Mike Whitehead
Mike Whitehead (born June 29, 1981 in Medford, Oregon) is a professional mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter. He was recently fighting as a light heavyweight for the Tucson Scorpions of the International Fight League (IFL).
Biography
Whitehead started wrestling at North Idaho JC, Southern Oregon University, and Missouri. He is a 3 time All American Wrestler and Abu Dhabi qualifier. In 2005 he participated in the The Ultimate Fighter 2 reality series on Spike TV.[1]
He is 24-7 in his MMA career and prior to his last fight was on a 12 fight win streak, including five straight victories in the IFL. He has proven himself dangerous standing and striking, as well as with wrestling and submission grappling.
Recently he competed in the standup only fight organization Xtreme Fighting Association where he defeated Ethen Cox by unanimous decision.[1]
MMA record
| 24-7-0 (wins-losses-draws) | |||||||||
| Result | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 24-7 |  Kevin Randleman
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Decision (Unanimous) | Strikeforce: Lawler vs. Shields | 06/06/2009 | 3 | 5:00 | St. Louis, Missouri, USA | |
| Win | 23-7 | Leo Pla
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Submission | M-1 Challenge 8th Edition | 10/29/2008 | 1 | 1:20 | Kansas City, Missouri, USA | |
| Loss | 22-7 |  Renato Sobral
|
Decision (Unanimous) | Affliction: Banned | 7/19/2008 | 3 | 5:00 | Anaheim, California, USA | |
| Win | 22-6 | Zak Jensen
|
Submission (Armbar) | Beatdown - 4 Bears Casino | 5/10/2008 | 1 | 2:06 | North Dakota, USA | |
| Win | 21-6 | Daniel Serafin | Decision (Unanimous) | PFP: Ring Of Fire | 12/9/2007 | N/A | Manila, Philippines | ||
| Win | 20-6 | Colin Murphy
|
Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | IFL: Washington D.C | 7/11/2007 | 3 | 1:00 | ||
| Win | 19-6 | Vernon White
|
TKO (Punches) | IFL: Las Vegas | 6/16/2007 | 2 | 0:54 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA | |
| Win | 18-6 |  Wojtek Kaszowski
|
TKO | IFL: Connecticut | 4/13/2007 | 1 | 2:43 | Uncasville, Connecticut, USA | |
| Win | 17-6 | Krzysztof Soszynski
|
Decision (Unanimous) | IFL: World Championship Final | 12/29/2006 | 3 | 4:00 | Uncasville, Connecticut, USA | |
| Win | 16-6 | Mark Kerr
|
TKO (Strikes) | IFL: World Championship Semifinals | 11/2/2006 | 1 | 2:40 | Portland, Oregon, USA | |
| Win | 15-6 | Michael Buchkovich
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Submission (Strikes) | CFC2: Combat Fighting Championship | 9/23/2006 | 1 | 4:04 | Orlando, Florida, USA | |
| Win | 14-6 | Ruben Villareal
|
Submission (Keylock) | Valor Fighting: Showdown At Cache Creek II | 9/15/2006 | 1 | 1:02 | Brooks, California, USA | |
| Win | 13-6 | Rich Beecroft
|
Submission (Keylock) | RITC 85 - Xtreme Cage Fighting | 8/5/2006 | 1 | 1:17 | Phoenix, Arizona, USA | |
| Win | 12-6 | Rocky Batastini
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Submission (Kimura) | RITC 83 - Rampage | 6/10/2006 | 1 | Arizona, USA | ||
| Win | 11-6 | Mike Bourke
|
Forfeit | UAGF - Kaos on the Kampus | 5/20/2006 | N/A | Los Angeles, California, USA | ||
| Win | 10-6 | Robert Beraun
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Submission (Kimura) | RITC 80 - Fight Night at The Fort | 3/18/2006 | 1 | 2:57 | Fountain Hills, Arizona, USA | |
| Loss | 9-6 | Keith Jardine
|
Decision (Unanimous) | UFC 57: Liddell vs Couture 3 | 2/4/2006 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA | |
| Win | 9-5 | Travis Fulton
|
Submission (Choke) | EC 61 - Extreme Challenge 61 | 4/22/2005 | 1 | 1:30 | Osceola, Iowa, USA | |
| Win | 8-5 | Aaron Brink
|
Decision (Unanimous) | UAGF - Clover Combat | 3/25/2005 | 3 | 5:00 | California, USA | |
| Win | 7-5 | Matt Bear
|
Submission (Strikes) | VFC 9 - Madness | 3/5/2005 | 2 | 0:54 | Council Bluffs, Iowa, USA | |
| Loss | 6-5 | Brandon Vera
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TKO (Injury) | WEC 13 - Heavyweight Explosion | 1/22/2005 | 2 | 1:12 | Lemoore, California, USA | |
| Win | 6-4 | Terrell Dees
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Submission (Neck Crank) | WEC 13 - Heavyweight Explosion | 1/22/2005 | 1 | 3:43 | Lemoore, California, USA | |
| Win | 5-4 | Demian Decorah
|
TKO | EC 59 - Extreme Challenge 59 | 9/24/2004 | 1 | 3:25 | Medina, Minnesota, USA | |
| Win | 4-4 | Brian Stromberg
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Submission | SF 5 - Stadium | 8/28/2004 | 2 | Gresham, Oregon, USA | ||
| Win | 3-4 | Karl Knothe
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Submission (Neck Crank) | EC 58 - Extreme Challenge 58 | 6/11/2004 | 1 | 1:17 | Medina, Minnesota, USA | |
| Loss | 2-4 | Alex Paz
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Decision (Split) | HOOKnSHOOT - Absolute Fighting Championships 2 | 3/28/2003 | 2 | 5:00 | Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA | |
| Loss | 2-3 | Tim Sylvia
|
TKO (Strikes) | SB 24 - Return of the Heavyweights 2 | 4/27/2002 | 1 | 2:38 | Honolulu, Hawaii, USA | |
| Win | 2-2 | Ben Rothwell
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Decision (Unanimous) | SB 24 - Return of the Heavyweights 2 | 4/27/2002 | 2 | 5:00 | Honolulu, Hawaii, USA | |
| Loss | 1-2 | Tim Sylvia
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TKO | SB 24 - Return of the Heavyweights 1 | 4/26/2002 | 1 | 3:46 | Honolulu, Hawaii, USA | |
| Win | 1-1 | Kim Bower
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TKO | GVT - Gladiators Vale Tudo | 3/10/2001 | N/A | Worley, Idaho, USA | ||
| Loss | 0-1 | Dax McMillan
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TKO | K - Kumite 5 | 5/5/2000 | N/A | |||