Heavyweight · Men

Raphael Butler

“The Silencer”
United States debut 2010
Held by Francis NGannou
Form W D L W L
Elo 1,456 peak 1,538 · 8 Nov 2013 82 below it
Sherdog
9-2-1pro record
1L current streak
1,472best win, Elo
1,275average opponent
-- born 4 Jan 1984
75.0" / 77.0" 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 heavyweight, ages 30–38

Record

-- – --
Rating by method KO1,399 Sub1,092 Dec1,093

Style profile

Each axis is a percentile of heavyweight fighters with five pro bouts (2,827 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 (2016): 1,456 Elo, 9-2, aged 32, average opponent 1,275.

  1. Wade Shipp then 1,491, 9-3, aged 32 3-2 after peaked 1,513
  2. Shoma Shibisai then 1,452, 8-3, aged 31 2-2 after peaked 1,569 ▲
  3. Carlos Barreto then 1,485, 10-2, aged 31 4-7 after peaked 1,521
  4. Austen Lane then 1,489, 9-3, aged 34 4-5 after peaked 1,652 ▲
  5. Jon Hill then 1,428, 9-3, aged 33 5-4 after peaked 1,446
  6. Kazuyuki Fujita then 1,460, 9-3, aged 32 9-11 after peaked 1,668 ▲

Best wins

By the opponent's Elo on the night
  1. Brett Murphy KO/TKO R1 · 8 Sep 2012 · Driller Promotions 1,472
  2. Josh Diekmann Submission R1 · 27 Feb 2015 · Bellator MMA 1,447
  3. Steven Shaw Submission R1 · 2 Jun 2012 · Brutaal Genesis MMA 1,334
  4. Josh Burns KO/TKO R1 · 8 Nov 2013 · Bellator MMA 1,241
  5. Jeremy Beck KO/TKO R1 · 12 Feb 2011 · Brutaal Genesis MMA 1,177

Losses

Newest first
  1. Tony Johnson Jr. KO/TKO R3 · 29 Jan 2016 · Bellator MMA 1,621
  2. Javy Ayala Submission R1 · 19 Sep 2014 · Bellator MMA 1,487

Fight history

12 bouts, newest first. Hover a heading for what it means.
# Date Result Opponent Weight class Method Round Score Elo ± Opp Elo Odds Event
12 29 Jan 201632.1 yrs L9-2-1 Tony Johnson Jr. 9-2 · 30.0 yrs Heavyweight KO/TKOGround & Pound R314:24 0.00 1,518→1,456 -62 1,621 +288→+290 Bellator 148: Daley vs. Uhrich Bellator MMA
11 27 Feb 201531.1 yrs W9-1-1 Josh Diekmann 15-5 (1) · 38.4 yrs Heavyweight SubGuillotine Choke R11:04 1.00 1,425→1,518 +93 1,447 – Bellator 134: Newton vs. McGeary Bellator MMA
10 19 Sep 201430.7 yrs L8-1-1 Javy Ayala 7-3 · 26.1 yrs Heavyweight SubRear Naked Choke R11:03 0.00 1,521→1,425 -96 1,487 -350→-350 Bellator 125: Marshall vs. Manhoef Bellator MMA
9 9 May 201430.3 yrs D8-0-1 Nick Rossborough 24-20 · 32.5 yrs Heavyweight DecisionMajority R315:00 0.53* 1,538→1,521 -17 1,452 -714→-714 Bellator 119: The Finals Bellator MMA
8 8 Nov 201329.8 yrs W8-0 Josh Burns 8-6 · 35.5 yrs Heavyweight KO/TKOStrikes R12:14 1.00 1,506→1,538 +31 1,241 – Bellator 107: Kongo vs. Graham Bellator MMA
7 25 Oct 201329.8 yrs W7-0 Joseph Bryant 4-2 Heavyweight KO/TKOPunches R11:04 1.00 1,492→1,506 +14 1,067 – Bellator 105 Bellator MMA
6 19 Jun 201329.5 yrs W6-0 Jeremiah O'Neal 13-23 · 35.6 yrs Heavyweight KO/TKOPunches R12:19 1.00 1,479→1,492 +13 1,043 – Bellator 96: King Mo vs. Petruzelli Bellator MMA
5 8 Sep 201228.7 yrs W5-0 Brett Murphy 4-0 Heavyweighttitle KO/TKOPunch R10:13 1.00 1,366→1,479 +114 1,472 – Driller Promotions / SEG - Throwdown at the Crowne 1 Driller Promotions
4 2 Jun 201228.4 yrs W4-0 Steven Shaw 4-1 Heavyweight SubArmbar R14:35 1.00 1,260→1,366 +106 1,334 – Brutaal Fight Night - Violent Night Brutaal Genesis MMA
3 25 Mar 201127.2 yrs W3-0 Richard White 14-8 · 24.1 yrs – KO/TKOSubmission to Punches R2 1.00 1,212→1,262 +50 1,053 – Brutaal Fight Night - Rochester Brutaal Genesis MMA
2 12 Feb 201127.1 yrs W2-0 Jeremy Beck 1-1 – KO/TKOPunches R13:36 1.00 1,108→1,212 +105 1,177 – Brutaal - Fight Night Brutaal Genesis MMA
1 29 Oct 201026.8 yrs W1-0 Gabe Hobbs 0-3 – KO/TKOPunch R10:36 1.00 1,056→1,108 +52 905 – Brutaal - Fight Night Brutaal Genesis MMA