Mark Coleman

“The Hammer”

MMA · Retired

16-10RECORD

7KO / TKO WINS

5SUBMISSION WINS

4DECISION WINS

Profile

Full name	Mark Coleman
Nickname	The Hammer
Date of birth	20 Dec 1964
Nationality	American
Birthplace	Fremont, Ohio, USA
Lives in	Columbus, Ohio, USA
Division	Heavyweight / Light Heavyweight
Team	Team Hammer House
Height	185 cm (6′1″)
Reach	191 cm (75″)
Stance	Not added yet
Years active	1996–2010
Status	Retired
Pro debut	12 Jul 1996
Last fight	Loss vs Randy Couture, 6 Feb 2010

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Titles and honours

First UFC heavyweight champion (1997)
UFC 10 tournament champion (1996)
UFC 11 tournament champion (1996)
Pride 2000 Openweight Grand Prix champion
UFC Hall of Fame (Pioneer Wing 2008, Fight Wing 2016)

Background

NCAA Division I national wrestling champion at Ohio State and 1992 Olympian who turned to MMA in 1996. He won the UFC 10 and UFC 11 tournaments and became the first UFC heavyweight champion in 1997.

Fight history

26 professional fights. Newest first.

Result	Opponent	Method	Round	Time	Event	Date	Location	Notes
Loss	Randy Couture	Submission (rear-naked choke)	2	1:09	UFC 109	6 Feb 2010	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Win	Stephan Bonnar	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	UFC 100	11 Jul 2009	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Loss	Mauricio Rua	TKO (punches)	3	4:36	UFC 93	17 Jan 2009	Dublin, Ireland	Light heavyweight debut
Loss	Fedor Emelianenko	Submission (armbar)	2	1:15	Pride 32: The Real Deal	21 Oct 2006	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Win	Mauricio Rua	TKO (broken arm)	1	0:49	Pride 31: Unbreakable	26 Feb 2006	Saitama, Japan
Win	Milco Voorn	Submission (arm-triangle choke)	1	0:56	Bushido Europe: Rotterdam Rumble	9 Oct 2005	Rotterdam, Netherlands
Loss	Mirko Cro Cop	KO (punches and soccer kick)	1	3:40	Pride 29	20 Feb 2005	Saitama, Japan
Loss	Fedor Emelianenko	Submission (armbar)	1	2:11	Pride Total Elimination 2004	25 Apr 2004	Saitama, Japan	2004 Heavyweight Grand Prix opening round
Win	Don Frye	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	Pride 26	8 Jun 2003	Yokohama, Japan
Loss	Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira	Submission (triangle armbar)	1	6:10	Pride 16	24 Sep 2001	Osaka, Japan
Win	Allan Goes	KO (knees)	1	1:19	Pride 13: Collision Course	25 Mar 2001	Saitama, Japan
Win	Akira Shoji	Decision (unanimous)	1	15:00	Pride Grand Prix 2000 Finals	1 May 2000	Tokyo, Japan	Pride 2000 Openweight Grand Prix quarterfinal
Win	Kazuyuki Fujita	TKO (corner stoppage)	1	0:02	Pride Grand Prix 2000 Finals	1 May 2000	Tokyo, Japan	Pride 2000 Openweight Grand Prix semifinal
Win	Igor Vovchanchyn	TKO (submission to knees)	2	3:09	Pride Grand Prix 2000 Finals	1 May 2000	Tokyo, Japan	Won Pride 2000 Openweight Grand Prix
Win	Masaaki Satake	Submission (can opener)	1	1:14	Pride Grand Prix 2000 Opening Round	30 Jan 2000	Tokyo, Japan
Win	Ricardo Morais	Decision (unanimous)	2	10:00	Pride 8	21 Nov 1999	Tokyo, Japan
Loss	Nobuhiko Takada	Submission (heel hook)	2	1:44	Pride 5	29 Apr 1999	Nagoya, Japan
Loss	Pedro Rizzo	Decision (split)	1	15:00	UFC 18	8 Jan 1999	New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Loss	Pete Williams	KO (head kick)	1	12:38	UFC 17	15 May 1998	Mobile, Alabama, USA
Loss	Maurice Smith	Decision (unanimous)	1	21:00	UFC 14	27 Jul 1997	Birmingham, Alabama, USA	Lost UFC Heavyweight title
Win	Dan Severn	Submission (scarf hold)	1	2:57	UFC 12	7 Feb 1997	Dothan, Alabama, USA	Won inaugural UFC Heavyweight title
Win	Julian Sanchez	Submission (scarf hold)	1	0:45	UFC 11	20 Sep 1996	Augusta, Georgia, USA	UFC 11 tournament quarterfinal
Win	Brian Johnston	TKO (submission to punches)	1	2:20	UFC 11	20 Sep 1996	Augusta, Georgia, USA	Won UFC 11 tournament
Win	Moti Horenstein	TKO (submission to punches)	1	2:43	UFC 10	12 Jul 1996	Birmingham, Alabama, USA	UFC 10 tournament quarterfinal
Win	Gary Goodridge	Submission (exhaustion)	1	7:00	UFC 10	12 Jul 1996	Birmingham, Alabama, USA	UFC 10 tournament semifinal
Win	Don Frye	TKO (headbutts)	1	11:34	UFC 10	12 Jul 1996	Birmingham, Alabama, USA	Won UFC 10 tournament