Welterweight · Men

Sam Watford

“Super Saiyan”
United States Renzo Gracie Connecticut debut 2013
Held by Samandar Murodov
Form L W L L L
Elo 1,076 peak 1,458 · 22 Apr 2016 382 below it
Tapology Sherdog
5-9pro record
3L current streak
1,439best win, Elo
1,250average opponent
-- born 9 Jan 1999
70.0" / 76.0" 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 welterweight, ages 27–36

Record

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Rating by method KO1,071 Sub886 Dec957

Style profile

Each axis is a percentile of welterweight fighters with five pro bouts (6,423 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 (2023): 1,200 Elo, 5-7, aged 25, average opponent 1,315.

  1. Mateusz Strzelczyk then 1,222, 6-5, aged 24 10-11 after peaked 1,494 ▲
  2. Yuichi Nakanishi then 1,237, 5-5, aged 25 · Middleweight 4-4 after peaked 1,417 ▲
  3. Andrew Osborne then 1,224, 5-5, aged 25 2-6 after peaked 1,314 ▲
  4. Hiroki Nagaoka then 1,262, 5-4, aged 24 · Middleweight 24-24 after peaked 1,539 ▲
  5. Dmitry Zasinets then 1,284, 6-4, aged 26 3-0 after peaked 1,504 ▲
  6. Bruno Mukulu then 1,230, 5-6 1-4 after peaked 1,195 ▼

Best wins

By the opponent's Elo on the night
  1. Jacob Bohn Decision R1 · 18 Sep 2021 · Premier FC 1,439
  2. Dean Hancock Submission R1 · 22 Apr 2016 · Bellator MMA 1,376
  3. TJ Hepburn Decision R3 · 23 Oct 2015 · Bellator MMA 1,354
  4. Pat Casey Decision R3 · 22 Jul 2023 · Cage Titans FC 1,245
  5. Timmy Tyler KO/TKO R1 · 4 Mar 2023 · Cage Wars 1,056

Losses

The latest 5 of 9
  1. Jack Congdon KO/TKO R1 · 30 Mar 2024 · Cage Titans FC 1,404
  2. Aaron Trecell KO/TKO R2 · 11 Nov 2023 · Cage Titans FC 1,159
  3. Cameron Resnisky Submission R1 · 23 Sep 2023 · Cage Titans FC 1,341
  4. Ramano Medina Submission R2 · 12 May 2023 · CES MMA 1,254
  5. Ali Zebian Decision R3 · 9 Sep 2022 · CES MMA 1,494

Rivalries

Opponents met more than once; the series from this side All rivalries →
  1. Ali Zebian 2 meetings · 2021, 2022 0–2

Fight history

20 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
20 30 Mar 202425.2 yrs L5-9 Jack Congdon 3-0 · 26.9 yrs Welterweight KO/TKOKO/TKO R12:02 0.00 1,102→1,076 -26 1,404 +600→+600 Cage Titans FC - Cage Titans 64 Cage Titans FC
19 11 Nov 202324.8 yrs L5-8 Aaron Trecell 3-4 · 29.7 yrs Welterweight KO/TKOKO/TKO R28:10 0.00 1,200→1,102 -98 1,159 – Cage Titans FC - Cage Titans 62 Cage Titans FC
18 23 Sep 202324.7 yrs L5-7 Cameron Resnisky 2-0 Welterweight SubRear Naked Choke R12:53 0.00 1,270→1,200 -70 1,341 – Cage Titans FC - Cage Titans 61 Cage Titans FC
17 22 Jul 202324.5 yrs W5-6 Pat Casey 10-6 · 32.8 yrs Welterweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,199→1,270 +71 1,245 – Cage Titans FC - Cage Titans 60 Cage Titans FC
16 12 May 202324.3 yrs L4-6 Ramano Medina 1-0 Lightweight SubArmbar R26:54 0.00 1,297→1,199 -98 1,254 +180→+180 CES 73: Knight vs. Barros CES MMA
15 4 Mar 202324.1 yrs W4-5 Timmy Tyler 3-7 · 25.8 yrs Catchweight KO/TKOKO/TKO R15:00 1.00 1,254→1,297 +42 1,056 – Cage Wars 56 Cage Wars
14 9 Sep 202223.7 yrs L3-5 Ali Zebian 10-2 · 28.6 yrs Lightweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.16 1,263→1,254 -9 1,494 +160→+190 CES 70: Ghareeb vs. Dubuque CES MMA
13 17 Jun 202223.4 yrs L3-4 Dion Rubio 2-0 Lightweight SubGuillotine Choke R311:58 0.00 1,378→1,263 -115 1,265 +160→+160 CES 69: Ajim vs. Baatar CES MMA
12 18 Sep 202122.7 yrs L3-3 Ali Zebian 6-2 · 27.6 yrs – DecisionSplit R15:00 0.44 1,396→1,378 -18 1,368 – Premier FC 31 Premier FC
11 18 Sep 202122.7 yrs W3-2 Jacob Bohn 10-7 · 32.7 yrs Lightweight DecisionUnanimous R15:00 0.97 1,275→1,396 +121 1,439 – Premier FC 31 Premier FC
10 21 Apr 201718.3 yrs L2-2 Kemran Lachinov 3-2 · 26.8 yrs Welterweight DecisionSplit R315:00 0.44* 1,370→1,331 -39 1,251 – Bellator 178: Straus vs. Pitbull 4 Bellator MMA
9 3 Jun 201617.4 yrs L2-1 Nekruz Mirkhojaev 1-0 · 23.1 yrs Lightweight DecisionUnanimous R312:00 0.16 1,458→1,370 -88 1,342 – Ring of Combat 55 Ring of Combat
8 22 Apr 201617.3 yrs W2-0 Dean Hancock 2-0 Lightweight SubArmbar R11:44 1.00 1,368→1,458 +90 1,376 – Bellator 153: Koreshkov vs. Henderson Bellator MMA
7 23 Oct 201516.8 yrs W1-0 TJ Hepburn 5-1 · 26.6 yrs Lightweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.90* 1,279→1,368 +89 1,354 – Bellator 144: Halsey vs. Carvalho Bellator MMA
6 28 Mar 201516.2 yrs W5-1 Ryan Castro 6-3 · 22.8 yrs Lightweighttitle DecisionUnanimous R39:00 0.84 1,246→1,279 +33 1,184 – NYFE 6: The Fight Marches On New York Fight Exchange am
5 23 Jan 201516.0 yrs W4-1 Garnett Brooks 0-0-1 Lightweighttitle SubRear Naked Choke R24:48 1.00 1,207→1,246 +39 1,058 – NYFE 5: When Hell Freezes Over New York Fight Exchange am
4 20 Sep 201415.7 yrs W3-1 Adrian Czmielewski 2-0 Lightweighttitle KO/TKOPunch R23:10 1.00 1,138→1,207 +68 1,153 – NYFE 4: Back For More New York Fight Exchange am
3 13 Jul 201415.5 yrs L2-1 Pete Mazzeo 7-0 (1) Lightweight DecisionSplit R39:00 0.44 1,132→1,138 +6 1,209 – Premier FC 16 Premier FC am
2 7 Jun 201415.4 yrs W2-0 Neil Varone debut Lightweight KO/TKOPunches R12:20 1.00 1,072→1,132 +59 1,039 – NYFE 3: Unstoppable New York Fight Exchange am
1 4 Oct 201314.7 yrs W1-0 Ratta Matantharungsun debut Catchweight SubRear Naked Choke R12:59 1.00 1,007→1,072 +66 1,007 – NYFE 1: New York Fight Exchange New York Fight Exchange am