Travis Wiuff

“Diesel”

MMA · Active

78-22 (1 NC)RECORD

39KO / TKO WINS

12SUBMISSION WINS

27DECISION WINS

Profile

Full name	Not added yet
Nickname	Diesel
Date of birth	15 Mar 1978
Nationality	American
Birthplace	Owatonna, USA
Lives in	Not added yet
Division	Heavyweight
Team	Not added yet
Height	191 cm (6′3″)
Reach	188 cm (74″)
Stance	Not added yet
Years active	since 2001
Status	Active
Pro debut	7 Sep 2001
Last fight	Win vs Matt Kovacs, 31 Jul 2021

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Titles and honours

Former IFC Americas Cruiserweight Champion
Former ISKA MMA Light Heavyweight Champion
YAMMA Pit Fighting Heavyweight Tournament winner (2008)
Bellator 2012 Light Heavyweight Tournament runner-up
Former Driller Promotions Heavyweight Champion
Former Fusion Fight League Heavyweight Champion

Background

American heavyweight and light heavyweight from Owatonna, Minnesota, and one of the most active fighters of his era, competing in the UFC, PRIDE, the IFL, Sengoku and Bellator. He reached the final of Bellator's 2012 light heavyweight tournament.

Fight history

101 professional fights. Newest first.

