Mike van Arsdale (born June 20, 1965 in Waterloo, Iowa) is an American mixed martial artist who has competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He holds a professional record of eight wins and five losses and his last fight in the UFC was at UFC 57, where he lost to Renato Sobral via a rear naked choke.
His MMA debut came in 1998 when he traveled to Brazil to compete in the no-rules International Vale Tudo Championship, a tournament in which van Arsdale won three consecutive fights in one evening to claim the title.
He last signed with the American Fight League[1] in 2008, but this fell through[2], and he is currently coaching[3].
A decorated high school and collegiate wrestler Van Arsdale was 1988 NCAA Division 1 collegiate wrestling champion at 167 lb (76 kg), while competing for Iowa State University. He has been inducted into the Iowa Wrestling Hall of Fame. He also won a gold medal at 1997 world cup in freestyle wrestling.
[edit] Mixed martial arts record
| Professional record breakdown |
|
| 13 matches |
8 wins |
5 losses |
| By knockout |
1 |
1 |
| By submission |
6 |
4 |
| By decision |
1 |
0 |
| Result |
Record |
Opponent |
Method |
Event |
Date |
Round |
Time |
Location |
Notes |
| Loss |
8–5 |
 Matt Lindland |
Submission (guillotine choke) |
Raze MMA – Fight Night |
02006-04-29 April 29, 2006 |
1 |
3:38 |
California, United States |
|
| Loss |
8–4 |
 Jorge Oliveira |
Submission (triangle choke) |
PFA – Pride and Fury 4 |
02006-03-24 March 24, 2006 |
1 |
4:02 |
Idaho, United States |
|
| Loss |
8–3 |
Renato Sobral |
Submission (rear naked choke) |
UFC 57 |
02006-02-04 February 4, 2006 |
1 |
2:21 |
Nevada, United States |
|
| Loss |
8–2 |
Randy Couture |
Submission (anaconda choke) |
UFC 54 |
02005-08-20 August 20, 2005 |
3 |
0:52 |
Nevada, United States |
|
| Win |
8–1 |
John Marsh |
Decision (unanimous) |
UFC 52 |
02005-04-16 April 16, 2005 |
3 |
5:00 |
Nevada, United States |
|
| Win |
7–1 |
Emanuel Newton |
Submission (kimura) |
MMA Mexico – Day 1 |
02004-12-17 December 17, 2004 |
1 |
|
Mexico |
|
| Win |
6–1 |
Mario Lopez |
Submission (crucifix) |
EP – XXXtreme Impact |
02003-12-28 December 28, 2003 |
1 |
0:28 |
Mexico |
|
| Win |
5–1 |
 Chris Haseman |
TKO (strikes) |
WFA 3: Level 3 |
02002-11-23 November 23, 2002 |
2 |
3:10 |
Nevada, United States |
|
| Loss |
4–1 |
Wanderlei Silva |
KO (punch and kick) |
IVC 6 – The Challenge |
01998-08-23 August 23, 1998 |
1 |
4:00 |
Brazil |
|
| Win |
4–0 |
Joe Pardo |
Submission (armlock) |
UFC 17 |
01998-05-15 May 15, 1998 |
1 |
11:01 |
Alabama, United States |
|
| Win |
3–0 |
Dario Amorim |
Submission (shoulder injury) |
IVC 4 – The Battle |
01998-02-07 February 7, 1998 |
1 |
2:42 |
Brazil |
|
| Win |
2–0 |
Marcelo Barbosa |
Submission (punches) |
IVC 4 – The Battle |
01998-02-07 February 7, 1998 |
1 |
3:36 |
Brazil |
|
| Win |
1–0 |
Francisco Nonato |
Submission (keylock) |
International Vale Tudo Championship 4 – The Battle |
01998-02-07 February 7, 1998 |
1 |
5:42 |
Brazil |
|
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Matt Lindland
Jorge Oliveira
Chris Haseman
