Welterweight · “Mr. International”
Shonie Carter
48-32-7 (1 NC) UFC 3-3-0
Hard To Take Down
Positional Grappler
Gets Dropped
5'10"Height
—Reach
SouthpawStance
54Age
1KO wins
0Sub wins
33.3%Finish rate
10:01Avg fight
Skill profile
- TD Defense Above avg 75
- Control Above avg 71
- Striking D Average 66
- Wrestling Average 54
- Accuracy Below avg 32
- Grappling Weak 24
- Striking Weak 22
- Durability Weak 11
Built on 60 minutes of tracked cage time across 6 statted fights — every axis is held down until there is more tape, so read this as a sketch rather than a verdict.
Hard To Take Down
above avg td defense — rates 75 of 100 among UFC veterans
Positional Grappler
above avg control — rates 71 of 100 among UFC veterans
Gets Dropped
knocked down 4 times in 60 minutes of cage time
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min1.88
Sig. strikes absorbed / min1.84
Striking accuracy41.1%
Striking defense52.8%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.5
Takedowns / 15 min2.49
Takedown accuracy66.7%
Takedown defense80.0%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.0
Control time28.4%
Record vs .500+ opponents0-2
Striking trend
Fight history
L Marcus Davis 9-3 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Sanchez vs Riggs · December 13, 2006
27/86Sig. strikes
54/106Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
1:33Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Nate Quarry 6-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 2:37 — UFC 53: Heavy Hitters · June 4, 2005
6/19Sig. strikes
19/30Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:42Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Pat Miletich 21-5-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 2:42 — UFC 32: Showdown in the Meadowlands · June 29, 2001
14/42Sig. strikes
10/16Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Matt Serra 4-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R3 4:51 — UFC 31: Locked and Loaded · May 4, 2001
18/33Sig. strikes
10/25Absorbed
2/3Takedowns
6:02Control
2Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Adrian Serrano 0-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R2 5:00 — UFC 26: Ultimate Field Of Dreams · June 9, 2000
26/55Sig. strikes
6/23Absorbed
3/6Takedowns
2:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Brad Gumm 0-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R2 5:00 — UFC 24: First Defense · March 10, 2000
22/40Sig. strikes
12/35Absorbed
5/6Takedowns
6:49Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.
Record breakdown
Wins by method
KO/TKO
12
Submission
14
Decision
22
Other
0
Losses by method
KO/TKO
10
Submission
4
Decision
18
Other
0
Draws: 7 · No contests: 1
Fights by organization
WEC
9
KOTC
8
EC
8
UFC
6
Pancrase
6
SB
3
W-1 MMA
2
ISCF
2
+ 37 more organizations in the full career list
Full career — 88 fights, every organization
| Opponent | Method | Event | Org | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Joe Riggs | TKO (punches) | ZPromotions: Fight Night Medicine Hat 4
September 9, 2017 |
ZPromotions | 2 | 4:54 |
| L | Johnny Parsons | KO (punches) | Golden Fights: Cage Wars 22
July 25, 2015 |
Golden Fights | 1 | 0:34 |
| W | Shannon Ritch | TKO (injury) | Super Brawl Showdown 1
January 30, 2015 |
Super Brawl Showdown | 1 | 5:00 |
| L | Matt Dwyer | TKO (retirement) | Battlefield Fight League 27
January 18, 2014 |
Battlefield Fight League | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Josh Bryant | TKO (punches) | KOTC: Heavy Duty
September 21, 2012 |
KOTC | 2 | 2:15 |
| L | Brandon Halsey | Decision (unanimous) | KOTC: Reckless Abandon
February 2, 2012 |
KOTC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Landon Showalter | Decision (unanimous) | Rumble on the Ridge 20
October 15, 2011 |
Rumble on the Ridge | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Rumen Dimitrov | TKO (punches) | BMMAF: Warriors 19
March 10, 2011 |
BMMAF | 2 | 2:48 |
| L | Jeremy Knafo | Decision (unanimous) | Israel FC: Genesis
November 9, 2010 |
Israel FC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Torrance Taylor | Decision (unanimous) | Bellator 25
August 19, 2010 |
Bellator | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Rick Hawn | TKO (head kick and punches) | Triumph Fighter 3: Havoc
July 31, 2010 |
Triumph Fighter | 2 | 4:08 |
| L | Dylan Andrews | Decision (unanimous) | Cage Fighting Championship 13
