Dan Henderson

“Hendo”

MMA · Retired

32-15RECORD

17KO / TKO WINS

1SUBMISSION WINS

14DECISION WINS

Profile

Full name	Daniel Jeffery Henderson
Nickname	Hendo
Date of birth	24 Aug 1970
Nationality	American
Birthplace	Downey, California, U.S.
Lives in	Temecula, California, U.S.
Division	Welterweight / Middleweight / Light Heavyweight
Team	Team Quest
Height	185 cm (6′1″)
Reach	188 cm (74″)
Stance	Orthodox
Years active	1997–2016
Status	Retired
Pro debut	15 Jun 1997
Last fight	Loss vs Michael Bisping, 8 Oct 2016

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Titles and honours

Pride Welterweight Champion
Pride Middleweight (205 lb) Champion
Pride 2005 Welterweight Grand Prix Champion
Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Champion
UFC 17 Middleweight Tournament Champion
Rings: King of Kings 1999 Tournament Champion

Background

Dan Henderson is an American former mixed martial artist and Olympic Greco-Roman wrestler who competed at the 1992 and 1996 Summer Olympics. He fought in the UFC, Pride and Strikeforce, and is known as the only double champion in Pride's history.

Fight history

47 professional fights. Newest first.

Result	Opponent	Method	Round	Time	Event	Date	Location	Notes
Loss	Michael Bisping	Decision (unanimous)	5	5:00	UFC 204	8 Oct 2016	Manchester, England	For UFC Middleweight Championship
Win	Héctor Lombard	KO (elbow)	2	1:27	UFC 199	4 Jun 2016	Inglewood, California
Loss	Vitor Belfort	KO (punches)	1	2:07	UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Henderson 3	7 Nov 2015	São Paulo, Brazil
Win	Tim Boetsch	KO (punches)	1	0:28	UFC Fight Night: Boetsch vs. Henderson	6 Jun 2015	New Orleans, Louisiana
Loss	Gegard Mousasi	TKO (punches)	1	1:10	UFC on Fox: Gustafsson vs. Johnson	24 Jan 2015	Stockholm, Sweden
Loss	Daniel Cormier	Technical submission (rear-naked choke)	3	3:53	UFC 173	24 May 2014	Las Vegas, Nevada
Win	Maurício Rua	TKO (punches)	3	1:31	UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Henderson 2	23 Mar 2014	Natal, Brazil
Loss	Vitor Belfort	KO (head kick)	1	1:17	UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Henderson 2	9 Nov 2013	Goiânia, Brazil
Loss	Rashad Evans	Decision (split)	3	5:00	UFC 161	15 Jun 2013	Winnipeg, Manitoba
Loss	Lyoto Machida	Decision (split)	3	5:00	UFC 157	23 Feb 2013	Anaheim, California
Win	Maurício Rua	Decision (unanimous)	5	5:00	UFC 139	19 Nov 2011	San Jose, California
Win	Fedor Emelianenko	TKO (punches)	1	4:12	Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Henderson	30 Jul 2011	Hoffman Estates, Illinois	Heavyweight bout
Win	Rafael Cavalcante	TKO (punches)	3	0:50	Strikeforce: Feijão vs. Henderson	5 Mar 2011	Columbus, Ohio	Won Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Championship
Win	Renato Sobral	KO (punches)	1	1:53	Strikeforce: St. Louis	4 Dec 2010	St. Louis, Missouri
Loss	Jake Shields	Decision (unanimous)	5	5:00	Strikeforce: Nashville	17 Apr 2010	Nashville, Tennessee	For Strikeforce Middleweight Championship
