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52-528: Coleman made his professional MMA debut at UFC 10 . With his solid wrestling background and physical power he won six fights in a row. He beat fighters including Don Frye , Gary Goodridge and Dan Severn , en route to winning the UFC 10 and UFC 11 tournaments and the first ever UFC Heavyweight title. Randleman's MMA career began with a call from Coleman to invite him to fight in Brazil where he went on to achieve

104-426: A challenge to WWE pro-wrestler Kofi Kingston on a St. Louis FOX Sports MMA show called Absolute Wrestling Radio! Kevin married Barbara on August 28, 2000. After hardships, they divorced on May 26, 2005. Kevin married his longtime girlfriend and publicist, Elizabeth Broglia, on April 25, 2009. He had four children: Calvin, Jasmine, Madolyn, and Santino. After his professional fighting career, Randleman founded

156-652: A counter left hook. This winning streak would eventually put him in the spot of contender for the Pride Middeweight Championship , held by Wanderlei Silva . At Pride 25 , Randleman faced another Middleweight contender, fellow American wrestler Quinton "Rampage" Jackson , in a match that determined the number one contender for Silva's belt. In the first round Randleman suffered his first loss in PRIDE, after an incredible knee - uppercut combination from Jackson knocked Randleman down. The referee stopped

208-451: A doctor which determined that he was medically okay to leave, and that there was essentially no issues other than the large skin wound. Randleman lost the fight to Sakuraba via a third-round armbar submission. Randleman became one of the sixteen participants in the PRIDE 2004 Heavyweight Tournament , alongside teammate Mark Coleman . His first round match up at PRIDE Total Elimination 2004

260-415: A humble upbringing and often engaged in street fights during childhood. Randleman attended Sandusky High School , started all four years on the football team, ran track in which he qualified for the state finals, and had a 122–11 record while on the wrestling team, including winning the state championship in 1989. Randleman then went to wrestle for Ohio State University . His redshirt freshman year he had

312-420: A lengthy clinch battle, but Barreto pulled guard and attacked him with upkicks and strikes. The Brazilian remained on the ground, where Randleman attacked with ground and pound, but fatigue eventually caught with him, and Barreto was finally capable to lock a triangle choke for the win. The stoppage was disputed by Coleman, who wound up arguing with Gracie and his team. The end of Randleman's tenure in Brazil

364-491: A license after October 21, 2007, a year from the date of his loss to Maurício Rua . In 2007, Randleman was sidelined for more than a year when a staph infection under his arm leaked into his bloodstream. The infection nearly killed him; it left a gaping hole under his arm, shut down his liver and kidney and left him in a coma. He was quoted as saying "It looked like someone had taken a shotgun and shot me up close," says Randleman. After dismissing his symptoms for five weeks, he

416-420: A lot.... I had two organs shut down again. I think what I need to do is stop enduring the pain and go see the doctors earlier." After one year and seven months of lay off due to kidney problems, a staph infection and suspension, Randleman came back with a unanimous decision over Ryo Kawamura on May 18, 2008, at Sengoku 2 . Randleman's next fight was scheduled to be on June 21, 2008, against Jeff Monson at

468-415: A modified armbar and dislocating his elbow, Randleman had decided to retire. Randleman debuted in professional wrestling in 2002 as part of All Japan Pro Wrestling 's Wrestle-1 project, which brought several mixed martial artists and kickboxers to take part in wrestling matches. Teaming up with Mark Coleman , Randleman wrestled Hiroshi Hase and Satoshi Kojima in a losing effort. They returned for

520-468: A record of 7 wins and 2 losses. Randleman moved on to the UFC, where he also won the Heavyweight title. Coleman subsequently experienced a downturn in his career as his predominantly wrestling based style became less effective, with losses to fighters with more developed striking skills and cardio, including Maurice Smith , Pete Williams and Pedro Rizzo . After the loss to Rizzo, Coleman moved to

572-626: A second time. In a finish very similar to their first encounter, Fedor was able to apply an armbar from the bottom, forcing Coleman to tap out 1:15 of the second round. UFC 10 UFC 10: The Tournament was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on July 12, 1996, at the Fairgrounds Arena in Birmingham , Alabama . The event was seen live on pay per view in

