Light Heavyweight · Men

John Lober

“The Machine”
United States Team Machine debut 1996
Held by Islam Makhachev
Form D L W L L
Elo 975 peak 1,236 · 17 Jan 1997 261 below it
Tapology Sherdog
5-9-4pro record
2L current streak
1,231best win, Elo
1,202average opponent
-- born 26 Feb 1968
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, ages 27–36

Record

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Rating by method KO889 Sub970 Dec963

Style profile

Each axis is a percentile of light heavyweight fighters with five pro bouts (2,162 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 (2006): 1,088 Elo, 4-7, aged 38, average opponent 1,225.

  1. John Dixson then 1,028, 5-10, aged 38 10-12 after peaked 1,412 ▲
  2. Sam Adkins then 1,059, 5-10, aged 35 2-10 after peaked 1,133 ▲
  3. Matt Howell then 1,009, 3-12 0-4 after peaked 951 ▼
  4. Wanderson da Silva then 1,100, 4-10, aged 38 · Featherweight 0-3 after peaked 1,026 ▼
  5. Ken Kawamura then 1,029, 5-6, aged 37 · Featherweight 1-7 after peaked 1,065
  6. Rashad Brooks then 1,062, 4-11 · Middleweight 1-3 after peaked 1,181 ▲

Best wins

By the opponent's Elo on the night
  1. Frank Shamrock Decision R1 · 17 Jan 1997 · Icon Sport 1,231
  2. Damien Gomez KO/TKO R1 · 7 Oct 2007 · King of the Cage 1,105
  3. Jamie Faucett Submission R1 · 23 Aug 1996 · International Fighting Championship 1,049
  4. Eric Heberstreit Submission R1 · 30 Mar 1996 · International Fighting Championship 1,032
  5. Izzy Johnson Submission R1 · 8 Dec 1998 · California Regional 1,019

Losses

The latest 5 of 9
  1. Lee McKibbin Submission R1 · 29 Nov 2009 · CW 1,046
  2. Rubin Taigle KO/TKO R1 · 2 Dec 2007 · King of the Cage 1,103
  3. Marcelo Dantas Submission R1 · 18 Mar 2006 · X-1 World Events 1,469
  4. Frank Shamrock KO/TKO R1 · 16 Oct 1998 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 1,518
  5. Joe Pardo Decision R1 · 2 Aug 1998 · United States Regional 1,019

Rivalries

Opponents met more than once; the series from this side All rivalries →
  1. Frank Shamrock 2 meetings · 1997, 1998 1–1

Fight history

18 bouts, newest first. Hover a heading for what it means.
# Date Result Opponent Weight class Method Round Score Elo ± Opp Elo Odds Event
18 29 Nov 200941.8 yrs L5-9-4 Lee McKibbin 2-5 · 26.9 yrs – SubGuillotine Choke R10:45 0.00 1,068→975 -93 1,046 – CW 12: Nightmare CW
17 2 Dec 200739.8 yrs L5-8-4 Rubin Taigle 3-3 Light Heavyweight KO/TKOKO/TKO R10:10 0.00 1,178→1,072 -106 1,103 – KOTC: Final Chapter King of the Cage
16 7 Oct 200739.6 yrs W5-7-4 Damien Gomez debut Middleweight KO/TKOPunches R13:20 1.00 1,086→1,178 +92 1,105 – KOTC - Point of No Return King of the Cage
15 18 Mar 200638.1 yrs L4-7-4 Marcelo Dantas 10-3 · 33.1 yrs Heavyweight SubArmbar R11:37 0.00 1,108→1,088 -19 1,469 – X-1 World Events 5: Judgement Day X-1 World Events
14 11 Jun 199931.3 yrs D4-6-4 Kazuo Takahashi 15-13-2 · 30.2 yrs Heavyweight DecisionUnanimous R213:00 0.50 1,100→1,152 +52 1,335 – Pancrase 72 Pancrase
13 19 Dec 199830.8 yrs D4-6-3 Kengo Watanabe 0-3 · 22.9 yrs Heavyweight DecisionUnanimous R115:00 0.50 1,100→1,100 +0 1,101 – Pancrase 66 Pancrase
12 8 Dec 199830.8 yrs W4-6-2 Izzy Johnson debut · 27.0 yrs – SubArm-Triangle Choke R13:25 1.00 1,010→1,100 +90 1,019 – WCNHBC - West Coast NHB Championships 1 California Regional
11 16 Oct 199830.6 yrs L3-6-2 Frank Shamrock 17-7-1 · 25.9 yrs Middleweighttitle KO/TKOPunches R17:40 0.00 1,019→1,010 -9 1,518 – UFC 17.5: Ultimate Brazil Ultimate Fighting Championship
10 2 Aug 199830.4 yrs L3-5-2 Joe Pardo 1-2 – Decision R111:00 0.20 1,089→1,019 -70 1,019 – Neutral Grounds 6 United States Regional
9 2 Jun 199830.3 yrs L3-4-2 Minoru Suzuki 24-13 · 30.0 yrs Heavyweight DecisionPoints R115:00 0.20 1,092→1,089 -3 1,316 – Pancrase 58 Pancrase
8 20 Dec 199729.8 yrs L3-3-2 Ryushi Yanagisawa 17-11-2 · 25.5 yrs Heavyweight KO/TKOBroken Ankle R10:55 0.00 1,126→1,092 -34 1,373 – Pancrase 51 Pancrase
7 29 Oct 199729.7 yrs D3-2-2 Osami Shibuya 11-15-4 · 21.8 yrs Heavyweight DecisionMajority R115:00 0.50 1,105→1,126 +21 1,191 – Pancrase 49 Pancrase
6 6 Sep 199729.5 yrs L3-2-1 Kiuma Kunioku 8-6-3 · 20.8 yrs Heavyweight DecisionPoints R110:00 0.20 1,115→1,105 -10 1,300 – Pancrase 48 Pancrase
5 28 Mar 199729.1 yrs L3-1-1 Kevin Jackson debut · 32.3 yrs Middleweight SubArm Triangle Choke R26:12 0.00 1,236→1,115 -122 1,093 – Extreme Fighting 4 Battlecade
4 17 Jan 199728.9 yrs W3-0-1 Frank Shamrock 11-6-1 · 24.1 yrs Middleweight DecisionSplit R130:00 0.56 1,224→1,236 +12 1,231 – SB 3: SuperBrawl 3 Icon Sport
3 18 Oct 199628.6 yrs D2-0-1 Igor Zinoviev 4-0 · 30.4 yrs Middleweight DecisionEnds in a Draw R315:00 0.50 1,190→1,224 +34 1,333 – Extreme Fighting 3 Battlecade
2 23 Aug 199628.5 yrs W2-0 Jamie Faucett debut Heavyweight SubHeel Hook R10:39 1.00 1,120→1,190 +70 1,049 – IFC 2: Mayhem in Mississippi International Fighting Championship
1 30 Mar 199628.1 yrs W1-0 Eric Heberstreit debut Heavyweight SubRear Naked Choke R13:39 1.00 1,032→1,120 +88 1,032 – IFC 1: Kombat in Kiev International Fighting Championship