Lightweight · Men

Tom Aaron

United States Finney's HIT Squad debut 2007
Held by Khabib Nurmagomedov
Form L W W W L
Elo 1,407 peak 1,457 · 15 May 2010 50 below it
Tapology Sherdog
6-3pro record
1L current streak
1,369best win, Elo
1,212average opponent
-- born 13 Jul 1978
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 lightweight, ages 27–34

Record

-- – --
Rating by method KO1,148 Sub1,262 Dec1,062

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 8 pro bouts, and what happened next

After 8 bouts (2010): 1,457 Elo, 6-2, aged 32, average opponent 1,240.

  1. Blake Smith then 1,479, 6-2, aged 31 5-2 after peaked 1,570 ▲
  2. Jordan Titoni then 1,489, 6-2, aged 31 1-4 after peaked 1,373 ▼
  3. Yu Fujimaki then 1,420, 6-2, aged 30 5-3 after peaked 1,488 ▲
  4. Takuya Oyama then 1,414, 6-2, aged 31 5-6 after peaked 1,408 ▼
  5. Joey Holt then 1,452, 6-2, aged 30 3-1 after peaked 1,604 ▲
  6. Nandin-Erdene Munguntsooj then 1,519, 6-2, aged 30 15-10 after peaked 1,679 ▲

Best wins

By the opponent's Elo on the night
  1. Eric Steenberg Submission R1 · 15 May 2010 · Strikeforce 1,369
  2. David Meyers Submission R1 · 3 Oct 2008 · International Sport Combat Federation 1,306
  3. Chuck Rainey Decision R3 · 18 Apr 2008 · Missouri Regional 1,194
  4. Calvin Simmons KO/TKO R1 · 21 Nov 2009 · Extreme Challenge 1,073
  5. Calvin Simmons KO/TKO R1 · 20 Nov 2009 · Extreme Challenge 1,066

Losses

Newest first
  1. Matt Ricehouse Decision R3 · 4 Dec 2010 · Strikeforce 1,460
  2. Bobby Voelker KO/TKO R2 · 12 Jun 2009 · Missouri Regional 1,527
  3. Eric Marriott Decision R3 · 23 Jan 2009 · Missouri Regional 1,419

Fight history

15 bouts, newest first; amateur bouts are shaded. Hover a heading for what it means.
# Date Result Opponent Weight class Method Round Score Elo ± Opp Elo Odds Event
15 4 Dec 201032.4 yrs L6-3 Matt Ricehouse 3-0 · 23.7 yrs Lightweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.21* 1,457→1,407 -50 1,460 – Strikeforce - Henderson vs. Babalu 2 Strikeforce
14 15 May 201031.8 yrs W6-2 Eric Steenberg 4-0 · 26.9 yrs Lightweight SubGuillotine Choke R10:56 1.00 1,369→1,457 +87 1,369 – Strikeforce - Heavy Artillery Strikeforce
13 21 Nov 200931.4 yrs W5-2 Calvin Simmons debut – KO/TKOPunches R10:36 1.00 1,338→1,369 +31 1,073 – Extreme Challenge 140 Extreme Challenge
12 20 Nov 200931.4 yrs W4-2 Calvin Simmons debut – KO/TKOPunches R10:36 1.00 1,303→1,338 +36 1,066 – Extreme Challenge 140 Extreme Challenge
11 12 Jun 200930.9 yrs L3-2 Bobby Voelker 19-6 · 30.1 yrs Welterweight KO/TKOPunches R2 0.00 1,349→1,303 -46 1,527 – Extreme Fight Production Missouri Regional
10 23 Jan 200930.5 yrs L3-1 Eric Marriott 7-2 · 22.9 yrs Welterweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.16 1,405→1,349 -56 1,419 – XF - X-Treme Fight 1 Missouri Regional
9 3 Oct 200830.2 yrs W3-0 David Meyers debut · 25.3 yrs Welterweight Sub R11:46 1.00 1,321→1,405 +84 1,306 – Bland Sports Inc. - The Brawl at the Hall 2 International Sport Combat Federation
8 18 Apr 200829.8 yrs W2-0 Chuck Rainey 1-0 · 30.2 yrs Welterweight DecisionSplit R315:00 0.56 1,347→1,321 -25 1,194 – FM - Productions Missouri Regional
7 4 Apr 200829.7 yrs W1-0 Travis Sveum 0-1 · 26.6 yrs Welterweight Sub R3 1.00 1,327→1,347 +20 966 – True Fight Fans True Fight Fans
6 12 Nov 200729.3 yrs W6-0 Andy Waters 6-1 · 22.8 yrs Welterweighttitle DecisionUnanimous R416:00 0.84 1,283→1,327 +44 1,281 – Cage Championships 8 Cage Championships MMA am
5 18 Aug 200729.1 yrs W5-0 Kyle McCann 2-0 Welterweight KO/TKOPunches R12:48 1.00 1,246→1,283 +37 1,083 – Cage Championships 6 Cage Championships MMA am
4 23 Jun 200728.9 yrs W4-0 Jared Rasmussen debut Welterweight SubGuillotine Choke R10:55 1.00 1,213→1,246 +33 1,023 – Cage Championships 5 Cage Championships MMA am
3 29 Apr 200728.8 yrs W3-0 Patrick Gates 3-0 Lightweight DecisionUnanimous R39:00 0.84 1,161→1,213 +52 1,198 – ISCF: World Classic 2007 (Day 2) International Sport Combat Federation am
2 28 Apr 200728.8 yrs W2-0 Reilly Bodycomb debut · 22.8 yrs Lightweight SubSubmission R11:10 1.00 1,097→1,161 +64 1,088 – ISCF: World Classic 2007 (Day 1) International Sport Combat Federation am
1 28 Apr 200728.8 yrs W1-0 James Krause 2-0 · 20.9 yrs Lightweight DecisionSplit R39:00 0.56 1,081→1,097 +16 1,126 – ISCF: World Classic 2007 (Day 1) International Sport Combat Federation am