MMA StatBook

Dave Menne

“The Warrior”

WelterweightUnited States4-fight losing streak

45Wins
17Losses
2Draws

Professional record

Last 5: LLLLW

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Profile

Age
52 (born July 29, 1974)
Born in
Minneapolis
Height
5' 10"
Weight
170 lbs.
Stance
Orthodox
UFC record
2-4
Title fights
2

How the fights ended

Wins in the UFC2

  • Decision 2

Losses in the UFC4

  • KO/TKO 3
  • Decision 1

UFC career stats

Striking

Significant strikes landed per minute
2.17 top 83%
Significant strikes absorbed per minute
1.55
Striking accuracy42%Better than 34% of welterweights
Strike defense46%Better than 9% of welterweights

Grappling

Takedowns per 15 minutes
0.46 top 81%
Submission attempts per 15 minutes
2.7
Takedown accuracy50%Better than 76% of welterweights
Takedown defense67%Better than 58% of welterweights

Next fight

No confirmed fight yet. Menne last fought on December 13, 2006 (Loss vs Luigi Fioravanti). Menne has not fought in the UFC for more than two years.

Booked fights appear here as soon as they are announced. See the full UFC schedule.

In the record book

About Dave Menne

Dave Menne "The Warrior", born in Minneapolis, United States on July 29, 1974, is a welterweight mixed martial artist. Menne stands 5' 10".

Menne's professional career began in 1997, debuting with HOOKnSHOOT. Menne arrived in the UFC with a 23-5 record. Menne made a UFC debut at UFC 24: First Defense in March 2000 and beat Fabiano Iha by decision. Menne's UFC record stands at 2-4 after 6 fights. Menne first won a UFC title fight at UFC 33: Victory in Vegas, beating Gil Castillo.

In the stats, Menne attempts more submissions than 98% of welterweights.

In UFC title fights, Menne is 1-1. Menne has never been submitted in the UFC. After 45 months away, Menne returned at UFC Fight Night 5 in June 2006 and lost to Josh Koscheck. Before and outside the UFC, Menne fought in EC (17-4-1) and HOOKnSHOOT (4-0).

Menne's most recent UFC appearance was at UFC Fight Night: Sanchez vs Riggs in December 2006, where Menne lost to Luigi Fioravanti.

UFC fight history

  1. L

    Luigi Fioravanti

    KO/TKO · Punches to Head At Distance · R1 4:44

    UFC Fight Night: Sanchez vs Riggs

    Dec 13, 2006

    8Str 0TD 0KD
  2. L

    Josh Koscheck

    Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00

    UFC Fight Night 5

    Jun 28, 2006

    13Str 1TD 0KD
  3. L

    Phil Baroni

    KO/TKO · Punches to Head At Distance · R1 0:18

    UFC 39: The Warriors Return

    Sep 27, 2002

    1Str 0TD 0KD
  4. L

    Murilo Bustamante Title

    KO/TKO · Punch to Head At Distance · R2 0:44

    UFC 35: Throwdown

    Jan 11, 2002

    14Str 0TD 0KD
  5. W

    Gil Castillo Title

    Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00

    UFC 33: Victory in Vegas

    Sep 28, 2001

    70Str 1TD 0KD
  6. W

    Fabiano Iha

    Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00

    UFC 24: First Defense

    Mar 10, 2000

    37Str 0TD 0KD

Full MMA career

Dave Menne is 45-17-2 across 64 professional fights in 25 promotions, since a pro debut on April 4, 1997 (HOOKnSHOOT). 58 of those fights were outside the UFC.

