Lightweight · Men

Jeff Holmes

United States Etown Beatdown debut 2006
Held by Allan Ruiz
Form L L W W L
Elo 1,185 peak 1,336 · 6 Feb 2009 151 below it
Sherdog
9-7pro record
1L current streak
1,245best win, Elo
1,127average opponent
-- born 6 Feb 1986
67.0" / -- 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 lightweight, ages 27–34

Record

-- – --
Rating by method KO1,087 Sub1,090 Dec1,046

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 15 pro bouts, and what happened next

After 15 bouts (2021): 1,276 Elo, 9-6, aged 36, average opponent 1,116.

  1. Marco Manara then 1,216, 8-7, aged 36 0-6 after peaked 1,136 ▼
  2. Henrique Madureira then 1,241, 8-7, aged 36 3-0 after peaked 1,434 ▲
  3. Xusanboy Atabayev then 1,220, 9-6, aged 36 5-6 after peaked 1,299 ▲
  4. Leonardo Zecchi then 1,227, 8-6, aged 34 7-5 after peaked 1,435 ▲
  5. Johnny Iwasaki then 1,273, 11-4, aged 36 16-4 after peaked 1,538 ▲
  6. Marcus Rodrigues then 1,290, 10-5, aged 35 2-1 after peaked 1,297

Best wins

By the opponent's Elo on the night
  1. Charles Stanford Decision R3 · 9 Apr 2016 · HRMMA 1,245
  2. Mike Demakes KO/TKO R1 · 20 Nov 2021 · B2 Fighting Series 1,213
  3. Randy Jones KO/TKO R3 · 8 Nov 2014 · HRMMA 1,139
  4. Joe Maiani Submission R1 · 7 Feb 2015 · HRMMA 1,117
  5. Braedon Ward Submission R1 · 23 Nov 2019 · HRMMA 1,092

Losses

The latest 5 of 7
  1. Kevin Barberena Submission R1 · 5 Feb 2022 · B2 Fighting Series 1,263
  2. Branden Bishop KO/TKO R1 · 15 Sep 2018 · HRMMA 1,101
  3. Eric Bledsoe Submission R1 · 4 Jun 2016 · Gladiators of the Cage 1,326
  4. Darryl Madison KO/TKO R1 · 6 Apr 2013 · Gladiators of the Cage 1,145
  5. Mike Diggs Submission R2 · 20 Nov 2010 · Pennsylvania Regional 1,150

