Lightweight · Men

Tanner Cowan

United States debut 2011
Held by Thiago Alves
Form W W W L L
Elo 1,252 peak 1,371 · 31 Jan 2014 119 below it
Tapology Sherdog
6-4pro record
2L current streak
1,298best win, Elo
1,138average opponent
-- born 18 Jun 1982
71.0" / -- 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 KO1,088 Sub1,114 Dec1,085

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 10 pro bouts, and what happened next

After 10 bouts (2017): 1,252 Elo, 6-4, aged 35, average opponent 1,182.

  1. Rim Khaziakhmetov then 1,275, 6-4, aged 36 4-4 after peaked 1,474 ▲
  2. Nick Ertl then 1,240, 6-4, aged 36 2-2 after peaked 1,324 ▲
  3. Anderson de Souza then 1,270, 6-4, aged 36 1-2 after peaked 1,275
  4. Dawond Pickney then 1,191, 6-4, aged 37 12-12 after peaked 1,425 ▲
  5. Davaajamts Batsuren then 1,231, 6-4, aged 35 2-3 after peaked 1,292 ▲
  6. Young Gi Hong then 1,303, 6-4, aged 34 1-3 after peaked 1,247 ▼

Best wins

By the opponent's Elo on the night
  1. Jordan Chandler Decision R3 · 9 Apr 2016 · The Clash MMA 1,298
  2. Chuck Fordyce KO/TKO R3 · 21 Mar 2015 · The Clash MMA 1,150
  3. Mitch Thompson Decision R3 · 18 Dec 2015 · The Clash MMA 1,136
  4. Jordan Marriott Submission R3 · 9 May 2015 · Rocky Mountain FC 1,074
  5. Kelly Croft-Johnson KO/TKO R1 · 6 Jun 2015 · Total Mayhem 996

Losses

Newest first
  1. Nate Kearsley Decision R3 · 30 Sep 2017 · Fierce Fighting Championship 1,113
  2. Jon Neal KO/TKO R2 · 7 Jan 2017 · SteelFist Fight Night 1,546
  3. Kris Nieto Decision R3 · 25 Apr 2015 · Golden Fights 1,378
  4. AJ Williams KO/TKO R1 · 21 Jun 2014 · World Series of Fighting 1,261

