Mark Kerr (sportsman)
| Mark Kerr | |
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| Born |
December 21, 1968 Toledo, Ohio, United States |
| Other names | The Titan, The Smashing Machine, The Specimen |
| Nationality | American |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 263 lb (119 kg; 18 st 11 lb) |
| Division | Heavyweight (265 lb) |
| Reach | 78 in (198 cm) |
| Team | Team Kerr |
| Rank | NCAA Division I Wrestler |
| Years active | 1997–2009 |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 27 |
| Wins | 15 |
| By knockout | 4 |
| By submission | 7 |
| By decision | 2 |
| By disqualification | 2 |
| Losses | 11 |
| By knockout | 5 |
| By submission | 4 |
| By decision | 2 |
| No contests | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
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Representing  United States
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| ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championships | ||
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1999 Abu Dhabi | +99 kg |
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2000 Abu Dhabi | +99 kg |
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2000 Abu Dhabi | Absolute |
Mark Kerr (born December 21, 1968 in Toledo, Ohio), also known as The Smashing Machine, The Titan, and The Specimen, is an American champion collegiate wrestler and retired mixed martial artist. During his MMA career he was regarded by many as the best fighter in the world, and was a World Vale Tudo Championship tournament winner, a two-time UFC heavyweight tournament winner, and a PRIDE FC competitor.
In 2003 Kerr was the subject of an HBO documentary entitled The Smashing Machine, which detailed his MMA career fighting in Vale Tudo, the UFC and PRIDE. The Smashing Machine also focused on Kerr's eventual addiction to opiates, his relationships with his then-girlfriend, various training partners, and his friendship with Mark Coleman.
Mark Kerr was born in Toledo, Ohio to Tom and Mary Kerr. From early childhood, he would dream of being in the World Wrestling Federation and would hold mock fights with his younger siblings in the back yard.
In 1983 Kerr began his wrestling career in Bettendorf, Iowa wrestling as a freshman at Bettendorf High School where he shared the wrestling room with another future MMA champion Pat Miletich who was a senior at the time. After his freshman year at Bettendorf, Kerr and his family moved to Toledo, Ohio where he became a high school state champion wrestling for Toledo Waite.
At Syracuse University, Kerr was the Division I champion at 190 pounds in 1992.Randy Couture, wrestling for Oklahoma State University, took second place. Kerr was also a Division I All-American in 1992. In 1994, Kerr was the USA Senior Freestyle Champion at 220 pounds. While training as an amateur wrestler, Kerr became interested in mixed martial arts as a way to earn money.
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