Kevin Randleman
| Kevin Randleman | |
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Randleman in 2006
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| Born |
August 10, 1971 Sandusky, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | February 11, 2016 (aged 44) San Diego, California, U.S. |
| Other names | The Monster |
| Nationality | American |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Weight | 205.5 lb (93 kg; 14 st 10 lb) |
| Division |
Light heavyweight Heavyweight |
| Reach | 70 in (178 cm) |
| Fighting out of | Columbus, Ohio, U.S. |
| Team |
Team Hammer House Xtreme Couture |
| Rank | Blue belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu |
| Wrestling | NCAA Division I Wrestling |
| Years active | 1996–2011 (MMA) |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 33 |
| Wins | 17 |
| By knockout | 5 |
| By submission | 4 |
| By decision | 8 |
| Losses | 16 |
| By knockout | 4 |
| By submission | 8 |
| By decision | 4 |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
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Kevin Christopher Randleman (August 10, 1971 – February 11, 2016) was an American mixed martial arts fighter and a former UFC Heavyweight Champion. Randleman's background was in collegiate wrestling, and he competed in the heavyweight and light heavyweight classes. Randleman had fought in the UFC, PRIDE, WVR, and Strikeforce. He was previously associated with Mark Coleman's Team Hammer House, before training at Randy Couture's gym in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Randleman was from Sandusky, Ohio and was one of 11 children. He grew up without a lot of money, and often got into street fights growing up. Randleman attended Sandusky High School, started all four years on the football team, ran track in which he qualified for the state finals, and had a 122–11 record while on the wrestling team, including winning the state championship in 1989. Randleman then went to wrestle for Ohio State University. His redshirt freshman year he had a string of 42 victories and a first-place finish in the Big Ten Tournament, earned All-American status, and dominated in the NCAA tournament, before losing in the tournament final. Randleman then went undefeated during his sophomore year, and won the NCAA tournament. Randleman again won the NCAA tournament in his junior year, despite having his jaw dislocated during the actual tournament. Despite having some of the most successful three years in the history of collegiate wrestling, including compiling the third best winning percentage in Ohio State wrestling history, Randleman became ineligible to wrestle in his senior year because of academic issues.
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