Photo of John McElroy
Age 40
Gender Male
Height 5' 9"
Weight Class Heavyweight

John McElroy is a MMA fighter with a professional fight record of 9 wins, 9 losses and 0 draws

Professional Career Statistics

Pro Record 9-9-0 (Win-Loss-Draw)
Career Length 10 years, 1 month, 13 days
Rounds Fought 12.9
Avg. Fights/Year 1.8
Longest Layoff 2 years, 1 month, 22 days
Quickest Turnaround 3 weeks, 1 day

Record BreakDown

- KO/TKO SUB DEC
Wins 2 7 0
Losses 1 8 0
Finish Rate 100.0%
Finished Rate 100.0%
Win by Decision Rate 0.0%
Loss by Decision Rate 0.0%
Win by KO Rate 22.2%
Loss by KO Rate 11.1%
Win by SUB Rate 77.8%
Loss by SUB Rate 88.9%
Win Method
Loss Method

Current Streak

1 Win

Quick Hits

Fastest Win 00:14
Fastest KO 00:22
Fastest SUB 00:14
Ave. Rounds (Ws) 0.4
Ave. Length of Fight (Ws) 01:50
Ave. Rounds (Ls) 1.1
Ave. Length of Fight (Ls) 05:17
Finish Rounds
Finished Rounds

Official Professional Fight Record

Date Opponent Weightclass Method Round Time
Official MMA Fight Results 01/24/2015 W
(8-9-0)
Jason Miller
(31-24-0)
HW
(207.0 vs. 220.0)
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Iowa Challenge 111
1 02:02
Official MMA Fight Results 12/01/2012 L
(8-8-0)
Rakim Cleveland
(2-4-0)
LHW
(205.0 vs. 204.0)
Submission (Arm Bar)
Iowa Challenge 75
1 01:58
Official MMA Fight Results 03/19/2011 L
(8-7-0)
Travis Fulton
(244-48-8)
HW
(228.0 vs. 231.0)
Submission (Triangle Choke)
Iowa Challenge 63
1 04:20
NSF 12/11/2010 W
(7-7-0)
Anthony Clarke
(0-0-0)
Submission (Choke)
South Dakota Eliminator Fights 12/11/10
1 01:03
NSF 10/02/2010 W
(6-7-0)
Chris Clark
(0-0-0)
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
South Dakota Eliminator Fights 10/02/10
2 02:48
NSF 06/14/2010 W
(5-7-0)
Shawn Nolan
(8-39-0)
TKO/RSC
Lumberjack Fighting Challenge
1 00:22
NSF 07/17/2008 L
(5-6-0)
Ryan Thomas
(10-1-0)
Submission (Triangle Choke)
American Fighting Association: Thursday Night Fights
1 00:36
NSF 06/16/2007 L
(5-5-0)
Jason Louck
(7-2-0)
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Extreme Challenge 79
2 02:58
NSF 03/31/2007 W
(4-5-0)
Matt Albright
(2-24-0)
Submission (Strikes)
Ironman Challenge 27
1 00:14
NSF 05/20/2006 L
(4-4-0)
Travis Fulton
(180-42-8)
KO
River City Fight Club
1 03:29
NSF 04/21/2006 L
(4-3-0)
Mike Van Meer
(16-10-0)
Submission (Choke)
Title Fight Championship
2 05:00
NSF 03/24/2006 W
(3-3-0)
Mitch Baruth
(6-7-0)
Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Cedar Valley Fighting Association: Friday Night Throwdown
1 00:42
NSF 02/25/2006 W
(2-3-0)
Joe Keavney
(3-0-0)
TKO/RSC (Corner Threw in the Towel)
NorthStar Fighting Association: Battle at the Ridge 2
1 03:00
NSF 01/14/2006 L
(2-2-0)
Jeremiah Billington
(2-1-0)
Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Iowa Challenge 25
2 01:45
NSF 02/05/2005 L
(2-1-0)
Rich Miller
(1-1-0)
Submission (Choke)
Xtreme Kage Kombat
1 05:00
NSF 01/14/2005 L
(2-0-0)
Brian Fulton
(32-5-0)
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
American Fighting Association: Friday Night Fight
2 02:32
NSF 12/11/2004 W
(0-0-0)
Kevin Galloway
(0-0-0)
Submission (Strikes)
Blairstown Brawl 10
1 02:05
NSF 12/11/2004 W
(0-0-0)
Ryan Krider
(0-0-0)
Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Blairstown Brawl 10
1 01:21
* Bouts marked with an 'Official' logo denote results which have been verified by an ABC-recognized athletic commission
* Bouts marked with an (*) are considered exhibition bouts and do not count towards the fighter's record
* Weights marked with an (*) denote those over the limit for the weight class

Amateur Career Statistics

Amateur Record 15-4-1 (Win-Loss-Draw)
Career Length 4 years, 3 months, 10 days
Rounds Fought 28.7
Avg. Fights/Year 4.7
Longest Layoff 11 months, 3 days
Quickest Turnaround 6 days

