Middleweight · Men

Dustin Denes

“Clean”
United States American Top Team debut 2001
Held by Georges St-Pierre
Form L W W L L
Elo 1,347 peak 1,512 · 15 Jul 2006 165 below it
Tapology Sherdog
12-4-3pro record
2L current streak
1,435best win, Elo
1,274average opponent
-- born 16 Feb 1977
72.0" / -- 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 middleweight, ages 27–37

Record

-- – --
Rating by method KO979 Sub1,371 Dec1,067

Style profile

Each axis is a percentile of middleweight fighters with five pro bouts (4,235 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 (2006): 1,405 Elo, 10-2, aged 29, average opponent 1,252.

  1. Al Matavao then 1,411, 10-5, aged 29 5-2 after peaked 1,463 ▲
  2. Bruno Assis then 1,412, 10-5, aged 29 3-2 after peaked 1,569 ▲
  3. David Hošek then 1,406, 10-4, aged 30 3-5 after peaked 1,366 ▼
  4. Adam Stroup then 1,423, 10-5, aged 30 4-1 after peaked 1,502 ▲
  5. Ahmed Sami then 1,426, 11-3, aged 29 1-2 after peaked 1,483 ▲
  6. Igor Litoshik then 1,408, 10-5, aged 29 13-6 after peaked 1,537 ▲

Best wins

By the opponent's Elo on the night
  1. Todd Carney Submission R2 · 24 Jun 2006 · Absolute Fighting Championship 1,435
  2. Adrian Serrano Submission R1 · 6 Dec 2003 · Absolute Fighting Championship 1,363
  3. Izuru Takeuchi Decision R3 · 7 Sep 2002 · HOOKnSHOOT 1,303
  4. Darrell Smith Submission R1 · 30 Jul 2005 · Absolute Fighting Championship 1,276
  5. Scott Henze Submission R1 · 13 Dec 2002 · Absolute Fighting Championship 1,259

Losses

Newest first
  1. Nick Thompson KO/TKO R1 · 18 Feb 2007 · Bodog Fight 1,746
  2. Brian Foster KO/TKO R2 · 9 Sep 2006 · International Fight League 1,218
  3. Shiko Yamashita Decision R3 · 22 Apr 2006 · Absolute Fighting Championship 1,322
  4. Akira Shoji Decision R3 · 19 Jul 2003 · Absolute Fighting Championship 1,290

Rivalries

Opponents met more than once; the series from this side All rivalries →
  1. Nick Thompson 2 meetings · 2003, 2007 1–1
  2. Shiko Yamashita 2 meetings · 2003, 2006 0–1

Fight history

19 bouts, newest first. Hover a heading for what it means.
# Date Result Opponent Weight class Method Round Score Elo ± Opp Elo Odds Event
19 18 Feb 200730.0 yrs L12-4-3 Nick Thompson 30-9-1 · 25.7 yrs – KO/TKOPunches R11:27 0.00 1,364→1,347 -18 1,746 – Bodog Fight - Costa Rica Combat Bodog Fight
18 9 Sep 200629.6 yrs L12-3-3 Brian Foster 6-9 · 31.6 yrs Middleweight KO/TKOPunches R27:30 0.00 1,512→1,364 -148 1,218 – IFL 3: World Championship 2006 (Stage 1) International Fight League
17 15 Jul 200629.4 yrs W12-2-3 Franz Mendez 2-3 (1) – SubRear-Naked Choke R13:40 1.00 1,500→1,512 +12 1,041 – Combat Fighting Championship 1 Florida Regional
16 24 Jun 200629.3 yrs W11-2-3 Todd Carney 18-14 · 32.6 yrs – SubTriangle Choke R2 1.00 1,405→1,500 +95 1,435 – Absolute Fighting Championships 17 Absolute Fighting Championship
15 22 Apr 200629.2 yrs L10-2-3 Shiko Yamashita 8-2-3 · 32.3 yrs – DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.16 1,508→1,405 -102 1,322 – Absolute Fighting Championships 16 Absolute Fighting Championship
14 30 Jul 200528.4 yrs W10-1-3 Darrell Smith 14-14-1 · 29.0 yrs – SubTriangle Choke R13:43 1.00 1,463→1,508 +44 1,276 – Absolute Fighting Championships 13 Absolute Fighting Championship
13 30 Apr 200528.2 yrs W9-1-3 Pat Healy 3-3 · 21.8 yrs Welterweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,454→1,463 +9 1,225 – Absolute Fighting Championships 12 Absolute Fighting Championship
12 9 Jul 200427.4 yrs D8-1-3 Masanori Suda 21-9-2 · 31.0 yrs Middleweight DecisionMajority R315:00 0.50 1,457→1,454 -3 1,446 – Shooto USA: Soljah Fight Night Shooto USA
11 6 Dec 200326.8 yrs W8-1-2 Adrian Serrano 50-19-4 · 40.0 yrs – SubArmbar R12:20 1.00 1,372→1,457 +85 1,363 – Absolute Fighting Championships 6 Absolute Fighting Championship
10 5 Sep 200326.5 yrs W7-1-2 Nick Thompson 1-1 · 22.2 yrs – SubTriangle Choke R11:45 1.00 1,337→1,372 +34 1,091 – Absolute Fighting Championships 5 Absolute Fighting Championship
9 19 Jul 200326.4 yrs L6-1-2 Akira Shoji 10-8-5 · 29.5 yrs – DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.16 1,431→1,337 -93 1,290 – Absolute Fighting Championships 4 Absolute Fighting Championship
8 23 Feb 200326.0 yrs D6-0-2 Shiko Yamashita 7-2-1 · 29.2 yrs Middleweight DecisionTechnical R13:48 0.50 1,482→1,431 -51 1,248 – Shooto - 2/23 in Korakuen Hall Shooto
7 13 Dec 200225.8 yrs W6-0-1 Scott Henze 16-4-1 · 25.7 yrs – SubArmbar R13:45 1.00 1,436→1,482 +46 1,259 – HOOKnSHOOT - Absolute Fighting Championships 1 Absolute Fighting Championship
6 7 Sep 200225.6 yrs W5-0-1 Izuru Takeuchi 8-3-3 · 28.1 yrs Middleweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,400→1,436 +36 1,303 – HOOKnSHOOT: New Wind HOOKnSHOOT
5 29 Jun 200225.4 yrs W4-0-1 Rory Singer 3-1 · 26.1 yrs – SubArmlock R2 1.00 1,351→1,400 +49 1,186 – WEFC 1: Bring It On Georgia Regional
4 25 May 200225.3 yrs W3-0-1 Tom Jones 1-0 · 32.5 yrs Middleweight SubTriangle Armbar R12:48 1.00 1,303→1,351 +48 1,134 – HOOKnSHOOT: Relentless HOOKnSHOOT
3 9 Mar 200225.1 yrs W2-0-1 Eric Schafer 3-0-2 · 24.5 yrs Open Weight SubKimura R1 1.00 1,208→1,303 +95 1,236 – HOOKnSHOOT: Overdrive HOOKnSHOOT
2 26 Jan 200224.9 yrs W1-0-1 George Allen 9-10-1 · 35.0 yrs – SubTriangle Armbar R1 1.00 1,154→1,208 +54 1,015 – RSF 7: Animal Instinct World Extreme Fighting
1 18 Aug 200124.5 yrs D0-0-1 Akihiro Gono 13-8-4 · 26.9 yrs – DecisionMajority R315:00 0.50 1,095→1,154 +59 1,379 – Deep - 2nd Impact DEEP