Light Heavyweight · Men

Justin Sumter

“The Fort”
United States Fighting Arts Academy debut 2011
Elo 1,379 peak 1,569 · 9 Nov 2024 190 below it
Tapology Sherdog id 4633463
12-7pro record
1L current streak
1,547best win, Elo
1,258average opponent
-- born 16 Nov 1989
74.0" / 78.0" height / reach

Elo history

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

Record

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Rating by method KO1,138 Sub1,412 Dec1,075

Best wins

By the opponent's Elo on the night
  1. Nah-shon Burrell Submission R1 · 3 Aug 2024 · CES MMA 1,547
  2. Reginaldo Felix Submission R2 · 16 Feb 2019 · Bellator MMA 1,415
  3. Roger Carroll Decision R3 · 16 Feb 2018 · 864 Fighting Championship 1,348
  4. Joe Taylor Submission R1 · 15 Aug 2025 · Victory Fighting League 1,334
  5. Albert Tadevosyan Submission R1 · 17 Sep 2021 · CES MMA 1,317

Losses

The latest 5 of 7
  1. Julio Cesar Araujo KO/TKO R2 · 4 Oct 2025 · Reality Fighting 1,289
  2. Luis Henrique Barbosa Submission R2 · 22 Mar 2025 · Legacy Fighting Alliance 1,481
  3. Billy Ray Goff KO/TKO R2 · 1 Apr 2022 · CES MMA 1,518
  4. Romero Cotton Submission R1 · 10 Dec 2020 · Bellator MMA 1,433
  5. Maki Pitolo KO/TKO R1 · 9 Jul 2019 · Dana White's Contender Series 1,566

