Lightweight · Men

James Baumgardner

United States debut 2004
Held by Scott Cornwell
Form L L W L W
Elo 1,156 peak 1,156 · 10 Dec 2010
Sherdog
2-3pro record
1W current streak
1,168best win, Elo
1,092average opponent
-- age unknown
-- / -- height / reach

Elo history

Hover for the fight at that point; dots are wins and losses

Record

-- – --
Rating by method KO1,004 Sub880 Dec955

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 5 pro bouts, and what happened next

After 5 bouts (2010): 1,156 Elo, 2-3, average opponent 1,108.

  1. Mohamed Gur then 1,155, 2-2, aged 21 0-4 after peaked 1,111 ▼
  2. Yasutomo Katsuki then 1,167, 2-1, aged 28 2-1 after peaked 1,268 ▲
  3. Wallace dos Santos then 1,139, 2-3, aged 22 4-5 after peaked 1,225 ▲
  4. Rory McDonell then 1,148, 2-3, aged 26 4-3 after peaked 1,342 ▲
  5. Martin Hajtmar then 1,135, 2-3 0-3 after peaked 1,069 ▼
  6. Orkhan Sadigov then 1,135, 2-3 1-2 after peaked 1,211 ▲

Best wins

By the opponent's Elo on the night
  1. Josh Kinser KO/TKO R1 · 10 Dec 2010 · Legends of Fighting Championship 1,168
  2. James McElwee KO/TKO R3 · 26 Sep 2009 · Cage Rage 1,036

Losses

Newest first
  1. Scott Cornwell Submission R1 · 17 Jul 2010 · MMA Big Show 1,173
  2. Waylon Wolf KO/TKO · 15 Sep 2005 · Iowa Regional 1,112
  3. Davey Conger Submission · 27 Mar 2004 · Iowa Regional 1,049

Fight history

6 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
6 10 Dec 2010 W2-3 Josh Kinser 1-0 Lightweight KO/TKOPunches R11:44 1.00 1,037→1,156 +119 1,168 – LOF 43: Wild Thang Legends of Fighting Championship
5 17 Jul 2010 L1-3 Scott Cornwell 2-1 · 27.1 yrs Lightweight SubArmbar R13:04 0.00 1,108→1,037 -71 1,173 – MMA Big Show: All or Nothing MMA Big Show
4 20 Feb 2010 W1-0 Josh Pratt 0-1 Lightweight KO/TKOPunches R37:42 1.00 1,050→1,108 +58 1,011 – MMA Big Show: Triple Threat MMA Big Show am
3 26 Sep 2009 W1-2 James McElwee debut – KO/TKOPunches R3 1.00 938→1,050 +112 1,036 – Cage Rage - Tiny's Night of Champions Cage Rage
2 15 Sep 2005 L0-2 Waylon Wolf 2-1 – KO/TKOSubmission to Strikes -- 0.00 984→927 -57 1,112 – Cattle Congress - Cage Combat 2 Iowa Regional
1 27 Mar 2004 L0-1 Davey Conger 8-12 – SubRear-Naked Choke -- 0.00 1,078→983 -95 1,049 – AFA - Return of the Champions Iowa Regional