Featherweight · Men

Chad Mertens

“Mad”
United States Fitness Fight Factory debut 2012
Held by Petr Yan
Form W W W W L
Elo 1,180 peak 1,270 · 25 Oct 2014 90 below it
Tapology Sherdog
4-1pro record
1L current streak
1,226best win, Elo
1,060average opponent
-- born 10 Jun 1993
68.0" / -- 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 featherweight, ages 26–34

Record

-- – --
Rating by method KO1,066 Sub1,041 Dec1,061

Style profile

Each axis is a percentile of featherweight fighters with five pro bouts (6,363 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 5 pro bouts, and what happened next

After 5 bouts (2015): 1,180 Elo, 4-1, aged 22, average opponent 1,044.

  1. Carlos Tardio then 1,193, 4-1, aged 22 11-2 after peaked 1,476 ▲
  2. Osimkhon Rakhmonov then 1,170, 4-1, aged 22 12-4 after peaked 1,795 ▲
  3. Ramazan Kishev then 1,193, 4-1, aged 22 15-7 after peaked 1,770 ▲
  4. Mamadou Gueye then 1,192, 4-1, aged 22 6-3 after peaked 1,396 ▲
  5. Eder Jhouffer then 1,207, 4-1, aged 22 9-2 after peaked 1,388 ▲
  6. Vicente Vargas then 1,202, 4-1, aged 23 20-7 after peaked 1,650 ▲

Best wins

By the opponent's Elo on the night
  1. Cody James KO/TKO R3 · 25 Oct 2014 · Genesis Combat Sports 1,226
  2. Santino Valdez KO/TKO R1 · 18 May 2013 · Gladiator Challenge 1,103
  3. Julian Wallace Decision R3 · 21 Mar 2015 · King of the Cage 996
  4. Kevin Tjaden KO/TKO R1 · 6 Sep 2014 · Montana Regional 606

Losses

Newest first
  1. Carson Frei Decision R3 · 29 Aug 2015 · Midtown Throwdown 1,290

Fight history

8 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
8 29 Aug 201522.2 yrs L4-1 Carson Frei 2-1 · 21.5 yrs Featherweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.16 1,223→1,180 -43 1,290 – Midtown Productions - Midtown Throwdown 7 Midtown Throwdown
7 21 Mar 201521.8 yrs W4-0 Julian Wallace 1-0 Featherweight DecisionSplit R315:00 0.56 1,270→1,223 -47 996 – KOTC: Warrior's Spirit King of the Cage
6 25 Oct 201421.4 yrs W3-0 Cody James 2-1 · 24.1 yrs Featherweight KO/TKOKO/TKO R313:11 1.00 1,168→1,270 +102 1,226 – GCS 1: The Commencement Genesis Combat Sports
5 6 Sep 201421.2 yrs W2-0 Kevin Tjaden 4-20 · 24.5 yrs – KO/TKOKO R1 1.00 1,162→1,168 +7 606 – Fightstorm Entertainment Montana Regional
4 18 May 201319.9 yrs W1-0 Santino Valdez debut Lightweight KO/TKOPunches R11:01 1.00 1,068→1,164 +96 1,103 – Gladiator Challenge: American Dream Gladiator Challenge
3 23 Feb 201319.7 yrs W1-2 Zane Behrend 3-9 · 21.8 yrs – SubGuillotine Choke R24:19 1.00 1,024→1,068 +44 904 – UCS: Caged Wars 2 United Combat Sports am
2 14 Dec 201219.5 yrs L0-2 Melvin Washington 4-0 · 21.9 yrs – Decision R315:00 0.20 1,032→1,024 -8 1,211 – Ultimate Reno Combat Ultimate Reno Combat am
1 21 Apr 201218.9 yrs L0-1 Chris Hibbitts 4-0 Lightweighttitle KO/TKOPunch R10:09 0.00 1,086→1,032 -54 1,148 – Rogue Fights 18: Night of Champions Rogue Fights am