Lightweight · Men

Josh Altum

“SuperGlue”
United States Texas Striking Academy debut 2014
Held by Christian Avalos
Form W L W W L
Elo 1,347 peak 1,428 · 14 Dec 2018 81 below it
Tapology Sherdog
8-4pro record
1L current streak
1,394best win, Elo
1,242average opponent
-- born 29 Jan 1997
69.0" / -- 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 KO1,128 Sub1,160 Dec1,090

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 (2026): 1,347 Elo, 8-4, aged 29, average opponent 1,312.

  1. David Gardner then 1,339, 8-4, aged 29 10-17 after peaked 1,472 ▲
  2. Koshi Matsumoto then 1,360, 8-3, aged 29 16-12 after peaked 1,728 ▲
  3. Le'Ville Simpson then 1,374, 8-4, aged 28 3-2 after peaked 1,396
  4. Artur Umakhanov then 1,384, 9-3, aged 29 1-3 after peaked 1,355 ▼
  5. Gláucio Eliziário then 1,268, 8-4, aged 30 2-6 after peaked 1,346 ▲
  6. Geysim Derouiche then 1,343, 8-4, aged 28 1-2 after peaked 1,269 ▼

Best wins

By the opponent's Elo on the night
  1. BJ Young Submission R1 · 14 Dec 2018 · Cage Fury FC 1,394
  2. Collin Anglin Decision R3 · 30 Aug 2025 · Melee Combat Championship 1,288
  3. Josh Augustine KO/TKO R1 · 10 Nov 2024 · Elevate Fighting Championship 1,274
  4. Gabriel Macário Decision R3 · 1 Sep 2023 · Fury Fighting Championship 1,241
  5. Frank Meno Submission R1 · 18 Apr 2021 · Fury Fighting Championship 1,219

Losses

Newest first
  1. Christian Avalos KO/TKO R1 · 9 Jan 2026 · 559 Fights 1,587
  2. Michael Aswell KO/TKO R4 · 21 Jan 2024 · Fury Fighting Championship 1,425
  3. Arut Pogosjan KO/TKO R1 · 25 Jul 2021 · Fury Fighting Championship 1,443
  4. Jess Martinez Decision R3 · 8 Jun 2019 · Jackson's MMA Series 1,478

Fight history

19 bouts, newest first; amateur bouts are shaded. Hover a heading for what it means.
# Date Result Opponent Weight class Method Round Score Elo ± Opp Elo Odds Event
19 9 Jan 202628.9 yrs L8-4 Christian Avalos 8-1 Lightweighttitle KO/TKOStrikes R12:46 0.00 1,389→1,347 -42 1,587 – 559 Fights 120: 559 Fights 559 Fights
18 30 Aug 202528.6 yrs W8-3 Collin Anglin 10-6 · 32.5 yrs Lightweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,343→1,389 +46 1,288 – Melee Combat Championship 5 Melee Combat Championship
17 10 Nov 202427.8 yrs W7-3 Josh Augustine 7-3 · 31.4 yrs Lightweight KO/TKOKnee Injury R13:23 1.00 1,250→1,343 +94 1,274 – Elevate FC - Fight Night 5 Elevate Fighting Championship
16 21 Jan 202427.0 yrs L6-3 Michael Aswell 7-1 · 23.3 yrs Featherweight KO/TKODoctor Stoppage R420:00 0.00 1,309→1,250 -59 1,425 +240→+220 Fury Fighting Championship 85: Aswell vs. Altum Fury Fighting Championship
15 1 Sep 202326.6 yrs W6-2 Gabriel Macário 8-8 · 30.2 yrs Catchweight DecisionSplit R315:00 0.56 1,318→1,309 -8 1,241 -300→-265 Fury FC - Challenger Series 6 Fury Fighting Championship
14 25 Jul 202124.5 yrs L5-2 Arut Pogosjan 7-3 · 33.3 yrs Lightweight KO/TKOPunches R14:50 0.00 1,417→1,336 -81 1,443 – Fury FC 48 Fury Fighting Championship
13 18 Apr 202124.2 yrs W5-1 Frank Meno 3-0 Featherweight SubFlying Triangle R13:18 1.00 1,364→1,417 +53 1,219 – Fury FC 45 Fury Fighting Championship
12 8 Jun 201922.4 yrs L4-1 Jess Martinez 5-0 · 25.6 yrs Featherweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.16 1,428→1,381 -47 1,478 – JMMAS - Jackson's MMA Series 28: Altum vs. Martinez Jackson's MMA Series
11 14 Dec 201821.9 yrs W4-0 BJ Young 3-1 · 26.5 yrs Featherweight SubTriangle Choke R13:28 1.00 1,322→1,428 +105 1,394 – Cage Fury Fighting Championships 71 Cage Fury FC
10 21 Jul 201821.5 yrs W3-0 Edmaicon Moraes debut Featherweight DecisionUnanimous R3 0.84 1,305→1,322 +18 1,123 – XKO - Xtreme Knockout 42 Xtreme Knockout
9 21 Jul 201821.5 yrs W2-0 Maicon Moraes 1-0 · 25.4 yrs Featherweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,294→1,305 +10 1,073 – XKO - Xtreme Knockout 42 Xtreme Knockout
8 12 Aug 201720.5 yrs W1-0 Zikica Krsmanovic debut · 24.8 yrs Featherweight SubArmbar R10:33 1.00 1,211→1,294 +83 1,193 – XKO 37 Xtreme Knockout
7 4 Nov 201619.8 yrs L4-3 Robert Henson 3-3 · 29.2 yrs Featherweight DecisionSplit R39:00 0.44 1,256→1,211 -45 1,032 – Fury Fighting Championship 13 Fury Fighting Championship am
6 6 Aug 201619.5 yrs L4-2 Casey Jones 8-9 · 25.3 yrs Featherweighttitle DecisionSplit R515:00 0.45 1,283→1,256 -27 1,172 – Garcia Promotions - Cage Combat 25 Cage Combat am
5 11 Mar 201619.1 yrs W4-1 Kyle Villarreal 4-3 · 28.4 yrs Featherweight SubArmbar R38:34 1.00 1,233→1,283 +50 1,150 – Garcia Promotions - Cage Combat 23 Cage Combat am
4 15 Jan 201619.0 yrs W3-1 Timothy Messer 2-0 · 24.5 yrs Featherweight SubTriangle Choke R12:24 1.00 1,172→1,233 +61 1,146 – Fury Fighting Championship 9 Fury Fighting Championship am
3 7 Nov 201518.8 yrs W2-1 Cody Freeman 1-0 · 20.4 yrs Open Weight SubKneebar R11:21 1.00 1,099→1,172 +73 1,137 – XKO - Amateur Series 1 Xtreme Knockout am
2 21 Nov 201417.8 yrs W1-1 Kesler Jones 2-0 · 19.9 yrs Featherweight KO/TKOKO/TKO R11:25 1.00 1,010→1,099 +89 1,141 – SCC 9: Project 42:7 Superior Combative Championships am
1 6 Sep 201417.6 yrs L0-1 Rudy Aguilar debut · 21.8 yrs Featherweight KO/TKOKO/TKO R25:37 0.00 1,075→1,010 -66 1,075 – 24/7 Entertainment 16 & 17: Injustice and Tyranny 24/7 Entertainment am