Mike Wessel

Mike Wessel
Born	December 2, 1977 (1977-12-02) (age 33) Celina, Ohio, United States
Other names	The Juggernaut, White Tyson
Nationality	American
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight	260 lb (120 kg; 19 st)
Division	Heavyweight
Reach	72.5 in (184 cm)
Style	Boxing
Fighting out of	Little Rock, Arkansas
Team	Westside Fight Team
Mixed martial arts record
Total	14
Wins	10
By knockout	6
By submission	1
By decision	3
Losses	4
By knockout	3
By submission	1
Other information
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Michael Wade Wessel (born December 2, 1977) is an American heavyweight mixed martial arts fighter. Wessel had a brief stint in with the Ultimate Fighting Championships and appeared on The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights.

Biography

He was born and raised in Celina, Ohio and attended Celina High School. While there, he was a football player, playing the defensive tackle position. After graduating high school he enrolled in the University of St. Francis in Indiana, where he played nose tackle while obtaining a dual degree in special education and chemistry. He later got a job playing football for a team in the Arena Football League. Wessel was a former strength & conditioning coach for the University of Arkansas football program & Coldwater High School before jumping into the world of MMA.

Mixed martial arts

Ultimate Fighting Championships

He made his UFC debut against Antoni Hardonk at UFC 92. He accepted the fight on a week notice after Hardonk's original opponent dropped out due to injury. UFC's Dana White offered the fight to Wessel and he quickly accepted, signing a four-fight deal. In the first round of the fight, Wessel controlled the veteran Hardonk but lost in the second round after tiring from only having a few days to train.

The Ultimate Fighter

After losing to Hardonk in his UFC debut, Wessel took a spot on the Spike TV reality show, The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights. He was the last pick for Team Rashad Evans. Wessel had his first fight on the show against Marcus Jones, losing via first round submission armbar.

Wessel was not given a chance to fight on the finale card. After losing to Jones, Wessel was released from his contract.

Post-UFC

Wessel's first fight after his stint on The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights, was against another Ultimate Fighter alumni, Dan Christison. Wessel lost the fight via submission kimura.

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
14 matches	10 wins	4 losses
By knockout	6	3
By submission	1	1
By decision	3	0

Result	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location	Notes
Loss	10-4	Scott Barrett	TKO (punches)	SportFight X: Middle Tennessee Mayhem	02011-01-29 January 29, 2011	1	3:53	Murfreesboro, Tennessee, United States
Win	10-3	Chris Hawk	TKO (punches)	AXC 10 - War of the Machines	02010-10-09 October 9, 2010	1	2:19	Little Rock, Arkansas, United States
Win	9-3	Jack Armstrong	TKO (punches)	AXC 8 - Friday Fury	02010-06-18 June 18, 2010	1	2:39	Little Rock, Arkansas, United States
Loss	8-3	Dan Christison	Submission (kimura)	CFC 4: Wessel vs. Christison	02010-02-26 February 26, 2010	3	3:56	Winnipeg, Manitoba
Loss	8-2	Antoni Hardonk	TKO (punches)	UFC 92	02008-12-27 December 27, 2008	2	2:09	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	UFC debut
Win	8-1	Aaron Winterlee	Submission	Subzero Fighting	02008-08-02 August 2, 2008	1	1:59	Little Rock, Arkansas, United States
Win	7-1	Rudy Lindsey	Decision (unanimous)	Extreme Fighting League	02008-05-17 May 17, 2008	2	5:00	Oklahoma, United States
Win	6-1	Patrick Castillo	Decision (split)	Art of War Fighting Championship	02008-04-19 April 19, 2008	3	5:00	Tunica, Mississippi, United States
Win	5-1	Mark Bier	TKO (punches)	Ring Rulers	02008-03-08 March 8, 2008	1	0:45	Shreveport, Louisiana, United States
Win	4-1	Matt Thomas	TKO (punches)	Subzero Fighting	02008-01-12 January 12, 2008	1	N/A	Little Rock, Arkansas, United States
Win	3-1	Matt Thomas	KO (punches)	Art of War Fighting Championship	02007-10-27 October 27, 2007	1	2:42	Tunica, Mississippi, United States
Loss	2-1	Aaron Wintterle	KO (punch)	Xtreme Fighting League	02007-08-11 August 11, 2007	2	0:28	Alabama, United States
Win	2-0	Rudy Lindsey	Decision (unanimous)	Xtreme Fighting League	02007-08-11 August 11, 2007	3	2:00	Alabama, United States
Win	1-0	Jason Lee	TKO (punches)	Xtreme Fighting League	02007-08-11 August 11, 2007	3	1:18	Alabama, United States

Mixed martial arts exhibition record

Professional record breakdown
1 match	0 wins	1 loss
By knockout	0	0
By submission	0	1
By decision	0	0

Result	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location	Notes
Loss	0-1	Marcus Jones	Submission (armbar)	The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights		1		Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	Preliminary bout

References

External links

• Professional MMA record for Mike Wessel from Sherdog
• Ingrid Norton's coverage of Wessel's early MMA career at The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

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Name	Wessel, Mike
Alternative names
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Date of birth	December 2, 1977
Place of birth	Celina, Ohio, United States
Date of death
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