Bantamweight · Men

Phil Caracappa

“Hitman”
United States Dante Rivera BJJ debut 2014
Holds 3 fighters
Form W L W L W
Elo 1,407 peak 1,617 · 22 Feb 2019 210 below it
Tapology Sherdog
10-3 (1)pro record
1W current streak
1,589best win, Elo
1,277average opponent
-- born 5 Jun 1992
68.0" / 70.1" 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 bantamweight, ages 26–33

Record

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Rating by method KO1,114 Sub1,103 Dec1,152

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 (2022): 1,500 Elo, 9-2, aged 30, average opponent 1,358.

  1. Hunter Azure then 1,506, 9-3, aged 30 4-3 after peaked 1,564 ▲
  2. Islam Meshev then 1,566, 9-3, aged 30 5-6 after peaked 1,612
  3. Hugo Viana then 1,567, 10-2, aged 31 0-3 after peaked 1,501 ▼
  4. Rodney Wallace then 1,456, 9-3, aged 29 · Light Heavyweight 17-13 after peaked 1,701 ▲
  5. Hidekazu Fukushima then 1,511, 9-2, aged 30 7-7 after peaked 1,573 ▲
  6. Manny Walo then 1,531, 9-2, aged 29 · Welterweight 5-4 after peaked 1,561

Best wins

By the opponent's Elo on the night
  1. Louis Gaudinot Decision R3 · 21 Sep 2018 · Ring of Combat 1,589
  2. James Gonzalez Decision R3 · 18 Feb 2022 · Ring of Combat 1,581
  3. John Sweeney KO/TKO R3 · 22 Feb 2019 · Ring of Combat 1,496
  4. Terry Bartholomew Decision R3 · 12 Aug 2020 · Cage Fury FC 1,487
  5. Nathan Trepagnier KO/TKO R3 · 17 Nov 2017 · Ring of Combat 1,293

Losses

Newest first
  1. Valodia Aivazian KO/TKO R3 · 18 Feb 2023 · United Fight League 1,383
  2. Tycen Lynn Submission R1 · 18 Nov 2020 · Cage Fury FC 1,330
  3. Ricky Steele Decision R3 · 20 Aug 2019 · Dana White's Contender Series 1,479

Rivalries

Opponents met more than once; the series from this side All rivalries →
  1. Brandon Urquijo 2 meetings · 2017, 2018 2–0

