Rakim Cleveland
"The Boogeyman"
AGE: 31

United States
6'3"
190.5 cm Weight
205 lbs
92.99 kg
Association:
Des Moines MMA Academy / Glory MMA & Fitness
Class: Light Heavyweight
Upcoming Fights
Date | VS. Fighter | Event | Location | |
Caged Aggression 30March 25, 2021 / The RiverCenter, Davenport, Iowa, United States |
Fight History - Pro
Result | Fighter | Event | Method/Referee | R | Time |
loss | Vinny Magalhaes | Professional Fighters League - PFL 6: 2019 Regular Season Aug / 08 / 2019 |
Submission (Armbar) Gasper Oliver |
1 | 1:56 |
loss | Viktor Nemkov | Professional Fighters League - PFL 3: 2019 Regular Season Jun / 06 / 2019 |
Decision (Unanimous) Kevin MacDonald |
3 | 5:00 |
loss | Vinny Magalhaes | Professional Fighters League - PFL 9: 2018 Season PFL Playoffs 2 Oct / 13 / 2018 |
Submission (Flying Triangle Kimura) Michael Bell |
1 | 1:20 |
loss | Maxim Grishin | Professional Fighters League - PFL 5: 2018 Regular Season Aug / 02 / 2018 |
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) Dan Miragliotta |
2 | 4:03 |
win | Rashid Yusupov | Professional Fighters League - PFL 2: 2018 Regular Season Jun / 21 / 2018 |
TKO (Retirement) Josh Stewart |
3 | 0:01 |
win | Houston Alexander | Primus FC - Alexander vs. Cleveland Dec / 09 / 2017 |
TKO (Punches) N/A |
3 | 3:04 |
NC | Vitaly Shemetov | LKC - The Legend King Championship 3 Aug / 26 / 2017 |
NC (Accidental Clash of Heads) Tiefeng Li |
1 | N/A |
win | Houston Alexander | EC - Extreme Challenge 234 Apr / 15 / 2017 |
TKO (Knees and Punches) Bruce Allen |
1 | 4:45 |
loss | Tanner Boser | Unified MMA 29 - Boser vs. Cleveland Dec / 16 / 2016 |
Decision (Unanimous) Kyle Cardinal |
5 | 5:00 |
win | Calley Kruger | VFC 53 - Curran vs. Stots Nov / 23 / 2016 |
TKO (Punches) Eric Karr |
1 | 1:37 |
win | B.J. Lacy | AFC - Ascendancy Fighting Championship 11 Sep / 24 / 2016 |
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) N/A |
1 | 3:20 |
loss | Mike Rhodes | VFC 51 - Emerson vs. West Jun / 24 / 2016 |
Submission (Guillotine Choke) Eric Karr |
2 | 2:42 |
win | Brian Houston | VFC - Victory Fighting Championship 49 Apr / 01 / 2016 |
KO (Punch) N/A |
1 | 0:36 |
win | Jaquis Williams | VFC - Victory Fighting Championship 48 Feb / 19 / 2016 |
TKO (Submission to Punches) Bruce Allen |
2 | 4:32 |
win | Ashdon Lightner | MCC 60 - Moreno vs. Stoddard Sep / 04 / 2015 |
Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke) Rick Tasler |
1 | 1:10 |
win | Mark Scudder | Victory Fighting Championship - VFC Fight Night Harrah's 2 Jun / 06 / 2015 |
Decision (Unanimous) David Jobeun |
3 | 5:00 |
loss | John Poppie | MCC 58 - Moreno vs. Futrell Mar / 13 / 2015 |
Decision (Unanimous) N/A |
5 | 5:00 |
draw | Robert Morrow | MCC 56 - Midwest Cage Championship 56 Nov / 26 / 2014 |
Draw Rick Tasler |
3 | 5:00 |
loss | Steve Montgomery | Titan FC 29 - Titan Fighting Championship 29 Aug / 22 / 2014 |
Decision (Split) N/A |
3 | 5:00 |
win | Louis DeWerdt | MCC 54 - Midwest Cage Championship 54 Jun / 27 / 2014 |
TKO (Punches) N/A |
1 | 0:48 |
loss | Bubba Bush | LFC 28 - Legacy Fighting Championship 28 Feb / 21 / 2014 |
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) Aladin Martinez |
2 | 1:33 |
win | Wayman Carter | Carnage - MMA 1 Nov / 16 / 2013 |
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) N/A |
1 | 0:00 |
win | Armando Herrera Jr. | FF - Fury Fighting 1 Nov / 01 / 2013 |
TKO (Punches) Inmer Guzman |
1 | 0:44 |
win | Blake Breitsprecher | WWFC - World War Fighting Championship 13 Sep / 28 / 2013 |
TKO (Submission to Punches) Chad Vandermark |
1 | 4:33 |
win | Andrew Potter | WWFC - World War Fighting Championship 12 Jul / 13 / 2013 |
KO (Head Kick) N/A |
1 | 0:07 |
win | Brian Long | WWFC - World War Fighting Championship 11 Apr / 27 / 2013 |
TKO (Punches) N/A |
1 | 0:29 |
win | Ryan Sutton | Shamrock FC - Fight Night Jan / 26 / 2013 |
TKO (Punches) Mike England |
2 | 4:14 |
win | John McElroy | IC - Iowa Challenge 75 Dec / 01 / 2012 |
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) Tyrone Roberts |
1 | 1:58 |
loss | Nate Rodriguez | EC - Extreme Challenge 218 Aug / 25 / 2012 |
Submission (Triangle Choke) N/A |
2 | 3:20 |
loss | Aaron Davis | IXFA 8 - Delta Downs Jul / 07 / 2012 |
Decision (Split) N/A |
3 | 5:00 |
loss | Derrick Lewis | LFC 9 - Legacy Fighting Championship 9 Dec / 16 / 2011 |
TKO (Punches) Patrick Patlin |
3 | 3:12 |
win | Dale Mitchell | IXFA - Extreme Fighting Apr / 23 / 2011 |
Decision (Split) Danny Dealejandro |
3 | 3:00 |
win | Richard White | Ottumwa MMA - Throwdown in Fairfield 1 Feb / 18 / 2011 |
Submission (Keylock) N/A |
2 | 2:36 |
loss | Derrick Lewis | WG - Worldwide Gladiator Nov / 12 / 2010 |
Submission (Armbar) Gregorio Alvarez |
2 | 1:33 |
Fight History - Amateur
Result | Fighter | Event | Method/Referee | R | Time |
win | Jeremiah Gunter | TRCAA - Texas Rage in the Cage Amateur Association Jul / 17 / 2010 |
TKO (Punches) Joe Soliz |
1 | 2:03 |
loss | Cody Emery | Throwdown in O-Town - Brady vs. Bradley Mar / 27 / 2010 |
TKO (Punches) Jason Sink |
2 | 0:56 |
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