Lightweight · Men

Kevin Cooley

“The Dog”
United States debut 2000
Held by Jordan Berg
Form W W L L L
Elo 960 peak 1,380 · 16 Feb 2008 420 below it
Tapology Sherdog
13-7 (2)pro record
3L current streak
1,196best win, Elo
1,024average opponent
-- born 20 Apr 1964
-- / -- 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 lightweight, ages 27–34

Record

-- – --
Rating by method KO970 Sub992 Dec1,041

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 20 pro bouts, and what happened next

After 20 bouts (2008): 1,222 Elo, 13-5, aged 44, average opponent 1,046.

  1. Julio Cesar Alves then 1,210, 12-8 5-5 after peaked 1,304 ▲
  2. Cruz Gomez then 1,181, 12-8 2-2 after peaked 1,393 ▲
  3. Diego Visotzky then 1,265, 14-5, aged 44 · Super Heavyweight 6-2 after peaked 1,329 ▲
  4. Vladimir Ivashkin then 1,218, 12-8, aged 42 5-8 after peaked 1,333 ▲
  5. Rodrigo Ruiz then 1,238, 12-8 9-10 after peaked 1,350 ▲
  6. Diego Robledo then 1,213, 13-7, aged 42 · Light Heavyweight 4-8 after peaked 1,340 ▲

Best wins

By the opponent's Elo on the night
  1. Rudy Bork Submission R1 · 1 Sep 2001 · United States Regional 1,196
  2. Johnny Hughes Submission R1 · 19 Jan 2007 · King of the Cage 1,189
  3. Rodney Arp Submission R1 · 2 Dec 2006 · Revolution Cage Combat 1,090
  4. Spuds Smith Submission R2 · 8 Dec 2007 · Revolution Cage Combat 1,066
  5. Zeke Shiling Submission R1 · 16 Feb 2008 · Extreme Challenge 1,065

Losses

The latest 5 of 7
  1. Sean Huffman Submission R1 · 14 Oct 2017 · True Revelation MMA 980
  2. Andy Stock Submission R1 · 9 Apr 2011 · Extreme Challenge 1,125
  3. Zeke Shiling Submission R1 · 16 Aug 2008 · Iowa Regional 993
  4. Ryan Williams KO/TKO R1 · 24 Mar 2007 · Xtreme Fighting Organization 1,345
  5. Nate McManus KO/TKO R2 · 30 Apr 2005 · Iowa Challenge 1,066

Rivalries

Opponents met more than once; the series from this side All rivalries →
  1. Zeke Shiling 2 meetings · 2008, 2008 1–1

