Bantamweight · Men

Wade Choate

United States Central Illinois Combat Club debut 2003
Held by Petr Yan
Form L L W L L
Elo 1,135 peak 1,345 · 10 Oct 2008 210 below it
Tapology Sherdog
15-17pro record
2L current streak
1,315best win, Elo
1,168average opponent
-- born 6 Feb 1980
69.0" / -- 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 bantamweight, ages 26–33

Record

-- – --
Rating by method KO1,090 Sub903 Dec1,058

Style profile

Each axis is a percentile of bantamweight fighters with five pro bouts (5,172 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 30 pro bouts, and what happened next

After 30 bouts (2013): 1,250 Elo, 15-15, aged 34, average opponent 1,162.

  1. Sivaldo Alves then 1,245, 17-11, aged 32 4-2 after peaked 1,231 ▼
  2. Bogdan Barbu then 1,202, 17-13, aged 33 1-4 after peaked 1,131 ▼
  3. Kana Hyatt then 1,182, 14-16, aged 35 3-4 after peaked 1,329 ▲
  4. Ludwing Salazar then 1,294, 15-14, aged 34 · Lightweight 9-9 after peaked 1,403 ▲
  5. Ruslan Mammadov then 1,164, 15-14, aged 32 5-1 after peaked 1,485 ▲
  6. Alessandro Botti then 1,254, 16-14, aged 34 · Catchweight 3-2 after peaked 1,435 ▲

Best wins

By the opponent's Elo on the night
  1. Matt Kucala KO/TKO R1 · 18 Jun 2008 · Cut Throat MMA 1,315
  2. Jim Snowberger Submission R1 · 3 May 2008 · Cage Rage 1,288
  3. Justin Robbins Submission R2 · 15 Oct 2011 · Capital City Cage Wars 1,286
  4. Joey Diehl KO/TKO R1 · 10 Aug 2013 · Xtreme Fighting Organization 1,259
  5. Chris Schutte Submission R1 · 24 Feb 2007 · Cage Rage 1,130

Losses

The latest 5 of 17
  1. Shawn West KO/TKO R1 · 10 Oct 2014 · Caged Aggression MMA 1,243
  2. Miguel Torres Submission R1 · 31 May 2014 · United Combat League 1,497
  3. Masanori Kanehara Submission R1 · 26 Apr 2013 · DEEP 1,564
  4. Mikael Silander Submission R3 · 13 Oct 2012 · Fight Festival 1,306
  5. Jens Pulver Decision R3 · 4 Mar 2011 · Chicago Cagefighting Championship 1,260

