Welterweight · Men

Ron Keslar

United States American Kickboxing Academy debut 2006
Held by Georges St-Pierre
Form L L L L L
Elo 1,279 peak 1,621 · 18 Oct 2013 342 below it
Tapology Sherdog id 4197044
11-9pro record
5L current streak
1,689best win, Elo
1,338average opponent
-- born 17 Apr 1980
72.0" / 74.0" 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 welterweight, ages 27–36

Record

-- – --
Rating by method KO1,039 Sub1,244 Dec1,050

Style profile

Each axis is a percentile of welterweight fighters with five pro bouts (6,423 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 20 pro bouts, and what happened next

After 20 bouts (2016): 1,279 Elo, 11-9, aged 36, average opponent 1,338.

  1. Joe Elmore then 1,274, 11-9, aged 34 2-3 after peaked 1,411 ▲
  2. Brandon Bell then 1,205, 10-10, aged 37 1-4 after peaked 1,202 ▼
  3. Konmon Deh then 1,294, 11-8, aged 37 · Featherweight 4-4 after peaked 1,371 ▲
  4. Marcos Vinicius then 1,304, 12-6, aged 37 0-5 after peaked 1,238 ▼
  5. Marcio Navarro then 1,269, 11-9, aged 35 · Lightweight 4-7 after peaked 1,364 ▲
  6. Ibragim Tibilov then 1,284, 13-7, aged 34 4-2 after peaked 1,386 ▲

Best wins

By the opponent's Elo on the night
  1. War Machine Submission R1 · 18 Oct 2013 · Bellator MMA 1,689
  2. Luis Melo Decision R3 · 20 Sep 2013 · Bellator MMA 1,581
  3. Dominic Waters Decision R3 · 19 May 2012 · Up and Comers Unlimited 1,417
  4. Eric Lawson Submission R1 · 29 Jan 2011 · Strikeforce 1,392
  5. James Chaney KO/TKO R1 · 10 Dec 2011 · Impact MMA 1,369

Losses

The latest 5 of 9
  1. Don Mohammed Submission R2 · 6 Feb 2016 · Dragon House 1,161
  2. Alexey Kunchenko KO/TKO R3 · 29 Aug 2015 · S-70 1,643
  3. Jesse Juarez Decision R3 · 19 Sep 2014 · Bellator MMA 1,587
  4. Karo Parisyan KO/TKO R2 · 11 Apr 2014 · Bellator MMA 1,465
  5. Rick Hawn KO/TKO R3 · 22 Nov 2013 · Bellator MMA 1,870

Fight history

20 bouts, newest first. Hover a heading for what it means.
# Date Result Opponent Weight class Method Round Score Elo ± Opp Elo Odds Event
20 6 Feb 201635.8 yrs L11-9 Don Mohammed 3-0 · 25.3 yrs Welterweight SubGuillotine Choke R25:49 0.00 1,422→1,279 -143 1,161 – Dragon House 22 Dragon House
19 29 Aug 201535.4 yrs L11-8 Alexey Kunchenko 9-0 · 31.3 yrs Welterweight KO/TKOPunch R311:35 0.00 1,469→1,422 -47 1,643 – League S-70 - Plotforma 6th S-70
18 19 Sep 201434.4 yrs L11-7 Jesse Juarez 21-9 · 33.4 yrs Welterweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.33* 1,470→1,469 -1 1,587 +145→+145 Bellator 125: Marshall vs. Manhoef Bellator MMA
17 11 Apr 201434.0 yrs L11-6 Karo Parisyan 22-10 (1) · 31.6 yrs Welterweight KO/TKOPunches R29:05 0.00 1,588→1,470 -117 1,465 -190→-190 Bellator 116: Johnson vs. Ivanov Bellator MMA
16 22 Nov 201333.6 yrs L11-5 Rick Hawn 17-2 · 37.2 yrs Welterweighttitle KO/TKOPunches R310:55 0.00 1,621→1,588 -34 1,870 +345→+345 Bellator 109: Shlemenko vs. Marshall Bellator MMA
15 18 Oct 201333.5 yrs W11-4 War Machine 14-5 · 31.9 yrs Welterweight SubRear Naked Choke R13:31 1.00 1,488→1,621 +133 1,689 +162→+162 Bellator 104: Hawn vs. Weedman 2 Bellator MMA
14 20 Sep 201333.4 yrs W10-4 Luis Melo 31-11-3 · 32.5 yrs Welterweight DecisionSplit R315:00 0.72* 1,410→1,488 +78 1,581 +106→+106 Bellator 100: Lima vs. Saunders 2 Bellator MMA
13 24 Aug 201333.4 yrs L9-4 Chris Curtis 7-4 · 26.1 yrs Middleweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.16 1,486→1,410 -76 1,422 – MMA Xtreme: Fists Will Fly MMA Xtreme
12 19 May 201232.1 yrs W9-3 Dominic Waters 5-0 · 23.1 yrs – DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,438→1,493 +54 1,417 – UPC Unlimited - Up & Comers 10 Up and Comers Unlimited
11 10 Dec 201131.6 yrs W8-3 James Chaney 4-1 · 24.5 yrs Welterweight KO/TKODoctor Stoppage R15:00 1.00 1,345→1,438 +94 1,369 – Impact MMA - Recognition Impact MMA
10 17 Jun 201131.2 yrs W7-3 Felipe Fogolin 5-1 Welterweight DecisionSplit R315:00 0.56 1,326→1,345 +19 1,359 – TWC 11: Inferno The Warriors Cage
9 29 Jan 201130.8 yrs W6-3 Eric Lawson 9-3 · 30.0 yrs Middleweight SubArmbar R11:57 1.00 1,193→1,326 +133 1,392 – Strikeforce - Diaz vs. Cyborg Strikeforce
8 9 Oct 201030.5 yrs L5-3 Josh McDonald 7-5 (1) Middleweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.40* 1,181→1,193 +12 1,303 – Strikeforce - Diaz vs. Noons 2 Strikeforce
7 26 Jun 201030.2 yrs L5-2 Chris Cope 3-1 · 27.3 yrs Welterweight KO/TKOHead Kick & Punches R29:32 0.00 1,288→1,181 -107 1,210 – Strikeforce / M-1 Global - Fedor vs. Werdum Strikeforce
6 25 Feb 201029.9 yrs W5-1 Jonathan Brandon 4-0 Middleweight SubRear Naked Choke R25:34 1.00 1,166→1,288 +122 1,311 – KOTC: Arrival King of the Cage
5 13 Feb 200928.8 yrs W4-1 Darrin Freeman 1-3 – DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,152→1,166 +14 950 – Wargods/Ken Shamrock Productions - The Valentine's Eve Massacre California Regional
4 11 Oct 200828.5 yrs W3-1 Kris Bien debut – DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,104→1,152 +48 1,059 – Unleashed Fight Regional / Unaffiliated
3 15 Sep 200727.4 yrs W2-1 Mike Musselwhite debut – SubGuillotine Choke R10:41 1.00 1,070→1,104 +35 827 – IFBL - Fight Night 9 Ohio Regional
2 5 May 200727.0 yrs L1-1 Matt Major 1-0 · 23.5 yrs – SubArmbar R13:48 0.00 1,145→1,070 -76 1,193 – IFBL - Fight Night 7 Ohio Regional
1 16 Dec 200626.7 yrs W1-0 Shane Carey 0-1 – SubRear-Naked Choke R10:31 1.00 1,091→1,145 +54 951 – IFBL - Fight Night 5 Ohio Regional