Dan Henderson
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| Born | Daniel Jeffery Henderson August 24, 1970 Downey, California, U.S. |
| Other names | Hendo, Hollywood, Dangerous |
| Nationality | American |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight | 207 lb (94 kg; 14.8 st) |
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Lightweight Welterweight Middleweight Light heavyweight Heavyweight |
| Reach | 74.0 in (188 cm) |
| Style | Greco Roman Wrestling, Freestyle Wrestling, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Vale Tudo |
| Fighting out of | Temecula, California |
| Team | Team Quest (1999 – present) Dan Henderson Fitness Center |
| Wrestling | Olympian Greco-Roman Wrestling NCAA Division I Wrestling |
| Years active | 1997 – 2016 (MMA) |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 47 |
| Wins | 32 |
| By knockout | 16 |
| By submission | 2 |
| By decision | 14 |
| Losses | 15 |
| By knockout | 3 |
| By submission | 4 |
| By decision | 8 |
| University |
Cal State Fullerton Arizona State University |
| Children | 3 |
| Notable school(s) | Victor Valley High School |
| Website | http://www.danhenderson.com/ |
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| Weight | 87 kg (192 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Greco-Roman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Dave Schultz Wrestling Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Bob Anderson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Daniel Jeffery Henderson (born August 24, 1970) is an American retired mixed martial artist and former Olympic wrestler, who last competed as a middleweight and light heavyweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He was the last Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Champion and was the last welterweight 183 lb (83 kg; 13.1 st) and middleweight 205 lb (93 kg; 14.6 st) champion of Pride Fighting Championships. He was the first mixed martial artist to concurrently hold two titles in two different weight classes in a major MMA promotion. At the time of his retirement after UFC 204, he was the oldest fighter on the UFC roster.
Dan Henderson was born in Downey, California and grew up in Apple Valley, California. He competed in freestyle wrestling, but is much better known for his achievements in Greco-Roman wrestling.
He attended Victor Valley High School in Victorville, California, and earned medals at the California State Wrestling Championships in 1987 and 1988. He placed second in 1987 and fifth in 1988. He was a member of the 1987 Victor Valley High School wrestling team state champions. In 1988 Henderson became a national junior champion in both Greco-Roman and freestyle wrestling.
After high school Henderson delayed pursuing a college wrestling career, yet he would go to wrestle a season each at Cal State Fullerton (CSUF) and Arizona State University (ASU). He qualified for the 1993 NCAA championships.
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