Wednesday, April 1, 2015

MMA/UFC Competitors who were also Amateur Wrestlers


Brian Bowles

Bowles wrestled for Jackson County Comprehensive High School in Georgia



Nick Catone

Catone was a two time CAA Conference Champion and three time NCAA qualifier for Rider University.

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Quinton Jackson

Jackson wrestled for Lassen Community College in California

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Frank Mir

Mir was a state champion while wrestling for Bonanza High School in Nevada.

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Roy Nelson

Nelson wrestled for Cimarron Memorial High School in Nevada

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Cain Velasquez

Velasquez was a two time State Champion for Kofka High School in Arizona.   He would go on to become an NJCAA champion for Iowa Central Community College and then a two Time Division I All American for Arizona State placing 5th as a junior and 4th as a senior at the NCAA championships.

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Josh Barnett

Barnett wrestled for Ballard High School in Washington.

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Shawn Jordan

Jordan wrestled for Riverside High School in Texas where he was a two time State Champion.


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Stipe Miocic

Miocic was a NCAA qualifier for Cleveland State University.

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Soa Palelei

Palelei was an Olympian on the Australian Freestyle team in 2000.

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Jared Rosholt

Rosholt was a three time All American for the Oklahoma State Cowboys placing 4th-3rd-2nd

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Jake Rosholt

Rosholt was a three Time NCAA champion for the Oklahoma State Cowboys, placing 1st-3rd-1st-1st at the NCAA championships.

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Rashad Evans

Evans took 4th place at the NJCAA tournament and then transferred to Michigan State where he was a two time NCAA qualifier.   His final win as a Spartan was a 3-2 victory over Three Time NCAA champion Greg Jones, who never lost again.

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Ryan Bader

Bader was a three time PAC 10 conference champion and a two time All American for Arizona State placing 4th as a sophomore and 7th as a senior at the NCAA championships.


Anthony Johnson

Johnson was an California Community College Champion for Lassen Community College.

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Phil Davis

Davis was a four time NCAA Division I All American for Penn State, placing 7th-2nd-5th-1st.


Daniel Cormier

Cormier was a three time state champion in Louisiana.  He then went on to Colby Community College where he was a 2 time NJCAA champion.   He then transferred to Oklahoma State, where he finished 2nd in the nation his senior year.

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Gian Villante

Villante wrestled at MacArther High School in New York where he finished out his high school career with a third place finish as a junior and a state championships as a senior.

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Pat Cummins

Cummins wrestled at Penn State where he finished 4th as a junior and 2nd as a senior at the NCAA championships
Sean O'Connell

O'Connell Wrestled at Cottage Grove High School in Minnesota and Jordan High School in Utah

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Corey Anderson

Anderson wrestled for Newberry College in South Carolina

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Mark Munoz

Munoz wrestled for Vallejo High School in California where he was a two time state champion.  He then went on to wrestle for Oklahoma State where he finished 3rd as a junior and capped off his career with a national championship as a senior.
Tim Boestch

Boestch wrestled for Camden Hills Regional High School in Maine where he was a four time state champion.

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C.B. Dalloway

Dalloway wrestled for Northmor High school in Ohio.  He then went on to wrestle for Colby community college and then transferred to Arizona State where he finished as an All American with a 5th place finish his senior year.

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Dan Henderson

Henderson wrestled for Victor Valley High School in California where he finished out his career with a 2nd and 5th place finish at the state tournament.

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Derek Brunson

Brunson wrestled at North Carolina-Pembroke where he was a three time Division II All American.

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Tom Lawlor

Lawlor wrestled for Estero High School in Florida and then went on to wrestle for Central Florida, where he was a four time NCWA All American finishing third as a freshman and as a national champion in his final three years.

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Trevor Smith

Smith wrestled at Mark Morris High School in Washington.  He then traveled to Highline Community College where he was a NJCAA All American and then onto Iowa State University where he was a starter.

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Chris Weidman

Weidman wrestled for Baldwin High School in New York where he was a state champion.  He then went on to Nassau Community college and finished out his career at Hofstra University where he was a two time All American with a 6th and 3rd place finish.
Yoel Romero

Romero was an Olympic Silver medalist for Cuba in 2000.   He also owns a 3-1 record against Cael Sanderson.

