Dave Menne

“The Warrior”

MMA · Retired

45-17-2RECORD

6KO / TKO WINS

19SUBMISSION WINS

20DECISION WINS

Profile

Full name	David Jeremy Menne
Nickname	The Warrior
Date of birth	29 Jul 1974
Nationality	American
Birthplace	Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Lives in	Forest Lake, Minnesota, USA
Division	Middleweight
Team	Menne Combat Academy
Height	178 cm (5′10″)
Reach	Not added yet
Stance	Orthodox
Years active	1997–2012
Status	Retired
Pro debut	4 Apr 1997
Last fight	Loss vs Murilo Bustamante, 31 Mar 2012

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Titles and honours

First UFC middleweight champion (2001-2002)
HOOKnSHOOT lightweight tournament champion (1997)
Shidokan Jitsu Warriors War 1 tournament winner (2001)

Background

Minnesota-based fighter who won the inaugural UFC middleweight title at UFC 33 in 2001. He fought professionally until 2012.

Fight history

64 professional fights. Newest first.

Result	Opponent	Method	Round	Time	Event	Date	Location	Notes
Loss	Murilo Bustamante	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	Amazon Forest Combat 2	31 Mar 2012	Manaus, Brazil
Win	Eric Davila	Submission (guillotine choke)	1	1:35	UWF 1	26 Nov 2011	Pharr, Texas, USA
Win	Adrian Miles	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	XKL Evolution 2	24 Apr 2010	Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Loss	Omar de la Cruz	TKO (punches)	1	3:19	Bellator 7	15 May 2009	Chicago, Illinois, USA
Win	Norman Paraisy	Submission (rear-naked choke)	3	2:39	Bellator IV	17 Apr 2009	Norman, Oklahoma, USA
Win	Travis McCollough	TKO (punches)	1	2:34	Brutaal: Fight Club	2 May 2008	Maplewood, Minnesota, USA
Loss	Luigi Fioravanti	TKO (punches)	1	4:44	UFC Fight Night: Sanchez vs. Riggs	13 Dec 2006	San Diego, California, USA
Loss	Josh Koscheck	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	UFC Fight Night 5	28 Jun 2006	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Win	Alex Reid	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	Cage Rage 16	22 Apr 2006	London, England
Loss	Jake Shields	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	Rumble on the Rock 8	20 Jan 2006	Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
Loss	Ed Herman	TKO (corner stoppage)	1	5:00	EC 63	23 Jul 2005	Hayward, Wisconsin, USA
Win	Jerry Spiegel	Submission (guillotine choke)	1	3:17	EC 62	18 Jun 2005	Medina, Minnesota, USA
Win	Trevor Garrett	Decision (split)	3	5:00	EC 60	12 Nov 2004	Medina, Minnesota, USA
Win	Eddie Sanchez	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	0:53	EC 59	24 Sep 2004	Medina, Minnesota, USA
Win	Todd Carney	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	EC 58	11 Jun 2004	Medina, Minnesota, USA
Win	Leo Sylvest	Submission (toe hold)	1	2:06	EC 56	26 Mar 2004	Medina, Minnesota, USA
Loss	Falaniko Vitale	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	SuperBrawl 33	7 Feb 2004	Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
Win	Sam Cleveland	TKO (punches)	1		EC: Best of the Best 2	2 Aug 2003	Anoka, Minnesota, USA
Loss	Hayato Sakurai	TKO (cut)	2	2:02	DEEP: 10th Impact	25 Jun 2003	Tokyo, Japan
Win	Dennis Reed	TKO	1		EC: Extreme Combat	14 Jun 2003	Ramsey, Minnesota, USA
Win	Todd Carney	Submission (guillotine choke)	1	1:05	ICC 2: Rebellion	18 Apr 2003	Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Loss	Phil Baroni	KO (strikes)	1	0:18	UFC 39	27 Sep 2002	Uncasville, Connecticut, USA
Win	Robert Ferguson	TKO (retirement)	2	5:00	UAGF 2	30 Jul 2002	Hollywood, California, USA
Loss	Murilo Bustamante	TKO (punches)	2	0:44	UFC 35	11 Jan 2002	Uncasville, Connecticut, USA	Lost UFC middleweight title
Win	Gil Castillo	Decision (unanimous)	5	5:00	UFC 33	28 Sep 2001	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA	Won inaugural UFC middleweight title
Loss	Hiromitsu Kanehara	TKO (punches)	3	3:24	RINGS: King of Kings 2000 Final	24 Feb 2001	Tokyo, Japan
Win	Carlos Newton	Decision (unanimous)	1	10:00	Shidokan Jitsu: Warriors War 1	8 Feb 2001	Kuwait	Tournament quarterfinal
