Lightweight · Men

Martin Stapleton

“.50 Cal”
United Kingdom SBG Manchester debut 2007
Elo 1,242 peak 1,602 · 14 Nov 2015 360 below it
Tapology Sherdog id 3960989
22-9pro record
1L current streak
1,467best win, Elo
1,282average opponent
-- born 9 May 1983
69.0" / 70.0" height / reach

Elo history

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

Record

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Rating by method KO1,246 Sub1,066 Dec1,105

Best wins

By the opponent's Elo on the night
  1. Damien Lapilus Disqualification R2 · 14 May 2016 · BAMMA 1,467
  2. Donovan Desmae Decision R3 · 24 Jun 2017 · Cage Warriors 1,465
  3. Jeremy Petley KO/TKO R3 · 28 Mar 2015 · BAMMA 1,433
  4. Gavin Sterritt Submission R1 · 14 Nov 2015 · BAMMA 1,417
  5. Tommy Maguire Decision R3 · 1 Dec 2012 · Cage Contender 1,384

Losses

The latest 5 of 9
  1. Chris Stringer KO/TKO R2 · 7 Mar 2026 · Full Contact Contender 1,284
  2. Adam Boussif Submission R3 · 7 Jul 2018 · ICE FC 1,232
  3. Soren Bak Submission R1 · 28 Oct 2017 · Cage Warriors 1,544
  4. Anthony Dizy Decision R3 · 18 Feb 2017 · Cage Warriors 1,455
  5. Goiti Yamauchi Submission R1 · 19 Sep 2014 · Bellator MMA 1,599

