Heavyweight · Men

Josh Melichar

United States McCune's Martial Arts debut 2004
Held by Joshua Holtz
Form W W W L L
Elo 967 peak 1,423 · 15 Jul 2006 456 below it
Tapology Sherdog
5-2pro record
2L current streak
1,270best win, Elo
1,132average opponent
-- born 17 Jan 1983
78.0" / -- 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 heavyweight, ages 30–38

Record

-- – --
Rating by method KO1,116 Sub1,022 Dec1,127

Style profile

Each axis is a percentile of heavyweight fighters with five pro bouts (2,827 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 5 pro bouts, and what happened next

After 5 bouts (2006): 1,423 Elo, 5-0, aged 24, average opponent 1,096.

  1. Darrill Schoonover then 1,419, 5-0, aged 23 11-9 after peaked 1,638 ▲
  2. Nicolae Negumereanu then 1,407, 5-0, aged 23 8-2 after peaked 1,611 ▲
  3. Szymon Bajor then 1,403, 5-0, aged 23 21-13 after peaked 1,676 ▲
  4. Junior dos Santos then 1,385, 5-0, aged 24 18-11 after peaked 2,127 ▲
  5. Dawid Baziak then 1,386, 5-0, aged 24 5-8 after peaked 1,447 ▲
  6. Jesus Navarrete then 1,420, 5-0, aged 23 2-2 after peaked 1,494 ▲

Best wins

By the opponent's Elo on the night
  1. Eric Tix KO/TKO R1 · 23 Apr 2005 · Xtreme Kage Kombat 1,270
  2. Kyle Olsen KO/TKO R2 · 15 Jul 2006 · Xtreme Kage Kombat 1,249
  3. Tom Martini KO/TKO R1 · 5 Feb 2005 · Xtreme Kage Kombat 1,128
  4. Joe Winterfeldt KO/TKO R2 · 5 Dec 2005 · Extreme Fighting Xtreme 977
  5. Dan Wheatley KO/TKO R1 · 5 Nov 2004 · Xtreme Kage Kombat 857

Losses

Newest first
  1. Marcelis Edwards KO/TKO R1 · 21 Mar 2026 · Ignite Fights 1,136
  2. Brett Rogers KO/TKO R1 · 1 Feb 2007 · Extreme Fighting Xtreme 1,306

Fight history

7 bouts, newest first. Hover a heading for what it means.
# Date Result Opponent Weight class Method Round Score Elo ± Opp Elo Odds Event
7 21 Mar 202643.2 yrs L5-2 Marcelis Edwards 0-1 · 29.9 yrs Heavyweight KO/TKODoctor Stoppage R15:00 0.00 1,029→967 -61 1,136 – Ignite Fights 111: Blockhus vs. Smerillo Ignite Fights
6 1 Feb 200724.0 yrs L5-1 Brett Rogers 4-0 · 26.0 yrs – KO/TKOPunches R10:12 0.00 1,423→1,307 -116 1,306 – EFX - Fury Extreme Fighting Xtreme
5 15 Jul 200623.5 yrs W5-0 Kyle Olsen 27-18 (1) – KO/TKOPunches R2 1.00 1,364→1,423 +60 1,249 – XKK - St. Joseph Xtreme Kage Kombat
4 5 Dec 200522.9 yrs W4-0 Joe Winterfeldt 4-5 – KO/TKOPunches R2 1.00 1,345→1,364 +19 977 – EFX Extreme Fighting Xtreme
3 23 Apr 200522.3 yrs W3-0 Eric Tix 5-1 – KO/TKOPunches R10:54 1.00 1,253→1,345 +92 1,270 – XKK - St. Paul Xtreme Kage Kombat
2 5 Feb 200522.1 yrs W2-0 Tom Martini 1-1 – KO/TKOPunches R1 1.00 1,178→1,253 +75 1,128 – XKK - Fridley Xtreme Kage Kombat
1 5 Nov 200421.8 yrs W1-0 Dan Wheatley 0-5 · 25.2 yrs – KO/TKOPunches R1 1.00 1,151→1,178 +27 857 – XKK - Fridley Xtreme Kage Kombat