Elo
1,525
peak 1,851 · 20 Jan 2012
326 below it
36-16-1pro record
3L
current streak
1,666best win, Elo
1,341average opponent
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born 24 Mar 1983
71.0" / 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 middleweight, ages 27–37Record
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Rating by method
KO1,269
Sub1,331
Dec1,075
Fight history
69 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 |
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| 69 | 29 Jan 201632.9 yrs | L36-16-1 |
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Middleweighttitle | KO/TKOPunches & Elbows | R13:27 | 0.00 | 1,563→1,525 | -38 | 1,787 | – | Victory Fighting Championship 47 Victory Fighting Championship |
| 68 | 20 Nov 201532.7 yrs | L36-15-1 |
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Welterweight | DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 0.33* | 1,571→1,563 | -9 | 1,654 | – | Bellator 146: Kato vs. Manhoef Bellator MMA |
| 67 | 17 Oct 201431.6 yrs | L36-14-1 |
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Welterweight | DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 0.00* | 1,689→1,574 | -115 | 1,577 | -150→-150 | Bellator 129: Bradley vs. Neer Bellator MMA |
| 66 | 2 Aug 201431.4 yrs | W36-13-1 |
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Welterweighttitle | SubArmbar | R11:37 | 1.00 | 1,639→1,689 | +50 | 1,481 | – | Victory Fighting Championship 43 Victory Fighting Championship |
| 65 | 27 Jun 201431.3 yrs | W35-13-1 |
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Catchweight | KO/TKOKO/TKO | R14:20 | 1.00 | 1,630→1,639 | +9 | 1,117 | – | MCC 54: Grigsby vs. Morrow Midwest Cage Championship |
| 64 | 14 Dec 201330.7 yrs | W34-13-1 |
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Welterweight | SubRear Naked Choke | R313:38 | 1.00 | 1,564→1,630 | +66 | 1,475 | – | Victory Fighting Championship 41 Victory Fighting Championship |
| 63 | 23 Feb 201329.9 yrs | L33-13-1 |
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Welterweight | DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 0.17* | 1,594→1,564 | -29 | 1,708 | +220→+220 | UFC 157: Rousey vs. Carmouche Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 62 | 5 Oct 201229.5 yrs | L33-12-1 |
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Welterweight | SubGuillotine Choke | R10:45 | 0.00 | 1,741→1,594 | -147 | 1,450 | -300→-300 | UFC on FX 5: Browne vs. Bigfoot Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 61 | 8 Jun 201229.2 yrs | L33-11-1 |
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Welterweight | KO/TKOPunch | R14:56 | 0.00 | 1,851→1,741 | -110 | 1,759 | +151→+151 | UFC on FX 3: Johnson vs. McCall Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 60 | 20 Jan 201228.8 yrs | W33-10-1 |
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Welterweight | SubGuillotine Choke | R13:04 | 1.00 | 1,828→1,851 | +23 | 1,504 | – | UFC on FX 1: Guillard vs. Miller Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 59 | 1 Oct 201128.5 yrs | W32-10-1 |
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Welterweight | KO/TKODoctor Stoppage | R210:00 | 1.00 | 1,764→1,828 | +63 | 1,666 | – | UFC Live 6: Cruz vs. Johnson Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 58 | 20 Aug 201128.4 yrs | W31-10-1 |
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Welterweight | KO/TKOPunches & Elbows | R12:54 | 1.00 | 1,749→1,764 | +16 | 1,346 | – | Superior Cage Combat 2 Superior Cage Combat |
| 57 | 25 Jun 201128.3 yrs | W30-10-1 |
