Logan Clark

Logan Clark
Born (1985-02-16) February 16, 1985
Rochester, Minnesota, United States
Other names The Pink Pounder
Nationality American
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st)
Division Middleweight
Heavyweight (2009)
Reach 75.0 in (191 cm)
Fighting out of Eyota, Minnesota, United States
Team Minnesota Martial Arts Academy
Compound MMA
Years active 2005–present
Mixed martial arts record
Total 24
Wins 18
By knockout 4
By submission 10
By decision 3
Unknown 1
Losses 6
By knockout 2
By submission 2
By decision 2
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Logan Thomas Clark (born February 16, 1985 in Rochester, Minnesota) is an American professional mixed martial artist who has fought for, and is undefeated, in the UFC and has also competed for the World Extreme Cagefighting and World Victory Road.

Biography and fighting career

Born in Southeastern Minnesota, Clark was raised on a farm north of Dover, MN. In 1987, at the age of 1, Clark's father died leaving his mother to raise the family. Clark has 3 siblings: Tyrel Clark, Doron Clark, and Amanda Clark. In 1993, his family moved to Eyota, MN.

After graduating from Dover-Eyota High School, where he was coached by Minnesota Wrestling Hall of Fame coach Mike Mazzitelli, Clark attended Hamline University in Saint Paul, MN for one year and was a member of the football and track teams. He then transferred to Saint Cloud State University where he was a part of the wrestling team. After one semester, he left to attend Rochester Community and Technical College for one semester before transferring to Winona State University in the fall of 2005. He graduated with a Bachelor's Degree in Communication Arts & Literature with ambitions of being an English teacher although he is content substitute teaching while focusing on training.

Clark is a mixed martial artist and a coach with Compound MMA, a team of fighters that compete in mixed martial arts (MMA). His training time is split between Compound MMA and the Minnesota Martial Arts Academy in Brooklyn Center, MN. Clark's MMA style is freestyle wrestling and ground and pound and as of August 2012 he had an MMA record of 17-5, he has only been knocked unconscious once in his career, against journeyman and current Bellator MMA fighter Jason Guida brother of current UFC veteran and former Strikeforce champion Clay Guida.[1][2]

Mixed martial arts record

Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Loss 18–6 Lucio Linhares Submission (rear-naked choke) Fight Festival 33 October 5, 2013 2 4:30 Helsinki, Finland
Win 18–5 Ryan Scheeper Submission (punches) Brutaal - Fight Night March 30, 2013 1 0:39 Rochester, Minnesota, United States
Win 17–5 Jake Doerr Submission (triangle choke) 3 River Throwdown - Onalaska August 4, 2012 2 1:08 Onalaska, Wisconsin, United States
Win 16–5 Marcus Sursa Submission (armbar) Brutaal - Rochester March 31, 2012 1 2:03 Rochester, Minnesota, United States
Win 15–5 B.J. Lacy Submission (rear-naked choke) CFX - Hostile October 21, 2011 3 1:33 Morton, Minnesota, United States
Loss 14–5 Anthony Smith TKO (doctor stoppage) Seconds Out / Vivid MMA - Havoc at the Hyatt 2 June 19, 2010 2 2:22 Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Win 14–4 Shane DeZee Submission (hammerlock) Seconds Out / Vivid MMA - Havoc at the Hyatt: Clark vs. DeZee March 27, 2010 1 1:10 Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Win 13–4 Chris Barden TKO (punches) Gladiators MMA January 30, 2010 1 1:20 Rochester, Minnesota, United States
Loss 12–4 Jason Guida KO (punches) Fight Nation: Guida vs. Clark October 3, 2009 1 0:07 Rochester, Minnesota, United States Fought at Heavyweight
Loss 12–3 Jorge Santiago Submission (arm triangle choke) World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 5 September 28, 2008 2 3:35 Tokyo, Japan
Loss 12–2 Kazuo Misaki Decision (unanimous) World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 3 June 8, 2008 3 5:00 Saitama, Japan
Win 12–1 Scott Harper TKO (punches) WEC 33: Marshall vs. Stann March 26, 2008 1 4:37 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Loss 11–1 Eric Schambari Decision (unanimous) WEC 29 August 5, 2007 3 5:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win 11–0 Blas Avena TKO (elbows) WEC 25 January 20, 2007 3 4:23 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win 10–0 Steve Byrnes Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Sanchez vs. Riggs December 13, 2006 3 5:00 San Diego, California, United States
Win 9–0 Ryan Willete Decision (unanimous) Extreme Challenge 72 October 21, 2006 3 5:00 Medina, Minnesota, United States
Win 8–0 Chuck Parmelee TKO (punches) The Cage Inc. September 2, 2006 1 2:51 South Dakota, United States
Win 7–0 B.J. Lacy Decision (unanimous) UCS 15 - Battle at the Barn July 15, 2006 3 3:00 Rochester, Minnesota, United States
Win 6–0 Dave Morin N/A EFX - Fury June 7, 2006 1 N/A Maplewood, Minnesota, United States
Win 5–0 Brandon Nelson TKO (punches) UCS 13 - Battle at the Barn March 25, 2006 1 N/A Minnesota, United States
Win 4–0 Fidel Zapata TKO (punches) UCS 12 - Battle at the Barn January 21, 2006 1 N/A Minnesota, United States
Win 3–0 Noah Liebenauer TKO (punches) Coliseum November 23, 2005 1 0:58 Rochester, Minnesota, United States
Win 2–0 Paul Hersch TKO (punches) UCS - Ultimate Lacrosse 1 October 15, 2005 1 N/A La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States
Win 1–0 Caleb Steiger Submission (armbar) Ring Warriors - Xtreme Fight Night October 7, 2005 1 1:30 La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States

See also

References

  1. ↑ "YouTube - Logan Clark @ WEC". YouTube. Retrieved 2010-01-27.
  2. ↑ "Logan "The Pink Pounder" Clark...". Sherdog. Retrieved 2010-01-27.

External links

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