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Rakim Cleveland

“The Boogeyman”

Age: 35 | Apr 25, 1989

Nationality: United States

Weight Class: Heavyweight

Height: 6'3"

Weight: 241 lbs

Professional Record

43 fights	23 wins	18 losses
KO/TKOs	14	4
Submissions	7	8
Decisions	2	6
Draws	1
No Contests	1

Fight Details

Result	Record	Opponent	Event	Date	Method	Referee	Round	Time
LOSS	23 - 18 - 2	Kirill Sidelnikov	Ural FC 8 - Ural Fighting Championship	October 16, 2024	TKO (Punches)		1	2:47
LOSS	23 - 17 - 2	Cody East	PFC 35 - Peak Fighting 35	April 20, 2024	TKO		2	2:31
LOSS	23 - 16 - 2	Shelton Graves	PCS 4 - Paradigm Combat Sports	January 20, 2024	Decision (Unanimous)	Jeff Rexroad	3	5:00
WIN	23 - 15 - 2	Christian Edwards	Bellator 293 - Golm vs. James	March 31, 2023	Submission (Guillotine Choke)	Jonathan Romero	3	3:55
LOSS	22 - 15 - 2	Tyrell Fortune	Bellator 277 - McKee vs. Pitbull 2	April 15, 2022	TKO (Punches and Knee)	Jason Herzog	1	1:38
LOSS	22 - 14 - 2	Steve Mowry	Bellator 271 - Cyborg vs. Kavanagh	November 12, 2021	Submission (Kimura)	Mike Beltran	1	3:28
WIN	22 - 13 - 2	Kelvin Fitial	B2 Fighting Series 132 - Kentucky	August 21, 2021	KO (Head Kick)		1	4:48
WIN	21 - 13 - 2	Scott Hough	North Iowa Fights - Aguayo vs. Konkol	April 24, 2021	TKO (Strikes)		2	1:27
WIN	20 - 13 - 2	Parnell Davis	Caged Aggression 30 - Triple Threat Day 1	March 25, 2021	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)		2	2:57
LOSS	19 - 13 - 2	Vinny Magalhaes	Professional Fighters League - PFL 6: 2019 Regular Season	August 08, 2019	Submission (Armbar)	Gasper Oliver	1	1:56
LOSS	19 - 12 - 2	Viktor Nemkov	Professional Fighters League - PFL 3: 2019 Regular Season	June 06, 2019	Decision (Unanimous)	Kevin MacDonald	3	5:00
LOSS	19 - 11 - 2	Vinny Magalhaes	Professional Fighters League - PFL 9: 2018 Season PFL Playoffs 2	October 13, 2018	Submission (Flying Triangle Kimura)	Michael Bell	1	1:20
LOSS	19 - 10 - 2	Maxim Grishin	Professional Fighters League - PFL 5: 2018 Regular Season	August 02, 2018	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	Dan Miragliotta	2	4:03
WIN	19 - 9 - 2	Rashid Yusupov	Professional Fighters League - PFL 2: 2018 Regular Season	June 21, 2018	TKO (Retirement)	Josh Stewart	3	0:01
WIN	18 - 9 - 2	Houston Alexander	Primus FC - Alexander vs. Cleveland	December 09, 2017	TKO (Punches)		3	3:04
NC	17 - 9 - 2	Vitaly Shemetov	LKC - The Legend King Championship 3	August 26, 2017	No Contest (Accidental Clash of Heads)	Tiefeng Li	1	N/A
WIN	17 - 9 - 1	Houston Alexander	EC - Extreme Challenge 234	April 15, 2017	TKO (Knees and Punches)	Bruce Allen	1	4:45
LOSS	16 - 9 - 1	Tanner Boser	Unified MMA 29 - Boser vs. Cleveland	December 16, 2016	Decision (Unanimous)	Kyle Cardinal	5	5:00
WIN	16 - 8 - 1	Calley Kruger	VFC 53 - Curran vs. Stots	November 23, 2016	TKO (Punches)	Eric Karr	1	1:37
