Lightweight · Men

Tom Shoaff

“A Gentleman of Violence”
United States Evolution MMA Schaumburg debut 2009
Form L W L W W
Elo 1,435 peak 1,509 · 6 Jun 2015 74 below it
Tapology Sherdog id 2323942
11-4pro record
2W current streak
1,371best win, Elo
1,221average opponent
-- born 24 Jan 1989
72.0" / 74.0" 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 lightweight, ages 27–34

Record

-- – --
Rating by method KO1,250 Sub1,060 Dec1,053

Style profile

Each axis is a percentile of lightweight fighters with five pro bouts (7,194 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 (2018): 1,435 Elo, 11-4, aged 29, average opponent 1,262.

  1. Brandon Girtz then 1,446, 11-4, aged 29 6-6 after peaked 1,716 ▲
  2. Kolton Englund then 1,472, 11-4, aged 29 4-1 after peaked 1,582 ▲
  3. Nobuhiro Obiya then 1,484, 11-3, aged 29 1-2 after peaked 1,531
  4. Sascha Sharma then 1,423, 11-4, aged 29 7-2 after peaked 1,598 ▲
  5. Carlton Minus then 1,433, 11-3, aged 29 4-3 after peaked 1,540 ▲
  6. Kurt Southern then 1,448, 11-4, aged 30 3-3 after peaked 1,658 ▲

Best wins

By the opponent's Elo on the night
  1. Reggie Merriweather Decision R3 · 24 Feb 2018 · Colosseum Combat 1,371
  2. Derek Loffer KO/TKO R1 · 6 Jun 2015 · Hoosier FC 1,363
  3. Joe Lile KO/TKO R1 · 2 Dec 2017 · Colosseum Combat 1,334
  4. Cameron VanCamp KO/TKO R2 · 7 Feb 2015 · Hoosier FC 1,320
  5. Austin Tweedy Decision R3 · 8 Feb 2014 · Hoosier FC 1,297

Losses

Newest first
  1. Damian Norris Decision R3 · 31 Mar 2017 · Bellator MMA 1,448
  2. Thomas Gifford KO/TKO R2 · 4 Jun 2016 · Hoosier FC 1,400
  3. Cliff Wright Submission R1 · 17 Oct 2015 · Tru-Form Entertainment 1,353
  4. Kurt Kinser Submission R1 · 8 Nov 2014 · Hoosier FC 1,482

Fight history

19 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
19 24 Feb 201829.1 yrs W11-4 Reggie Merriweather 13-10 · 27.2 yrs Lightweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,377→1,435 +58 1,371 – Colosseum Combat 43 Colosseum Combat
18 2 Dec 201728.9 yrs W10-4 Joe Lile 7-4 · 26.5 yrs Lightweight KO/TKOPunches R14:51 1.00 1,274→1,377 +102 1,334 – Colosseum Combat 42 Colosseum Combat
17 31 Mar 201728.2 yrs L9-4 Damian Norris 8-2 Lightweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.08* 1,315→1,274 -41 1,448 – Bellator 175: Rampage vs. King Mo 2 Bellator MMA
16 7 Jan 201728.0 yrs W9-3 Tyler Combs 14-15-1 · 30.9 yrs Lightweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,301→1,315 +14 1,101 – Colosseum Combat 37 Colosseum Combat
15 4 Jun 201627.4 yrs L8-3 Thomas Gifford 12-7 (1) · 23.9 yrs Lightweight KO/TKOPunch R29:34 0.00 1,385→1,301 -84 1,400 – HFC 29: Adams vs. Mayes Hoosier FC
14 17 Oct 201526.7 yrs L8-2 Cliff Wright 8-7 · 36.7 yrs Lightweight SubRear Naked Choke R13:04 0.00 1,509→1,385 -124 1,353 – Tru-Form Entertainment - TFE MMA: Gladiators Tru-Form Entertainment
13 6 Jun 201526.4 yrs W8-1 Derek Loffer 9-3 · 27.3 yrs Lightweight KO/TKOPunch R10:58 1.00 1,441→1,509 +68 1,363 – HFC 24: Gomez vs. Penn Hoosier FC
12 7 Feb 201526.0 yrs W7-1 Cameron VanCamp 2-0-1 · 21.8 yrs Lightweight KO/TKOKO/TKO R27:21 1.00 1,365→1,441 +76 1,320 – Hoosier Fight Club 23 Hoosier FC
11 8 Nov 201425.8 yrs L6-1 Kurt Kinser 7-0 · 26.8 yrs Lightweight SubArmbar R10:51 0.00 1,443→1,365 -78 1,482 – HFC 22: Shoaff vs. Kinser Hoosier FC
10 13 Sep 201425.6 yrs W6-0 Bobby Emmons 4-3 · 32.8 yrs Lightweight SubNeck Crank R13:46 1.00 1,401→1,443 +42 1,202 – HFC 21: Curtis vs. Muhammad Hoosier FC
9 7 Jun 201425.4 yrs W5-0 Darius Yancy 3-3 · 25.0 yrs Lightweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,390→1,401 +11 1,172 – Hoosier Fight Club 20 Hoosier FC
8 8 Feb 201425.0 yrs W4-0 Austin Tweedy 3-0 · 23.4 yrs Lightweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,342→1,390 +49 1,297 – Hoosier Fight Club 19 Hoosier FC
7 9 Nov 201324.8 yrs W3-0 George Allen 0-1 (1) Lightweight KO/TKOKO/TKO R25:20 1.00 1,307→1,342 +34 1,062 – Hoosier Fight Club 18 Hoosier FC
6 14 Sep 201324.6 yrs W2-0 John Dutton debut Lightweight SubArmbar R14:40 1.00 1,290→1,307 +18 909 – Hoosier Fight Club 17 Hoosier FC
5 15 Dec 201223.9 yrs W1-0 Brandon Priest 0-1 · 19.8 yrs – KO/TKOPunches R13:46 1.00 1,229→1,290 +61 1,118 – Flawless FC 2: Hated Flawless Fighting Championship
4 12 Jun 201021.4 yrs W4-0 Tristan Demmitt 3-0 – KO/TKOPunches R2 1.00 1,172→1,248 +76 1,227 – Freestyle Cage Fighting 42 Freestyle Cage Fighting am
3 27 Feb 201021.1 yrs W3-0 Patrick Fritchie debut – Sub R11:41 1.00 1,126→1,172 +45 1,016 – Red Dragon Promotions - Enter the Septagon Chinese Taipei MMA Association am
2 17 Oct 200920.7 yrs W2-0 Ryan Hooten debut · 29.8 yrs – -- -- 1.00 1,068→1,126 +58 1,029 – -- Iron Warrior Fight League am
1 18 Apr 200920.2 yrs W1-0 Sampson France debut – KO/TKOPunches R2 1.00 1,003→1,068 +66 1,003 – IWFL - Shakedown 1 Iron Warrior Fight League am