Mike van Arsdale

Mike van Arsdale
Born	June 20, 1965 (1965-06-20) (age 46) Waterloo, Iowa, United States
Nationality	American
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight	205 lb (93 kg; 14.6 st)
Division	Light heavyweight
Style	Wrestling
Fighting out of	San Jose, California
Mixed martial arts record
Total	13
Wins	8
By knockout	1
By submission	6
By decision	1
Losses	5
By knockout	1
By submission	4
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Mike van Arsdale (born June 20, 1965 in Waterloo, Iowa) is an American mixed martial artist who has competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He holds a professional record of eight wins and five losses and his last fight in the UFC was at UFC 57, where he lost to Renato Sobral via a rear naked choke.

His MMA debut came in 1998 when he traveled to Brazil to compete in the no-rules International Vale Tudo Championship, a tournament in which van Arsdale won three consecutive fights in one evening to claim the title.

He last signed with the American Fight League^[1] in 2008, but this fell through ^[2], and he is currently coaching^[3].

A decorated high school and collegiate wrestler Van Arsdale was 1988 NCAA Division 1 collegiate wrestling champion at 167 lb (76 kg), while competing for Iowa State University. He has been inducted into the Iowa Wrestling Hall of Fame. He also won a gold medal at 1997 world cup in freestyle wrestling.

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
13 matches	8 wins	5 losses
By knockout	1	1
By submission	6	4
By decision	1	0

Result	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location	Notes
Loss	8–5	Matt Lindland	Submission (guillotine choke)	Raze MMA – Fight Night	02006-04-29 April 29, 2006	1	3:38	California, United States
Loss	8–4	Jorge Oliveira	Submission (triangle choke)	PFA – Pride and Fury 4	02006-03-24 March 24, 2006	1	4:02	Idaho, United States
Loss	8–3	Renato Sobral	Submission (rear naked choke)	UFC 57	02006-02-04 February 4, 2006	1	2:21	Nevada, United States
Loss	8–2	Randy Couture	Submission (anaconda choke)	UFC 54	02005-08-20 August 20, 2005	3	0:52	Nevada, United States
Win	8–1	John Marsh	Decision (unanimous)	UFC 52	02005-04-16 April 16, 2005	3	5:00	Nevada, United States
Win	7–1	Emanuel Newton	Submission (kimura)	MMA Mexico – Day 1	02004-12-17 December 17, 2004	1		Mexico
Win	6–1	Mario Lopez	Submission (crucifix)	EP – XXXtreme Impact	02003-12-28 December 28, 2003	1	0:28	Mexico
Win	5–1	Chris Haseman	TKO (strikes)	WFA 3: Level 3	02002-11-23 November 23, 2002	2	3:10	Nevada, United States
Loss	4–1	Wanderlei Silva	KO (punch and kick)	IVC 6 – The Challenge	01998-08-23 August 23, 1998	1	4:00	Brazil
Win	4–0	Joe Pardo	Submission (armlock)	UFC 17	01998-05-15 May 15, 1998	1	11:01	Alabama, United States
Win	3–0	Dario Amorim	Submission (shoulder injury)	IVC 4 – The Battle	01998-02-07 February 7, 1998	1	2:42	Brazil
Win	2–0	Marcelo Barbosa	Submission (punches)	IVC 4 – The Battle	01998-02-07 February 7, 1998	1	3:36	Brazil
Win	1–0	Francisco Nonato	Submission (keylock)	International Vale Tudo Championship 4 – The Battle	01998-02-07 February 7, 1998	1	5:42	Brazil

References

1. ^ AFL SIGNS VAN ARSDALE & EXPANDS FEMALE ROSTER
2. ^ http:http://mmajunkie.com/news/13355/mike-van-arsdale-switches-camps-eyes-return-to-competition.mma
3. ^ http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2011/7/17/2280187/mike-van-arsdale-discusses-rashad-evans-first-fight-with-tito-ortiz

External links

• Professional MMA record for Mike van Arsdale from Sherdog
• Mike Van Arsdale at the National Wrestling Hall of Fame

Persondata
Name	Van Arsdale, Mike
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	June 20, 1965
Place of birth	Waterloo, Iowa, United States
Date of death
Place of death

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