Mark Coleman (16-10, 12) was born in Fremont, Ohio, U.S. on December 20, 1964. At the age of 31 years on July 12, 1996, he made his professional MMA debut against Moti Horenstein, winning the fight via 1st-round TKO.
On July 12, 1996, 31-year old Mark Coleman made his UFC debut on his 1st professional MMA fight at UFC 10 against Moti Horenstein, winning the fight in the 1st round via TKO.
He became the UFC champion on July 12, 1996 at age 31 on his 3rd professional MMA fight at UFC 10 after defeating a 30-year old Don Frye via 1st-round TKO.
Mark Coleman is a two weight division UFC champion. He defeated a 38-year old Dan Severn via 1st-round submission to become the UFC heavyweight champion on February 7, 1997 at age 32 on his 6th professional MMA fight at UFC 12.
Coleman's last fight was a 2nd-round submission loss to Randy Couture at UFC 109 at age 45 on February 6, 2010. He retired from the sport of MMA following this loss.
He has fought 12 times in the UFC, and has a record of 7 wins and 5 losses in the promotion.
Some of Mark Coleman's best fights have been against Don Frye, Dan Severn, Igor Vovchanchyn, Gary Goodridge, Kazuyuki Fujita, Allan Goes and Maur铆cio Rua.
Coleman has 10 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
26  | Feb 6, 2010 45 years, 1 months 16-10 (12) | 46 years, 7 months 17-10 (9) | UFC | LHW | 2 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke |
25  | Jul 11, 2009 44 years, 6 months 16-9 (12) | 32 years, 3 months 12-5 (9) | UFC | LHW | 3 | UD | WIN |
24  | Jan 17, 2009 44 years 15-9 (12) | 27 years, 1 months 16-3 (14) | UFC | LHW | 3 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
23  | Oct 21, 2006 41 years, 10 months 15-8 (12) | 30 years 24-1 (17) | HW | 2 | SUB | LOSS Armbar | |
22 | Feb 26, 2006 41 years, 2 months 15-7 (12) | 24 years, 3 months 12-1 (11) | Pride | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Broken arm |
21 | Oct 9, 2005 40 years, 9 months 14-7 (11) | Milco Voorn | HW | 1 | SUB | WIN Arm-triangle choke | |
20  | Feb 20, 2005 40 years, 2 months 13-7 (10) | 30 years, 5 months 14-2-2 (12) | HW | 1 | KO | LOSS Punches and soccer kick | |
19 | Apr 25, 2004 39 years, 4 months 13-6 (10) | 27 years, 6 months 17-1 (12) | HW | 1 | SUB | LOSS Armbar | |
18  | Jun 8, 2003 38 years, 5 months 13-5 (10) | 37 years, 6 months 15-2 (13) | HW | 3 | UD | WIN | |
17  | Sep 24, 2001 36 years, 9 months 12-5 (10) | 25 years, 3 months 12-1-1 (7) | HW | 1 | SUB | LOSS Triangle armbar | |
16  | Mar 25, 2001 36 years, 3 months 12-4 (10) | 29 years, 11 months 5-1-2 (4) | HW | 1 | KO | WIN Knees | |
15  | May 1, 2000 35 years, 4 months 11-4 (9) | 26 years, 8 months 42-2 (37) | HW | 2 | TKO | WIN Submission to knees Won Pride FC 2000 Openweight Grand Prix Tournament | |
14  | May 1, 2000 35 years, 4 months 10-4 (8) | 29 years, 6 months 4-0 (3) | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Corner stoppage | |
13  | May 1, 2000 35 years, 4 months 9-4 (7) | 26 years, 3 months 6-2-5 (3) | HW | 1 | UD | WIN | |
12  | Jan 30, 2000 35 years, 1 months 8-4 (7) | 34 years, 5 months | HW | 1 | SUB | WIN Can opener | |
11 | Nov 21, 1999 34 years, 11 months 7-4 (6) | Ricardo Morais | HW | 2 | UD | WIN | |
10  | Apr 29, 1999 34 years, 4 months 6-4 (6) | 37 years 1-2 (1) | HW | 2 | SUB | LOSS Heel hook | |
9  | Jan 8, 1999 34 years 6-3 (6) | 24 years, 8 months 6-0 (6) | UFC | HW | 1 | SD | LOSS |
8  | May 15, 1998 33 years, 4 months 6-2 (6) | 22 years, 10 months 7-1 (5) | UFC | HW | 1 | KO | LOSS Head kick |
7  | Jul 27, 1997 32 years, 7 months 6-1 (6) | 35 years, 7 months 5-7 (5) | UFC | HW | 1 | UD | LOSS Lost UFC heavyweight title |
6  | Feb 7, 1997 32 years, 1 months 6-0 (6) | 38 years, 7 months 14-2 (10) | UFC | HW | 1 | SUB | WIN Scarf-hold Won UFC heavyweight title |
5 | Sep 20, 1996 31 years, 9 months 5-0 (5) | Brian Johnston | UFC | 1 | TKO | WIN Submission to punches Won UFC 11 Tournament | |
4 | Sep 20, 1996 31 years, 9 months 4-0 (4) | Julian Sanchez | UFC | 1 | SUB | WIN Scarf hold | |
3 | Jul 12, 1996 31 years, 6 months 3-0 (3) | 30 years, 7 months 6-0 (6) | UFC | 1 | TKO | WIN Headbutts Won UFC 10 Tournament | |
2  | Jul 12, 1996 31 years, 6 months 2-0 (2) | 30 years, 5 months 3-2 (3) | UFC | 1 | SUB | WIN Exhaustion | |
1 | Jul 12, 1996 31 years, 6 months 1-0 (1) | Moti Horenstein | UFC | 1 | TKO | WIN Submission to punches |
