Featherweight · Men

Marcus Brimage

“The Bama Beast”
United States debut 2006
Held by Razhabali Shaydullaev
Form L L L L L
Elo 1,275 peak 1,596 · 7 Nov 2014 321 below it
Tapology Sherdog
8-9pro record
5L current streak
1,728best win, Elo
1,407average opponent
-- born 6 Apr 1985
64.0" / 71.0" 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 featherweight, ages 26–34

Record

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Rating by method KO1,170 Sub1,125 Dec1,069

Style profile

Each axis is a percentile of featherweight fighters with five pro bouts (6,363 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
Strikes landed Accuracy Absorbed Strikedefence Takedowns TD defence Control Subattempts Knockdowns
In the cage: 8 bouts with the UFC's statistics, 80 minutes, against 236 in the class

Similar careers

Who looked like this after 15 pro bouts, and what happened next

After 15 bouts (2016): 1,468 Elo, 8-7, aged 31, average opponent 1,471.

  1. Hiroyuki Takaya then 1,438, 9-5, aged 31 · Featherweight 14-10 after peaked 1,774 ▲
  2. Don'Tale Mayes then 1,444, 9-5, aged 31 · Heavyweight 2-5 after peaked 1,558 ▲
  3. Tatsunao Nagakura then 1,491, 9-6, aged 32 · Featherweight 2-5 after peaked 1,545 ▲
  4. Peter Petties then 1,503, 8-6, aged 29 · Featherweight 3-4 after peaked 1,560 ▲
  5. Samuel Alvarez then 1,472, 9-6, aged 31 · Lightweight 2-2 after peaked 1,558 ▲
  6. Kegan Gennrich then 1,523, 10-5, aged 32 · Welterweight 3-0 after peaked 1,671 ▲

Best wins

By the opponent's Elo on the night
  1. Jimy Hettes Decision R3 · 22 Sep 2012 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 1,728
  2. Maximo Blanco Decision R3 · 21 Apr 2012 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 1,614
  3. Kyle Bradley KO/TKO R1 · 31 Jul 2010 · USA-MMA 1,450
  4. Stephen Bass Decision R3 · 3 Dec 2011 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 1,402
  5. Zhumabek Tursyn KO/TKO R1 · 7 Nov 2014 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 1,288

Losses

The latest 5 of 9
  1. Kyle Bochniak Decision R3 · 30 Jul 2021 · XMMA 1,385
  2. Leonardo Morales Decision R3 · 25 Jun 2016 · MMA War 1,435
  3. Soo Chul Kim Decision R3 · 12 Mar 2016 · Road Fighting Championship 1,709
  4. Jimmie Rivera KO/TKO R1 · 18 Jul 2015 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 1,729
  5. Cody Garbrandt KO/TKO R3 · 3 Jan 2015 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 1,629

