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- Name: Mark Kerr
- Professional MMA Record: 15-11-0, 1 NC (Win-Loss-Draw)
- Nickname: The Smashing Machine
- Current Streak: 5 Losses
- Age: 44 | Date of Birth: 1968.12.21
- Last Fight: August 28, 2009 in M-1
- Weight Class: Heavyweight | Last Weigh-In: 244.0 lbs
- Career Disclosed Earnings: $0 USD
- Height: 6'3" (191cm) | Reach: N/A
- Gym/Affiliation: Team Kerr
- Born: United States
- Fighter Pages: Sherdog | Wikipedia | The UG
- Fighting out of: Phoenix, Arizona
- Personal Pages:
| Consensus Rank |
#50 Greatest MMA Fighter of All Time
#79 Greatest MMA Striker of All Time #55 Greatest MMA Grappler of All Time |
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Known variously as “The Smashing Machine,” “The Titan” and “The Specimen,” Mark Kerr has known the highest and the lowest that professional mixed martial arts competition has to offer. In his peak years from 1997 through 2000, Kerr was an unstoppable fighting colossus, utilizing an Atlas-like physique, freakish strength and a decorated amateur wrestling pedigree to become an unbeaten UFC and Pride champion. Kerr’s early style was distinctive in his ability to combine a straightforward takedown and ground-and-pound wrestler’s attack with a proclivity for submissions that was, and remains, rare in a heavyweight.
Kerr’s renown stemmed not only from his extraordinary physical attributes but from his articulate and thoughtful manner, qualities not always displayed in combatants from MMA’s rough-and-tumble early years. However, as demonstrated in the well-known HBO documentary “The Smashing Machine” which bears his nickname, the introduction of losses into Kerr’s fight record in 2000 coincided with a precipitous personal decline into purported steroid usage, painkiller abuse and weight gain that effectively ended his career among MMA’s upper echelons. Kerr still fights from time to time today, but is largely remembered as a tragic and cautionary figure who soared to MMA stardom on his physical gifts, only to lose it all to his personal demons.
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Mark Kerr MMA Fight Record
| Professional Results | Opponent | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Loss | KO/TKO | Punches
0:25 Round 1 of 3 |
Muhammed Lawal
|
M-1 Global : Breakthrough
Main Card | Heavyweight |
2009.08.28 |
| Loss | Submission | Choke |
Jeff Monson
|
VFC 1 - Vengeance Fighting Championship 1 | 2008.09.27 |
| Loss | KO/TKO | Ralph Kelly | Xp3 | 2008.07.26 |
| Loss | Submission | Choke | Tracy Willis | C3 Fights | 2008.06.07 |
| Loss | Submission | Leglock |
Oleg Taktarov
|
YAMMA - Pit Fighting 1 | 2008.04.11 |
| Win | Submission | Armlock | Chuck Huus | C3 Fights | 2008.03.29 |
| Win | Submission | Armlock | Steve Gavin | WCO | 2007.11.07 |
| Loss | Submission | Punches | Mostapha Al Turk | Cage Rage | 2007.02.10 |
|
Loss | KO/TKO | Punches
2:40 Round 1 of 3 |
Mike Whitehead
|
IFL 5: World Championship Semifinals
Main Event | Heavyweight | 265 lbs |
2006.11.02 |
|
Loss | KO/TKO | Punches
0:40 Round 1 of 3 |
Yoshihisa Yamamoto
|
Pride 27: Inferno
Main Card | Heavyweight |
2004.02.01 |
|
Loss | KO/TKO | Knees
4:56 Round 2 of 3, 14:56 Total |
Heath Herring
|
Pride 15: Raging Rumble
Main Card | Heavyweight |
2001.07.29 |
|
Loss | Decision | Unanimous
3 Rounds, 20:00 Total |
Igor Vovchanchyn
|
Pride 12: Cold Fury
Main Card | Heavyweight |
2000.12.09 |
|
Win | Submission | Head
2:06 Round 1 of 3 |
Igor Borisov
Ref: Yuji Shimada |
Pride 10: Return of the Warriors
Main Card | Heavyweight |
2000.08.27 |
| Weigh-In: 244.0 lbs | |||
|
Loss | Decision | Unanimous
1 Round |
Kazuyuki Fujita
|
Pride Grand Prix 2000 Finals
Main Card | Tournament Quarterfinal |
2000.05.01 |
|
#70 Biggest Upset of All Time
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|
Win | Decision | Unanimous
1 Round |
Enson Inoue
|
Pride Grand Prix 2000 Opening Round
Main Card | Tournament Round of 16 |
2000.01.30 |
|
No Contest
4:36 Round 2 of 3, 14:36 Total |
Igor Vovchanchyn
Ref: Yuji Shimada |
Pride 7
Main Event | Heavyweight |
1999.09.12 |
| Weigh-In: 255.0 lbs | |||
|
Win | Submission | Shoulder
3:04 Round 1 of 3 |
Nobuhiko Takada
Ref: Yuji Shimada |
Pride 6
Main Event | Heavyweight |
1999.07.04 |
| Weigh-In: 255.0 lbs | |||
|
Win | KO/TKO | Retired
2:32 Round 3 of 3, 17:32 Total |
Hugo Duarte
|
Pride 4
Main Card | Heavyweight |
1998.10.11 |
| Weigh-In: 255.0 lbs | |||
|
Win | Submission | Shoulder
2:13 Round 1 of 3 |
Pedro Otavio
|
Pride 3
Main Card | Heavyweight |
1998.06.24 |
|
Win | Disqualificaton
2:14 Round 1 of 3 |
Branko Cikatic
|
Pride 2
Main Card | Heavyweight |
1998.03.15 |
|
Win | KO/TKO | Knee
0:17 Round 1 of 1 |
Greg Stott
Ref: John McCarthy |
UFC 15: Collision Course
Main Card | Tournament Semifinal |
1997.10.17 |
| Weigh-In: 253.0 lbs | |||
|
Win | Submission | Choke
0:53 Round 1 of 1 |
Dwayne Cason
Ref: John McCarthy |
UFC 15: Collision Course
Main Card | Tournament Finals |
1997.10.17 |
| Weigh-In: 253.0 lbs | |||
|
Win | KO/TKO | Punches
2:22 Round 1 of 2 |
Moti Horenstein
Ref: John McCarthy |
UFC 14: Showdown
Main Card | Tournament Semifinal |
1997.07.27 |
| Weigh-In: 225.0 lbs | |||
|
Win | Submission | Head
1:38 Round 1 of 2 |
Dan Bobish
Ref: John McCarthy |
UFC 14: Showdown
Co-Main Event | Tournament Finals |
1997.07.27 |
| Weigh-In: 225.0 lbs | |||
| Win | KO/TKO | Strikes |
Paul Varelans
|
WVC 3 - World Vale Tudo Championship 3
Main Card | Heavyweight |
1997.01.19 |
|
Win | Decision | Unanimous
1 Round |
Fabio Gurgel
|
WVC 3 - World Vale Tudo Championship 3
Main Card | Heavyweight |
1997.01.19 |
| Win | Disqualificaton | Mestre Hulk | WVC 3 | 1997.01.19 |
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Highlight | "Mark Kerr ... Turn the Page" HL Vid by Tap or Sleep report dead link
Tap or Sleep produced this Mark Kerr perspective piece looking back over the career of "The Smashing Machine."