Here is a list of Lister's best fights. For a list of Lister's losses, refer to "Dean Lister Losses".
On May 27, 2006 Dean Lister faced off against Alessio Sakara in a middleweight bout at age 30. He was coming in with a record of 8-4 (8), and Sakara was 24 years old and with a record of 11-3 (8). Lister stopped Alessio Sakara via submission.
On April 3, 2005 Dean Lister faced off against Akira Shoji in a light-heavyweight bout at age 29. He was coming in with a record of 7-3 (7), and Shoji was 31 years old and with a record of 12-11-5 (7). Lister stopped Akira Shoji via submission.
On August 17, 2006 Dean Lister faced off against Yuki Sasaki in a middleweight bout at age 30. He was coming in with a record of 9-4 (8), and Sasaki was 29 years old and with a record of 20-12-1 (14). Lister won the fight via 3-round unanimous decision.
On December 29, 2007 Dean Lister faced off against Jordan Radev in a middleweight bout at age 31. He was coming in with a record of 10-5 (8), and Radev was 31 years old and with a record of 11-2 (7). Lister won the fight via 3-round unanimous decision.
On June 21, 2008 Dean Lister faced off against Jeremy Horn in a middleweight bout at age 32. He was coming in with a record of 11-5 (9), and Horn was 32 years old and with a record of 80-17-5 (66). Lister stopped Jeremy Horn via submission.
On June 29, 2003 Dean Lister met Brian Sleeman in a middleweight (KOTC Championship) title defense fight. Lister was 27 years old and with a record of 5-1 (5). Lister stopped Brian Sleeman via 1st-round submission and successfully defended his title.
On September 16, 2000 Dean Lister faced off against John Jensen at age 24. He was coming in with a record of 1-0 (1). Lister stopped John Jensen via submission.
On September 29, 2001 Dean Lister faced off against Jerry Jenkins at age 25. He was coming in with a record of 2-1 (2). Lister stopped Jerry Jenkins via submission.