Kevin Randleman (17-16, 9) was born in Sandusky, Ohio, U.S. on August 10, 1971. At the age of 25 years on October 22, 1996, he made his professional MMA debut against Luiz Carlos Maciel, winning the fight via 1st-round TKO.
On March 5, 1999, 27-year old Kevin Randleman made his UFC debut on his 9th professional MMA fight at UFC 19 against a 37-year old Maurice Smith, winning the fight via 1-round unanimous decision.
On his 10th career fight at 27 years old, Kevin Randleman got a shot at the UFC Championship heavyweight titles against Bas Rutten on May 7, 1999 but lost the fight via 1-round split decision.
He became the UFC heavyweight champion on November 19, 1999 at age 28 on his 11th professional MMA fight at UFC 23 after defeating a 24-year old Pete Williams via 5-round unanimous decision.
Randleman's last fight was a 1st-round submission loss to Baga Agaev at age 39 on May 7, 2011. He was on a 4-fight losing streak by his last fight.
He has fought seven times in the UFC, and has a record of 4 wins and 3 losses in the promotion.
Some of Kevin Randleman's best fights have been against Pete Williams, Pedro Rizzo, Maurice Smith, Mirko Cro Cop, Dan Bobish, Renato Sobral and Kenichi Yamamoto.
Randleman has 16 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
33 | May 7, 2011 39 years, 8 months 17-16 (9) | Baga Agaev | MD | 1 | SUB | LOSS Armbar | |
32  | May 15, 2010 38 years, 9 months 17-15 (9) | 28 years, 7 months 2-0 (2) | Strikeforce | MD | 2 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke |
31  | Nov 7, 2009 38 years, 2 months 17-14 (9) | 27 years, 10 months 9-0 (8) | MD | 3 | SD | LOSS | |
30  | Jun 6, 2009 37 years, 9 months 17-13 (9) | 27 years, 11 months 23-6 (19) | Strikeforce | MD | 3 | UD | LOSS |
29  | May 18, 2008 36 years, 9 months 17-12 (9) | 26 years, 10 months 8-2-2 (5) | MD | 3 | UD | WIN | |
28  | Oct 21, 2006 35 years, 2 months 16-12 (9) | 24 years, 10 months 13-2 (12) | Pride | MD | 1 | SUB | LOSS Kneebar |
27 | Oct 9, 2005 34 years, 1 months 16-11 (9) | Fatih Kocamis | MD | 2 | UD | WIN | |
26  | Apr 23, 2005 33 years, 8 months 15-11 (9) | 25 years, 9 months 5-3 (2) | MD | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
25  | Dec 31, 2004 33 years, 4 months 15-10 (9) | 30 years, 3 months 13-2-2 (11) | HW | 1 | SUB | LOSS Guillotine choke | |
24  | Aug 15, 2004 33 years 15-9 (9) | 38 years, 8 months 11-2-2 (10) | HW | 1 | SUB | LOSS Americana | |
23  | Jun 20, 2004 32 years, 10 months 15-8 (9) | 27 years, 8 months 18-1 (13) | HW | 1 | SUB | LOSS Kimura | |
22 | Apr 25, 2004 32 years, 8 months 15-7 (9) | 29 years, 7 months 9-1-2 (8) | HW | 1 | KO | WIN Punches | |
21  | Nov 9, 2003 32 years, 2 months 14-7 (8) | 34 years, 3 months 14-7-1 (10) | MD | 3 | SUB | LOSS Armbar | |
20  | Mar 16, 2003 31 years, 7 months 14-6 (8) | 24 years, 8 months 15-3 (12) | MD | 1 | KO | LOSS Knee and punches | |
19  | Dec 23, 2002 31 years, 4 months 14-5 (8) | 22 years, 7 months 8-2-1 (6) | LHW | 3 | TKO | WIN Doctor stoppage | |
18  | Nov 24, 2002 31 years, 3 months 13-5 (7) | 26 years, 5 months 4-4-2 (3) | LHW | 3 | TKO | WIN Knees | |
17 | Sep 29, 2002 31 years, 1 months 12-5 (6) | Michiyoshi Ohara | LHW | 3 | UD | WIN | |
16 | Jul 13, 2002 30 years, 11 months 11-5 (6) | Brian Foster | LHW | 1 | KO | WIN Punch | |
15  | Jan 11, 2002 30 years, 5 months 10-5 (5) | 26 years, 4 months 19-3 (13) | UFC | LHW | 3 | UD | WIN |
14  | May 4, 2001 29 years, 8 months 9-5 (5) | 31 years, 4 months 6-1 (3) | UFC | LHW | 1 | KO | LOSS Punches |
13  | Nov 17, 2000 29 years, 3 months 9-4 (5) | 37 years, 4 months 6-2 (3) | UFC | HW | 3 | TKO | LOSS Punches Lost UFC heavyweight title |
12  | Jun 9, 2000 28 years, 9 months 9-3 (5) | 26 years, 1 months 9-0 (8) | UFC | HW | 5 | UD | WIN Defended UFC heavyweight title |
11  | Nov 19, 1999 28 years, 3 months 8-3 (5) | 24 years, 4 months 10-2 (8) | UFC | HW | 5 | UD | WIN Won UFC heavyweight title Vacant |
10  | May 7, 1999 27 years, 8 months 7-3 (5) | 34 years, 2 months 26-4-1 (23) | UFC | HW | 1 | SD | LOSS For UFC heavyweight title Vacant |
9  | Mar 5, 1999 27 years, 6 months 7-2 (5) | 37 years, 2 months 7-8 (6) | UFC | HW | 1 | UD | WIN |
8  | Jun 15, 1997 25 years, 10 months 6-2 (5) | 32 years, 11 months 4-0-1 (4) | 1 | KO | LOSS Punches | ||
7 | Jun 15, 1997 25 years, 10 months 6-1 (5) | Gustavo Homem de Neve | 1 | TKO | WIN Submission to elbow | ||
6  | Mar 3, 1997 25 years, 6 months 5-1 (4) | 28 years, 7 months 5-0 (5) | 1 | CKO | LOSS Triangle choke | ||
5 | Mar 3, 1997 25 years, 6 months 5-0 (4) | Mário Neto | 1 | TKO | WIN Submission to punches | ||
4  | Mar 3, 1997 25 years, 6 months 4-0 (3) | 27 years, 10 months 8-1 (5) | 1 | UD | WIN | ||
3  | Oct 22, 1996 25 years, 2 months 3-0 (3) | 26 years, 8 months 2-0 (2) | 1 | TKO | WIN Submission to punches | ||
2 | Oct 22, 1996 25 years, 2 months 2-0 (2) | Geza Kalman | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
1 | Oct 22, 1996 25 years, 2 months 1-0 (1) | Luiz Carlos Maciel | 1 | TKO | WIN Submission to punches |
