Ben Askren
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Ben Askren is an American
former amateur wrestler
for the University of Missouri
and U.S. Olympic team. He is now a mixed martial artist
and the current Bellator
Welterweight Champion.
amateur wrestler
for the University of Missouri
. He won two state wrestling championships at Arrowhead High School in Hartland, Wisconsin.
in both 2004 and 2005 before winning it in 2006 and 2007. He is known for his incredible pinning ability (he holds the single-season NCAA pin record); his massive afro
, and his "funky", or unorthodox, wrestling style. For example, while being ridden in the 2005 championship match, he attempted to reach around and apply a headlock to Pendleton, a move that any wrestling coach would disavow. His tall, lanky body — in sharp contrast to the squat, muscular physiques of most top wrestlers — allows him to attempt moves that most wrestlers could not. This characteristic led to some embarrassing moments earlier in his freestyle career. His younger brother Max also wrestled for Missouri and won a national championship in 2010.
Ben had a dominant Junior season in 2005–06, winning all 45 of the matches he wrestled, pinning in 25 of those matches. He won the 174 pound weight class easily at both the Big 12 and NCAA Championships. He won his Big 12 finals match 17–6 over Jacob Klein of Nebraska and his NCAA finals match 14-2 over another wrestler who was undefeated going into the NCAA finals, future two time NCAA champion and future Hodge Trophy winner, Jake Herbert of Northwestern. His outstanding season earned him the Outstanding Wrestler award at the NCAA Championships as well as the Dan Hodge Trophy
and the Rev Wrestler of the Year.
He continued that dominance going into his Senior year in 2006–07, going undefeated again with a record of 42–0. He won his second consecutive NCAA Championship at 174 pounds by defeating yet another future NCAA champion, second-ranked Keith Gavin of Pittsburgh, 8–2. Ben finished his collegiate career with an 87 match winning streak. He also became only the second person ever to win the Dan Hodge Trophy twice, as W.I.N. Magazine named the 2007 winner. Ben was also once again named the Rev Wrestler of the Year. Additionally, he also received the Schalles Award, named after Wade Schalles
and given to the most prolific pinner at the end of each season.
Ben finished his collegiate wrestling career with a record of 153-8, with 91 of those victories coming by way of fall. Those 91 pins put him at third on the all-time NCAA Division I pins list. He was also a four-time All American, including being only the twelfth Division I wrestler ever to be a four-time finalist. Askren was also nominated for an ESPY in 2007 in the category Best Male College Athlete.
. Askren won his first match via pin against Hungarian István Veréb. In his round of 8 match he lost to Cuba's Ivan Fundora
1-3 0-4. The Cuban's loss to Russia's Buvaisar Saitiev in the quarterfinal round ended Askren's hopes to medal at the 2008 games.
The 24-year-old Askren was asked if inexperience was a factor. Though he was a two-time NCAA champion at the University of Missouri he was relatively new to freestyle after wrestling folkstyle in college. "That wasn't it," he said with tears in his eyes, "I just wasn't good enough. I sucked."
and the lead wrestling coach at the American Top Team
school in Columbia, Missouri
http://www.attmo.com/Instructors.html. In December 2008, Ben went to Coconut Creek, FL to train at American Top Team main school where many top fighters train.
. He defeated Josh Flowers via TKO early in the first round.
Askren had his second fight at Patriot Act 2 in Columbia, Missouri
. He defeated Mitchell Harris via submission by arm triangle. The fight was at a catchweight of 175 pounds.
from September 26—27, in Barcelona
, Spain
. He won his first match against Toni Linden by arm triangle choke. He lost his second fight to Pablo Popovitch
, a veteran grappler he had trained with the previous summer, by figure four footlock early in the match. Popovitch went on to win the championship in the under 77 kg (169 lb) division.
Askren also competed at the 2009 FILA
2° World Grappling
Championship in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
, from December 11–13. Askren faced the 2008 World Champion, Jacob Volkmann
, in the 84 kg no-gi division. Askren out-wrestled Volkmann and won gold in the category.
Season 2
Welterweight Tournament. In his first fight, Askren defeated Ryan Thomas via technical submission at Bellator 14 on April 15, 2010. The outcome of the fight was controversial because Thomas protested the stoppage as soon as Askren released the choke.
