Dan Christison
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| Dan Christison | |
|---|---|
| Statistics | |
| Nickname | The Sandman |
| Height | 6 ft 8 in |
| Weight | 270 lb (102.5 kg) |
| Born | |
| Fighting out of | Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| Town of birth | {{{hometown}}} |
| Fighting style | submission fighting |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Wins | 8 |
| By knockout | 0 |
| By submission | 6 |
| Losses | 5 |
| Draws | 0 |
| No contests | 0 |
Dan Christison is an American mixed martial artist.
At 6'8" and 270 lbs, Christison is a heavyweight who fights chiefly with a submission wrestling style, rare for someone of his size. Christison fights out of Albuquerque, New Mexico. Christison was a contestant on the second season of The Ultimate Fighter. Nicknamed "Big" Dan Christison and Dan "The Sandman" Christison, he lost his first fight on the show, a quarterfinals match with Seth Petruzelli.
Christison has an MMA record of 8 wins, 5 losses, and 0 draws, with some of his losses coming to the biggest names in MMA such as Dan Severn and Frank Mir. Christison has thus far proven difficult to submit or knock out. With the exception of his loss to Eric Pele, all of Christison's losses have been by decision.
Christison was member of Team Hughes on TUF 2. Along with fellow former Ultimate Fighter competitors Diego Sanchez and Rashad Evans, he now trains in Albuquerque under the instruction of submission fighter Greg Jackson.
[edit] MMA record
| 8 Wins (2 KO, 6 submissions, 0 decision, 0 other), 4 Losses (1 TKO, 3 Decisions), 0 Draws. | |||||||
| Date | Result | Opponent | Event | Method | Round | Time | Notes |
| 7/8/2006 | Loss | Frank Mir | UFC 61-Bitter Rivals | Decision (Unanimous) | Round 3 | 5:00 | |
| 4/6/2006 | Win | Brad Imes | UFC-Ultimate Fight Night 4 | Submission (Armbar) | Round 3 | 3:37 | |
| 3/26/2005 | Win | Jimmy Ambriz | IFC WC 19-Warriors Challenge 19 | Submission (Verbal) | Round 2 | 0:55 | |
| 2/26/2005 | Win | Ben Rothwell | Euphoria-USA vs World | Submission (Kimura) | Round 3 | 0:57 | |
| 1/22/2005 | Win | Andre Roberts | WEC 13-Heavyweight Explosion | Submission (Armbar) | Round 1 | 3:26 | |
| 8/28/2004 | Win | Lemuel Vincent | KOTC-New Mexico | TKO | Round N/A | N/A | |
| 4/10/2004 | Win | Jimmy Westfall | POA-Pride of Albuquerque | TKO | Round 1 | 1:18 | |
| 6/14/2003 | Loss | Dan Severn | KOTC 24-Mayhem | Decision (Split) | Round 3 | 5:00 | |
| 5/16/2003 | Loss | Eric Pele | KOTC 23-Sin City | TKO | Round 1 | 4:50 | |
| 4/6/2003 | Win | Albert Lopez | Triple Threat-Fight Night 1 | Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | Round 1 | N/A | |
| 9/6/2006 | Loss | Dan Severn | AC 1-Aztec Challenge 1 | Decision | Round 3 | 5:00 | |
| 8/19/2001 | Win | Gabe Beauperthy | GC 5-Rumble in the Rockies | Submission | Round N/A | N/A | |
[edit] External links
| The Ultimate Fighter - Season 2 | |
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| Josh Burkman | Dan Christison | Luke Cummo | Marcus Davis | Rashad Evans | Melvin Guillard | Jorge Gurgel | Brad Imes | Keith Jardine | Eli Joslin | Rob MacDonald | Sammy Morgan | Tom Murphy | Seth Petruzelli | Kerry Schall | Kenny Stevens | Joe Stevenson | Anthony Torres | Jason Von Flue | Mike Whitehead
Coaches: Rich Franklin | Matt Hughes |
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