| Don Frye | |
|---|---|
| Born | Donald Frye November 23, 1965 Sierra Vista, Arizona, U.S. |
| Other names | The Predator |
| Nationality | American |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) |
| Weight | 210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb) |
| Division | Light Heavyweight Heavyweight Openweight |
| Reach | 73 in (185 cm)[1] |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Fighting out of | Sierra Vista, Arizona, U.S. |
| Team | Team Frye |
| Trainer | Dan Severn Curt Hennig |
| Rank | 2nd Dan Black Belt in Judo |
| Wrestling | NCAA Division I Wrestling |
| Years active | 1989–1990 (Boxing) 1996–2011 (MMA) 2002 (kickboxing) |
| Professional boxing record | |
| Total | 8 |
| Wins | 2 |
| By knockout | 2 |
| Losses | 5 |
| By knockout | 4 |
| Draws | 1 |
| Kickboxing record | |
| Total | 1 |
| Losses | 1 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 31 |
| Wins | 20 |
| By knockout | 8 |
| By submission | 10 |
| By decision | 1 |
| By disqualification | 1 |
| Losses | 9 |
| By knockout | 5 |
| By submission | 2 |
| By decision | 2 |
| Draws | 1 |
| No contests | 1 |
| Other information | |
| University | Arizona State University Oklahoma State University–Stillwater |
| Children | 2 |
| Boxing record from BoxRec | |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Donald Frye (born November 23, 1965) is an American former mixed martial artist, professional wrestler, and actor. In MMA, he was one of the sport's earliest well-rounded fighters and won the UFC 8 and Ultimate Ultimate 96 tournaments and finished as runner-up at UFC 10 in his first year of competition. He retired from MMA in 1997 to pursue a career in professional wrestling with New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) and quickly became one of the company's leading heels. After spending four years as one of Japan's top gaijin wrestlers, he returned to MMA with the Pride Fighting Championships in September 2001, much more muscular and sporting an American patriot persona in response to the September 11 attacks. He fought bouts with Ken Shamrock and Yoshihiro Takayama during his two years in Pride. He departed the promotion to compete in K-1 and Hero's in 2004 but returned for the final Pride event in 2007. He was inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame in 2016.