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Josh Koscheck

Koscheck wrestled for Edinboro University where he was a four time NCAA All American with 4th-2nd-1st-3rd place finishes.

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Benson Henderson

Henderson wrestled for Decatur High school in Colorado and Dana in College where he was a two time NAIA All American.

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Johny Hendricks

Hendricks was a three time state champion for Edmond Memorial High School in Oklahoma and a four time All American for Oklahoma State finishing 5th-1st-1st-2nd.

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Robbie Lawler

Lawler wrestled at Bettendorf High School where he was a state qualifier

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Rick Story

Story wrestled at Southern Oregon University where he finished 2nd in the NAIA

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Michael Pierce

Pierce wrestled at Portland State where he was a two time NCAA All American.

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Jake Ellenberg

Ellenberg wrestled at the University of Nebraska-Omaha where he was a two time Division II All American placing 3rd his junior and senior years.

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Josh Burkman

Burkman wrestled for Cottonwood High School in Utah where he finished 2nd at the state championship.

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Tyron Woodley

Woodley wrestled for Ferguson High School in Missouri where he was a state champion.  He then went on to wrestle for the University of Missouri where he finished 8th in the nation as a sophomore and 7th in the nation as a senior.

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Court McGee

McGree Wrestled for Layton High School in Utah, where he finished 6th and 3rd at the state tournament.
Brian Ebersole

Ebersole wrestled for Eastern Illinois University

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Kenny Robertson

Robertson wrestled for Eastern Illinois University where he was a two time Western Regional Conference Champion and a three time NCAA qualifier

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Sean Pierson

Canadian Sean Pierson wrestled for Brock University in Canada

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Urijah Faber

Faber wrestled for UC Davis where he was a two time NCAA qualifier

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Ryan LaFlare

LaFlare wrestled for Lindenhurst High School in New York where he was a state champion.  He then went on to wrestle for Nassau Community College.
Edar Garcia

Garcia wrestled for Cibola high school in Arizona where he was a state champion.

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Colby Covington

Covington wrestled at Iowa Central Community College and the University of Iowa before transferring to Oregon State University where he won a PAC-10 Title and a 5th place finish at the NCAA tournament as a senior.

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Danny Castillo

Castillo wrestled for Menlo College where he was a NAIA All American.

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Jim Miller

Miller wrestled for Sparta High School in New Jersey and then for one year at Virginia Tech.

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Gray Maynard

Maynard wrestled for St. Edwards High School in Ohio where he was a state champion.  He then went on to Michigan State University where he was a three time All American finishing out his career 8th-7th-7th.

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Evan Dunham

Dunham wrestled for Winston Churchill High School in Oregon.
Bobby Green

Green wrestled for A.B. Miller High School in California where he was a two time State place winner.

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Tony Ferguson

Ferguson wrestled for Muskegon Catholic Central High School in Michigan where he was a state champion.   He then went on to wrestle for Grand Valley State where he won a national title.

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Josh Thomson

Thomson wrestled for North Idaho Community College

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Myles Jury

Jury wrestled for Fenton High School in Michigan where he was a state qualifier.
James Krause

Kruase wrestled for Odessa High School in Missouri.

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Abel Trujillo

Trujillo wrestled for Riverside High School in North Carolina where he was a state champion. He then went on to wrestle for William Penn University where he was a four time NAIA All American.

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Justin Salas

Salas wrestled for Green River High school in Wyoming and then for the University Of Wyoming.

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Yancy Medeiros

Medeiros wrestled at Waianae High School in Hawaii where he took third place at the State tournament.

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Eddie Alvarez

Alvarez wrestled for Northeast Catholic in Pennsylvania where he took 6th at the state tournament.

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Clay Guida

Guida wrestled for Jonesboro High school in Illinois.  He has also helped with funding the state tournament since becoming famous.

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Jeremy Stephens

Stephens wrestled for Norwalk High School in Iowa.

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Frankie Edgar

Edgar wrestled for Toms River High School in New Jersey where he finished 2nd and 5th at the state tournament.  He went on to wrestle collegiately for Clarion University where he was a EWL conference champion and a four time NCAA qualifier.

