Bantamweight · Men

John Sweeney

“Hollywood”
United States Upstate Karate debut 2014
Elo 1,557 peak 1,623 · 16 Jun 2023 66 below it
Tapology Sherdog id 3758948
13-4 (1)pro record
1L current streak
1,621best win, Elo
1,333average opponent
-- born 6 Apr 1995
67.0" / 71.5" height / reach

Elo history

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

Record

-- – --
Rating by method KO1,229 Sub1,260 Dec1,260

Best wins

By the opponent's Elo on the night
  1. Ary Farias Decision R3 · 13 Jan 2023 · Legacy Fighting Alliance 1,621
  2. Cole Smith Decision R3 · 2 Apr 2022 · XMMA 1,523
  3. Leonardo Morales Decision R3 · 1 Oct 2021 · Combate Global 1,447
  4. Allan Begosso Decision R5 · 16 Jun 2023 · Legacy Fighting Alliance 1,443
  5. Ricardo Dias Decision R3 · 29 Jul 2022 · Legacy Fighting Alliance 1,432

Losses

Newest first
  1. Shoko Sato Submission R1 · 7 Mar 2026 · RIZIN Fighting Federation 1,791
  2. Cody Durden KO/TKO R1 · 18 Jul 2020 · National Fighting Championship 1,570
  3. Phil Caracappa KO/TKO R3 · 22 Feb 2019 · Ring of Combat 1,541
  4. Jacob Hebeisen Decision R3 · 13 Oct 2017 · National Fighting Championship 1,371

