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Heath Herring

Heath Herring

“The Texas Crazy Horse”

HeavyweightUnited States

28Wins
16Losses
0Draws
1No contest

Professional record

Last 5: LWLWL

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Profile

Age
48 (born March 2, 1978)
Born in
Waco
Height
6' 4"
Weight
250 lbs.
Reach
78"
Stance
Orthodox
UFC record
2-3

How the fights ended

Wins in the UFC2

  • Decision 2

Losses in the UFC3

  • Decision 3

UFC career stats

Striking

Significant strikes landed per minute
2.29 top 78%
Significant strikes absorbed per minute
2.36
Striking accuracy42%Better than 17% of heavyweights
Strike defense46%Better than 24% of heavyweights

Grappling

Takedowns per 15 minutes
1.0 top 50%
Submission attempts per 15 minutes
0.2
Takedown accuracy83%Better than 97% of heavyweights
Takedown defense19%Better than 1% of heavyweights

Next fight

No confirmed fight yet. Herring last fought on August 9, 2008 (Loss vs Brock Lesnar). Herring 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 Heath Herring

Born on March 2, 1978 in Waco, United States, Heath Herring "The Texas Crazy Horse" competes as a heavyweight mixed martial artist. At 6' 4", Herring has a 78" reach.

Herring's professional career began in 1997, debuting with Unified Shoot Wrestling Federation. A 26-11 record outside the UFC came first. Herring first fought in the UFC at UFC Fight Night: Evans vs Salmon in January 2007 and lost to Jake O'Brien by decision. Across 5 fights in the UFC, Herring is 2-3.

Herring's record outside the UFC includes 12-5 in Pride and 5-1 in World Vale Tudo Championship.

Herring's most recent UFC appearance was at UFC 87: Seek And Destroy in August 2008, where Herring lost to Brock Lesnar.

UFC fight history

  1. L

    Brock Lesnar

    Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00

    UFC 87: Seek And Destroy

    Aug 9, 2008

    9Str 0TD 0KD
  2. W

    Cheick Kongo

    Decision - Split · R3 5:00

    UFC 82: Pride of a Champion

    Mar 1, 2008

    57Str 3TD 1KD
  3. L

    Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

    Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00

    UFC 73: Stacked

    Jul 7, 2007

    31Str 0TD 1KD
  4. W

    Brad Imes

    Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00

    UFC 69: Shootout

    Apr 7, 2007

    64Str 1TD 2KD
  5. L

    Jake O'Brien

    Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00

    UFC Fight Night: Evans vs Salmon

    Jan 25, 2007

    11Str 1TD 1KD

Full MMA career

Heath Herring is 28-16 (1 NC) across 45 professional fights in 15 promotions, since a pro debut on April 12, 1997 (Unified Shoot Wrestling Federation). 40 of those fights were outside the UFC.

Pro wins28

  • KO/TKO 7
  • Submission 16
  • Decision 4
  • Other 1

Pro losses16

  • KO/TKO 5
  • Submission 1
  • Decision 10
Finish rate
82% of wins
Longest win streak
4
Current streak
3 losses

Fights by promotion

PromotionRecordFirst fight
Pride12-52000
World Vale Tudo Championship5-11999
UFC2-32007
Bas Rutten Invitational2-01999
RIZIN0-22016
SuperBrawl1-11999
Unified Shoot Wrestling Federation1-11997
WVF2-01999
Extreme Challenge0-11999
HERO'S0-12005
Hero's1-02006
IAFC0-12000
K-0-0 (1 NC)2005
Other1-02000
PSDA1-01997