Win	Shamir Maromegob	Decision (unanimous)	1	10:00	Shidokan Jitsu: Warriors War 1	8 Feb 2001	Kuwait	Tournament semifinal
Win	Karimula Barkalaev	Decision (unanimous)	1	10:00	Shidokan Jitsu: Warriors War 1	8 Feb 2001	Kuwait	Won tournament
Win	Wataru Sakata	Decision (unanimous)	2	5:00	RINGS: King of Kings 2000 Block A	9 Oct 2000	Tokyo, Japan
Win	Roberto Traven	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	RINGS: King of Kings 2000 Block A	9 Oct 2000	Tokyo, Japan
Loss	Chris Munsen	Decision	2	5:00	RINGS USA: Rising Stars Block B	22 Jul 2000	Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
Draw	Ryuki Ueyama	Draw	2	5:00	RINGS: Millennium Combine 2	15 Jun 2000	Tokyo, Japan
Win	Jose Landi-Jons	Decision (majority)	3	5:00	WEF 9: World Class	13 May 2000	Evansville, Indiana, USA
Win	Fabiano Iha	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	UFC 24	10 Mar 2000	Lake Charles, Louisiana, USA
Loss	Kiyoshi Tamura	Decision (unanimous)	2	5:00	RINGS: King of Kings 1999 Block B	22 Dec 1999	Osaka, Japan
Win	Chris Lytle	Decision (unanimous)	2	5:00	EC 29	13 Nov 1999	Hayward, Wisconsin, USA
Win	Laverne Clark	Submission (guillotine choke)	2	3:18	EC 29	13 Nov 1999	Hayward, Wisconsin, USA
Win	Jutaro Nakao	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	SuperBrawl 13	7 Sep 1999	Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
Win	Mark Walker	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	1:15	UW: Ultimate Wrestling	13 Aug 1999	Bloomington, Minnesota, USA
Win	Joe Geromiller	Submission (kneebar)	1	3:10	SFC 7	4 Jul 1999	Carbondale, Illinois, USA
Win	CJ Fernandes	Submission (armbar)	1	0:58	Dangerzone: Mahnomen	19 Jun 1999	Mahnomen, Minnesota, USA
Win	Brent Medley	Technical submission (guillotine choke)	1	0:21	EC 25	11 Jun 1999	Council Bluffs, Iowa, USA
Win	Jesse Jones	Decision (unanimous)	1	20:00	EC 25	11 Jun 1999	Council Bluffs, Iowa, USA
Win	Dennis Hallman	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	Shooto: 10th Anniversary Event	29 May 1999	Yokohama, Japan
Win	Jim Czajkowski	Submission (kneebar)	1	0:00	SFC 6	30 Apr 1999	O'Fallon, Illinois, USA
Win	Ken Parham	Decision (unanimous)	1	15:00	EC 23	2 Apr 1999	Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
Win	Mike McClure	TKO (submission to punches)	1	4:47	EC 23	2 Apr 1999	Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
Win	Brett Jones	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	0:14	Gladiators 2	18 Mar 1999	Sioux City, Iowa, USA
Win	Vernon Yates	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	0:18	Gladiators 2	18 Mar 1999	Sioux City, Iowa, USA
Win	Adam Johnson	Technical submission (guillotine choke)	1	0:51	EC 21	17 Oct 1998	Hayward, Wisconsin, USA
Loss	Matt Hughes	Decision (unanimous)	1	15:00	EC 21	17 Oct 1998	Hayward, Wisconsin, USA
Draw	Shonie Carter	Draw	1	20:00	EC 20	22 Aug 1998	Davenport, Iowa, USA
Win	Andy Sanders	Decision	1	15:00	EC 19	20 Jun 1998	Hayward, Wisconsin, USA
Win	Phil Johns	Decision	1	15:00	EC 19	20 Jun 1998	Hayward, Wisconsin, USA
Win	Henry Matamoros	Decision	1	10:00	WVT: Wisconsin Vale Tudo	30 May 1998	Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Loss	Adrian Serrano	Decision (split)	1	12:00	WVT: Wisconsin Vale Tudo	4 Apr 1998	Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Loss	Jesse Jones	Submission (armbar)	1	5:45	EC 15	27 Feb 1998	Muncie, Indiana, USA
Win	Laverne Clark	Submission (triangle choke)	1	5:51	EC 5	18 Apr 1997	Waterloo, Iowa, USA
Loss	Shonie Carter	Decision	1	15:00	EC 5	18 Apr 1997	Waterloo, Iowa, USA
Win	Tim Wills	Submission (bad position)	1	1:06	HOOKnSHOOT: AFC 1	5 Apr 1997	Evansville, Indiana, USA
Win	Duane Bressinger	Submission (armbar)	1	2:37	HOOKnSHOOT: Lightweight Championship	4 Apr 1997	Evansville, Indiana, USA
Win	Adam Fisher	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	3:39	HOOKnSHOOT: Lightweight Championship	4 Apr 1997	Evansville, Indiana, USA
Win	Sean Coultas	TKO (towel thrown from armbar)	1	3:29	HOOKnSHOOT: Lightweight Championship	4 Apr 1997	Evansville, Indiana, USA	Won lightweight tournament