Steve Berger

“The Red Nose Pitbull”

MMA · Retired

20-23-2 (2 NC)RECORD

3KO / TKO WINS

13SUBMISSION WINS

4DECISION WINS

Profile

Full name	Stephen Richard Berger
Nickname	The Red Nose Pitbull
Date of birth	20 May 1973
Nationality	American
Birthplace	St. Louis, USA
Lives in	Not added yet
Division	Welterweight
Team	Red Nose MMA
Height	180 cm (5′11″)
Reach	Not added yet
Stance	Southpaw
Years active	1998–2012
Status	Retired
Pro debut	15 Jan 1998
Last fight	Loss vs Scott Cleve, 7 Apr 2012

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Titles and honours

Former USMMA Welterweight Champion
Ironheart Crown tournament winner (1999)

Background

American welterweight from St. Louis, Missouri, who competed in the UFC, KOTC, Shooto, Bodog Fight and Strikeforce over a career spanning 1998 to 2012. His UFC 37 loss to Benji Radach was later overturned to a no contest by the state commission.

Fight history

46 fights on file. More fights can be added when this profile is claimed.

Result	Opponent	Method	Round	Time	Event	Date	Location	Notes
Loss	Scott Cleve	Submission (guillotine choke)	1	1:02	Cage Championships 37	7 Apr 2012	Washington, Missouri, USA
Loss	Chris Tickle	TKO (punches)	2	0:56	PCL: Cage Madness	26 Mar 2011	Glen Carbon, Illinois, USA
Loss	Ferrid Kheder	TKO (punches)	2	1:26	Mixed Fight League 3	25 Sep 2010	Montreal, Quebec, Canada	Catchweight (175 lb)
Win	Sal Woods	Submission (guillotine choke)	3	1:13	Premier Combat League 1: Bad Intentions	21 Aug 2010	Glen Carbon, Illinois, USA
Loss	Waylon Lowe	KO (punches)	1	2:18	KOTC: Bad Boys II	16 Apr 2010	Detroit, Michigan, USA
Win	Ryan Scheeper	Submission (arm-triangle choke)	1	2:10	Take That Promotions: Warriors Collide	3 Oct 2009	Glen Carbon, Illinois, USA
Loss	Ray Steinbeiss	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	Evolution MMA	4 Oct 2008	Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Loss	Eddy Ellis	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	Strikeforce: At The Dome	23 Feb 2008	Tacoma, Washington, USA
Loss	Diego Gonzalez	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	Bodog Fight: Vancouver	24 Aug 2007	British Columbia, Canada
Win	Piotr Jakaczynski	Decision (split)	3	5:00	Bodog Fight: Costa Rica	16 Feb 2007	Costa Rica
Loss	Jorge Masvidal	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	Bodog Fight: St. Petersburg	15 Dec 2006	St. Petersburg, Russia
Loss	Jake Shields	TKO (punches)	2	1:36	FCP: Malice at Cow Palace	9 Sep 2006	San Francisco, California, USA
Loss	Victor Moreno	TKO (doctor stoppage)	1	3:00	Diesel Fighting Championships 1	30 Jun 2006	Texas, USA
Win	Mark Long	TKO (punches)	1	1:38	TFC 4: Memorial Mayhem	9 Jun 2006	Kansas, USA
Loss	Nuri Shakur	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	APEX: Undisputed	3 Sep 2005	Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Loss	Heath Sims	TKO (cut)	3	1:23	SportFight 9: Respect	26 Mar 2005	Oregon, USA
Loss	Keith Wisniewski	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	Combat-Do Fighting Challenge 1	23 Oct 2004	Illinois, USA
Win	Fritz Paul	TKO (submission to punches)	1	4:46	APEX: Genesis	5 Sep 2004	Montreal, Quebec, Canada	Middleweight bout
Loss	Phil Johns	Decision	3	5:00	Reality Submission Fighting: Shooto Challenge 2	2 Jan 2004	Illinois, USA
