- Mike van Arsdale
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Mike van Arsdale Born June 20, 1965
Waterloo, Iowa, United StatesNationality 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 April 29, 2006 1 3:38 California, United States Loss 8–4 Jorge Oliveira Submission (triangle choke) PFA – Pride and Fury 4 March 24, 2006 1 4:02 Idaho, United States Loss 8–3 Renato Sobral Submission (rear naked choke) UFC 57 February 4, 2006 1 2:21 Nevada, United States Loss 8–2 Randy Couture Submission (anaconda choke) UFC 54 August 20, 2005 3 0:52 Nevada, United States Win 8–1 John Marsh Decision (unanimous) UFC 52 April 16, 2005 3 5:00 Nevada, United States Win 7–1 Emanuel Newton Submission (kimura) MMA Mexico – Day 1 December 17, 2004 1 Mexico Win 6–1 Mario Lopez Submission (crucifix) EP – XXXtreme Impact December 28, 2003 1 0:28 Mexico Win 5–1 Chris Haseman TKO (strikes) WFA 3: Level 3 November 23, 2002 2 3:10 Nevada, United States Loss 4–1 Wanderlei Silva KO (punch and kick) IVC 6 – The Challenge August 23, 1998 1 4:00 Brazil Win 4–0 Joe Pardo Submission (armlock) UFC 17 May 15, 1998 1 11:01 Alabama, United States Win 3–0 Dario Amorim Submission (shoulder injury) IVC 4 – The Battle February 7, 1998 1 2:42 Brazil Win 2–0 Marcelo Barbosa Submission (punches) IVC 4 – The Battle February 7, 1998 1 3:36 Brazil Win 1–0 Francisco Nonato Submission (keylock) International Vale Tudo Championship 4 – The Battle February 7, 1998 1 5:42 Brazil References
External links
- Professional MMA record for Mike van Arsdale from Sherdog
- Mike Van Arsdale at the National Wrestling Hall of Fame
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