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Welterweighttitle | KO/TKOHand Injury | R15:00 | 1.00 | 1,700→1,749 | +48 | 1,533 | – | SF 16: Neer vs. Juarez Shark Fights |
| 56 | 9 Apr 201128.0 yrs | W29-10-1 |
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– | KO/TKOPunches | R10:20 | 1.00 | 1,696→1,700 | +4 | 1,030 | – | World War Fighting Championship 2 World War Fighting Championships |
| 55 | 14 Aug 201027.4 yrs | W28-10-1 |
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Middleweight | SubGuillotine Choke | R14:09 | 1.00 | 1,633→1,696 | +63 | 1,535 | – | Fight Me MMA 1: The Battle Begins Missouri Regional |
| 54 | 6 May 201027.1 yrs | L27-10-1 |
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Lightweight | SubRear Naked Choke | R27:08 | 0.00 | 1,664→1,633 | -30 | 1,934 | – | Bellator 17 Bellator MMA |
| 53 | 5 Feb 201026.9 yrs | W27-9-1 |
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– | SubRear-Naked Choke | R13:05 | 1.00 | 1,628→1,664 | +36 | 1,391 | – | Shark Fights 8 Shark Fights |
| 52 | 8 Jan 201026.8 yrs | W26-9-1 |
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– | KO/TKOPunches | R13:48 | 1.00 | 1,592→1,628 | +36 | 1,359 | – | MFDM - Ballroom Brawl 4 Iowa Regional |
| 51 | 24 Oct 200926.6 yrs | L25-9-1 |
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Lightweight | DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 0.13* | 1,659→1,592 | -67 | 1,652 | – | UFC 104: Machida vs. Shogun Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 50 | 8 Aug 200926.4 yrs | L25-8-1 |
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Lightweight | DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 0.14* | 1,736→1,659 | -77 | 1,679 | – | UFC 101: Declaration Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 49 | 7 Feb 200925.9 yrs | W25-7-1 |
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Lightweight | SubTriangle Choke | R28:36 | 1.00 | 1,651→1,736 | +85 | 1,640 | – | UFC Fight Night 17: Lauzon vs. Stephens Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 48 | 17 Sep 200825.5 yrs | L24-7-1 |
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Lightweight | DecisionSplit | R315:00 | 0.36* | 1,625→1,651 | +26 | 1,851 | – | UFC Fight Night 15: Diaz vs. Neer Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 47 | 2 Apr 200825.0 yrs | W24-6-1 |
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Lightweight | DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 0.94* | 1,541→1,625 | +84 | 1,572 | – | UFC Fight Night 13: Florian vs. Lauzon Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 46 | 27 Oct 200724.6 yrs | W23-6-1 |
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– | SubArmbar | R12:16 | 1.00 | 1,515→1,541 | +26 | 1,212 | – | C3 - Smokey Mountain Showdown C3 Fights |
| 45 | 27 Jul 200724.3 yrs | W22-6-1 |
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– | KO/TKOPunches | R11:39 | 1.00 | 1,474→1,515 | +41 | 1,267 | – | Greensparks - Full Contact Fighting 5 Iowa Regional |
| 44 | 19 May 200724.2 yrs | L21-6-1 |
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Welterweight | KO/TKOPunch | R10:54 | 0.00 | 1,614→1,474 | -140 | 1,374 | – | IFL 13: Chicago International Fight League |
| 43 | 8 Apr 200724.0 yrs | W21-5-1 |
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– | KO/TKOSubmission to Punches | R12:31 | 1.00 | 1,605→1,614 | +9 | 1,106 | – | FSG - Coliseum Carnage Iowa Regional |
| 42 | 17 Mar 200724.0 yrs | W20-5-1 |
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– | KO/TKOPunches | R10:21 | 1.00 | 1,597→1,605 | +8 | 1,069 | – | Greensparks - Full Contact Fighting 3 Iowa Regional |
