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Age 39
Gender Male
Height 6' 1"
Weight Class Middleweight

John Salter is a MMA fighter with a professional fight record of 19 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws

Professional Career Statistics

Pro Record 19-6-0 (Win-Loss-Draw)
Career Length 14 years
Rounds Fought 35.7
Avg. Fights/Year 1.8
Longest Layoff 1 year, 5 months, 1 day
Quickest Turnaround 1 month, 14 days

Record BreakDown

- KO/TKO SUB DEC
Wins 7 10 2
Losses 2 3 1
Finish Rate 89.5%
Finished Rate 83.3%
Win by Decision Rate 10.5%
Loss by Decision Rate 16.7%
Win by KO Rate 36.8%
Loss by KO Rate 33.3%
Win by SUB Rate 52.6%
Loss by SUB Rate 50.0%
Win Method
Loss Method

Current Streak

1 Win

Quick Hits

Fastest Win 01:40
Fastest KO 01:40
Fastest SUB 01:55
Ave. Rounds (Ws) 1.2
Ave. Length of Fight (Ws) 05:50
Ave. Rounds (Ls) 2.2
Ave. Length of Fight (Ls) 11:14
Finish Rounds
Finished Rounds

Official Professional Fight Record

Date Opponent Weightclass Method Round Time
Official MMA Fight Results 03/31/2023 W
(18-6-0)
Aaron Jeffery
(13-3-0)
MW
(185.8 vs. 185.2)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Bellator MMA 293
3 05:00
Official MMA Fight Results 03/12/2022 L
(18-5-0)
John Eblen
(10-0-0)
MW
(185.8 vs. 185.5)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Bellator MMA 276
3 05:00
Official MMA Fight Results 08/13/2021 L
(18-4-0)
Gegard Mousasi
(47-7-2)
MW
(185.0 vs. 185.0)
TKO/RSC
Bellator MMA 264
3 02:07
Official MMA Fight Results 08/21/2020 W
(17-4-0)
Andrew Kapel
(14-6-0)
MW
(186.0 vs. 185.1)
Submission (Arm Triangle Choke)
Bellator MMA 244
3 03:11
Official MMA Fight Results 11/08/2019 W
(16-4-0)
Costello Van Steenis
(10-1-0)
MW
(185.3 vs. 185.4)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Bellator MMA 233
3 05:00
Official MMA Fight Results 11/30/2018 W
(15-4-0)
Chidi Njokuani
(18-5-0)
MW
(185.8 vs. 185.4)
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Bellator MMA 210
1 04:32
Official MMA Fight Results 09/21/2018 L
(15-3-0)
Rafael Lovato
(8-0-0)
MW
(185.0 vs. 185.0)
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
BELLATOR MMA 205
3 04:27
Official MMA Fight Results 11/17/2017 W
(14-3-0)
Jason Radcliffe
(11-4-0)
MW
(186.0 vs. 186.0)
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Bellator MMA 188
1 01:55
Official MMA Fight Results 07/14/2017 W
(13-3-0)
Kendall Grove
(24-15-0)
MW
(185.0 vs. 185.7)
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Bellator MMA 181
1 04:37
Official MMA Fight Results 12/09/2016 W
(12-3-0)
Claudio Annicchiarico
(1-3-0)
MW
(185.2 vs. 185.2)
TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage)
Bellator MMA 168
1 01:40
Official MMA Fight Results 06/17/2016 W
(11-3-0)
Brandon Halsey
(8-0-0)
MW
(185.6 vs. 185.6)
Submission (Triangle Choke)
Bellator MMA 156
1 04:03
Official MMA Fight Results 01/16/2015 W
(10-3-0)
Dustin Jacoby
(10-4-0)
MW