Fight history

20 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
20 30 Jul 202136.3 yrs L8-9 Kyle Bochniak 9-5 · 34.5 yrs Featherweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.16 1,318→1,275 -43 1,385 +255→+255 XMMA 2: Saunders vs. Nijem XMMA
19 25 Jun 201631.2 yrs L8-8 Leonardo Morales 8-3 · 23.5 yrs Featherweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.16 1,468→1,400 -68 1,435 – Viva Nicaragua Canal 13: MMA War MMA War
18 12 Mar 201630.9 yrs L8-7 Soo Chul Kim 12-5-1 · 24.3 yrs Bantamweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.16 1,477→1,468 -8 1,709 – Road FC 29 Road Fighting Championship
17 18 Jul 201530.3 yrs L8-6 Jimmie Rivera 16-2 · 26.1 yrs Bantamweight KO/TKOPunches R11:29 0.00 1,517→1,477 -40 1,729 +100→+100 UFC Fight Night 72: Bisping vs. Leites Ultimate Fighting Championship
16 3 Jan 201529.7 yrs L8-5 Cody Garbrandt 5-0 · 23.5 yrs Bantamweight KO/TKOPunches R314:50 0.00 1,596→1,517 -79 1,629 -240→-240 UFC 182: Jones vs. Cormier Ultimate Fighting Championship
15 7 Nov 201429.6 yrs W8-4 Zhumabek Tursyn 16-2 · 28.6 yrs Bantamweight KO/TKOHead Kick & Punches R12:58 1.00 1,566→1,596 +29 1,288 -450→-450 UFC Fight Night 55: Rockhold vs. Bisping Ultimate Fighting Championship
14 5 Jul 201429.2 yrs L7-4 Russell Doane 13-3 · 27.9 yrs Bantamweight DecisionSplit R315:00 0.59* 1,519→1,566 +48 1,649 -125→-125 UFC 175: Weidman vs. Machida Ultimate Fighting Championship
13 6 Apr 201328.0 yrs L7-3 Conor McGregor 12-2 · 24.7 yrs Featherweight KO/TKOPunches R11:07 0.00 1,574→1,525 -49 1,739 +135→+135 UFC on Fuel TV 9: Mousasi vs. Latifi Ultimate Fighting Championship
12 22 Sep 201227.5 yrs W7-2 Jimy Hettes 10-0 · 25.3 yrs Featherweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.67* 1,492→1,574 +82 1,728 +324→+324 UFC 152: Jones vs. Belfort Ultimate Fighting Championship
11 21 Apr 201227.0 yrs W6-2 Maximo Blanco 8-3-1 (1) · 28.5 yrs Featherweight DecisionSplit R315:00 0.68* 1,414→1,492 +78 1,614 +237→+237 UFC 145: Jones vs. Evans Ultimate Fighting Championship
10 3 Dec 201126.7 yrs W5-2 Stephen Bass 11-1 · 29.1 yrs Featherweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.79* 1,351→1,414 +63 1,402 – UFC: The Ultimate Fighter 14 Finale Ultimate Fighting Championship
9 13 Jun 201126.2 yrs L4-2 Bryan Caraway 14-5 · 26.9 yrs Featherweight SubRear Naked Choke R27:55 0.00 1,380→1,351 -29 1,658 – UFC - The Ultimate Fighter Season 14 Quarterfinals, Day 1 The Ultimate Fighter
8 7 Jun 201126.2 yrs W4-1 Bryson Hansen 5-1 · 25.1 yrs Featherweight KO/TKOKO/TKO R25:22 1.00 1,314→1,380 +66 1,228 – UFC - The Ultimate Fighter Season 14 Elimination Fights The Ultimate Fighter
7 31 Jul 201025.3 yrs W3-1 Kyle Bradley 14-7 (1) · 27.9 yrs Lightweight KO/TKOPunches R13:35 1.00 1,168→1,314 +146 1,450 – USA MMA 13: Stacked USA-MMA
6 18 Feb 200822.9 yrs L2-1 Joey Camacho 1-2 · 26.4 yrs – Sub R11:27 0.00 1,337→1,181 -156 975 – Iron Ring Louisiana Regional
5 19 Jan 200822.8 yrs W2-0 Bryan Goldsby 2-1 · 25.8 yrs Bantamweight KO/TKOPunches R26:07 1.00 1,279→1,337 +58 1,156 – Xtreme Freestyle Fighting 7 International Sport Combat Federation
4 23 Jun 200722.2 yrs W3-0 Ryan Gauthier 1-0 – KO/TKOPunches R11:30 1.00 1,231→1,279 +48 1,134 – World Cage Fighting 1 Mississippi Regional am
3 30 Mar 200722.0 yrs W2-0 Mike Fury debut – KO/TKOPunches R12:02 1.00 1,180→1,231 +51 1,103 – Reign in the Cage Alabama Regional am
2 17 Mar 200721.9 yrs W1-0 Jason Kwast debut – DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,121→1,180 +58 1,117 – GFC 2: St. Patty's Day Massacure Georgia Regional
1 29 Dec 200621.7 yrs W1-0 Russell Eleby 3-1 · 24.2 yrs – KO/TKOPunches R11:33 1.00 1,069→1,121 +53 1,001 – Extreme Combat International 7 Extreme Combat Challenge am