Open Weight · Men

Zak Laird

United States debut 2009
Held by Joshua Van
Form W W W L L
Elo 1,357 peak 1,568 · 15 Jan 2011 211 below it
Sherdog
5-2pro record
2L current streak
1,469best win, Elo
1,250average opponent
-- age unknown
-- / -- height / reach

Elo history

Hover for the fight at that point; dots are wins and losses

Record

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Rating by method KO1,104 Sub1,185 Dec1,120

Style profile

Each axis is a percentile of open weight fighters with five pro bouts (708 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 (2011): 1,568 Elo, 5-0, average opponent 1,250.

  1. Anthony Orozco then 1,563, 5-0 3-0 after peaked 1,686 ▲
  2. Deron Winn then 1,518, 5-0, aged 29 2-3 after peaked 1,593 ▲
  3. Wilson Reis then 1,524, 5-0, aged 24 23-15 after peaked 1,778 ▲
  4. Ezra Elliott then 1,549, 5-0, aged 25 3-0 after peaked 1,644 ▲
  5. Jake Childers then 1,565, 5-0, aged 30 · Featherweight 4-4 after peaked 1,693 ▲
  6. David Martinez then 1,568, 5-0, aged 26 · Lightweight 12-6 after peaked 1,674 ▲

Best wins

By the opponent's Elo on the night
  1. Bill Kamery Submission R1 · 15 Jan 2011 · Midwest Cage Championship 1,469
  2. Shawn West KO/TKO R1 · 22 Oct 2010 · Midwest Cage Championship 1,370
  3. Nate Hansen Submission R2 · 24 Jul 2010 · Fury Fights 1,243
  4. Laramie Shaffer Decision R3 · 11 Jun 2010 · Midwest Cage Championship 1,160
  5. Danny Felix KO/TKO R2 · 4 Sep 2010 · Omaha Fight Club 1,010

Losses

Newest first
  1. Luis Nogueira Submission R1 · 8 Oct 2011 · Bellator MMA 1,479
  2. Brad Floyd KO/TKO R3 · 9 Jul 2011 · World War Fighting Championships 1,361

Fight history

11 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
11 8 Oct 2011 L5-2 Luis Nogueira 12-2 · 26.5 yrs Open Weight SubGuillotine Choke R10:51 0.00 1,433→1,357 -76 1,479 – Bellator 53 Bellator MMA
10 9 Jul 2011 L5-1 Brad Floyd 8-5 · 23.0 yrs – KO/TKOPunches R3 0.00 1,568→1,433 -134 1,361 – World War Fighting Championship 3 World War Fighting Championships
9 15 Jan 2011 W5-0 Bill Kamery 9-1 · 29.0 yrs – SubArmbar R14:53 1.00 1,484→1,568 +84 1,469 – Midwest Cage Championship Midwest Cage Championship
8 22 Oct 2010 W4-0 Shawn West debut · 21.3 yrs – KO/TKOSubmission to Punches R14:59 1.00 1,405→1,484 +79 1,370 – MCC 29: Champion vs. Champion Midwest Cage Championship
7 4 Sep 2010 W3-0 Danny Felix debut – KO/TKORetirement R2 1.00 1,387→1,405 +18 1,010 – OFC - Battle in the Palace 2 Omaha Fight Club
6 24 Jul 2010 W2-0 Nate Hansen 2-1 – SubTriangle Choke R2 1.00 1,319→1,387 +69 1,243 – Fury Fights - Watertown Event Center 4 Fury Fights
5 11 Jun 2010 W1-0 Laramie Shaffer debut – DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,290→1,319 +28 1,160 – MCC 27: Mutapcic vs. Cummings Midwest Cage Championship
4 5 Dec 2009 W4-0 John DeVall 3-3 · 24.2 yrs – DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,280→1,290 +11 1,079 – Extreme Challenge 141 Extreme Challenge am
3 25 Nov 2009 W3-0 Justin Morrison 2-0 · 28.9 yrs – Decision -- 0.80 1,246→1,280 +34 1,218 – Midwest Cage Championship Midwest Cage Championship am
2 26 Sep 2009 W2-0 Jorge Serrano 3-1 · 18.4 yrs – Sub -- 1.00 1,169→1,246 +76 1,226 – Iowa Regional Iowa Regional am
1 5 Sep 2009 W1-0 Laramie Shaffer debut – Decision -- 0.80 1,130→1,169 +39 1,130 – Midwest Cage Championship Midwest Cage Championship am