Mark Kerr
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Mark Kerr "The Smashing Machine" is a 15-11-0 submission specialist (1 NC). 70% finish rate.
Mark debuted Jul. 27, 1997 vs Dan Bobish (win). Longest win streak: 8. On a 4-fight losing skid. 13 years active (Jul. 27, 1997–Aug. 28, 2009).
Best wins: Pedro Otavio (SUB Kimura R1, Jun. 24, 1998); Dan Bobish (SUB Other R1, Jul. 27, 1997); Enson Inoue (U-DEC R1, Jan. 30, 2000).
Mark Kerr (born December 21, 1968) is an American former wrestler and mixed martial artist. During his MMA career, he was a two-time UFC Heavyweight Tournament Champion, World Vale Tudo Championship tournament winner, and a PRIDE FC competitor. In collegiate wrestling, Kerr was an NCAA Division I champion. In freestyle wrestling, he won gold and silver medals at the World Cup and silver at the Pan American Games. In submission wrestling, Kerr is a four-time ADCC World Champion, winning his weightclass twice along with the absolute division and the Superfight Championship. In 2002, Kerr was the
Fight history
| Date | Event | Result | Method | R | Time | KD | Str | TD | Sub |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug. 28, 2009 | M-1 Global - Breakthrough | L Muhammed Lawal | KO/TKO Punches | 1 | 0:25 | 0 0 | 1 8 | 0 1 | 0 0 |
| Feb. 01, 2004 | PRIDE 27: Inferno | L Yoshihisa Yamamoto | KO/TKO | 1 | 0:40 | 0 0 | 0 4 | 1 0 | 0 0 |
| Jul. 29, 2001 | PRIDE 15: Raging Rumble | L Heath Herring | KO/TKO Knees | 2 | 4:56 | 0 0 | 5 9 | 2 0 | 0 2 |
| Dec. 09, 2000 | PRIDE 12: Cold Fury | L Igor Vovchanchyn | U-DEC | 2 | 10:00 | 0 0 | 4 11 | 4 0 | 1 0 |
| Aug. 27, 2000 | PRIDE 10: Return of the Warriors | W Igor Borisov | SUB Neck Crank | 1 | 2:06 | 0 0 | 2 0 | 1 0 | 1 0 |
| May. 01, 2000 | PRIDE Grand Prix 2000 Finals | L Kazuyuki Fujita | U-DEC | 1 | 15:00 | 0 0 | 15 35 | 2 2 | 0 0 |
| Jan. 30, 2000 | PRIDE Grand Prix 2000 Opening Round | W Enson Inoue | U-DEC | 1 | 15:00 | 0 0 | 25 4 | 2 0 | 0 0 |
| Sep. 12, 1999 | PRIDE 7 | NC Igor Vovchanchyn | CNC | 2 | 4:37 | 0 0 | 16 12 | 4 0 | 1 0 |
| Jul. 04, 1999 | PRIDE 6 | W Nobuhiko Takada | SUB Kimura | 1 | 3:04 | 0 0 | 3 3 | 3 0 | 1 0 |
| Oct. 11, 1998 | PRIDE 4 | W Hugo Duarte | DQ | 3 | 2:32 | 0 0 | 38 0 | 2 0 | 0 0 |
| Jun. 24, 1998 | PRIDE 3 | W Pedro Otavio | SUB Kimura | 1 | 2:13 | 0 0 | 7 0 | 1 0 | 1 0 |
| Mar. 05, 1998 | PRIDE 2 | W Branko Cikatic | DQ | 1 | 2:14 | 0 0 | 5 6 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| Oct. 17, 1997 | UFC 15: Collision Course | W Dwayne Cason | SUB Rear Naked Choke | 1 | 0:53 | 0 0 | 5 0 | 1 0 | 1 0 |
| Oct. 17, 1997 | UFC 15: Collision Course | W Greg Stott | KO/TKO Knee | 1 | 0:17 | 1 0 | 1 0 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| Jul. 27, 1997 | UFC 14: Showdown | W Dan Bobish | SUB Other | 1 | 1:38 | 0 0 | 3 0 | 1 0 | 0 0 |
| Jul. 27, 1997 | UFC 14: Showdown | W Moti Horenstein | KO/TKO Punches | 1 | 2:22 | 0 0 | 14 1 | 1 0 | 0 0 |
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