April 17, 2010 |
Cage Fighting Championship | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Nabil Khatib | Decision (split) | W-1 MMA 4: Bad Blood
March 20, 2010 |
W-1 MMA | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Derek Smith | Submission (front choke) | CFX: Cage Fighting Xtreme
February 13, 2010 |
CFX | 1 | 2:32 |
| L | Anthony Macias | Decision (unanimous) | Freestyle Cage Fighting 37
November 7, 2009 |
Freestyle Cage Fighting | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Carlos Newton | Decision (unanimous) | W-1 MMA 4: High Voltage
October 10, 2009 |
W-1 MMA | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Danny Abbadi | KO (punches) | Respect in the Cage 1: Expo & Fight
September 20, 2009 |
Respect in the Cage | 1 | 4:23 |
| L | Derrick Noble | Decision (unanimous) | VFC: A Night of Vengeance
September 5, 2009 |
VFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | George Lockhart | Decision (split) | Throwdown ETC: Showdown
February 20, 2009 |
Throwdown ETC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Ryan Scheeper | Submission (kimura) | ISCF: Bad Intentions
December 12, 2008 |
ISCF | 1 | 2:08 |
| W | Allan Hope | Submission (armbar) | CCF 3: Undisputed
November 28, 2008 |
CCF | 1 | 2:32 |
| L | Matt Major | Decision (unanimous) | CCFC: Rumble in the Park
August 23, 2008 |
CCFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Demi Deeds | TKO | PFC: Primetime Fighting Championships
May 30, 2008 |
PFC | 2 | 2:41 |
| W | John Cronk | Decision (unanimous) | WFC: Armageddon
April 12, 2008 |
WFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Brad Zazulak | TKO (injury) | MFC 14: High Rollers
November 23, 2007 |
MFC | 1 | 2:09 |
| W | Chris Powers | Decision (unanimous) | ISCF: Fight 2 the Finish
November 9, 2007 |
ISCF | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Joshua Taibl | TKO (submission to strikes) | EC 83: Extreme Challenge 83
September 1, 2007 |
EC | 2 | 3:20 |
| W | Kris Fleurstil | TKO (punches) | XFO 18: Xtreme Fighting
June 30, 2007 |
XFO | 1 | 4:05 |
| L | Marcus Davis | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Sanchez vs. Riggs
December 13, 2006 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Alex Carter | Submission (rear-naked choke) | IFC: Rumble on the River
March 11, 2006 |
IFC | 1 | 3:21 |
| W | Jason Black | TKO (arm injury) | KOTC: Redemption on the River
February 17, 2006 |
KOTC | 1 | 1:18 |
| L | Mike Pyle | Submission (triangle choke) | WEC 18: Unfinished Business
January 13, 2006 |
WEC | 1 | 2:06 |
| L | Jonathan Goulet | Submission (bulldog choke) | TKO 23: Extreme
November 5, 2005 |
TKO | 1 | 3:05 |
| W | Marcin Zontek | Decision (unanimous) | KSW IV: Konfrontacja
September 10, 2005 |
KSW IV | 2 | 5:00 |
| W | Josh Haynes | Decision (unanimous) | IFC: Rock N' Rumble
July 30, 2005 |
IFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Jason MacDonald | Decision (unanimous) | TKO 21: Collision
July 15, 2005 |
TKO | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Nate Quarry | TKO (punches) | UFC 53: Heavy Hitters
June 4, 2005 |
UFC | 1 | 2:37 |
| L | Jorge Oliveira | Decision (unanimous) | WEC 13: Heavyweight Explosion
January 22, 2005 |
WEC | 3 | 5:00 |
| NC | Buddy Clinton | No Contest (confusion over fight length) | KOTC 45: King of the Cage 45
November 20, 2004 |
KOTC | 2 | 5:00 |
| W | John Cronk | TKO (doctor stoppage) | KOTC 44: Revenge
November 14, 2004 |
KOTC | 1 | 5:00 |
| W | Jody Poff | Submission (rear-naked choke) | WEC 12
October 21, 2004 |
WEC | 1 | 3:48 |
| L | Azred Telkusheev | Decision (unanimous) | M-1 MFC: Middleweight GP
October 9, 2004 |
M-1 MFC | 2 | 5:00 |
| W | Jason Biswell | TKO (elbows) | WEC 11
August 20, 2004 |
WEC | 1 | 3:13 |
| W | Jess Liaudin | Decision | CW: Cage Wars
May 30, 2004 |
CW | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Karo Parisyan | Decision (unanimous) | WEC 10
May 21, 2004 |
WEC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Gabe Garcia | TKO (injury) | WEC 9
January 16, 2004 |
WEC | 1 | 0:30 |
| L | Jon Fitch | TKO (submission to slam) | Shooto USA: Warrior Spirit Evolution
November 14, 2003 |
Shooto USA | 3 | 0:41 |
| W | JT Taylor | Decision (unanimous) | WEC 8: Halloween Fury 2
October 17, 2003 |
WEC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Dax Bruce | Submission (rear-naked choke) | WEC 7: This Time It's Personal
