Are Databases important?

Me and my lil bro have been doing the amateur MMA scene for about 2 years now and I keep hearing our promoters argue back and forth about how important it is to have your record correct in the databases like FCFighter and Sherdog.

As an amateur my lil bro is recorded as being 3-4-1 when he is avtually 6-5-1.

Will it have any effect as far as career opportunities or what?

Who is shooting straight and who blowing smoke up my ass?

I think a documented record is a good thing to have to verify that he has some fight experience. But I doubt many promoters would look differently upon a guy who is 3-4-1 or 6-5-1 though, unless one of those missing fights is against a bigger name opponent who has done something as a pro. When/if he goes pro I think the record becomes more important, but right now both records say "he has signifcant experience and has won and lost some of his fights:,

Even the UFC says that Diego is 19-1 and Sherdog has him as 17-1 and Sherdog has him listed as with Jackson's team, yet I heard he left. I wouldn't trust some other entity to keep my professional/amateur record accurate.

The best thing you guys can do is keep your own detailed records for your CV or resume. Have the dates, event, opponents, results and fight details for each fight. Don't trust other people to do it for you if you want to make this into a profession. Just like a resume or CV for any career, you have to list and record your experience yourself. If a promoter wants to check up on your fights then you need to make sure you provide the information that lets them.

In the end it might not matter too much. Just look at Corey Hill. He fabricated his record and got into TUF.

records dont matter to much, keep it for your self, my first fight i fought i guy that had 1 fight, day of the fight he was 3-1 so its heard to tell if your not pro