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Martin Kampmann
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| Born | April 17, 1982 Aarhus, Denmark |
| Other names | Hitman |
| Nationality | Danish |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st) |
| Division | Welterweight (2009-present) Middleweight (2003-2008) |
| Reach | 72.0 in (183 cm)[1] |
| Fighting out of | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
| Team | Xtreme Couture |
| Rank | brown belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Robert Drysdale |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 24 |
| Wins | 19 |
| By knockout | 7 |
| By submission | 7 |
| By decision | 4 |
| By disqualification | 1 |
| Losses | 5 |
| By knockout | 3 |
| By decision | 2 |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Martin Kampmann Frederiksen (born April 17, 1982) is a Danish mixed martial artist who fights out of Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, and trains at the Xtreme Couture gym. He is known for his precise strikes and his quick submissions. In November 2011, Kampmann was ranked as the #9 welterweight fighter in the world by Sherdog,[2] and, in January 2012, #8 by the USA Today Consensus Rankings.[3]
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Mixed martial arts career
He is currently fighting in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, where he made his debut at UFC Fight Night 6 as a late replacement for Kalib Starnes.[4] In his debut fight with the UFC, Kampmann defeated opponent Crafton Wallace by first-round submission. His next victory came by way of unanimous decision over Thales Leites in The Ultimate Fighter 4 Finale on November 11, 2006. At UFC 68, he defeated Drew McFedries by arm-triangle choke in the first round.
His next UFC fight was scheduled for UFC 72 against Rich “Ace” Franklin, but he was forced to withdraw due to a knee injury. Kampmann returned from his injury at UFC 85, where he defeated Jorge Rivera by guillotine choke at 2:44 in the first round.
All of Kampmann’s first fifteen fights were at the 185 lb limit. After losing to Nate Marquardt at UFC 88, Kampmann announced that he would drop down to the welterweight division (170 lbs). He made his welterweight debut at UFC 93 defeating Alexandre Barros by second round TKO. Kampmann defeated the last WEC welterweight champion Carlos Condit in a closely contested split decision victory in the main event of UFC Fight Night 18.
Kampmann was to fight Mike Swick on September 19, 2009 at UFC 103. The winner was to receive a title shot against Georges St. Pierre.[5] On September 4, it was announced that Swick had suffered an injury while training for their upcoming bout. Paul Daley replaced Swick for the fight. With Swick pulling out, the fight was not for the No. 1 contender spot anymore as Daley was not the completely suitable opponent for a title shot at the time of their fight. Kampmann lost the fight via TKO due to strikes, which is considered a premature stoppage, as the fight was stopped after Kampmann had been dropped by a big left hand and only was hit by a small amount of glancing attacks. Kampmann later stated in an article of UFC Magazine: “The referee had to do his job by calling what he saw and thinking what he thought was righteous to do so, but I knew I could keep fighting because of the fact that I’d been knocked down previously in a majority of my fights and still came back to win”.[6]
Kampmann was expected to face Rory Markham on January 2, 2010 at UFC 108 however, on December 14 this fight was called off because Markham received a knee injury during training.[7] Instead Kampmann fought Jacob Volkmann on the card and won via first round submission using a modified guillotine choke that Kampmann calls the Deathchoke.[8]
Kampmann was scheduled to face Ben Saunders at UFC 111: St-Pierre vs. Hardy.,[9] but was forced off the card with an injury. Kampmann was replaced by Jake Ellenberger.[10]
Kampmann’s next fight was against Paulo Thiago at UFC 115 controlling and dominating him en route to a unanimous decision victory by the score of 30-27 on all three judges scorecards.
Kampmann faced former Strikeforce Middleweight Champion Jake Shields, who made his UFC debut on October 23, 2010 at UFC 121. He lost a close split decision to Shields.[11] Shields next fight after that was to challenge the Georges St.Pierre for the welterweight title.
Kampmann then lost a controversial, but close decision to Diego Sanchez on March 3, 2011 at UFC Live: Sanchez vs. Kampmann in a bout that saw Kampmann outstrike Diego over 3 rounds (including dropping Sanchez with a punch in the 1st round), with Diego’s relentless pace and aggression giving him the nod on all 3 scorecards. Kampmann stopped 14 out of Diego’s 15 takedown attempts, and also out-landed him 79-51 in total strikes (according to FightMetric who scored the fight 29-28 Kampmann).[12] The bout earned Fight of the Night honors.[13]
Kampmann was expected to face John Howard on June 26, 2011 at UFC on Versus 4[14] However, Kampmann was forced out of the bout with an injury and replaced by Matt Brown.[15]
Kampmann defeated Rick Story by unanimous decision on November 19, 2011 at UFC 139.[16] Although the result was announced as a split decision, UFC president Dana White clarified at the post-fight press conference that all three judges had scored the match in favor of Kampmann.[17]
Kampmann then faced Thiago Alves on March 3, 2012 at UFC on FX 2.[18] After losing the first two rounds, Kampmann latched a guillotine choke onto Alves with one minute remaining in the third round, forcing him to tap. For his performance, Kampmann was awarded Submission of the Night honors.