Fight history

31 bouts, newest first. Hover a heading for what it means.
# Date Result Opponent Weight class Method Round Score Elo ± Opp Elo Odds Event
31 7 Mar 202642.8 yrs L22-9 Chris Stringer 15-14-1 Lightweighttitle KO/TKODoctor Stoppage R210:00 0.00 1,345→1,242 -103 1,284 – Full Contact Contender 45 Full Contact Contender
30 18 Oct 202542.4 yrs W22-8 Edcardo Oliveira 6-3 · 39.7 yrs Lightweight KO/TKOGround & Pound R13:29 1.00 1,288→1,345 +58 1,164 – FightStar Championship 34: Bradford FightStar Championship
29 1 Mar 202541.8 yrs W21-8 Leandro Lima 8-6 · 39.7 yrs Catchweight KO/TKOArm Injury R26:02 1.00 1,238→1,288 +50 1,079 – FCC 41 Full Contact Contender
28 7 Jul 201835.2 yrs L20-8 Adam Boussif 9-7 Lightweight SubTechnical R310:00 0.00 1,471→1,331 -140 1,232 – ICE FC: Fight Festival ICE FC
27 28 Oct 201734.5 yrs L20-7 Soren Bak 9-1 · 25.3 yrs Lightweight SubRear Naked Choke R13:51 0.00 1,563→1,471 -92 1,544 +139→+139 Cage Warriors Fighting Championship 88 Cage Warriors
26 24 Jun 201734.1 yrs W20-6 Donovan Desmae 9-2 · 25.5 yrs Lightweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 1.00* 1,479→1,563 +84 1,465 -240→-240 Cage Warriors Fighting Championship 85 Cage Warriors
25 18 Feb 201733.8 yrs L19-6 Anthony Dizy 8-2 · 28.6 yrs Catchweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.00* 1,602→1,479 -122 1,455 -247→-247 Cage Warriors Fighting Championship 80 Cage Warriors
24 14 May 201633.0 yrs W19-5 Damien Lapilus 12-5-1 (2) · 27.0 yrs Lightweighttitle DQIllegal Knee to Downed Fighter R25:38 0.00 1,602→1,602 +0 1,467 – BAMMA 25: Champion vs. Champion BAMMA
23 14 Nov 201532.5 yrs W18-5 Gavin Sterritt 6-1 · 36.2 yrs Lightweighttitle SubRear Naked Choke R11:15 1.00 1,545→1,602 +57 1,417 – BAMMA 23: Night of Champions BAMMA
22 28 Mar 201531.9 yrs W17-5 Jeremy Petley 10-5-1 · 30.1 yrs Lightweight KO/TKOHead Kick R310:23 1.00 1,466→1,545 +79 1,433 – BAMMA 19: Petley vs. Stapleton BAMMA
21 6 Dec 201431.6 yrs W16-5 Sebastian Fournier 8-5 Lightweight SubRear Naked Choke R13:44 1.00 1,431→1,466 +35 1,191 – BAMMA 17: Fletcher vs. Brightmon BAMMA
20 18 Oct 201431.4 yrs W15-5 Kostadin Enev 4-3 · 28.9 yrs Lightweight KO/TKOGround & Pound R28:57 1.00 1,363→1,431 +68 1,282 – Full Contact Contender 11 Full Contact Contender
19 19 Sep 201431.4 yrs L14-5 Goiti Yamauchi 17-2 · 21.7 yrs Featherweight SubRear Naked Choke R14:37 0.00 1,407→1,363 -44 1,599 +320→+320 Bellator 125: Marshall vs. Manhoef Bellator MMA
18 21 Jun 201431.1 yrs W14-4 Stanislav Enchev 5-7 Lightweight SubStanding Guillotine Choke R12:05 1.00 1,383→1,407 +24 1,064 – Full Contact Contender 10 Full Contact Contender
17 8 Nov 201330.5 yrs L13-4 Derek Campos 12-3 · 25.6 yrs Lightweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.02* 1,448→1,383 -66 1,523 +170→+170 Bellator 107: Kongo vs. Graham Bellator MMA
16 27 Sep 201330.4 yrs L13-3 Saad Awad 15-6 · 30.3 yrs Lightweight SubRear Naked Choke R13:46 0.00 1,522→1,448 -73 1,579 +170→+170 Bellator 101: Warren vs. Kirk Bellator MMA
15 1 Dec 201229.6 yrs W13-2 Arnold Quero 3-1 · 25.2 yrs Lightweight SubHeel Hook R14:59 1.00 1,482→1,522 +40 1,271 – Cage Contender Fight Stars Cage Contender
14 1 Dec 201229.6 yrs W12-2 Jamie Rogers 9-4 Lightweight DecisionUnanimous R210:00 0.95 1,456→1,482 +26 1,213 – Cage Contender Fight Stars Cage Contender
13 1 Dec 201229.6 yrs W11-2 Tommy Maguire 13-5 Lightweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,400→1,456 +56 1,384 – Cage Contender Fight Stars Cage Contender
12 28 Jul 201229.2 yrs W10-2 Jason Cooledge 6-2 – DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,388→1,400 +12 1,176 – OMMAC 14: Bring the Pain Olympian MMA Championships
11 23 Jun 201229.1 yrs W9-2 Shah Hussain 4-6 Lightweight SubGuillotine Choke R25:23 1.00 1,365→1,388 +23 1,037 – Full Contact Contender 3 Full Contact Contender
10 5 Sep 200926.3 yrs W8-2 Ashley Smith 5-1 – DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,351→1,401 +50 1,313 – COW 7: No Way Out Clash of Warriors
9 5 Jul 200926.2 yrs W7-2 Andrew Fisher 5-2 · 24.1 yrs – KO/TKOPunches R2 1.00 1,266→1,351 +85 1,257 – Strike and Submit 11 Strike & Submit Championships
8 10 Feb 200925.8 yrs L6-2 Cameron Dollar 5-1 · 21.8 yrs Lightweight SubRear Naked Choke R11:34 0.00 1,355→1,266 -89 1,348 – UFC - The Ultimate Fighter Season 9 Quarterfinals, Day 4 The Ultimate Fighter
7 16 Jan 200925.7 yrs W6-1 Dan James debut Lightweight SubRear Naked Choke R11:38 1.00 1,273→1,355 +82 1,253 – The Ultimate Fighter Season 9: United States vs. United Kingdom The Ultimate Fighter
6 23 Aug 200825.3 yrs W5-1 Martin Begley 5-7 · 23.0 yrs – SubChoke R2 1.00 1,220→1,273 +52 1,073 – FZ 4: Fightzone 4 United Kingdom Regional
5 27 Jul 200825.2 yrs L4-1 Paul Sass 3-0 · 20.0 yrs Lightweight SubTriangle Choke R1 0.00 1,302→1,220 -81 1,326 – Cage Gladiators 8 Cage Gladiators
4 19 Apr 200824.9 yrs W4-0 David Johnson 2-2 · 19.0 yrs Lightweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,267→1,302 +34 1,164 – CWFC 33 - Cage Warriors 33: Enter the Rough House 6 Cage Warriors
3 23 Feb 200824.8 yrs W3-0 Ingolf Nielson debut – KO/TKOCorner Stoppage R1 1.00 1,213→1,267 +54 1,074 – P & G - Battle in Boro United Kingdom Regional
2 8 Dec 200724.6 yrs W2-0 Steve Warris 1-2 – KO/TKOTKO R10:42 1.00 1,162→1,213 +52 1,010 – FZ 3: Fightzone 3 Regional / Unaffiliated
1 30 Sep 200724.4 yrs W1-0 Chris Thompson debut – KO/TKOTKO R11:00 1.00 1,074→1,162 +88 1,074 – Quannum Fighting Championships 2 United Kingdom Regional