Mike Wessel
Encyclopedia
Michael Wade Wessel is an American
heavyweight mixed martial arts
fighter. Wessel had a brief stint in with the Ultimate Fighting Championships and appeared on The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights
.
football program & Coldwater High School before jumping into the world of MMA.
at UFC 92
. He accepted the fight on a week notice after Hardonk's original opponent dropped out due to injury. UFC's Dana White offered the fight to Wessel and he quickly accepted, signing a four-fight deal. In the first round of the fight, Wessel controlled the veteran Hardonk but lost in the second round after tiring from only having a few days to train.
. Wessel had his first fight on the show against Marcus Jones, losing via first round submission armbar.
Wessel was not given a chance to fight on the finale card. After losing to Jones, Wessel was released from his contract.
, was against another Ultimate Fighter
alumni, Dan Christison
. Wessel lost the fight via submission kimura
.
|Loss
|10-4
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Scott Barrett
|TKO (punches)
|SportFight X: Middle Tennessee Mayhem
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|3:53
|Murfreesboro, Tennessee
, United States
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|Win
|10-3
| Chris Hawk
|TKO (punches)
|AXC 10 - War of the Machines
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|2:19
|Little Rock, Arkansas
, United States
|
|-
|Win
|9-3
| Jack Armstrong
|TKO (punches)
|AXC 8 - Friday Fury
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|2:39
|Little Rock, Arkansas
, United States
|
|-
|Loss
|8-3
| Dan Christison
|Submission (kimura)
|CFC 4: Wessel vs. Christison
|
|align=center|3
|align=center|3:56
|Winnipeg, Manitoba
|
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|Loss
|8-2
|
Antoni Hardonk
|TKO (punches)
|UFC 92
|
|align=center|2
|align=center|2:09
|Las Vegas, Nevada
, United States
|UFC debut
|-
|Win
|8-1
| Aaron Winterlee
|Submission
|Subzero Fighting
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|1:59
|Little Rock, Arkansas
, United States
|
|-
|Win
|7-1
| Rudy Lindsey
|Decision (unanimous)
|Extreme Fighting League
|
|align=center|2
|align=center|5:00
|Oklahoma
, United States
|
|-
|Win
|6-1
| Patrick Castillo
|Decision (split)
|Art of War Fighting Championship
|
|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Tunica, Mississippi
, United States
|
|-
|Win
|5-1
| Mark Bier
|TKO (punches)
|Ring Rulers
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|0:45
|Shreveport, Louisiana
, United States
|
|-
|Win
|4-1
| Matt Thomas
|TKO (punches)
|Subzero Fighting
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|N/A
|Little Rock, Arkansas
, United States
|
|-
|Win
|3-1
| Matt Thomas
|KO (punches)
|Art of War Fighting Championship
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|2:42
|Tunica, Mississippi
, United States
|
|-
|Loss
|2-1
| Aaron Wintterle
|KO (punch)
|Xtreme Fighting League
|
|align=center|2
|align=center|0:28
|Alabama, United States
|
|-
|Win
|2-0
| Rudy Lindsey
|Decision (unanimous)
|Xtreme Fighting League
|
|align=center|3
|align=center|2:00
|Alabama, United States
|
|-
|Win
|1-0
| Jason Lee
|TKO (punches)
|Xtreme Fighting League
|
|align=center|3
|align=center|1:18
|Alabama, United States
|
|Loss
|0-1
| Marcus Jones
|Submission (armbar)
|The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights
|
|align=center|1
|
|Las Vegas, Nevada
, United States
|
|-
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
heavyweight mixed martial arts
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...
fighter. Wessel had a brief stint in with the Ultimate Fighting Championships and appeared on The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights
The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights
The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights is the tenth installment of the Ultimate Fighting Championship -produced reality television series The Ultimate Fighter. In a press conference following UFC 98, Dana White announced that filming for the season would begin on June 1, 2009...
.