Result	Opponent	Method	Round	Time	Event	Date	Location	Notes
Win	Matt Kovacs	Submission (arm-triangle choke)	2	0:52	Fusion Fight League: Fights Under the Lights	31 Jul 2021	Billings, Montana, USA	Won the vacant FFL Heavyweight Championship
Win	Jeremy Speits	Submission (arm-triangle choke)	2	1:38	Fusion Fight League: Fights Under the Lights 6	21 Sep 2019	Billings, Montana, USA
Win	JR Lugo	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	M-1 Global: Road to M-1 USA 2	4 Apr 2019	Winterhaven, California, USA
Loss	Greg Rebello	TKO (punches)	1	0:23	CES MMA 48: Rebello vs. Wiuff	2 Feb 2018	Lincoln, Rhode Island, USA	For the vacant CES Heavyweight Championship
Win	Ron Carter	Submission (triangle choke)	1	4:36	KOTC: Equalizer	15 Oct 2016	Lac du Flambeau, Wisconsin, USA
Loss	Brian Heden	KO (punch)	1	0:33	Driller Promotions: No Mercy 5	21 Apr 2016	Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, USA	Lost the Driller Promotions Heavyweight Championship
Win	Kevin Asplund	Submission (choke)	3	2:26	Driller Promotions: O-Town Throwdown 2	18 Apr 2015	Owatonna, Minnesota, USA
Loss	Timothy Johnson	TKO (punches)	1	3:46	Dakota FC 19: Fall Brawl	25 Oct 2014	Fargo, North Dakota, USA	For the Dakota FC Heavyweight Championship
Loss	Chris Barnett	TKO (punches)	2	0:27	Inoki Genome Fight 2	23 Aug 2014	Tokyo, Japan	Openweight
Win	Danyelle Williams	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	Driller Promotions: A-Town Throwdown III	27 Jun 2014	Austin, Minnesota, USA	Defended the Driller Promotions Heavyweight Championship
Win	Dallas Mitchell	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	EB: Beatdown at 4 Bears 11	7 Jun 2014	New Town, North Dakota, USA	Catchweight (215 lb)
Win	Brian Heden	TKO (punches)	1	4:17	Driller Promotions: No Mercy 11	24 May 2014	Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, USA	Won the Driller Promotions Heavyweight Championship
Win	Terry Davinney	TKO (punches)	1	3:42	Driller Promotions: O-Town Throwdown 1	12 Apr 2014	Owatonna, Minnesota, USA
Win	Brett Murphy	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	Valhalla Cage Fighting: Countdown to War	31 Dec 2013	Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Loss	Mike Kyle	KO (punches)	1	0:21	CFA 11: Kyle vs. Wiuff 2	24 May 2013	Coral Gables, Florida, USA
Loss	Ryan Martinez	KO (punches)	1	0:18	Bellator 93	21 Mar 2013	Lewiston, Maine, USA
Loss	Maro Perak	Decision (split)	3	3:00	Abu Dhabi Warriors 1	2 Nov 2012	Abu Dhabi, UAE
Loss	Attila Vegh	KO (punches)	1	0:25	Bellator 73	24 Aug 2012	Tunica, Mississippi, USA	Bellator 2012 Light Heavyweight Tournament final
Win	Tim Carpenter	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	Bellator 72	20 Jul 2012	Tampa, Florida, USA	Bellator 2012 Light Heavyweight Tournament semi-final
Win	Chris Davis	TKO (punches)	1	4:12	Bellator 71	22 Jun 2012	Chester, West Virginia, USA	Bellator 2012 Light Heavyweight Tournament quarter-final
Win	Anthony Gomez	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	Bellator 60	9 Mar 2012	Hammond, Indiana, USA	Catchweight (215 lb)
Win	Christian M'Pumbu	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	Bellator 55	22 Oct 2011	Yuma, Arizona, USA
Win	Nick Baker	TKO (punches)	1	2:11	Extreme Challenge 183	14 May 2011	Black River Falls, Wisconsin, USA
Win	Richard White	TKO (submission to punches)	1	3:20	CFX: Extreme Challenge on Target	12 Dec 2010	Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Loss	Tim Hague	KO (punch)	1	1:50	AMMA 5: Uprising	1 Oct 2010	Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Win	Josh Barnes	TKO (punches)	1	0:34	Moosin: God of Martial Arts	21 May 2010	Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Win	Jeff Monson	Decision (split)	3	5:00	CFX/XKL: Mayhem in Minneapolis	24 Apr 2010	Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Win	Chuck Hoskins	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	Combat USA 18	26 Mar 2010	Onalaska, Wisconsin, USA
No contest	Mike Kyle	No contest (punch after the bell)	2	5:00	KOTC: Vengeance	12 Feb 2010	Mescalero, New Mexico, USA	Originally a KO loss; changed to no contest
Win	Justin Newcomb	TKO (punches)	1	1:01	IFC: Wiuff vs. Newcomb	8 Jan 2010	Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA
