Lightweight · Men

Phil Cardella

United States debut 2001
Held by Islam Makhachev
Form W L W L L
Elo 1,315 peak 1,425 · 2 May 2009 110 below it
Tapology Sherdog
8-5pro record
2L current streak
1,448best win, Elo
1,216average opponent
-- born 9 Jul 1976
70.0" / -- 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 KO1,058 Sub1,232 Dec1,040

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 12 pro bouts, and what happened next

After 12 bouts (2009): 1,393 Elo, 8-4, aged 33, average opponent 1,198.

  1. Robert Rojas then 1,405, 8-4, aged 33 2-1 after peaked 1,451
  2. Juan Jose Ibanez then 1,344, 8-3, aged 33 6-3 after peaked 1,492 ▲
  3. Ariel Sexton then 1,400, 8-3, aged 31 5-3 after peaked 1,751 ▲
  4. Jordin Hinman then 1,374, 7-5, aged 34 2-4 after peaked 1,461 ▲
  5. Christopher Ramírez then 1,319, 8-4, aged 32 0-3 after peaked 1,229 ▼
  6. Souhil Tairi then 1,453, 7-4, aged 33 1-3 after peaked 1,452 ▼

Best wins

By the opponent's Elo on the night
  1. Rafael Dias Decision R3 · 19 May 2007 · Ohio Regional 1,448
  2. Patrick Horner Submission R1 · 3 Mar 2006 · Ohio Regional 1,345
  3. Johnny Flores Submission R1 · 2 May 2009 · Shark Fights 1,190
  4. Rocky Long Submission R1 · 12 Oct 2002 · Renegades Extreme Fighting 1,156
  5. Jose Santibanez Submission R1 · 12 Oct 2002 · Renegades Extreme Fighting 1,139

Losses

Newest first
  1. Ran Weathers KO/TKO R1 · 12 Sep 2009 · Shark Fights 1,431
  2. Ed Ratcliff Decision R3 · 9 Aug 2009 · WEC 1,459
  3. Danny Castillo Decision R3 · 1 Mar 2009 · WEC 1,421
  4. Steve Kinnison KO/TKO R1 · 11 Jul 2003 · Mississippi Regional 1,220
  5. Randall Ebarb Submission R1 · 17 Nov 2001 · Renegades Extreme Fighting 1,050

Fight history

13 bouts, newest first. Hover a heading for what it means.
# Date Result Opponent Weight class Method Round Score Elo ± Opp Elo Odds Event
13 12 Sep 200933.2 yrs L8-5 Ran Weathers 12-5 · 27.4 yrs – KO/TKOPunch R10:36 0.00 1,393→1,315 -78 1,431 – Shark Fights 6 Shark Fights
12 9 Aug 200933.1 yrs L8-4 Ed Ratcliff 6-1 · 26.4 yrs Lightweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.27* 1,425→1,393 -32 1,459 – WEC 42: Torres vs. Bowles WEC
11 2 May 200932.8 yrs W8-3 Johnny Flores 5-9 – SubArmbar R10:48 1.00 1,382→1,425 +43 1,190 – Shark Fights 4 Shark Fights
10 1 Mar 200932.6 yrs L7-3 Danny Castillo 6-1 · 29.5 yrs Lightweight DecisionSplit R315:00 0.42* 1,388→1,382 -6 1,421 – WEC 39: Brown vs. Garcia WEC
9 19 May 200730.9 yrs W7-2 Rafael Dias 7-1-1 · 27.6 yrs Lightweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,312→1,404 +92 1,448 – GFC - Evolution Ohio Regional
8 3 Mar 200629.6 yrs W6-2 Patrick Horner 5-0 – SubArmbar R14:20 1.00 1,191→1,315 +124 1,345 – GFC - Team Gracie vs. Team Hammer House Ohio Regional
7 11 Jul 200327.0 yrs L5-2 Steve Kinnison 0-1 · 20.0 yrs – KO/TKOSlam R11:35 0.00 1,321→1,208 -112 1,220 – FFC 6: No Love Mississippi Regional
6 12 Oct 200226.3 yrs W5-1 Rocky Long 1-3 · 24.2 yrs – SubArmbar R10:49 1.00 1,258→1,321 +62 1,156 – Renegades Extreme Fighting Renegades Extreme Fighting
5 12 Oct 200226.3 yrs W4-1 Jose Santibanez 2-0 · 22.7 yrs – SubGuillotine Choke R10:27 1.00 1,181→1,258 +77 1,139 – Renegades Extreme Fighting Renegades Extreme Fighting
4 16 Aug 200226.1 yrs W3-1 Richard Rosas 0-3 – KO/TKOSubmission to Punches R1 1.00 1,158→1,181 +23 829 – World Fighting Championships 2 Texas Regional
3 26 Jun 200226.0 yrs W2-1 Casey Erwin 6-3 – SubTriangle Choke R1 1.00 1,071→1,158 +87 1,071 – World Fighting Championships 1 Texas Regional
2 17 Nov 200125.4 yrs W1-1 Chris Winchester debut – SubArmbar R10:24 1.00 962→1,071 +109 1,048 – Renegades Extreme Fighting Renegades Extreme Fighting
1 17 Nov 200125.4 yrs L0-1 Randall Ebarb debut – SubArmbar R11:02 0.00 1,050→962 -88 1,050 – Renegades Extreme Fighting Renegades Extreme Fighting