Catchweight · Men

Behrang Yousefi

“The Last Sand Bender”
Iran Kamikaze Punishment debut 2011
Held by Diego Lopes
Form W W L L W
Elo 1,179 peak 1,386 · 28 Oct 2011 207 below it
Tapology Sherdog
9-7pro record
1W current streak
1,259best win, Elo
1,182average opponent
-- born 17 Sep 1987
72.0" / 75.0" height / reach

Elo history

Hover for the fight at that point; dots are wins and losses; the band is the typical prime for men, ages 27–36

Record

-- – --
Rating by method KO998 Sub1,081 Dec946

Style profile

Each axis is a percentile of catchweight fighters with five pro bouts (1,289 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 15 pro bouts, and what happened next

After 15 bouts (2018): 1,115 Elo, 8-7, aged 31, average opponent 1,191.

  1. Takayuki Kobayashi then 1,175, 8-6, aged 31 3-6 after peaked 1,273 ▲
  2. Ruslan Kolodko then 1,071, 8-7, aged 30 8-5 after peaked 1,582 ▲
  3. Fernando Martinez then 1,134, 7-8, aged 30 16-6 after peaked 1,423 ▲
  4. Carlos Cañada then 1,147, 7-8, aged 31 6-8 after peaked 1,345 ▲
  5. Evgeniy Plaksin then 1,124, 8-6, aged 31 7-6 after peaked 1,378 ▲
  6. Anthony Hamlett then 1,051, 7-8, aged 31 1-5 after peaked 1,126 ▲

Best wins

By the opponent's Elo on the night
  1. Chad Freeman Submission R1 · 9 May 2014 · Bellator MMA 1,259
  2. Nick Smith KO/TKO R1 · 16 Jul 2011 · King of the Cage 1,225
  3. JJ Daoust Submission R1 · 28 Apr 2011 · King of the Cage 1,186
  4. Matt Whitten Submission R1 · 28 Oct 2011 · King of the Cage 1,167
  5. Gurjeet Bilkhu Submission R1 · 9 Jun 2017 · Unified MMA 1,163

Losses

The latest 5 of 7
  1. Neal Anderson Submission R2 · 11 May 2018 · Unified MMA 1,251
  2. Clay Dixon Decision R3 · 29 Sep 2017 · Unified MMA 1,232
  3. Parwez Ghulam Submission R1 · 26 Sep 2014 · Unified MMA 1,297
  4. Hakeem Dawodu KO/TKO R1 · 21 Feb 2014 · World Series of Fighting 1,267
  5. Merrick Duggan Decision R3 · 11 Oct 2013 · Unified MMA 1,244

Fight history

16 bouts, newest first. Hover a heading for what it means.
# Date Result Opponent Weight class Method Round Score Elo ± Opp Elo Odds Event
16 24 Sep 202134.0 yrs W9-7 Tim Smith 16-12 · 38.3 yrs Catchweight SubTriangle Choke R27:04 1.00 1,102→1,179 +77 1,060 -135→-155 Unified MMA 41: Unified MMA Unified MMA
15 11 May 201830.6 yrs L8-7 Neal Anderson 6-3 · 31.0 yrs Lightweight SubGuillotine Choke R29:03 0.00 1,187→1,115 -72 1,251 – Unified MMA 33 Unified MMA
14 29 Sep 201730.0 yrs L8-6 Clay Dixon 4-1 · 29.6 yrs Featherweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.16 1,251→1,187 -65 1,232 – Unified MMA 32: Campbell vs. Scarcello Unified MMA
13 9 Jun 201729.7 yrs W8-5 Gurjeet Bilkhu 4-1 · 30.5 yrs Featherweight SubTriangle Choke R11:17 1.00 1,164→1,251 +87 1,163 – Unified MMA 31: Connelly vs. Campbell Unified MMA
12 31 Mar 201729.5 yrs W7-5 Nick Hrabec 4-3 · 24.3 yrs Lightweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,142→1,164 +22 982 – Unified MMA 30: Nybakken vs. Connelly Unified MMA
11 26 Sep 201427.0 yrs L6-5 Parwez Ghulam 4-1 · 24.4 yrs Featherweighttitle SubArmbar R11:44 0.00 1,223→1,154 -69 1,297 – Unified MMA 20: Boser vs. Tracey Unified MMA
10 9 May 201426.6 yrs W6-4 Chad Freeman 8-5 · 37.1 yrs Lightweight SubTriangle Choke R12:47 1.00 1,097→1,223 +126 1,259 – Bellator 119: The Finals Bellator MMA
9 21 Feb 201426.4 yrs L5-4 Hakeem Dawodu debut · 22.6 yrs Featherweight KO/TKOPunch R11:07 0.00 1,158→1,097 -61 1,267 – WSOF Canada 1: Ford vs. Powell World Series of Fighting
8 11 Oct 201326.1 yrs L5-3 Merrick Duggan 6-2 · 28.9 yrs Open Weight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.16 1,209→1,158 -51 1,244 – Unified MMA 17: Shady vs. Rother Unified MMA
7 7 Jun 201325.7 yrs L5-2 Alex Halkias 3-0 Featherweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.16 1,294→1,209 -85 1,192 – KOTC: Earthquake King of the Cage
6 5 Apr 201325.5 yrs W5-1 Cameron Loutitt 2-3 · 22.5 yrs Lightweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,296→1,294 -2 989 – KOTC: Monster Smash King of the Cage
5 28 Apr 201224.6 yrs L4-1 Josh Machan 8-4 · 25.4 yrs Featherweighttitle SubArmbar R13:07 0.00 1,386→1,296 -90 1,376 – KOTC: Unified King of the Cage
4 28 Oct 201124.1 yrs W4-0 Matt Whitten 1-0 – SubRear-Naked Choke R12:44 1.00 1,339→1,386 +47 1,167 – KOTC - Gold Mine King of the Cage
3 17 Sep 201124.0 yrs W3-0 Marc Savoie 1-1 – SubTriangle Choke R11:09 1.00 1,310→1,339 +29 1,030 – KOTC - Chiller King of the Cage
2 16 Jul 201123.8 yrs W2-0 Nick Smith 2-0 Featherweight KO/TKOPunches R14:50 1.00 1,221→1,310 +88 1,225 – KOTC: Brawl in the Mall 5 King of the Cage
1 28 Apr 201123.6 yrs W1-0 JJ Daoust 2-0 · 27.0 yrs Featherweight SubRear Naked Choke R12:59 1.00 1,117→1,221 +105 1,186 – KOTC: Mile Zero King of the Cage