August 9, 2003 |
WEC | 1 | 2:28 |
| D | Kousei Kubota | Draw | Shidokan: New Combat Festival
July 13, 2003 |
Shidokan | 2 | 5:00 |
| L | Ronald Jhun | Decision (unanimous) | KOTC 23: Sin City
May 16, 2003 |
KOTC | 5 | 5:00 |
| W | Peter Angerer | Decision | Shido: Fists of Fury 2
April 12, 2003 |
Shido | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Jeremy Jackson | Decision (unanimous) | WEC 6: Return of a Legend
March 27, 2003 |
WEC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Seichi Ikemoto | Decision (unanimous) | Shooto: 3/18 in Korakuen Hall
March 18, 2003 |
Shooto | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Fernando Vasconcelos | TKO (corner stoppage) | KOTC 21: Invasion
February 21, 2003 |
KOTC | 2 | 5:00 |
| W | Mike Nomikos | Submission (neck crank) | Shidokan: World Open 2002
December 5, 2002 |
Shidokan | 2 | — |
| D | Ronald Jhun | Draw | SB 27: SuperBrawl 27
November 9, 2002 |
SB | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Jay Buck | Decision (split) | IHC 5: Tribulation
October 26, 2002 |
IHC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Randy Velarde | Submission (rear-naked choke) | KOTC 16: Double Cross
August 2, 2002 |
KOTC | 1 | 4:53 |
| W | Kolo Koka | Decision (unanimous) | SB 25: SuperBrawl 25
July 13, 2002 |
SB | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Armin Eslami | Decision | Shido: Fists of Fury 1
April 13, 2002 |
Shido | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Pat Miletich | KO (head kick) | UFC 32
June 29, 2001 |
UFC | 2 | 2:42 |
| W | Matt Serra | KO (spinning back fist) | UFC 31
May 4, 2001 |
UFC | 3 | 4:51 |
| W | Yuji Hoshino | Decision (majority) | Pancrase: Trans 7
December 4, 2000 |
Pancrase | 1 | 15:00 |
| L | Steve Berger | Submission (rear-naked choke) | RSF 1: Reality Submission Fighting 1
October 6, 2000 |
RSF | 1 | 2:41 |
| W | Joe Merit | Decision (unanimous) | RSF 1: Reality Submission Fighting 1
October 6, 2000 |
RSF | 1 | 18:00 |
| L | Nate Marquardt | Decision (unanimous) | Pancrase: 2000 Anniversary Show
September 24, 2000 |
Pancrase | 2 | 3:00 |
| W | Yoshinori Kawasaki | Decision (unanimous) | Pancrase: Trans 5
July 23, 2000 |
Pancrase | 1 | 10:00 |
| W | Adrian Serrano | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 26
June 9, 2000 |
UFC | 2 | 5:00 |
| D | Kiuma Kunioku | Draw | Pancrase: Trans 3
April 30, 2000 |
Pancrase | 2 | 3:00 |
| W | Brad Gumm | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 24
March 10, 2000 |
UFC | 2 | 5:00 |
| W | Kousei Kubota | Decision (unanimous) | Pancrase: Trans 1
January 23, 2000 |
Pancrase | 1 | 10:00 |
| D | Takafumi Ito | Draw | Pancrase: Breakthrough 10
November 28, 1999 |
Pancrase | 1 | 15:00 |
| L | Steve Berger | Decision (split) | IHC 1: Ironheart Crown
November 6, 1999 |
IHC | 2 | 2:00 |
| L | Pat Miletich | Decision | EC 27: Extreme Challenge 27
August 21, 1999 |
EC | 1 | 20:00 |
| D | Simon Posner | Draw | SB 12: SuperBrawl 12
June 1, 1999 |
SB | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Phil Johns | Submission (knee injury) | EC 23: Extreme Challenge 23
April 2, 1999 |
EC | 1 | 2:59 |
| W | Keith Wisniewski | KO (spinning back fist) | IMAC 3: Indiana Martial Arts Challenge 3
March 6, 1999 |
IMAC | 1 | 0:40 |
| W | Robert Masko | Decision | EB 1: Extreme Brawl 1
October 21, 1998 |
EB | — | — |
| D | Dave Menne | Draw | EC 20: Extreme Challenge 20
August 22, 1998 |
EC | 1 | 20:00 |
| W | Carl Davis | Submission (choke) | Tropicana D'Cache Club Fights
June 5, 1998 |
Tropicana D'Cache Club Fights | — | — |
| W | Jesse Jones | Submission (frustration) | EC 16: Extreme Challenge 16
March 26, 1998 |
EC | 1 | 9:05 |
| W | James Clingerman | Decision | IMAC 1: Indiana Martial Arts Challenge 1
March 6, 1998 |
IMAC | 1 | 15:00 |
| W | Todd Taylor | Submission (rear-naked choke) | CF: Combat Fighting
February 14, 1998 |
CF | — | — |
| W | Andy Sanders | Submission (crucifix) | EC 5: Extreme Challenge 5
April 18, 1997 |
EC | 1 | 3:24 |
| D | Daniel Vianna | Draw | CC 3: Chicago Challenge 3
March 15, 1997 |
CC | — | — |
| W | Chad Cox | KO | EC 4: Extreme Challenge 4
February 22, 1997 |
EC | 1 | 2:45 |
| L | Laverne Clark | KO (punches) | EC 3: Extreme Challenge 3
February 15, 1997 |
EC | 1 | 0:09 |
Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Shonie Carter) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.