Fight history

24 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
24 7 Mar 202630.9 yrs L13-4 (1) Shoko Sato 37-17-2 (1) · 38.5 yrs Bantamweight SubTriangle Choke R14:49 0.00 1,601→1,557 -44 1,791 -211→-227 Rizin FF - Rizin 52 RIZIN Fighting Federation
23 12 Jul 202429.3 yrs NC13-3 (1) Rafael do Nascimento 9-2 · 32.7 yrs Bantamweighttitle DecisionUnanimous R525:00 0.00 1,621→1,621 +0 1,507 -250→-222 LFA 188: Sweeney vs. Do Nascimento Legacy Fighting Alliance
22 16 Jun 202328.2 yrs W13-3 Allan Begosso 7-2-1 · 27.6 yrs Bantamweighttitle DecisionUnanimous R525:00 0.81 1,608→1,623 +15 1,443 -181→-183 LFA 160: Sweeney vs. Begosso Legacy Fighting Alliance
21 13 Jan 202327.8 yrs W12-3 Ary Farias 12-3 · 33.2 yrs Bantamweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,524→1,608 +83 1,621 +162→+165 LFA 150: Farias vs. Sweeney Legacy Fighting Alliance
20 29 Jul 202227.3 yrs W11-3 Ricardo Dias 10-5 · 31.7 yrs Bantamweight DecisionSplit R315:00 0.56 1,540→1,524 -16 1,432 -225→-160 LFA 137: Gibson vs. Amil Legacy Fighting Alliance
19 2 Apr 202227.0 yrs W10-3 Cole Smith 7-2 · 33.0 yrs Bantamweight DecisionSplit R315:00 0.56 1,532→1,540 +9 1,523 +200→+135 XMMA 4: Black Magic XMMA
18 1 Oct 202126.5 yrs W9-3 Leonardo Morales 12-5 · 28.8 yrs Bantamweight DecisionUnanimous R310:00 0.84 1,480→1,532 +51 1,447 – Combate Global: Morales vs. Sweeney Combate Global
17 30 Jul 202126.3 yrs W8-3 Dre Miley 8-4 · 30.3 yrs Bantamweight KO/TKORef Stoppage From Strikes R10:33 1.00 1,416→1,480 +65 1,323 -195→-220 XMMA 2: Saunders vs. Nijem XMMA
16 29 May 202126.1 yrs W7-3 Calvin Harbaugh 2-3 · 25.5 yrs Bantamweight KO/TKOStrikes R1 1.00 1,361→1,416 +55 1,223 – SMMA 19: Showcase MMA 19 Showcase MMA
15 18 Jul 202025.3 yrs L6-3 Cody Durden 10-2 · 29.3 yrs Bantamweight KO/TKOKO/TKO R11:20 0.00 1,411→1,361 -50 1,570 – National Fighting Championship 125 National Fighting Championship
14 22 Feb 201923.9 yrs L6-2 Phil Caracappa 6-0 (1) · 26.7 yrs Bantamweighttitle KO/TKOKO/TKO R310:32 0.00 1,496→1,420 -76 1,541 – Ring of Combat 67 Ring of Combat
13 7 Dec 201823.7 yrs W6-1 Jose Medrano, Jr. 3-2 · 32.4 yrs Bantamweight KO/TKOKO/TKO R12:38 1.00 1,440→1,496 +56 1,308 – National Fighting Championship 114 National Fighting Championship
12 24 Mar 201823.0 yrs W5-1 Keith Lee 3-1 · 21.5 yrs Bantamweight DecisionSplit R315:00 0.56 1,437→1,440 +3 1,408 – 864 Fighting Championship: Fight 3 864 Fighting Championship
11 27 Jan 201822.8 yrs W4-1 Dave Morgan 5-6 · 32.6 yrs Bantamweight KO/TKORef Stoppage From Strikes R28:39 1.00 1,411→1,437 +26 1,106 – 864 Fighting Championship: Fight 1 864 Fighting Championship
10 13 Oct 201722.5 yrs L3-1 Jacob Hebeisen 7-4 · 33.6 yrs Bantamweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.16 1,502→1,411 -91 1,371 – National Fighting Championship 100: Elmore vs. Longano National Fighting Championship
9 4 Aug 201722.3 yrs W3-0 Devante Sewell 3-1 · 22.0 yrs Featherweight KO/TKOKO/TKO R29:41 1.00 1,423→1,502 +79 1,389 – National Fighting Championship 98: Williams vs. Blyden National Fighting Championship
8 21 Jul 201722.3 yrs W2-0 Shelton Sales debut · 24.6 yrs Featherweight SubGuillotine Choke R11:57 1.00 1,360→1,423 +63 1,261 – LFA 17: Moisés vs. Watley Legacy Fighting Alliance
7 7 Apr 201722.0 yrs W1-0 Jon Sparks 4-3 Open Weight SubRear Naked Choke R12:45 1.00 1,280→1,360 +81 1,252 – LFA 8: Hamilton vs. Bazzi Legacy Fighting Alliance
6 1 Oct 201621.5 yrs W5-1 Charleston Pou 3-2 · 25.1 yrs Bantamweighttitle KO/TKOKO/TKO R11:07 1.00 1,237→1,280 +43 1,111 – Conflict MMA 41: Conflict MMA Promotions Conflict MMA am
5 5 Mar 201620.9 yrs W4-1 Luke Milligan 2-1 Featherweight KO/TKOKO/TKO R11:26 1.00 1,188→1,237 +48 1,096 – USFFC 26: Edge of Revolt US Freedom Fighter Championship am
4 3 Oct 201520.5 yrs W3-1 Dennis Randolph debut Featherweight KO/TKO -- 1.00 1,140→1,188 +48 1,045 – HardPlay MMA HardPlay MMA am
3 6 Jun 201520.2 yrs L2-1 Quitin Thomas 3-1 · 22.9 yrs Featherweight DecisionUnanimous R39:00 0.16 1,186→1,140 -46 1,182 – FLP - Fight Lab 48 Fight Lab am
2 14 Jun 201419.2 yrs W2-0 Detrick Keys debut · 27.6 yrs Featherweight SubRear Naked Choke R10:59 1.00 1,144→1,186 +42 1,015 – Square Off Promotions - UCL Fight Night UCL Fight Night am
1 10 May 201419.1 yrs W1-0 Jose Davila 0-1 · 23.5 yrs – Sub -- 1.00 1,090→1,144 +53 1,024 – 3FC 21: All In 3FC am