Loss	Din Thomas	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	Absolute Fighting Championships 4	19 Jul 2003	Florida, USA
Win	Nuri Shakur	Submission (guillotine choke)	1	4:59	USMMA 2: Ring of Fury	21 Sep 2002	Massachusetts, USA	Won the vacant USMMA Welterweight Championship
Loss	Robbie Lawler	TKO (punch)	2	0:27	UFC 37.5: As Real As It Gets	22 Jun 2002	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
No contest	Benji Radach	No contest (overturned)	1	0:27	UFC 37: High Impact	10 May 2002	Bossier City, Louisiana, USA	Originally a TKO loss; overturned by the state commission because Radach held the fence
Win	Pete Spratt	TKO (cut)	1	2:14	UA 1: The Genesis	27 Jan 2002	Indiana, USA
Loss	Chris Brennan	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	KOTC 11: Domination	29 Sep 2001	California, USA	For the KOTC Middleweight Championship
Win	Seichi Ikemoto	Submission (triangle armbar)	3	2:09	Shooto: To The Top 7	26 Aug 2001	Osaka, Japan
Loss	Tony DeSouza	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	UFC 31: Locked and Loaded	4 May 2001	Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA
Win	Nick Cardenez	Submission (armbar)	1	1:10	TPA: Tom Proctor's Absolute	16 Feb 2001	USA
Loss	Karl Schmidt	TKO (cut)	1	22:38	Reality Submission Fighting 2	5 Jan 2001	Belleville, Illinois, USA
Win	Rich Clementi	Submission (armbar)	1	3:14	Dangerzone: Insane in Ft. Wayne	25 Nov 2000	Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA
Draw	Jutaro Nakao	Draw	3	5:00	HOOKnSHOOT: Fusion	18 Nov 2000	Evansville, Indiana, USA
Win	Riley McIlhon	Submission (armbar)	1	1:12	Reality Submission Fighting 1	6 Oct 2000	Belleville, Illinois, USA
Win	Shonie Carter	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	2:41	Reality Submission Fighting 1	6 Oct 2000	Belleville, Illinois, USA
Win	Brian Geraghty	Submission (armbar)	1	2:01	Submission Fighting Championships 11	23 Aug 2000	Collinsville, Illinois, USA
Loss	Aaron Riley	Decision	3	5:00	HOOKnSHOOT: Triumph	19 Aug 2000	Evansville, Indiana, USA
Loss	Jason Black	Decision (split)	1	15:00	Extreme Challenge 32	21 May 2000	Springfield, Illinois, USA
Draw	Andy Sanders	Draw			HOOKnSHOOT: Double Fury 2	18 Mar 2000	Evansville, Indiana, USA
Win	Shannon Ritch	Submission (guillotine choke)	1	1:30	Submission Fighting Championships 9	28 Jan 2000	Belleville, Illinois, USA
Win	Jason Glabus	Decision	2	2:00	Ironheart Crown 1: Genesis	6 Nov 1999	Chicago, Illinois, USA	Won the Ironheart Crown tournament
Win	Shonie Carter	Decision (split)	2	2:00	Ironheart Crown 1: Genesis	6 Nov 1999	Chicago, Illinois, USA	Tournament semi-final
Loss	Ben Harrison	Decision	1	15:00	HOOKnSHOOT: Beyond	10 Sep 1999
Win	James Wade	Submission (triangle choke)	1		Submission Fighting Championships 8	7 Aug 1999	Belleville, Illinois, USA
Loss	Jeremy Horn	Decision (unanimous)	1	24:00	Submission Fighting Championships 5	31 Jan 1999	Belleville, Illinois, USA
No contest	Greg James	No contest	1	0:38	UCC: Universal Challenge Championship	2 May 1998
Win	James Wade	Decision			Submission Fighting Championships 2	28 Apr 1998	Collinsville, Illinois, USA
Win	Ryan McBride	Submission (armbar)			Submission Fighting Championships 1	15 Jan 1998	Collinsville, Illinois, USA	Pro debut