Win	Waylon Goldsmith	Submission (armbar)	1	0:20	Fight Nation	3 Oct 2009	Rochester, Minnesota, USA
Win	Tracy Willis	TKO (submission to punches)	2	1:46	IFC: Caged Combat	15 Aug 2009	Penticton, British Columbia, Canada
Win	Chris Barden	TKO (submission to punches)	1	0:41	Extreme Challenge 128	30 May 2009	Rochester, Minnesota, USA
Loss	Stanislav Nedkov	TKO (punches)	3	0:42	World Victory Road: Sengoku 8	2 May 2009	Tokyo, Japan
Win	Steve Pilkington	TKO (punches)	1	4:48	Extreme Challenge 119	31 Jan 2009	Rochester, Minnesota, USA
Loss	Muhammed Lawal	TKO (punches)	1	2:11	World Victory Road: Sengoku 5	28 Sep 2008	Tokyo, Japan
Win	Kazuyuki Fujita	KO (punches)	1	1:24	World Victory Road: Sengoku 3	8 Jun 2008	Saitama, Japan
Win	Chris Tuchscherer	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	YAMMA Pit Fighting 1	11 Apr 2008	Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA	Won the YAMMA Heavyweight Tournament
Win	Ricco Rodriguez	Decision (unanimous)	1	5:00	YAMMA Pit Fighting 1	11 Apr 2008	Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA	YAMMA Heavyweight Tournament semi-final
Win	Marcelo Donald Pereira	Decision (unanimous)	1	5:00	YAMMA Pit Fighting 1	11 Apr 2008	Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA	YAMMA Heavyweight Tournament quarter-final
Win	Jesse Veium	TKO (punches)	1	3:25	IFO: Fireworks in the Cage IV	28 Dec 2007	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Win	Travis Fulton	TKO (punches)	2	3:27	Smash: MMA	30 Nov 2007	Virginia, USA
Win	Wade Hamilton	TKO (punches)	1	0:50	WFC: Downtown Throwdown	14 Sep 2007	Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Win	Sean Salmon	Submission (guillotine choke)	1	3:37	IFO: Wiuff vs. Salmon	1 Sep 2007	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Win	Ralph Kelly	TKO (submission to punches)	3	0:45	CCCF: Red River Riot 2	11 Aug 2007	Thackerville, Oklahoma, USA
Loss	Jared Hamman	KO (punches)	2		IFC: Global Domination 2	14 Jul 2007	Marksville, Louisiana, USA
Win	Josh Bennett	KO (punches)	1		IFC: Global Domination 2	14 Jul 2007	Marksville, Louisiana, USA
Win	Arthur Cesar Jacintho	Submission	2	3:09	IFC: Caged Combat	13 Apr 2007	Corpus Christi, Texas, USA	Won the vacant IFC Americas Cruiserweight Championship
Loss	James Lee	Submission (guillotine choke)	1	0:39	PRIDE 33	24 Feb 2007	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA	Catchweight (210 lb)
Win	Jason Guida	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	XFO 14	9 Dec 2006	Mokena, Illinois, USA
Win	Wojtek Kaszowski	Decision (unanimous)	3	4:00	IFL: Gracie vs. Miletich	23 Sep 2006	Moline, Illinois, USA
Loss	Devin Cole	Decision (unanimous)	3	4:00	IFL: Championship 2006	3 Jun 2006	Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA
Loss	Alex Schoenauer	Submission (heel hook)	2	3:23	IFL: Legends Championship 2006	29 Apr 2006	Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA
Loss	Marvin Eastman	Decision (majority)	4	5:00	Elite Fighting 1: Supremacy	18 Mar 2006	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Win	Fabiano Capoani	KO (punches)	3	4:54	Battle at the Boardwalk	17 Feb 2006	Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA
Win	Ron Fields	TKO (submission to elbows)	2	2:50	Coliseum 2	28 Dec 2005	Rochester, Minnesota, USA
Win	Jimmy Westfall	Submission (armbar)	1	2:56	Extreme Challenge 65	21 Oct 2005	Medina, Minnesota, USA
Loss	Jason Lambert	KO (punches)	1	3:19	Freestyle FC 15: Fiesta Las Vegas	14 Sep 2005	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Win	William Hill	TKO (doctor stoppage)	1	5:00	IFC: Rock N' Rumble	30 Jul 2005	Reno, Nevada, USA	Won the vacant ISKA MMA Light Heavyweight Championship
Win	Matt Horwich	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	Extreme Challenge 62	18 Jun 2005	Medina, Minnesota, USA
Win	Ramazan Akhadullaev	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	Euphoria: USA vs. Russia	14 May 2005	Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA
Loss	Renato Sobral	Submission (armbar)	2	0:24	UFC 52: Couture vs Liddell 2	16 Apr 2005	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Win	Antoine Jaoude	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	Euphoria: USA vs. World	26 Feb 2005	Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA
Win	Ibragim Magomedov	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	Euphoria: Road to the Titles	15 Oct 2004	Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA
Win	Josh Hendricks	TKO (submission to punches)	1	4:22	Extreme Challenge 59	24 Sep 2004	Medina, Minnesota, USA
Win	Ruben Villareal	Submission (keylock)	2		Xtreme Kage Kombat: East Side Rumble	24 Jul 2004	St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
Win	John Dixon	TKO (cut)	1	2:33	Extreme Challenge 58	11 Jun 2004	Medina, Minnesota, USA
Win	Leopoldo Montenegro	KO (slam and punches)	1	4:33	Jungle Fight 2	15 May 2004	Manaus, Brazil
Win	Demian Decorah	TKO (punches)	1	2:20	Extreme Challenge 56	26 Mar 2004	Medina, Minnesota, USA
Win	Roman Zentsov	TKO (cut)	2	2:46	Euphoria: Russia vs. USA	13 Mar 2004	Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA
Win	Carlos Barreto	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	Heat FC 2: Evolution	18 Dec 2003	Natal, Brazil
Win	Nate Sauer	KO (slam)	1		Red Wing Rumble	30 Nov 2003	Minnesota, USA
Win	Travis Fulton	Decision (split)	3	3:00	Iowa Challenge 11	18 Oct 2003	Iowa, USA
Win	Mark Tullius	Decision (unanimous)	3	4:00	CFM: Octogono Extremo	27 Sep 2003	Monterrey, Mexico
Win	Royce Louck	TKO (punches)	2	1:49	IFA: Summer Bash	30 Aug 2003	Minnesota, USA
Win	Greg Wikan	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	Ring of Fire 9: Eruption	9 Aug 2003	Baraboo, Wisconsin, USA
Win	Tony Mendoza	Submission (forearm choke)	2	1:00	Victory Fighting Championship 5	12 Jul 2003	Council Bluffs, Iowa, USA
Win	DR Williams	TKO (submission to punches)	3	0:43	IFA: Explosion	5 Jul 2003	Minnesota, USA
Win	Chad Rafdel	TKO (submission to punches)	2	0:27	IFA: Clash of the Champions	24 May 2003	Owatonna, Minnesota, USA
Win	Royce Louck	TKO (submission to punches)	1	1:11	Bar Room Brawl 10	30 Apr 2003
Win	DR Williams	TKO (punches)	1	3:48	Bar Room Brawl 5	26 Mar 2003
Loss	Kauai Kupihea	KO (punch)	1	4:21	Rumble on the Rock 2	15 Mar 2003	Hilo, Hawaii, USA
Win	Andy Montana	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00	Rage in the Cage 45: Finally	1 Mar 2003	Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Win	Royce Louck	TKO (submission to punches)	1	1:49	Bar Room Brawl 1	26 Feb 2003
Win	Buddy Lewis	TKO (submission to punches)	2	2:55	Tennessee Shooto: Conquest	17 Jan 2003	Clarksville, Tennessee, USA
Win	Brian Shepard	TKO (submission to punches)	1	4:00	International Cage Combat 1: Retribution	12 Jan 2003	Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Loss	Vladimir Matyushenko	TKO (submission to punches)	1	4:10	UFC 40: Vendetta	22 Nov 2002	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA	UFC debut
Win	Jason Godsey	Decision	4	5:00	Ultimate Wrestling: Godsey vs. Wiuff	19 Oct 2002	Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Win	Johnathan Ivey	Decision	3	5:00	Ultimate Wrestling: Minnesota	24 Aug 2002	Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Win	Travis Fulton	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	Iowa Challenge 5	13 Jul 2002	Iowa, USA
Win	Kevin Jordan	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	Ultimate Wrestling	29 Jun 2002	Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Win	Tom McCloud	TKO (punches)	1	0:35	Victory Fighting Championship 1	16 Jun 2002	Iowa, USA
Loss	Wesley Correira	TKO (knees)	3	1:40	SuperBrawl 24: Return of the Heavyweights 2	27 Apr 2002	Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
Win	Chad Rafdel	Submission (keylock)	1	1:40	Ultimate Wrestling: St. Cloud 2	16 Mar 2002	St. Cloud, Minnesota, USA
Win	Josh Mueller	TKO (submission to punches)	1	0:32	Ultimate Wrestling: St. Cloud 2	16 Mar 2002	St. Cloud, Minnesota, USA
Win	Chad Rafdel	Submission (keylock)	1	1:00	Ultimate Wrestling: Rumble at the Jungle	8 Mar 2002	Minnesota, USA
Win	Chad Brady	TKO (punches)	1	0:22	Ultimate Wrestling: Rumble at the Jungle	8 Mar 2002	Minnesota, USA
Loss	Mike Radnov	TKO (cut)	1	5:00	Extreme Challenge 46	16 Feb 2002	Clive, Iowa, USA
Win	Keith Jardine	KO (punch)	1	0:06	Extreme Challenge 46	16 Feb 2002	Clive, Iowa, USA
Win	Lenn Walker	TKO (submission to punches)	1	1:15	Ultimate Wrestling: New Blood	1 Feb 2002	Minnesota, USA
Win	Jeff Greer	TKO (submission to punches)	1		Ultimate Wrestling: Rumble in Ramsey 1	7 Sep 2001	Ramsey, Minnesota, USA	Pro debut