Pro wins45

  • KO/TKO 7
  • Submission 18
  • Decision 20

Pro losses17

  • KO/TKO 7
  • Submission 1
  • Decision 9
Finish rate
56% of wins
Longest win streak
14

Fights by promotion

PromotionRecordFirst fight
EC17-4-11997
UFC2-42000
HOOKnSHOOT4-01997
RINGS1-2-11999
Shidokan Jitsu3-02001
Bellator1-12009
Gladiators2-01999
SB1-11999
SFC2-01999
WVT1-11998
Amazon Forest Combat0-12012
Brutaal1-02008
Cage Rage1-02006
DEEP0-12003
Dangerzone1-01999
ICC1-02003
RINGS USA0-12000
Rings1-02000
Rumble on the Rock0-12006
Shooto1-01999
UAGF1-02002
UW1-01999
UWF1-02011
WEF1-02000
XKL Evolution1-02010

All professional fights

ResultOpponentMethodEventDate
L Murilo Bustamante Decision (unanimous), R3 Amazon Forest Combat 2 Mar 31, 2012
W Eric Davila Submission (guillotine choke), R1 UWF 1: Huerta vs. War Machine Nov 26, 2011
W Adrian Miles Decision (unanimous), R3 XKL Evolution 2 Apr 24, 2010
L Omar de la Cruz TKO (punches), R1 Bellator 7 May 15, 2009
W Norman Paraisy Submission (rear-naked choke), R3 Bellator IV Apr 17, 2009
W Travis McCollough TKO (punches), R1 Brutaal: Fight Club May 2, 2008
L Luigi Fioravanti TKO (punches), R1 UFC Fight Night: Sanchez vs. Riggs Dec 13, 2006
L Josh Koscheck Decision (unanimous), R3 UFC Fight Night 5 Jun 28, 2006
W Alex Reid Decision (unanimous), R3 Cage Rage 16 Apr 22, 2006
L Jake Shields Decision (unanimous), R3 Rumble on the Rock 8 Jan 20, 2006
L Ed Herman TKO (corner stoppage), R1 EC 63: Extreme Challenge 63 Jul 23, 2005
W Jerry Spiegel Submission (guillotine choke), R1 EC 62: Extreme Challenge 62 Jun 18, 2005
W Trevor Garrett Decision (split), R3 EC 60: Extreme Challenge 60 Nov 12, 2004
W Eddie Sanchez Submission (rear naked choke), R1 EC 59: Extreme Challenge 59 Sep 24, 2004
W Todd Carney Decision (unanimous), R3 EC 58: Extreme Challenge 58 Jun 11, 2004
W Leo Sylvest Submission (toe hold), R1 EC 56: Extreme Challenge 56 Mar 26, 2004
L Falaniko Vitale Decision (unanimous), R3 SB 33: SuperBrawl 33 Feb 7, 2004
W Sam Cleveland TKO (punches), R1 EC: Best of the Best 2: Day Event Aug 2, 2003
L Hayato Sakurai TKO (cut), R2 DEEP: 10th Impact Jun 25, 2003
W Dennis Reed TKO, R1 EC: Extreme Combat Jun 14, 2003
W Todd Carney Submission (guillotine choke), R1 ICC 2: Rebellion Apr 18, 2003
L Phil Baroni KO (strikes), R1 UFC 39 Sep 27, 2002
W Robert Ferguson TKO (retirement), R2 UAGF 2: Ultimate Cage Fighting 2 Jul 30, 2002
L Murilo Bustamante TKO (punches), R2 UFC 35 Jan 11, 2002
W Gil Castillo Decision (unanimous), R5 UFC 33 Sep 28, 2001
L Hiromitsu Kanehara TKO (punches), R3 RINGS: King of Kings 2000 Final Feb 24, 2001
W Karimula Barkalaev Decision (unanimous), R1 Shidokan Jitsu: Warriors War 1 Feb 8, 2001
W Shamir Maromegob Decision (unanimous), R1 Shidokan Jitsu: Warriors War 1 Feb 8, 2001
W Carlos Newton Decision (unanimous), R1 Shidokan Jitsu: Warriors War 1 Feb 8, 2001
W Roberto Traven Decision (unanimous), R3 Rings: King of Kings 2000 Block A Oct 9, 2000
W Wataru Sakata Decision (unanimous), R2 RINGS: King of Kings 2000 Block A Oct 9, 2000
