Welterweight · Men

Rusty Pearson

United States debut 2007
Held by Marco Sanchez
Form W L L L L
Elo 960 peak 1,297 · 19 Dec 2008 337 below it
Tapology Sherdog
9-7pro record
4L current streak
1,238best win, Elo
1,114average opponent
-- born 25 May 1984
68.0" / -- 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 welterweight, ages 27–36

Record

-- – --
Rating by method KO1,038 Sub753 Dec971

Style profile

Each axis is a percentile of welterweight fighters with five pro bouts (6,423 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 (2013): 984 Elo, 9-6, aged 29, average opponent 1,105.

  1. Chris Hugh then 967, 8-7, aged 29 10-6 after peaked 1,385 ▲
  2. Sofiane Aïssaoui then 971, 9-6, aged 31 3-2 after peaked 1,108 ▲
  3. Oleg Zakharov then 1,059, 9-6 0-3 after peaked 1,043 ▼
  4. Mauricio Ariel Pare then 1,016, 7-8, aged 29 21-17 after peaked 1,229 ▲
  5. Frank Young then 993, 9-6, aged 26 3-18 after peaked 945 ▼
  6. Robin Dutry then 1,070, 9-6 1-4 after peaked 1,034 ▼

Best wins

By the opponent's Elo on the night
  1. Kevin Hafen Submission R1 · 25 Sep 2010 · Crown FC 1,238
  2. Jhesua Arias KO/TKO R2 · 28 Nov 2008 · Ultimate Combat Experience 1,158
  3. Levi Roberts KO/TKO R2 · 29 Mar 2008 · Ultimate Combat Experience 1,107
  4. Wade Knight Decision R3 · 13 Sep 2008 · Ultimate Combat Experience 1,060
  5. Christian Costa Decision R3 · 26 Apr 2008 · Ultimate Combat Experience 1,059

Losses

The latest 5 of 7
  1. Justin McDonald KO/TKO R2 · 27 Apr 2024 · SteelFist Fight Night 1,251
  2. Rudy Cutnose Submission R3 · 28 Sep 2013 · Crown FC 990
  3. Dave Allred Submission R1 · 18 Jun 2011 · Crown FC 1,384
  4. Jimmy Spicuzza Submission R1 · 5 Mar 2011 · Crown FC 1,187
  5. Paul Sizemore Submission R1 · 6 Aug 2010 · Fight King 1,175

Rivalries

Opponents met more than once; the series from this side All rivalries →
  1. Paul Sizemore 2 meetings · 2009, 2010 0–2

Fight history

16 bouts, newest first. Hover a heading for what it means.
# Date Result Opponent Weight class Method Round Score Elo ± Opp Elo Odds Event
16 27 Apr 202439.9 yrs L9-7 Justin McDonald 2-1 Welterweight KO/TKOGround & Pound R26:08 0.00 992→960 -32 1,251 – SteelFist Fight Night: Phenomenon SteelFist Fight Night
15 28 Sep 201329.3 yrs L9-6 Rudy Cutnose 4-6 · 27.0 yrs Welterweight SubArmbar R311:41 0.00 1,098→984 -114 990 – Crown Fighting Championships 8 Crown FC
14 18 Jun 201127.1 yrs L9-5 Dave Allred 9-4 · 29.6 yrs – SubRear-Naked Choke R13:05 0.00 1,139→1,105 -34 1,384 – Crown Fighting Championships 3 Crown FC
13 5 Mar 201126.8 yrs L9-4 Jimmy Spicuzza debut · 26.1 yrs – SubArmbar R12:04 0.00 1,240→1,139 -101 1,187 – Crown Fighting Championships 2 Crown FC
12 25 Sep 201026.3 yrs W9-3 Kevin Hafen 3-0 – SubRear-Naked Choke R13:32 1.00 1,125→1,240 +115 1,238 – Crown Fighting Championships 1 Crown FC
11 6 Aug 201026.2 yrs L8-3 Paul Sizemore 2-1 – SubRear-Naked Choke R11:05 0.00 1,225→1,125 -100 1,175 – Fight Kings 2 Fight King
10 5 Dec 200925.5 yrs W8-2 Cole Rose 10-6 · 32.1 yrs – SubRear-Naked Choke R13:01 1.00 1,167→1,225 +58 1,045 – Xtreme Combat Utah Regional
9 6 Mar 200924.8 yrs L7-2 Paul Sizemore 1-0 – SubArmbar R11:02 0.00 1,297→1,167 -130 1,112 – Ultimate Combat Experience Ultimate Combat Experience
8 19 Dec 200824.6 yrs W7-1 Jay Jensen 6-3 – SubGuillotine Choke R3 1.00 1,265→1,297 +32 1,006 – UCE - Round 32: Episode 24 Ultimate Combat Experience
7 28 Nov 200824.5 yrs W6-1 Jhesua Arias 2-0 · 24.0 yrs – KO/TKORetirement R2 1.00 1,184→1,265 +81 1,158 – UCE - Round 32: Episode 21 Ultimate Combat Experience
6 13 Sep 200824.3 yrs W5-1 Wade Knight debut – DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,145→1,184 +39 1,060 – UCE - Round 32: Episode 10 Ultimate Combat Experience
5 12 Jul 200824.1 yrs L4-1 Dan Haefemeyer debut – Sub R2 0.00 1,278→1,145 -134 1,075 – UCE - Round 32: Episode 1 Ultimate Combat Experience
4 26 Apr 200823.9 yrs W4-0 Christian Costa debut – DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,265→1,278 +13 1,059 – UCE - Round 30: Episode 16 Ultimate Combat Experience
3 29 Mar 200823.8 yrs W3-0 Levi Roberts 2-2 – KO/TKOPunches R2 1.00 1,201→1,265 +64 1,107 – UCE - Round 30: Episode 12 Ultimate Combat Experience
2 9 Feb 200823.7 yrs W2-0 Richard Urias debut · 25.5 yrs – KO/TKOPunches R11:04 1.00 1,142→1,201 +59 1,023 – UCE - Round 30: Episode 6 Ultimate Combat Experience
1 16 Jun 200723.1 yrs W1-0 Mark Worley 0-1 – DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,121→1,142 +21 957 – UCE - Round 26 - Episode 11: Finals Ultimate Combat Experience