After Jim Wallhead
was pulled from the tournament, Thomas was given another chance to compete. Thomas defeated Jacob McClintock
by TKO in the first round at Bellator 15 and was awarded a rematch with Askren. When the two fought at Bellator 19, Askren came out victorious again with a unanimous 30-27 decision after controlling him with wrestling for three rounds.
At Bellator 22, Askren defeated Dan Hornbuckle
via unanimous decision after dominating him with his superior wrestling for all three rounds, becoming the Bellator Season Two Welterweight Tournament Champion.
On October 21, 2010 in Philadelphia Askren took on the Bellator Welterweight Champion Lyman Good. Despite being hit with a brutal upkick and almost getting caught in a triangle choke with one minute left, he was able to take down and control Good dominantly in every round. Askren won via unanimous decision to win the Bellator Welterweight Championship.
Askren next returned at Bellator 40 to fight and defeat Nick Thompson
after taking down and controlling Thompson for all three rounds. Although Askren started off quickly in the third round with a spinning back fist and several other strikes, he was caught with a overhand right by Thompson, causing Askren to take down and control Thompson for the remainder of the round. Askren went on to win by unanimous decision with the scores 30-26, 30-27, and 30-27.
Following his commanding unanimous decision win over Nick Thompson in a non-title affair at Bellator 40 in Newkirk, Okla., Askren revealed that he will relocate to Milwaukee in the near future to train under Duke Roufus at Roufusport.
Askren successfully defended his title against season 4 welterweight tournament winner Jay Hieron
at Bellator 56. following a close split decision.
. In 2009, Askren finished 9th in the Amateur World Championships.
Askren is sponsored by Discraft
.
Mixed martial arts
Amateur wrestling
Disc golf
| Win
| align=center| 9–0
| Jay Hieron
| Decision (split)
| Bellator 56
|
| align=center| 5
| align=center| 5:00
| Kansas City, Kansas
, United States
|
|-
| Win
| align=center| 8–0
| Nick Thompson
| Decision (unanimous)
| Bellator 40
|
| align=center| 3
| align=center| 5:00
| Newkirk, Oklahoma
, United States
|
|-
| Win
| align=center| 7–0
| Lyman Good
| Decision (unanimous)
| Bellator 33
|
| align=center| 5
| align=center| 5:00
| Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
, United States
|
|-
| Win
| align=center| 6–0
| Dan Hornbuckle
| Decision (unanimous)
| Bellator 22
|
| align=center| 3
| align=center| 5:00
| Kansas City, Missouri
, United States
|
|-
| Win
| align=center| 5–0
| Ryan Thomas
| Decision (unanimous)
| Bellator 19
|
| align=center| 3
| align=center| 5:00
| Grand Prairie, Texas
, United States
|
|-
| Win
| align=center| 4–0
| Ryan Thomas
| Technical Submission (guillotine choke)
| Bellator 14
|
| align=center| 1
| align=center| 2:40
| Chicago, Illinois, United States
|
|-
| Win
| align=center| 3–0
| Matt Delanoit
| Submission (north-south choke)
| MFDM: Ballroom Brawl
|
| align=center| 1
| align=center| 1:15
| Des Moines, Iowa
, United States
|
|-
| Win
| align=center| 2–0
| Mitchell Harris
| Submission (arm-triangle choke)
| HP: The Patriot Act 2
|
| align=center| 1
| align=center| 1:27
| Columbia, Missouri
, United States
|
|-
| Win
| align=center| 1–0
| Josh Flowers
| TKO (punches)
| HP: The Patriot Act
|
| align=center| 1
| align=center| 1:25
| Columbia, Missouri
, United States
|
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
former amateur wrestler
Collegiate wrestling
Collegiate wrestling, sometimes known in the United States as Folkstyle wrestling, is a style of amateur wrestling practised at the collegiate and university level in the United States. Collegiate wrestling emerged from the folk wrestling styles practised in the early history of the United States...
for the University of Missouri
University of Missouri
The University of Missouri System is a state university system providing centralized administration for four universities, a health care system, an extension program, five research and technology parks, and a publishing press. More than 64,000 students are currently enrolled at its four campuses...
and U.S. Olympic team. He is now a mixed martial artist
Mixed martial arts
Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...
and the current Bellator
Bellator Fighting Championships
Bellator Fighting Championships is a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States. "Bellator", which is Latin for "Warrior", is organized into seasons with each event hosting the rounds of championship knockout tournaments for three-five weight divisions.-History:In its first season,...