Fight history

36 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
36 10 Oct 201434.7 yrs L15-17 Shawn West 7-6 · 25.2 yrs Bantamweight KO/TKOPunch R14:19 0.00 1,216→1,135 -81 1,243 – Caged Aggression 14: All Or Nothing Caged Aggression MMA
35 31 May 201434.3 yrs L15-16 Miguel Torres 41-7 · 33.4 yrs Featherweight SubGuillotine Choke R11:19 0.00 1,250→1,216 -34 1,497 – United Combat League: Torres vs. Choate United Combat League
34 10 Aug 201333.5 yrs W15-15 Joey Diehl 4-4 · 22.5 yrs Bantamweight KO/TKOKnee & Punch R12:16 1.00 1,131→1,250 +118 1,259 – XFO 48: Outdoor War 9 Xtreme Fighting Organization
33 26 Apr 201333.2 yrs L14-15 Masanori Kanehara 22-10-5 · 30.4 yrs Bantamweight SubArm Triangle Choke R14:16 0.00 1,146→1,131 -14 1,564 – Deep - 62 Impact DEEP
32 13 Oct 201232.7 yrs L14-14 Mikael Silander 7-1 · 27.1 yrs Flyweight SubArm Triangle Choke R310:00 0.00 1,210→1,146 -64 1,306 – Fight Festival 32 Fight Festival
31 15 Oct 201131.7 yrs W14-13 Justin Robbins 12-9-1 · 31.2 yrs – SubGuillotine Choke R2 1.00 1,074→1,210 +135 1,286 – Capital City Cage Wars 7 Capital City Cage Wars
30 4 Mar 201131.1 yrs L13-13 Jens Pulver 23-14-1 · 36.2 yrs – DecisionSplit R315:00 0.44 1,035→1,074 +39 1,260 – Chicago Cagefighting Championship 3 Chicago Cagefighting Championship
29 21 Aug 201030.5 yrs W13-12 Marco Daniels 3-14 – SubTriangle Choke R13:04 1.00 972→1,035 +64 874 – United Cage Fighting - Unforgiven Wisconsin Regional
28 23 May 201030.3 yrs L12-12 Derek Griffin 8-7 Bantamweight SubRear Naked Choke R14:43 0.00 1,084→972 -113 981 – Combat USA 30: 2010 Championship (Round 4) Combat USA
27 23 Jan 201030.0 yrs L12-11 Sam Thao 3-1 · 27.8 yrs – KO/TKOPunch R11:25 0.00 1,124→1,084 -39 1,339 – KTK 30: The Takeover Konquer the Kage
26 8 Jan 201029.9 yrs L12-10 Floyd Hodges 3-1 · 23.7 yrs – KO/TKOPunches R10:32 0.00 1,171→1,124 -47 1,343 – Madtown Throwdown 22 Madtown Throwdown
25 10 Oct 200929.7 yrs L12-9 Lloyd Carter 2-1 · 24.1 yrs – KO/TKOPunches R2 0.00 1,290→1,171 -119 1,159 – Total Fight Challenge 17 Total Fight Challenge
24 31 Jul 200929.5 yrs L12-8 Ismael Figueroa 1-0 – DecisionSplit R315:00 0.44 1,342→1,290 -52 1,163 – Madtown Throwdown 20 Madtown Throwdown
23 17 Jan 200928.9 yrs W12-7 Jake Omen 2-3 – SubRear-Naked Choke R2 1.00 1,303→1,342 +39 1,084 – Madtown Throwdown 18 Madtown Throwdown
22 22 Nov 200828.8 yrs L11-7 Eddie Wineland 13-5-1 · 24.4 yrs – KO/TKOSubmission to Strikes R12:29 0.00 1,345→1,303 -42 1,548 – C3 - Domination Corral's Combat Classic
21 10 Oct 200828.7 yrs W11-6 Kurt Deeren 0-1 – DecisionUnanimous R210:00 0.95 1,327→1,345 +18 1,028 – Madtown Throwdown 17 Madtown Throwdown
20 9 Aug 200828.5 yrs W10-6 Rob Rears debut – DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,312→1,327 +15 1,116 – Cage Rage - Kokomo Cage Rage
19 18 Jun 200828.4 yrs W9-6 Matt Kucala 4-1 – KO/TKOPunches R10:27 1.00 1,196→1,312 +116 1,315 – Brawl at Bourbon Street 9 Cut Throat MMA
18 3 May 200828.2 yrs W8-6 Jim Snowberger 3-0 – SubGuillotine Choke R11:21 1.00 1,058→1,196 +138 1,288 – Cage Rage - Lafayette Cage Rage
17 1 Dec 200727.8 yrs L7-6 Elton Chavez 7-4-1 – SubTriangle Choke R10:47 0.00 1,112→1,058 -54 1,251 – C3 - Corral Combat Classic Corral's Combat Classic
16 27 Oct 200727.7 yrs W7-5 Jeff Pender 1-3 – SubArmbar R11:29 1.00 1,063→1,112 +49 898 – Cage Rage - Monster Mash 3 Cage Rage
15 8 Sep 200727.6 yrs W6-5 Tripp Davidson 0-1 – KO/TKOPunch R2 1.00 969→1,063 +94 993 – Cage Rage - Monticello Cage Rage
14 28 Apr 200727.2 yrs L5-5 Eugene Crisler 1-4 · 22.1 yrs – SubArmbar -- 0.00 1,078→969 -109 992 – Madtown Throwdown 11 Madtown Throwdown
13 24 Feb 200727.0 yrs W5-4 Chris Schutte debut – SubNeck Crank R10:43 1.00 948→1,078 +130 1,130 – Cage Rage - Cabin Fever Cage Rage
12 4 Nov 200626.7 yrs L4-4 Antonio Canas debut · 26.3 yrs Featherweight SubArmbar R11:17 0.00 1,031→948 -82 1,051 – ISCF - Peoria International Sport Combat Federation
11 18 Feb 200626.0 yrs L4-3 Kevin English 5-1 · 26.0 yrs – SubGuillotine Choke R1 0.00 1,083→1,031 -52 1,232 – Total Fight Challenge 5 Total Fight Challenge
10 19 Nov 200525.8 yrs L4-2 Sergio Gomez 2-0 · 23.6 yrs – SubRear-Naked Choke R1 0.00 1,162→1,083 -79 1,196 – IHC 9: Purgatory Ironheart Crown
9 30 Apr 200525.2 yrs W4-1 Joe Canchoba debut – SubArmbar R1 1.00 1,075→1,162 +87 1,073 – Silverback Classic 20 Illinois Regional
8 8 Apr 200525.2 yrs L1-3 Eric Newell debut – KO/TKO R13:00 0.00 1,170→1,075 -95 1,001 – Duneland Classic Duneland Classic am
7 26 Mar 200525.1 yrs W1-2 Frank Young 2-0 · 20.5 yrs – Sub R2 1.00 1,090→1,170 +80 1,168 – -- Illinois Regional am
6 19 Feb 200525.0 yrs W3-1 Matt Ambrose debut – KO/TKOPunches R12:29 1.00 987→1,090 +103 1,049 – Total Fight Challenge 2 Total Fight Challenge
5 24 Apr 200424.2 yrs L2-1 David Budney debut – SubArmbar R1 0.00 1,089→987 -102 1,031 – Total Fight Challenge 1 Total Fight Challenge
4 5 Mar 200424.1 yrs L0-2 Primo Luciano 1-0 · 29.0 yrs – SubArm Bar R13:00 0.00 1,169→1,089 -80 1,094 – Extreme Fighting Challenge 7 Ohio Regional am
3 13 Dec 200323.8 yrs W2-0 Thomas Cubas debut – KO/TKOTKO R1 1.00 1,083→1,169 +86 1,077 – Silverback Classic 18 Illinois Regional
2 13 Dec 200323.8 yrs W1-0 Craig Meagher 1-3 – SubChoke R2 1.00 1,008→1,083 +75 957 – Silverback Classic 18 Illinois Regional
1 23 Aug 200323.5 yrs L0-1 Dan Forrester debut – Sub R15:01 0.00 1,047→1,008 -39 1,195 – Danger Zone Danger Zone am