Justin Michael Sumter “The Fort”

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Age 35
Gender Male
Height 6' 2"
Weight Class Middleweight

Justin Michael Sumter is a MMA fighter with a professional fight record of 10 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws

Professional Career Statistics

Pro Record 10-5-0 (Win-Loss-Draw)
Career Length 6 months, 18 days
Rounds Fought 14.6
Avg. Fights/Year 1.9
Longest Layoff 1 year, 6 months, 19 days
Quickest Turnaround 3 weeks, 6 days

Record BreakDown

- KO/TKO SUB DEC
Wins 1 7 2
Losses 4 1 0
Finish Rate 80.0%
Finished Rate 100.0%
Win by Decision Rate 20.0%
Loss by Decision Rate 0.0%
Win by KO Rate 10.0%
Loss by KO Rate 80.0%
Win by SUB Rate 70.0%
Loss by SUB Rate 20.0%
Win Method
Loss Method

Quick Hits

Fastest Win 23
Fastest KO 32
Fastest SUB 23
Ave. Rounds (Ws) 0.9
Ave. Length of Fight (Ws) 04:42
Ave. Rounds (Ls) 1.0
Ave. Length of Fight (Ls) 04:56
Finish Rounds
Finished Rounds

Official Professional MMA Fight Record

Date Opponent Weightclass Method Round Time
OFF 08/03/2024 W
(9-5-0) 		Nah-Shon Burrell
(19-12-0) 		MW
( 194.0 * vs. 195.0* ) 		Submission (Choke)
CES 78 		1 01:15
OFF 10/20/2023 W
(8-5-0) 		Eric Spicely
(12-9-0) 		LHW
( 204.0 vs. 207.0* ) 		Submission
CES 75 		1 02:32
OFF 04/01/2022 L
(8-4-0) 		Billy Ray Goff
(9-3-0) 		MW
( 185.0 vs. 183.0 ) 		TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Punches)
CES 67 		2 02:13
OFF 09/17/2021 W
(7-4-0) 		Albert Tadevosyan
(12-3-1) 		MW
( 185.0 vs. 185.0 ) 		Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
CES 64 		1 05:00
OFF 12/10/2020 L
(7-3-0) 		Romero Cotton
(6-2-0) 		MW
( 184.7 vs. 185.1 ) 		Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Bellator MMA 254 		1 03:36
OFF 07/09/2019 L
(7-2-0) 		Maki Pitolo
(15-11-0) 		MW
( 185.5 vs. 185.5 ) 		TKO/RSC
DWTNCS Season 3, Episode 3 		1 01:37
OFF 02/16/2019 W
(6-2-0) 		Reginaldo Felix
(4-2-0) 		MW
( 185.5 vs. 185.0 ) 		Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Bellator MMA 216 		2 03:27
OFF 07/31/2018 L
(6-1-0) 		Ian Heinisch
(14-5-0) 		MW
( 185.5 vs. 185.2 ) 		KO
DWTNCS - Season 2, Episode 7 		1 03:37
OFF 02/15/2018 W
(5-1-0) 		Roger Carroll
(18-19-0) 		Decision (Unanimous Decision)
864 Championship 2 		3 05:00
OFF 10/27/2017 W
(4-1-0) 		Shedrick Goodridge III
(7-13-0) 		LHW
( 193.0 vs. 203.0 ) 		Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
CES 46 		1 01:56
OFF 05/12/2017 W
(3-1-0) 		Brian Sparrow
(2-1-0) 		MW
( 185.5 vs. 182.0 ) 		Decision (Unanimous Decision)
CES 44 		3 05:00
OFF 04/15/2017 W
(2-1-0) 		Abe Pitrowski
(5-3-0) 		LHW
( 190.0 vs. 190.0 ) 		Submission
CES 43 		1 01:56
OFF 10/22/2016 W
(1-1-0) 		Ralph Johnson
(8-19-0) 		MW
( 186.0 vs. 184.0 ) 		Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Premier Fighting Championship 21 		1 00:23
OFF 08/27/2016 W
(0-1-0) 		Sean Evans
(1-3-0) 		MW
( 185.0 vs. 186.0 ) 		KO
Cage Titans 30 		1 00:32
OFF 04/22/2016 L
(0-0-0) 		Tim Caron
(13-6-0) 		MW
( 186.0 vs. 185.0 ) 		TKO/RSC
Bellator MMA 153 		2 03:38