Fight history

22 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
22 5 Feb 202236.0 yrs L9-7 Kevin Barberena 7-5 · 31.3 yrs Lightweight SubRear Naked Choke R14:40 0.00 1,276→1,185 -91 1,263 – B2 Fighting Series 146: Kentucky B2 Fighting Series
21 20 Nov 202135.8 yrs W9-6 Mike Demakes 7-5 · 30.8 yrs Lightweight KO/TKOKO/TKO R11:18 1.00 1,180→1,276 +96 1,213 – B2 Fighting Series 140: Kentucky B2 Fighting Series
20 23 Nov 201933.8 yrs W8-6 Braedon Ward 4-7 (1) · 29.1 yrs Lightweight SubArm Triangle Choke R11:47 1.00 1,105→1,189 +84 1,092 – HRMMA - Hardrock MMA 112: 11 Year Anniversary HRMMA
19 15 Sep 201832.6 yrs L7-6 Branden Bishop 5-3 (1) · 36.6 yrs Lightweight KO/TKOInjury R15:00 0.00 1,223→1,106 -117 1,101 – HRMMA - Hardrock MMA 102: Bishop vs. Holmes HRMMA
18 4 Jun 201630.3 yrs L7-5 Eric Bledsoe 3-3 · 27.1 yrs Lightweight SubRear-Naked Choke R12:06 0.00 1,326→1,239 -88 1,326 – GOTC MMA 21: Holt vs. Pope Gladiators of the Cage
17 9 Apr 201630.2 yrs W7-4 Charles Stanford 6-5 · 29.7 yrs Lightweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,274→1,326 +52 1,245 – HRMMA - Hardrock MMA 78 Pro/Am: Holmes vs. Stanford HRMMA
16 7 Feb 201529.0 yrs W6-4 Joe Maiani 3-5 · 40.3 yrs Lightweight SubGuillotine Choke R11:09 1.00 1,212→1,276 +64 1,117 – HRMMA - Hardrock MMA 70: 6 Year Anniversary HRMMA
15 8 Nov 201428.8 yrs W5-4 Randy Jones 2-2 · 29.4 yrs Lightweight KO/TKOKO/TKO R310:29 1.00 1,119→1,212 +93 1,139 – HRMMA - Hardrock MMA 69: Night of the Champions HRMMA
14 3 May 201428.2 yrs W4-4 Ryan Glunt 1-1 · 29.9 yrs Lightweight SubAnaconda Choke R12:25 1.00 1,057→1,119 +62 954 – Gladiators of the Cage - The Road to Glory 6 Gladiators of the Cage
13 6 Apr 201327.2 yrs L3-4 Darryl Madison 4-5 · 30.2 yrs Welterweight KO/TKOKO/TKO R12:38 0.00 1,145→1,057 -87 1,145 – Gladiators of the Cage - The Road to Glory 4 Gladiators of the Cage
12 2 Mar 201327.1 yrs W3-3 Brad Mountain 1-3 · 23.8 yrs Welterweight SubRear-Naked Choke R11:22 1.00 1,098→1,145 +46 920 – CDMMA - Complete Devastation 8 Complete Devastation
11 14 Apr 201226.2 yrs W2-3 Dalton Moss 0-4 · 22.6 yrs Catchweight KO/TKOSubmission to Punch R10:49 1.00 1,053→1,098 +46 871 – Gladiators of the Cage - The Road to Glory 2 Gladiators of the Cage
10 20 Nov 201024.8 yrs L1-3 Mike Diggs 2-2 · 22.8 yrs – SubTriangle Choke R2 0.00 1,139→1,054 -85 1,150 – PA Fighting Championships 4 Pennsylvania Regional
9 13 Aug 201024.5 yrs L1-2 Ben Grove debut – SubRear-Naked Choke R14:01 0.00 1,245→1,139 -107 1,167 – Northeast MMA - Cage Fight 5 PA Cage Fight
8 24 Oct 200923.7 yrs L1-1 Josh Johnson 1-1 · 24.3 yrs – SubArmbar R10:44 0.00 1,336→1,245 -91 1,323 – NAAFS - North Coast Showdown 4 North American Allied Fight Series
7 6 Feb 200923.0 yrs W1-0 Josh Mejia 0-1 – KO/TKOPunches R12:21 1.00 1,314→1,336 +22 980 – Apocalypse Fights 3 Regional / Unaffiliated
6 23 Feb 200822.0 yrs W6-0 Josh McBride 4-2 – KO/TKOPunches R11:25 1.00 1,275→1,314 +39 1,124 – IFBL - Fight Night 11 Ohio Regional am
5 3 Jul 200721.4 yrs W5-0 Michael Rooney 8-4 · 28.4 yrs – KO/TKOPunches R10:22 1.00 1,209→1,275 +66 1,213 – IFBL - Fight Night 8 Ohio Regional am
4 5 May 200721.2 yrs W4-0 Damon Religa 1-0 – DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,174→1,209 +35 1,122 – IFBL - Fight Night 7 Ohio Regional am
3 24 Feb 200721.0 yrs W3-0 Phil Lupo 2-0 – DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,128→1,174 +46 1,135 – IFBL - Fight Night 6 Ohio Regional am
2 16 Dec 200620.9 yrs W2-0 Brian Needham 1-0 – DecisionSplit R315:00 0.56 1,123→1,128 +5 1,108 – IFBL - Fight Night 5 Ohio Regional am
1 19 Aug 200620.5 yrs W1-0 Wayne Mackey 1-0 – KO/TKOPunches R12:13 1.00 1,049→1,123 +74 1,091 – IFBL - Fight Night 4 Ohio Regional am