Middleweight · Men

Erik Paulson

United States CSW Training Center debut 1993
Holds 6 fighters
Form L L W W W
Elo 1,249 peak 1,351 · 17 Oct 1995 102 below it 194 days at No. 1 welterweight
Tapology Sherdog
11-4-2pro record
3W current streak
1,449best win, Elo
1,111average opponent
-- born 28 Jun 1965
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 middleweight, ages 27–37

Record

-- – --
Rating by method KO1,059 Sub1,086 Dec1,124

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 15 pro bouts, and what happened next

After 15 bouts (1998): 1,210 Elo, 9-4, aged 33, average opponent 1,102.

  1. Marcos Átila then 1,236, 9-6, aged 34 3-3 after peaked 1,299 ▲
  2. Vagner Tiburcio then 1,219, 8-6, aged 33 4-5 after peaked 1,268
  3. Todd Chattelle then 1,276, 9-6, aged 32 3-6 after peaked 1,365 ▲
  4. Silas Robson then 1,261, 9-6, aged 32 3-4 after peaked 1,424 ▲
  5. Nilson de Castro then 1,182, 8-7, aged 33 2-1 after peaked 1,385 ▲
  6. Carlos Alberto Bazan Rojas then 1,226, 9-6, aged 31 8-4 after peaked 1,451 ▲

Best wins

By the opponent's Elo on the night
  1. Masanori Suda KO/TKO R3 · 29 Aug 1998 · Shooto 1,449
  2. Ronald Jhun Decision R3 · 15 Apr 2000 · Icon Sport 1,287
  3. Kenji Kawaguchi Submission R2 · 7 Nov 1994 · Shooto 1,195
  4. Kenji Kawaguchi Submission R3 · 7 May 1996 · Shooto 1,175
  5. Todd Bjornethun Submission R2 · 20 Jan 1996 · Shooto 1,113

Losses

Newest first
  1. Carlos Newton Submission R1 · 29 Nov 1997 · Vale Tudo Japan 958
  2. Paul Jones Decision R3 · 27 Aug 1997 · Shooto 1,216
  3. Matt Hume KO/TKO R3 · 18 Oct 1996 · Battlecade 1,031
  4. James Warring KO/TKO R1 · 17 Oct 1995 · WCC 947

Rivalries

Opponents met more than once; the series from this side All rivalries →
  1. Paul Jones 2 meetings · 1997, 1997 0–1
  2. Kenji Kawaguchi 2 meetings · 1994, 1996 2–0

Fight history

17 bouts, newest first. Hover a heading for what it means.
# Date Result Opponent Weight class Method Round Score Elo ± Opp Elo Odds Event
17 13 Oct 200742.3 yrs W11-4-2 Jeff Ford 4-4 · 37.4 yrs – SubArmbar R11:44 1.00 1,191→1,249 +58 1,069 – HDNF 1: HDNet Fights Texas Regional
16 15 Apr 200034.8 yrs W10-4-2 Ronald Jhun 7-4 · 29.6 yrs Welterweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,203→1,283 +80 1,287 – SB 17: SuperBrawl 17 Icon Sport
15 29 Aug 199833.2 yrs W9-4-2 Masanori Suda 14-4 · 25.1 yrs Middleweight KO/TKOPunches R314:48 1.00 1,051→1,210 +159 1,449 – Shooto: Las Grandes Viajes 5 Shooto
14 29 Nov 199732.4 yrs L8-4-2 Carlos Newton 0-1 · 21.3 yrs – SubArmbar R10:41 0.00 1,189→1,051 -138 958 – Vale Tudo Japan 1997 Vale Tudo Japan
13 27 Aug 199732.2 yrs L8-3-2 Paul Jones 1-0-1 · 34.5 yrs Light Heavyweight DecisionMajority R315:00 0.38 1,209→1,189 -20 1,216 – Shooto: Reconquista 3 Shooto
12 28 Mar 199731.7 yrs D8-2-2 Paul Jones debut · 34.1 yrs Middleweight DecisionN/A R315:00 0.50 1,244→1,209 -35 1,097 – Extreme Fighting 4 Battlecade
11 18 Jan 199731.6 yrs W8-2-1 Stuart Harrison debut Welterweight SubArmbar R25:28 1.00 1,178→1,244 +66 1,092 – Shooto: Reconquista 1 Shooto
10 18 Oct 199631.3 yrs L7-2-1 Matt Hume 2-5 · 30.3 yrs Middleweight KO/TKODoctor Stoppage (Cut) R310:44 0.00 1,326→1,178 -148 1,031 – Extreme Fighting 3 Battlecade
9 7 May 199630.9 yrs W7-1-1 Kenji Kawaguchi 11-2-4 · 27.7 yrs Welterweight SubToe Hold R317:23 1.00 1,259→1,326 +67 1,175 – Shooto: Vale Tudo Junction 3 Shooto
8 20 Jan 199630.6 yrs W6-1-1 Todd Bjornethun 3-3 · 30.4 yrs Middleweight SubGuillotine Choke R23:26 1.00 1,191→1,259 +68 1,113 – Shooto: Vale Tudo Junction 1 Shooto
7 17 Oct 199530.3 yrs L5-1-1 James Warring 0-1 · 36.9 yrs Heavyweighttitle KO/TKOCorner Stoppage R116:08 0.00 1,351→1,191 -159 947 – WCC 1: First Strike WCC
6 17 Oct 199530.3 yrs W5-0-1 Sean McCully debut Heavyweighttitle KO/TKOPunches R15:17 1.00 1,327→1,351 +24 1,006 – WCC 1: First Strike WCC
5 26 Sep 199530.2 yrs W4-0-1 Yasunori Okuda 4-6 · 23.1 yrs Welterweight SubKeylock R10:44 1.00 1,301→1,327 +26 996 – Shooto: Vale Tudo Perception Shooto
4 29 Jul 199530.1 yrs W3-0-1 Ben Spijkers debut · 34.4 yrs Welterweight SubGuillotine Choke R512:38 1.00 1,248→1,301 +53 1,104 – Shooto: Complete Vale Tudo Access Shooto
3 7 Nov 199429.4 yrs W2-0-1 Kenji Kawaguchi 10-1-4 · 26.2 yrs Welterweight SubArmbar R25:03 1.00 1,149→1,248 +99 1,195 – Shooto: Vale Tudo Access 2 Shooto
2 25 Nov 199328.4 yrs D1-0-1 Naoki Sakurada 8-6-2 · 27.5 yrs Middleweight DecisionUnanimous R515:00 0.50 1,150→1,149 -2 1,144 – Shooto Shooto
1 24 Jun 199328.0 yrs W1-0 Kazuhiro Kusayanagi 5-7-1 · 26.2 yrs Middleweight SubTriangle Choke R37:46 1.00 1,082→1,150 +68 1,005 – Shooto Shooto