* 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 8-3-1 (Win-Loss-Draw)
Career Length 4 months, 13 days
Rounds Fought 12.7
Avg. Fights/Year 2.8
Longest Layoff 1 year, 8 months, 9 days
Quickest Turnaround 3 weeks, 1 day

Record BreakDown

- KO/TKO SUB DEC
Wins 7 1 0
Losses 1 2 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 87.5%
Loss by KO Rate 33.3%
Win by SUB Rate 12.5%
Loss by SUB Rate 66.7%
Win Method
Loss Method

Quick Hits

Fastest Win 15
Fastest KO 15
Fastest SUB 02:48
Ave. Rounds (Ws) 0.9
Ave. Length of Fight (Ws) 02:37
Ave. Rounds (Ls) 0.9
Ave. Length of Fight (Ls) 02:42
Finish Rounds
Finished Rounds

Official Amateur MMA Fight Record

Date Opponent Weightclass Method Round Time
OFF 11/14/2015 W
(7-3-1) 		Aaron Goodwine
(5-1-0) 		MW
( 185.0 vs. 181.5 ) 		Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Premier FC 18 		1 02:48
NRB 06/06/2015 W
(6-3-1) 		Jerome Mickle
(1-2-0) 		TKO/RSC
NYFE 7: High Voltage 		1 01:42
OFF 09/28/2013 W
(5-3-1) 		Allen Lawyer
(4-2-1) 		MW
( 185.0 vs. 185.0 ) 		KO
Bash at Beach 3, The final Bout 		3 00:30
OFF 05/04/2013 L
(5-2-1) 		Denison Paiva
(4-0-0) 		MW
( 186.6 * vs. 183.0 ) 		TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
Fight Lab 31 		1 03:00
OFF 02/02/2013 L
(5-1-1) 		Eryk Anders
(13-3-1) 		MW Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
SHP 22 		1 02:30
OFF 08/24/2012 W
(4-1-1) 		William Moss
(11-2-0) 		MW
( 185.0 vs. 184.0 ) 		KO
Warfare Fighting Championships 6 		1 00:15
OFF 06/03/2012 W
(3-1-1) 		Moses Reyes
(3-2-0) 		MW
( 188.0 * vs. 188.0* ) 		KO
Warfare 5 		1 00:23
OFF 05/12/2012 W
(2-1-1) 		Joseph Riley Matheson
(2-3-0) 		MW
( 185.0 vs. 182.0 ) 		TKO/RSC
Strike Hard 16 		2 00:32
SB 04/14/2012 L
(2-0-1) 		Rick Turner
(2-1-0) 		MW
( 180.0 vs. 184.0 ) 		Submission
Deadgame Fight School: Rumble In The Ancient City 04/14/12 		1 02:36
SB 01/28/2012 W
(1-0-1) 		Zach Elkins
(10-6-0) 		LHW
( 189.0 vs. 192.0 ) 		TKO/RSC
Deadgame Fight School: Rumble At The Fairgrounds 01/28/12 		2 01:12
SB 10/08/2011 D
(1-0-0) 		Jerome Buchanan
(3-1-1) 		MW
( 185.0 vs. 185.0 ) 		Draw (Unanimous Draw)
Deadgame Fight School: Rumble in the Ancient City 10/8/11 		3 03:00
SB 07/01/2011 W
(0-0-0) 		Matthew Monk
(2-2-0) 		TKO/RSC
Breakthrough MMA 1 		1 01:36

* 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