Lightweight · Men

Charles Cheeks III

United States PRESS Forward MMA debut 2010
Held by Usman Nurmagomedov
Form W L W L L
Elo 1,295 peak 1,432 · 9 Mar 2018 137 below it
Tapology Sherdog
15-10pro record
2L current streak
1,378best win, Elo
1,262average opponent
-- born 17 Jun 1988
67.0" / 71.0" 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 KO1,097 Sub1,178 Dec1,052

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 25 pro bouts, and what happened next

After 25 bouts (2022): 1,295 Elo, 15-10, aged 34, average opponent 1,278.

  1. Jose Luis Verdugo then 1,360, 16-9, aged 36 3-1 after peaked 1,539 ▲
  2. Luis Fernando then 1,384, 15-10, aged 33 1-2 after peaked 1,402
  3. Daiki Yuki then 1,308, 13-8, aged 34 1-1 after peaked 1,314
  4. Justin Baesman then 1,241, 15-9, aged 34 · Welterweight 7-22 after peaked 1,449 ▲
  5. Marcio Navarro then 1,364, 14-11, aged 36 1-5 after peaked 1,288 ▼
  6. Yoshitomi Mishima then 1,392, 17-6, aged 35 3-1 after peaked 1,543 ▲

Best wins

By the opponent's Elo on the night
  1. Justin Reiswerg Submission R3 · 17 Jun 2016 · Fury Fighting Championship 1,378
  2. Josh Visel Decision R3 · 21 Nov 2021 · Fury Fighting Championship 1,333
  3. Rivaldo Junior Decision R3 · 9 Mar 2018 · Legacy Fighting Alliance 1,304
  4. Ray Blodgett Decision R3 · 1 Nov 2013 · Fury Fighting Championship 1,243
  5. Westin Wilson Submission R2 · 3 Nov 2017 · Legacy Fighting Alliance 1,217

Losses

The latest 5 of 10
  1. Aalon Cruz KO/TKO R2 · 24 Apr 2022 · Fury Fighting Championship 1,502
  2. Bobby Moffett Decision R3 · 11 Feb 2022 · Fury Fighting Championship 1,631
  3. Matt Bessette KO/TKO R3 · 24 Jan 2020 · CES MMA 1,598
  4. Levi Mowles Submission R2 · 10 Aug 2018 · Legacy Fighting Alliance 1,588
  5. Damon Jackson Submission R2 · 13 Jan 2017 · Legacy Fighting Alliance 1,598

