Heavyweight · Men

Brian Imes

“The Human Cockfighter”
United States Premier Martial Arts debut 2008
Held by Jacob Malkoun
Form L L L L L
Elo 1,059 peak 1,239 · 13 Mar 2009 180 below it
Tapology Sherdog
8-13pro record
5L current streak
1,188best win, Elo
1,244average opponent
-- born 6 May 1978
77.0" / -- 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 KO878 Sub1,041 Dec1,009

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 20 pro bouts, and what happened next

After 20 bouts (2022): 1,083 Elo, 8-12, aged 44, average opponent 1,236.

  1. Aurelijus Kerpe then 1,116, 8-12 3-10 after peaked 1,176 ▲
  2. Rimgaudas Kutkaitis then 1,063, 8-12 3-6 after peaked 1,187 ▲
  3. Shaun Lomas then 1,065, 7-13 23-75 after peaked 1,288 ▲
  4. Tomasz Czerwiński then 1,097, 8-12 · Heavyweight 1-4 after peaked 1,067 ▼
  5. Jussi Halonen then 1,037, 9-11 1-3 after peaked 1,153 ▲
  6. David Round then 1,090, 10-10 6-20 after peaked 1,300 ▲

Best wins

By the opponent's Elo on the night
  1. Josh Christensen Submission R1 · 11 Apr 2014 · Midwest Cage Championship 1,188
  2. Dominic Brown KO/TKO R2 · 10 Jul 2009 · True Fight Fans 1,160
  3. James Phillips KO/TKO R1 · 11 Jul 2008 · True Fight Fans 1,158
  4. Ryan Antle Submission R2 · 17 Nov 2012 · Missouri Regional 1,126
  5. Ryan Lopez Submission R2 · 11 Dec 2009 · Oklahoma Regional 1,089

Losses

The latest 5 of 13
  1. Yuri Panferov KO/TKO R1 · 17 Nov 2022 · CES MMA 1,400
  2. Alton Cunningham KO/TKO R1 · 29 Jan 2022 · Chosen Few FC 1,430
  3. Elvis Mutapčić KO/TKO R1 · 26 Jun 2021 · Midwest Cage Championship 1,418
  4. Wayman Carter Decision R3 · 27 Sep 2014 · Shamrock Fighting Championships 1,214
  5. Jeremy Horn Submission R1 · 13 Sep 2014 · Sugar Creek Showdown 1,607

Rivalries

Opponents met more than once; the series from this side All rivalries →
  1. Wayman Carter 2 meetings · 2013, 2014 0–2
  2. John Ott 2 meetings · 2009, 2010 0–2

