Tom Erikson (9-4-1, 8) was born in Chicago Heights, Illinois, U.S. on July 6, 1964. At the age of 32 years on November 22, 1996, he made his professional MMA debut against Aleksander Khramstovskly, winning the fight via 1st-round TKO.
Erikson's last fight was a 1st-round KO loss to Alexandru Lungu at age 44 on August 1, 2008. He retired on a 3-fight losing streak.
Some of Tom Erikson's best fights have been against Matt Skelton, Tim Catalfo, Gary Goodridge, Kevin Randleman, Willie Peeters and Ed de Kruijf.
Erikson has 4 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
14  | Aug 1, 2008 44 years 9-4-1 (8) | 33 years, 10 months 1-1 (1) | HW | 1 | KO | LOSS Punches | |
13  | May 3, 2006 41 years, 9 months 9-3-1 (8) | 26 years, 7 months 5-0 (5) | HW | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches | |
12  | Feb 20, 2005 40 years, 7 months 9-2-1 (8) | 27 years, 6 months 4-0-1 (4) | Pride | HW | 1 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke |
11  | Feb 24, 2002 37 years, 7 months 9-1-1 (8) | 43 years 3-1 (2) | Pride | HW | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
10  | Nov 3, 2001 37 years, 3 months 8-1-1 (7) | 34 years, 9 months | Pride | HW | 1 | SUB | WIN Front strangle choke |
9  | Oct 31, 2000 36 years, 3 months 7-1-1 (6) | 22 years, 7 months 14-5 (13) | Pride | HW | 1 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke |
8  | Nov 21, 1999 35 years, 4 months 7-0-1 (6) | 33 years, 10 months 9-8 (9) | Pride | HW | 2 | UD | WIN |
7 | Nov 29, 1997 33 years, 4 months 6-0-1 (6) | Ed de Kruijf | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
6  | Jun 15, 1997 32 years, 11 months 5-0-1 (5) | 25 years, 10 months 6-1 (5) | HW | 1 | KO | WIN Punch | |
5 | Jun 15, 1997 32 years, 11 months 4-0-1 (4) | Pantera Negra | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
4 | Feb 24, 1997 32 years, 7 months 3-0-1 (3) | Davin Wright | 1 | TKO | WIN Corner stoppage | ||
3  | Nov 22, 1996 32 years, 4 months 2-0-1 (2) | 30 years, 3 months 4-0 (4) | 1 | UD | DRAW | ||
2  | Nov 22, 1996 32 years, 4 months 2-0 (2) | 31 years 6-3 (5) | 1 | SUB | WIN Neck crank | ||
1 | Nov 22, 1996 32 years, 4 months 1-0 (1) | Aleksander Khramstovskly | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
