Dan Henderson
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| Dan Henderson | |
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| Nickname | Hollywood, Dangerous |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) |
| Weight | 183 lb (83 kg) |
| Born | August 24, 1970 |
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| Fighting style | Greco-Roman Wrestling |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Wins | 21 |
| By knockout | 9 |
| By submission | 1 |
| Losses | 5 |
| Draws | 0 |
Dan "Hollywood" Henderson (August 24, 1970-) is an American mixed martial arts fighter and the current welterweight champion of the PRIDE Fighting Championship. He is associated with Team Quest. He has a professional MMA record of 21-5-0 as of October 2006. He is originally from Apple Valley, CA and went to Victor Valley High School in Victorville, CA where he was a two-time California State Placer. He went on to wrestle at Arizona State University, participating in the 1993 NCAA Championships.
Dan Henderson won the PRIDE Welterweight Tournament 2005 after defeating Murilo Bustamante at PRIDE Shockwave 2005 on December 31, 2005.
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[edit] Martial arts training
Dan Henderson started wrestling at the age of 5. He was quite successful, and made it to both the 1992 and 1996 USA Olympic Greco-Roman wrestling teams.
Dan started training in mixed martial arts in 1997 at the suggestion of his friend and fellow wrestler Randy Couture, who invited Dan to join Rico Chiapparelli Real American Wrestling team (RAW). Currently, Henderson trains with Team Quest, which includes fellow fighters Matt Lindland, Nate Quarry and Chris Leben from The Ultimate Fighter TV show, and included Randy Couture until Couture's retirement. Just one year after beginning to train MMA, Henderson entered and won the UFC 17 tournament in 1998, defeating Allen Goes and Carlos Newton. After that, Henderson left the UFC for greater financial opportunity and went to Japan, competing in Rings and Pride Fighting Championships. Until recently, there was no 185 pound division in Pride, and so Dan fought at 205 pounds and heavyweight for much of his career, where he competed against some of the best, including Wanderlei Silva, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, and Ricardo Arona. When Pride began its Bushido shows, bringing in lower weight classes, Henderson fought in and won their first ever 185 pound grand prix, defeating Ryo Chonan and Akihiro Gono by knockout, and then defeating Murilo Bustamante by a close split decision in the finals. At Bushido 10, Henderson defeated Kasuo Misaki by unanimous decision after hurting Misaki with stikes on numerous occasions. Henderson then enter the second ever Pride 185 pound grand prix, where he shockingly lost a rematch, in a fairly close, but well deserved unanimous decision win for Misaki.
Dan Henderson cross-trains in Boxing, Muay Thai and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. Although he has great takedowns, Henderson most often uses his wrestling to prevent the takedown, using sprawl and brawl techniques.
Henderson most recently fought Vitor Belfort on October 21, 2006 in PRIDE 32: The Real Deal at 205 pounds, winning the fight by unanimous decision.
[edit] Trivia
[edit] King of Queens appearance
Dan appeared in one episode of the TV show King of Queens together with other MMA fighters: Randy Couture, Quinton "Rampage" Jackson, and Frank Trigg.[1] One of the gags of the episode capitalized on the fact that Dan has lost his upper front teeth.
[edit] MMA titles
| Previous winner Kevin Jackson |
UFC 17 Middleweight Tournament winner |
Next winner Kenichi Yamamoto |
| Previous champion |
PRIDE Fighting Championship 1st Welterweight Champion December 31, 2005 - Present |
Next champion N/a |
| Previous winner |
PRIDE Fighting Championship 2005 Welterweight Tournament winner |
Next winner Kazuo Misaki |
[edit] MMA record
| Date | Result | Opponent | Method | Event | Round | Time | Notes |
| 10/21/2006 | Win | Vitor Belfort | Decision (Unanimous) | PRIDE 32: The Real Deal | 3 | 5:00 | |
| 8/26/2006 | Loss | Kazuo Misaki | Decision (Unanimous) | PRIDE Bushido 12 | 2 | 5:00 | |
| 4/2/2006 | Win | Kazuo Misaki | Decision (Unanimous) | PRIDE Bushido 10 | 2 | 5:00 | |
| 12/31/2005 | Win | Murilo Bustamante | Decision (Split) | PRIDE Shockwave 2005 | 2 | 5:00 | |
| 9/25/2005 | Win | Akihiro Gono | KO (Punch) | PRIDE Bushido 9 | 1 | 7:58 | |
| 9/25/2005 | Win | Ryo Chonan | KO (Punch) | PRIDE Bushido 9 | 1 | 0:22 | |
| 4/23/2005 | Loss | Antonio Rogerio Nogueira | Submission (Armbar) | PRIDE Total Elimination 2005 | 1 | 8:05 | |
| 12/31/2004 | Win | Yuki Kondo | Decision (Split) | PRIDE Shockwave 2004 | 3 | 5:00 | |
| 10/31/2004 | Win | Kazuhiro Nakamura | TKO (injury) | PRIDE 28 | 1 | 1:15 | |
| 11/9/2003 | Win | Murilo Bustamante | Knockout | PRIDE Final Conflict 2003 | 1 | 0:53 | |
| 3/16/2003 | Win | Shungo Oyama | TKO (Strikes) | PRIDE 25 | 1 | 3:28 | |
| 12/23/2002 | Loss | Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira | Submission (Armbar) | PRIDE 24 | 3 | 1:49 | |
| 4/28/2002 | Loss | Ricardo Arona | Decision (Split) | PRIDE 20 | 3 | 5:00 | |
| 11/3/2001 | Win | Murilo Rua | Decision (Split) | PRIDE 17 | 3 | 5:00 | |
| 5/27/2001 | Win | Akira Shoji | TKO (Strikes) | PRIDE 14 | 3 | 3:18 | |
| 3/25/2001 | Win | Renzo Gracie | Knockout | PRIDE 13 | 1 | 1:40 | |
| 12/9/2000 | Loss | Wanderlei Silva | Decision (Unanimous) | PRIDE 12 | 3 | 5:00 | |
| 2/26/2000 | Win | Renato Sobral | Decision (Split) | RINGS - King of Kings 1999 Final | 2 | 5:00 | |
| 2/26/2000 | Win | Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira | Decision (Split) | RINGS - King of Kings 1999 Final | 3 | 5:00 | |
| 2/26/2000 | Win | Gilbert Yvel | Decision (Unanimous) | RINGS - King of Kings 1999 Final | 2 | 5:00 | |
| 10/28/1999 | Win | Hiromitsu Kanehara | Decision (Split) | RINGS - King of Kings Block A | 2 | 5:00 | |
| 10/28/1999 | Win | Bakouri Gogitidze | TKO (Strikes) | RINGS - King of Kings Block A | 1 | 2:17 | |
| 5/15/1998 | Win | Carlos Newton | Decision (Split) | UFC 17 | 1 | 15:00 | |
| 5/15/1998 | Win | Allen Goes | Decision (Unanimous) | UFC 17 | 1 | 15:00 | |
| 6/15/1997 | Win | Eric Smith | Submission (Guillotine Choke) | Brazil Open '97 | 1 | 0:30 | |
| 6/15/1997 | Win | Crezio de Souza | TKO (Strikes) | Brazil Open '97 | 1 | 5:25 |
