Dave Strasser

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American martial artist

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Field	Value
name	Dave Strasser
birth_date
nationality	American
height
weight	167 lb
weight_class	Welterweight
fighting_out_of	Kenosha, Wisconsin, U.S.
team	Freestyle Academy
rank	* Black Belt in Shidokan Karate*
years_active	1996–2008
mma_win	25
mma_kowin	5
mma_subwin	14
mma_decwin	6
mma_loss	8
mma_koloss	1
mma_subloss	5
mma_decloss	2
mma_draw	4
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Dave Strasser (born July 13, 1969) is a retired American mixed martial arts fighter who competed in the Welterweight division for the UFC, Shooto, M-1 Global, and Cage Rage. 14 of his 25 career wins came by way of submission.

Background

Strasser competed in High School Wrestling, Collegiate Wrestling, Boxing, Shidokan Karate, and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. His studying of Full-Contact Karate led a six-month stay in Japan to train and compete.

Mixed martial arts career

Strasser's second professional fight was a no-rules bout against a fighter making his professional debut, Travis Fulton. Strasser subdued the inexperienced Fulton with a choke hold from behind. Fulton would go on to become one of the most prolific fighters in mixed martial arts history, with over 300 recorded professional fights as of November 2011.

Strasser trained with Pat Miletich and Jeremy Horn from 1996-97.

UFC

At UFC 42, Strasser fought against Romie Aram. Aram had been undefeated before the fight, and was being groomed by the UFC for a possible title shot against Matt Hughes. As such, Aram came into the fight as the favorite. In the first round, Strasser was immediately dropped by a punch to the head, but he successfully pulled guard, and the referee stood the fighters up. Strasser scored a takedown later in the round, delivering punches and elbows from the top position. Strasser controlled the second round with standup striking, though Aram remained competitive. The fighters remained on their feet in the third round, with Aram delivering more powerful punches but Strasser displaying better precision. Strasser's blows in this round made Aram's nose bleed. All three judges scored the fight for Strasser, and he won by unanimous decision.

Strasser fought again in the UFC at UFC 44. In the welterweight match, his opponent was judo practitioner Karo Parisyan, who was making his debut in the UFC. When the fight started, Strasser attempted to stay on his feet and exchange punches. Parisyan, however, performed a judo throw, which put Strasser on the ground and placed him in position for a kimura armlock, which Parisyan duly applied. As a result of the hold, Strasser submitted at 3:52 of the first round. This fight was notable, as judokas had not enjoyed many prior successes in MMA competitions, and Parisyan's win helped to establish judo as a viable martial arts style in MMA.

Other ventures

Strasser has also worked as a mixed martial arts trainer and promoter. He runs a gym, Dave Strasser's Freestyle Academy, in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Nick Thompson, Jameel Massouh, and Ben Rothwell are among the fighters who have trained with Strasser.

Personal life

Strasser comes from a very athletic family and has three brothers and two sisters. His father was an all-state sprinter and football player who was recruited by Miami University and other NCAA Division I schools. Strasser's uncle was a talented weightlifter, holding the state record for the squat and dead-lift. Strasser's siblings' accomplishments have ranged from a state finals champion in Cross Country, player of the year in baseball, all-state in basketball, NCAA Division I runner, among many other notable feats. One of his brothers, Mark, played professional football in Sweden and set Division I records for Central Connecticut State University. Mark went on to work for the Minnesota Twins organization. He is currently a physical education teacher Eleanor Roosevelt High School in New York City. Strasser now has a wife and one daughter and one son.

Mixed martial arts record

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Win
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Steve Corley
Submission (injury)
FCC 34 – Freestyle Combat Challenge 34

References

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Plott, J. Michael. "Xtreme Fighting: UFC 42: Sudden Impact", ''Black Belt'' magazine, August 2003, pp. 54–55.
Meltzer, Dave. "[https://sports.yahoo.com/mma/news?slug=dm-ufcfortytwo0514&prov=yhoo&type=lgns UFC 42: Wrestler vs. wrestler]", Yahoo! Sports, May 14, 2009.
Plott, J. Michael. "Xtreme Fighting: Couture Spanks Ortiz at UFC 44", ''Black Belt'' magazine, January 2004, pp. 52 & 94.
Parisyan's status as a student of notable judokas [[Gene LeBell]] and Gokor Chivchyan increased fan interest in the bout, but the 21-year-old was still seen as a significant underdog.Fogan, Sara. "Judo Stylist Triumphs at UFC 44", ''Black Belt'' magazine, April 2004, p. 118.
Cole, David. "Ready to rumble `Ultimate fighting,' described by some as barbaric, will brawl in Kenosha", The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, October 19, 1999.
"[http://www.mmaranks.com/NickThompson.html 20 questions for... NICK THOMPSON] {{Webarchive. link. (2008-10-03 ", mmaranks.com interview, published February 27, 2006.)
Knapp, Brian. "[https://www.espn.com/extra/mma/news/story?id=4045087 Torres retains title in all-out slugfest]", ESPN.com, published April 6, 2009.
"Interview with Mark Strasser CSCS - Strength & Conditiong Expert".

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