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624-564: A short bout he managed to suplex Fedor onto his head, landing in north-south position . This maneuver failed to damage Fedor, who quickly capitalized on Randleman's characteristic failure to inflict damage upon opponents from a dominant position by reversing him and submitting him with a kimura , thereby eliminating him from the tournament. With his tournament journey over, Randleman went on to square off against friend and fellow American wrestler Ron Waterman at PRIDE Final Conflict 2004 . Randleman picked up and slammed much bigger Waterman, and

676-515: A spot in the Universal Vale Tudo Fighting 4 in Brazil. Randleman accepted and joined Coleman in what would be known as Team Hammer House . Cornered by Coleman, Randleman made his debut on October 22, 1996 at Universal Vale Tudo Fighting 4 against Luiz Carlos Maciel, stopping him with punches in five minutes. He advanced to the next round to meet Canadian fighter Geza Kalman, who outweighed him by 40 pounds, and defeated him

728-572: A string of 42 victories and a first-place finish in the Big Ten Tournament, earned All-American status, and dominated in the NCAA tournament, before losing in the tournament final to Mark Reiland of Iowa . Randleman then went undefeated during his sophomore year, and won the NCAA tournament. Randleman again won the NCAA tournament in his junior year, despite having his jaw dislocated during

780-420: A urine sample due to his use of painkillers and antibiotics after his previous surgeries that may have prevented him from being cleared to fight, and his health issues were a result of the cumulative effects of his surgeries, medication and fighting on his body. The Nevada Athletic Commission met on February 16, 2007, to discuss the fake sample and revoked Randleman's license to fight. He was able to reapply for

832-727: A year. Randleman was taken ill with a serious fungal lung infection after his Rotterdam bout that had unknowingly been present for some time. He underwent a successful surgery to have the infection removed. After recovering, he was scheduled to fight against Vitor Belfort at a Strikeforce event in San Jose, California on June 9, 2006, but was unable to, due to a recurrence of the infection. Belfort instead fought, and lost to, Alistair Overeem , by unanimous decision. Kevin Randleman returned to PRIDE for their first show on American soil, Pride 32: The Real Deal on October 21, 2006, where he

884-1064: The Japanese PRIDE organization where he experienced a great deal of initial success, winning the PRIDE Grand Prix 2000 Finals . Randleman also joined PRIDE, debuting against Michiyoshi Ohara and becoming a top contender for the Middleweight title before losing to Quinton Jackson . The main Randleman's victory in PRIDE FC was his stunning and brutal KO victory over Mirko Filipović . Both Coleman and Randleman have since experienced downturns in their careers, with losses to fighters such as Fedor Emelianenko and Mirko Cro Cop (Randleman lost to Mirko in rematch). Before his bout with Jutaro Nakao at UFC 36: Worlds Collide , Sean Sherk began training at Team Hammer House. Sherk went on to win against Nakao and Benji Radach at UFC 39: The Warriors Return before facing Matt Hughes for

936-528: The Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Diaz press conference it was announced that he had finalised the signing of a contract with Strikeforce . Randleman's Strikeforce debut was on June 6 against journeyman and IFL standout Mike Whitehead at Strikeforce: Lawler vs. Shields . Randleman looked to grapple immediately in the fight, whilst Whitehead controlled the fight on the feet. Whitehead won the first two rounds using takedowns but Randleman employed

988-868: The UFC Welterweight Championship at UFC 42: Sudden Impact . Although the fight was close, Sherk lost via unanimous decision. One of Coleman's opponents at UFC 10: The Tournament , Gary Goodridge , become a part of Team Hammer House to work on his ground skills before his bout with Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira at PRIDE 15 . Goodridge remains a member of Team Hammer House although he also trains at American Kickboxing Academy for his kickboxing fights. Accomplished wrestler, male model and UFC star Phil Baroni started training with Team Hammer House, primarily fighting on PRIDE's Bushido events with success, defeating fighters such as Ikuhisa Minowa , Yuki Kondo and Ryo Chonan . Wes Sims met Coleman before his fight with Ricardo Morais , and has fought in

1040-598: The United States , and later released on home video . A fictional UFC 10, staged at the Grand Olympic Auditorium , is featured during one scene in the film Virtuosity , including an appearance from fighter Ken Shamrock . UFC 10 marked the UFC's return to the tournament format (which was removed in favor of single bouts at UFC 9 ). The card featured an eight man tournament, as well as two alternate bouts in case of an injury, and to fill time for

