Lightweight · Men

John Nicholls

“No Mercy”
England Keddles Gym debut 2016
Held by Rongzhu
Form L L W W L
Elo 1,117 peak 1,228 · 11 Nov 2017 111 below it
Sherdog
4-3pro record
1L current streak
1,141best win, Elo
1,039average opponent
-- born 14 Jan 1982
71.0" / 73.0" 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 lightweight, ages 27–34

Record

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Rating by method KO1,116 Sub945 Dec1,038

Style profile

Each axis is a percentile of lightweight fighters with five pro bouts (7,194 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 (2018): 1,174 Elo, 3-2, aged 36, average opponent 1,104.

  1. Yasuhito Ebisawa then 1,164, 3-2, aged 37 0-3 after peaked 1,178
  2. Max Souza then 1,165, 3-2, aged 36 0-4 after peaked 1,133 ▼
  3. Elliot Hebert then 1,230, 3-2, aged 35 2-2 after peaked 1,382 ▲
  4. Amanhali Gemingbayi then 1,172, 3-2 7-4 after peaked 1,496 ▲
  5. Odilkhon Kamolov then 1,171, 3-2 8-3 after peaked 1,395 ▲
  6. Stanislav Reutskiy then 1,164, 3-2 2-2 after peaked 1,237 ▲

Best wins

By the opponent's Elo on the night
  1. David Khalsa Submission R2 · 28 Jun 2018 · BAMMA 1,119
  2. Michael Lammor Submission R1 · 9 Sep 2017 · Ultimate Challenge MMA 1,063
  3. Jake Daley KO/TKO R1 · 27 Oct 2018 · Fusion FC 1,029
  4. Dontel Forrester KO/TKO R1 · 11 Nov 2017 · Ultimate Challenge MMA 881

Losses

Newest first
  1. Daniel Cassell KO/TKO R1 · 4 May 2019 · Bellator MMA 1,139
  2. James Reedman Submission R2 · 13 May 2018 · MTK MMA 1,220
  3. Josh Plant Submission R1 · 9 Mar 2018 · BAMMA 1,239

Fight history

12 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
12 4 May 201937.3 yrs L4-3 Daniel Cassell 3-3-1 · 28.0 yrs Lightweight KO/TKOKO/TKO R13:09 0.00 1,227→1,117 -109 1,139 – Bellator Birmingham: Primus vs. Wilde Bellator MMA
11 27 Oct 201836.8 yrs W4-2 Jake Daley debut · 22.5 yrs Lightweight KO/TKOPunches R12:01 1.00 1,174→1,227 +53 1,029 – Fusion Fighting Championship 28 Fusion FC
10 28 Jun 201836.5 yrs W3-2 David Khalsa 2-2 · 30.6 yrs Lightweight SubRear Naked Choke R28:04 1.00 1,075→1,174 +98 1,119 +115→+115 BAMMA 36: McKee vs. Brazier BAMMA
9 13 May 201836.3 yrs L2-2 James Reedman 2-1 Welterweight SubArmbar R25:00 0.00 1,144→1,075 -69 1,220 – MTK MMA 1 MTK MMA
8 9 Mar 201836.1 yrs L2-1 Josh Plant 1-1 Welterweight SubHeel Hook R10:55 0.00 1,228→1,144 -85 1,239 – BAMMA 34: Lohore vs. Brazier BAMMA
7 11 Nov 201735.8 yrs W2-0 Dontel Forrester 0-2 Welterweight KO/TKOGround & Pound R14:56 1.00 1,205→1,228 +23 881 – UCMMA 53: Ultimate Challenge MMA 53 Ultimate Challenge MMA
6 9 Sep 201735.7 yrs W1-0 Michael Lammor debut Welterweight SubGuillotine Choke R10:13 1.00 1,136→1,205 +69 1,063 – UCMMA 52: Ultimate Challenge MMA 52 Ultimate Challenge MMA
5 11 Mar 201735.2 yrs W4-1 Dontel Forrester 0-1 Welterweighttitle KO/TKOGround & Pound R23:50 1.00 1,097→1,136 +38 944 – WCMMA - Warrior Challenge 28 Warrior Challenge MMA am
4 10 Dec 201634.9 yrs W3-1 Ovidiu Mihai Onofrei 0-2 Open Weight KO/TKOPunch R10:10 1.00 1,059→1,097 +38 905 – WCMMA - Warrior Challenge 27 Warrior Challenge MMA am
3 7 Oct 201634.7 yrs W2-1 Darren Clancy 2-0 Welterweight DecisionUnanimous R39:00 0.84 987→1,059 +72 1,141 – WCMMA - Warrior Challenge 26 Warrior Challenge MMA am
2 24 Jun 201634.4 yrs W1-1 Daryl Setterfeild 0-3 Middleweight SubArmbar R10:26 1.00 960→987 +26 721 – WCMMA - Warrior Challenge 25 Warrior Challenge MMA am
1 18 Mar 201634.2 yrs L0-1 Dawid Panfil 1-2 Middleweight SubSide Choke R11:56 0.00 1,016→960 -56 1,068 – WCMMA - Warrior Challenge 24 Warrior Challenge MMA am