Fight history

33 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
33 4 Oct 202535.9 yrs L12-7 Julio Cesar Araujo 9-1 · 35.2 yrs Light Heavyweighttitle KO/TKOKO/TKO R25:23 0.00 1,517→1,379 -138 1,289 – Reality Fighting - Messer-Belenchia vs. VanZandt Reality Fighting
32 15 Aug 202535.7 yrs W12-6 Joe Taylor 6-1 · 41.4 yrs Light Heavyweight SubRear Naked Choke R10:45 1.00 1,460→1,517 +57 1,334 – Victory Fighting League: Battle of the Burroughs Victory Fighting League
31 22 Mar 202535.3 yrs L11-6 Luis Henrique Barbosa 16-9 (1) · 31.6 yrs Light Heavyweight SubKimura R29:45 0.00 1,569→1,460 -109 1,481 -120→-117 LFA 204: Cunha vs. Freeman Legacy Fighting Alliance
30 9 Nov 202435.0 yrs W11-5 Dylan Potter 11-7 (1) · 29.8 yrs Middleweight SubRear Naked Choke R11:15 1.00 1,541→1,569 +28 1,252 – CES 79: Balletto Jr. vs. Quintanilha CES MMA
29 3 Aug 202434.7 yrs W10-5 Nah-shon Burrell 19-12 (1) · 34.5 yrs Middleweight SubRear Naked Choke R11:15 1.00 1,424→1,541 +117 1,547 – CES 78: Rosa vs. Benson CES MMA
28 20 Oct 202333.9 yrs W9-5 Eric Spicely 16-9 · 37.1 yrs Light Heavyweight SubNeck Crank R12:32 1.00 1,353→1,424 +70 1,285 – CES 75: Rosa vs. Gary CES MMA
27 1 Apr 202232.4 yrs L8-5 Billy Ray Goff 6-2 · 23.8 yrs Middleweighttitle KO/TKOElbows R27:13 0.00 1,429→1,363 -66 1,518 +120→+130 CES 67 CES MMA
26 17 Sep 202131.8 yrs W8-4 Albert Tadevosyan 7-1-1 · 29.4 yrs Middleweight SubRear Naked Choke R12:20 1.00 1,350→1,429 +79 1,317 +124→+115 CES 64: Bessette vs. Dela Cruz CES MMA
25 10 Dec 202031.1 yrs L7-4 Romero Cotton 4-0 · 30.8 yrs Middleweight SubRear Naked Choke R13:36 0.00 1,439→1,350 -89 1,433 +180→+200 Bellator 254: Macfarlane vs. Velasquez Bellator MMA
24 9 Jul 201929.6 yrs L7-3 Maki Pitolo 11-4 · 28.6 yrs Middleweight KO/TKOLeft Hooks to the Body R11:37 0.00 1,526→1,448 -77 1,566 -155→-153 Dana White's Contender Series - Season 3, Episode 3 Dana White's Contender Series
23 16 Feb 201929.3 yrs W7-2 Reginaldo Felix 5-2 · 33.6 yrs Middleweight SubNeck Crank R28:27 1.00 1,446→1,526 +80 1,415 – Bellator 216: MVP vs. Daley Bellator MMA
22 31 Jul 201828.7 yrs L6-2 Ian Heinisch 10-1 · 30.0 yrs Middleweight KO/TKOElbows From Guard R13:37 0.00 1,488→1,446 -42 1,688 +300→+298 Dana White's Tuesday Night Contender Series - Season 2, Episode 7 Dana White's Contender Series
21 16 Feb 201828.3 yrs W6-1 Roger Carroll 17-16 · 35.7 yrs Middleweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,454→1,488 +34 1,348 – 864 Fighting Championship: Fight 2 864 Fighting Championship
20 27 Oct 201727.9 yrs W5-1 Shedrick Goodridge 6-8 · 27.9 yrs Open Weight SubRear Naked Choke R11:56 1.00 1,397→1,454 +57 1,271 – CES 46: Howard vs. Carroll CES MMA
19 12 May 201727.5 yrs W4-1 Brian Sparrow 2-0 · 27.2 yrs Middleweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,355→1,397 +41 1,282 – CES 44: Bessette vs. Trujillo CES MMA
18 15 Apr 201727.4 yrs W3-1 Abe Pitrowski 6-2 · 28.1 yrs Middleweight KO/TKOStrikes R11:56 1.00 1,305→1,355 +50 1,146 – CES 43: Mass Invasion II CES MMA
17 22 Oct 201626.9 yrs W2-1 Ralph Johnson 9-18 · 30.3 yrs Middleweight SubRear Naked Choke R10:23 1.00 1,287→1,305 +18 916 – Premier FC 21 Premier FC
16 27 Aug 201626.8 yrs W1-1 Sean Evans debut Middleweight KO/TKOKO/TKO R10:32 1.00 1,222→1,287 +65 1,130 – Cage Titans FC - Cage Titans 30 Cage Titans FC
15 22 Apr 201626.4 yrs L0-1 Tim Caron 4-0 · 28.7 yrs Middleweight KO/TKOPunches R28:38 0.00 1,301→1,222 -79 1,335 – Bellator 153: Koreshkov vs. Henderson Bellator MMA
14 14 Nov 201526.0 yrs W9-4-1 Aaron Goodwine 4-0 · 33.2 yrs Middleweighttitle SubRear Naked Choke R12:42 1.00 1,243→1,301 +58 1,203 – Premier FC 18 Premier FC am
13 6 Jun 201525.6 yrs W8-4-1 Jerome Mickle 2-1 · 27.1 yrs Middleweighttitle KO/TKOKO/TKO R11:42 1.00 1,188→1,243 +55 1,133 – NYFE 7: High Voltage New York Fight Exchange am
12 28 Mar 201525.4 yrs W7-4-1 Ajani Farris debut · 22.6 yrs Middleweight KO/TKOPunches R10:10 1.00 1,135→1,188 +53 1,065 – NYFE 6: The Fight Marches On New York Fight Exchange am
11 23 Jan 201525.2 yrs L6-4-1 Ryan Hardy Evans 3-0 · 30.5 yrs Middleweight SubRear Naked Choke R10:54 0.00 1,204→1,135 -69 1,188 – NYFE 5: When Hell Freezes Over New York Fight Exchange am
10 28 Sep 201323.9 yrs W6-3-1 Allen Lawyer 4-1-1 · 27.0 yrs Middleweight KO/TKOKO/TKO R36:30 1.00 1,146→1,207 +62 1,124 – Carolina Fight Promotions Carolina Fight Promotions am
9 4 May 201323.5 yrs L5-3-1 Denison Paiva 3-0 Middleweighttitle KO/TKOKO/TKO R13:00 0.00 1,198→1,146 -52 1,270 – FLP - Fight Lab 31 Fight Lab am
8 2 Feb 201323.2 yrs L5-2-1 Eryk Anders 6-2 · 25.8 yrs Middleweighttitle SubRear Naked Choke R12:30 0.00 1,284→1,198 -86 1,173 – Strike Hard Productions 22 Strike Hard Productions am
7 24 Aug 201222.8 yrs W5-1-1 William Moss 6-1 · 26.0 yrs Middleweighttitle KO/TKOKO/TKO R10:15 1.00 1,212→1,284 +71 1,243 – Warfare FC Warfare FC am
6 3 Jun 201222.5 yrs W4-1-1 Moses Reyes 1-0 Middleweight KO/TKOKnock Out R10:23 1.00 1,142→1,212 +70 1,166 – Warfare 5: Fight Night at the Palace Warfare FC am
5 12 May 201222.5 yrs W3-1-1 Joe Matheson 2-0 Middleweight KO/TKOKO/TKO R23:32 1.00 1,061→1,142 +82 1,147 – Strike Hard Productions 16 Strike Hard Productions am
4 14 Apr 201222.4 yrs L2-1-1 Rick Turner 1-0 · 26.6 yrs Middleweight SubSubmission R12:36 0.00 1,143→1,061 -82 1,052 – Deadgame Fight School - Rumble in the Ancient City Rumble in the Cage am
3 28 Jan 201222.2 yrs W2-0-1 Zach Elkins 3-1 · 34.0 yrs – KO/TKO -- 1.00 1,069→1,143 +74 1,114 – Florida Regional Florida Regional am
2 8 Oct 201121.9 yrs D1-0-1 Jerome Buchanan 1-1 · 25.2 yrs Middleweight DecisionUnanimous R39:00 0.50 1,064→1,069 +5 1,093 – Florida Regional Regional / Unaffiliated am
1 1 Jul 201121.6 yrs W1-0 Matthew Monk debut Catchweight KO/TKOKO/TKO R11:36 1.00 998→1,064 +66 998 – Breakthrough MMA 1: Proving Ground 1 BMMA am