Tom Erikson - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Tom Erikson is an American

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

Collegiate wrestling

Collegiate wrestling, sometimes known in the United States as Folkstyle wrestling, is a style of amateur wrestling practised at the collegiate and university level in the United States. Collegiate wrestling emerged from the folk wrestling styles practised in the early history of the United States...

coach and former mixed martial artist

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...

. Erikson is an assistant wrestling coach at Purdue University

Purdue University

Purdue University, located in West Lafayette, Indiana, U.S., is the flagship university of the six-campus Purdue University system. Purdue was founded on May 6, 1869, as a land-grant university when the Indiana General Assembly, taking advantage of the Morrill Act, accepted a donation of land and...

, where he has been coaching since 1997. He has also had fights in K-1

K-1

K-1 is a defunct world-wide kickboxing promotion based in Tokyo, Japan founded by Kazuyoshi Ishii, a formerKyokushin karate practitioner. K-1 combines stand up techniques from Muay Thai, Karate, Taekwondo, Savate, San Shou, kickboxing, western-style boxing, and other martial arts...

under K-1 kickboxing rules. His K-1 record is currently one win and three losses.

Amateur wrestling career

Wrestling for Triton College

Triton College

Triton College is a two-year community college located in River Grove, Illinois, a suburb northwest of downtown Chicago. Triton College facilitates accredited degrees, career-oriented learning opportunities, and English as a second language and GED classes.Over 17,000 students enroll at Triton...

, Erikson was a two-time NJCAA Collegiate Champion in 1984 and 1985. He was also a two-time NCAA Division I Collegiate wrestling All-American, in 1986 and 1987, while competing for Oklahoma State University. Erickson also finished fourth at the FILA World Championships in 1997 as a freestyle wrestler.

Mixed martial arts career

Holds a 3-2-0 record in PRIDE, and a total career record of 9-4-1.

He holds a victory over boxer Matt Skelton

Matt Skelton

Matt Skelton is an English boxer who changed sports from kickboxing. He is a former English, British, Commonwealth and European Heavyweight champion. He has also held the lightly regarded WBU "World" Heavyweight title....

under mixed martial arts

Mixed martial arts

rules. Erikson won the fight, which took place at PRIDE 17

PRIDE 17

Pride 17: Championship Chaos was a mixed martial arts event held by the Pride Fighting Championships. It took place at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan on November 3, 2001. This event also saw the crowning of the first Pride FC Heavyweight and Middleweight champions.-Results: Renzo Gracie vs. ...

, by submission. After the event Pride FC amended their rules so that the type of choke he used, which involved grabbing Skelton's throat with his hand in what was termed a "front strangle choke", would no longer be allowed. In 2004 he faced former WBO heavyweight boxing champion Shannon Briggs

Shannon Briggs

Shannon "The Cannon" Briggs is an American heavyweight boxer and actor. He is the former Lineal and WBO heavyweight champion.-Early life:...

under K-1

K-1

Kickboxing rules and was knocked out in the first round. Erikson's most notable victory in MMA came in June 1997 when he knocked out future UFC Heavyweight Champion Kevin Randleman

Kevin Randleman

Kevin Christopher Randleman is a retired American mixed martial arts fighter and a former UFC heavyweight champion. Randleman's background is in Collegiate wrestling. Wrestling at 177 pounds, Randleman was a two time Division I NCAA Champion for The Ohio State University...

Kickboxing record

|-
| 06-06-2004
| loss
|0-4
|

Jan Nortje

Johannes "Jan" Nortje is a South African kickboxer, mixed martial artist, and undefeated pro boxer who has fought for Strikeforce, DREAM, K-1, PRIDE Fighting Championship, and New Japan Pro Wrestling....

| K-1 World Grand Prix 2004 in Nagoya
| TKO (Referee Stoppage)
| 1
| 0:55
|-
|-
| 27-03-2004
| Loss
|0-3
|

Shannon Briggs

Shannon "The Cannon" Briggs is an American heavyweight boxer and actor. He is the former Lineal and WBO heavyweight champion.-Early life:...

| K-1 World Grand Prix 2004 in Saitama
| KO (Right Hook)
| 1
| 1:02
|-
|-
| 06-04-2003
| Loss
|0-2
|

Hiromi Amada

Hiromi Amada is a Japanese super heavyweight kickboxer and boxer from Gunma, Japan competing in K-1.-Biography and career:He made his K-1 debut in 1999 with a unanimous decision win over John Wyatt...

| K-1 BEAST 2003
| KO (Right Hook)
| 4
| 1:14
|-
|-
| 22-09-2002
| Loss
|0-1
|

Mike Bernardo

Michael "Mike" Bernardo is a South African former kickboxer and boxer from Cape Town. Bernardo is known as Beru-chan in Japan, where he has taken part in K-1 World GPs since 1994...

| K-1 Andy Spirits JAPAN GP 2002 Final
| KO (Right Hook)
| 1
| 2:30
|-

Mixed martial arts record

|-
| Loss
|9-4-1
|

Alexandru Lungu
| KO (Punches)
| Strike FC 2 - Mamaia
| 1/8/2008
| 1
| 1:21
|
|
|-
| Loss
|9-3-1
|

