John Dixson
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John "Big" Dixson is a retired professional Heavyweight
Mixed Martial Arts
fighter. He is notable for fighting in PRIDE Fighting Championships among other mixed martial arts organizations.
He now owns a Mixed Martial Arts training school called Dixon's Dungeon.
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Heavyweight
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Mixed Martial Arts
Mixed martial arts
Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...
fighter. He is notable for fighting in PRIDE Fighting Championships among other mixed martial arts organizations.
MMA career
John Dixson started out his MMA career in a small MMA organization called Oklahoma Free Fight Federation. He made his debut at OFFF 1 where he first picked up a victory against Michael Stam via a KO victory, but lost his next fight that same night to Anthony Macias via decision. He then moved to other MMA organizations, picking up wins and losses on the way. He lost in his debut fight in PRIDE Fighting Championships to Kazunari Murakami. John Dixson never made it to a major American MMA organization, but he did compete in many different organizations around the world. His last known MMA fight was November 17, 2006 where he lost to Justin Eilers via submission due to strikes in the second round.He now owns a Mixed Martial Arts training school called Dixon's Dungeon.
Mixed martial arts record
| Total | 15 Wins | 22 Losses | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 37 matches | (T)Knockout | 5 | 2 |
| Submission | 8 | 16 | |
| Decision | 1 | 4 | |
| Other | 1 | 0 | |
| Result | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 15-22 | Justin Eilers Justin Eilers Justin Mark Eilers was an American professional mixed martial artist, formerly with the UFC and WEC. Eilers trained with Miletich Fighting Systems in Bettendorf, Iowa.-Biography:... |
Submission (Strikes) | BIB: Beatdown in Bakersfield | 11/17/2006 | 2 | 0:56 |
| Win | 15-21 | Corey Salter | Submission (Strikes) | RCF: Punishment | 5/21/2005 | 1 | N/A |
| Win | 14-21 | Allan Weickert Allan Weickert Allan Weickert is an American professional mixed martial arts fighter. He has recently returned to fighting from a two-year leave from knee surgery.... |
Submission (Heel Hook) | SI-Superfights International | 3/18/2005 | 2 | 3:41 |
| Loss | 13-21 | Kevin Jordan Kevin Jordan Kevin Jordan is an American human factors researcher and professor at San José State University.-Biography:Dr. Jordan was born in Jersey City, New Jersey. He received his Ph.D. in Psychology from Kansas State University in 1982. He has been at San José State since 1984 and currently teaches... |
Decision (Unanimous) | FFC 13: Freestyle Fighting Championships 13 | 12/10/2004 | 3 | 5:00 |
| Loss | 13-20 | Tadas Rimkevicius | Decision | Shooto Lithuania: Bushido | 11/20/2004 | 2 | 5:00 |
| Win | 13-19 | Don Richards | Submission (Guillotine Choke) | KOTC: Dayton | 10/23/2004 | 1 | N/A |
| Win | 12-19 | Nathan Sanchez | TKO | RCF: Showdown | 7/17/2004 | 1 | N/A |
| Loss | 11-19 | Travis Wiuff Travis Wiuff Travis Wiuff is a mixed martial arts fighter born in Minnesota, United States. He competes in the Light Heavyweight and Heavyweight divisions... |
TKO (Cut) | EC 58: Extreme Challenge 58 | 6/11/2004 | 1 | 2:33 |
| Win | 11-18 | Johnathan Ivey Johnathan Ivey Johnathan Ivey is an American Heavyweight mixed martial artist. He has fought notable fighters such as Gan McGee, Jeremy Horn, Ben Rothwell, Dan Severn, Ricco Rodriguez and Ken Shamrock.-Mixed martial arts career:... |
Decision (Unanimous) | HFC 2: Hardcore Fighting Championships 2 | 10/18/2003 | 3 | 5:00 |
| Win | 10-18 | Nikolai Onikienko | TKO | WAFC: Russia vs USA | 5/11/2003 | 2 | N/A |
| Loss | 9-18 | Mario Neto Mario Neto Mario Neto is a Brazilian mixed martial artist with a record of 12-5. He is now in his 15th year as a mixed martial artist with a victory over UFC veteran Seth Petruzelli... |
Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke) | WAFC: World Championship 2003 | 3/15/2003 | 1 | 1:42 |
| Win | 9-17 | Nikolai Onikienko | Submission (Armbar) | WAFC: World Championship 2003 | 3/15/2003 | 2 | 4:04 |
| Loss | 8-17 | Jonathan Wiezorek Jonathan Wiezorek Jonathan Wiezorek is an American mixed martial artist. He competes in the Heavyweight division and has fought for UFC, EliteXC and K-1. Jonathan played high school football and wrestled at Lowndes High School... |
Submission (Strikes) | ISCF: Battle at the Brewery | 4/12/2002 | 2 | 2:36 |
| Loss | 8-16 | Martin Vila | Submission (Heel Hook) | WEF 11: The Comeback | 2/9/2002 | 1 | 1:55 |
| Loss | 8-15 | Wade Rome | Decision (Unanimous) | RSF 5: New Blood Conflict | 10/27/2001 | 3 | 4:00 |
