Fighter · Men

Michael Sa Jin Kwak

United States The Academy MN debut 1997
Holds 1 fighter
Form L D L W W
Elo 1,336 peak 1,337 · 8 Oct 2006 1 below it
Tapology Sherdog
12-5-2pro record
2W current streak
1,288best win, Elo
1,106average opponent
-- born 16 Oct 1975
66.0" / -- 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 KO970 Sub1,132 Dec1,028

Similar careers

Who looked like this after 15 pro bouts, and what happened next

After 15 bouts (2006): 1,337 Elo, 10-4, aged 31, average opponent 1,085.

  1. Charlie Pearson then 1,311, 10-3, aged 32 1-1 after peaked 1,369 ▲
  2. Oriol Gaset then 1,293, 10-5, aged 31 6-7 after peaked 1,522 ▲
  3. Ayub Gaziev then 1,303, 11-3, aged 31 1-3 after peaked 1,221 ▼
  4. Ricardo Souza then 1,401, 10-5, aged 31 2-4 after peaked 1,413
  5. Tony Silva then 1,373, 10-4, aged 31 3-5 after peaked 1,317 ▼
  6. Zach DiSabatino then 1,354, 11-4, aged 30 3-1 after peaked 1,532 ▲

Best wins

By the opponent's Elo on the night
  1. Chang Hyun Kim Decision R3 · 22 Apr 2006 · Spirit MC 1,288
  2. Chris Duenas Submission R1 · 28 Jul 2006 · Pacific X-treme Combat 1,239
  3. Wes Ronchi Submission R1 · 6 Sep 2008 · Minnesota Regional 1,204
  4. Jos Eichelberger Submission R1 · 28 Jun 2008 · Cage Fighting Xtreme 1,112
  5. Young Chul Lee Submission R1 · 12 Jun 2004 · Spirit MC 1,102

Losses

Newest first
  1. Kenji Arai Submission R1 · 22 Dec 2007 · Pancrase 1,232
  2. Woo Sung Yoo Disqualification R2 · 8 Oct 2006 · Spirit MC 1,206
  3. Kaynan Kaku KO/TKO R1 · 28 Jul 2006 · Pacific X-treme Combat 1,375
  4. Hikaru Sato Submission R1 · 30 Apr 2000 · Pancrase 1,036
  5. Phil Johns KO/TKO R1 · 24 Oct 1999 · Iowa Regional 1,436

Fight history

19 bouts, newest first. Hover a heading for what it means.
# Date Result Opponent Weight class Method Round Score Elo ± Opp Elo Odds Event
19 6 Sep 200832.9 yrs W12-5-2 Wes Ronchi 6-2-1 – SubGuillotine Choke R11:13 1.00 1,263→1,336 +73 1,204 – CWC 1: The Beginning Minnesota Regional
18 28 Jun 200832.7 yrs W11-5-2 Jos Eichelberger 4-3 – SubArmbar R10:45 1.00 1,196→1,263 +67 1,112 – CFX - Cage Fighting Extreme Cage Fighting Xtreme
17 22 Dec 200732.2 yrs L10-5-2 Kenji Arai 11-11-2 · 28.2 yrs Lightweight SubArmbar R11:17 0.00 1,301→1,196 -105 1,232 – Pancrase 184 Pancrase
16 27 Jul 200731.8 yrs D10-4-2 Takafumi Ito 32-25-8 · 35.1 yrs Lightweight DecisionUnanimous R210:00 0.50 1,337→1,301 -37 1,182 – Pancrase 179: 2007 Neo-Blood Tournament (Round 3) Pancrase
15 8 Oct 200631.0 yrs L10-4-1 Woo Sung Yoo 9-3 · 24.4 yrs Lightweight DQDisqualification R28:30 0.00 1,337→1,337 +0 1,206 – Spirit MC 9 Spirit MC
14 28 Jul 200630.8 yrs W10-3-1 Chris Duenas 4-1 – SubRear Naked Choke R13:55 1.00 1,253→1,337 +84 1,239 – PXC 8: Terror Dome Pacific X-treme Combat
13 28 Jul 200630.8 yrs L9-3-1 Kaynan Kaku 6-1 · 29.9 yrs – KO/TKOTKO R1 0.00 1,329→1,253 -76 1,375 – PXC 8: Terror Dome Pacific X-treme Combat
12 22 Apr 200630.5 yrs W9-2-1 Chang Hyun Kim 7-3 · 19.2 yrs Open Weight DecisionUnanimous R310:00 0.84 1,263→1,329 +66 1,288 – Spirit MC 8 Spirit MC
11 29 Oct 200530.0 yrs W8-2-1 Hoon Jo 0-1 Welterweight SubArmbar R14:01 1.00 1,214→1,263 +49 1,049 – Spirit MC 7 Spirit MC
10 11 Sep 200428.9 yrs W7-2-1 Seung Ho Shin 0-1 Welterweight SubRear Naked Choke R11:10 1.00 1,163→1,216 +53 1,016 – Spirit MC 5: 2004 Grand Prix Unlimited Spirit MC
9 12 Jun 200428.7 yrs W6-2-1 Young Chul Lee debut Welterweight SubKeylock R12:33 1.00 1,067→1,163 +96 1,102 – Spirit MC 4: Revolution Spirit MC
8 30 Apr 200024.5 yrs L5-2-1 Hikaru Sato 0-1 · 19.8 yrs Middleweight SubArmbar R12:23 0.00 1,207→1,079 -127 1,036 – Pancrase 83 Pancrase
7 7 Dec 199924.1 yrs W5-1-1 Jay Palmer 13-5 · 28.4 yrs Lightweight DecisionUnanimous R210:00 0.95 1,167→1,207 +40 1,002 – SB 15: SuperBrawl 15 Icon Sport
6 24 Oct 199924.0 yrs L4-1-1 Phil Johns 11-6 · 29.8 yrs – KO/TKOTKO R10:44 0.00 1,203→1,167 -36 1,436 – Iowa Regional Iowa Regional
5 29 Oct 199823.0 yrs W4-0-1 Jason Powers 2-6 – SubArmbar R12:21 1.00 1,182→1,203 +22 841 – Iowa Extreme Fighting 3 Iowa Regional
4 29 Oct 199823.0 yrs W3-0-1 Dan Croonquist 5-15 – SubArmbar R10:51 1.00 1,172→1,182 +10 676 – Iowa Extreme Fighting 3 Iowa Regional
3 28 Sep 199823.0 yrs W2-0-1 Matt Frost 1-1 – SubRear-Naked Choke R11:30 1.00 1,120→1,172 +52 973 – MFC 2: Midwest Fighting 2 United States Regional
2 28 Jul 199822.8 yrs W1-0-1 Chuck White debut – KO/TKOPunches -- 1.00 1,047→1,120 +73 989 – MFC 1: Midwest Fighting 1 MFC
1 15 Feb 199721.3 yrs D0-0-1 Tom Wilbeck debut – -- R115:00 0.50 1,048→1,048 +0 1,048 – Extreme Challenge 3 Extreme Challenge