Kampmann is expected to face Jake Ellenberger on June 1, 2012 at The Ultimate Fighter 15 Finale.[19]
Personal life
Kampmann is married.[20]
Kampmann operates his own MMA gym under the Shooters MMA organization:[21]
Championships and Accomplishments
Mixed Martial Arts
- Ultimate Fighting Championship
- Fight of the Night (One Time)
- Submission of the Night (One Time)
Mixed martial arts record
| Professional record breakdown | ||
| 24 matches | 19 wins | 5 losses |
| By knockout | 7 | 3 |
| By submission | 7 | 0 |
| By decision | 4 | 2 |
| By disqualification | 1 | 0 |
| Result | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 19–5 | Thiago Alves | Submission (guillotine choke) | UFC on FX: Alves vs. Kampmann | March 3, 2012 | 3 | 4:12 | Sydney, Australia | Submission of the Night |
| Win | 18–5 | Rick Story | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 139 | November 19, 2011 | 3 | 5:00 | San Jose, California, United States | Originally and incorrectly announced as a split-decision win, clarified at the post-fight press conference by Dana White to be a unanimous decision win[22] |
| Loss | 17–5 | Diego Sanchez | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Live: Sanchez vs. Kampmann | March 3, 2011 | 3 | 5:00 | Louisville, Kentucky, United States | Fight of the Night. |
| Loss | 17–4 | Jake Shields | Decision (split) | UFC 121 | October 23, 2010 | 3 | 5:00 | Anaheim, California, United States | |
| Win | 17–3 | Paulo Thiago | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 115 | June 12, 2010 | 3 | 5:00 | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | |
| Win | 16–3 | Jacob Volkmann | Submission (guillotine choke) | UFC 108 | January 2, 2010 | 1 | 4:03 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Loss | 15–3 | Paul Daley | TKO (punches) | UFC 103 | September 19, 2009 | 1 | 2:31 | Dallas, Texas, United States | |
| Win | 15–2 | Carlos Condit | Decision (split) | UFC Fight Night: Condit vs. Kampmann | April 1, 2009 | 3 | 5:00 | Nashville, Tennessee, United States | |
| Win | 14–2 | Alexandre Barros | TKO (punches) | UFC 93 | January 17, 2009 | 2 | 3:07 | Dublin, Ireland | Welterweight debut (170 lb) |
| Loss | 13–2 | Nate Marquardt | TKO (punches) | UFC 88 | September 6, 2008 | 1 | 1:22 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | |
| Win | 13–1 | Jorge Rivera | Submission (guillotine choke) | UFC 85 | June 7, 2008 | 1 | 2:44 | London, England | |
| Win | 12–1 | Drew McFedries | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | UFC 68 | March 3, 2007 | 1 | 4:06 | Columbus, Ohio, United States | |
| Win | 11–1 | Thales Leites | Decision (unanimous) | The Ultimate Fighter 4 Finale | November 11, 2006 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 10–1 | Crafton Wallace | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC Fight Night 6 | August 17, 2006 | 1 | 2:59 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 9–1 | Edwin Aguilar | TKO (punches) | WFA: King of the Streets | July 22, 2006 | 1 | 2:43 | Los Angeles, California, United States | |
| Win | 8–1 | Damien Riccio | Submission (rear-naked choke) | CWFC: Strike Force 4 | November 26, 2005 | 2 | 1:58 | Coventry, England | |
| Win | 7–1 | Matt Ewin | Submission (punches) | CWFC: Strike Force 2 | July 16, 2005 | 1 | 2:45 | Coventry, England | |
| Win | 6–1 | Brendan Seguin | KO (head kick) | KOTC: Warzone | June 24, 2005 | 1 | 2:05 | Sheffield, England | |
| Win | 5–1 | Matt Ewin | TKO (retirement) | HOP: Fight Night 2 | March 4, 2005 | 1 | 5:00 | Swansea, Wales | |
| Loss | 4–1 | Andrei Semenov | TKO (doctor stoppage) | M-1 Global MFC: Middleweight GP | October 9, 2004 | 1 | 1:21 | Saint Petersburg, Russia | |
| Win | 4–0 | Xavier Foupa-Pokam | DQ | EVT 2: Hazard | April 4, 2004 | 2 | 0:27 | Stockholm, Sweden | |
| Win | 3–0 | Toni Vivas | TKO (punches) | EVT 1: Genesis | December 6, 2003 | 1 | 1:23 | Copenhagen, Denmark | |
| Win | 2–0 | Dave Jones | KO (knee) | XFC 2: The Perfect Storm | November 9, 2003 | 1 | N/A | Cornwall, England | |
| Win | 1–0 | Gert Mannaerts | TKO (punches) | Viking Fight 3: Rumble in the West | February 15, 2003 | 1 | N/A | Aarhus, Denmark |
References
- ^ http://www.fightmagazine.com/fighters/martin-kampmann-413.htm
- ^ “Sherdog Official Mixed Martial Arts Rankings”. sherdog.com. November 23, 2011. http://www.sherdog.com/news/rankings/5/Sherdog-Official-Mixed-Martial-Arts-Rankings-37414. Retrieved 2011-11-23.