Fight history

23 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
23 24 Nov 202331.5 yrs W10-3 (1) Khai Wu 7-4 · 28.4 yrs Bantamweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.87* 1,384→1,407 +23 1,208 -220→-275 PFL 10: 2023 PFL World Championship Professional Fighters League
22 18 Feb 202330.7 yrs L9-3 (1) Valodia Aivazian 11-3 · 26.4 yrs Bantamweight KO/TKOPunches R310:35 0.00 1,500→1,384 -116 1,383 – United Fight League - UFL 1: Jackson vs. Gooden United Fight League
21 18 Feb 202229.7 yrs W9-2 (1) James Gonzalez 8-4 · 31.6 yrs Bantamweighttitle DecisionSplit R315:00 0.56 1,460→1,500 +40 1,581 +130→+130 Ring of Combat 75 Ring of Combat
20 18 Nov 202028.5 yrs L8-2 (1) Tycen Lynn 7-4 · 33.3 yrs Bantamweight SubRear Naked Choke R12:22 0.00 1,612→1,466 -146 1,330 – Cage Fury Fighting Championships 88 Cage Fury FC
19 12 Aug 202028.2 yrs W8-1 (1) Terry Bartholomew 7-2 · 32.2 yrs Bantamweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,574→1,612 +38 1,487 – Cage Fury Fighting Championships 82 Cage Fury FC
18 20 Aug 201927.2 yrs L7-1 (1) Ricky Steele 6-0 · 31.2 yrs Bantamweight DecisionSplit R315:00 0.44* 1,617→1,574 -43 1,479 -112→-109 Dana White's Contender Series - Season 3, Episode 9 Dana White's Contender Series
17 22 Feb 201926.7 yrs W7-0 (1) John Sweeney 6-1 · 23.9 yrs Bantamweighttitle KO/TKOKO/TKO R310:32 1.00 1,541→1,617 +76 1,496 – Ring of Combat 67 Ring of Combat
16 21 Sep 201826.3 yrs W6-0 (1) Louis Gaudinot 9-5 (1) · 34.1 yrs Bantamweighttitle DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,448→1,541 +93 1,589 – Ring of Combat 65 Ring of Combat
15 8 Jun 201826.0 yrs NC★5-0 (1) Miguel Restrepo 5-4-1 · 36.7 yrs Bantamweighttitle DecisionUnanimous R315:00 1.00 1,389→1,448 +58 1,269 – Ring of Combat 63 Ring of Combat
14 2 Mar 201825.7 yrs W5-0 Brandon Urquijo 2-2 · 26.4 yrs Bantamweighttitle DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,364→1,389 +25 1,220 – Ring of Combat 62 Ring of Combat
13 17 Nov 201725.5 yrs W4-0 Nathan Trepagnier 4-2 · 25.0 yrs Bantamweight KO/TKOStrikes R310:26 1.00 1,271→1,364 +93 1,293 – Ring of Combat 61 Ring of Combat
12 15 Sep 201725.3 yrs W3-0 Brandon Urquijo 2-1 · 25.9 yrs Bantamweight DecisionSplit R312:00 0.56 1,275→1,271 -4 1,215 – Ring of Combat 60 Ring of Combat
11 13 May 201724.9 yrs W2-0 Humberto Perea debut Featherweight DecisionMajority R315:00 0.62 1,268→1,275 +7 1,211 – DSMMA - Dead Serious MMA Pro 1 Dead Serious MMA
10 24 Feb 201724.7 yrs W1-0 Tommy Espinosa debut · 24.4 yrs Bantamweight DecisionUnanimous R312:00 0.84 1,234→1,268 +34 1,129 – Ring of Combat 58 Ring of Combat
9 5 Nov 201624.4 yrs L6-3 Anthony Newton 5-0 · 21.7 yrs Open Weighttitle DecisionUnanimous R39:00 0.16 1,288→1,234 -54 1,238 – Dead Serious MMA - Dead Serious 22 Dead Serious MMA am
8 1 Oct 201624.3 yrs W6-2 Mike Walters 7-3 · 18.7 yrs Featherweighttitle KO/TKOPunch R10:19 1.00 1,226→1,288 +62 1,206 – Dead Serious MMA - Dead Serious 21 Dead Serious MMA am
7 16 Apr 201623.9 yrs L5-2 BJ Young 4-0 · 23.8 yrs Featherweighttitle SubRear Naked Choke R37:31 0.00 1,292→1,226 -66 1,291 – Ring of Combat AM 22 Ring of Combat am
6 10 Oct 201523.3 yrs W5-1 Robert Fletcher 1-1 · 26.5 yrs Featherweight KO/TKOHead Kick R3 1.00 1,265→1,292 +27 1,031 – Dead Serious MMA - Dead Serious 16 Dead Serious MMA am
5 10 Oct 201523.3 yrs W4-1 Rob Fletcher 2-0 · 26.5 yrs Featherweight KO/TKOBody Kick R36:04 1.00 1,209→1,265 +56 1,159 – Dead Serious MMA - Dead Serious 16 Dead Serious MMA am
4 10 Jul 201523.1 yrs L3-1 Michael Trizano 3-0 · 23.5 yrs Lightweighttitle DecisionMajority R39:00 0.38 1,212→1,209 -3 1,282 – Fight Club Champion 4: Battle in the Ballroom Fight Club Champion am
3 30 May 201523.0 yrs W3-0 Macho Lopez 2-0 Featherweight SubArmbar R12:55 1.00 1,130→1,212 +82 1,219 – Dead Serious MMA - Dead Serious 15 Dead Serious MMA am
2 13 Dec 201422.5 yrs W2-0 Tommy Espinosa 1-1 · 22.2 yrs Bantamweight DecisionUnanimous R39:00 0.84 1,095→1,130 +35 1,043 – Dead Serious MMA - Dead Serious 13 Dead Serious MMA am
1 4 Oct 201422.3 yrs W1-0 Angel LaPorte 0-2 Bantamweight DecisionUnanimous R39:00 0.84 1,057→1,095 +38 1,021 – Dead Serious MMA - Dead Serious 12 Dead Serious MMA am