Biography
He was born and raised in Celina, Ohio and attended Celina High School. While there, he was a football player, playing the defensive tackle position. After graduating high school he enrolled in the University of St. Francis in Indiana, where he played nose tackle while obtaining a dual degree in special education and chemistry. He later got a job playing football for a team in the Arena Football League. Wessel was a former strength & conditioning coach for the University of ArkansasUniversity of Arkansas
The University of Arkansas is a public, co-educational, land-grant, space-grant, research university. It is classified by the Carnegie Foundation as a research university with very high research activity. It is the flagship campus of the University of Arkansas System and is located in...
football program & Coldwater High School before jumping into the world of MMA.
Ultimate Fighting Championships
He made his UFC debut against Antoni HardonkAntoni Hardonk
Antoni Barend Hardonk is a Dutch retired mixed martial artist and kickboxer who competed in K-1 and the Ultimate Fighting Championship.-Kickboxing career:...
at UFC 92
UFC 92
UFC 92: The Ultimate 2008 was a mixed martial arts event by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on December 27, 2008 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.-Background:...
. He accepted the fight on a week notice after Hardonk's original opponent dropped out due to injury. UFC's Dana White offered the fight to Wessel and he quickly accepted, signing a four-fight deal. In the first round of the fight, Wessel controlled the veteran Hardonk but lost in the second round after tiring from only having a few days to train.
The Ultimate Fighter
After losing to Hardonk in his UFC debut, Wessel took a spot on the Spike TV reality show, The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights. He was the last pick for Team Rashad EvansRashad Evans
Rashad Anton Evans is an American mixed martial artist from Niagara Falls, New York, currently signed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship where he is a former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion. Evans won the heavyweight division of The Ultimate Fighter 2. Evans lost the UFC Light Heavyweight...
. Wessel had his first fight on the show against Marcus Jones, losing via first round submission armbar.
Wessel was not given a chance to fight on the finale card. After losing to Jones, Wessel was released from his contract.
Post-UFC
Wessel's first fight after his stint on The Ultimate Fighter: HeavyweightsThe Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights
The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights is the tenth installment of the Ultimate Fighting Championship -produced reality television series The Ultimate Fighter. In a press conference following UFC 98, Dana White announced that filming for the season would begin on June 1, 2009...
, was against another Ultimate Fighter
Ultimate Fighter
Ultimate Fighter - known in Japan as , is a fighting video game developed and published by Culture Brain for the Super NES.An updated version of it titled was later released exclusively in Japan for the same platform on December 11, 1992, which adds a choice of turbo speed levels to increase the...
alumni, Dan Christison
Dan Christison
Daniel B. Christison is an American mixed martial artist. He fought for the San Jose Razorclaws of the International Fight League....
. Wessel lost the fight via submission kimura
Kimura
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.
Mixed martial arts record
|-|Loss
|10-4
|
Scott BarrettScott Barrett (fighter)
Scott Barrett is an American mixed martial artist who has fought in the Bellator Fighting Championships. He was a participant in the heavyweight tournament during Bellator's third season. He lost a unanimous decision in the first round of the tournament to undefeated Polish heavyweight Damian...
|TKO (punches)
|SportFight X: Middle Tennessee Mayhem
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|3:53
|Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Murfreesboro is a city in and the county seat of Rutherford County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 108,755 according to the United States Census Bureau's 2010 U.S. Census, up from 68,816 residents certified during the 2000 census. The center of population of Tennessee is located in...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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|Win
|10-3
|
Chris Hawk|TKO (punches)
|AXC 10 - War of the Machines
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|2:19
|Little Rock, Arkansas
Little Rock, Arkansas
Little Rock is the capital and the largest city of the U.S. state of Arkansas. The Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 699,757 people in the 2010 census...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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|-
|Win
|9-3
|
Jack Armstrong|TKO (punches)
|AXC 8 - Friday Fury
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|2:39
|Little Rock, Arkansas
Little Rock, Arkansas
Little Rock is the capital and the largest city of the U.S. state of Arkansas. The Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 699,757 people in the 2010 census...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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|Loss
|8-3
|
Dan ChristisonDan Christison
Daniel B. Christison is an American mixed martial artist. He fought for the San Jose Razorclaws of the International Fight League....
|Submission (kimura)
|CFC 4: Wessel vs. Christison
|
|align=center|3
|align=center|3:56
|Winnipeg, Manitoba
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|-
|Loss
|8-2
|
Antoni HardonkAntoni Hardonk
Antoni Barend Hardonk is a Dutch retired mixed martial artist and kickboxer who competed in K-1 and the Ultimate Fighting Championship.-Kickboxing career:...
