Matt Lindland
| Matt Lindland | |
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| Born |
May 17, 1970 Oregon City, Oregon, United States |
| Other names | The Law |
| Nationality | American |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) |
| Division |
Middleweight Light Heavyweight Heavyweight |
| Fighting out of | Portland, Oregon |
| Team | Team Quest |
| Rank |
black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu NCAA Division I Wrestling Olympian Greco-Roman Wrestling Olympian 2nd placed Greco Roman Wrestler |
| Years active | 1997 - 2011 (MMA) |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 31 |
| Wins | 22 |
| By knockout | 8 |
| By submission | 7 |
| By decision | 6 |
| By disqualification | 1 |
| Losses | 9 |
| By knockout | 4 |
| By submission | 4 |
| By decision | 1 |
| University | University of Nebraska |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
| Medal record | ||
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Representing  United States
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| Men's Freestyle wrestling | ||
| Pan American Championships | ||
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1994 Mexico City | -74 kg |
| Men's Greco-Roman wrestling | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
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2000 Sydney | -76 kg |
| World Championships | ||
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2001 Patras | -85 kg |
Matthew James Lindland, also known as The Law, (born May 17, 1970) is an American retired mixed martial artist, Olympic wrestler, speaker, actor, coach, entrepreneur and politician. He won the Oregon Republican Party's nomination for the Oregon House of Representatives, District 52 seat on May 20, 2008. Matt also started an apparel company named Dirty Boxer. In mixed martial arts, Lindland has competed primarily in the Middleweight division for the UFC, Strikeforce. Affliction, the IFL, Cage Rage, the WFA, and BodogFIGHT.
Lindland started wrestling at age 15 at Gladstone High School in Gladstone, Oregon. In 1991, he won the junior college 158 lbs national title wrestling for Clackamas Community College.
Lindland then went on to wrestle at the University of Nebraska, Division I of the NCAA. He won the Big Eight title at 158 in 1993. Following up that title, Lindland had a record of 36-0 for the 1993 season going into the National Tournament, and was the #1 ranked wrestler for his weight class. He suffered an upset in the first round of the tournament however, and did not place. Following his college career Lindland began to compete in both Freestyle and Greco-Roman events, finding success in both but ultimately deciding to concentrate all his effort upon the Greco-Roman style.
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