WIN	15 - 8 - 1	B.J. Lacy	AFC - Ascendancy Fighting Championship 11	September 24, 2016	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)		1	3:20
LOSS	14 - 8 - 1	Mike Rhodes	VFC 51 - Emerson vs. West	June 24, 2016	Submission (Guillotine Choke)	Eric Karr	2	2:42
WIN	14 - 7 - 1	Brian Houston	VFC - Victory Fighting Championship 49	April 01, 2016	KO (Punch)		1	0:36
WIN	13 - 7 - 1	Jaquis Williams	VFC - Victory Fighting Championship 48	February 19, 2016	TKO (Submission to Punches)	Bruce Allen	2	4:32
WIN	12 - 7 - 1	Ashdon Lightner	MCC 60 - Moreno vs. Stoddard	September 04, 2015	Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke)	Rick Tasler	1	1:10
WIN	11 - 7 - 1	Mark Scudder	Victory Fighting Championship - VFC Fight Night Harrah's 2	June 06, 2015	Decision (Unanimous)	David Jobeun	3	5:00
LOSS	10 - 7 - 1	John Poppie	MCC 58 - Moreno vs. Futrell	March 13, 2015	Decision (Unanimous)		5	5:00
DRAW	10 - 6 - 1	Robert Morrow	MCC 56 - Midwest Cage Championship 56	November 26, 2014	Draw	Rick Tasler	3	5:00
LOSS	10 - 6	Steve Montgomery	Titan FC 29 - Titan Fighting Championship 29	August 22, 2014	Decision (Split)	Larry Carter	3	5:00
WIN	10 - 5	Louis DeWerdt	MCC 54 - Midwest Cage Championship 54	June 27, 2014	TKO (Punches)		1	0:48
LOSS	9 - 5	Bubba Bush	LFC 28 - Legacy Fighting Championship 28	February 21, 2014	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	Aladin Martinez	2	1:33
WIN	9 - 4	Wayman Carter	Carnage - MMA 1	November 16, 2013	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)		1	0:00
WIN	8 - 4	Armando Herrera Jr.	Fury FC 1 - Fury Fighting Championship 1	November 01, 2013	TKO (Punches)	Inmer Guzman	1	0:44
WIN	7 - 4	Blake Breitsprecher	WWFC - World War Fighting Championship 13	September 28, 2013	TKO (Submission to Punches)	Chad Vandermark	1	4:33
WIN	6 - 4	Andrew Potter	WWFC - World War Fighting Championship 12	July 13, 2013	KO (Head Kick)		1	0:07
WIN	5 - 4	Brian Long	WWFC - World War Fighting Championship 11	April 27, 2013	TKO (Punches)		1	0:29
WIN	4 - 4	Ryan Sutton	Shamrock FC - Fight Night	January 26, 2013	TKO (Punches)	Mike England	2	4:14
WIN	3 - 4	John McElroy	IC - Iowa Challenge 75	December 01, 2012	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	Tyrone Roberts	1	1:58
LOSS	2 - 4	Nate Rodriguez	EC - Extreme Challenge 218	August 25, 2012	Submission (Triangle Choke)		2	3:20
LOSS	2 - 3	Aaron Davis	IXFA 8 - Delta Downs	July 07, 2012	Decision (Split)		3	5:00
LOSS	2 - 2	Derrick Lewis	LFC 9 - Legacy Fighting Championship 9	December 16, 2011	TKO (Punches)	Patrick Patlan	3	3:12
WIN	2 - 1	Dale Mitchell	IXFA - Extreme Fighting	April 23, 2011	Decision (Split)	Danny Dealejandro	3	3:00
WIN	1 - 1	Richard White	Ottumwa MMA - Throwdown in Fairfield 1	February 19, 2011	Submission (Keylock)		2	2:36
LOSS	0 - 1	Derrick Lewis	WG - Worldwide Gladiator	November 12, 2010	Submission (Armbar)	Greg Alvarez	2	1:33