Bantamweight · Men

Michael Shields

“Booger”
United States debut 2010
Held by Khabib Nurmagomedov
Form L W W L W
Elo 1,125 peak 1,160 · 23 Jun 2018 35 below it
Sherdog id 4834058
5-9pro record
1W current streak
1,371best win, Elo
1,092average opponent
-- born 31 Aug 1986
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 bantamweight, ages 26–33

Record

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Rating by method KO956 Sub931 Dec947

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 (2018): 1,160 Elo, 4-8, aged 32, average opponent 1,109.

  1. Ali Selcuk Ayin then 1,162, 4-8, aged 31 1-4 after peaked 1,133 ▼
  2. Takuma Iwase then 1,141, 4-7, aged 33 6-10 after peaked 1,349 ▲
  3. Shane Hutchinson then 1,181, 4-8, aged 33 1-20 after peaked 1,093 ▼
  4. Yasuhiro Kanayama then 1,095, 3-5, aged 31 4-2 after peaked 1,330 ▲
  5. Yiderigun then 1,150, 4-8 1-4 after peaked 1,225 ▲
  6. Ichiro Kojima then 1,174, 4-5, aged 32 4-4 after peaked 1,269 ▲

Best wins

By the opponent's Elo on the night
  1. Jamal Mohammed KO/TKO R1 · 23 Jun 2018 · HRMMA 1,371
  2. Cody Gabelman Submission R1 · 10 Feb 2018 · Premier MMA Championship 1,251
  3. Chris Tanner Submission R1 · 11 Apr 2015 · Extreme Combat Challenge 992
  4. Van Vo Submission R1 · 23 Feb 2019 · Colosseum Combat 971
  5. Jeremiah Davenport Submission R1 · 26 Jul 2014 · Extreme Combat Challenge 879

Losses

The latest 5 of 9
  1. James Porter KO/TKO R1 · 17 Nov 2018 · Colosseum Combat 1,104
  2. Terry House Jr. KO/TKO R3 · 27 Aug 2016 · Colosseum Combat 994
  3. Dustin Kempf Submission R1 · 26 Sep 2015 · Explosive Fight Promotions 1,011
  4. Michael Ricketts Submission R1 · 9 May 2015 · Colosseum Combat 1,298
  5. Caleb Williams KO/TKO R1 · 19 Sep 2014 · Absolute Fighting Championship 1,270

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 23 Feb 201932.5 yrs W5-9 Van Vo 3-10 · 35.1 yrs Bantamweight SubGuillotine Choke R10:31 1.00 1,059→1,125 +66 971 – Colosseum Combat 48 Colosseum Combat
15 17 Nov 201832.2 yrs L4-9 James Porter 7-5 · 26.2 yrs Bantamweight KO/TKOPunches R14:20 0.00 1,160→1,059 -102 1,104 – Colosseum Combat 47 Colosseum Combat
14 23 Jun 201831.8 yrs W4-8 Jamal Mohammed 2-1 · 28.9 yrs Featherweight KO/TKORef Stoppage From Strikes R12:05 1.00 1,004→1,160 +156 1,371 – HRMMA - Hardrock MMA 99: Horne vs. Pringle HRMMA
13 10 Feb 201831.4 yrs W3-8 Cody Gabelman 5-3 · 23.6 yrs Featherweight SubArmbar R13:11 1.00 845→1,004 +160 1,251 – PMMAC - Premier MMA Championship 6 Premier MMA Championship
12 27 Aug 201630.0 yrs L2-8 Terry House Jr. 6-10 · 35.8 yrs Lightweight KO/TKOPunches R310:27 0.00 907→841 -66 994 – Colosseum Combat 36 Colosseum Combat
11 26 Sep 201529.1 yrs L2-7 Dustin Kempf 6-8 · 30.2 yrs Featherweight SubGuillotine Choke R12:01 0.00 989→907 -82 1,011 – Explosive Fight Promotions - Caged Madness 38 Explosive Fight Promotions
10 9 May 201528.7 yrs L2-6 Michael Ricketts 2-0 · 23.6 yrs Bantamweight SubGuillotine Choke R12:59 0.00 1,018→989 -29 1,298 – Colosseum Combat 32 Colosseum Combat
9 11 Apr 201528.6 yrs W2-5 Chris Tanner 0-1 · 26.6 yrs Featherweight SubTriangle Choke R12:44 1.00 911→1,018 +108 992 – ECC: Class is in Session Extreme Combat Challenge
8 19 Sep 201428.1 yrs L1-5 Caleb Williams 2-2 (1) · 23.6 yrs Featherweight KO/TKOStrikes R12:48 0.00 933→911 -22 1,270 – Absolute Fighting Championship 22 Absolute Fighting Championship
7 26 Jul 201427.9 yrs W1-4 Jeremiah Davenport 0-6 · 31.6 yrs Featherweight SubRear-Naked Choke R12:31 1.00 834→933 +99 879 – Extreme Combat Challenge - ECC: Fireworks Extreme Combat Challenge
6 8 Dec 201226.3 yrs L0-4 Chris Dunn 1-2 · 24.8 yrs Bantamweight SubRear Naked Choke R11:12 0.00 857→828 -29 1,140 – Coalition of Combat: No Bare Knuckles Allowed Coalition of Combat
5 2 Jun 201225.8 yrs L0-3 Matt Hemry debut · 24.8 yrs Bantamweight SubShoulder Choke R312:36 0.00 887→857 -30 1,161 – Hoosier Fight Club 11 Hoosier FC
4 7 Jan 201225.4 yrs L0-2 Atsuhiro Takano 0-0-1 · 27.9 yrs Featherweight SubArm-Triangle Choke R12:16 0.00 962→887 -75 1,012 – Colosseum Combat 19 Colosseum Combat
3 15 Oct 201125.1 yrs L0-1 Chris Collins debut – SubGuillotine Choke R12:18 0.00 1,086→962 -124 933 – Colosseum Combat 18 Colosseum Combat
2 19 Feb 201124.5 yrs W1-1 Henry Goonen 1-2 Lightweight KO/TKOPunches R12:35 1.00 1,025→1,086 +60 998 – Colosseum Combat 16 Colosseum Combat am
1 26 Jun 201023.8 yrs L0-1 Justin King 4-0 · 27.5 yrs – DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.16 1,067→1,025 -41 1,085 – Colosseum Combat 13 Colosseum Combat am