Fighter · Men

Josh Souder

“The Pitbull”
United States Team Jorge Gurgel debut 2003
Held by Arman Tsarukyan
Form L W L L L
Elo 1,191 peak 1,411 · 16 May 2008 220 below it
Tapology Sherdog
7-8pro record
3L current streak
1,419best win, Elo
1,171average opponent
-- born 24 Jun 1981
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, ages 27–36

Record

-- – --
Rating by method KO1,129 Sub1,160 Dec955

Similar careers

Who looked like this after 15 pro bouts, and what happened next

After 15 bouts (2011): 1,191 Elo, 7-8, aged 30, average opponent 1,221.

  1. Gerric Hayes then 1,192, 7-8, aged 31 · Welterweight 1-3 after peaked 1,271 ▲
  2. Neil Seery then 1,165, 7-8, aged 31 · Flyweight 9-5 after peaked 1,534 ▲
  3. Seiki Ryo then 1,192, 7-6, aged 30 · Welterweight 2-3 after peaked 1,246 ▲
  4. Oleg Kubanov then 1,178, 8-7, aged 30 · Heavyweight 1-3 after peaked 1,188
  5. Keiichiro Kudo then 1,191, 8-7, aged 30 · Featherweight 1-2 after peaked 1,193
  6. Róbert Sárközi then 1,190, 7-8, aged 30 · Middleweight 15-10 after peaked 1,320 ▲

Best wins

By the opponent's Elo on the night
  1. Zac George KO/TKO R1 · 16 May 2008 · International Fight League 1,419
  2. Adam Bass Submission R1 · 17 Jun 2006 · Legends of Fighting Championship 1,231
  3. Donny Walker Submission R2 · 23 Oct 2004 · King of the Cage 1,154
  4. Brad Mohler Submission R1 · 29 Oct 2004 · King of the Cage 1,108
  5. Mike Russo Submission R1 · 29 May 2004 · Kentucky Regional 1,107

Losses

The latest 5 of 8
  1. Evan DeLong Submission R3 · 4 Sep 2011 · Ohio Regional 1,367
  2. Matt Traylor Decision R3 · 12 Sep 2009 · MMA Big Show 1,365
  3. Jason Meaders Decision R3 · 28 May 2009 · California Regional 1,226
  4. Cole Miller Decision R3 · 3 Nov 2006 · Legends of Fighting Championship 1,546
  5. Jason Dent KO/TKO R1 · 17 Sep 2005 · North American Allied Fight Series 1,339

Fight history

19 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
19 4 Sep 201130.2 yrs L7-8 Evan DeLong 8-6 · 24.2 yrs – SubGuillotine Choke R3 0.00 1,250→1,191 -59 1,367 – AP - Riverfists 2011 Ohio Regional
18 12 Sep 200928.2 yrs L7-7 Matt Traylor 2-0 – DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.16 1,308→1,262 -45 1,365 – MMA Big Show - Mayhem MMA Big Show
17 28 May 200927.9 yrs L7-6 Jason Meaders 5-7 · 34.4 yrs – DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.16 1,410→1,308 -102 1,226 – NFAMMA - MMA at the Hyatt 2 California Regional
16 16 May 200826.9 yrs W7-5 Zac George 13-2 (1) · 24.5 yrs Lightweight KO/TKOPunches R10:47 1.00 1,293→1,411 +118 1,419 – IFL 22: Connecticut International Fight League
15 3 Nov 200625.4 yrs L6-5 Cole Miller 10-2 · 22.5 yrs – DecisionSplit R315:00 0.44 1,251→1,301 +50 1,546 – LOF 10: Unbreakable Legends of Fighting Championship
14 28 Jul 200625.1 yrs W6-4 Craig Meagher 1-7 – SubRear-Naked Choke R11:15 1.00 1,237→1,251 +14 811 – Legends of Fighting 8 Legends of Fighting Championship
13 17 Jun 200625.0 yrs W5-4 Adam Bass 3-4 – SubKneebar R12:53 1.00 1,123→1,237 +114 1,231 – LOF 7: Divide & Conquer Legends of Fighting Championship
12 17 Sep 200524.2 yrs L4-4 Jason Dent 9-5 · 25.3 yrs – KO/TKOCut R11:57 0.00 1,172→1,123 -48 1,339 – NAAFS - Fight Night in the Flats 1 North American Allied Fight Series
11 20 Nov 200423.4 yrs L4-3 Scott Hope 0-1 · 23.8 yrs Middleweight DecisionUnanimous R210:00 0.05 1,285→1,172 -114 1,138 – King of the Cage 45 King of the Cage
10 29 Oct 200423.3 yrs W4-2 Brad Mohler 3-3 Lightweight SubArmbar R1 1.00 1,226→1,285 +59 1,108 – KOTC 34: Ohio King of the Cage
9 23 Oct 200423.3 yrs W3-2 Donny Walker 2-0 · 24.8 yrs Lightweight SubHeel Hook R25:00 1.00 1,134→1,226 +93 1,154 – KOTC 42: Buckeye Nuts King of the Cage
8 10 Sep 200423.2 yrs L2-2 Nick Gonzalez 7-3 · 23.5 yrs – KO/TKOPunches R14:58 0.00 1,193→1,134 -59 1,310 – FFC 11: Explosion Mississippi Regional
7 29 Jul 200423.1 yrs W3-1 Charlie Baird debut – SubSubmission R13:00 1.00 1,154→1,193 +39 1,002 – Absolute Combat Challenge 2 Absolute Combat Challenge am
6 29 May 200422.9 yrs W2-1 Mike Russo 2-2 · 22.2 yrs – SubArmbar R13:00 1.00 1,054→1,154 +101 1,107 – NKFC - Northern Kentucky FC Kentucky Regional
5 2 Aug 200322.1 yrs L2-1 Bobby Strouth debut – DecisionUnanimous R210:00 0.05 1,137→1,054 -84 1,000 – Kentucky Fighting Challenge 1 Kentucky FC am
4 19 Jul 200322.1 yrs W2-0 Tierre Hall 0-1 – SubRear-Naked Choke R10:58 1.00 1,104→1,137 +33 917 – Absolute Combat Challenge 1 Ohio Regional am
3 17 May 200321.9 yrs W1-1 John Mongoose debut – SubArmbar R11:18 1.00 992→1,104 +112 1,092 – Fearless Freestyle Fighting 5 Indiana Regional
2 17 May 200321.9 yrs L0-1 Jason Scouten 1-2 – SubTriangle Choke R12:02 0.00 1,069→992 -77 1,110 – Fearless Freestyle Fighting 5 Indiana Regional
1 31 Jan 200321.6 yrs W1-0 Brandon Adamson debut – SubHeel Hook R10:28 1.00 1,003→1,069 +66 1,003 – International Combat Events 1 ICE Extreme Fighting am