Featherweight · Men

Ty-wan Claxton

“Air”
United States Elevation Fight Team debut 2015
Holds 3 fighters
Form W L L W W
Elo 1,627 peak 1,627 · 14 Mar 2025
Tapology Sherdog
8-3pro record
2W current streak
1,554best win, Elo
1,313average opponent
-- born 25 Nov 1992
68.0" / 74.5" 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

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Rating by method KO1,283 Sub1,156 Dec1,285

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 10 pro bouts, and what happened next

After 10 bouts (2024): 1,606 Elo, 7-3, aged 32, average opponent 1,409.

  1. Gleb Khabibulin then 1,579, 7-1, aged 30 5-2 after peaked 1,737 ▲
  2. Herbert Burns then 1,629, 8-2, aged 31 3-4 after peaked 1,868 ▲
  3. Shelton Graves then 1,623, 7-3, aged 32 · Heavyweight 4-4 after peaked 1,653
  4. Chris Brown then 1,539, 7-3, aged 32 · Welterweight 6-2 after peaked 1,760 ▲
  5. Sadibou Sy then 1,571, 7-3, aged 32 · Middleweight 10-6 after peaked 1,964 ▲
  6. Jeremiah Wells then 1,570, 7-2, aged 33 · Welterweight 7-2 after peaked 1,897 ▲

Best wins

By the opponent's Elo on the night
  1. Sitik Muduev Decision R3 · 26 Jul 2024 · Tuff-N-Uff 1,554
  2. Tynchtykbek Kanybek uulu Decision R3 · 14 Mar 2025 · Tuff-N-Uff 1,438
  3. Cris Lencioni Decision R3 · 17 Aug 2018 · Bellator MMA 1,420
  4. Braydon Akeo Decision R3 · 20 Dec 2019 · Bellator MMA 1,358
  5. James Bennett KO/TKO R3 · 11 May 2019 · Bellator MMA 1,263

Losses

Newest first
  1. Justin Gonzales Decision R3 · 11 Jun 2021 · Bellator MMA 1,831
  2. Jay Jay Wilson Decision R3 · 24 Jul 2020 · Bellator MMA 1,450
  3. Emmanuel Sanchez Submission R2 · 7 Sep 2019 · Bellator MMA 1,918

Fight history

18 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
18 14 Mar 202532.3 yrs W8-3 Tynchtykbek Kanybek uulu 9-1 · 26.2 yrs Featherweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,606→1,627 +20 1,438 +155→-109 Tuff-N-Uff 142 Tuff-N-Uff
17 26 Jul 202431.7 yrs W7-3 Sitik Muduev 12-4 · 31.0 yrs Featherweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,544→1,606 +62 1,554 – Tuff-N-Uff 138 Tuff-N-Uff
16 11 Jun 202128.5 yrs L6-3 Justin Gonzales 11-0 · 30.1 yrs Featherweight DecisionSplit R315:00 0.42* 1,568→1,609 +41 1,831 -135→-110 Bellator 260: Lima vs. Amosov Bellator MMA
15 24 Jul 202027.7 yrs L6-2 Jay Jay Wilson 5-0 · 23.0 yrs Featherweight DecisionSplit R315:00 0.55* 1,594→1,568 -26 1,450 -225→-235 Bellator 242: Bandejas vs. Pettis Bellator MMA
14 20 Dec 201927.1 yrs W6-1 Braydon Akeo 3-0 · 23.2 yrs Featherweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 1.00* 1,551→1,594 +43 1,358 -463→-452 Bellator 235: Barnett vs. Markes Bellator MMA
13 7 Sep 201926.8 yrs L5-1 Emmanuel Sanchez 19-4 · 29.1 yrs Featherweight SubTriangle Choke R29:11 0.00 1,571→1,551 -21 1,918 +161→+143 Bellator 226: Bader vs. Kongo Bellator MMA
12 11 May 201926.5 yrs W5-0 James Bennett 4-1 · 25.0 yrs Featherweight KO/TKOGround & Pound R312:09 1.00 1,542→1,571 +29 1,263 -714→-585 Bellator 221: Chandler vs. Pitbull Bellator MMA
11 14 Dec 201826.1 yrs W4-0 Kaeo Meyer 3-3 Featherweight KO/TKOGround & Pound R12:56 1.00 1,516→1,542 +26 1,214 – Bellator 212: Primus vs. Chandler 2 Bellator MMA
10 17 Aug 201825.7 yrs W3-0 Cris Lencioni 4-1 · 24.1 yrs Featherweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 1.00* 1,431→1,516 +85 1,420 -339→-327 Bellator 204: Caldwell vs. Lahat Bellator MMA
9 16 Feb 201825.2 yrs W2-0 Jose Perez 0-1 Featherweight KO/TKOGround & Pound R28:39 1.00 1,419→1,431 +13 974 -1700→-1642 Bellator 194: Nelson vs. Mitrione 2 Bellator MMA
8 3 Nov 201724.9 yrs W1-0 Jonny Bonilla-Bowman 1-0 · 31.0 yrs Featherweight KO/TKOFlying Knee R11:29 1.00 1,390→1,419 +29 1,109 – Bellator 186: Bader vs. Vassell Bellator MMA
7 18 Feb 201724.2 yrs W7-0 Devin Dorsey 5-3 · 26.8 yrs Featherweight KO/TKORef Stoppage From Strikes R25:39 1.00 1,344→1,390 +46 1,238 – Xtreme Fighting Nation 13 Xtreme Fighting Nation am
6 7 Jan 201724.1 yrs W6-0 Timothy Lewis 10-2 Featherweight KO/TKOKO/TKO R25:27 1.00 1,277→1,344 +67 1,283 – Xtreme Fighting Nation 12: Tournament of Titans Xtreme Fighting Nation am
5 19 Nov 201624.0 yrs W5-0 Vik Dixit 8-3 · 20.8 yrs Featherweight DecisionUnanimous R39:00 0.84 1,222→1,277 +54 1,274 – Xtreme Fighting Nation 11: Tournament of Titans Xtreme Fighting Nation am
4 24 Sep 201623.8 yrs W4-0 Elvin Espinoza 3-1 · 23.6 yrs Featherweight DecisionUnanimous R39:00 0.84 1,186→1,222 +36 1,139 – Xtreme Fighting Nation 10: Tournament of Titans Xtreme Fighting Nation am
3 11 Jun 201623.5 yrs W3-0 Dustin Lampros 3-3 · 22.2 yrs Bantamweight DecisionUnanimous R39:00 0.84 1,148→1,186 +38 1,115 – Xtreme Fighting Nation 9 Xtreme Fighting Nation am
2 25 Nov 201523.0 yrs W2-0 Dominique Ayers 1-0 Lightweight DecisionUnanimous R39:00 0.84 1,100→1,148 +48 1,119 – Explosive Fight Promotions - Caged Madness 39 Explosive Fight Promotions am
1 25 Jul 201522.7 yrs W1-0 Luke Nelson 0-3 · 22.3 yrs Lightweight KO/TKOKO/TKO R1 1.00 1,056→1,100 +44 935 – Explosive Fight Promotions - Caged Madness 37 Explosive Fight Promotions am