Fight history

23 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
23 14 Oct 201753.5 yrs L13-7 (2) Sean Huffman 20-37 (1) · 39.7 yrs Lightweight SubRear Naked Choke R12:40 0.00 1,070→960 -110 980 – Tru Rev MMA - True Revelation MMA 34 True Revelation MMA
22 9 Apr 201147.0 yrs L13-6 (2) Andy Stock 8-15 – SubRear-Naked Choke R12:11 0.00 1,204→1,097 -107 1,125 – Extreme Challenge 178 Extreme Challenge
21 16 Aug 200844.3 yrs L13-5 (2) Zeke Shiling 0-8 – SubGuillotine Choke R11:04 0.00 1,380→1,222 -158 993 – MFC 3: Outdoor War Iowa Regional
20 16 Feb 200843.8 yrs W13-4 (2) Zeke Shiling 0-3 – SubRear Naked Choke R12:48 1.00 1,352→1,380 +28 1,065 – Extreme Challenge 88 Extreme Challenge
19 8 Dec 200743.6 yrs W12-4 (2) Spuds Smith debut – SubRear-Naked Choke R2 1.00 1,319→1,352 +33 1,066 – Revolution Cage Fighting 10 Revolution Cage Combat
18 28 Jul 200743.3 yrs W11-4 (2) Wayne Garman debut – KO/TKOTKO R10:22 1.00 1,280→1,319 +39 1,061 – Revolution Cage Fighting 7 Revolution Cage Combat
17 31 Mar 200742.9 yrs W10-4 (2) Jesse Brandt debut – KO/TKOKO R1 1.00 1,240→1,280 +40 1,028 – Revolution Cage Fighting 5 Revolution Cage Combat
16 24 Mar 200742.9 yrs L9-4 (2) Ryan Williams 5-1 – KO/TKOSubmission to Punches R11:20 0.00 1,322→1,240 -82 1,345 – Xtreme Fighting Organization 15 Xtreme Fighting Organization
15 19 Jan 200742.7 yrs W9-3 (2) Johnny Hughes 5-1 Middleweight SubArmbar R1 1.00 1,249→1,322 +73 1,189 – KOTC: Hard Knocks King of the Cage
14 2 Dec 200642.6 yrs W8-3 (2) Rodney Arp 1-1 – SubRear-Naked Choke R10:32 1.00 1,185→1,249 +64 1,090 – Revolution Cage Fighting 4 Revolution Cage Combat
13 21 Oct 200642.5 yrs W7-3 (2) Karl Snyder debut – SubRear-Naked Choke R2 1.00 1,133→1,185 +52 985 – Iowa Challenge 33 Iowa Challenge
12 23 Sep 200642.4 yrs W6-3 (2) David Hillyer 1-1 – KO/TKOPunch R10:09 1.00 1,057→1,133 +75 1,009 – Revolution Cage Fighting 3 Missouri Regional
11 22 Apr 200642.0 yrs W5-3 (2) Josh Pankey 1-14 – SubArmbar R10:40 1.00 1,030→1,057 +28 739 – Revolution Cage Fighting 1 Missouri Regional
10 1 Apr 200641.9 yrs W1-0 Josh Pankey 0-6 – Sub R10:15 1.00 1,022→1,030 +7 529 – -- Illinois Regional am
9 14 Jan 200641.7 yrs W4-3 (2) David Kramer debut Middleweight DecisionSplit R312:00 0.56 1,007→1,022 +16 1,026 – Iowa Challenge 25 Iowa Challenge
8 8 Oct 200541.5 yrs W3-3 (2) Kurt Jamison 1-11 · 24.1 yrs Middleweight -- R1 1.00 984→1,007 +23 652 – Iowa Challenge 22 Iowa Challenge
7 30 Apr 200541.0 yrs L2-3 (2) Nate McManus debut Open Weight KO/TKOKO/TKO R25:00 0.00 1,074→984 -90 1,066 – Iowa Challenge 21: Robinson vs. van Meer Iowa Challenge
6 5 Apr 200339.0 yrs L2-2 (2) Vern Jefferson 4-5 (1) Middleweight SubGuillotine Choke R11:06 0.00 1,145→1,078 -67 1,228 – Iowa Challenge 9 Iowa Challenge
5 1 Sep 200137.4 yrs W2-1 (2) Rudy Bork 2-0 – SubRear Naked Choke R10:30 1.00 1,022→1,150 +128 1,196 – Midwest Fighting Challenge United States Regional
4 13 Aug 200137.3 yrs L1-1 (2) Riley McIlhon 12-8 – SubRear-Naked Choke R13:16 0.00 1,052→1,022 -31 1,321 – Iowa Challenge Eliminations 2 Iowa Challenge
3 28 Apr 200137.0 yrs NC1-0 (2) Jason Ermold debut – -- -- 0.00 1,052→1,052 +0 1,024 – Iowa Challenge Eliminations 1 Iowa Challenge
2 10 Feb 200136.8 yrs W1-0 (1) Jamie Webb 0-7 Middleweight SubGuillotine Choke R1 1.00 1,030→1,052 +22 695 – Iowa Challenge 1 Iowa Challenge
1 23 Sep 200036.4 yrs NC0-0 (1) Troy McDaniel 9-5 – -- R13:25 0.00 1,030→1,030 +0 1,143 – IFF 5: Battle for the Belts Iowa Regional