Middleweight · Men

Joel Champion

United States Apex MMA debut 2010
Held by Shavkat Rakhmonov
Form W L W L W
Elo 1,351 peak 1,517 · 11 Aug 2018 166 below it
Tapology Sherdog id 2429558
6-2pro record
1W current streak
1,619best win, Elo
1,193average opponent
-- born 30 Jul 1987
73.0" / 73.0" 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

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Rating by method KO1,178 Sub1,116 Dec1,072

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 8 pro bouts, and what happened next

After 8 bouts (2023): 1,351 Elo, 6-2, aged 36, average opponent 1,263.

  1. Joe Rodriguez then 1,421, 6-2, aged 37 2-4 after peaked 1,407 ▼
  2. Jose Leija then 1,327, 6-2, aged 34 0-3 after peaked 1,230 ▼
  3. Chance Beck then 1,375, 6-2, aged 35 · Welterweight 5-8 after peaked 1,461 ▲
  4. Rafael Celestino then 1,356, 6-2, aged 38 8-5 after peaked 1,510 ▲
  5. Kenny Ento then 1,311, 6-2 8-13 after peaked 1,453 ▲
  6. Wes Swofford then 1,386, 6-2 4-4 after peaked 1,499 ▲

Best wins

By the opponent's Elo on the night
  1. Matthew Frincu KO/TKO R1 · 11 Aug 2018 · RUF MMA 1,619
  2. Roberto Yong Submission R2 · 25 Apr 2015 · Rage in the Cage 1,293
  3. Israel Aquino Submission R1 · 3 Oct 2015 · World Fighting Federation 1,155
  4. Chris Collins KO/TKO R1 · 1 Oct 2016 · World Fighting Federation 1,111
  5. Jeff Anderson Submission R1 · 16 Apr 2016 · World Fighting Federation 1,080

Losses

Newest first
  1. Javier Torres Submission R2 · 7 Jun 2019 · Combate Americas 1,343
  2. Daniel Rodriguez KO/TKO R1 · 20 Apr 2017 · Combate Americas 1,463

Fight history

16 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
16 11 Nov 202336.3 yrs W6-2 Ryan Kelly 7-4 Middleweight KO/TKOKO/TKO R27:30 1.00 1,322→1,351 +29 1,039 – World Fighting Championships 159 World Fighting Championships
15 7 Jun 201931.9 yrs L5-2 Javier Torres 10-7 (1) · 34.2 yrs Middleweight SubTriangle Choke R27:42 0.00 1,517→1,389 -128 1,343 +110→+110 Combate 39: Unbreakable Combate Americas
14 11 Aug 201831.0 yrs W5-1 Matthew Frincu 13-3 · 25.1 yrs Welterweighttitle KO/TKOPunch R11:24 1.00 1,376→1,517 +140 1,619 – RUF MMA 27: Frincu vs. Champion RUF MMA
13 20 Apr 201729.7 yrs L4-1 Daniel Rodriguez 3-0 · 30.3 yrs Welterweight KO/TKOKO/TKO R11:55 0.00 1,472→1,382 -90 1,463 – Combate Americas - Combate 13 Combate Americas
12 1 Oct 201629.2 yrs W4-0 Chris Collins 1-1 · 28.8 yrs Welterweight KO/TKOKO/TKO R14:13 1.00 1,450→1,472 +22 1,111 – World Fighting Federation 31 World Fighting Federation
11 16 Apr 201628.7 yrs W3-0 Jeff Anderson 1-0 · 34.7 yrs Welterweight SubGuillotine Choke R10:47 1.00 1,430→1,450 +21 1,080 – WFF 27: Casino Del Sol Fights World Fighting Federation
10 3 Oct 201528.2 yrs W2-0 Israel Aquino 1-1 · 23.5 yrs Welterweight SubRear Naked Choke R10:49 1.00 1,395→1,430 +35 1,155 – WFF 24: Casino Del Sol Resort Fights World Fighting Federation
9 25 Apr 201527.7 yrs W1-0 Roberto Yong 2-0 · 31.2 yrs Welterweight SubRear Naked Choke R28:12 1.00 1,312→1,395 +83 1,293 – Rage in the Cage 177 Rage in the Cage
8 7 Jun 201426.9 yrs W6-2 Sebastian Buckley 2-0 Welterweighttitle SubRear Naked Choke R23:37 1.00 1,258→1,312 +54 1,194 – Tuff-N-Uff - Pack The Mack: 20th Anniversary Tuff-N-Uff am
7 20 Sep 201326.1 yrs W5-2 DeAndre Marshall 2-3 Welterweight SubSubmission R11:23 1.00 1,214→1,258 +45 1,098 – Tuff-N-Uff - Future Stars of MMA Tuff-N-Uff am
6 2 Mar 201325.6 yrs L4-2 Armando Rivas 2-0 · 26.0 yrs Welterweight DecisionSplit R39:00 0.44 1,249→1,214 -36 1,092 – WFF: Pascua Yaqui Fights 4 World Fighting Federation am
5 17 Nov 201225.3 yrs W4-1 Rylan Echalar 2-0 Welterweight SubRear-Naked Choke R2 1.00 1,192→1,249 +58 1,150 – All Powers Combat 10 All Powers Combat am
4 15 Oct 201124.2 yrs W3-1 Tucker Lee Chapman debut – DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,144→1,193 +49 1,166 – Apex Fighting Championship 1 Apex Fighting Championship am
3 2 Apr 201123.7 yrs L2-1 Raymond Pina 1-0 · 20.5 yrs – DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.16 1,200→1,144 -56 1,138 – UPN - Uptown Fight Night 2 Uptown Fights am
2 14 Aug 201023.0 yrs W2-0 Sean Scott 0-1 – KO/TKOPunches R11:06 1.00 1,157→1,200 +43 1,031 – Strikeforce - Challengers 10 Strikeforce am
1 16 Apr 201022.7 yrs W1-0 Keith Brasfield debut – DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,113→1,157 +45 1,113 – Rage in the Cage 141 Rage in the Cage am