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Mike van Arsdale
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| Born | June 20, 1965 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 |
| Fighting out of | San Jose, California |
| Wrestling | NCAA Division I Wrestling |
| 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 |
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| 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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