| 41 | 4 Mar 200723.9 yrs | W19-5-1 |
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Welterweight | KO/TKOPunches | R10:24 | 1.00 | 1,532→1,597 | +65 | 1,441 | – | IFC 30: Road To Global Domination International Fighting Championship |
| 40 | 22 Nov 200623.7 yrs | W18-5-1 |
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– | KO/TKOSubmission to Punches | R12:30 | 1.00 | 1,501→1,532 | +32 | 1,238 | – | MCC 5: Thanksgiving Throwdown Midwest Cage Championship |
| 39 | 26 Aug 200623.4 yrs | L17-5-1 |
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Welterweight | SubKimura | R311:42 | 0.00 | 1,564→1,501 | -63 | 1,663 | – | UFC 62: Liddell vs. Sobral Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 38 | 8 Jul 200623.3 yrs | L17-4-1 |
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Welterweight | DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 0.15* | 1,644→1,564 | -80 | 1,568 | – | UFC 61: Bitter Rivals Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 37 | 6 Apr 200623.0 yrs | W17-3-1 |
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Welterweight | DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 0.70* | 1,606→1,644 | +38 | 1,621 | – | UFC Fight Night 4: Bonnar vs. Jardine Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 36 | 16 Jan 200622.8 yrs | W16-3-1 |
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Welterweight | SubTriangle Choke | R14:20 | 1.00 | 1,549→1,606 | +57 | 1,422 | – | UFC Fight Night 3: Sylvia vs. Silva Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 35 | 23 Nov 200522.7 yrs | W15-3-1 |
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– | KO/TKOPunches | R13:43 | 1.00 | 1,540→1,549 | +9 | 1,026 | – | XKK - Des Moines Xtreme Kage Kombat |
| 34 | 15 Oct 200522.6 yrs | L14-3-1 |
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– | SubRear-Naked Choke | R2 | 0.00 | 1,646→1,540 | -106 | 1,572 | – | Extreme Challenge 64 Extreme Challenge |
| 33 | 14 Sep 200522.5 yrs | W14-2-1 |
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– | SubTriangle Choke | R13:25 | 1.00 | 1,580→1,646 | +66 | 1,493 | – | FFC 15: Fiesta Las Vegas Nevada Regional |
| 32 | 6 Aug 200522.4 yrs | L13-2-1 |
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Welterweight | KO/TKORear Naked Choke | R11:35 | 0.00 | 1,702→1,580 | -122 | 1,557 | – | UFC Fight Night 1: Marquardt vs. Salaverry Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 31 | 18 Jun 200522.2 yrs | W13-1-1 |
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– | KO/TKOSubmission to Punches | R11:41 | 1.00 | 1,699→1,702 | +3 | 971 | – | Extreme Challenge 62 Extreme Challenge |
| 30 | 20 May 200522.2 yrs | W12-1-1 |
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– | KO/TKOPunch | R10:54 | 1.00 | 1,693→1,699 | +6 | 1,103 | – | XKK - Des Moines Xtreme Kage Kombat |
| 29 | 22 Apr 200522.1 yrs | W11-1-1 |
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– | DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 0.84 | 1,701→1,693 | -8 | 1,347 | – | Extreme Challenge 61 Extreme Challenge |
| 28 | 19 Mar 200522.0 yrs | W10-1-1 |
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– | SubTriangle Choke | R13:22 | 1.00 | 1,676→1,701 | +25 | 1,363 | – | XKK - Des Moines Xtreme Kage Kombat |
| 27 | 2 Feb 200521.9 yrs | W9-1-1 |
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– | KO/TKOPunches | R2 | 1.00 | 1,664→1,676 | +12 | 1,212 | – | Downtown Destruction 2 Iowa Regional |
| 26 | 27 Nov 200421.7 yrs | W8-1-1 |
