Middleweight · Men

Sean Merkl

“Mercenary”
Canada Canadian Martial Arts Centre debut 2007
Held by Sean Strickland
Form W L L L L
Elo 815 peak 1,177 · 27 Oct 2007 362 below it
Sherdog
4-8pro record
4L current streak
1,090best win, Elo
1,058average opponent
-- born 10 Aug 1973
70.0" / -- 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 KO898 Sub828 Dec940

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 12 pro bouts, and what happened next

After 12 bouts (2012): 815 Elo, 4-8, aged 39, average opponent 1,058.

  1. Michael Holmes then 867, 4-7 6-2 after peaked 1,125 ▲
  2. Reginaldo Rodrigues then 802, 3-9, aged 38 · Bantamweight 4-7 after peaked 996 ▲
  3. Ashley Gibson then 761, 3-9 0-8 after peaked 726 ▼
  4. Demian Papagni then 867, 3-9, aged 39 · Welterweight 1-5 after peaked 931 ▲
  5. Anderson Cruz then 807, 3-9, aged 38 · Flyweight 0-3 after peaked 785 ▼
  6. Dave Rintoul then 895, 3-9 1-3 after peaked 989 ▲

Best wins

By the opponent's Elo on the night
  1. Aaron Huntley KO/TKO R1 · 27 Oct 2007 · Rumble in the Cage 1,090
  2. Trenton Rowell KO/TKO R2 · 29 Mar 2008 · Rumble in the Cage 1,053
  3. Taylor Bull KO/TKO R1 · 26 Aug 2010 · Rumble in the Cage 980
  4. Ron McNulty Submission R1 · 28 Jun 2008 · Rumble in the Cage 892

Losses

The latest 5 of 8
  1. Jason Gorny Submission R1 · 6 Oct 2012 · Rumble in the Cage 979
  2. Luke Spicer KO/TKO R1 · 4 Jun 2011 · Rumble in the Cage 1,053
  3. Tim Smith Submission R1 · 6 May 2011 · Unified MMA 1,176
  4. Duane Mombourquette Submission R1 · 6 Nov 2010 · Rumble in the Cage 1,166
  5. Robert Curtis KO/TKO R1 · 11 Apr 2009 · Rumble in the Cage 1,098

Rivalries

Opponents met more than once; the series from this side All rivalries →
  1. Jason Gorny 2 meetings · 2009, 2012 0–2

Fight history

12 bouts, newest first. Hover a heading for what it means.
# Date Result Opponent Weight class Method Round Score Elo ± Opp Elo Odds Event
12 6 Oct 201239.2 yrs L4-8 Jason Gorny 4-8 · 28.0 yrs Middleweight SubArm Triangle Choke R11:24 0.00 878→815 -63 979 – Rumble in the Cage 46 Rumble in the Cage
11 4 Jun 201137.8 yrs L4-7 Luke Spicer 0-1 · 29.6 yrs Light Heavyweight KO/TKOHead Kick R14:17 0.00 934→875 -59 1,053 – Rumble in the Cage 43 Rumble in the Cage
10 6 May 201137.7 yrs L4-6 Tim Smith 10-6 · 27.9 yrs – SubRear-Naked Choke R11:11 0.00 976→934 -42 1,176 – Unified MMA 8: Maxwell vs. Erickson Unified MMA
9 6 Nov 201037.2 yrs L4-5 Duane Mombourquette 1-0 · 34.9 yrs – SubAnaconda Choke R11:02 0.00 1,031→976 -55 1,166 – Rumble in the Cage 41 Rumble in the Cage
8 26 Aug 201037.0 yrs W4-4 Taylor Bull 1-2 · 24.0 yrs – KO/TKOPunches R1 1.00 932→1,031 +100 980 – Rumble in the Cage 40 Rumble in the Cage
7 11 Apr 200935.7 yrs L3-4 Robert Curtis debut · 19.6 yrs – KO/TKOPunches R13:28 0.00 992→931 -62 1,098 – Rumble in the Cage 34 Rumble in the Cage
6 20 Mar 200935.6 yrs L3-3 Jason Gorny 1-1 · 24.5 yrs – KO/TKOPunches R12:13 0.00 1,056→992 -64 1,153 – TFC 6: Domination Alberta Regional
5 24 Jan 200935.5 yrs L3-2 Todd Mabbott 1-1 Middleweight SubArm Triangle R1 0.00 1,171→1,056 -115 1,057 – Rumble in the Cage 33 Rumble in the Cage
4 28 Jun 200834.9 yrs W3-1 Ron McNulty 0-2 – SubGuillotine Choke R1 1.00 1,137→1,171 +34 892 – Rumble in the Cage 30 Rumble in the Cage
3 29 Mar 200834.6 yrs W2-1 Trenton Rowell debut – KO/TKOTKO R2 1.00 1,048→1,137 +89 1,053 – Rumble in the Cage 29 Rumble in the Cage
2 16 Feb 200834.5 yrs L1-1 Raphael Bergmann 0-1 – SubArm Triangle Choke -- 0.00 1,177→1,048 -129 998 – Rumble in the Cage 28 Rumble in the Cage
1 27 Oct 200734.2 yrs W1-0 Aaron Huntley debut – KO/TKOPunch R11:58 1.00 1,090→1,177 +88 1,090 – Rumble in the Cage 26 Rumble in the Cage