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Chad Mendes

Mendes wrestled for Hanford High School in California where he placed 8th-5th-3rd at the state tournament. He then went on to wrestle for Cal Poly where he finish 6th as a sophomore and 2nd as a senior at the NCAA tournament.

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Darren Elkins

Elkins wrestled for Portage in Indiana where he was 7th-State Qualifier-3rd-State Champion at the state tournament.

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Dennis Bermudez

Bermudez wrestled for Bloomsburg University.

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Sam Sicilia

Sicilia wrestled for Spokane high School in Washington.

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Matt Grice

Grice wrestled for Harrah High School in Oklahoma where he was a four time state champion.

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Chas Skelly

Skelly wrestled for Azle High School in Texas before moving on to Oklahoma City College where he was an NAIA All American.

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Yaotzin Meza

Meza wrestled for Flagstaff High School in Arizona where he took 3rd place at the state tournament.

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T.J. Dillashaw

Dillashaw wrestled at Harte High school in California where he finished 5th-2nd at the state tournament and then went on to become a two time NCAA qualifier for Cal State Fullerton.

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Bryan Caraway

Caraway wrestled for North Idaho Central High School in Washington. 
Frankie Saenz

Saenz wrestled for both Arizona State and Northern Colorado in college.

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Aljamain Sterling

Sterling wrestled for SUNY-Cortland where he was a two time Division III All American.
Joe Soto

Soto wrestled for Porterville High School in California and Iowa Central Community College.

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Scott Jorgensen

Jorgensen wrestled for Boise State University where he was a three time PAC-10 Champion.

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Joseph Benavidez

Benavidez wrestled Les Cruces High School in New Mexico.

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Demetrious Johnson

Johnson finished 3rd and 2nd in the state of Washington wrestled for Washington High School.

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Ian McCall

McCall wrestled for Dana Hills in California in High school and Cuesta Community College in college.

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John Moraga

Moraga wrestled for Arizona State in college.


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John Dodson

Dodson wrestled for Moriarty High school in New Mexico where he was a three time state finalist.

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Tim Elliott

Elliott wrestled for Wichita South High School in Kansas where he was a state champion.  He wrestled for Central Oklahoma in college.

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Zach Makovsky

Makovsky wrestled for Drexel University.

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Chris Beal

Beal wrestled for Ventura High School (California)

Henry Cejudo

Cejudo was an Olympic Gold Medalist in 2008. 

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Tito Ortiz

Ortiz wrestled Huntington Beach High School in California where he took 4th place at the state tournament his senior season.   Ortiz then went on to wrestle at Golden West College where he was a CCC champion, and then to Cal State Bakersfield where he was a strong backup for NCAA champion Stephen Neal.

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Randy Couture

Couture wrestled for Lynnwood High School in Washington where he won a state championship.  He then wrestled for Oklahoma State where he finished as a three time All American and two time NCAA Division I finalist.

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Jon Jones

Jones wrestled for Union-Endicott High School in New York where he was a state champion.  He then won an NJCAA title for Iowa Central Community College.

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Ben Askren

Askren wrestled at Arrowhead High School in Wisconsin where he was a two time state champion.   He then went on to become a four time All American for the University of Missouri finishing 2nd-2nd-1st-1st.   He was the Tigers first NCAA champion ever.

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Joe Warren

Warren was a three time state champion for East Kentwood High School in Michigan where he was a three time state champion.   He then wrestled for the University of Michigan.

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Matt Hughes

Hughes wrestled for Hillsboro high school in Illinois where he was a two time state champion.   He then went on to become a two time All American for Eastern Illinois with 8th and 5th place finishes at the NCAA tournament.


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Steve Mocco

Mocco was a four time State champion for Blair Academy High School in New Jersey and found himself to be the most sought after Heavyweight in the history of collegiate wrestling.  He spent his freshman and sophomore years at the University of Iowa where he finished in 2nd place as a freshman and as a national champion as a sophomore.  He then transferred to Oklahoma State where he won another national title as a junior and finished in 2nd place as a senior.





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