All fightersRakim Cleveland
Heavyweight23-18-1 (1 NC)RECORD
14KO / TKO WINS
7SUBMISSION WINS
2DECISION WINS
Profile
| Full name | Not added yet |
|---|---|
| Nickname | Not added yet |
| Date of birth | 25 Apr 1989 |
| Nationality | United States |
| Lives in | Dayton, Texas |
| Division | Heavyweight |
| Team | Des Moines MMA Academy / Glory MMA & Fitness |
| Height | Not added yet |
| Reach | Not added yet |
| Stance | Not added yet |
| Weight | Not added yet |
| Pro debut | 12 Nov 2010 |
| Last fight | 16 Oct 2024 |
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Fight history
43 professional fights on file. Newest first.
| Result | Opponent | Method | Round | Time | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | Kirill Sidelnikov | TKO (punches) | 1 | 2:47 | Ural FC 8 - Ural Fighting Championship | 16 Oct 2024 |
| Loss | Cody East | TKO (punches) | 2 | 2:31 | PFC 35 - Peak Fighting 35 | 20 Apr 2024 |
| Referee Jeff Rexroad | ||||||
| Loss | Shelton Graves | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | PCS 4 - Paradigm Combat Sports 4 | 20 Jan 2024 |
| Referee Jeff Rexroad | ||||||
| Win | Christian Edwards | Submission (guillotine choke) | 3 | 3:55 | Bellator 293 - Golm vs. James | 31 Mar 2023 |
| Referee Jonathan Romero | ||||||
| Loss | Tyrell Fortune | TKO (punches and knee) | 1 | 1:38 | Bellator 277 - McKee vs. Pitbull 2 | 15 Apr 2022 |
| Referee Jason Herzog | ||||||
| Loss | Steve Mowry | Submission (kimura) | 1 | 3:28 | Bellator 271 - Cyborg vs. Kavanagh | 12 Nov 2021 |
| Referee Mike Beltran | ||||||
| Win | Kelvin Fitial | KO (head kick) | 1 | 4:48 | B2 Fighting Series 132 - Kentucky | 21 Aug 2021 |
| Win | Scott Hough | TKO (strikes) | 2 | 1:27 | North Iowa Fights - Aguayo vs. Konkol | 24 Apr 2021 |
| Win | Parnell Davis | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 2:57 | Caged Aggression 30 - Triple Threat: Day 1 | 25 Mar 2021 |
| Loss | Vinny Magalhaes | Submission (armbar) | 1 | 1:56 | Professional Fighters League - PFL 6: 2019 Regular Season | 8 Aug 2019 |
| Referee Gasper Oliver | ||||||
| Loss | Viktor Nemkov | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | Professional Fighters League - PFL 3: 2019 Regular Season | 6 Jun 2019 |
| Referee Kevin MacDonald | ||||||
| Loss | Vinny Magalhaes | Submission (flying triangle kimura) | 1 | 1:20 | Professional Fighters League - PFL 9: 2018 Season PFL Playoffs 2 | 13 Oct 2018 |
| Referee Michael Bell | ||||||
| Loss | Maxim Grishin | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 4:03 | Professional Fighters League - PFL 5: 2018 Regular Season | 2 Aug 2018 |
| Referee Dan Miragliotta | ||||||
| Win | Rashid Yusupov | TKO (retirement) | 3 | 0:01 | Professional Fighters League - PFL 2: 2018 Regular Season | 21 Jun 2018 |
| Referee Josh Stewart | ||||||
| Win | Houston Alexander | TKO (punches) | 3 | 3:04 | Primus FC - Alexander vs. Cleveland | 9 Dec 2017 |
| No contest | Vitaly Shemetov | No Contest (accidental clash of heads) | 1 | – | LKC - The Legend King Championship 3 | 26 Aug 2017 |
| Referee Tiefeng Li | ||||||
| Win | Houston Alexander | TKO (knees and punches) | 1 | 4:45 | EC - Extreme Challenge 234 | 15 Apr 2017 |
| Referee Bruce Allen | ||||||
| Loss | Tanner Boser | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 5:00 | Unified MMA 29 - Boser vs. Cleveland | 16 Dec 2016 |
| Referee Kyle Cardinal | ||||||
| Win | Calley Kruger | TKO (punches) | 1 | 1:37 | VFC 53 - Curran vs. Stots | 23 Nov 2016 |
| Referee Eric Karr | ||||||
| Win | B.J. Lacy | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 3:20 | AFC - Ascendancy Fighting Championship 11 | 24 Sep 2016 |
