Mike van Arsdale

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

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

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