Welterweight Champion.
Wrestling
Askren is an assistant wrestling coach at Arizona State University and was an AmericanUnited States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
amateur wrestler
Collegiate wrestling
Collegiate wrestling, sometimes known in the United States as Folkstyle wrestling, is a style of amateur wrestling practised at the collegiate and university level in the United States. Collegiate wrestling emerged from the folk wrestling styles practised in the early history of the United States...
for the University of Missouri
University of Missouri
The University of Missouri System is a state university system providing centralized administration for four universities, a health care system, an extension program, five research and technology parks, and a publishing press. More than 64,000 students are currently enrolled at its four campuses...
. He won two state wrestling championships at Arrowhead High School in Hartland, Wisconsin.
Collegiate wrestling
In college, he wrestled in the 174 lb. weight class. He lost the NCAA championship match to Chris PendletonChris Pendleton
Chris Pendleton is an American amateur wrestler. Competing for Oklahoma State University, Pendleton won the NCAA Division I wrestling titles at 174 pounds in 2004 and 2005 and was a 3-time collegiate All-American. He defeated future two-time NCAA champion and Dan Hodge Trophy winner Ben Askren of...
in both 2004 and 2005 before winning it in 2006 and 2007. He is known for his incredible pinning ability (he holds the single-season NCAA pin record); his massive afro
Afro
Afro, sometimes shortened to fro and also known as a "natural", is a hairstyle worn naturally by people with lengthy kinky hair texture or specifically styled in such a fashion by individuals with naturally curly or straight hair...
, and his "funky", or unorthodox, wrestling style. For example, while being ridden in the 2005 championship match, he attempted to reach around and apply a headlock to Pendleton, a move that any wrestling coach would disavow. His tall, lanky body — in sharp contrast to the squat, muscular physiques of most top wrestlers — allows him to attempt moves that most wrestlers could not. This characteristic led to some embarrassing moments earlier in his freestyle career. His younger brother Max also wrestled for Missouri and won a national championship in 2010.
Ben had a dominant Junior season in 2005–06, winning all 45 of the matches he wrestled, pinning in 25 of those matches. He won the 174 pound weight class easily at both the Big 12 and NCAA Championships. He won his Big 12 finals match 17–6 over Jacob Klein of Nebraska and his NCAA finals match 14-2 over another wrestler who was undefeated going into the NCAA finals, future two time NCAA champion and future Hodge Trophy winner, Jake Herbert of Northwestern. His outstanding season earned him the Outstanding Wrestler award at the NCAA Championships as well as the Dan Hodge Trophy
Dan Hodge Trophy
The Dan Hodge Trophy is awarded to the outstanding college wrestler of the year. The trophy is given each season to the nation's best college wrestler by W.I.N. Magazine and Culture House. It is the wrestling equivalent to the Heisman Trophy...
and the Rev Wrestler of the Year.
He continued that dominance going into his Senior year in 2006–07, going undefeated again with a record of 42–0. He won his second consecutive NCAA Championship at 174 pounds by defeating yet another future NCAA champion, second-ranked Keith Gavin of Pittsburgh, 8–2. Ben finished his collegiate career with an 87 match winning streak. He also became only the second person ever to win the Dan Hodge Trophy twice, as W.I.N. Magazine named the 2007 winner. Ben was also once again named the Rev Wrestler of the Year. Additionally, he also received the Schalles Award, named after Wade Schalles
Wade Schalles
Wade Schalles is an American amateur wrestler, a two-time NCAA National Champion who holds multiple records in the sport including holding the Guinness Book of World Records title for most amateur wrestling wins and pins, and is the creator of several of wrestling's most notorious moves -...
and given to the most prolific pinner at the end of each season.
Ben finished his collegiate wrestling career with a record of 153-8, with 91 of those victories coming by way of fall. Those 91 pins put him at third on the all-time NCAA Division I pins list. He was also a four-time All American, including being only the twelfth Division I wrestler ever to be a four-time finalist. Askren was also nominated for an ESPY in 2007 in the category Best Male College Athlete.