| Loss | Mike Rhodes | Submission (guillotine choke) | 2 | 2:42 | VFC 51 - Emerson vs. West | 24 Jun 2016 |
| Referee Eric Karr | ||||||
| Win | Brian Houston | KO (punch) | 1 | 0:36 | VFC - Victory Fighting Championship 49 | 1 Apr 2016 |
| Win | Jaquis Williams | TKO (submission to punches) | 2 | 4:32 | VFC - Victory Fighting Championship 48 | 19 Feb 2016 |
| Referee Bruce Allen | ||||||
| Win | Ashdon Lightner | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | 1 | 1:10 | MCC 60 - Moreno vs. Stoddard | 4 Sep 2015 |
| Referee Rick Tasler | ||||||
| Win | Mark Scudder | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | Victory Fighting Championship - VFC Fight Night Harrah's 2 | 6 Jun 2015 |
| Referee Dave Jobeun | ||||||
| Loss | John Poppie | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 5:00 | MCC 58 - Moreno vs. Futrell | 13 Mar 2015 |
| Referee Chad Vandermark | ||||||
| Draw | Robert Morrow | Draw | 3 | 5:00 | MCC 56 - Thanksgiving Throwdown 9 | 26 Nov 2014 |
| Referee Rick Tasler | ||||||
| Loss | Steve Montgomery | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | Titan FC 29 - Titan Fighting Championship 29 | 22 Aug 2014 |
| Referee Larry Carter | ||||||
| Win | Louis DeWerdt | TKO (punches) | 1 | 0:48 | MCC 54 - Grigsby vs. Morrow | 27 Jun 2014 |
| Loss | Bubba Bush | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 1:33 | LFC 28 - Legacy Fighting Championship 28 | 21 Feb 2014 |
| Referee Aladin Martinez | ||||||
| Win | Wayman Carter | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 0:00 | Carnage - MMA 1 | 16 Nov 2013 |
| Win | Armando Herrera Jr. | TKO (punches) | 1 | 0:44 | Fury FC 1 - Fury Fighting Championship 1 | 1 Nov 2013 |
| Referee Inmer Guzman | ||||||
| Win | Blake Breitsprecher | TKO (submission to punches) | 1 | 4:33 | WWFC - World War Fighting Championship 13 | 28 Sep 2013 |
| Referee Chad Vandermark | ||||||
| Win | Andrew Potter | KO (head kick) | 1 | 0:07 | WWFC - World War Fighting Championship 12 | 13 Jul 2013 |
| Win | Brian Long | TKO (punches) | 1 | 0:29 | WWFC - World War Fighting Championship 11 | 27 Apr 2013 |
| Win | Ryan Sutton | TKO (punches) | 2 | 4:14 | Shamrock FC - Fight Night | 26 Jan 2013 |
| Referee Mike England | ||||||
| Win | John McElroy | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 1:58 | IC - Iowa Challenge 75 | 1 Dec 2012 |
| Referee Tyrone Roberts | ||||||
| Loss | Nate Rodriguez | Submission (triangle choke) | 2 | 3:20 | EC - Extreme Challenge 218 | 25 Aug 2012 |
| Loss | Aaron Davis | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | IXFA 8 - Delta Downs | 7 Jul 2012 |
| Loss | Derrick Lewis | TKO (punches) | 3 | 3:12 | LFC 9 - Legacy Fighting Championship 9 | 16 Dec 2011 |
| Referee Patrick Patlan | ||||||
| Win | Dale Mitchell | Decision (split) | 3 | 3:00 | IXFA - Extreme Fighting | 23 Apr 2011 |
| Referee Danny Dealejandro | ||||||
| Win | Richard White | Submission (keylock) | 2 | 2:36 | Ottumwa MMA - Throwdown in Fairfield 1 | 18 Feb 2011 |
| Loss | Derrick Lewis | Submission (armbar) | 2 | 1:33 | WG - Worldwide Gladiator | 12 Nov 2010 |
| Referee Gregorio Alvarez | ||||||
Amateur fights
Amateur record 1-1 (2 fights). Not counted in the professional record.
| Result | Opponent | Method | Round | Time | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | Jeremiah Gunter | TKO (punches) | 1 | 2:03 | TRCAA - Texas Rage in the Cage Amateur Association | 17 Jul 2010 |
| Referee Joe Soliz | ||||||
| Loss | Cody Emery | TKO (punches) | 2 | 0:56 | Throwdown in O-Town - Brady vs. Bradley | 27 Mar 2010 |
| Referee Jason Sink | ||||||