Featherweight · Men

Michael Ricketts

“The Phoenix”
United States Bronx Hill MMA debut 2010
Held by Usman Nurmagomedov
Form L W W L L
Elo 1,154 peak 1,401 · 8 Aug 2015 247 below it
Tapology Sherdog
7-7pro record
2L current streak
1,429best win, Elo
1,177average opponent
-- born 19 Sep 1991
67.0" / -- 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

-- – --
Rating by method KO955 Sub1,219 Dec997

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

Similar careers

Who looked like this after 12 pro bouts, and what happened next

After 12 bouts (2019): 1,332 Elo, 7-5, aged 28, average opponent 1,253.

  1. Fábio Serrão then 1,344, 7-5, aged 29 4-3 after peaked 1,497 ▲
  2. Kota Kondo then 1,302, 7-4, aged 29 2-3 after peaked 1,246 ▼
  3. Jerod Spoon then 1,389, 7-4, aged 29 3-0 after peaked 1,532 ▲
  4. Tim Dooling then 1,339, 7-5, aged 27 2-4 after peaked 1,458 ▲
  5. Peter Grimes then 1,319, 7-5, aged 28 5-3 after peaked 1,428 ▲
  6. Mitsuhiro Toma then 1,332, 6-4, aged 27 11-9 after peaked 1,495 ▲

Best wins

By the opponent's Elo on the night
  1. Adam Fritz Decision R3 · 6 Aug 2016 · HRMMA 1,429
  2. Charles Stanford Submission R2 · 8 Aug 2015 · HRMMA 1,272
  3. Lloyd Thornton Submission R1 · 25 May 2019 · HRMMA 1,238
  4. Justin Decker Submission R2 · 28 Jun 2014 · Indiana Fighting Championship 1,156
  5. Nick Baker Submission R3 · 17 Aug 2019 · HRMMA 1,026

Losses

The latest 5 of 7
  1. Nate Williams Submission R2 · 29 Aug 2020 · National Fighting Championship 1,264
  2. Zachary Hicks Decision R3 · 23 Nov 2019 · HRMMA 1,166
  3. Ronnie Lawrence KO/TKO R1 · 2 Feb 2019 · HRMMA 1,417
  4. Justin King Decision R3 · 24 Feb 2018 · Colosseum Combat 1,295
  5. Brandon Shelhart Decision R3 · 3 Jun 2017 · Colosseum Combat 1,355