2008 Olympics
In the summer of 2008, Askren defeated national runner-up Tyrone Lewis in two consecutive matches by decision at the US Olympic Trials in Las Vegas, becoming the second University of Missouri wrestler to qualify for the Olympics. Sammie Henson, who attended MU, but finished his college wrestling career at Clemson, competed in the 2000 Olympics, winning the silver medal. Askren competed at the 74 kg. weight class in the 2008 Summer Olympics2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...
. Askren won his first match via pin against Hungarian István Veréb. In his round of 8 match he lost to Cuba's Ivan Fundora
Iván Fundora
Ivan Fundora Zaldivar is a male freestyle wrestler from Cuba who won the bronze medal in the Men's freestyle 74kg at the 2004 Summer Olympics...
1-3 0-4. The Cuban's loss to Russia's Buvaisar Saitiev in the quarterfinal round ended Askren's hopes to medal at the 2008 games.
The 24-year-old Askren was asked if inexperience was a factor. Though he was a two-time NCAA champion at the University of Missouri he was relatively new to freestyle after wrestling folkstyle in college. "That wasn't it," he said with tears in his eyes, "I just wasn't good enough. I sucked."
Mixed martial arts
Askren is a brown belt in Brazilian Jiu-JitsuBrazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is a martial art, combat sport, and a self defense system that focuses on grappling and especially ground fighting...
and the lead wrestling coach at the American Top Team
American Top Team
American Top Team is one of the leading teams in mixed martial arts. It was founded by former members of Brazilian Top Team, Ricardo Liborio, Marcus Silveira and Marcelo Silveira but there is no formal affiliation between the two teams. ATT's main academy is in Coconut Creek, Florida but has...
school in Columbia, Missouri
Columbia, Missouri
Columbia is the fifth-largest city in Missouri, and the largest city in Mid-Missouri. With a population of 108,500 as of the 2010 Census, it is the principal municipality of the Columbia Metropolitan Area, a region of 164,283 residents. The city serves as the county seat of Boone County and as the...
http://www.attmo.com/Instructors.html. In December 2008, Ben went to Coconut Creek, FL to train at American Top Team main school where many top fighters train.
Early career
Askren made his professional MMA debut on February 7, 2009. It was held by Headhunter Productions at the Holiday Inn Select Executive Center in Columbia, MissouriColumbia, Missouri
Columbia is the fifth-largest city in Missouri, and the largest city in Mid-Missouri. With a population of 108,500 as of the 2010 Census, it is the principal municipality of the Columbia Metropolitan Area, a region of 164,283 residents. The city serves as the county seat of Boone County and as the...
. He defeated Josh Flowers via TKO early in the first round.
Askren had his second fight at Patriot Act 2 in Columbia, Missouri
Columbia, Missouri
Columbia is the fifth-largest city in Missouri, and the largest city in Mid-Missouri. With a population of 108,500 as of the 2010 Census, it is the principal municipality of the Columbia Metropolitan Area, a region of 164,283 residents. The city serves as the county seat of Boone County and as the...
. He defeated Mitchell Harris via submission by arm triangle. The fight was at a catchweight of 175 pounds.
Grappling
Asken competed at the 2009 ADCC Submission Wrestling World ChampionshipADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship
The ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship is a competition involving professional athletes who have been successful at the highest levels of jiu-jitsu, wrestling, judo, sambo, shooto and mixed martial arts...
from September 26—27, in Barcelona
Barcelona
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
, Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
. He won his first match against Toni Linden by arm triangle choke. He lost his second fight to Pablo Popovitch
Pablo Popovitch
Pablo Popovitch born September 9, 1979 is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner, mixed martial artist and a 3rd degree black belt under Jorge Popovitch. Pablo Popovitch is the founder and head instructor at The Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Center located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.-Biography:Pablo Popovitch...
, a veteran grappler he had trained with the previous summer, by figure four footlock early in the match. Popovitch went on to win the championship in the under 77 kg (169 lb) division.
Askren also competed at the 2009 FILA
International Federation of Associated Wrestling Styles
The International Federation of Associated Wrestling Styles, also known in French as Fédération Internationale des Luttes Associées , is an international wrestling federation that holds events around the world. It is the governing body of international amateur wrestling...