Record BreakDown

- KO/TKO SUB DEC
Wins 5 8 1
Losses 2 2 0
Finish Rate 86.7%
Finished Rate 100.0%
Win by Decision Rate 6.7%
Loss by Decision Rate 0.0%
Win by KO Rate 33.3%
Loss by KO Rate 50.0%
Win by SUB Rate 53.3%
Loss by SUB Rate 50.0%
Win Method
Loss Method

Current Streak

1 Win

Quick Hits

Fastest Win 00:13
Fastest KO 00:13
Fastest SUB 01:59
Ave. Rounds (Ws) 1.5
Ave. Length of Fight (Ws) 04:36
Ave. Rounds (Ls) 0.7
Ave. Length of Fight (Ls) 02:11
Finish Rounds
Finished Rounds

Official Amateur Fight Record

Date Opponent Weightclass Method Round Time
NSF 05/21/2010 W
(14-4-1)
Jake Ruth
(0-0-0)
Submission (Strikes)
Cedar Valley Fighting Association: Showdown at Slims 5/21/10
2 00:00
NSF 05/08/2010 L
(14-3-1)
Steven Morlock
(8-3-0)
TKO/RSC
Cedar Valley Fighting Association 05/08/10
1 00:27
NSF 03/26/2010 W
(13-3-1)
Chance Griffith
(0-0-0)
Submission (Strikes)
Cedar Valley Fighting Association - Battle in the Boonies
2 01:03
NSF 06/06/2009 L
(13-2-1)
Antone Tomash
(16-11-1)
Submission (Injury)
Cedar Valley fighting Association: Rumble on the Rock 06/06/09
2 00:43
NSF 03/27/2009 W
(12-2-1)
Travis Schott
(0-0-0)
KO
Cedar Valley Fighting Association: Beatdown in Belle Plaine
3 01:29
NSF 02/28/2009 W
(11-2-1)
Tom Hill
(0-1-0)
TKO/RSC (Didn't Answer the Bell for Round)
Cedar Valley Fighting Association: Beatdown in Belle Plaine
2 02:00
NSF 02/07/2009 W
(10-2-1)
Derrick Wilson
(0-0-0)
Submission (Kimura)
Cedar Valley Fighting Association: Champion vs Champion
2 01:37
NSF 01/24/2009 W
(9-2-1)
Josh Todd
(0-2-0)
TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
Cedar Valley Fighting Association: Winter War
1 01:29
NSF 12/12/2008 W
(8-2-1)
Brian Long
(3-8-0)
TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
Cedar Valley Fighting Association: Beatdown in Belle Plaine
1 00:13
NSF 10/04/2008 W
(7-2-1)
Brian Long
(1-4-0)
Unknown
Cedar Valley Fighting Association: Beatdown in Belle Plaine
3 02:00
NSF 12/29/2007 L
(6-1-1)
Joshua Tjarks
(4-0-0)
Submission (Triangle Choke)
Cedar Valley Fighting Association: Tournament for the Gold
3 00:50
NSF 12/29/2007 W
(6-1-1)
Bryan Robinson
(4-3-0)
Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Cedar Valley Fighting Association: Tournament for the Gold
3 01:26
NSF 10/27/2007 W
(5-1-1)
Bryan Robinson
(3-2-0)
Submission (Strikes)
Cedar Valley Fighting Association: Return of the Warriors
4 00:54
NSF 11/24/2006 W
(4-1-1)
Matt Albright
(4-5-0)
TKO/RSC (Didn't Answer the Bell for Round 4)
Ironman Challenge 15
3 03:00
NSF 05/12/2006 L
(4-0-1)
Jason Gamaehlich
(0-1-0)
KO
Ironman Challenge 6
1 00:45
NSF 05/06/2006 W
(3-0-1)
Jim Swehla
(1-0-0)
Submission (Strikes)
Cedar Valley Fighting Association: Caged Combat
2 01:43
NSF 04/07/2006 D
(3-0-0)
Wesley Love
(3-0-0)
Draw
Ironman Challenge 3
3 02:00
NSF 03/10/2006 W
(1-0-0)
Adam Hopper
(2-1-0)
Submission (Strikes)
Ironman Challenge 1
3 01:20
NSF 03/10/2006 W
(1-0-0)
Kent Reams
(0-0-0)
Decision
Ironman Challenge 1
3 02:00
NSF 02/11/2006 W
(0-0-0)
Shawn McDougall
(0-0-0)
Submission (Strikes)
Kickfest 9
1 01:59
* Bouts marked with an 'Official' logo denote results which have been verified by an ABC-recognized athletic commission
* Bouts marked with an (*) are considered exhibition bouts and do not count towards the fighter's record
* Weights marked with an (*) denote those over the limit for the weight class