Bantamweight · Men

Ben Crook

United Kingdom Team Lionheart debut 2005
Held by Elbek Alyshov
Form W W L L L
Elo 1,061 peak 1,272 · 5 Mar 2011 211 below it
Sherdog
6-8pro record
3L current streak
1,229best win, Elo
1,131average opponent
-- age unknown
-- / -- height / reach

Elo history

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

Record

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Rating by method KO950 Sub1,065 Dec964

Style profile

Each axis is a percentile of bantamweight fighters with five pro bouts (5,172 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 12 pro bouts, and what happened next

After 12 bouts (2011): 1,170 Elo, 6-6, average opponent 1,116.

  1. Fei Yang then 1,171, 6-6, aged 25 9-21 after peaked 1,345 ▲
  2. Micah Stockton then 1,189, 6-6, aged 30 7-2 after peaked 1,398 ▲
  3. Nikolai Denisov then 1,166, 6-6 4-3 after peaked 1,304 ▲
  4. Jairo da Silva then 1,140, 6-6, aged 29 1-3 after peaked 1,242 ▲
  5. Sora Yamamoto then 1,137, 6-4, aged 18 10-7 after peaked 1,563 ▲
  6. Tetsuya Seki then 1,197, 6-6, aged 23 12-5 after peaked 1,561 ▲

Best wins

By the opponent's Elo on the night
  1. Paul Croft Submission R1 · 5 Mar 2011 · KnuckleUp MMA 1,229
  2. Trevor Birmingham Submission R1 · 29 Nov 2009 · United Kingdom Regional 1,162
  3. Dan Tanner Submission R1 · 29 Aug 2009 · United Kingdom Regional 1,121
  4. Scott Pooley Submission R1 · 12 Sep 2010 · United Kingdom Regional 1,119
  5. Joe Orrey Submission R2 · 4 Dec 2010 · United Kingdom Regional 1,051

Losses

The latest 5 of 8
  1. James Pennington Submission R1 · 27 Jul 2013 · Shock n' Awe 1,387
  2. Adam Edwards Submission R1 · 9 Jul 2011 · Cage Warriors 1,210
  3. Martin McDonough KO/TKO R2 · 7 May 2011 · Valley of Kings 1,215
  4. Paul Reed Submission R1 · 16 Jul 2010 · United Kingdom Regional 1,241
  5. Paul Ramos Decision R3 · 29 May 2010 · Gladiator Promotions UK 1,206

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 27 Jul 2013 L6-8 James Pennington 7-1 · 26.3 yrs Bantamweighttitle SubArmbar R14:52 0.00 1,088→1,061 -27 1,387 – Shock n Awe 14 Shock n' Awe
15 9 Jul 2011 L6-7 Adam Edwards 3-2 · 28.3 yrs Bantamweight SubArmbar R11:07 0.00 1,170→1,093 -78 1,210 – Cage Warriors Fighting Championship 43 Cage Warriors
14 7 May 2011 L6-6 Martin McDonough 5-3 Featherweight KO/TKOPunches R25:59 0.00 1,272→1,170 -102 1,215 – VOK 1: Valley of Kings Valley of Kings
13 5 Mar 2011 W6-5 Paul Croft 4-0 – SubTriangle Choke R14:51 1.00 1,169→1,272 +102 1,229 – KnuckleUp MMA - The New Breed 5 KnuckleUp MMA
12 4 Dec 2010 W5-5 Joe Orrey 2-2 · 23.8 yrs – SubTriangle Choke R2 1.00 1,092→1,169 +77 1,051 – Spartan Fight Challenge 5 United Kingdom Regional
11 12 Sep 2010 W4-5 Scott Pooley 3-2 (1) · 20.9 yrs – SubArmbar R1 1.00 969→1,092 +123 1,119 – Capital Punishment - War on the Shore 5 United Kingdom Regional
10 16 Jul 2010 L3-5 Paul Reed 13-6 · 38.7 yrs – SubGuillotine Choke R1 0.00 1,005→969 -36 1,241 – Spartan Fight Challenge 4 United Kingdom Regional
9 29 May 2010 L3-4 Paul Ramos 3-0 – DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.16 1,022→1,005 -17 1,206 – GP - Night of the Gladiators 4 Gladiator Promotions UK
8 7 May 2010 L3-3 Kyle Bishop debut · 23.0 yrs – DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.16 1,103→1,022 -81 1,017 – SAH 8: Strength and Honour United Kingdom Regional
7 24 Apr 2010 L3-2 Grant Harris 3-1 – KO/TKODoctor Stoppage R15:00 0.00 1,211→1,103 -109 1,126 – KnuckleUp MMA - The New Breed 2 KnuckleUp MMA
6 19 Mar 2010 W3-1 Harvey Dines 2-4 – SubRear-Naked Choke R11:10 1.00 1,186→1,211 +25 878 – SFC 3: Spartan Fight Challenge United Kingdom Regional
5 29 Nov 2009 W2-1 Trevor Birmingham 2-0 – SubTriangle Choke R1 1.00 1,078→1,186 +108 1,162 – Capital Punishment - War On The Shore 4 United Kingdom Regional
4 29 Aug 2009 W1-1 Dan Tanner 2-1 – SubGuillotine Choke R1 1.00 950→1,078 +127 1,121 – SAH 6: Strength and Honour United Kingdom Regional
3 9 May 2009 L0-1 Josh Ramage 0-2 · 20.6 yrs – KO/TKOPunches R2 0.00 1,040→950 -90 1,030 – SAH 5: Strength and Honour United Kingdom Regional
2 29 Nov 2008 L1-1 Josh Ramage 0-1 · 20.2 yrs – DecisionUnanimous R210:00 0.05 1,112→1,040 -72 1,044 – SAH 3: Strength and Honour United Kingdom Regional am
1 4 Dec 2005 W1-0 Paul Croft debut – SubTriangle Choke R1 1.00 1,059→1,124 +66 1,059 – AM 5: Southern Agrrression 2 Angrrr Management am