Featherweight · Men

Stephen Ledbetter

United States SBG Athens debut 2004
Held by Khabib Nurmagomedov
Form L W L L W
Elo 1,322 peak 1,511 · 17 May 2008 189 below it
Tapology Sherdog
8-3pro record
1W current streak
1,402best win, Elo
1,209average opponent
-- born 30 Jun 1982
69.0" / -- 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 featherweight, ages 26–34

Record

-- – --
Rating by method KO1,013 Sub1,125 Dec1,050

Style profile

Each axis is a percentile of featherweight fighters with five pro bouts (6,363 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 10 pro bouts, and what happened next

After 10 bouts (2009): 1,296 Elo, 7-3, aged 27, average opponent 1,282.

  1. Magomed Khamzaev then 1,305, 7-3, aged 27 2-1 after peaked 1,386 ▲
  2. Alexander Matmuratov then 1,373, 7-3, aged 27 12-5 after peaked 1,828 ▲
  3. Kei Maezono then 1,272, 7-3, aged 26 1-2 after peaked 1,323 ▲
  4. Davlatmand Chuponov then 1,399, 7-3, aged 26 5-3 after peaked 1,657 ▲
  5. Lerryan Douglas then 1,310, 7-3, aged 26 7-3 after peaked 1,866 ▲
  6. Adriano Gonçalves then 1,268, 7-3, aged 26 5-5 after peaked 1,371 ▲

Best wins

By the opponent's Elo on the night
  1. Steve Kinnison Decision R3 · 2 Mar 2007 · National Fighting Championship 1,402
  2. Majeed Al-Kush Decision R3 · 19 Jan 2007 · National Fighting Championship 1,269
  3. Johnny Bedford Submission R1 · 17 May 2008 · Georgia Regional 1,233
  4. Joe Elmore Decision R3 · 23 Jul 2011 · SportFight X 1,219
  5. Jarrod Card Decision R3 · 19 Jan 2007 · National Fighting Championship 1,213

Losses

Newest first
  1. Jonathan Brookins Submission R1 · 3 Apr 2009 · Bellator MMA 1,424
  2. Kamrin Naville KO/TKO R2 · 17 Jan 2009 · National Fighting Championship 1,267
  3. Jeff Curran Decision R3 · 5 Aug 2007 · WEC 1,558

Fight history

17 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
17 23 Jul 201129.1 yrs W8-3 Joe Elmore 4-3 · 28.8 yrs – DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,277→1,322 +45 1,219 – Sportfight X - Atlanta SportFight X
16 3 Apr 200926.8 yrs L7-3 Jonathan Brookins 8-3 · 23.6 yrs Featherweight SubRear Naked Choke R13:32 0.00 1,371→1,296 -74 1,424 – Bellator 1 Bellator MMA
15 17 Jan 200926.6 yrs L7-2 Kamrin Naville 4-3 · 20.8 yrs – KO/TKOPunches R2 0.00 1,511→1,371 -140 1,267 – WBFN - Wild Bill's Fight Night 18 National Fighting Championship
14 17 May 200825.9 yrs W7-1 Johnny Bedford 5-4-1 · 25.4 yrs – SubTriangle Choke R12:21 1.00 1,477→1,511 +35 1,233 – Revolution Fight League - Relentless Georgia Regional
13 5 Aug 200725.1 yrs L6-1 Jeff Curran 31-8-1 · 29.9 yrs Featherweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.25* 1,508→1,477 -31 1,558 – WEC 29: Las Vegas WEC
12 2 Mar 200724.7 yrs W6-0 Steve Kinnison 9-9 · 23.7 yrs – DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,463→1,508 +44 1,402 – WBFN - Wild Bill's Fight Night 7 National Fighting Championship
11 19 Jan 200724.6 yrs W5-0 Majeed Al-Kush 2-0 · 34.2 yrs – DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,445→1,463 +19 1,269 – WBFN - Wild Bill's Fight Night 6 National Fighting Championship
10 19 Jan 200724.6 yrs W4-0 Jarrod Card 2-0-1 · 27.4 yrs – DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,434→1,445 +10 1,213 – WBFN - Wild Bill's Fight Night 6 National Fighting Championship
9 17 Nov 200624.4 yrs W3-0 Chris Clodfelter 6-4 · 27.0 yrs – SubChoke R10:45 1.00 1,407→1,434 +27 1,110 – WBFN - Wild Bill's Fight Night 5 National Fighting Championship
8 10 Jun 200623.9 yrs W2-0 Danny Rodriguez debut Lightweight SubRear Naked Choke R13:01 1.00 1,354→1,407 +53 1,211 – Fight Party: Full Throttle 7 International Sport Combat Federation
7 12 May 200623.9 yrs W1-0 Morrison Lamb 2-3 – -- -- 1.00 1,306→1,354 +48 1,136 – WBFN - Wild Bill's Fight Night 2 National Fighting Championship
6 27 Jan 200623.6 yrs W6-0 Brandon Gay debut – Decision -- 0.80 1,298→1,306 +8 1,118 – Georgia Regional Georgia Regional am
5 4 Nov 200523.3 yrs W5-0 Larry Landry 1-0 Lightweight SubRear Naked Choke R11:48 1.00 1,255→1,298 +44 1,133 – Fight Party: Full Throttle 5 International Sport Combat Federation am
4 30 Sep 200523.3 yrs W4-0 Travis Bland debut Lightweight SubRear Naked Choke R11:51 1.00 1,213→1,255 +42 1,079 – ISCF: Fists Of Fury International Sport Combat Federation am
3 17 Sep 200523.2 yrs W3-0 Jason Barrett debut · 29.5 yrs Lightweight SubRear Naked Choke R11:32 1.00 1,157→1,213 +56 1,105 – Gauntlet: Submission Fighting Open 12 International Sport Combat Federation am
2 3 Jun 200522.9 yrs W2-0 Bryan Herring 0-1 Featherweight SubRear Naked Choke R11:11 1.00 1,109→1,157 +48 1,016 – Full Throttle 2 International Sport Combat Federation am
1 6 Nov 200422.4 yrs W1-0 Jaral Bowman 0-1 · 24.8 yrs Featherweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,065→1,109 +44 1,063 – ISCF - Submission Fighting Open 11 International Sport Combat Federation am