Michael Pope “Popezilla”

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Team Vanguard Gym
Age 38
Gender Male
Height 5' 6"

Michael Pope is a MMA fighter with a professional fight record of 7 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws

Professional Career Statistics

Pro Record 7-3-0 (Win-Loss-Draw)
Career Length 9 months, 21 days
Rounds Fought 14.2
Avg. Fights/Year 2.1
Longest Layoff 1 year, 4 months, 16 days
Quickest Turnaround 1 month, 10 days

Record BreakDown

- KO/TKO SUB DEC
Wins 0 5 2
Losses 2 1 0
Finish Rate 71.4%
Finished Rate 100.0%
Win by Decision Rate 28.6%
Loss by Decision Rate 0.0%
Win by KO Rate 0.0%
Loss by KO Rate 66.7%
Win by SUB Rate 71.4%
Loss by SUB Rate 33.3%
Win Method
Loss Method

Quick Hits

Fastest Win 01:53
Fastest KO -
Fastest SUB 01:53
Ave. Rounds (Ws) 1.4
Ave. Length of Fight (Ws) 06:57
Ave. Rounds (Ls) 1.5
Ave. Length of Fight (Ls) 07:30
Finish Rounds
Finished Rounds

Official Professional MMA Fight Record

Date Opponent Weightclass Method Round Time
NRB 02/24/2024 Unknown
(7-3-0)
Isaih Monroe
(3-1-0)
FTW Unknown
CageZilla 77
5 05:00
OFF 05/20/2017 L
(7-2-0)
Joseph Lowry
(9-2-0)
LW
( 154.4 vs. 154.2 )
KO (Strike)
Cage Fury Fighting Championships 65
1 01:00
OFF 12/17/2016 W
(6-2-0)
Mike Wilkins
(9-4-0)
LW
( 154.9 vs. 154.4 )
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Cage Fury Fighting Championships 62
1 03:30
OFF 10/15/2016 W
(5-2-0)
Richard Gates
(4-2-0)
LW
( 155.0 vs. 155.0 )
Submission (Arm Triangle Choke)
PA Cage Fight 26 MMA On The Mountain
1 03:23
OFF 06/04/2016 L
(5-1-0)
Joseph Holt
(9-3-0)
LW
( 154.0 vs. 155.0 )
TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
Gladiators of the Cage GOTC 21
3 03:39
OFF 02/12/2016 W
(4-1-0)
Michael Lilly
(6-7-0)
LW
( 154.0 vs. 154.8 )
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Fight Time 29 - Remembering Howard Davis Jr.
3 05:00
OFF 09/27/2014 W
(3-1-0)
Kyle Newson
(0-3-0)
WW
( 167.0 vs. 166.0 )
Submission
Glory Fights Strike Off 2
1 01:53
OFF 08/16/2014 W
(2-1-0)
Thad Frick
(4-4-0)
LW
( 155.0 vs. 156.0 )
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Cage Fury Fighting Championships 39
3 05:00
OFF 06/28/2014 L
(2-0-0)
Bill Algeo
(18-9-0)
FTW
( 146.0 vs. 146.0 )
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Cage Fury Fighting Championships 37
2 02:51
NRB 07/13/2013 W
(1-0-0)
Noe Quintanilla
(11-29-0)
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Warrior Challenge 24
1 03:08
OFF 07/28/2012 W
(0-0-0)
Jonathan Hughes
(4-6-0)
LW
( 155.0 vs. 155.0 )
Submission
Operation Octogon 07/28/12
2 01:47

* 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 9-1-0 (Win-Loss-Draw)
Career Length 4 months, 16 days
Rounds Fought 22.8
Avg. Fights/Year 4.3
Longest Layoff 7 months, 19 days
Quickest Turnaround 4 weeks, 2 days

Record BreakDown

- KO/TKO SUB DEC
Wins 1 5 3
Losses 0 1 0
Finish Rate 66.7%
Finished Rate 100.0%
Win by Decision Rate 33.3%
Loss by Decision Rate 0.0%
Win by KO Rate 11.1%
Loss by KO Rate 0.0%
Win by SUB Rate 55.6%
Loss by SUB Rate 100.0%
Win Method
Loss Method

Quick Hits

Fastest Win 01:12
Fastest KO 05:57
Fastest SUB 01:12
Ave. Rounds (Ws) 2.3
Ave. Length of Fight (Ws) 07:02
Ave. Rounds (Ls) 1.7
Ave. Length of Fight (Ls) 04:59
Finish Rounds
Finished Rounds

Official Amateur MMA Fight Record

Date Opponent Weightclass Method Round Time
SB 07/30/2011 W
(8-1-0)
Spencer Strube
(3-4-0)
LW Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Operation Octagon 07/30/11
3 05:00
SB 03/26/2011 W
(7-1-0)
Jessie Mitchell, Jr.
(8-7-0)
LW Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Operation Octagon 03/26/11
5 03:00
SB 10/30/2010 W
(6-1-0)
Donald Ooton
(5-1-0)
LW Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Operation Octagon XIII
3 01:44
SB 06/26/2010 W
(5-1-0)
George Taylor
(2-3-0)
LW Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Operation Octagon 6/26/10
1 01:21
OFF 11/07/2009 L
(5-0-0)
Mike Diggs
(5-0-1)
FTW Submission (Guillotine Choke)
OPERATION OCTAGON IX
1 04:59
NRB 09/19/2009 W
(4-0-0)
Joshua Anderson
(4-2-0)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
BattleFC - Baddest Fighters on the Planet
3 03:00
SB 08/15/2009 W
(3-0-0)
David McGraw
(2-3-0)
FTW TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
Operation Octagon 8/15/09
2 02:57
NRB 07/15/2009 W
(2-0-0)
Sean Oneal
(0-1-0)
LW Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Bitter Nights
1 02:51
NRB 05/30/2009 W
(1-0-0)
Hollis Hines
(0-1-0)
LW Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Operation Octagon VII
1 01:20
NRB 03/14/2009 W
(0-0-0)
Marcus Daniels
(6-2-0)
FTW Submission (Arm Triangle Choke)
Operation Octagon 3/14/09
1 01:12

* 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