2° World Grappling
Grappling (martial art)
Grappling is a non-striking hybrid style formed of wrestling, jiu jitsu, judo, sambo and many other submission fighting styles which consists in applying submission holds and choking techniques in order to make the opponent abandon the fight...
Championship in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
, from December 11–13. Askren faced the 2008 World Champion, Jacob Volkmann
Jacob Volkmann
Jacob Joseph Volkmann is an American mixed martial artist competing in the lightweight division and formerly at welterweight. A professional MMA competitor since 2007, Volkmann had made a name for himself fighting in the Midwest...
, in the 84 kg no-gi division. Askren out-wrestled Volkmann and won gold in the category.
Bellator Fighting Championships
Askren was a participant in Bellator Fighting ChampionshipsBellator Fighting Championships
Bellator Fighting Championships is a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States. "Bellator", which is Latin for "Warrior", is organized into seasons with each event hosting the rounds of championship knockout tournaments for three-five weight divisions.-History:In its first season,...
Season 2
Bellator Fighting Championships: Season Two
Bellator Fighting Championships: Season Two was the second installment of the Bellator Fighting Championships -produced series. It started on April 8, 2010 and ended June 24, 2010. Tournaments were held in the featherweight, lightweight, welterweight and middleweight divisions...
Welterweight Tournament. In his first fight, Askren defeated Ryan Thomas via technical submission at Bellator 14 on April 15, 2010. The outcome of the fight was controversial because Thomas protested the stoppage as soon as Askren released the choke.
After Jim Wallhead
Jim Wallhead
Jim Wallhead is an English professional mixed martial artist, based in Leicestershire, England, who competes in the welterweight division. Wallhead's background is in Judo, where he holds a Black Belt having trained under Olympic silver medallist Neil Adams...
was pulled from the tournament, Thomas was given another chance to compete. Thomas defeated Jacob McClintock
Jacob McClintock
Jacob Patrick McClintock is an American mixed martial artist. McClintock is a welterweight fighter and has a record of 6-2, all six win have been stopped in round one. He is most known for his stint with Bellator Fighting Championships...
by TKO in the first round at Bellator 15 and was awarded a rematch with Askren. When the two fought at Bellator 19, Askren came out victorious again with a unanimous 30-27 decision after controlling him with wrestling for three rounds.
At Bellator 22, Askren defeated Dan Hornbuckle
Dan Hornbuckle
Dan Hornbuckle is an American mixed martial artist. Hornbuckle holds a purple belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu under Jack McVicker and has a self-proclaimed black belt in "intensity". Hornbuckle is Native American, and is a member of the Eastern Band Cherokee tribe...
via unanimous decision after dominating him with his superior wrestling for all three rounds, becoming the Bellator Season Two Welterweight Tournament Champion.
On October 21, 2010 in Philadelphia Askren took on the Bellator Welterweight Champion Lyman Good. Despite being hit with a brutal upkick and almost getting caught in a triangle choke with one minute left, he was able to take down and control Good dominantly in every round. Askren won via unanimous decision to win the Bellator Welterweight Championship.
Askren next returned at Bellator 40 to fight and defeat Nick Thompson
Nick Thompson
Nicholas Delton Thompson is a retired American mixed martial artist. He retired with a professional mixed martial arts record of 38-14-1. He has fought professionally on both the Ultimate Fighting Championship and Bodog Fight shows...
after taking down and controlling Thompson for all three rounds. Although Askren started off quickly in the third round with a spinning back fist and several other strikes, he was caught with a overhand right by Thompson, causing Askren to take down and control Thompson for the remainder of the round. Askren went on to win by unanimous decision with the scores 30-26, 30-27, and 30-27.
Following his commanding unanimous decision win over Nick Thompson in a non-title affair at Bellator 40 in Newkirk, Okla., Askren revealed that he will relocate to Milwaukee in the near future to train under Duke Roufus at Roufusport.
Askren successfully defended his title against season 4 welterweight tournament winner Jay Hieron
Jay Hieron
James Thomas Hieronymus , better known as Jay Hieron, is an American professional mixed martial arts fighter. He is known for his wrestling base and heavy hands....
at Bellator 56. following a close split decision.
