Lightweight · Men

Chris Culley

“The Urban Legend”
United States Millennia MMA debut 2007
Held by Islam Makhachev
Form W W L L L
Elo 1,171 peak 1,464 · 9 Aug 2013 293 below it
Tapology Sherdog
20-16pro record
3L current streak
1,532best win, Elo
1,213average opponent
-- born 25 Mar 1986
70.0" / -- 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 KO1,125 Sub873 Dec1,104

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 30 pro bouts, and what happened next

After 30 bouts (2015): 1,266 Elo, 18-12, aged 29, average opponent 1,166.

  1. Michito Abe then 1,250, 19-10, aged 31 1-2 after peaked 1,208 ▼
  2. Nick Gonzalez then 1,232, 19-10, aged 31 5-5 after peaked 1,361 ▲
  3. Rogerio Ferreira then 1,272, 16-13, aged 29 4-8 after peaked 1,419 ▲
  4. Kenan Jafarli then 1,260, 18-12, aged 29 · Open Weight 5-2 after peaked 1,327 ▲
  5. Brian Gassaway then 1,278, 18-11, aged 29 · Open Weight 11-10 after peaked 1,473 ▲
  6. Asikeerbai Jinensibieke then 1,276, 22-8, aged 29 19-4 after peaked 1,613 ▲

Best wins

By the opponent's Elo on the night
  1. Kyle Reyes Decision R3 · 19 Nov 2015 · Tachi Palace Fights 1,532
  2. Chris Saunders Decision R5 · 10 Jun 2016 · BAMMA USA 1,496
  3. Steve Magdaleno Decision R3 · 15 Mar 2013 · BAMMA USA 1,389
  4. Justin Linn Decision R3 · 31 May 2013 · BAMMA USA 1,309
  5. Kris Armbrister KO/TKO R1 · 30 Jun 2011 · King of the Cage 1,297

Losses

The latest 5 of 16
  1. Dominic Clark Submission R1 · 19 Aug 2017 · California Xtreme Fighting 1,307
  2. Adrian Diaz Submission R1 · 18 Mar 2017 · Global Knockout 1,467
  3. Dima Gerasimov Submission R1 · 10 Sep 2016 · California Xtreme Fighting 1,298
  4. Bryce Mitchell Submission R1 · 26 Sep 2015 · V3 Fights 1,568
  5. Jay Bogan Submission R1 · 15 Mar 2015 · King of the Cage 1,246

Rivalries

Opponents met more than once; the series from this side All rivalries →
  1. Vince Ortiz 3 meetings · 2009, 2011, 2012 2–1
  2. Jeff Martin 2 meetings · 2008, 2011 1–1