- ^ http://www.bloodyelbow.com/rankings
- ^ http://www.ufc.com/index.cfm?fa=news.detail&gid=3011
- ^ http://mmajunkie.com/news/15356/martin-kampmann-vs-mike-swick-set-for-no-1-contender-bout-at-ufc-103-in-september.mma
- ^ http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/ufc-103-play-by-play-amp-results-19792
- ^ “Martin Kampmann vs. Rory Markham targeted for January’s UFC 108 in Las Vegas”. mmajunkie.com. http://mmajunkie.com/news/16596/martin-kampmann-vs-rory-markham-targeted-for-januarys-ufc-108-in-las-vegas.mma. Retrieved 2009-10-23.
- ^ http://twitter.com/MartinKampmann/status/7457860577
- ^ “Martin Kampmann vs. Ben Saunders at UFC 111″. 5thround.com. http://www.5thround.com/19682/martin-kampmann-vs-ben-saunders-at-ufc-111/. Retrieved 2010-01-12.
- ^ “Martin Kampmann Injured, Jake Ellenberger Fights Ben Saunders at UFC 111 in March”. mmafrenzy.com. http://mmafrenzy.com/13139/martin-kampmann-injured-jake-ellenberger-fights-ben-saunders-at-ufc-111-in-march/. Retrieved 2010-02-09.
- ^ “Jake Shields signs with UFC, meets Martin Kampmann at UFC 121″. mmajunkie.com. http://mmajunkie.com/news/19975/jake-shields-signs-with-ufc-meets-martin-kampmann-at-ufc-121.mma. Retrieved 2010-07-19.
- ^ http://blog.fightmetric.com/2011/03/sanchez-vs-kampmann-official-ufc.html
- ^ http://mmajunkie.com/news/21672/diego-sanchez-vs-martin-kampmann-likely-ufc-on-versus-3-main-event.mma
- ^ “Martin Kampmann vs. John Howard on tap for UFC on Versus 4″. mmajunkie.com. http://mmajunkie.com/news/23228/martin-kampmann-vs-john-howard-on-tap-for-ufc-on-versus-4.mma. Retrieved 2011-04-13.
- ^ “UFC on Versus 4: Matt Brown vs John Howard booked for June 26 with Martin Kampmann injured”. mmamania.com. http://www.mmamania.com/2011/6/7/2210837/ufc-on-versus-4-matt-brown-vs-john-howard-booked-for-june-26-with. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
- ^ “Martin Kampmann vs. Rick Story on tap for UFC 139 in San Jose”. mmajunkie.com. http://mmajunkie.com/news/24852/martin-kampmann-vs-rick-story-on-top-for-ufc-139-in-san-jose.mma. Retrieved 2011-08-17.
- ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqrjiX3fGvM
- ^ “UFC on FX 2, Alves vs. Kampmann official for Allphones Arena in Sydney”. MMAjunkie.com. December 14, 2011. http://mmajunkie.com/news/26549/ufc-on-fx-2-alves-vs-kampmann-official-for-allphones-arena-in-sydney.mma.
- ^ “Jake Ellenberger vs. Martin Kampmann headlines The Ultimate Fighter Live Finale”. mmajunkie.com. March 21, 2012. http://mmajunkie.com/news/27925/jake-ellenberger-vs-. Retrieved March 21, 2012.
- ^ “Martin Kampmann’s Changing Fortunes”. UFC.com. 2010-10-21. http://www.ufc.com/news/Kampmann-Changing-Fortunes. Retrieved 2010-12-12.
- ^ http://www.shootersmma.com/default.asp?page=schools&iDoit=2&SchoolID=18 The Colosseum
- ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqrjiX3fGvM
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