Ian Freeman

“The Machine”
OctagonStats Rating 1516
3-2-1
Career record (W-L-D)

Physical stats

Height5' 11" (180 cm)
Weight225 lbs. (102 kg)
Reach-
StanceOrthodox
BornNov 10, 1966
Age59
DivisionHeavyweight
BirthplaceSunderland, England
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Striking & grappling

SLpM2.54
Str. Acc48%
SApM3.11
Str. Def44%
TD Avg1.44
TD Acc40%
TD Def-
Sub Avg0.7

Recent form

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

Career timeline

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6 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
2 KO/TKO wins · 0 sub wins · 1 decision wins
Losses by method
1 KO/TKO losses · 1 sub losses · 0 decision losses
Finish rate67%
Times finished100%
Streak-
Best streak3
Avg fight7:42
Octagon time46m
Opp win%67%
ActiveMar. 10, 2000 – Jun. 06, 2003 (4y)

Career story

Ian Freeman "The Machine" is a 20-7-1 knockout artist. 66% finish rate.

Ian debuted Mar. 10, 2000 vs Scott Adams (loss). Longest win streak: 3.

Best wins: Frank Mir (KO/TKO R1, Jul. 13, 2002); Tedd Williams (U-DEC R3, Sep. 22, 2000); Nate Schroeder (KO/TKO Knees R2, Jun. 09, 2000).

Ian William Freeman (born 11 October 1966) is a retired English mixed martial artist who was the Cage Rage World Heavyweight Champion and the final Cage Rage British Light Heavyweight Champion. He was the first British person to fight in the UFC, as well as the first person to beat Frank Mir.

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Fight history

DateEventResultMethodRTimeKDStrTDSub
Jun. 06, 2003UFC 43: MeltdownD Vernon WhiteS-DEC35:000 018 452 11 0
Nov. 22, 2002UFC 40: VendettaL Andrei ArlovskiKO/TKO Punches11:180 11 140 00 0
Jul. 13, 2002UFC 38: Brawl at the HallW Frank MirKO/TKO14:350 034 60 10 3
Sep. 22, 2000UFC 27: Ultimate Bad BoyzW Tedd WilliamsU-DEC35:000 030 250 10 0
Jun. 09, 2000UFC 26: Ultimate Field Of DreamsW Nate SchroederKO/TKO Knees22:130 016 91 10 0
Mar. 10, 2000UFC 24: First DefenseL Scott AdamsSUB Heel Hook13:090 00 00 11 4

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.