Mark Coleman

Mark Coleman
Coleman in 2005
Born (1964-12-20) December 20, 1964
Fremont, Ohio, U.S.
Other namesThe Hammer
Height6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb)
DivisionLight heavyweight (2009–2010)
Heavyweight (1996–2006)
Reach75 in (191 cm)
StyleFreestyle wrestling
Fighting out ofColumbus, Ohio, U.S.
TeamTeam Hammer House
RankNCAA Division I Wrestling
Olympic Freestyle Wrestling
Years active1996–2010 (MMA)
2000–2002, 2004–2010 (professional wrestling)
Mixed martial arts record
Total26
Wins16
By knockout7
By submission5
By decision4
Losses10
By knockout3
By submission5
By decision2
Other information
UniversityOhio State University
Miami University
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing the  United States
World Championships
1991 Varna100 kg
Pan American Championships
1990 Colorado Springs90 kg
1991 Havana100 kg
1992 Albany100 kg
Pan American Games
1991 Havana100 kg
Collegiate Wrestling
Representing the Ohio State Buckeyes
NCAA Division I Championships
1988 Ames189 lb

Mark Coleman (born December 20, 1964) is an American retired mixed martial artist, professional wrestler and amateur wrestler. Coleman was the UFC 10 and UFC 11 tournament champion, the first UFC Heavyweight Champion, and the Pride Fighting Championships 2000 Open Weight Grand Prix champion. At UFC 82 Coleman was inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame.

Coleman is credited with proving the ability of wrestlers to dominate in the developing sport of mixed martial arts, and with being one of the first in American MMA to use the strategy that he coined ground-and-pound successfully, earning him the moniker, "The Godfather of Ground & Pound". In the sport of wrestling, Coleman was a World Championship runner-up and Pan American Games Gold medalist in 1991, won three Pan American Championships, competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics and was an NCAA Division I National Champion for the Ohio State Buckeyes.