Bantamweight · Men

Darian Padgett

United States Indy Boxing & Grappling debut 2021
Elo 1,205 peak 1,343 · 18 Apr 2025 138 below it
Tapology Sherdog id 3655267
3-2pro record
2L current streak
1,212best win, Elo
1,154average opponent
-- born 1 Jul 1998
66.0" / 69.0" height / reach

Elo history

Hover for the fight at that point; dots are wins and losses

Record

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Rating by method KO1,124 Sub1,034 Dec1,051

Best wins

By the opponent's Elo on the night
  1. Branson Price Submission R2 · 21 Dec 2024 · Caged Thunder 1,212
  2. Chris Collins KO/TKO R1 · 18 Apr 2025 · Beloit Cage Fights 1,143
  3. James Acosta Decision R3 · 27 Apr 2024 · Art of Scrap MMA 1,027

Losses

Newest first
  1. Jesus Villegas Decision R3 · 28 Feb 2026 · Maximus Promotions 1,178
  2. Ezra Elliott Submission R1 · 28 Jun 2025 · RUF MMA 1,498

Fight history

13 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
13 28 Feb 202627.7 yrs L3-2 Jesus Villegas 1-1 Bantamweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.16 1,292→1,205 -87 1,178 – Maximus Promotions - Maximus 18 Maximus Promotions
12 28 Jun 202527.0 yrs L3-1 Ezra Elliott 4-0 · 25.1 yrs Open Weight SubD'arce Choke R11:42 0.00 1,343→1,292 -51 1,498 – RUF MMA 63: Summer Slugfest RUF MMA
11 18 Apr 202526.8 yrs W3-0 Chris Collins 4-2 · 32.3 yrs Bantamweight KO/TKOLeft Hook to Ground Punches R10:21 1.00 1,291→1,343 +52 1,143 – Stateline Rumble 4: Friday Night Fights Beloit Cage Fights
10 21 Dec 202426.5 yrs W2-0 Branson Price debut · 34.6 yrs Bantamweight SubTriangle Choke R28:38 1.00 1,200→1,291 +90 1,212 – Caged Thunder 29: Hall of Fame Fights 2024 Caged Thunder
9 27 Apr 202425.8 yrs W1-0 James Acosta 2-7 · 36.2 yrs Bantamweight DecisionSplit R315:00 0.56 1,237→1,200 -37 1,027 – Art of Scrap 8: Bastos vs. Kindig Art of Scrap MMA
8 7 Oct 202325.3 yrs W6-1-1 Julian Connerton 3-1 · 23.5 yrs Featherweight SubRear Naked Choke R11:28 1.00 1,169→1,237 +68 1,183 – Art of Scrap 7: Filho vs. Al Kinani Art of Scrap MMA am
7 19 Aug 202325.1 yrs L5-1-1 Dontrell Johnson 5-0 · 23.6 yrs Featherweight DecisionUnanimous R39:00 0.16 1,193→1,169 -24 1,306 – Stateline Rumble 2: The Return Beloit Cage Fights am
6 2 Jun 202324.9 yrs W5-0-1 Nick Fishback 2-1 · 29.9 yrs Featherweight DecisionSplit R39:00 0.56 1,209→1,193 -16 1,074 – Ignite Fights - Compass Fight Series 3 Ignite Fights am
5 17 Dec 202224.5 yrs D4-0-1 Blake Fialka 5-2 · 25.3 yrs Featherweight DecisionSplit R39:00 0.50 1,209→1,209 +0 1,209 – Colosseum Combat 61 Colosseum Combat am
4 30 Jul 202224.1 yrs W4-0 Mike Willis Jr. 2-1 · 29.5 yrs Featherweight SubRear Naked Choke R12:06 1.00 1,159→1,209 +50 1,076 – Colosseum Combat 60 Colosseum Combat am
3 22 Jan 202223.6 yrs W3-0 Jeremy O'Kane 0-1 · 26.8 yrs Featherweight DecisionUnanimous R39:00 0.84 1,143→1,159 +16 978 – B2 Fighting Series 144: Indiana B2 Fighting Series am
2 13 Nov 202123.4 yrs W2-0 Diego Martinez debut Lightweight DecisionUnanimous R39:00 0.84 1,107→1,143 +36 1,061 – Elite Amateur Fight League - EAFL: Elite Combat Sports Series 1 Elite Fight Night am
1 16 Oct 202123.3 yrs W1-0 Joseph Melon debut · 27.7 yrs Featherweight DecisionUnanimous R39:00 0.84 1,062→1,107 +45 1,062 – Colosseum Combat 56 Colosseum Combat am