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– | KO/TKOKnees | R3 | 1.00 | 1,647→1,664 | +17 | 1,263 | – | VFC 8: Fallout Victory Fighting Championship |
| 25 | 30 Oct 200421.6 yrs | W7-1-1 |
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– | KO/TKOPunches | R11:55 | 1.00 | 1,609→1,647 | +37 | 1,383 | – | XKK - Des Moines Xtreme Kage Kombat |
| 24 | 10 Sep 200421.5 yrs | W6-1-1 |
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– | KO/TKOPunches | R10:41 | 1.00 | 1,554→1,609 | +56 | 1,422 | – | FFC 11: Explosion Mississippi Regional |
| 23 | 7 Aug 200421.4 yrs | W5-1-1 |
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– | KO/TKOPunches | R13:44 | 1.00 | 1,535→1,554 | +18 | 1,163 | – | Xtreme Kage Kombat Xtreme Kage Kombat |
| 22 | 6 May 200421.1 yrs | W4-1-1 |
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Welterweight | SubArmbar | R311:04 | 1.00 | 1,449→1,535 | +86 | 1,443 | – | Extreme Challenge 57 Extreme Challenge |
| 21 | 6 Mar 200421.0 yrs | L3-1-1 |
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– | DecisionSplit | R525:00 | 0.45 | 1,433→1,449 | +16 | 1,534 | – | VFC 7: Showdown Victory Fighting Championship |
| 20 | 7 Feb 200420.9 yrs | W3-0-1 | Joe Chacon 2-1 | – | DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 0.84 | 1,438→1,433 | -4 | 1,113 | – | XKK - Clash in Curtiss 4 Xtreme Kage Kombat |
| 19 | 17 Jan 200420.8 yrs | D2-0-1 |
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– | -- | R315:00 | 0.50 | 1,464→1,438 | -27 | 1,355 | – | AFA - Judgment Night Iowa Regional |
| 18 | 19 Nov 200320.7 yrs | W15-1 | Michael Doormand debut | – | -- | -- | 1.00 | 1,453→1,464 | +12 | 1,047 | – | Toad Holler Fight Club Iowa Regional am |
| 17 | 13 Sep 200320.5 yrs | W2-0 |
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– | KO/TKOPunches | R11:43 | 1.00 | 1,425→1,453 | +28 | 1,136 | – | Absolute Ada Fights 4 Minnesota Regional |
| 16 | 3 Sep 200320.4 yrs | W14-1 | Cameron Hykamp debut | – | KO/TKOPunch | R1 | 1.00 | 1,407→1,425 | +18 | 1,086 | – | Toad Holler Fight Club Iowa Regional am |
| 15 | 27 Aug 200320.4 yrs | W13-1 |
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– | KO/TKOSubmission to Punches | -- | 1.00 | 1,387→1,407 | +20 | 1,088 | – | Toad Holler Fight Club Iowa Regional am |
| 14 | 25 Jun 200320.3 yrs | W12-1 | Kain Rayan debut | – | KO/TKORetirement | -- | 1.00 | 1,368→1,387 | +19 | 1,058 | – | Toad Holler Fight Club Iowa Regional am |
| 13 | 18 Jun 200320.2 yrs | W11-1 |
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– | KO/TKOSubmission to Punches | -- | 1.00 | 1,348→1,368 | +21 | 1,055 | – | Toad Holler Fight Club Iowa Regional am |
| 12 | 18 Jun 200320.2 yrs | W10-1 |
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– | KO/TKOSubmission to Punches | -- | 1.00 | 1,324→1,348 | +23 | 1,059 | – | Iowa Regional Regional / Unaffiliated am |
| 11 | 21 May 200320.2 yrs | L9-1 | Ben Rebels debut | – | -- | -- | 0.00 | 1,442→1,324 | -118 | 1,058 | – | Toad Holler Fight Club Iowa Regional am |
| 10 | 16 May 200320.1 yrs | W9-0 |
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– | KO/TKOHead Kick | R12:15 | 1.00 | 1,429→1,442 | +13 | 1,046 | – | THFC - Ground Zero 3 Iowa Regional am |
| 9 | 15 Mar 200320.0 yrs | W1-0 |
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– | KO/TKOSlam | R13:41 | 1.00 | 1,408→1,429 | +22 | 1,068 | – | Iowa Regional Iowa Regional |
| 8 | 28 Dec 200219.8 yrs | W8-0 |
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Welterweight | KO/TKORetirement | R26:00 | 1.00 | 1,390→1,408 | +18 | 1,072 | – | Toad Holler Fight Club Iowa Regional am |
