Mark Kerr

“The Smashing Machine”
OctagonStats Rating 1542
10-5-0
Career record (W-L-D)

Physical stats

Height6' 3" (190 cm)
Weight266 lbs. (121 kg)
Reach-
StanceSwitch
BornDec 21, 1968
Age57
BirthplaceToledo, Ohio, U.S.
TeamTeam Kerr{{cite web

Striking & grappling

SLpM0.28
Str. Acc41%
SApM0.89
Str. Def28%
TD Avg2.92
TD Acc77%
TD Def-
Sub Avg0.4

Recent form

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

Career timeline

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16 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 · 5 sub wins · 1 decision wins
Losses by method
3 KO/TKO losses · 0 sub losses · 2 decision losses
Finish rate70%
Times finished60%
StreakL4
Best streak8
Avg fight5:49
Octagon time1h 32m
Opp win%41%
ActiveJul. 27, 1997 – Aug. 28, 2009 (13y)

Career story

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

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Fight history

DateEventResultMethodRTimeKDStrTDSub
Aug. 28, 2009M-1 Global - BreakthroughL Muhammed LawalKO/TKO Punches10:250 01 80 10 0
Feb. 01, 2004PRIDE 27: InfernoL Yoshihisa YamamotoKO/TKO10:400 00 41 00 0
Jul. 29, 2001PRIDE 15: Raging RumbleL Heath HerringKO/TKO Knees24:560 05 92 00 2
Dec. 09, 2000PRIDE 12: Cold FuryL Igor VovchanchynU-DEC210:000 04 114 01 0
Aug. 27, 2000PRIDE 10: Return of the WarriorsW Igor BorisovSUB Neck Crank12:060 02 01 01 0
May. 01, 2000PRIDE Grand Prix 2000 FinalsL Kazuyuki FujitaU-DEC115:000 015 352 20 0
Jan. 30, 2000PRIDE Grand Prix 2000 Opening RoundW Enson InoueU-DEC115:000 025 42 00 0
Sep. 12, 1999PRIDE 7NC Igor VovchanchynCNC24:370 016 124 01 0
Jul. 04, 1999PRIDE 6W Nobuhiko TakadaSUB Kimura13:040 03 33 01 0
Oct. 11, 1998PRIDE 4W Hugo DuarteDQ32:320 038 02 00 0
Jun. 24, 1998PRIDE 3W Pedro OtavioSUB Kimura12:130 07 01 01 0
Mar. 05, 1998PRIDE 2W Branko CikaticDQ12:140 05 60 00 0
Oct. 17, 1997UFC 15: Collision CourseW Dwayne CasonSUB Rear Naked Choke10:530 05 01 01 0
Oct. 17, 1997UFC 15: Collision CourseW Greg StottKO/TKO Knee10:171 01 00 00 0
Jul. 27, 1997UFC 14: ShowdownW Dan BobishSUB Other11:380 03 01 00 0
Jul. 27, 1997UFC 14: ShowdownW Moti HorensteinKO/TKO Punches12:220 014 11 00 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.