Dan Christison - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Daniel B. Christison is an American

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

Mixed martial arts

Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...

. He fought for the San Jose Razorclaws

San Jose Razorclaws

The San Jose Razorclaws were an International Fight League team based in San Jose, California, United States. The Razorclaws were coached by former King of Pancrase and UFC Lightheavyweight champion Frank Shamrock. The San Jose Razorclaws were established in the middle of the 2006 season and were...

of the International Fight League

International Fight League

The International Fight League was an American mixed martial arts promotion billed as the world's first MMA league. It was founded on January 7, 2006 and closed on July 31, 2008...

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At 6'8" and 270 lbs, Christison is a heavyweight who fights chiefly with a submission wrestling

Submission wrestling

Submission wrestling or Combat wrestling in Japan, is a formula of competition and a general term describing the aspect of martial arts and combat sports that focus on clinch and ground fighting with the aim of obtaining a submission using submission holds...

style. Christison fights out of Albuquerque

Albuquerque, New Mexico

Albuquerque is the largest city in the state of New Mexico, United States. It is the county seat of Bernalillo County and is situated in the central part of the state, straddling the Rio Grande. The city population was 545,852 as of the 2010 Census and ranks as the 32nd-largest city in the U.S. As...

, New Mexico

New Mexico

New Mexico is a state located in the southwest and western regions of the United States. New Mexico is also usually considered one of the Mountain States. With a population density of 16 per square mile, New Mexico is the sixth-most sparsely inhabited U.S...

. Christison was a contestant on the second season of The Ultimate Fighter
The Ultimate Fighter
The Ultimate Fighter is an American reality television series and mixed martial arts competition produced by Spike TV and the Ultimate Fighting Championship , and soon to be shown on FX. The show features unknown, professional MMA fighters living together in Las Vegas, Nevada, and follows them as...

. Nicknamed "Big" Dan Christison and Dan "The Sandman" Christison, he lost his first fight on the show, a quarterfinals match with Seth Petruzelli

Seth Petruzelli

Seth Petruzelli is an American mixed martial artist, former kickboxer and entrepreneur. He is infamously known as the first man to defeat Kimbo Slice in mixed martial arts competition, knocking him out in 14 seconds. Seth went to school at the University of Central Florida to study Psychology...

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Christison has an MMA record of 17 wins, 7 losses, and 0 draws, with some of his losses coming to the biggest names in MMA such as Dan Severn

Dan Severn

Daniel DeWayne Severn is an American mixed martial artist and professional wrestler, notable for his success in the early years of Ultimate Fighting Championship tournaments. Severn has fought and wrestled for many mixed martial arts and professional wrestling promotions, including King of the...

and Frank Mir

Frank Mir

Francisco Santos Miranda is an American mixed martial artist, as well as a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Kenpō Karate, who competes in the heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He is a former UFC Heavyweight Champion and a former UFC Interim Heavyweight Champion...

. Christison has thus far proven difficult to submit or knock out. With the exception of his loss to Eric Pele

Eric Pele

Eric Pele is a retired American mixed martial artist and former King of the Cage superheavyweight champion. He is also an accomplished tattoo artist who appears on the reality television show "Inked" with nickname 'Big E'....

, all of Christison's losses have been by decision.

Christison was member of Team Hughes on TUF 2. Along with fellow former Ultimate Fighter competitors Joe Stevenson

Joe Stevenson

Joseph Christopher Stevenson is an American mixed martial artist fighting out of Las Vegas, Nevada. Competing as a welterweight, he won The Ultimate Fighter 2 welterweight tournament. Stevenson fought most of his UFC career as a lightweight, and made his featherweight debut at UFC Live: Kongo vs....

and Rashad Evans

Rashad Evans

Rashad Anton Evans is an American mixed martial artist from Niagara Falls, New York, currently signed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship where he is a former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion. Evans won the heavyweight division of The Ultimate Fighter 2. Evans lost the UFC Light Heavyweight...

, he now trains in Albuquerque under the instruction of submission fighter Greg Jackson.

Christison currently (2009) has a fight school where he trains those interested in the sport in Dale, Indiana.

