Dan Evensen

Dan Evensen
Born	Dan Tore Evensen June 1, 1974 (1974-06-01) (age 37) Arendal, Norway
Other names	The Viking
Nationality	Norwegian
Height	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight	252.5 lb (114.5 kg; 18.04 st)
Division	Heavyweight
Style	Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Judo, Kickboxing
Rank	Purple belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Mixed martial arts record
Total	15
Wins	11
By knockout	7
By submission	1
By decision	2
Unknown	1
Losses	4
By knockout	3
By submission	1
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Dan Tore Evensen (born June 1, 1974 in Arendal) is a Norwegian mixed martial artist. Most recently on May 1, 2009 Evensen won against Raoul Romero by second round TKO at Bellator V.

Background

He was a promising hammer thrower, and at 16 he had a personal record at 52.50 meters. He also did boxing and American football, playing for the local team Arendal Wildcats for several years. He was taken out to participate on the Norwegian National American football team in the 90's. As a junior in 1994 he was a Norwegian team-champion in judo. He left Norway to attend on University of Texas at El Paso, Texas, and extended his hammer throw to over 60 meters, and had 2000 Summer Olympics as goal. He went back to Norway and was working as a ship mechanic, but decided to give US another try, this time as a martial artist.

He has a purple belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (US). He is a former Gladiator Challenge Heavyweight Champion.

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
15 matches	11 wins	4 losses
By knockout	7	3
By submission	1	1
By decision	2	0
Unknown	1	0

Result	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location	Notes
Win	11–4	Raoul Romero	TKO (punches)	Bellator 5	02009-05-01 May 1, 2009	2	1:43	Dayton, Ohio, United States
Loss	10–4	Pat Barry	TKO (leg kicks)	UFC 92	02008-12-27 December 27, 2008	1	2:36	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Loss	10–3	Cheick Kongo	TKO (strikes)	UFC 87	02008-08-09 August 9, 2008	1	4:55	Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Win	10–2	Konstantin Gluhov	Decision (unanimous)	BodogFIGHT: USA vs. Russia	02007-11-30 November 30, 2007	3	5:00	Moscow, Russia
Win	9–2	John George	TKO	IFO: Kimmons vs Yunker	02007-09-21 September 21, 2007	1	0:54	Nevada, United States
Win	8–2	Dominic Richard	TKO	BodogFIGHT: Vancouver	02007-08-24 August 24, 2007	1	0:46	British Columbia, Canada
Win	7–2	Jeremiah Constant	TKO	BodogFIGHT: Costa Rica	02007-02-17 February 17, 2007	1	1:26	Costa Rica
Loss	6–2	Dan Bobish	Submission (punches)	Xtreme Fight Series 2	02006-10-14 October 14, 2006	1	1:25	Idaho, United States
Loss	6–1	Christian Wellisch	TKO (corner stoppage)	IFC: Caged Combat	02006-04-01 April 1, 2006	2	5:00	California, United States
Win	6–0	Rob Wince	TKO (corner stoppage)	WEF: Sin City	02005-05-20 May 20, 2005	1	5:00	Nevada, United States
Win	5–0	Ruben Villareal	TKO	GC 32: King of the Hill	02004-11-18 November 18, 2004	2	1:38	California, United States
Win	4–0	Julius Askew	Decision (unanimous)	GC 27: FightFest 2	02004-06-03 June 3, 2004	3	5:00	California, United States
Win	3–0	Mike Wolmack	TKO	GC 27: FightFest 2	02004-06-03 June 3, 2004	1	2:57	California, United States
Win	2–0	Jonah Broad	Submission (rear naked choke)	GC 26: FightFest 1	02004-06-02 June 2, 2004	1	0:51	California, United States
Win	1–0	Scott Wallace	N/A	RMS 2: Rocky Mountain Slammer 2	02002-05-11 May 11, 2002	2	1:34	Colorado, United States

K-1 record

0 Wins (0 (T) KO's, 0 decision), 1 Losses
Date	Result	Record	Opponent	Event	Method	Round	Time	Location
April 30, 2005	Loss	0-1	Steve Steinbeiss	K-1 World Grand Prix 2005 in Las Vegas	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

External links

• Professional MMA record for Dan Evensen from Sherdog

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Name	Evensen, Dan
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Date of birth	year=1974
Place of birth	Arendal, Norway
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