Mark Kerr (15-11, 10) was born in Toledo, Ohio, U.S. on December 21, 1968. At the age of 28 years on January 19, 1997, he made his professional MMA debut against Paul Varelans, winning the fight via 1st-round TKO.
On July 27, 1997, 28-year old Mark Kerr made his UFC debut on his 4th professional MMA fight at UFC 14 against Moti Horenstein, winning the fight in the 1st round via TKO.
He became the UFC heavyweight champion on July 27, 1997 at age 28 on his 5th professional MMA fight at UFC 14 after defeating a 27-year old Dan Bobish via 1st-round submission.
Kerr's last fight was a 1st-round TKO loss to Muhammed Lawal at M-1 Global: Breakthrough at age 40 on August 28, 2009. He retired on a 5-fight losing streak.
He has fought four times in the UFC, and has a record of 4 wins and 0 losses in the promotion.
Some of Mark Kerr's best fights have been against Dan Bobish, Nobuhiko Takada, Enson Inoue, Moti Horenstein, Greg Stott, Dwayne Cason and Branko Cikatic.
Kerr has 11 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
27  | Aug 28, 2009 40 years, 8 months 15-11 (10) | 28 years, 7 months 4-0 (3) | M-1 | HW | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
26  | Sep 27, 2008 39 years, 9 months 15-10 (10) | 37 years, 8 months 25-8 (16) | HW | 1 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke | |
25 | Jul 26, 2008 39 years, 7 months 15-9 (10) | Ralph Kelly | HW | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches | |
24 | Jun 7, 2008 39 years, 5 months 15-8 (10) | Tracy Willis | HW | 1 | SUB | LOSS Guillotine choke | |
23  | Apr 11, 2008 39 years, 3 months 15-7 (10) | 40 years, 7 months 16-5-2 (15) | HW | 1 | SUB | LOSS Kneebar | |
22 | Mar 29, 2008 39 years, 3 months 15-6 (10) | Chuck Huus | HW | 1 | SUB | WIN Keylock | |
21 | Nov 7, 2007 38 years, 10 months 14-6 (9) | Steve Gavin | HW | 1 | SUB | WIN Armlock | |
20  | Feb 10, 2007 38 years, 1 months 13-6 (8) | 33 years, 6 months 3-2 (3) | HW | 1 | TKO | LOSS Submission to punches | |
19  | Nov 2, 2006 37 years, 10 months 13-5 (8) | 25 years, 4 months 15-5 (13) | HW | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches | |
18  | Feb 1, 2004 35 years, 1 months 13-4 (8) | 33 years, 6 months 14-17-1 (13) | Pride | HW | 1 | KO | LOSS Slam |
17  | Jul 29, 2001 32 years, 7 months 13-3 (8) | 23 years, 4 months 17-6 (16) | Pride | HW | 2 | TKO | LOSS Knees |
16 | Dec 23, 2000 32 years 13-2 (8) | Igor Vovchanchyn | Pride | HW | 3 | UD | LOSS |
15 | Aug 27, 2000 31 years, 8 months 13-1 (8) | Igor Borisov | Pride | HW | 1 | SUB | WIN Can opener |
14  | May 1, 2000 31 years, 4 months 12-1 (7) | 29 years, 6 months 3-0 (3) | Pride | HW | 1 | UD | LOSS |
13  | Jan 30, 2000 31 years, 1 months 12-0 (7) | 32 years, 9 months 10-3 (8) | Pride | HW | 1 | MD | WIN |
12  | Sep 12, 1999 30 years, 8 months 11-0 (7) | 26 years, 1 months 38-2 (34) | Pride | HW | 2 | NC | NC Illegal knees |
11  | Jul 4, 1999 30 years, 6 months 11-0 (7) | 37 years, 2 months 2-2 (2) | Pride | HW | 1 | SUB | WIN Kimura |
10 | Oct 11, 1998 29 years, 9 months 10-0 (6) | Hugo Duarte | Pride | HW | 3 | TKO | WIN Retirement |
9 | Jun 24, 1998 29 years, 6 months 9-0 (5) | Pedro Otavio | Pride | HW | 1 | CKO | WIN Kimura |
8  | Mar 15, 1998 29 years, 2 months 8-0 (5) | 42 years, 5 months | Pride | HW | 1 | DQ | WIN Rope grabbing |
7 | Oct 17, 1997 28 years, 9 months 7-0 (5) | Dwayne Cason | UFC | HW | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke Won UFC 15 Tournament |
6 | Oct 17, 1997 28 years, 9 months 6-0 (4) | Greg Stott | UFC | HW | 1 | KO | WIN Knee |
5  | Jul 27, 1997 28 years, 7 months 5-0 (3) | 27 years, 6 months 5-2 (5) | UFC | HW | 1 | SUB | WIN Chin to the eye Won UFC 14 Tournament |
4 | Jul 27, 1997 28 years, 7 months 4-0 (2) | Moti Horenstein | UFC | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
3 | Jan 19, 1997 28 years 3-0 (1) | Fabio Gurgel | HW | 1 | UD | WIN | |
2 | Jan 19, 1997 28 years 2-0 (1) | Mestre Hulk | HW | 1 | DQ | WIN Crawling out of the ring | |
1  | Jan 19, 1997 28 years 1-0 (1) | 27 years, 4 months 6-5 (5) | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Knees and punches |
