Heath Herring

“The Texas Crazy Horse”
OctagonStats Rating 1572
14-8-0
Career record (W-L-D)

Physical stats

Height6' 4" (193 cm)
Weight250 lbs. (113 kg)
Reach78" (198 cm)
StanceOrthodox
BornMar 02, 1978
Age48
DivisionHeavyweight
BirthplaceWaco, Texas, United States
TeamGolden Glory Las Vegas Combat Club Xtreme Couture{{cite web

Striking & grappling

SLpM2.37
Str. Acc50%
SApM1.77
Str. Def54%
TD Avg1.22
TD Acc50%
TD Def-
Sub Avg0.7

Recent form

L W L W L
Last 5 fights, most recent first

Career timeline

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22 fights, oldest to newest — ■ win ■ loss ■ draw/no contest. Hover for details.

Career breakdown

Based on recorded UFC bouts — early regional fights may not be included.
Wins by method
5 KO/TKO wins · 5 sub wins · 4 decision wins
Losses by method
2 KO/TKO losses · 1 sub losses · 5 decision losses
Finish rate71%
Times finished38%
StreakL1
Best streak4
Avg fight9:42
Octagon time3h 33m
Opp win%56%
ActiveJun. 04, 2000 – Aug. 09, 2008 (9y)

Career story

Heath Herring "The Texas Crazy Horse" is a 28-16-0 finisher (1 NC). 71% finish rate.

Heath debuted Jun. 04, 2000 vs Willie Peeters (win). Longest win streak: 4. 9 years active (Jun. 04, 2000–Aug. 09, 2008).

Best wins: Igor Vovchanchyn (U-DEC R3, Feb. 24, 2002); Cheick Kongo (S-DEC R3, Mar. 01, 2008); Gan McGee (S-DEC R3, Feb. 01, 2004).

Heath Herring (born March 2, 1978) is an American former professional mixed martial artist who competed in the Heavyweight division. While perhaps best known for competing in PRIDE, he also competed for the UFC, K-1 and Rizin.

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Fight history

DateEventResultMethodRTimeKDStrTDSub
Aug. 09, 2008UFC 87: Seek And DestroyL Brock LesnarU-DEC35:000 19 450 50 1
Mar. 01, 2008UFC 82: Pride of a ChampionW Cheick KongoS-DEC35:001 057 453 50 0
Jul. 07, 2007UFC 73: StackedL Antonio Rodrigo NogueiraU-DEC35:001 031 550 40 2
Apr. 07, 2007UFC 69: ShootoutW Brad ImesU-DEC35:002 064 191 10 2
Jan. 25, 2007UFC Fight Night: Evans vs SalmonL Jake O'BrienU-DEC35:001 011 131 61 1
Oct. 31, 2004PRIDE 28: High OctaneW Hirotaka YokoiKO/TKO Knees11:551 026 20 00 0
Jun. 20, 2004PRIDE Critical Countdown 2004L Antonio Rodrigo NogueiraSUB Anaconda Choke20:300 026 141 10 3
Apr. 25, 2004PRIDE Total Elimination 2004W Yoshiki TakahashiKO/TKO Punches14:530 037 111 00 1
Feb. 01, 2004PRIDE 27: InfernoW Gan McGeeS-DEC35:000 064 551 00 0
Dec. 31, 2003PRIDE Shockwave 2003W Paulo Cesar SilvaSUB Rear Naked Choke30:350 044 120 11 0
Nov. 09, 2003PRIDE Final Conflict 2003W Yoshihisa YamamotoSUB Rear Naked Choke32:290 053 191 31 1
Jun. 08, 2003PRIDE 26: Bad to the BoneL Mirko FilipovicKO/TKO Kick13:170 14 180 00 0
Nov. 24, 2002PRIDE 23: Championship Chaos 2L Fedor EmelianenkoKO/TKO110:000 012 410 20 1
Sep. 29, 2002PRIDE 22: Beasts from the East 2W Iouri KotchkineKO/TKO Knees17:310 037 53 01 0
Feb. 24, 2002PRIDE 19: Bad BloodW Igor VovchanchynU-DEC35:000 024 122 41 0
Nov. 03, 2001PRIDE 17: Championship ChaosL Antonio Rodrigo NogueiraU-DEC35:000 021 531 60 3
Jul. 29, 2001PRIDE 15: Raging RumbleW Mark KerrKO/TKO Knees24:560 09 50 22 0
May. 27, 2001PRIDE 14: Clash of the TitansL Vitor BelfortU-DEC35:000 033 83 31 1
Mar. 25, 2001PRIDE 13: Collision CourseW Denis SobolevSUB Keylock10:220 02 01 01 0
Dec. 09, 2000PRIDE 12: Cold FuryW Enson InoueKO/TKO Knees14:520 119 41 03 0
Oct. 31, 2000PRIDE 11: Battle of the Rising SunW Tom EriksonSUB Rear Naked Choke16:170 05 60 11 1
Jun. 04, 2000PRIDE 9: New BloodW Willie PeetersSUB Rear Naked Choke10:480 04 10 01 0

Fight data compiled from public statistical sources (ufcstats.com) and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). OctagonStats is an independent database, not affiliated with UFC / TKO Group.