Fight history

22 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
22 30 Sep 201735.3 yrs L6-4 Nate Kearsley 1-2 · 27.5 yrs Lightweight DecisionMajority R315:00 0.38 1,321→1,252 -68 1,113 – Fierce FC 6: Thrilla in Tooele Fierce Fighting Championship
21 7 Jan 201734.6 yrs L6-3 Jon Neal 8-0 · 28.4 yrs Featherweighttitle KO/TKOKO/TKO R27:23 0.00 1,367→1,321 -46 1,546 – SteelFist Fight Night 47: High Intensity SteelFist Fight Night
20 9 Apr 201633.8 yrs W6-2 Jordan Chandler 11-9 · 27.7 yrs Lightweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,310→1,367 +57 1,298 – The Clash MMA 17 The Clash MMA
19 18 Dec 201533.5 yrs W5-2 Mitch Thompson 5-3 · 24.8 yrs Lightweight DecisionSplit R315:00 0.56 1,347→1,310 -37 1,136 – The Clash MMA 16 The Clash MMA
18 6 Jun 201533.0 yrs W4-2 Kelly Croft-Johnson 2-3 · 26.6 yrs Lightweight KO/TKOKO/TKO R11:48 1.00 1,323→1,347 +23 996 – Total Mayhem - Extreme Total Mayhem
17 9 May 201532.9 yrs W3-2 Jordan Marriott 6-4 · 27.3 yrs Lightweight SubGuillotine Choke R311:48 1.00 1,283→1,323 +40 1,074 – RMFC - Mayday 2 Rocky Mountain FC
16 25 Apr 201532.9 yrs L2-2 Kris Nieto 2-0 Lightweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.16 1,331→1,283 -48 1,378 – Golden Fights: Cage Wars 21 Golden Fights
15 21 Mar 201532.8 yrs W2-1 Chuck Fordyce 3-6 (1) · 31.3 yrs Lightweight KO/TKOKO/TKO R314:38 1.00 1,273→1,331 +58 1,150 – The Clash MMA 13 The Clash MMA
14 12 Dec 201432.5 yrs W1-1 Trevor Cook 4-5 · 29.3 yrs Lightweight KO/TKOCut R11:51 1.00 1,256→1,273 +17 866 – SteelFist Fight Night 30: Impact SteelFist Fight Night
13 21 Jun 201432.0 yrs L0-1 AJ Williams debut · 27.9 yrs Lightweight KO/TKOHead Kick & Punches R10:44 0.00 1,371→1,256 -114 1,261 – WSOF 10: Branch vs. Taylor World Series of Fighting
12 31 Jan 201431.6 yrs W11-1 Matt Jackson 1-0 (1) · 25.8 yrs Lightweighttitle KO/TKOKO/TKO R25:51 1.00 1,342→1,371 +29 1,121 – SFFN 22: Consequence SteelFist Fight Night am
11 14 Dec 201331.5 yrs W10-1 Andrew Cruz 7-3 · 23.0 yrs Lightweighttitle DecisionUnanimous R515:00 0.81 1,322→1,342 +19 1,206 – The Clash MMA 8: Lights Out The Clash MMA am
10 8 Nov 201331.4 yrs W9-1 Matt Johnson 6-2 · 31.3 yrs Lightweighttitle DecisionUnanimous R515:00 0.81 1,304→1,322 +18 1,181 – SFFN 20: Amped SteelFist Fight Night am
9 23 Aug 201331.2 yrs W8-1 Evan Johnson 2-2 · 28.4 yrs Lightweighttitle DecisionUnanimous R39:00 0.84 1,294→1,304 +10 1,089 – The Clash MMA 7: Ultimate Gladiator The Clash MMA am
8 18 May 201330.9 yrs W7-1 Greg Nielsen 2-0 · 24.1 yrs Welterweight KO/TKOKO/TKO R24:53 1.00 1,259→1,294 +36 1,088 – TCMMA - The Clash MMA 6 The Clash MMA am
7 6 Apr 201330.8 yrs W6-1 Thomas Sanchez debut · 28.5 yrs – SubSubmission R25:53 1.00 1,221→1,259 +37 1,060 – BCP - Cage Wars 15 Golden Fights am
6 5 Jan 201330.6 yrs W5-1 Alex Hayworth 3-0 – DecisionUnanimous R39:00 0.84 1,172→1,221 +50 1,197 – Grand Junction Fight Night 1 Grand Junction Fight Night am
5 10 Nov 201230.4 yrs W4-1 Tielor Isaac debut – DecisionUnanimous R39:00 0.84 1,133→1,172 +39 1,103 – Rogue Warrior Championships Rogue Warrior Championships am
4 25 Aug 201230.2 yrs L3-1 Brad Darrington 1-0 · 23.2 yrs Welterweight DecisionUnanimous R39:00 0.16 1,190→1,133 -57 1,125 – Showdown Fights 8: Burkman vs. Yager Showdown Fights am
3 9 Jun 201230.0 yrs W3-0 Chris Howlett 0-1 Lightweight KO/TKOPunches R10:23 1.00 1,138→1,190 +52 1,062 – Pit Elevated Fight Series Utah Regional am
2 14 Apr 201229.8 yrs W2-0 Anthony Miller debut · 27.0 yrs – Decision -- 0.80 1,108→1,138 +30 1,057 – -- Utah Regional am
1 26 Nov 201129.4 yrs W1-0 Brenden Polito 0-2 · 24.6 yrs – Sub -- 1.00 1,069→1,108 +39 921 – -- Utah Regional am