| 7 | 28 Aug 200219.4 yrs | W7-0 |
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Welterweight | Decision | R315:00 | 0.80 | 1,368→1,390 | +22 | 1,273 | – | Toad Holler Fight Club Iowa Regional am |
| 6 | 17 Jul 200219.3 yrs | W6-0 | Gary Waldon 0-2 | – | -- | -- | 1.00 | 1,347→1,368 | +21 | 1,055 | – | Toad Holler Fight Club Iowa Regional am |
| 5 | 17 Jul 200219.3 yrs | W5-0 | Gary Waldon 0-2 | Welterweight | -- | -- | 1.00 | 1,326→1,347 | +21 | 1,038 | – | Toad Holler Fight Club Iowa Regional am |
| 4 | 3 Jul 200219.3 yrs | W4-0 | Jess Butcher debut | – | Sub | -- | 1.00 | 1,297→1,326 | +29 | 1,078 | – | Iowa Regional Regional / Unaffiliated am |
| 3 | 3 Jul 200219.3 yrs | W3-0 | Jess Butcher debut | Welterweight | KO/TKOPunches | -- | 1.00 | 1,253→1,297 | +44 | 1,134 | – | Toad Holler Fight Club Iowa Regional am |
| 2 | 19 Jun 200219.2 yrs | W2-0 | Gary Waldon 0-1 | – | KO/TKOStrikes | -- | 1.00 | 1,207→1,253 | +46 | 1,101 | – | Toad Holler Fight Club Iowa Regional am |
| 1 | 19 Jun 200219.2 yrs | W1-0 | Gary Waldon 0-1 | Welterweight | KO/TKOPunches | -- | 1.00 | 1,153→1,207 | +54 | 1,092 | – | Toad Holler Fight Club Iowa Regional am |
Best wins
By the opponent's Elo on the night-
Keith Wisniewski
KO/TKO R2 · 1 Oct 2011 · Ultimate Fighting Championship
1,666
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Mac Danzig
Submission R2 · 7 Feb 2009 · Ultimate Fighting Championship
1,640
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Joe Stevenson
Decision R3 · 6 Apr 2006 · Ultimate Fighting Championship
1,621
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Din Thomas
Decision R3 · 2 Apr 2008 · Ultimate Fighting Championship
1,572
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Jesse Finney
Submission R1 · 14 Aug 2010 · Missouri Regional
1,535
Losses
The latest 5 of 16-
Anthony Smith
KO/TKO R1 · 29 Jan 2016 · Victory Fighting Championship
1,787
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André Santos
Decision R3 · 20 Nov 2015 · Bellator MMA
1,654
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Paul Bradley
Decision R3 · 17 Oct 2014 · Bellator MMA
1,577
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Court McGee
Decision R3 · 23 Feb 2013 · Ultimate Fighting Championship
1,708
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Justin Edwards
Submission R1 · 5 Oct 2012 · Ultimate Fighting Championship
1,450
Rivalries
Opponents met more than once; the series from this side All rivalries →Style profile
Each axis is a percentile of middleweight fighters with five pro bouts (4,235 of them); further out is better. Hover a point for the number.Similar careers
Who looked like this after 50 pro bouts, and what happened nextAfter 50 bouts (2014): 1,689 Elo, 36-13, aged 31, average opponent 1,404.
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Paul Daley
then 1,759, 35-13, aged 32
9-5 after
peaked 1,923 ▲
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Steven Siler
then 1,773, 33-17, aged 31 · Featherweight
2-9 after
peaked 1,777
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Gilbert Yvel
then 1,651, 36-12, aged 32 · Heavyweight
5-4 after
peaked 1,706 ▲
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Naoyuki Kotani
then 1,762, 33-10, aged 32 · Lightweight
4-10 after
peaked 1,665 ▼
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Denis Kang
then 1,705, 34-12, aged 34 · Light Heavyweight
1-4 after
peaked 1,618 ▼
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Alistair Overeem
then 1,773, 36-13, aged 33 · Heavyweight
11-6 after
peaked 2,082 ▲
