight | KO/TKOPunches | R10:47 | 1.00 | 1,344→1,447 | +104 | 1,408 | – | Bellator 123: Curran vs. Pitbull 2 Bellator MMA |
| 21 | 28 Feb 201437.4 yrs | NC14-5 (1) |
Manny Lara
4-4 · 26.5 yrs
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Heavyweight | -- | R10:18 | 0.00 | 1,344→1,344 | +0 | 1,186 | – | Bellator 110: Rampage vs. M'Pumbu Bellator MMA |
| 20 | 15 Nov 201337.1 yrs | W14-5 |
Chris Guillen
13-15 · 40.9 yrs
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Heavyweight | KO/TKOKO/TKO | R11:15 | 1.00 | 1,309→1,344 | +34 | 1,065 | – | CES 19.5: November To Remember CES MMA |
| 19 | 7 Sep 201336.9 yrs | W13-5 |
Parker Porter
6-3 · 28.4 yrs
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Heavyweight | KO/TKOPunches | R11:12 | 1.00 | 1,209→1,309 | +101 | 1,261 | – | Bellator 98: Schlemenko vs. Cooper Bellator MMA |
| 18 | 6 Oct 201236.0 yrs | L12-5 |
Tyler King
4-1 · 32.1 yrs
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Heavyweight | DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 0.16 | 1,256→1,209 | -47 | 1,307 | – | CES 13: Real Pain CES MMA |
| 17 | 3 Feb 201235.3 yrs | L12-4 |
Josh Hendricks
18-8 (1) · 35.4 yrs
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Heavyweight | SubArm Triangle Choke | R12:21 | 0.00 | 1,368→1,256 | -113 | 1,265 | – | CES 9: Extreme Measures CES MMA |
| 16 | 11 Mar 201134.4 yrs | W12-3 |
Randy Smith
11-7-1 · 36.8 yrs
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Heavyweighttitle | KO/TKOPunches | R10:12 | 1.00 | 1,305→1,368 | +64 | 1,208 | – | CFX 13 : Rumble in the Jungle 5 Cage FX |
| 15 | 20 Feb 201033.4 yrs | W11-3 |
Bobby Favors
9-8
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Heavyweight | KO/TKOPunches | R28:42 | 1.00 | 1,268→1,305 | +37 | 1,042 | – | CFX 8 : Rumble in the Jungle 3 Cage FX |
| 14 | 14 Nov 200933.1 yrs | L10-3 |
Christian Morecraft
3-0 · 23.2 yrs
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Heavyweight | SubRear Naked Choke | R10:56 | 0.00 | 1,362→1,268 | -94 | 1,337 | – | CFX 6: Rumble in the Jungle 2 Cage FX |
| 13 | 13 Sep 200831.9 yrs | W10-2 |
David Woodby
2-6
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Heavyweight | KO/TKOPunches | R11:01 | 1.00 | 1,348→1,365 | +17 | 958 | – | United States Fight League: War in the Woods 4 United States Fight League |
| 12 | 21 Sep 200730.9 yrs | L9-2 |
Chris Guillen
11-6 · 34.8 yrs
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– | SubRear-Naked Choke | R2 | 0.00 | 1,465→1,348 | -117 | 1,342 | – | IFO - Kimmons vs. Yunker Nevada Regional |
| 11 | 16 Jun 200730.7 yrs | W9-1 |
Pat Schultz
6-0-1 · 31.6 yrs
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Heavyweighttitle | KO/TKOPunches | R10:45 | 1.00 | 1,406→1,465 | +60 | 1,291 | – | Untamed 14 Full Force Productions |
| 10 | 3 Feb 200730.3 yrs | W8-1 | Daron Adams 2-0 | – | KO/TKOPunches | R10:54 | 1.00 | 1,354→1,406 | +51 | 1,201 | – | WFL 15: Winter Brawl 2007 World Fighting League |
| 9 | 2 Dec 200630.1 yrs | W7-1 |
Shane McClure
debut
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Heavyweighttitle | SubArmbar | R11:08 | 1.00 | 1,326→1,354 | +28 | 1,039 | – | Combat Zone 19: Above and Beyond Combat Zone |
| 8 | 12 Oct 200630.0 yrs | L6-1 |
Justin Eilers
13-5-1 · 28.3 yrs
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Heavyweight | KO/TKOPunches | R12:29 | 0.00 | 1,382→1,326 | -55 | 1,517 | – | WEC 24: Full Force WEC |
| 7 | 11 Mar 200629.4 yrs | W6-0 |
Chris Herring
3-13 · 32.9 yrs
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Heavyweighttitle | KO/TKOPunches | R10:56 | 1.00 | 1,365→1,382 | +16 | 969 | – | Combat Zone 13: Battle Cry Combat Zone |
| 6 | 4 Mar 200629.4 yrs | W5-0 |
Kevin Jordan
8-4 · 35.2 yrs
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– | KO/TKOInjury | R10:10 | 1.00 | 1,264→1,365 | +101 | 1,320 | – | FFP - Untamed 3 Full Force Productions |
| 5 | 4 Feb 200629.3 yrs | W4-0 |
Dana Bloiun
1-0 · 27.1 yrs
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– | KO/TKOPunch | R1 | 1.00 | 1,210→1,264 | +54 | 1,069 | – | WFL 5: Winter Brawl 2006 World Fighting League |
| 4 | 16 Jul 200528.8 yrs | W3-0 |
David Woodby
debut
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– | SubRear Naked Choke | R12:35 | 1.00 | 1,145→1,210 | +65 | 1,053 | – | Mass Destruction 21 Mass Destruction |
| 3 | 25 Jun 200528.7 yrs | W2-0 |
Richard Wilson
0-1
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– | SubArmbar | R10:33 | 1.00 | 1,078→1,145 | +67 | 994 | – | Combat Zone 11: Blood Brothers Combat Zone |
| 2 | 5 Feb 200528.3 yrs | W1-0 | Joe Gomes 0-1 | – | KO/TKOPunches | R10:24 | 1.00 | 1,002→1,078 | +77 | 958 | – | WFL 1: Winter Brawl 2005 World Fighting League |
| 1 | 16 Aug 200326.9 yrs | L0-1 |
Sean Gannon
1-0
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– | KO/TKOPunches | R12:37 | 0.00 | 1,056→1,002 | -54 | 1,117 | – | Mass Destruction 12 Mass Destruction am |
Best wins
By the opponent's Elo on the night
Losses
The latest 5 of 8
Rivalries
Opponents met more than once; the series from this side All rivalries →
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.Similar careers
Who looked like this after 20 pro bouts, and what happened nextAfter 20 bouts (2014): 1,344 Elo, 14-5, aged 37, average opponent 1,169.
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Łukasz Parobiec
then 1,267, 13-7, aged 37
1-5 after
peaked 1,283
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Don Frye
then 1,306, 15-4, aged 38
5-5 after
peaked 1,408 ▲
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Sean McCorkle
then 1,362, 16-4, aged 36
1-3 after
peaked 1,425 ▲
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Ian Freeman
then 1,387, 14-6, aged 36
6-1 after
peaked 1,492 ▲
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Dan Bobish
then 1,312, 12-8, aged 36
5-1 after
peaked 1,490 ▲
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Chris Crosby
then 1,351, 13-7, aged 38 · Middleweight
4-3 after
peaked 1,402 ▲