Matt Mitrione | |||||||||
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 Mitrione in September 2011 | |||||||||
| Born | July 15, 1978 Springfield, Illinois, U.S. | ||||||||
| Other names | Meathead | ||||||||
| Martial arts career | |||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||||||||
| Weight | 255 lb (116 kg; 18 st 3 lb) | ||||||||
| Division | Heavyweight | ||||||||
| Reach | 79 in (201 cm)[1] | ||||||||
| Stance | Southpaw | ||||||||
| Fighting out of | Boca Raton, Florida, United States | ||||||||
| Team | Combat Club (Current) Sanford MMA (Formerly) Roufusport (Formerly) Imperial Athletics (Formerly) Integrated Fighting Academy (Formerly) | ||||||||
| Trainer | Henri Hooft Duke Roufus | ||||||||
| Rank | Black belt in Shotokan Karate[2] | ||||||||
| Years active | 2009–2021 | ||||||||
| Mixed martial arts record | |||||||||
| Total | 23 | ||||||||
| Wins | 13 | ||||||||
| By knockout | 11 | ||||||||
| By decision | 2 | ||||||||
| Losses | 9 | ||||||||
| By knockout | 5 | ||||||||
| By submission | 2 | ||||||||
| By decision | 2 | ||||||||
| No contests | 1 | ||||||||
| Mixed martial arts exhibition record | |||||||||
| Total | 2 | ||||||||
| Wins | 1 | ||||||||
| By decision | 1 | ||||||||
| Losses | 1 | ||||||||
| By submission | 1 | ||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||
| University | Purdue University | ||||||||
| Website | mattmitrione.com | ||||||||
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |||||||||
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American football career | |||||||||
| No. 91, 98 | |||||||||
| Position: | Defensive tackle | ||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 300 lb (136 kg) | ||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||
| High school: | Springfield (IL) Sacred Heart-Griffin | ||||||||
| College: | Purdue | ||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2002 | ||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||
| Career highlights and awards | |||||||||
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Matt Mitrione (born July 15, 1978) is an American retired mixed martial artist and former American football player, who competed for both the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), and most recently for Bellator MMA. Prior to embarking on an MMA career, Mitrione played college football at Purdue University, and he turned pro and played in the National Football League (NFL) with the New York Giants and the Minnesota Vikings.[4][5] He was a featured fighter on The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights.[6] A former Heavyweight contender, he has several wins over notable MMA fighters, including Kimbo Slice, Derrick Lewis, Roy Nelson, Phil De Fries, and Fedor Emelianenko.
- ^ "Fight Card - UFC Fight Night Boetsch vs. Henderson". UFC.com. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
- ^ Drahota, Michael (September 18, 2013). "UFC 165 fight card: Brendan Schaub vs Matt Mitrione fight preview". MMAmania.com.
- ^ "Matt Mitrione". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
- ^ "Matt Mitrione, DT at". National Football League. 2011-10-23. Retrieved 2011-10-28.
- ^ NYG (1978-07-15). "Matt Mitrione Stats". ESPN. Retrieved 2011-10-28.
- ^ "Quartet of NFL vets to join Kimbo Slice on UFC's "The Ultimate Fighter 10" cast". mmajunkie.com. 2009-06-02. Archived from the original on 2010-05-15. Retrieved 2010-05-08.