Fight history

27 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
27 24 Apr 202233.9 yrs L15-10 Aalon Cruz 9-4 · 32.6 yrs Lightweight KO/TKOKO/TKO R26:36 0.00 1,346→1,295 -50 1,502 +160→-108 Fury FC 60 Fury Fighting Championship
26 11 Feb 202233.7 yrs L15-9 Bobby Moffett 14-6 (1) · 31.7 yrs Featherweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.16 1,346→1,346 -1 1,631 +240→+375 Fury FC 57 Fury Fighting Championship
25 21 Nov 202133.4 yrs W15-8 Josh Visel 6-2 · 28.5 yrs Featherweight DecisionSplit R315:00 0.56 1,336→1,346 +10 1,333 -260→-260 Fury FC 54 Fury Fighting Championship
24 24 Jan 202031.6 yrs L14-8 Matt Bessette 23-9 (1) · 35.1 yrs Featherweighttitle KO/TKOPunch R314:01 0.00 1,392→1,351 -41 1,598 +335→+320 CES 60 CES MMA
23 3 Aug 201931.1 yrs W14-7 Josh Davila 9-18 Lightweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,381→1,392 +11 1,162 – Fury Fighting Championship 34 Fury Fighting Championship
22 10 Aug 201830.1 yrs L13-7 Levi Mowles 9-3 · 23.2 yrs Featherweight SubRear Naked Choke R25:17 0.00 1,432→1,381 -50 1,588 +241→+240 LFA 47: Jackson vs. Jennerman Legacy Fighting Alliance
21 9 Mar 201829.7 yrs W13-6 Rivaldo Junior 15-7-2 · 34.3 yrs Featherweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,394→1,432 +37 1,304 -135→-135 LFA 35: Newell vs. Luque Legacy Fighting Alliance
20 3 Nov 201729.4 yrs W12-6 Westin Wilson 5-2 · 28.8 yrs Featherweight SubArmbar R29:04 1.00 1,335→1,394 +59 1,217 -274→-316 LFA 26: Odoms vs. Hughes Legacy Fighting Alliance
19 13 Jan 201728.6 yrs L11-6 Damon Jackson 10-1-1 (1) · 28.4 yrs Featherweight SubRear Naked Choke R26:24 0.00 1,373→1,335 -38 1,598 -527→-527 LFA 1: Peterson vs. Higo Legacy Fighting Alliance
18 17 Jun 201628.0 yrs W11-5 Justin Reiswerg 9-5 · 28.5 yrs Lightweighttitle SubArm Triangle Choke R312:33 1.00 1,256→1,373 +117 1,378 – Fury Fighting Championship 11 Fury Fighting Championship
17 13 May 201627.9 yrs W10-5 David Armas 7-12 · 26.7 yrs Featherweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,237→1,256 +19 1,061 – Legacy Fighting Championship 55 Legacy FC
16 22 Jan 201627.6 yrs L9-5 Rey Trujillo 18-16 · 34.1 yrs Lightweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.16 1,315→1,237 -77 1,244 – Legacy Fighting Championship 50 Legacy FC
15 11 Jul 201527.1 yrs W9-4 Edgar Juarez 4-1 · 30.4 yrs Featherweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,277→1,315 +38 1,188 – Fury FC 7 Fury Fighting Championship
14 17 Jan 201526.6 yrs W8-4 Bobby Hill 4-9 · 32.4 yrs Featherweight DecisionUnanimous R39:00 0.84 1,278→1,277 -1 978 – Saturday Night Showdown Savarese Promotions
13 17 Oct 201426.3 yrs L7-4 Donald Sanchez 29-14 · 30.2 yrs Featherweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.16 1,286→1,278 -8 1,522 – Legacy Fighting Championship 36 Legacy FC
12 31 Jan 201425.6 yrs L7-3 Alex Black 5-3 · 26.2 yrs Featherweight SubTriangle Choke R26:33 0.00 1,401→1,286 -115 1,289 – Legacy Fighting Championship 27 Legacy FC
11 14 Dec 201325.5 yrs W7-2 Joshua Sandvig 3-0 Featherweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,380→1,401 +21 1,214 – Impact Fighting Championship 11 Impact FC
10 1 Nov 201325.4 yrs W6-2 Ray Blodgett 7-2 · 35.3 yrs Lightweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,345→1,380 +34 1,243 – Fury Fighting Championship 1 Fury Fighting Championship
9 4 May 201324.9 yrs W5-2 Scott Brown 1-1 Lightweight KO/TKOStrikes R12:17 1.00 1,291→1,345 +55 1,154 – Golden Cage MMA - Magic City Mayhem 2 Golden Cage MMA
8 13 Apr 201324.8 yrs W4-2 Jacob Hauck 1-1 Lightweight SubRear Naked Choke R28:50 1.00 1,242→1,291 +49 1,077 – Impact Fighting Championship - Revolution Impact FC
7 2 Mar 201324.7 yrs W3-2 David Wallette 1-2 Lightweight KO/TKOStrikes R10:20 1.00 1,206→1,242 +36 970 – Impact Fighting Championship - Challenger Series 5 Impact FC
6 8 Dec 201224.5 yrs W2-2 Jesse Evans 8-7 Lightweighttitle SubRear Naked Choke R415:46 1.00 1,106→1,206 +100 1,157 – Impact Fighting Championship - Armageddon Impact FC
5 18 Feb 201223.7 yrs L1-2 Danny White 4-1 Lightweight SubAnaconda Choke R313:49 0.00 1,192→1,106 -87 1,195 – CFX: Winter Brawl Cage Fighting Xtreme
4 3 Dec 201123.5 yrs W1-1 Joey Walz debut – SubArm-Triangle Choke R13:49 1.00 1,136→1,192 +56 1,007 – Impact Fighting Championship - Kings Impact FC
3 24 Sep 201123.3 yrs L0-1 Cole Ackerman 5-0 – DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.16 1,151→1,136 -15 1,346 – Pound'Em Productions - Boomtown Brawl 2 Pound 'Em Productions
2 26 Nov 201022.4 yrs W2-0 Chris Johnson debut – SubRear-Naked Choke R12:36 1.00 1,082→1,151 +69 1,100 – EB - Beatdown at 4 Bears 7 Extreme Beatdown am
1 24 Jul 201022.1 yrs W1-0 Cameron Hogle debut – SubGuillotine Choke R10:54 1.00 1,016→1,082 +66 1,016 – SDTC 8: Battle at the Ballpark SD Total Combat am