|TKO (punches)
|UFC 92
UFC 92
UFC 92: The Ultimate 2008 was a mixed martial arts event by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on December 27, 2008 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.-Background:...
|
|align=center|2
|align=center|2:09
|Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
|UFC debut
|-
|Win
|8-1
|
Aaron Winterlee|Submission
|Subzero Fighting
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|1:59
|Little Rock, Arkansas
Little Rock, Arkansas
Little Rock is the capital and the largest city of the U.S. state of Arkansas. The Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 699,757 people in the 2010 census...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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|-
|Win
|7-1
|
Rudy Lindsey|Decision (unanimous)
|Extreme Fighting League
|
|align=center|2
|align=center|5:00
|Oklahoma
Oklahoma
Oklahoma is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. With an estimated 3,751,351 residents as of the 2010 census and a land area of 68,667 square miles , Oklahoma is the 28th most populous and 20th-largest state...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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|-
|Win
|6-1
|
Patrick Castillo|Decision (split)
|Art of War Fighting Championship
Art of War Fighting Championship
The Art of War Fighting Championship is the primary Chinese professional mixed martial arts promotion based in Beijing, China. The Chinese title "英雄榜" literally translated means "Gathering of Heroes." Art of War FC has no relation to the defunct US MMA promotion Art of War Undisputed Arena...
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|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Tunica, Mississippi
Tunica, Mississippi
Tunica is a town in Tunica County, Mississippi, United States, located near the Mississippi River. Until the early 1990s the town was one of the most impoverished places in the United States, semi-famous for the particularly deprived neighbourhood known as "Sugar Ditch Alley", named for the open...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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|-
|Win
|5-1
|
Mark Bier|TKO (punches)
|Ring Rulers
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|0:45
|Shreveport, Louisiana
Shreveport, Louisiana
Shreveport is the third largest city in Louisiana. It is the principal city of the fourth largest metropolitan area in the state of Louisiana and is the 109th-largest city in the United States....
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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|-
|Win
|4-1
|
Matt Thomas|TKO (punches)
|Subzero Fighting
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|N/A
|Little Rock, Arkansas
Little Rock, Arkansas
Little Rock is the capital and the largest city of the U.S. state of Arkansas. The Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 699,757 people in the 2010 census...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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|-
|Win
|3-1
|
Matt Thomas|KO (punches)
|Art of War Fighting Championship
Art of War Fighting Championship
The Art of War Fighting Championship is the primary Chinese professional mixed martial arts promotion based in Beijing, China. The Chinese title "英雄榜" literally translated means "Gathering of Heroes." Art of War FC has no relation to the defunct US MMA promotion Art of War Undisputed Arena...
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|align=center|1
|align=center|2:42
|Tunica, Mississippi
Tunica, Mississippi
Tunica is a town in Tunica County, Mississippi, United States, located near the Mississippi River. Until the early 1990s the town was one of the most impoverished places in the United States, semi-famous for the particularly deprived neighbourhood known as "Sugar Ditch Alley", named for the open...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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|-
|Loss
|2-1
|
Aaron Wintterle|KO (punch)
|Xtreme Fighting League
|
|align=center|2
|align=center|0:28
|Alabama, United States
|
|-
|Win
|2-0
|
Rudy Lindsey|Decision (unanimous)
|Xtreme Fighting League
|
|align=center|3
|align=center|2:00
|Alabama, United States
|
|-
|Win
|1-0
|
Jason LeeJason Lee
Jason Lee may refer to:*Jason Lee , American film and TV actor and former professional skateboarder*Jason Lee , English field hockey player and coach*Jason Lee...
|TKO (punches)
|Xtreme Fighting League
|
|align=center|3
|align=center|1:18
|Alabama, United States
|
Mixed martial arts exhibition record
|-|Loss
|0-1
|
Marcus Jones|Submission (armbar)
|The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights
The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights
The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights is the tenth installment of the Ultimate Fighting Championship -produced reality television series The Ultimate Fighter. In a press conference following UFC 98, Dana White announced that filming for the season would begin on June 1, 2009...
|
|align=center|1
|
|Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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