| Loss | 8-14 | Kerry Schall Kerry Schall Kerry "Meat Truck" Schall is an American mixed martial arts fighter. He currently competes in the Heavyweight division. His nickname "Meat Truck" is for his huge size and power... |
Submission (Armlock) | Rings USA: Battle of Champions | 3/17/2001 | 1 | 1:19 |
| Win | 8-13 | Jack Nilson | Submission (Heel Hook) | WEF: New Blood Conflict | 8/26/2000 | 1 | 0:32 |
| Loss | 7-13 | Dan Severn Dan Severn Daniel DeWayne Severn is an American mixed martial artist and professional wrestler, notable for his success in the early years of Ultimate Fighting Championship tournaments. Severn has fought and wrestled for many mixed martial arts and professional wrestling promotions, including King of the... |
Submission (Keylock) | CFA 2: Continental Freefighting Alliance 2 | 7/19/2000 | 1 | 5:18 |
| Loss | 7-12 | Andrei Arlovski Andrei Arlovski Andrei Valeryevich Arlovski is a Belarusian kickboxer, mixed martial artist and a former Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight champion.-Biography:... |
KO (Punches) | SFIT: Super Fight at International Tournament | 5/13/2000 | 1 | 0:13 |
| Loss | 7-11 | Remco Pardoel | Submission (Headlock) | AAC 2: Amsterdam Absolute Championship 2 | 11/27/1999 | 1 | 8:15 |
| Win | 7-10 | Can Sahinbas | TKO (Punches) | AAC 2: Amsterdam Absolute Championship 2 | 11/27/1999 | 1 | 3:44 |
| Win | 6-10 | Tom Sauer | Submission (Heel Hook) | WEF 7: Stomp in the Swamp | 10/9/1999 | 1 | 2:00 |
| Loss | 5-10 | Bull Shaw | Submission | CSO: Calhoun Submission Open | 5/15/1999 | 1 | 7:30 |
| Loss | 5-9 | Travis Fulton Travis Fulton Travis Fulton is an American mixed martial artist and a professional boxer in the heavyweight division. He has notched up over 300 vale tudo and mixed martial arts fights since 1996 and over 30 boxing matches since 1999.... |
Submission (Armbar) | IFC: Extreme Combat | 1/9/1999 | 1 | 0:39 |
| Loss | 5-8 | Jeremy Horn Jeremy Horn Jeremy Graham Horn is an American mixed martial artist. He is one of the most experienced fighters in the sport with a professional record of 88–21–5... |
Submission (Armbar) | IFC: Extreme Combat | 1/9/1999 | 1 | 0:57 |
| Win | 5-7 | Jean Riviere | Unknown | IFC: Extreme Combat | 1/9/1999 | 1 | 5:13 |
| Loss | 4-7 | Remco Pardoel | Submission (Choke) | AAC 1: Amsterdam Absolute Championship 1 | 10/25/1998 | 1 | 4:16 |
| Win | 4-6 | Aaron Pendleton | KO | WSW: World Shoot Wrestling | 6/12/1998 | 1 | 1:45 |
| Loss | 3-6 | Kazunari Murakami Kazunari Murakami is a Japanesefreelance professional wrestler and a retired mixed martial artist, best known for his appearances in Pro Wrestling ZERO1-MAX and Big Mouth LOUD, of which he was a founding member... |
Submission (Armbar) | PRIDE 1 PRIDE 1 Pride 1 was the first mixed martial arts event held by KRS-Pride . It took place at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan on October 11, 1997 and attracted a crowd of 47,860 spectators.... |
10/11/1997 | 1 | 1:34 |
| Loss | 3-5 | Dan Severn Dan Severn Daniel DeWayne Severn is an American mixed martial artist and professional wrestler, notable for his success in the early years of Ultimate Fighting Championship tournaments. Severn has fought and wrestled for many mixed martial arts and professional wrestling promotions, including King of the... |
Submission (Punches) | IFC 5: Battle in the Bayou | 9/5/1997 | 1 | 2:33 |
| Loss | 3-4 | Maxim Tarasov | Submission (Punches) | IAFC: Absolute Fighting Championship 2 | 4/30/1997 | 1 | 1:36 |
| Loss | 3-3 | Carlos Barreto Carlos Barreto Carlos Barreto was a bantamweight boxer from Venezuela, who represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.-Olympic results:*Defeated Aleksandar Hristov 9-3... |
Submission (Punches) | UVF: Universal Vale Tudo Fighting 2 | 6/24/1996 | 1 | 1:38 |
| Loss | 3-2 | Igor Vovchanchyn Igor Vovchanchyn Igor Yaroslavovich "Ice Cold" Vovchanchyn is a retired Ukrainian mixed martial artist and kickboxer. He won seven mixed martial arts tournaments, as well as acquiring a 37 fight unbeaten streak, and reaching the final of the Pride Grand Prix 2000.... |
Submission (Exhaustion) | IFC 1: Kombat in Kiev | 3/30/1996 | 1 | 9:10 |
| Win | 3-1 | Igor Gerus | Submission (Strikes) | IFC 1: Kombat in Kiev | 3/30/1996 | 1 | 2:37 |
| Win | 2-1 | Alexander Mandrik | Submission (Guillotine Choke) | IFC 1: Kombat in Kiev | 3/30/1996 | 1 | 2:30 |
| Loss | 1-1 | Anthony Macias Anthony Macias Anthony "Mad Dog" Macias is an American mixed martial artist who currently competes in the middleweight division. Anthony was introduced to the world of MMA in a fight against the legend Dan Severn at UFC 4. Anthony would go on to lose to Severn by submission. His most recent victory came against... |
Decision | Oklahoma Free Fight Federation 1 | 2/9/1996 | 3 | 3:00 |
| Win | 1-0 | Michael Stam | KO (Punch) | Oklahoma Free Fight Federation 1 | 2/9/1996 | 1 | 0:44 |
See also
List of promotions and other organizations relating to MMA