Lightweight · Men

Steve Kozola

“Thunderbeast”
United States Dan Henderson's Athletic Fitness Center debut 2009
Elo 1,350 peak 1,642 · 31 Mar 2017 292 below it
Tapology Sherdog id 4521880
9-4pro record
2L current streak
1,539best win, Elo
1,261average opponent
-- born 17 Dec 1989
71.0" / 72.5" height / reach

Elo history

Hover for the fight at that point; dots are wins and losses

Record

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Rating by method KO1,334 Sub1,046 Dec1,077

Best wins

By the opponent's Elo on the night
  1. Jake Roberts KO/TKO R1 · 31 Mar 2017 · Bellator MMA 1,539
  2. Matt Church KO/TKO R1 · 2 Apr 2016 · World Series of Fighting 1,438
  3. Jonathan Rivera KO/TKO R2 · 16 Jan 2015 · Bellator MMA 1,403
  4. Danny Morales Jr. KO/TKO R1 · 11 Oct 2014 · American Predator Fighting Championship 1,403
  5. Ryan Walker KO/TKO R1 · 13 Jul 2018 · Bellator MMA 1,397

Losses

Newest first
  1. Salvador Becerra Decision R3 · 30 Aug 2019 · Legacy Fighting Alliance 1,372
  2. Arthur Estrázulas Submission R1 · 7 Jun 2019 · Legacy Fighting Alliance 1,566
  3. Jake Smith KO/TKO R1 · 26 Jan 2018 · Bellator MMA 1,345
  4. Carrington Banks Decision R3 · 6 Oct 2017 · Bellator MMA 1,569

Fight history

16 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
16 30 Aug 201929.7 yrs L9-4 Salvador Becerra 6-2 · 23.8 yrs Lightweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.16 1,422→1,350 -72 1,372 – LFA 74: Vanderaa vs. Ferreira Legacy Fighting Alliance
15 7 Jun 201929.5 yrs L9-3 Arthur Estrázulas 10-4 · 30.0 yrs Lightweight SubRear Naked Choke R12:32 0.00 1,491→1,422 -69 1,566 -175→-175 LFA 69: Pérez vs. Moreno Legacy Fighting Alliance
14 13 Jul 201828.6 yrs W9-2 Ryan Walker 8-6 · 29.0 yrs Lightweight KO/TKOPunches R11:45 1.00 1,405→1,491 +86 1,397 -223→-223 Bellator 202: Budd vs. Nogueira Bellator MMA
13 26 Jan 201828.1 yrs L8-2 Jake Smith 6-2 · 26.5 yrs Lightweight KO/TKOPunches R10:57 0.00 1,537→1,405 -131 1,345 -210→-210 Bellator 193: Larkin vs. Gonzalez Bellator MMA
12 6 Oct 201727.8 yrs L8-1 Carrington Banks 7-0 · 28.6 yrs Lightweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.00* 1,642→1,537 -106 1,569 – Bellator 184: Dantas vs. Caldwell Bellator MMA
11 31 Mar 201727.3 yrs W8-0 Jake Roberts 7-1 · 26.4 yrs Lightweight KO/TKOPunches R10:28 1.00 1,560→1,642 +82 1,539 -150→-175 Bellator 175: Rampage vs. King Mo 2 Bellator MMA
10 2 Apr 201626.3 yrs W7-0 Matt Church 3-1 · 27.0 yrs Lightweight KO/TKOPunches R11:57 1.00 1,484→1,560 +76 1,438 – WSOF 30: Branch vs. Starks World Series of Fighting
9 15 May 201525.4 yrs W6-0 Ian Butler 1-1 · 25.6 yrs Lightweight KO/TKOPunches R12:22 1.00 1,472→1,484 +12 1,023 – Bellator 137: Halsey vs. Grove Bellator MMA
8 16 Jan 201525.1 yrs W5-0 Jonathan Rivera 4-0 · 24.1 yrs Lightweight KO/TKOPunches R26:25 1.00 1,379→1,472 +94 1,403 – Bellator 132: Pitbull vs. Straus Bellator MMA
7 11 Oct 201424.8 yrs W4-0 Danny Morales Jr. 4-0 · 24.2 yrs Lightweight KO/TKOKO/TKO R11:56 1.00 1,256→1,379 +122 1,403 – American Predator Fighting Championships 17 American Predator Fighting Championship
6 31 May 201424.5 yrs W3-0 Eddy Gonzalez debut Welterweight KO/TKOPunches R10:50 1.00 1,219→1,256 +37 988 – Gladiator Challenge: Backlash Gladiator Challenge
5 28 Mar 201424.3 yrs W2-0 Tommy Gavin 1-2 · 29.2 yrs Featherweight KO/TKOKO/TKO R25:44 1.00 1,180→1,219 +40 968 – BAMMA Badbeat 12: Winston vs. Ware BAMMA USA
4 20 Jul 201323.6 yrs W1-0 Ramon Hernandez 0-1 Lightweight SubGuillotine Choke R24:29 1.00 1,121→1,180 +59 1,003 – Xplode Fight Series - Aftermath Xplode MMA
3 26 Mar 201121.3 yrs L2-1 Stefan Ivanov debut – Decision R315:00 0.20 1,188→1,129 -59 1,082 – American Predator Fighting Championship American Predator Fighting Championship am
2 25 Sep 201020.8 yrs W2-0 Eric Thomas debut · 18.3 yrs – Sub R10:24 1.00 1,148→1,188 +40 1,005 – American Predator Fighting Championship American Predator Fighting Championship am
1 21 Nov 200919.9 yrs W1-0 Armando Llanes debut – Sub R12:14 1.00 1,082→1,148 +66 1,082 – Fight Card Entertainment Fight Card Entertainment am