Fight history

21 bouts, newest first. Hover a heading for what it means.
# Date Result Opponent Weight class Method Round Score Elo ± Opp Elo Odds Event
21 17 Nov 202244.5 yrs L8-13 Yuri Panferov 3-0 · 26.2 yrs Heavyweight KO/TKOGround & Pound R12:21 0.00 1,083→1,059 -24 1,400 +675→+1200 CES 71: Raposo vs. Carvalho CES MMA
20 29 Jan 202243.7 yrs L8-12 Alton Cunningham 7-2 · 28.6 yrs Light Heavyweight KO/TKOKO/TKO R13:21 0.00 1,106→1,083 -24 1,430 – Chosen Few Fighting Championships 20 Chosen Few FC
19 26 Jun 202143.1 yrs L8-11 Elvis Mutapčić 15-7-1 · 34.9 yrs Light Heavyweight KO/TKOGround & Pound R14:34 0.00 1,135→1,106 -29 1,418 – MCC 65: The Return Midwest Cage Championship
18 27 Sep 201436.4 yrs L8-10 Wayman Carter 4-3 · 36.2 yrs Light Heavyweight DecisionSplit R315:00 0.44 1,196→1,190 -6 1,214 – Shamrock FC - Onslaught Shamrock Fighting Championships
17 13 Sep 201436.4 yrs L8-9 Jeremy Horn 90-21-5 · 39.1 yrs Light Heavyweighttitle SubKimura R11:15 0.00 1,212→1,196 -16 1,607 – Sugar Creek Showdown 22: Reborn Sugar Creek Showdown
16 11 Apr 201435.9 yrs W8-8 Josh Christensen 11-5 Light Heavyweighttitle SubRear Naked Choke R13:42 1.00 1,104→1,212 +108 1,188 – MCC 53: Full Force 2 Midwest Cage Championship
15 1 Mar 201334.8 yrs L7-8 Wayman Carter 2-1 · 34.6 yrs Light Heavyweight KO/TKODoctor Stoppage R2 0.00 1,192→1,105 -88 1,191 – Centurion Fights Missouri Regional
14 17 Nov 201234.5 yrs W7-7 Ryan Antle 15-12 · 31.0 yrs Light Heavyweight SubRear-Naked Choke R2 1.00 1,098→1,192 +95 1,126 – Tommy Tran Promotions Missouri Regional
13 7 Apr 201233.9 yrs W6-7 Brandon Gaines 5-17 · 30.1 yrs Light Heavyweight SubRear-Naked Choke R2 1.00 1,027→1,098 +70 958 – MUCF - Missouri Rumble Missouri Regional
12 10 Sep 201133.3 yrs L5-7 Dallas Browning 1-1 · 26.8 yrs Middleweight SubHeel Hook R13:16 0.00 1,074→1,027 -46 1,251 – Shark Fights 19 Shark Fights
11 26 Aug 201032.3 yrs L5-6 John Ott 7-7 · 23.1 yrs Middleweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.00* 1,143→1,074 -69 1,217 – Bellator 26 Bellator MMA
10 25 Jun 201032.1 yrs L5-5 Gary Tapusoa 2-1 · 30.8 yrs Middleweight KO/TKOPunches R13:30 0.00 1,190→1,143 -47 1,363 – True Fight Fan - Clash in the Cage True Fight Fans
9 16 Jan 201031.7 yrs L5-4 Chris Davis 7-2 · 27.2 yrs – KO/TKOPunches R12:22 0.00 1,230→1,190 -40 1,442 – 5150 Combat League / Xtreme Fighting League - New Year's Revolution Xtreme Fight Night
8 11 Dec 200931.6 yrs W5-3 Ryan Lopez 9-8 · 27.6 yrs – SubKimura R2 1.00 1,161→1,230 +70 1,089 – 5150 Combat League - Seasons Beatings Oklahoma Regional
7 8 Aug 200931.3 yrs L4-3 Aron Lofton 6-2 · 30.9 yrs – SubKneebar R11:33 0.00 1,230→1,161 -69 1,303 – Freestyle Cage Fighting 35 Freestyle Cage Fighting
6 10 Jul 200931.2 yrs W4-2 Dominic Brown 14-14 · 27.1 yrs Light Heavyweight KO/TKOPunch R2 1.00 1,137→1,230 +93 1,160 – True Fight Fans True Fight Fans
5 2 May 200931.0 yrs L3-2 Jeb Chiles 4-0 · 29.9 yrs Heavyweight SubArmbar R13:12 0.00 1,175→1,137 -38 1,396 – Chiles Martial Arts - Throwdown N C-Town 3 Chiles Martial Arts
4 4 Apr 200930.9 yrs L3-1 John Ott 4-3 · 21.7 yrs – KO/TKOPunches R11:18 0.00 1,239→1,175 -63 1,336 – Freestyle Cage Fighting 30 Freestyle Cage Fighting
3 13 Mar 200930.9 yrs W3-0 Jon Myers 0-1 · 21.1 yrs Heavyweight Sub R10:50 1.00 1,205→1,239 +34 955 – Titan Fighting Championship 13 Titan FC
2 5 Sep 200830.3 yrs W2-0 Mike Showman 1-2 · 23.9 yrs Light Heavyweight KO/TKOPunches R12:13 1.00 1,171→1,205 +34 924 – True Fight Fans True Fight Fans
1 11 Jul 200830.2 yrs W1-0 James Phillips 2-0 (1) · 27.5 yrs – KO/TKOPunches R14:50 1.00 1,059→1,171 +112 1,158 – True Fight Fans True Fight Fans