Win	Michael Bisping	KO (punch)	2	3:20	UFC 100	11 Jul 2009	Las Vegas, Nevada
Win	Rich Franklin	Decision (split)	3	5:00	UFC 93	17 Jan 2009	Dublin, Ireland
Win	Rousimar Palhares	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	UFC 88	6 Sep 2008	Atlanta, Georgia
Loss	Anderson Silva	Submission (rear-naked choke)	2	4:52	UFC 82	1 Mar 2008	Columbus, Ohio	For UFC Middleweight Championship
Loss	Quinton Jackson	Decision (unanimous)	5	5:00	UFC 75	8 Sep 2007	London, England	For UFC Light Heavyweight Championship
Win	Wanderlei Silva	KO (punches)	3	2:08	Pride 33	24 Feb 2007	Las Vegas, Nevada	Won Pride Middleweight Championship
Win	Vitor Belfort	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	Pride 32: The Real Deal	21 Oct 2006	Las Vegas, Nevada
Loss	Kazuo Misaki	Decision (unanimous)	2	5:00	Pride Bushido 12	26 Aug 2006	Nagoya, Japan
Win	Kazuo Misaki	Decision (unanimous)	2	5:00	Pride Bushido 10	2 Apr 2006	Tokyo, Japan
Win	Murilo Bustamante	Decision (split)	2	5:00	Pride Shockwave 2005	31 Dec 2005	Saitama, Japan	Won Pride Welterweight Grand Prix and title
Win	Akihiro Gono	KO (punch)	1	7:58	Pride Bushido 9	25 Sep 2005	Tokyo, Japan
Loss	Antônio Rogério Nogueira	Submission (armbar)	1	8:05	Pride Total Elimination 2005	23 Apr 2005	Osaka, Japan
Win	Yuki Kondo	Decision (split)	3	5:00	Pride Shockwave 2004	31 Dec 2004	Saitama, Japan
Win	Kazuhiro Nakamura	TKO (shoulder injury)	1	1:15	Pride 28	31 Oct 2004	Saitama, Japan
Win	Murilo Bustamante	TKO (punches)	1	0:53	Pride Final Conflict 2003	9 Nov 2003	Tokyo, Japan
Win	Shungo Oyama	TKO (punches)	1	3:28	Pride 25	16 Mar 2003	Yokohama, Japan
Loss	Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira	Submission (armbar)	3	1:49	Pride 24	23 Dec 2002	Fukuoka, Japan
Loss	Ricardo Arona	Decision (split)	3	5:00	Pride 20	28 Apr 2002	Yokohama, Japan
Win	Murilo Rua	Decision (split)	3	5:00	Pride 17	3 Nov 2001	Tokyo, Japan
Win	Akira Shoji	TKO (punches and knees)	3	3:18	Pride 14: Clash of the Titans	27 May 2001	Yokohama, Japan
Win	Renzo Gracie	KO (punch)	1	1:40	Pride 13: Collision Course	25 Mar 2001	Saitama, Japan
Loss	Wanderlei Silva	Decision (unanimous)	2	10:00	Pride 12: Cold Fury	23 Dec 2000	Saitama, Japan
Win	Renato Sobral	Decision (majority)	2	5:00	Rings: King of Kings 1999 Final	26 Feb 2000	Tokyo, Japan
Win	Hiromitsu Kanehara	Decision (majority)	2	5:00	Rings: King of Kings 1999 Block A	28 Oct 1999	Tokyo, Japan
Win	Carlos Newton	Decision (split)	1	15:00	UFC 17	15 May 1998	Mobile, Alabama	Won UFC 17 Middleweight Tournament
Win	Eric Smith	Technical submission (guillotine choke)	1	0:30	Brazil Open '97	15 Jun 1997	Brazil
Win	Ryo Chonan	KO (punch)	1	0:22
Win	Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira	Decision (split)	3	5:00
Win	Gilbert Yvel	Decision (unanimous)	2	5:00
Win	Bakouri Gogitidze	TKO (submission to knee to the body)	1	2:17
Win	Allan Goes	Decision (unanimous)	1	15:00
Win	Crezio de Souza	TKO (punches)	1	5:25