John Salter

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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 3 days
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

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 MMA Fight Record

Date Opponent Weightclass Method Round Time
OFF 03/31/2023 W
(18-6-0)
Aaron Jeffery
(15-5-0)
MW
( 185.8 vs. 185.2 )
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Bellator MMA 293
3 05:00
OFF 03/12/2022 L
(18-5-0)
John Eblen
(16-0-0)
MW
( 185.8 vs. 185.5 )
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Bellator MMA 276
3 05:00
OFF 08/13/2021 L
(18-4-0)
Gegard Mousasi
(49-9-2)
MW
( 185.0 vs. 185.0 )
TKO/RSC
Bellator MMA 264
3 02:07
OFF 08/21/2020 W
(17-4-0)
Andrew Kapel
(15-7-0)
MW
( 186.0 vs. 185.1 )
Submission (Arm Triangle Choke)
Bellator MMA 244
3 03:11
OFF 11/08/2019 W
(16-4-0)
Costello Van Steenis
(14-3-0)
MW
( 185.3 vs. 185.4 )
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Bellator MMA 233
3 05:00
OFF 11/30/2018 W
(15-4-0)
Chidi Njokuani
(24-10-0)
MW
( 185.8 vs. 185.4 )
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Bellator MMA 210
1 04:32
OFF 09/21/2018 L
(15-3-0)
Rafael Lovato
(11-0-0)
MW
( 185.0 vs. 185.0 )
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
BELLATOR MMA 205
3 04:27
OFF 11/17/2017 W
(14-3-0)
Jason Radcliffe
(16-13-0)
MW
( 186.0 vs. 186.0 )
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Bellator MMA 188
1 01:55
OFF 07/14/2017 W
(13-3-0)
Kendall Grove
(25-18-0)
MW
( 185.0 vs. 185.7 )
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Bellator MMA 181
1 04:37
OFF 12/09/2016 W
(12-3-0)
Claudio Annicchiarico
(2-4-0)
MW
( 185.2 vs. 185.2 )
TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage)
Bellator MMA 168
1 01:40
OFF 06/17/2016 W
(11-3-0)
Brandon Halsey
(11-4-0)
MW
( 185.6 vs. 185.6 )
Submission (Triangle Choke)
Bellator MMA 156
1 04:03
OFF 01/16/2015 W
(10-3-0)
Dustin Jacoby
(20-9-1)
MW
( 185.8 vs. 185.5 )
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Bellator MMA 132
2 03:33
NRB 10/25/2013 W
(9-3-0)
Jaime Jara
(33-18-0)
Submission (Triangle Choke)
The Warriors Cage 18 - Halloween Havoc III
1 02:40
OFF 04/27/2013 W
(8-3-0)
Frederick Weaver
(3-11-0)
MW TKO/RSC
Strike Hard 23
1 02:38
OFF 06/22/2012 L
(8-2-0)
Reggie Pena
(15-7-0)
MW
( 186.0 vs. 186.0 )
Submission (Guillotine Choke)
XFC 18: Music City Mayhem
2 00:36
OFF 12/09/2011 W
(7-2-0)
Ryan Machan
(24-8-0)
MW
( 185.6 vs. 183.8 )
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
PURE Fighting Championships 8
1 02:47
NRB 06/18/2011 W
(6-2-0)
Kalib Starnes
(17-11-1)
MW TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
Armageddon Fighting Championship 6: Conviction
2 04:13
OFF 01/07/2011 W
(5-2-0)
Casey Huffman
(3-1-0)
TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
Strikeforce Challenger Series
1 02:59
OFF 08/28/2010 L
(5-1-0)
Dan Miller
(14-8-0)
MW
( 185.0 vs. 185.0 )
Submission (Arm Triangle Choke)
UFC 118: Edgar vs. Penn 2
2 01:53
OFF 05/08/2010 W
(4-1-0)
Jason Macdonald
(23-16-0)
MW
( 185.0 vs. 185.0 )
TKO/RSC (Injury)
UFC 113: Machida vs. Shogun 2
1 02:42
OFF 01/11/2010 L
(4-0-0)
Gerald Harris
(26-8-1)
MW
( 185.0 vs. 185.0 )
TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
UFC Fight Night: Maynard vs Diaz
3 03:24
OFF 10/17/2009 W
(3-0-0)
Jeremiah Riggs
(8-8-0)
MW
( 185.0 vs. 185.0 )
TKO/RSC
The 3rd Degree
1 04:44
NRB 07/27/2009 W
(2-0-0)
James Hammortree
(6-3-0)
Submission
UEP Vendeta
3 01:58
NRB 06/13/2009 W
(1-0-0)
Roberto Traven
(6-4-1)
KO (Strike)
Adrenaline MMA 3
1 02:15
OFF 03/27/2009 W
(0-0-0)
Patrick Mandio
(4-8-0)
Submission (Arm Bar)
King of the Cage Invincible
1 04:35

* Bouts marked with 'OFF' denote results which have been verified by an ABC-recognized athletic commission. Bouts marked with an SB denote bouts overseen by a duly-recognized sanctioning organization. Bouts marked NRB denote non-regulated bouts.

* 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

AM 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

Quick Hits

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

Official Amateur MMA Fight Record

Date Opponent Weightclass Method Round Time
NRB 07/26/2008 Unknown
(1-0-0)
Thomas Webb
(1-2-0)
Unknown
Fightforce International: Blood and Sand V
3 03:00
NRB 04/04/2008 W
(0-0-0)
Bryan Valentin
(8-1-0)
Submission (Knee Bar)
Extreme Combat International 14
1 03:00

* Bouts marked with 'OFF' denote results which have been verified by an ABC-recognized athletic commission. Bouts marked with an SB denote bouts overseen by a duly-recognized sanctioning organization. Bouts marked NRB denote non-regulated bouts.

* 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