L Chris Munsen Decision, R2 RINGS USA: Rising Stars Block B Jul 22, 2000
D Ryuki Ueyama Draw, R2 RINGS: Millennium Combine 2 Jun 15, 2000
W Jose Landi-Jons Decision (majority), R3 WEF 9: World Class May 13, 2000
W Fabiano Iha Decision (unanimous), R3 UFC 24 Mar 10, 2000
L Kiyoshi Tamura Decision (unanimous), R2 RINGS: King of Kings 1999 Block B Dec 22, 1999
W Laverne Clark Submission (guillotine choke), R2 EC 29: Extreme Challenge 29 Nov 13, 1999
W Chris Lytle Decision (unanimous), R2 EC 29: Extreme Challenge 29 Nov 13, 1999
W Jutaro Nakao Decision (unanimous), R3 SB 13: SuperBrawl 13 Sep 7, 1999
W Mark Walker Submission (rear naked choke), R1 UW: Ultimate Wrestling Aug 13, 1999
W Joe Geromiller Submission (kneebar), R1 SFC: Submission Fighting Championships 7 Jul 4, 1999
W CJ Fernandes Submission (armbar), R1 Dangerzone: Mahnomen Jun 19, 1999
W Jesse Jones Decision (unanimous), R1 EC 25: Extreme Challenge 25 Jun 11, 1999
W Brent Medley TKO (guillotine choke), R1 EC 25: Extreme Challenge 25 Jun 11, 1999
W Dennis Hallman Decision (unanimous), R3 Shooto: 10th Anniversary Event May 29, 1999
W Jim Czajkowski Submission (kneebar), R1 SFC: Submission Fighting Championships 6 Apr 30, 1999
W Mike McClure TKO (submission to punches), R1 EC 23: Extreme Challenge 23 Apr 2, 1999
W Ken Parham Decision (unanimous), R1 EC 23: Extreme Challenge 23 Apr 2, 1999
W Vernon Yates Submission (rear-naked choke), R1 Gladiators 2: Gladiators 2 Mar 18, 1999
W Brett Jones Submission (rear-naked choke), R1 Gladiators 2: Gladiators 2 Mar 18, 1999
L Matt Hughes Decision (unanimous), R1 EC 21: Extreme Challenge 21 Oct 17, 1998
W Adam Johnson TKO (guillotine choke), R1 EC 21: Extreme Challenge 21 Oct 17, 1998
D Shonie Carter Draw, R1 EC 20: Extreme Challenge 20 Aug 22, 1998
W Phil Johns Decision, R1 EC 19: Extreme Challenge 19 Jun 20, 1998
W Andy Sanders Decision, R1 EC 19: Extreme Challenge 19 Jun 20, 1998
W Henry Matamoros Decision, R1 WVT: Wisconsin Vale Tudo May 30, 1998
L Adrian Serrano Decision (split), R1 WVT: Wisconsin Vale Tudo Apr 4, 1998
L Jesse Jones Submission (armbar), R1 EC 15: Extreme Challenge 15 Feb 27, 1998
L Shonie Carter Decision, R1 EC 5: Extreme Challenge 5 Apr 18, 1997
W Laverne Clark Submission (triangle choke), R1 EC 5: Extreme Challenge 5 Apr 18, 1997
W Tim Wills Submission (bad position), R1 HOOKnSHOOT: Absolute Fighting Championship 1 Apr 5, 1997
W Sean Coultas TKO (towel thrown from armbar), R1 HOOKnSHOOT: Lightweight Championship Apr 4, 1997
W Adam Fisher Submission (rear-naked choke), R1 HOOKnSHOOT: Lightweight Championship Apr 4, 1997
W Duane Bressinger Submission (armbar), R1 HOOKnSHOOT: Lightweight Championship Apr 4, 1997

Full professional record from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Quick answers

What is Dave Menne's record?

Dave Menne's professional MMA record is 45 wins, 17 losses and 2 draws.

How old is Dave Menne?

Dave Menne is 52 years old, born on July 29, 1974.

Who did Dave Menne fight last?

Dave Menne lost to Luigi Fioravanti by KO/TKO at UFC Fight Night: Sanchez vs Riggs on Dec 13, 2006.