Mixed martial arts record

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|Win
|align=center|18-7
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Mike Wessel

Michael Wade Wessel is an American heavyweight mixed martial arts fighter. Wessel had a brief stint in with the Ultimate Fighting Championships and appeared on The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights.-Biography:...

|Submission (kimura)
|CFC 4: Wessel vs. Christison
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|align=center|3
|align=center|3:56
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|Win
|align=center|17-7
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Rodrigo Munduruca
|KO (punches)
|Canadian Fighting Championship 3
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|align=center|2
|align=center|0:18
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|Win
|align=center|16-7
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Marcio Cruz

Márcio Cruz

Márcio "Pé de Pano" Cruz is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner and mixed martial artist. In BJJ, he is a third degree black belt under Carlos Gracie Jr....

|Decision (unanimous)
|ICF: Breakout
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|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
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|Win
|align=center|15-6
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Brian Peoples
|Submission (punches)
|ICF: Turfwar
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|align=center|1
|align=center|0:36
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|Win
|align=center|14-6
| Nedius Huitt
|Submission (punches)
|ICF: Vendetta
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|align=center|1
|align=center|0:45
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|Win
|align=center|13-6
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CJ McVey
|KO (punches)
|Warrior MMA - Consequences
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|align=center|1
|align=center|1:46
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|Win
|align=center|12-6
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Sam Holloway
|Submission (armbar)
|AFL - Bulletproof
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|align=center|1
|align=center|N/A
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|Win
|align=center|11-6
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John LeBlanc
|TKO (punches)
|AFL: ERUPPTION
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|align=center|2
|align=center|N/A
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|Win
|align=center|10-6
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Derrick Sawyer
|Submission
|RFL - Revolution Fight League I
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|align=center|N/A
|align=center|N/A
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|Win
|align=center|9-6
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Antoine Jaoude

Antoine Jaoude is a Brazilian mixed martial artist. He fought for the Southern California Condors in the, now defunct, International Fight League.-Bio:...

Krzysztof Soszynski

Krzysztof Soszyński is a Polish-Canadian mixed martial artist. He fought for the Los Angeles Anacondas of the International Fight League . After the demise of that organization, he moved to the UFC, appearing on season 8 of The Ultimate Fighter...

Frank Mir

|Decision (unanimous)
|UFC 61

UFC 61

UFC 61: Bitter Rivals was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on Saturday, July 8, 2006. The event took place at the Mandalay Bay Events Center, in Las Vegas, Nevada and was broadcast live on pay-per-view in the United States.-Background:The main event was a...

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|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
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|Win
|align=center|8-3
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Brad Imes

Bradley Imes Smith , is a retired American mixed martial artist. Imes appeared on the second season of The Ultimate Fighter reality show on Spike TV. He has competed as a heavyweight in the UFC, WEC, and most recently King of the Cage...

|Submission (armbar)
|UFC Ultimate Fight Night 4

UFC Ultimate Fight Night 4

Ultimate Fight Night 4 was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on April 6, 2006. The event took place at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, in Paradise, Nevada and was broadcast live on Spike TV in the United States and Canada...

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|align=center|3
|align=center|3:37
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|Win
|align=center|7-3
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Jimmy Ambriz

Jimmy "The Titan" Ambriz is an American mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Super Heavyweight division. He is a former King of the Cage Super Heavyweight Champion. His nickname "The Titan" is for his enormous size and raw power...

|Submission (verbal)
|IFC WC 19-Warriors Challenge 19
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|align=center|2
|align=center|0:55
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|Win
|align=center|6-3
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Ben Rothwell

Ben Rothwell is an American mixed martial artist who competes as a heavyweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.-Mixed martial arts career:...

|Submission (kimura)
|Euphoria-USA vs World
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|align=center|3
|align=center|0:57
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|Win
|align=center|5-3
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Andre Roberts
|Submission (armbar)
|WEC 13-Heavyweight Explosion
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|align=center|1
|align=center|3:26
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|Win
|align=center|4-3
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Lemuel Vincent
|TKO
|KOTC-New Mexico
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|align=center|N/A
|align=center|N/A
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|Win
|align=center|3-3
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Jimmy Westfall
|TKO
|POA-Pride of Albuquerque
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|align=center|1
|align=center|1:18
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|Loss
|align=center|2-3
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Dan Severn

Eric Pele

|TKO
|KOTC 23-Sin City
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|align=center|1
|align=center|4:50
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|Win
|align=center|2-1
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Dan Severn

|Decision
|AC 1-Aztec Challenge 1
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|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
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|Win
|align=center|1-0
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External links

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