Dan Evensen

Dan Tore Evensen (born June 1, 1974) is a Norwegian mixed martial artist and former K-1 Kickboxer. Evensen has fought for the Ultimate Fighting Championship, Bellator Fighting Championships, and the now defunct BodogFIGHT.

Dan Evensen
Born	Dan Tore Evensen (1974-06-01) June 1, 1974 Arendal, Norway
Other names	The Viking
Nationality	Norwegian
Height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight	252.5 lb (114.5 kg; 18.04 st)
Division	Heavyweight
Style	Kickboxing
Stance	Orthodox
Fighting out of	Arendal, Norway
Team	Kick Training Center
Rank	Purple belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Years active	2002–2009
Mixed martial arts record
Total	15
Wins	11
By knockout	7
By submission	1
By decision	2
Unknown	1
Losses	4
By knockout	4
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Background

He was a promising hammer thrower, and at 16 he had a personal record at 52.50 meters. He also did boxing and American football, playing for the local team Arendal Wildcats for several years. He was taken out to participate on the Norwegian National American football team in the 90's. As a junior in 1994 he was a Norwegian team-champion in judo. He left Norway to attend the University of Texas at El Paso, Texas, and extended his hammer throw to over 60 meters, with the 2000 Summer Olympics as a goal. He went back to Norway and was working as a ship mechanic, but decided to give the United States another try, this time as a martial artist.

He has a purple belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (US). He is a former Gladiator Challenge Heavyweight Champion.

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown

15 matches	11 wins	4 losses
By knockout	7	4
By submission	1	0
By decision	2	0
Unknown	1	0

Res.	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location	Notes
Win	11–4	Raoul Romero	TKO (punches)	Bellator 5	May 1, 2009	2	1:43	Dayton, Ohio, United States
Loss	10–4	Pat Barry	TKO (leg kicks)	UFC 92	December 27, 2008	1	2:36	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Loss	10–3	Cheick Kongo	TKO (punches)	UFC 87	August 9, 2008	1	4:55	Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Win	10–2	Konstantin Gluhov	Decision (unanimous)	BodogFIGHT: USA vs. Russia	November 30, 2007	3	5:00	Moscow, Russia
Win	9–2	John George	TKO (punches)	IFO: Kimmons vs Yunker	September 21, 2007	1	0:54	Nevada, United States
Win	8–2	Dominic Richard	TKO (punches)	BodogFIGHT: Vancouver	August 24, 2007	1	0:46	British Columbia, Canada
Win	7–2	Jeremiah Constant	TKO (punches)	BodogFIGHT: Costa Rica	February 17, 2007	1	1:26	Costa Rica
Loss	6–2	Dan Bobish	TKO (submission to punches)	Xtreme Fight Series 2	October 14, 2006	1	1:25	Idaho, United States
Loss	6–1	Christian Wellisch	TKO (corner stoppage)	IFC: Caged Combat	April 1, 2006	2	5:00	California, United States
Win	6–0	Rob Wince	TKO (corner stoppage)	WEF: Sin City	May 20, 2005	1	5:00	Nevada, United States
Win	5–0	Ruben Villareal	KO (punches)	GC 32: King of the Hill	November 18, 2004	2	1:38	California, United States
Win	4–0	Julius Askew	Decision (unanimous)	GC 27: FightFest 2	June 3, 2004	3	5:00	California, United States
Win	3–0	Mike Wolmack	TKO (punches)	GC 27: FightFest 2	June 3, 2004	1	2:57	California, United States
Win	2–0	Jonah Broad	Submission (rear–naked choke)	GC 26: FightFest 1	June 2, 2004	1	0:51	California, United States
Win	1–0	Scott Wallace	N/A	RMS 2: Rocky Mountain Slammer 2	May 11, 2002	N/A	N/A	Colorado, United States

Kickboxing record

0 Wins (0 (T) KO's, 0 decision), 2 Losses
Date	Result	Record	Opponent	Event	Method	Round	Time	Location
March 22, 2008	Loss	0-2 (1)	Bryan Humes	XFA 1	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
June 22, 2007	NC	0-1 (1)	Ethen Cox	Tuff-N-Uff 3	NC (Evensen fell out of the ring)	2	2:34	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
April 30, 2005	Loss	0-1	Steve Steinbeiss	K-1 World Grand Prix 2005 in Las Vegas	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

External links

• Professional MMA record for Dan Evensen from Sherdog
• Dan Evensen at UFC