(185.8 vs. 185.5)
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Bellator MMA 132
2 03:33
NSF 10/25/2013 W
(9-3-0)
Jaime Jara
(29-14-0)
Submission (Triangle Choke)
The Warriors Cage 18 - Halloween Havoc III
1 02:40
Official MMA Fight Results 04/27/2013 W
(8-3-0)
Frederick Weaver
(3-6-0)
MW TKO/RSC
Strike Hard 23
1 02:38
Official MMA Fight Results 06/22/2012 L
(8-2-0)
Reggie Pena
(9-5-0)
MW
(186.0 vs. 186.0)
Submission (Guillotine Choke)
XFC 18: Music City Mayhem
2 00:36
Official MMA Fight Results 12/09/2011 W
(7-2-0)
Ryan Machan
(15-6-0)
MW
(185.6 vs. 183.8)
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
PURE Fighting Championships 8
1 02:47
NSF 06/18/2011 W
(6-2-0)
Kalib Starnes
(12-6-1)
MW TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
Armageddon Fighting Championship 6: Conviction
2 04:13
Official MMA Fight Results 01/07/2011 W
(5-2-0)
Casey Huffman
(3-0-0)
TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
Strikeforce Challenger Series
1 02:59
Official MMA Fight Results 08/28/2010 L
(5-1-0)
Dan Miller
(11-4-0)
MW
(185.0 vs. 185.0)
Submission (Arm Triangle Choke)
UFC 118: Edgar vs. Penn 2
2 01:53
Official MMA Fight Results 05/08/2010 W
(4-1-0)
Jason Macdonald
(22-13-0)
MW
(185.0 vs. 185.0)
TKO/RSC (Injury)
UFC 113: Machida vs. Shogun 2
1 02:42
Official MMA Fight Results 01/11/2010 L
(4-0-0)
Gerald Harris
(14-2-0)
MW
(185.0 vs. 185.0)
TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
UFC Fight Night: Maynard vs Diaz
3 03:24
Official MMA Fight Results 10/17/2009 W
(3-0-0)
Jeremiah Riggs
(2-2-0)
MW
(185.0 vs. 185.0)
TKO/RSC
The 3rd Degree
1 04:44
NSF 07/27/2009 W
(2-0-0)
James Hammortree
(5-0-0)
Submission
UEP Vendeta
3 01:58
NSF 06/13/2009 W
(1-0-0)
Roberto Traven
(6-3-1)
KO (Strike)
Adrenaline MMA 3
1 02:15
Official MMA Fight Results 03/27/2009 W
(0-0-0)
Patrick Mandio
(0-1-0)
Submission (Arm Bar)
King of the Cage Invincible
1 04:35
* 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 2-0-0 (Win-Loss-Draw)
Career Length 3 months, 21 days
Rounds Fought 3.0
Avg. Fights/Year 8.0
Longest Layoff 3 months, 21 days
Quickest Turnaround 3 months, 21 days

Record BreakDown

- KO/TKO SUB DEC
Wins 0 1 0
Losses 0 0 0
Finish Rate 50.0%
Finished Rate 0.0%
Win by Decision Rate 0.0%
Loss by Decision Rate 0.0%
Win by KO Rate 0.0%
Loss by KO Rate 0.0%
Win by SUB Rate 50.0%
Loss by SUB Rate 0.0%
Win Method

Current Streak

2 Wins

Quick Hits

Fastest Win 03:00
Fastest KO -
Fastest SUB 03:00
Ave. Rounds (Ws) 1.5
Ave. Length of Fight (Ws) 04:30
Ave. Rounds (Ls) 0.0
Ave. Length of Fight (Ls) 00:00
Finish Rounds

Official Amateur Fight Record

Date Opponent Weightclass Method Round Time
NSF 07/26/2008 W
(1-0-0)
Thomas Webb
(1-1-0)
Unknown
Fightforce International: Blood and Sand V
3 00:00
NSF 04/04/2008 W
(0-0-0)
Bryan Valentin
(8-0-0)
Submission (Knee Bar)
Extreme Combat International 14
1 03:00
* 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