Dean Lister

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Dean Lister

Statistics
Nickname	Boogeyman
Height	6 ft 1 in
Weight	185 lb
Born	February 13, 1976
Town of birth	San Diego, California
Fighting style	Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Sambo
Mixed martial arts record
Wins	9
Losses	5
Draws	0

Dean Richard "Boogeyman" Lister (February 13, 1976 ) is an American mixed martial arts fighter and a former KOTC champion. He currently fights at the Middleweight division after recently moving down from the Light Heavyweight class. Dean was also an assistant coach on the third season of a popular Spike TV show, The Ultimate Fighter.

1 Biography
- 1.1 Martial arts background
- 1.2 The Ultimate Fighter
2 Record
- 2.1 Mixed martial arts record
3 See also
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Biography

Dean Lister grew up in a military family and lived in several South American countries including Venezuela and Panama. He lived in Panama during the U.S. invasion in 1989, and, according to Dean, he was "right in the middle of a serious combat zone". ^[1]

After living in several different cities in the United States, Lister's family settled in San Diego for Dean's high school years.

[edit] Martial arts background

Lister often fought as a kid, mostly due to a combination of being the "new kid", a foreigner, and being small for his age. The need to protect himself led Dean to wrestling and martial arts.

He started wrestling in high school, and became the high school division wrestling champion and a U.S. National Sambo Champion. Shortly after graduating from high school, Dean Lister visited the Fabio Santos Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Academy in San Diego with his wrestling teammates, and became very interested in the sport. He started competing in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu in 1996, six months after he started training.

Since 1997, Dean has been working as an instructor for Fabio Santos. Lister teaches both beginner and advanced students at [The Boxing Club][1] in San Diego. The classes typically begin with Dean teaching Brazilian Jiu Jitsu techniques, followed by Jiu Jitsu sparring. ^[2]

In 2000, Dean Lister traveled to Brazil to train at the Top Team Academy for Brazilian Jiu Jitsu in Rio de Janeiro.

Dean Lister currently holds the rank of black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. He maintains that it is the most challenging sport he could find, "the biggest and most challenging sport that exists".^[1] Lister does not favor any particular technique, although he is mostly known for his leg attacks (foot locks and knee locks).

[edit] The Ultimate Fighter

In 2006, Dean's sparring partner and the former light heavyweight UFC champion Tito Ortiz invited Dean to be his assistant grappling coach on the third season a popular Spike TV show The Ultimate Fighter. The show exposed Dean to a large TV audience, and, in combination with multiple praises from the fighters on the show, increased his popularity.

[edit] Record

Dean Lister is a two-time U.S. National Sambo champion, a four-time U.S. Machado National Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Champion (weight class and open classes), and a National Gracie Jiu Jitsu champion.

Dean was invited three times (2000, 2003, and 2005) to the Abu Dhabi Combat Club (ADCC) championship, a prestigious grappling tournament consisting only of top 16 grapplers in the world of each weight class. Lister won the Abu Dhabi Absolute Division championship in 2000, as well as two Superfights in 2003 and 2005; in addition, he set a tournament record by defeating 4 of his opponents consecutively (3 by submission) in 2003.

Dean Lister was a King of the Cage middleweight champion, and defended his title several times before eventually losing it to Jeremy Horn via decision.

Dean’s overall record includes 111 wins and 12 losses, with over 90 of these wins coming by submission. ^[2] Dean Lister has never been knocked out or submitted in an MMA competition. 8 of his victories have come by submission.

[edit] Mixed martial arts record

Dean lister's MMA record is 9 wins (8 by submission) and 5 losses.

Date	Outcome	Opponent	Method	Event	Round, time	Notes
1/25/2007	Loss	Nathan Marquardt	Decision (Unanimous)	UFC Fight Night 8	Round 3, 5:00
8/17/2006	Win	Yuki Sasaki	Decision (Unanimous)	UFC Fight Night	Round 3, 5:00
5/27/2006	Win	Alessio Sakara	Submission (Triangle Choke)	UFC 60: Hughes vs. Gracie	Round 1, 2:20
4/23/2005	Loss	Ricardo Arona	Decision (Unanimous)	PRIDE Total Elimination 2005	Round 3, 5:00
4/3/2005	Win	Akira Shoji	Submission (Triangle Choke)	PRIDE Bushido 6	Round 1, 3:13
7/19/2004	Loss	Amar Suloev	Decision (Split)	PRIDE Bushido 4	Round 2, 5:00
12/6/2003	Loss	Jeremy Horn	Decision (Majority)	KOTC 31 - King of the Cage 31	Round 4, 5:00
9/5/2003	Win	James Lee	Submission (Armbar)	KOTC 29 - Renegades	Round 1
6/29/2003	Win	Brian Sleeman	Submission (Armbar)	KOTC 25 - Flaming Fury	Round 1, 1:14
8/2/2002	Win	Brendan Seguin	Submission (Armbar)	KOTC 16 - Double Cross	Round 3, 4:37
2/9/2002	Win	Jacen Flynn	Submission (Kimura)	KOTC 12 - Cold Blood	Round 2, 4:28
9/29/2001	Win	Jerry Jenkins	Submission (Heel Hook)	KOTC 11 - Domination	Round 1, 4:24
2/24/2001	Loss	Jacen Flynn	Decision	KOTC 7 - Wet and Wild	Round 3, 5:00
9/16/2000	Win	John Jensen	Submission (Kneebar)	KOTC 5 - Cage Wars	Round 1, 1:50

[edit] See also

List of male mixed martial artists

[edit] References

^ ^a ^b UFC. Dean Lister Detail. Retrieved on 2006-06-12.
^ ^a ^b DeanLister.com (2006). Official Homepage of Dean Lister. Official Homepage of Dean Lister, World Champion Grappler. Retrieved on 2006-06-12.