Personal life
Askren is married. Askren is also competitive in the sport of disc golfDisc golf
Disc golf is a disc game in which individual players throw a flying disc into a basket or at a target. According to the Professional Disc Golf Association, "The object of the game is to traverse a course from beginning to end in the fewest number of throws of the disc." Of the more than 3000...
. In 2009, Askren finished 9th in the Amateur World Championships.
Askren is sponsored by Discraft
Discraft
Discraft is a company founded by Jim Kenner and located in Wixom, Michigan. They are a manufacturer of flying discs for the sports of Ultimate, Disc Golf and Freestyle frisbee...
.
Mixed martial artsMixed martial artsMixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...
- Bellator Fighting ChampionshipsBellator Fighting ChampionshipsBellator Fighting Championships is a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States. "Bellator", which is Latin for "Warrior", is organized into seasons with each event hosting the rounds of championship knockout tournaments for three-five weight divisions.-History:In its first season,...
- Bellator Welterweight Championship (One time; Current)
- Bellator Season 2 Welterweight Tournament Winner
Submission grappling
- Abu Dhabi Combat Club
- 2009 ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championships Quarterfinalist
- International Federation of Associated Wrestling StylesInternational Federation of Associated Wrestling StylesThe International Federation of Associated Wrestling Styles, also known in French as Fédération Internationale des Luttes Associées , is an international wrestling federation that holds events around the world. It is the governing body of international amateur wrestling...
- 2009 FILAInternational Federation of Associated Wrestling StylesThe International Federation of Associated Wrestling Styles, also known in French as Fédération Internationale des Luttes Associées , is an international wrestling federation that holds events around the world. It is the governing body of international amateur wrestling...
Grappling World Championships Senior No-Gi Gold Medalist
- 2009 FILA
- USA WrestlingUSA WrestlingUSA Wrestling is the organization that currently governs freestyle wrestling and Greco-Roman wrestling in the United States...
- FILAInternational Federation of Associated Wrestling StylesThe International Federation of Associated Wrestling Styles, also known in French as Fédération Internationale des Luttes Associées , is an international wrestling federation that holds events around the world. It is the governing body of international amateur wrestling...
World Team Trials Senior No-Gi Winner (2009)
- FILA
Amateur wrestlingAmateur wrestlingAmateur wrestling is the most widespread form of sport wrestling. There are two international wrestling styles performed in the Olympic Games under the supervision of FILA : Greco-Roman and freestyle. Freestyle is possibly derived from the English Lancashire style...
- International Federation of Associated Wrestling StylesInternational Federation of Associated Wrestling StylesThe International Federation of Associated Wrestling Styles, also known in French as Fédération Internationale des Luttes Associées , is an international wrestling federation that holds events around the world. It is the governing body of international amateur wrestling...
- 2010 Cerro Pelado International Senior Freestyle Silver Medalist
- 2010 Dave Schultz Memorial International Open Senior Freestyle Gold Medalist
- 2009 Hargobind International Senior Freestyle Gold Medalist
- 2009 Sunkist Kids International Open Senior Freestyle Silver Medalist
- 2008 Kiev International Senior Freestyle Bronze Medalist
- 2007 NYAC Holiday International Open Senior Freestyle Gold Medalist
- 2007 Hargobind International Tournament Senior Freestyle Gold Medalist
- 2005 Pan American Championships Senior Freestyle Gold Medalist
- USA WrestlingUSA WrestlingUSA Wrestling is the organization that currently governs freestyle wrestling and Greco-Roman wrestling in the United States...
- USA Senior Freestyle Olympic Team Trials Winner (2008)
- USA Junior Freestyle World Team Trials Winner (2004)
- USA Senior Freestyle National Championship (2008)
- USA University Freestyle National Championship Runner-up (2005)
- ASICSASICSASICS is a Japanese athletic equipment company. ASICS produces professional footwear and sports equipment designed for football, running, netball, tennis, badminton, squash, martial arts, cricket, golf, wrestling, track & field, cross-training, volleyball, cheerleading, lacrosse, and for many other...
