Middleweight · Men

Dan Hornbuckle

“The Handler”
United States McVicker's Martial Arts debut 2006
Held by Nate Homme
Form L L L W W
Elo 1,409 peak 1,861 · 20 May 2010 452 below it
Tapology Sherdog id 4646072
26-9pro record
2W current streak
1,651best win, Elo
1,354average opponent
-- born 26 Dec 1980
74.0" / 83.5" 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 middleweight, ages 27–37

Record

-- – --
Rating by method KO1,238 Sub1,132 Dec1,075

Style profile

Each axis is a percentile of middleweight fighters with five pro bouts (4,235 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 (2013): 1,650 Elo, 24-6, aged 33, average opponent 1,346.

  1. Alex Lohoré then 1,648, 22-8, aged 33 4-4 after peaked 1,691
  2. Kyle Noke then 1,678, 22-7, aged 32 2-4 after peaked 1,728 ▲
  3. Anthony Lapsley then 1,659, 23-5, aged 33 · Open Weight 1-3 after peaked 1,673
  4. Maxim Grishin then 1,653, 23-7, aged 32 · Light Heavyweight 11-5 after peaked 1,833 ▲
  5. Marius Žaromskis then 1,620, 21-8, aged 34 2-3 after peaked 1,577 ▼
  6. Paul Bradley then 1,691, 23-6, aged 31 1-4 after peaked 1,744 ▲

Best wins

By the opponent's Elo on the night
  1. Nick Thompson KO/TKO R2 · 23 Sep 2009 · Sengoku 1,651
  2. Akihiro Gono KO/TKO R3 · 2 Aug 2009 · Sengoku 1,651
  3. Steve Carl Submission R1 · 20 May 2010 · Bellator MMA 1,613
  4. Pete Spratt Decision R3 · 1 Feb 2013 · Legacy FC 1,598
  5. Tyler Stinson Submission R1 · 22 Apr 2010 · Bellator MMA 1,543

Losses

The latest 5 of 9
  1. Roger Carroll Submission R1 · 9 Aug 2014 · Fight Time 1,353
  2. Dominique Steele Decision R3 · 1 Mar 2014 · North American Allied Fight Series 1,580
  3. Ryo Chonan Decision R3 · 20 Oct 2013 · Tribe Tokyo Fight 1,511
  4. Dennis Hallman Decision R3 · 30 Aug 2013 · Titan FC 1,668
  5. Luis Santos Decision R3 · 10 Sep 2011 · Bellator MMA 1,620

Rivalries

Opponents met more than once; the series from this side All rivalries →
  1. Brent Weedman 2 meetings · 2006, 2011 1–1
  2. Courtney Ray 2 meetings · 2007, 2007 2–0
  3. Wayne Bogard 2 meetings · 2006, 2007 2–0

