Tank Abbott (10-15, 9) was born in Huntington Beach, California, U.S. on April 26, 1965. At the age of 30 years on July 14, 1995, he made his professional MMA debut against John Matua, winning the fight via 1st-round KO.
On July 14, 1995, 30-year old Tank Abbott made his UFC debut on his 1st professional MMA fight at UFC 6 against John Matua, winning the fight in the 1st round via KO.
Abbott's last fight was a 2nd-round TKO loss to Ruben Villareal at age 47 on April 13, 2013. He retired from the sport of MMA following this loss.
He has fought 13 times in the UFC, and has a record of 5 wins and 8 losses in the promotion.
Some of Tank Abbott's best fights have been against Paul Varelans, John Matua, Sam Adkins, Yoji Anjo and Hugo Duarte.
Abbott has 15 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
25 | Apr 13, 2013 47 years, 11 months 10-15 (9) | Ruben Villareal | HW | 2 | TKO | LOSS Punches | |
24 | Feb 13, 2009 43 years, 9 months 10-14 (9) | Mike Bourke | HW | 1 | KO | WIN Punch | |
23  | Feb 16, 2008 42 years, 9 months 9-14 (8) | 34 years 1-0 (1) | EliteXC | HW | 1 | KO | LOSS Punches |
22  | Apr 21, 2007 41 years, 11 months 9-13 (8) | 36 years, 7 months 1-0-1 (1) | HW | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches | |
21  | Oct 7, 2006 41 years, 5 months 9-12 (8) | 32 years, 8 months 22-9 (22) | Strikeforce | HW | 1 | KO | LOSS Punch |
20  | Aug 28, 2005 40 years, 4 months 9-11 (8) | 35 years, 11 months 4-3-1 (3) | HW | 1 | SUB | LOSS Single wing choke | |
19 | May 5, 2005 40 years 9-10 (8) | Wesley Correira | HW | 1 | KO | WIN Punch | |
18  | Nov 21, 2003 38 years, 6 months 8-10 (7) | 25 years 12-4 (10) | UFC | HW | 1 | TKO | LOSS Doctor stoppage |
17  | Jun 6, 2003 38 years, 1 months 8-9 (7) | 35 years, 5 months 9-3-1 (9) | UFC | HW | 1 | SUB | LOSS Arm-triangle choke |
16  | Feb 28, 2003 37 years, 10 months 8-8 (7) | 23 years, 9 months 4-1 (3) | UFC | HW | 1 | SUB | LOSS Toe hold |
15  | Oct 16, 1998 33 years, 5 months 8-7 (7) | 24 years, 5 months 5-0 (5) | UFC | HW | 1 | KO | LOSS Punch |
14 | May 15, 1998 33 years 8-6 (7) | Hugo Duarte | UFC | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
13 | Dec 21, 1997 32 years, 7 months 7-6 (6) | Yoji Anjo | UFC | HW | 1 | UD | WIN |
12  | Oct 17, 1997 32 years, 5 months 6-6 (6) | 35 years, 10 months 6-7 (5) | UFC | HW | 1 | TKO | LOSS Leg kicks For UFC heavyweight title |
11  | May 30, 1997 32 years, 1 months 6-5 (6) | 20 years, 1 months 3-0 (3) | UFC | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches | |
10  | Dec 7, 1996 31 years, 7 months 6-4 (6) | 31 years 9-1 (9) | 1 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke | ||
9 | Dec 7, 1996 31 years, 7 months 6-3 (6) | Steve Nelmark | 1 | KO | WIN Punch | ||
8 | Dec 7, 1996 31 years, 7 months 5-3 (5) | Cal Worsham | 1 | TKO | WIN Submission to punches | ||
7  | Sep 20, 1996 31 years, 4 months 4-3 (4) | 31 years, 4 months 2-1 (2) | UFC | 1 | UD | LOSS | |
6 | Sep 20, 1996 31 years, 4 months 4-2 (4) | Sam Adkins | UFC | 1 | SUB | WIN Forearm choke | |
5  | Dec 16, 1995 30 years, 7 months 3-2 (3) | 37 years, 6 months 6-2 (6) | 1 | UD | LOSS | ||
4 | Dec 16, 1995 30 years, 7 months 3-1 (3) | Steve Jennum | 1 | SUB | WIN Neck crank | ||
3  | Jul 14, 1995 30 years, 2 months 2-1 (2) | 27 years, 10 months 6-1 (6) | UFC | 1 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke | |
2  | Jul 14, 1995 30 years, 2 months 2-0 (2) | 25 years, 9 months 1-0 (1) | UFC | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
1 | Jul 14, 1995 30 years, 2 months 1-0 (1) | John Matua | UFC | 1 | KO | WIN Punches |
