Heavyweight · Men

Terry Blackburn

“Polar Bear”
United States debut 2009
Held by Francis NGannou
Form W L W W L
Elo 1,132 peak 1,227 · 21 Sep 2013 95 below it
Sherdog id 3395609
5-3pro record
1L current streak
1,187best win, Elo
1,059average opponent
-- born 17 Aug 1980
72.0" / -- 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

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Rating by method KO1,220 Sub986 Dec1,075

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 8 pro bouts, and what happened next

After 8 bouts (2015): 1,132 Elo, 5-3, aged 34, average opponent 1,059.

  1. Ezekiel Latu then 1,183, 5-3, aged 34 1-2 after peaked 1,288 ▲
  2. Ed De Kruijf then 1,152, 5-3, aged 35 2-2 after peaked 1,267 ▲
  3. Brandon Lee then 1,125, 5-3, aged 32 5-2 after peaked 1,231 ▲
  4. Frank Kortz then 1,183, 5-3, aged 36 3-5 after peaked 1,229
  5. Brandon Kesler then 1,181, 5-3, aged 32 4-2 after peaked 1,262 ▲
  6. Nobuyoshi Nakatsukasa then 1,126, 5-3, aged 35 · Flyweight 6-5 after peaked 1,385 ▲

Best wins

By the opponent's Elo on the night
  1. Chris Jensen KO/TKO R2 · 11 May 2012 · Art of Fighting 1,187
  2. Mitch Miller KO/TKO R1 · 16 Jul 2009 · Atlas Fights 1,065
  3. Mike Dunaj KO/TKO R1 · 3 Dec 2010 · Art of Fighting 987
  4. Michael King KO/TKO R2 · 15 May 2010 · Reality Combat Fighting 961
  5. Jason Dolloff KO/TKO R1 · 21 Sep 2013 · New England Fights 823

Losses

Newest first
  1. Tyler King Submission R1 · 7 Feb 2015 · New England Fights 1,210
  2. Alister Wilson KO/TKO R1 · 22 Jan 2011 · World Extreme Fighting 1,172
  3. Imani Lee Decision R3 · 4 Sep 2010 · Art of Fighting 1,072

Fight history

8 bouts, newest first. Hover a heading for what it means.
# Date Result Opponent Weight class Method Round Score Elo ± Opp Elo Odds Event
8 7 Feb 201534.5 yrs L5-3 Tyler King 7-3 · 34.4 yrs Heavyweighttitle SubKimura R12:06 0.00 1,223→1,132 -91 1,210 – NEF - Fight Night 16 New England Fights
7 21 Sep 201333.1 yrs W5-2 Jason Dolloff 6-17 Heavyweight KO/TKOKO/TKO R14:36 1.00 1,210→1,227 +17 823 – NEF - Fight Night 10 New England Fights
6 11 May 201231.7 yrs W4-2 Chris Jensen 1-0 · 31.4 yrs Heavyweight KO/TKOPunch R25:06 1.00 1,106→1,214 +107 1,187 – Art of Fighting 15 Art of Fighting
5 22 Jan 201130.4 yrs L3-2 Alister Wilson debut – KO/TKODoctor Stoppage R13:12 0.00 1,203→1,108 -95 1,172 – World Extreme Fighting 45 World Extreme Fighting
4 3 Dec 201030.3 yrs W3-1 Mike Dunaj 0-1 – KO/TKOPunches R14:59 1.00 1,155→1,203 +48 987 – AOF 10: Nightmare Art of Fighting
3 4 Sep 201030.0 yrs L2-1 Imani Lee 1-3 · 33.1 yrs – DecisionSplit R315:00 0.44 1,196→1,155 -41 1,072 – AOF 9: Apocalypse Art of Fighting
2 15 May 201029.7 yrs W2-0 Michael King 1-1 · 35.5 yrs – KO/TKODoctor Stoppage R2 1.00 1,153→1,196 +44 961 – Reality Combat Championship 3 Reality Combat Fighting
1 16 Jul 200928.9 yrs W1-0 Mitch Miller debut – KO/TKOPunches R11:56 1.00 1,065→1,153 +88 1,065 – Atlas Fights - Guitars & Cadillacs 1 Atlas Fights