Marvin Eastman | |
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Born | Marvin Lee Eastman June 28, 1969 Merced, California, United States |
Other names | The Beastman |
Nationality | American |
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
Weight | 94.1 kg (207 lb; 14.82 st) |
Division |
Middleweight (2005-present) Light Heavyweight (2001-present) Heavyweight (2000-2001, 2012) |
Reach | 75 in (191 cm) |
Team | Master Toddy's Muay Thai Center Lewis/Pederneiras Vale Tudo J-Sect MMA |
Trainer | Master Toddy |
Years active | 2000-present |
Kickboxing record | |
Total | 26 |
Wins | 17 |
By knockout | 10 |
Losses | 9 |
Mixed martial arts record | |
Total | 34 |
Wins | 18 |
By knockout | 5 |
By submission | 3 |
By decision | 10 |
Losses | 15 |
By knockout | 7 |
By submission | 2 |
By decision | 6 |
Draws | 1 |
Other information | |
University |
Merced College University of Nevada, Las Vegas |
Children | 2 |
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
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Marvin Lee Eastman (born June 8, 1971) is an American mixed martial artist and kickboxer who has competed in the Middleweight, Light Heavyweight, and Heavyweight divisions. He is a former KOTC Super Heavyweight Champion and has also competed in K-1, the UFC, World Fighting Alliance, Maximum Fighting Championship, Shooto, and TKO Major League MMA.
Marvin Eastman was born and raised in Merced, California, where he grew up wrestling and playing American football. Eastman began wrestling with his older brother's junior varsity team at an early age, going on to dominate for the Merced High School wrestling team, going undefeated (42-0) in his senior year and winning the California State Wrestling Championship at the 86.6 kilogram/191 pound weight-class. Eastman then continued in college for the now-defunct Merced College team, where he was a two-time NJCAA All-American, in his two years at the school. He was then offered a full scholarship to play football for the University of Washington but ultimately decided to sign with University of Nevada, Las Vegas, where he excelled in two seasons as a running back and fullback for the Running Rebels, and then tried out, but was cut, from the Calgary Stampeders. Eastman then decided that he wanted to challenge himself in the rising world of mixed martial arts, and began training in Muay Thai.