Tiger High School All-American (2002) - West Junior Freestyle Regional Championship (2002)
- Northern Plains Junior Freestyle Regional Championship (2001, 2002)
- Northern Plains Junior Freestyle Regional Championship Runner-up (2000)
- National Collegiate Athletic AssociationNational Collegiate Athletic AssociationThe National Collegiate Athletic Association is a semi-voluntary association of 1,281 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and universities in the United States...
- NCAANational Collegiate Athletic AssociationThe National Collegiate Athletic Association is a semi-voluntary association of 1,281 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and universities in the United States...
Division I Collegiate Championship (2006, 2007) - NCAANational Collegiate Athletic AssociationThe National Collegiate Athletic Association is a semi-voluntary association of 1,281 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and universities in the United States...
Division I Collegiate Championship Runner-up (2004, 2005) - NCAANational Collegiate Athletic AssociationThe National Collegiate Athletic Association is a semi-voluntary association of 1,281 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and universities in the United States...
Division I All-American (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007) - Big 12 ConferenceBig 12 ConferenceThe Big 12 Conference is a college athletic conference of ten schools located in the Central United States, with its headquarters located in Las Colinas, a community in the Dallas, Texas suburb of Irving...
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Championship Runner-up (2005) - Dan Hodge TrophyDan Hodge TrophyThe Dan Hodge Trophy is awarded to the outstanding college wrestler of the year. The trophy is given each season to the nation's best college wrestler by W.I.N. Magazine and Culture House. It is the wrestling equivalent to the Heisman Trophy...
Collegiate Wrestler of the Year (2006, 2007)
- NCAA
- National Wrestling Coaches Association
- Schalles AwardSchalles AwardThe Schalles Award is annually presented by the National Wrestling Coaches Association and WIN Magazine to the top scholastic and collegiate pinner in the United States....
Top Collegiate Pinner of the Year (2006, 2007)
- Schalles Award
- National High School Coaches Association
- NHSCA Senior High School National Championship Runner-up (2002)
- NHSCA Senior All-American (2002)
- Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic AssociationWisconsin Interscholastic Athletic AssociationThe Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association is the regulatory body for all high school sports in Wisconsin. Its history dates to 1895, making it the first high school athletic organization in the country...
- WIAAWisconsin Interscholastic Athletic AssociationThe Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association is the regulatory body for all high school sports in Wisconsin. Its history dates to 1895, making it the first high school athletic organization in the country...
Division I High School State Championship (2000, 2001) - WIAAWisconsin Interscholastic Athletic AssociationThe Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association is the regulatory body for all high school sports in Wisconsin. Its history dates to 1895, making it the first high school athletic organization in the country...
Division I High School State Championship Runner-up (1999) - WIAAWisconsin Interscholastic Athletic AssociationThe Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association is the regulatory body for all high school sports in Wisconsin. Its history dates to 1895, making it the first high school athletic organization in the country...
Division I All-State (1999, 2000, 2001) - Classic 8 ConferenceClassic 8 ConferenceThe Classic 8 Conference, also known as the C8C, is a high school athletic conference made up of 8 teams in southeastern Wisconsin. The Classic 8 Conference is a member of the WIAA. The conference is one of the newer conferences in the WIAA, having been formed in 1997...
Championship (1999, 2000, 2001, 2002)
- WIAA
Disc golfDisc golfDisc golf is a disc game in which individual players throw a flying disc into a basket or at a target. According to the Professional Disc Golf Association, "The object of the game is to traverse a course from beginning to end in the fewest number of throws of the disc." Of the more than 3000...
- Professional Disc Golf AssociationProfessional Disc Golf AssociationThe Professional Disc Golf Association is a membership organization dedicated to the promotion and sustainable growth ofdisc golf...
- 2011 United States Amateur Disc Golf Championship 2nd Place
- 2009 PDGA Amateur World Doubles Championships Advanced 4th Place
- 2009 St. Louis Open Advanced 2nd Place
- 2009 Mighty MO Advanced 1st Place
- 2006 Alabama Amateur Open Intermediate 3rd Place
- 2005 Highnoon at Indiantown Intermediate 2nd Place
Mixed martial arts record
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| align=center| 9–0
| Jay Hieron
Jay Hieron
James Thomas Hieronymus , better known as Jay Hieron, is an American professional mixed martial arts fighter. He is known for his wrestling base and heavy hands....
| Decision (split)
| Bellator 56
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| align=center| 5
| align=center| 5:00
| Kansas City, Kansas
Kansas City, Kansas
Kansas City is the third-largest city in the state of Kansas and is the county seat of Wyandotte County. It is a suburb of Kansas City, Missouri, and is the third largest city in the Kansas City Metropolitan Area. The city is part of a consolidated city-county government known as the "Unified...
