Mark Coleman

"The Hammer"

AGE	61 / Dec 20, 1964
HEIGHT	6'1" / 185.42 cm
WEIGHT	205 lbs / 92.99 kg

ASSOCIATION
Hammer House

CLASS
Light Heavyweight

Wins 16

KO / TKO

44%

SUBMISSIONS

31%

DECISIONS

25%

Losses 10

KO / TKO

30%

SUBMISSIONS

50%

DECISIONS

20%

FIGHT HISTORY - PRO

Result	Fighter	Event	Method/Referee	R	Time
loss	Randy Couture	UFC 109 - Relentless Feb / 06 / 2010	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) Steve Mazzagatti VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	2	1:09
win	Stephan Bonnar	UFC 100 - Lesnar vs. Mir 2 Jul / 11 / 2009	Decision (Unanimous) Herb Dean VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
loss	Mauricio Rua	UFC 93 - Franklin vs. Henderson Jan / 17 / 2009	TKO (Punches) Kevin Mulhall VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	4:36
loss	Fedor Emelianenko	Pride 32 - The Real Deal Oct / 21 / 2006	Submission (Armbar) Yuji Shimada	2	1:15
win	Mauricio Rua	Pride 31 - Dreamers Feb / 26 / 2006	TKO (Broken Arm) Daisuke Noguchi	1	0:49
win	Milco Voorn	Bushido Europe - Rotterdam Rumble Oct / 09 / 2005	Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke) Yuji Shimada	1	0:56
loss	Mirko Filipovic	Pride 29 - Fists of Fire Feb / 20 / 2005	KO (Punches and Soccer Kick) Yuji Shimada	1	3:42
loss	Fedor Emelianenko	Pride FC - Total Elimination 2004 Apr / 25 / 2004	Submission (Armbar) Yuji Shimada	1	2:11
win	Don Frye	Pride 26 - Bad to the Bone Jun / 08 / 2003	Decision (Unanimous) Yuji Shimada	3	5:00
loss	Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira	Pride 16 - Beasts From The East Sep / 24 / 2001	Submission (Triangle Armbar) Yuji Shimada	1	6:10
win	Allan Goes	Pride 13 - Collision Course Mar / 25 / 2001	KO (Knees) Yuji Shimada	1	1:19
win	Igor Vovchanchyn	Pride FC - Pride Grand Prix 2000: Finals May / 01 / 2000	TKO (Submission to Knees) Yuji Shimada	2	3:09
win	Kazuyuki Fujita	Pride FC - Pride Grand Prix 2000: Finals May / 01 / 2000	TKO (Corner Stoppage) Yuji Shimada	1	0:02
win	Akira Shoji	Pride FC - Pride Grand Prix 2000: Finals May / 01 / 2000	Decision (Unanimous) Keiji Shiozaki	1	15:00
win	Masaaki Satake	Pride FC - Pride Grand Prix 2000: Opening Round Jan / 30 / 2000	Submission (Can Opener) Yuji Shimada	1	1:14
win	Ricardo Morais	Pride FC - Pride 8 Nov / 21 / 1999	Decision (Unanimous) Yuji Shimada	2	10:00
loss	Nobuhiko Takada	Pride FC - Pride 5 Apr / 29 / 1999	Submission (Heel Hook) Yuji Shimada	2	1:44
loss	Pedro Rizzo	UFC 18 - Road to the Heavyweight Title Jan / 08 / 1999	Decision (Split) John McCarthy	1	15:00
loss	Pete Williams	UFC 17 - Redemption May / 15 / 1998	KO (Head Kick) John McCarthy	1	12:38
loss	Maurice Smith	UFC 14 - Showdown Jul / 27 / 1997	Decision (Unanimous) John McCarthy	1	21:00
win	Dan Severn	UFC 12 - Judgement Day Feb / 07 / 1997	Submission (Scarf Hold) John McCarthy	1	2:57
win	Brian Johnston	UFC 11 - The Proving Ground Sep / 20 / 1996	TKO (Submission to Punches) John McCarthy	1	2:20
win	Julian Sanchez	UFC 11 - The Proving Ground Sep / 20 / 1996	Submission (Scarf Hold) John McCarthy	1	0:45
win	Don Frye	UFC 10 - The Tournament Jul / 12 / 1996	TKO (Punches) John McCarthy	1	11:34
win	Gary Goodridge	UFC 10 - The Tournament Jul / 12 / 1996	Submission (Exhaustion) John McCarthy	1	7:00
win	Moti Horenstein	UFC 10 - The Tournament Jul / 12 / 1996	TKO (Submission to Punches) John McCarthy	1	2:43

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