All professional fights

ResultOpponentMethodEventDate
L Satoshi Ishii Decision (unanimous), R2 Rizin 2017 in Yokohama: Sakura (RIZIN) Apr 16, 2017
L Amir Aliakbari Decision (unanimous), R2 Rizin World Grand Prix 2016: 2nd Round (RIZIN) Dec 29, 2016
L Brock Lesnar Decision (unanimous), R3 UFC 87 Aug 9, 2008
W Cheick Kongo Decision (split), R3 UFC 82 Mar 1, 2008
L Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira Decision (unanimous), R3 UFC 73 Jul 7, 2007
W Brad Imes Decision (unanimous), R3 UFC 69 Apr 7, 2007
L Jake O'Brien Decision (unanimous), R3 UFC Fight Night: Evans vs Salmon Jan 25, 2007
W Gary Goodridge TKO (punches), R2 Hero's 4 Mar 15, 2006
NC Yoshihiro Nakao No Contest, R1 K-1 PREMIUM 2005 Dynamite!! Dec 31, 2005
L Sam Greco TKO (knee injury), R1 HERO'S 1 Mar 26, 2005
W Hirotaka Yokoi TKO (knees), R1 PRIDE 28 (Pride) Oct 31, 2004
L Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira Submission (anaconda choke), R2 PRIDE Critical Countdown 2004 (Pride) Jun 20, 2004
W Kazuo Takahashi TKO (punches), R1 PRIDE Total Elimination 2004 (Pride) Apr 25, 2004
W Gan McGee Decision (split), R3 PRIDE 27 (Pride) Feb 1, 2004
W Paulo Cesar Silva Submission (rear-naked choke), R3 PRIDE Shockwave 2003 (Pride) Dec 31, 2003
W Yoshihisa Yamamoto Submission (rear-naked choke), R3 PRIDE Final Conflict 2003 (Pride) Nov 9, 2003
L Mirko Cro Cop TKO (body kick and punches), R1 PRIDE 26 (Pride) Jun 8, 2003
L Fedor Emelianenko TKO (doctor stoppage), R1 PRIDE 23 (Pride) Nov 24, 2002
W Yuriy Kochkine TKO (knees), R1 PRIDE 22 (Pride) Sep 29, 2002
W Igor Vovchanchyn Decision (unanimous), R3 PRIDE 19 (Pride) Feb 24, 2002
L Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira Decision (unanimous), R3 PRIDE 17 (Pride) Nov 3, 2001
W Mark Kerr TKO (knees), R2 PRIDE 15 (Pride) Jul 29, 2001
L Vitor Belfort Decision (unanimous), R3 PRIDE 14 (Pride) May 27, 2001
W Denis Sobolev Submission (americana), R1 PRIDE 13 (Pride) Mar 25, 2001
W Enson Inoue TKO (knees), R1 PRIDE 12 (Pride) Dec 9, 2000
W Tom Erikson Submission (rear-naked choke), R1 PRIDE 11 (Pride) Oct 31, 2000
W Willie Peeters Submission (rear-naked choke), R1 PRIDE 9 (Pride) Jun 4, 2000
L Ramazan Mezhidov TKO (doctor stoppage), R1 IAFC: Pankration World Championship 2000 Day 2 Apr 29, 2000
W Rene Rooze DQ (excessive fouling), R1 2 Hot 2 Handle 1 (Other) Mar 5, 2000
W Bob Schrijber TKO (punches), R1 World Vale Tudo Championship 9 Sep 27, 1999
W Sean McCully Submission (kimura), R1 World Vale Tudo Championship 9 Sep 27, 1999
W Michael Tielrooy Submission (americana), R1 World Vale Tudo Championship 9 Sep 27, 1999
L Bobby Hoffman Decision (unanimous), R2 SuperBrawl 13 Sep 7, 1999
W Rocky Batastini Submission (rear-naked choke), R1 SuperBrawl 13 Sep 7, 1999
L Alexandre Ferreira Decision (split), R1 World Vale Tudo Championship 8 Jul 1, 1999
W Kavkaz Soultanmagomedov TKO (submission to punches), R1 World Vale Tudo Championship 8 Jul 1, 1999
W Erwin van den Steen TKO (submission to punches), R1 World Vale Tudo Championship 8 Jul 1, 1999
W Gabe Beauperthy Submission (armlock), R1 Bas Rutten Invitational 3 Jun 1, 1999
W Hoss Carter Submission (americana), R1 Bas Rutten Invitational 3 Jun 1, 1999
L Travis Fulton Decision (unanimous), R1 Extreme Challenge 24 May 15, 1999
W Phil Deason Submission (americana), R1 WVF: Durango Apr 17, 1999
W Nik Bickle TKO (submission to punches), R1 WVF: Durango Apr 17, 1999
W Evan Tanner Submission (rear-naked choke), R1 PSDA Nov 22, 1997
L Evan Tanner TKO (exhaustion), R1 Unified Shoot Wrestling Federation 7 Oct 18, 1997
W Chris Guillen Submission (rear-naked choke), R1 Unified Shoot Wrestling Federation 4 Apr 12, 1997

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

Quick answers

What is Heath Herring's record?

Heath Herring's professional MMA record is 28 wins, 16 losses and 0 draws, with 1 no contest.

How old is Heath Herring?

Heath Herring is 48 years old, born on March 2, 1978.

How tall is Heath Herring and what is their reach?

Heath Herring stands 6' 4" with a 78" reach.

Who did Heath Herring fight last?

Heath Herring lost to Brock Lesnar by Decision - Unanimous at UFC 87: Seek And Destroy on Aug 9, 2008.

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