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Mac
Danzig
22-10-1( W-L-D )
I won't let anything stop me from making a living in this sport.

Fight History

Skill Breakdown

Charts are compiled based on results from 13 fights.
Record: 22-10-1
Summary: My mind, experience

Fighter Info

From: Cleveland, Ohio USA
Fights Out Of: Los Angeles, California USA
Age: 33
Height: 5' 8" ( 172 cm )
Weight: 155 lb ( 70 kg )

Striking

Total Attempted Strikes
0
838
50% Successful
417
Types of Successful Strikes
0
417
66% Standing
20%
13%
276
85
56
Striking Defense
59
%
The percentage of total strikes avoided

Grappling

Total Takedowns
0
30
40% Successful
12
Grappling Totals by Type
 
 
Subm.
Passes
Sweeps
6
20
3
Takedown Defense
51
%
The percentage of total takedowns avoided
Result Fighters Event Str TD Sub Pass Method Replay
UPCOMING
 Melvin Guillard Jul 27, 2013
-- -- -- -- --
Mac Danzig -- -- -- --
Loss
 Takanori Gomi Nov 10, 2012
54 1 0 1 R3 Decision - Split
Mac Danzig 64 2 1 1
Win
 Mac Danzig Apr 21, 2012
67 1 0 0 R3 Decision - Unanimous
Efrain Escudero 56 0 1 0
Loss
 Matt Wiman Oct 1, 2011
93 2 1 1 R3 Decision - Unanimous
Mac Danzig 66 2 1 2
Win
 Joe Stevenson Dec 11, 2010
6 0 0 0 R1 KO/TKO
Mac Danzig 9 0 0 0
Loss
 Mac Danzig Jun 12, 2010
4 1 0 0 R1 Submission
Matt Wiman 4 0 2 1
Win
 Mac Danzig Feb 6, 2010
62 3 0 8 R3 Decision - Unanimous
Justin Buchholz 30 0 1 0
Loss
 Jim Miller Jul 11, 2009
37 6 1 2 R3 Decision - Unanimous
Mac Danzig 20 0 1 1
Loss
 Josh Neer Feb 7, 2009
46 0 3 1 R2 Submission
Mac Danzig 33 0 0 1
Loss
 Clay Guida Sep 17, 2008
43 10 0 3 R3 Decision - Unanimous
Mac Danzig 36 1 0 0
Win
 Mac Danzig Apr 19, 2008
46 1 2 5 R3 Submission
Mark Bocek 22 3 0 1
Mac Danzig Dec 8, 2007
10 1 1 2 R1 Submission
Tommy Speer 4 0 0 0
Loss
 Hayato Sakurai
PRIDE 33: The Second Coming
Feb 24, 2007
38 2 1 4 R2 KO/TKO
Mac Danzig 16 0 0 0
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Biography

TRAINING:  Morning: Drilling wrestling and grappling movements and proper technique with my trainer Rico Chiapparelli. Evening: Technical sparring followed by sprint-work conditioning

When and why did you start training for fighting? August of 2000.   I had been a fan of the sport since 1994 when I first saw it...  I always wanted to train and when I got the opportunity, I took it on full-time.

What ranks and titles have you held? MMA national amateur MMA champion, Gladiator Challenge lightweight champion, IFC lightweight champion, 5 time King of the Cage world lightweight champion, The Ultimate Fighter season six winner.

Do you have any heroes?  Bernard Hopkins, Arturo Gatti

What is your favorite technique?  Left hook to the body

What does it mean for you to fight in the UFC? It means everything.  My career in the UFC is my life and I won't let anything stop me from making a living in the in this sport.

What was your job before you started fighting?  I have had many jobs growing up, most notably, I was a caretaker at an Animal Sanctuary in Pennsylvania right before I started fighting.


•    Dropped back to lightweight after a 4-0 run at 170 to win The Ultimate Fighter’s sixth season.

•    Finished all four fights on TUF6

•    Competed in the PRIDE organization, losing to Hayato ‘Mach’ Sakurai in February of 2007.

•    Has fought against UFC vets Kurt Pellegrino, Jason Von Flue, Sakurai and Laverne Clark in non-UFC action.

•    11 wins by submission, five by knockout.

•    Talented photographer

•    Bouts with Neer  and Wiman (rematch) won Fight of The Night honors

•    Won KO of the Night for win over Stevenson

•    First loss to Wiman ended in controversial fashion

Career

Key Fights

Result
Opponent
Event
Replay
Win
 Joe Stevenson UFC® 124 ST-PIERRE vs KOSCHECK

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