Featherweight · Men

Dustin Walden

“Diablo”
United States Precision Martial Arts debut 2006
Held by Islam Makhachev
Form L W W NC L
Elo 1,238 peak 1,401 · 6 Nov 2010 163 below it
Tapology Sherdog
8-4 (1)pro record
1L current streak
1,422best win, Elo
1,127average opponent
-- age unknown
73.0" / -- height / reach

Elo history

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

Record

-- – --
Rating by method KO1,178 Sub1,132 Dec1,010

Style profile

Each axis is a percentile of featherweight fighters with five pro bouts (6,363 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 12 pro bouts, and what happened next

After 12 bouts (2015): 1,337 Elo, 8-3, average opponent 1,138.

  1. Chris Brennan then 1,349, 8-3, aged 28 13-11 after peaked 1,394
  2. Mervyn Mulholland then 1,349, 8-4 2-2 after peaked 1,462 ▲
  3. Dominick Blais then 1,337, 8-4 3-1 after peaked 1,348
  4. Cedric Jouvet then 1,326, 8-4, aged 31 1-4 after peaked 1,240 ▼
  5. Jason Ball then 1,337, 8-4, aged 24 12-10 after peaked 1,536 ▲
  6. Ruslan Kryukov then 1,307, 8-4, aged 26 0-3 after peaked 1,167 ▼

Best wins

By the opponent's Elo on the night
  1. Jimmy Smith KO/TKO R1 · 19 Jul 2008 · Warrior FC 1,422
  2. Sean Dyer Submission R1 · 23 Jan 2010 · International Sport Combat Federation 1,220
  3. Kenny Thompson KO/TKO R1 · 1 Jun 2013 · 3FC 1,146
  4. Brandon Bell Submission R1 · 27 Feb 2010 · Absolute Cage Fights 1,067
  5. Andre Boyd KO/TKO R1 · 23 Feb 2009 · Xtreme Fighting Championships 1,063

Losses

Newest first
  1. Steven New Submission R2 · 12 Sep 2015 · Valor Fights 1,292
  2. Keith Richardson Submission R2 · 10 Sep 2011 · North Carolina Regional 1,271
  3. Chad Hinton Decision R3 · 25 Jul 2009 · Intimidation Cage Fighting 1,397
  4. Junie Browning Submission R1 · 7 Mar 2008 · Kentucky Regional 1,289

Fight history

17 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
17 12 Sep 2015 L8-4 (1) Steven New 4-1 · 25.7 yrs Featherweight SubTriangle Choke R27:22 0.00 1,337→1,238 -99 1,292 – Valor Fights 26: All Pro Tri Cities Valor Fights
16 14 Mar 2015 NC8-3 (1) Dalton Fox 0-1 Lightweight -- R12:01 0.00 1,337→1,337 +0 923 – Valor Fights - Apex Fights 5 Valor Fights
15 8 Nov 2014 W8-3 Latral Perdue 1-5 (1) · 28.3 yrs Featherweight SubTriangle Choke R10:38 1.00 1,322→1,337 +15 905 – Evolution Combat Sports Series 2 Tennessee Regional
14 1 Jun 2013 W7-3 Kenny Thompson 1-0 Lightweight KO/TKOKO/TKO R13:46 1.00 1,272→1,329 +57 1,146 – 3FC 17: Walden vs. Thompson 3FC
13 10 Sep 2011 L6-3 Keith Richardson 4-2 · 27.8 yrs – SubRear-Naked Choke R2 0.00 1,401→1,283 -119 1,271 – Imperial Fighting - Patriot Fights North Carolina Regional
12 6 Nov 2010 W6-2 Matthew Yeary 0-1 – SubTriangle Choke R13:17 1.00 1,387→1,401 +14 969 – Pro 1 MMA 2: Trinity Tennessee Regional
11 21 May 2010 W5-2 Justin Blouvet 1-0 · 28.8 yrs – KO/TKOPunches R12:53 1.00 1,370→1,387 +17 980 – Pro 1 MMA 1: Origins Tennessee Regional
10 27 Feb 2010 W4-2 Brandon Bell 1-2 · 25.3 yrs – SubTriangle Choke R14:18 1.00 1,340→1,370 +30 1,067 – Absolute Cage Fights 10 Absolute Cage Fights
9 23 Jan 2010 W3-2 Sean Dyer 3-1 · 23.3 yrs – SubTriangle Choke R13:14 1.00 1,264→1,340 +76 1,220 – Bullet Fight Gear - Battle of Rome 8 International Sport Combat Federation
8 25 Jul 2009 L2-2 Chad Hinton 6-0 · 38.1 yrs – DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.16 1,299→1,264 -36 1,397 – ICF - Stacked Intimidation Cage Fighting
7 23 Feb 2009 W2-1 Andre Boyd debut – KO/TKOPunches R11:11 1.00 1,256→1,299 +43 1,063 – XFC 7: School of Hard Knox Xtreme Fighting Championships
6 19 Jul 2008 W1-1 Jimmy Smith 5-1 · 30.9 yrs – KO/TKOPunches R11:09 1.00 1,106→1,256 +151 1,422 – Warrior Fighting Challenge Warrior FC
5 7 Mar 2008 L0-1 Junie Browning 1-0 · 22.8 yrs – SubArmbar R15:00 0.00 1,162→1,106 -57 1,289 – AFL - Eruption Kentucky Regional
4 6 Oct 2007 W3-1 Brandon Moses debut – KO/TKOVerbal R11:46 1.00 1,105→1,162 +58 1,063 – Warrior - MMA 66 Warrior am
3 10 Mar 2007 L2-1 Cornellius Wiggins 3-0 – DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.16 1,141→1,105 -36 1,185 – Warrior MMA 43: Lexington Invasion Warrior FC am
2 2 Sep 2006 W2-0 Jimmy Cardwell debut – SubTriangle Choke R12:17 1.00 1,081→1,141 +60 1,052 – Warrior MMA 32: Put Up or Shut Up Warrior FC am
1 11 Feb 2006 W1-0 Brandon Bell 1-3 · 21.2 yrs – KO/TKOStrikes R12:31 1.00 1,038→1,081 +43 914 – Warrior MMA 19: Battle in Bloody Harlan Warrior FC am