Antonio Silva

Antonio Silva (fighter)

Antonio Silva is a Brazilian mixed martial artist. He initially fought in the super heavyweight division, but currently competes in the heavyweight weight class. He is the first and last EliteXC heavyweight champion...

| TKO (Punches)
| Hero's 5

Hero's 5

Hero's 5: 2006 Lightweight Grand Prix Opening Round was a mixed martial arts event held by the Hero's promotion on May 3, 2006 at the Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan.The opening round of the 2006 Lightweight Grand Prix was held at the event...

| 3/5/2006
| 1
| 2:49
|
|
|-
| Loss
|9-2-1
|

Fabricio Werdum

Fabricio Werdum is a Brazilian mixed martial artist, a two-time Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu world champion, a two-time ADCC world heavyweight champion and European Jiu-Jitsu champion. He holds black belts in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Judo, and Muay Thai. Werdum has competed in Pride Fighting Championships, the...

| Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
| Pride 29

PRIDE 29

Pride 29: Fists of Fire was a mixed martial arts event held by the Pride Fighting Championships. The event took place on February 20, 2005 at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.- Mario Sperry vs Hirotaka Yokoi:...

-Fists Of Fire
| 22/2/2005
| 1
| 5:11
|
|
|-
| Win
|9-1-1
|

Tim Catalfo

Tim Catalfo is an American former amateur and professional wrestler, and mixed martial artist. As a martial artist, he competed in the Heavyweight division and fought in the Pride Fighting Championships and King of the Cage...

| Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
| Pride 19

PRIDE 19

Pride 19: Bad Blood was a mixed martial arts event held by the Pride Fighting Championships. It took place at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan on February 24, 2002.-Results:...

-Bad Blood
| 24/2/2002
| 1
| 2:35
|
|
|-
| Win
|8-1-1
|

Matt Skelton

| Submission (Front Strangle Choke)
| Pride 17

PRIDE 17

-Championship Chaos
| 3/11/2001
| 1
| 1:51
|
|
|-
| Loss
|7-1-1
|

Heath Herring

Heath Herring is an inactive American Heavyweight professional mixed martial artist who attained popularity fighting for PRIDE FC in Japan and most recently fought in the Ultimate Fighting Championship...

| Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
| Pride 11

PRIDE 11

Pride 11: Battle of the Rising Sun was a mixed martial arts event held by the Pride Fighting Championships. It took place at the Osaka Castle Hall in Osaka, Japan on October 31, 2000.-Results:...

-Battle of the Rising Sun
| 31/10/2000
| 1
| 6:17
|
|
|-
| Win
|7-0-1
|

Gary Goodridge

Gary Goodridge , nicknamed "Big Daddy", is a Trinidadian and Tobagonian-Canadian former super heavyweight kickboxer and heavyweight mixed martial artist fighting out of Barrie, Ontario. Goodridge is known for his hard-hitting fighting style and showmanship...

| Decision (Unanimous)
| Pride 8

PRIDE 8

Pride 8 was a mixed martial arts event held by the Pride Fighting Championships. It took place on November 21, 1999, at Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo, Japan.-Results:...

| 21/11/1999
| 2
| 10:00
|
|
|-
| Win
|6-0-1
|

Ed de Kruijf
| TKO (Punches)
| VTJ 1997 - Vale Tudo Japan 1997
| 29/11/1997
| 1
| 0:37
|
|
|-
| Win
|5-0-1
|

Kevin Randleman

| KO (Punch)
| Brazil Open - '97
| 15/6/1997
| 1
| 1:11
|
|
|-
| Win
|4-0-1
|

Pantera Negra
| TKO (Punches)
| Brazil Open - '97
| 15/6/1997
| 1
| 2:21
|
|
|-
| Win
|3-0-1
|

Davin Wright
| TKO (corner Stoppage)
| WFF - World Fighting Federation
| 14/2/1997
| 1
| 0:44
|
|
|-
| Draw
|2-0-1
|

Murilo Bustamante

Murilo Bustamante |Lion's Den]], Ikuhisa Minowa, Ryuta Sakurai , Dave Menne and undefeated top ranked Middleweight Matt Lindland .-Instructor lineage:Mitsuyo "Count Koma" Maeda → Carlos Gracie, Sr...

| Draw
| MARS - Martial Arts Reality Superfighting
| 22/11/1996
| 1
| 40:00
|
|
|-
| Win
|2-0
|

Willie Peeters
| Submission (Neck Crank)
| MARS - Martial Arts Reality Superfighting
| 22/11/1996
| 1
| 0:31
|
|
|-
| Win
|1-0
|

Aleksander Khramstovskly
| Submission (Neck Crank)
| MARS - Martial Arts Reality Superfighting
| 22/11/1996
| 1
| 0:31
|
|

External links

The source of this article is wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The text of this article is licensed under the GFDL.