Fight history

35 bouts, newest first. Hover a heading for what it means.
# Date Result Opponent Weight class Method Round Score Elo ± Opp Elo Odds Event
35 24 Mar 202342.2 yrs W26-9 Dan Stittgen 12-8 · 42.3 yrs Middleweighttitle KO/TKORetirement R15:00 1.00 1,318→1,409 +91 1,332 – Caged Aggression 35 - The Trilogy: Night 2 Caged Aggression MMA
34 23 Mar 201938.2 yrs W25-9 Jason Louck 19-13 · 35.6 yrs Welterweighttitle KO/TKOPunch R28:37 1.00 1,311→1,374 +63 1,211 – Caged Aggression 24 - Champions: Night 2 Caged Aggression MMA
33 9 Aug 201433.6 yrs L24-9 Roger Carroll 13-11 · 32.2 yrs Welterweight SubChoke R14:37 0.00 1,503→1,380 -123 1,353 – Fight Time Promotions - Fight Time in the Valley Fight Time
32 1 Mar 201433.2 yrs L24-8 Dominique Steele 10-4 · 26.1 yrs Welterweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.16 1,557→1,503 -54 1,580 – NAAFS - Driven MMA 1 North American Allied Fight Series
31 20 Oct 201332.8 yrs L24-7 Ryo Chonan 21-13 · 37.0 yrs Welterweighttitle DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.16 1,650→1,557 -93 1,511 – Deep - Tribe Tokyo Fight Tribe Tokyo Fight
30 30 Aug 201332.7 yrs L24-6 Dennis Hallman 50-14-2 (1) · 37.7 yrs Welterweight DecisionMajority R315:00 0.38 1,672→1,650 -23 1,668 -182→-182 Titan FC 26: Hallman vs. Hornbuckle Titan FC
29 26 Apr 201332.3 yrs W24-5 Yuya Shirai 23-12 · 33.1 yrs Welterweighttitle DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,652→1,672 +20 1,484 – Deep - 62 Impact DEEP
28 1 Feb 201332.1 yrs W23-5 Pete Spratt 26-23 · 42.1 yrs Welterweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,590→1,652 +62 1,598 -198→-198 Legacy Fighting Championship 17 Legacy FC
27 10 Sep 201130.7 yrs L22-5 Luis Santos 53-7-1 · 31.7 yrs Welterweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.00* 1,713→1,602 -110 1,620 – Bellator 49 Bellator MMA
26 5 Mar 201130.2 yrs L22-4 Brent Weedman 17-5-1 · 27.1 yrs Welterweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.42* 1,706→1,713 +6 1,791 – Bellator 35 Bellator MMA
25 19 Aug 201029.6 yrs W22-3 Brad Blackburn 12-10 (1) · 33.2 yrs Welterweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.67* 1,737→1,706 -31 1,446 – Bellator 25 Bellator MMA
24 17 Jun 201029.5 yrs L21-3 Ben Askren 5-0 · 25.9 yrs Welterweighttitle DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.17* 1,861→1,737 -124 1,520 – Bellator 22 Bellator MMA
23 20 May 201029.4 yrs W21-2 Steve Carl 13-1 · 25.4 yrs Welterweight SubKimura R12:31 1.00 1,820→1,861 +41 1,613 – Bellator 19 Bellator MMA
22 22 Apr 201029.3 yrs W20-2 Tyler Stinson 18-5 · 24.3 yrs Welterweight SubTriangle Choke R12:03 1.00 1,786→1,820 +35 1,543 – Bellator 15 Bellator MMA
21 23 Sep 200928.7 yrs W19-2 Nick Thompson 38-11-1 · 28.3 yrs Welterweight KO/TKOPunches R26:30 1.00 1,714→1,786 +72 1,651 – Sengoku - Tenth Battle Sengoku
20 2 Aug 200928.6 yrs W18-2 Akihiro Gono 30-14-7 · 34.8 yrs Welterweight KO/TKOHead Kick R312:50 1.00 1,618→1,714 +96 1,651 – Sengoku - Ninth Battle Sengoku
19 21 Feb 200928.2 yrs W17-2 Joe Alexander 7-0 · 32.2 yrs – KO/TKOPunches R10:46 1.00 1,581→1,618 +37 1,355 – TFC 14: Hornbuckle vs. Alexander Total Fight Challenge
18 20 Jun 200827.5 yrs W16-2 Nabil Khatib 8-2 · 38.8 yrs – SubRear-Naked Choke R13:58 1.00 1,540→1,581 +40 1,331 – Raw Combat - Resurrection Alberta Regional
17 18 May 200827.4 yrs L15-2 Mike Pyle 14-4-1 · 32.7 yrs Welterweight SubTriangle Choke R14:52 0.00 1,647→1,540 -107 1,569 – Sengoku - Second Battle Sengoku
16 29 Mar 200827.3 yrs W15-1 Andrew Buckland 6-0 · 26.9 yrs – SubArmbar R13:34 1.00 1,604→1,647 +43 1,411 – HCF - Crow's Nest Quebec Regional
15 24 Nov 200726.9 yrs W14-1 Courtney Ray 6-4 – SubArmbar R11:25 1.00 1,567→1,604 +37 1,339 – HOOKnSHOOT - Bodog Fight Women's Tournament HOOKnSHOOT
14 25 Aug 200726.7 yrs W13-1 Piotr Jakaczynski 0-1-1 – KO/TKOHead Kick R11:53 1.00 1,554→1,567 +13 1,116 – Bodog Fight - Vancouver Bodog Fight
13 28 Apr 200726.3 yrs W12-1 Matt Shaw 4-2 · 29.8 yrs – SubArm-Triangle Choke R2 1.00 1,490→1,554 +64 1,394 – Total Fight Challenge 8 Total Fight Challenge
12 24 Mar 200726.2 yrs W11-1 Jamie Toney 6-4 – DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,478→1,490 +12 1,267 – HOOKnSHOOT - Live HOOKnSHOOT
11 24 Mar 200726.2 yrs W10-1 Wayne Bogard 4-13 · 28.9 yrs – SubArmbar R12:34 1.00 1,466→1,478 +12 1,014 – HOOKnSHOOT - Live HOOKnSHOOT
10 24 Mar 200726.2 yrs W9-1 Courtney Ray 2-3 – KO/TKOPunches R12:49 1.00 1,438→1,466 +27 1,144 – HOOKnSHOOT - Live HOOKnSHOOT
9 10 Feb 200726.1 yrs W8-1 Alex Carter 5-17 – SubArm-Triangle Choke R10:35 1.00 1,419→1,438 +19 1,056 – Total Fight Challenge 7 Total Fight Challenge
8 31 Dec 200626.0 yrs W7-1 Brent Weedman 3-1-1 · 22.9 yrs – SubTriangle Choke R2 1.00 1,343→1,419 +76 1,298 – LOF 12: Black Tie Battles Legends of Fighting Championship
7 16 Dec 200626.0 yrs W6-1 Max Fowler debut – KO/TKOVerbal R10:30 1.00 1,317→1,343 +26 1,016 – CFC 1: Explosion Explosion MMA
6 18 Nov 200625.9 yrs W5-1 Wayne Bogard 1-10 · 28.5 yrs – SubArm-Triangle Choke R10:36 1.00 1,308→1,317 +9 792 – IHC 11: Apocalypse Ironheart Crown
5 9 Sep 200625.7 yrs W4-1 Justin Wilcox 1-1 · 27.5 yrs – KO/TKOPunches R11:20 1.00 1,198→1,308 +110 1,290 – Total Fight Challenge 6 Total Fight Challenge
4 15 Jul 200625.5 yrs L3-1 Nate Homme 5-1 · 26.8 yrs – SubTriangle Choke -- 0.00 1,277→1,198 -79 1,312 – Madtown Throwdown 8 Madtown Throwdown
3 15 Jul 200625.5 yrs W3-0 Andy Normington 2-5 – KO/TKOPunches -- 1.00 1,224→1,277 +53 1,079 – Madtown Throwdown 8 Madtown Throwdown
2 17 Jun 200625.5 yrs W2-0 Steve Conley 1-0 – KO/TKOPunches R1 1.00 1,194→1,224 +30 919 – Duneland Classic 4 Duneland Classic
1 18 Feb 200625.1 yrs W1-0 Mike Bodziak debut – KO/TKOPunches R1 1.00 1,107→1,194 +88 1,107 – Total Fight Challenge 5 Total Fight Challenge