Fight history

36 bouts, newest first. Hover a heading for what it means.
# Date Result Opponent Weight class Method Round Score Elo ± Opp Elo Odds Event
36 19 Aug 201731.4 yrs L20-16 Dominic Clark 10-7 · 32.0 yrs Lightweight SubGuillotine Choke R13:49 0.00 1,242→1,171 -71 1,307 – CXF 9: Cali Kings - The Semis California Xtreme Fighting
35 18 Mar 201731.0 yrs L20-15 Adrian Diaz 9-4-1 · 28.9 yrs Lightweight SubGuillotine Choke R10:41 0.00 1,288→1,242 -46 1,467 – GKO 9 Global Knockout
34 10 Sep 201630.5 yrs L20-14 Dima Gerasimov 6-4 · 32.5 yrs Lightweighttitle SubD'arce Choke R11:56 0.00 1,401→1,288 -113 1,298 – CXF 4: Fighting for Liam California Xtreme Fighting
33 10 Jun 201630.2 yrs W20-13 Chris Saunders 17-8 · 30.3 yrs Lightweighttitle DecisionSplit R525:00 0.55 1,360→1,401 +41 1,496 – BAMMA Badbeat 20: Saunders vs. Culley BAMMA USA
32 19 Nov 201529.7 yrs W19-13 Kyle Reyes 8-3 · 24.9 yrs Open Weight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,240→1,360 +120 1,532 – Tachi Palace Fights 25 Tachi Palace Fights
31 26 Sep 201529.5 yrs L18-13 Bryce Mitchell 3-0 · 21.0 yrs Catchweight SubArmbar R13:39 0.00 1,266→1,240 -26 1,568 – V3 Fights: Hall vs. Shelton V3 Fights
30 15 Mar 201529.0 yrs L18-12 Jay Bogan 5-4 · 31.5 yrs Featherweight SubArm Triangle Choke R11:05 0.00 1,388→1,266 -121 1,246 – KOTC: Coming Home King of the Cage
29 4 Dec 201428.7 yrs W18-11 Kevin Michel 5-7 Featherweight SubRear Naked Choke R14:45 1.00 1,348→1,388 +40 1,137 – KOTC: Fisticuffs King of the Cage
28 6 Feb 201427.9 yrs L17-11 Poppies Martinez 27-9 (1) · 30.5 yrs Featherweighttitle SubAnaconda Choke R13:31 0.00 1,464→1,348 -116 1,345 – TPF 18: Martinez vs. Culley Tachi Palace Fights
27 9 Aug 201327.4 yrs W17-10 Jesse Newell 7-3 · 26.9 yrs Featherweighttitle KO/TKORetirement R420:00 1.00 1,406→1,464 +58 1,283 – BAMMA Badbeat 10: Culley vs. Newell BAMMA USA
26 31 May 201327.2 yrs W16-10 Justin Linn 3-0 · 23.9 yrs Catchweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,359→1,406 +47 1,309 – BAMMA Badbeat 9: Gomez vs. Lebreton BAMMA USA
25 15 Mar 201327.0 yrs W15-10 Steve Magdaleno 9-4 · 31.2 yrs Featherweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,270→1,359 +89 1,389 – BAMMA Badbeat 8: Papazian vs. Ware BAMMA USA
24 12 Oct 201226.6 yrs W14-10 Tom Gloudeman 6-2 (1) Featherweight KO/TKOPunches R313:41 1.00 1,192→1,270 +78 1,154 – BAMMA Badbeat 7: Beal vs. Smith BAMMA USA
23 13 Jul 201226.3 yrs W13-10 Vince Ortiz 7-8 · 33.4 yrs Featherweight SubRear Naked Choke R314:15 1.00 1,133→1,192 +59 1,016 – BAMMA Badbeat 6: Guymon vs. Dizak BAMMA USA
22 26 Apr 201226.1 yrs L12-10 Richard Schiller 8-6-1 (1) Open Weight SubGuillotine Choke R26:48 0.00 1,241→1,133 -108 1,159 – KOTC: Hardcore King of the Cage
21 14 Jan 201225.8 yrs L12-9 Donald Sanchez 23-12 · 27.4 yrs – KO/TKOPunches R14:45 0.00 1,266→1,241 -25 1,577 – KOTC - Night Stalker King of the Cage
20 15 Dec 201125.7 yrs W12-8 Vince Ortiz 7-6 · 32.8 yrs – DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,229→1,266 +37 1,138 – KOTC - Magnaflow King of the Cage
19 30 Jul 201125.3 yrs W11-8 Jeff Martin 8-6 · 27.1 yrs – DecisionSplit R315:00 0.56 1,196→1,229 +32 1,284 – Respect in the Cage Respect in the Cage
18 30 Jun 201125.3 yrs W10-8 Kris Armbrister 4-0 · 25.6 yrs Lightweight KO/TKOPunches R12:51 1.00 1,056→1,196 +140 1,297 – KOTC: Next Generation King of the Cage
17 1 Apr 201125.0 yrs L9-8 Jahmal McLennan 4-2 · 34.3 yrs – Sub R2 0.00 1,138→1,056 -82 1,161 – AOF 12: Static Art of Fighting
16 20 Feb 201124.9 yrs L9-7 Aaron Neveu debut – DecisionUnanimous R39:00 0.16 1,234→1,138 -96 1,080 – Gladiator Challenge: Legends Collide 2 Gladiator Challenge
15 17 Oct 201024.6 yrs W9-6 Raja Shippen 2-6-1 · 24.0 yrs – KO/TKOHead Kick R1 1.00 1,218→1,234 +15 809 – Long Beach Fight Night 10 Long Beach Fight Night
14 8 Oct 201024.5 yrs W8-6 Carlos Garces 5-4-1 – DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,140→1,218 +79 1,216 – Respect in the Cage Respect in the Cage
13 18 Jul 201024.3 yrs W7-6 Martin Bautista 6-8 – DecisionSplit R315:00 0.56 1,177→1,140 -37 964 – Long Beach Fight Night 9 Long Beach Fight Night
12 19 Jun 201024.2 yrs W6-6 Dejuan Jackson 4-8 – KO/TKOPunches R3 1.00 1,123→1,177 +54 983 – C3 Fights - Knockout-Rockout Weekend 3 C3 Fights
11 18 Apr 201024.1 yrs W5-6 Juan Rivas 3-3 – DecisionSplit R315:00 0.56 1,089→1,123 +34 1,182 – Long Beach Fight Night 8 Long Beach Fight Night
10 6 Nov 200923.6 yrs L4-6 Casey Olson 11-3 Featherweight KO/TKOPunches R12:32 0.00 1,127→1,089 -38 1,350 – Strikeforce - Challengers 4 Strikeforce
9 13 Aug 200923.4 yrs L4-5 Brian Abram 3-1 (1) Featherweight SubRear Naked Choke R27:46 0.00 1,222→1,127 -95 1,193 – KOTC: Superstars King of the Cage
8 19 Jul 200923.3 yrs L4-4 Vince Ortiz 6-3 · 30.4 yrs – DecisionSplit R315:00 0.44 1,195→1,222 +27 1,355 – Long Beach Fight Night 5 Long Beach Fight Night
7 15 Nov 200822.6 yrs W4-3 John Merkle 2-1 – KO/TKOPunches R2 1.00 1,095→1,195 +100 1,146 – Total Fighting Alliance 13 Total Fighting Alliance
6 14 Aug 200822.4 yrs W3-3 Ernie Calma 1-4-1 · 25.8 yrs Bantamweight KO/TKOPunches R25:19 1.00 1,050→1,095 +45 866 – KOTC: Bio Hazard King of the Cage
5 12 Jul 200822.3 yrs W2-3 Juan Pesina debut – DecisionSplit R315:00 0.56 1,016→1,050 +34 1,109 – TFA 11: Pounding at the Pyramid Total Fighting Alliance
4 22 Mar 200822.0 yrs L1-3 Jeff Martin 2-2 · 23.8 yrs – DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.16 1,081→1,016 -64 1,062 – Total Fighting Alliance 10 Total Fighting Alliance
3 2 Dec 200721.7 yrs W1-2 Kacey Roberts 0-3 Lightweight SubRear Naked Choke R11:17 1.00 1,019→1,081 +62 914 – KOTC: Final Chapter King of the Cage
2 15 Sep 200721.5 yrs L0-2 Andy Balmore 2-0 Featherweight DecisionSplit R210:00 0.44 983→1,019 +36 1,187 – KOTC: River Rage King of the Cage
1 8 Jun 200721.2 yrs L0-1 Gunnar Hinson debut Featherweight SubHeel Hook R14:24 0.00 1,070→983 -88 1,070 – KOTC: Epicenter King of the Cage