Mike Russow (15-3, 12) was born in Kankakee, Illinois, U.S. on November 9, 1976. At the age of 21 years on April 25, 1998, he made his professional MMA debut against Nate Schroeder, winning the fight via 3-round unanimous decision.
On August 29, 2009, 32-year old Mike Russow made his UFC debut on his 14th professional MMA fight at UFC 102 against a 33-year old Justin McCully, winning the fight via 3-round unanimous decision.
Russow's last fight was a 2nd-round TKO loss to Shawn Jordan at UFC on Fox: Johnson vs. Dodson at age 36 on January 26, 2013. He retired on a 2-fight losing streak.
He has fought six times in the UFC, and has a record of 4 wins and 2 losses in the promotion.
Some of Mike Russow's best fights have been against Jon Madsen, Todd Duffee, Justin McCully, John-Olav Einemo, Jason Guida and Roman Zentsov. For details about these fights refer to "Best fights of Mike Russow".
Russow has 3 losses on his MMA record. For details about these losses refer to "Mike Russow Losses".
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
19  | Jan 26, 2013 36 years, 2 months 15-3 (12) | 28 years, 3 months 13-4 (12) | UFC | 2 | TKO | LOSS Punches | |
18  | Jun 23, 2012 35 years, 7 months 15-2 (12) | 34 years, 10 months 15-5-1 (12) | UFC | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches | |
17  | Jan 28, 2012 35 years, 2 months 15-1 (12) | 36 years, 1 months 6-2 (6) | UFC | 3 | UD | WIN | |
16  | Mar 26, 2011 34 years, 4 months 14-1 (12) | 31 years, 1 months 7-0 (3) | UFC | 2 | TKO | WIN Doctor stoppage | |
15  | May 29, 2010 33 years, 6 months 13-1 (11) | 24 years, 5 months 6-0 (6) | UFC | 3 | KO | WIN Punch | |
14  | Aug 29, 2009 32 years, 9 months 12-1 (10) | 33 years, 6 months 10-4-2 (6) | UFC | 3 | UD | WIN | |
13 | Dec 11, 2008 32 years, 1 months 11-1 (10) | Braden Bice | 1 | SUB | WIN North-south choke | ||
12  | Jun 14, 2008 31 years, 7 months 10-1 (9) | 30 years, 10 months 17-17 (13) | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | ||
11  | Dec 31, 2007 31 years, 1 months 9-1 (8) | 34 years, 3 months 17-10 (15) | 1 | SUB | WIN North-south choke | ||
10 | Dec 1, 2007 31 years 8-1 (7) | Steve Campbell | 2 | SUB | WIN Arm-triangle choke | ||
9 | Jul 25, 2007 30 years, 8 months 7-1 (6) | Pat Harmon | 1 | KO | WIN Punch | ||
8 | Jun 30, 2007 30 years, 7 months 6-1 (5) | Demian Decorah | 1 | SUB | WIN Kimura | ||
7 | May 5, 2007 30 years, 5 months 5-1 (4) | Scott Harper | 1 | SUB | WIN Americana | ||
6  | Feb 24, 2007 30 years, 3 months 4-1 (3) | 26 years, 6 months 14-4 (13) | Pride | 1 | SUB | LOSS Armbar | |
5 | Jan 24, 2007 30 years, 2 months 4-0 (3) | Steve Conkel | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | ||
4 | Dec 9, 2006 30 years, 1 months 3-0 (2) | Chris Harrison | 1 | SUB | WIN Americana | ||
3 | Apr 22, 2006 29 years, 5 months 2-0 (1) | Brandon Quigley | 1 | KO | WIN Punches | ||
2 | Feb 25, 2006 29 years, 3 months 1-0 (0) | Ed Meyer | 2 | NC | NC | ||
1 | Apr 25, 1998 21 years, 5 months 1-0 (0) | Nate Schroeder | 3 | UD | WIN |