, United States
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| Win
| align=center| 8–0
| Nick Thompson
Nick Thompson
Nicholas Delton Thompson is a retired American mixed martial artist. He retired with a professional mixed martial arts record of 38-14-1. He has fought professionally on both the Ultimate Fighting Championship and Bodog Fight shows...
| Decision (unanimous)
| Bellator 40
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| align=center| 3
| align=center| 5:00
| Newkirk, Oklahoma
Newkirk, Oklahoma
Newkirk is a city in Kay County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 2,243 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Kay County.-Geography:...
, United States
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| Win
| align=center| 7–0
| Lyman Good
Lyman Good
Lyman Good is an American mixed martial artist and instructor. He currently fights as a welterweight in the Bellator Fighting Championships, and won the first Bellator Welterweight Tournament.-Biography:...
| Decision (unanimous)
| Bellator 33
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| align=center| 5
| align=center| 5:00
| Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Philadelphia County, with which it is coterminous. The city is located in the Northeastern United States along the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers. It is the fifth-most-populous city in the United States,...
, United States
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| Win
| align=center| 6–0
| Dan Hornbuckle
Dan Hornbuckle
Dan Hornbuckle is an American mixed martial artist. Hornbuckle holds a purple belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu under Jack McVicker and has a self-proclaimed black belt in "intensity". Hornbuckle is Native American, and is a member of the Eastern Band Cherokee tribe...
| Decision (unanimous)
| Bellator 22
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| align=center| 3
| align=center| 5:00
| Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City, Missouri is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and is the anchor city of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, the second largest metropolitan area in Missouri. It encompasses in parts of Jackson, Clay, Cass, and Platte counties...
, United States
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| Win
| align=center| 5–0
| Ryan Thomas
| Decision (unanimous)
| Bellator 19
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| align=center| 3
| align=center| 5:00
| Grand Prairie, Texas
Grand Prairie, Texas
Grand Prairie is a city in Dallas, Ellis, and Tarrant counties in the U.S. state of Texas and is a part of the Mid-Cities region in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. Grand Prairie is a suburb of both Dallas and Fort Worth and had a population of 175,396 at the 2010 census.- History :The city of...
, United States
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| Win
| align=center| 4–0
| Ryan Thomas
| Technical Submission (guillotine choke)
| Bellator 14
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| align=center| 1
| align=center| 2:40
| Chicago, Illinois, United States
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| Win
| align=center| 3–0
| Matt Delanoit
| Submission (north-south choke)
| MFDM: Ballroom Brawl
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| align=center| 1
| align=center| 1:15
| Des Moines, Iowa
Des Moines, Iowa
Des Moines is the capital and the most populous city in the US state of Iowa. It is also the county seat of Polk County. A small portion of the city extends into Warren County. It was incorporated on September 22, 1851, as Fort Des Moines which was shortened to "Des Moines" in 1857...
, United States
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| Win
| align=center| 2–0
| Mitchell Harris
| Submission (arm-triangle choke)
| HP: The Patriot Act 2
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| align=center| 1
| align=center| 1:27
| Columbia, Missouri
Columbia, Missouri
Columbia is the fifth-largest city in Missouri, and the largest city in Mid-Missouri. With a population of 108,500 as of the 2010 Census, it is the principal municipality of the Columbia Metropolitan Area, a region of 164,283 residents. The city serves as the county seat of Boone County and as the...
, United States
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| Win
| align=center| 1–0
| Josh Flowers
| TKO (punches)
| HP: The Patriot Act
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| align=center| 1
| align=center| 1:25
| Columbia, Missouri
Columbia, Missouri
Columbia is the fifth-largest city in Missouri, and the largest city in Mid-Missouri. With a population of 108,500 as of the 2010 Census, it is the principal municipality of the Columbia Metropolitan Area, a region of 164,283 residents. The city serves as the county seat of Boone County and as the...
, United States
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