Lightweight · Men

Paul Barrow

“The Wheel”
United States Gracie Tampa debut 2009
Held by Justin Gaethje
Form W L W L L
Elo 1,180 peak 1,341 · 20 Jul 2012 161 below it
Tapology Sherdog
5-5pro record
2L current streak
1,323best win, Elo
1,214average opponent
-- born 26 Aug 1985
71.0" / -- 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 KO1,036 Sub1,079 Dec1,050

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 10 pro bouts, and what happened next

After 10 bouts (2014): 1,180 Elo, 5-5, aged 28, average opponent 1,214.

  1. Sergey Astapov then 1,234, 5-5, aged 29 4-3 after peaked 1,410 ▲
  2. Danil Vaganov then 1,134, 5-4, aged 27 6-4 after peaked 1,507 ▲
  3. Jonathan Svensson then 1,131, 5-5, aged 28 2-1 after peaked 1,313 ▲
  4. Min Hyung Kim then 1,169, 5-5, aged 27 3-2 after peaked 1,380 ▲
  5. Luis Carlos Dietrich then 1,146, 5-5, aged 27 1-1 after peaked 1,176
  6. Ian Rammel then 1,126, 5-5, aged 27 2-3 after peaked 1,272 ▲

Best wins

By the opponent's Elo on the night
  1. Jason Carapelluci Submission R3 · 20 Jul 2012 · Bellator MMA 1,323
  2. Fred Weatherly Decision R3 · 3 Dec 2010 · Art of Fighting 1,246
  3. Marcelo Cabral Decision R3 · 26 Feb 2010 · Real Fighting Championships 1,110
  4. Jamie Quackenbush KO/TKO R3 · 24 Jul 2009 · Real Fighting Championships 1,101
  5. Anthony Teehuertas Submission R1 · 3 Apr 2010 · Art of Fighting 1,070

Losses

Newest first
  1. Paulo Silva Decision R3 · 28 Feb 2014 · Real Fighting Championships 1,149
  2. Matt Bessette Decision R3 · 16 Nov 2012 · Bellator MMA 1,380
  3. Patrick Cenoble Decision R3 · 18 Mar 2011 · Real Fighting Championships 1,459
  4. Michael Byrnes Decision R3 · 23 Jul 2010 · Real Fighting Championships 1,008
  5. Alex Caceres Submission R1 · 5 Jun 2010 · The Ultimate Fighter 1,296

Fight history

10 bouts, newest first. Hover a heading for what it means.
# Date Result Opponent Weight class Method Round Score Elo ± Opp Elo Odds Event
10 28 Feb 201428.5 yrs L5-5 Paulo Silva 4-3 · 26.8 yrs Lightweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.16 1,269→1,180 -89 1,149 – RFC 30: Turf Wars Real Fighting Championships
9 16 Nov 201227.2 yrs L5-4 Matt Bessette 9-4 · 27.9 yrs Open Weight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.06* 1,341→1,273 -68 1,380 – Bellator 81 Bellator MMA
8 20 Jul 201226.9 yrs W5-3 Jason Carapelluci 6-2 · 28.6 yrs Featherweight SubRear Naked Choke R310:46 1.00 1,231→1,341 +110 1,323 – Bellator 72: 2012 Summer Series 2 Bellator MMA
7 18 Mar 201125.6 yrs L4-3 Patrick Cenoble 5-0 · 21.3 yrs – DecisionSplit R315:00 0.44 1,189→1,235 +46 1,459 – RFC 23: Breaking Point Real Fighting Championships
6 3 Dec 201025.3 yrs W4-2 Fred Weatherly 1-0 · 33.8 yrs – DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,093→1,189 +96 1,246 – AOF 10: Nightmare Art of Fighting
5 23 Jul 201024.9 yrs L3-2 Michael Byrnes 1-2 · 20.0 yrs – DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.16 1,195→1,093 -103 1,008 – RFC 21: New Blood Real Fighting Championships
4 5 Jun 201024.8 yrs L3-1 Alex Caceres 5-2 · 22.0 yrs Lightweight SubRear Naked Choke R13:55 0.00 1,279→1,195 -83 1,296 – UFC - The Ultimate Fighter Season 12 Elimination Fights The Ultimate Fighter
3 3 Apr 201024.6 yrs W3-0 Anthony Teehuertas 1-1 – SubArmbar R10:59 1.00 1,228→1,279 +50 1,070 – AOF 7: Payday Art of Fighting
2 26 Feb 201024.5 yrs W2-0 Marcelo Cabral 2-1 · 34.1 yrs – DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,188→1,228 +40 1,110 – RFC 20: Stacked Real Fighting Championships
1 24 Jul 200923.9 yrs W1-0 Jamie Quackenbush debut – KO/TKOPunches R3 1.00 1,101→1,188 +88 1,101 – RFC 18: Pride Real Fighting Championships