Fight history

24 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
24 29 Aug 202028.9 yrs L7-7 Nate Williams 9-6 · 33.1 yrs Featherweight SubRear Naked Choke R27:20 0.00 1,233→1,154 -80 1,264 – National Fighting Championship 126 National Fighting Championship
23 23 Nov 201928.2 yrs L7-6 Zachary Hicks 4-3 · 30.5 yrs Featherweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.16 1,332→1,233 -99 1,166 – HRMMA - Hardrock MMA 112: 11 Year Anniversary HRMMA
22 17 Aug 201927.9 yrs W7-5 Nick Baker 4-4 · 28.4 yrs Featherweight SubRear Naked Choke R313:37 1.00 1,303→1,332 +30 1,026 – HRMMA - Hardrock MMA 110: Warr vs. Holbrook HRMMA
21 25 May 201927.7 yrs W6-5 Lloyd Thornton 5-9 (1) · 32.7 yrs Bantamweight SubGuillotine Choke R12:35 1.00 1,207→1,303 +95 1,238 – HRMMA - Hardrock MMA 108: Mohammed vs Shields 2 HRMMA
20 2 Feb 201927.4 yrs L5-5 Ronnie Lawrence 3-1 · 26.6 yrs Bantamweight KO/TKORef Stoppage From Strikes R12:04 0.00 1,257→1,207 -50 1,417 – HRMMA - Hardrock MMA 105 HRMMA
19 24 Feb 201826.4 yrs L5-4 Justin King 6-5 · 35.2 yrs Bantamweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.16 1,324→1,257 -67 1,295 – Colosseum Combat 43 Colosseum Combat
18 3 Jun 201725.7 yrs L5-3 Brandon Shelhart 4-1 Bantamweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.16 1,393→1,324 -69 1,355 – Colosseum Combat 39 Colosseum Combat
17 6 Aug 201624.9 yrs W5-2 Adam Fritz 3-1 · 24.0 yrs Bantamweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,303→1,393 +90 1,429 – HRMMA - Hardrock MMA 82: Ricketts vs. Fritz HRMMA
16 2 Apr 201624.5 yrs L4-2 Alfred Leisure 4-0 · 34.8 yrs Bantamweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.16 1,341→1,303 -38 1,428 – IT Fight Series 42 IT Fight Series
15 10 Oct 201524.1 yrs L4-1 Nate Maness 5-0 · 24.3 yrs Bantamweight KO/TKOPunches R13:42 0.00 1,401→1,341 -59 1,516 – Colosseum Combat 33 Colosseum Combat
14 8 Aug 201523.9 yrs W4-0 Charles Stanford 5-4 · 29.0 yrs Bantamweight SubRear Naked Choke R28:01 1.00 1,327→1,401 +74 1,272 – HRMMA - Hardrock MMA 74 HRMMA
13 9 May 201523.6 yrs W3-0 Michael Shields 2-5 · 28.7 yrs Bantamweight SubGuillotine Choke R12:59 1.00 1,298→1,327 +29 1,018 – Colosseum Combat 32 Colosseum Combat
12 15 Nov 201423.2 yrs W2-0 Latral Perdue 1-6 (1) · 28.3 yrs Bantamweight SubRear Naked Choke R11:30 1.00 1,281→1,298 +17 890 – Indestructible Fight Club - Fight Night 3 Indiana Fighting Championship
11 28 Jun 201422.8 yrs W1-0 Justin Decker 0-1 Bantamweight SubRear Naked Choke R26:22 1.00 1,206→1,281 +75 1,156 – Indestructible Fight Club - Fight Night 2 Indiana Fighting Championship
10 10 May 201422.6 yrs W6-4 Josh Stanley 6-0 · 24.4 yrs – Decision -- 0.80 1,147→1,206 +59 1,256 – -- Indiana Fighting Championship am
9 25 May 201321.7 yrs W5-4 Tommy Delgadillo 2-5 · 35.7 yrs Bantamweight SubRear Naked Choke R25:16 1.00 1,099→1,147 +47 1,001 – Art of War FC 6: The Tournament - Round 2 Mad Wolf Promotions am
8 23 Feb 201321.4 yrs W4-4 Patrick Ruby 3-3 – SubRear Naked Choke R25:24 1.00 1,032→1,099 +68 1,043 – Art of War FC 4: Night of the Champions Mad Wolf Promotions am
7 21 Jul 201220.8 yrs W3-4 Paul Palacios 3-2 Featherweighttitle KO/TKOStrikes R24:47 1.00 927→1,032 +105 1,168 – Art of War FC 2: Shattered Dreams Mad Wolf Promotions am
6 5 Nov 201120.1 yrs L2-4 Stephen Kimbrell debut Featherweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.16 954→927 -28 1,047 – HRMMA - Hardrock MMA 41 HRMMA am
5 30 Apr 201119.6 yrs L2-3 Micah Cox debut – Decision -- 0.20 981→954 -27 1,048 – -- Kentucky Regional am
4 9 Apr 201119.6 yrs L2-2 Jeff Young 1-0 – Decision -- 0.20 1,010→981 -29 1,066 – -- Second2None Cage Fights am
3 26 Mar 201119.5 yrs L2-1 William Bunge debut Lightweight SubArmbar R12:11 0.00 1,081→1,010 -71 1,054 – HRMMA - Hardrock MMA 32 HRMMA am
2 5 Feb 201119.4 yrs W2-0 Terry Coulter 1-0 · 18.6 yrs Lightweight DecisionSplit R39:00 0.56 1,062→1,081 +19 1,119 – HRMMA - Hardrock MMA 29: 2 Year Anniversary Show HRMMA am
1 22 May 201018.7 yrs W1-0 Derik Byrd 1-2 Lightweight DecisionUnanimous R39:00 0.84 1,028→1,062 +34 972 – Wicktagon 11 Wicktagon MMA am