1092-583: The Godz of War; however, Randleman injured his shoulder while training. Ricco Rodriguez replaced him and fought Monson, losing a unanimous decision. Randleman said that he would fight at Sengoku 6 in November, but did not. Later, he explained that he injured his shoulder very seriously in his comeback fight against Ryo Kawamura , so he took a long rest. On November 7, 2009, Randleman fought Bulgarian prospect Stanislav Nedkov at Sengoku 11 . Randleman started

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1144-508: The UFC and International Fight League . Hammer House was involved in a short melee with Chute Boxe which started at PRIDE 31 after a confrontation erupted between Chute Boxe members Wanderlei Silva and Murilo Rua , and Team Hammer House members Mark Coleman and Phil Baroni. The conflict began after Coleman pushed aside the referee who tried to restrain him from continuing his attack on an injured Mauricio "Shogun" Rua . Coleman's outburst could have been due to members of Chute Boxe entering

1196-527: The actual tournament. His final collegiate wrestling record was 108 wins and 7 losses, with 28 pins. Despite having some of the most successful three years in the history of collegiate wrestling, including compiling the third best winning percentage in Ohio State wrestling history, Randleman became ineligible to wrestle in his senior year because of academic issues. After leaving Ohio State, Randleman attended Lindenwood University . However in 2002 Randleman

1248-435: The concrete floor, which rendered him unconscious. As a result, he was pulled from the card. He was later diagnosed with a concussion. The UFC did not announce that his main event fight was cancelled until right before it was to take place. As a result, there was no main event to this card. His fight, scheduled with Pedro Rizzo , ended up taking place at UFC 26 , Randleman won via unanimous decision. However, he later lost

1300-461: The eight fights including the main event. Hammer House member Kevin Randleman faced a now-healthy Mauricio "Shogun" Rua . Rua won via kneebar submission at 2:35 of the very first round. Phil Baroni defeated Japanese professional boxer turned MMA fighter Yosuke Nishijima via technical submission ( kimura ) at 3:20 of the first round. Mark Coleman was given the opportunity to fight Pride's undefeated Heavyweight champion Fedor Emelianenko for

1352-461: The fight after Rampage got dominant position and began landing strikes on Randleman. Randleman faced Kazushi Sakuraba for his last match in 2003. Just three months before the fight with Sakuraba, Randleman was involved in a severe car accident in which he seized while driving his SUV. He hit a truck and was almost decapitated, but survived with a horrible head wound that required 180 stitches. However, he took an EKG test and several physical tests by

1404-476: The fight with a good left leg kick and takedown. He used elevators and reversals to avoid damage from Nedkov, when Nedkov made a few takedowns. In the 3rd round Randleman repeated his strong left leg kick and used his new blue belt Brazilian jiu-jitsu skills to avoid bottom positions and back immediately to the top positions on the ground. After three rounds the judges rendered a controversial split decision, with one judge for Randleman and two judges for Nedkov. At

1456-510: The help of Erikson himself. Randleman claimed he had befriended Erikson before the match and it was difficult for him to fight him. Randleman fought in the UFC heavyweight and light heavyweight divisions at UFC 19 , UFC 20 , UFC 23 , UFC 26 , UFC 28 , UFC 31 , and UFC 35 . Beating Maurice Smith to become a top contender at UFC 19 , he fought Bas Rutten for the UFC Heavyweight Championship at UFC 20 , which

1508-415: The knock-down. All three judges scored the bout 29–28 in favor of Whitehead. Randleman lost to Strikeforce newcomer Roger Gracie via a rear-naked choke submission in the second round of their light heavyweight bout on May 15, 2010, at Strikeforce: Heavy Artillery . He lost 10 out of his last 13 fights. Following the loss to Russian black belt judoka , Baga Agaev with Agaev submitting Randleman with

1560-719: The loss, he was expelled from the Monster Army, so he sought refuge in babyface faction Hustle Army, led by Naoya Ogawa. After two years of inactivity, Kevin returned to Hustle in June 2007, adopting the masked superhero persona of "Randleman" and teaming up with fellow superheroes Kintaman and Kurodaman . His former partner Mark Coleman also joined the team, making it a quartet. In September 2007, Randleman made his last appearance in Hustle, defeating Kohei Sato and Piranha Monster alongside Coleman. In February 2009, Randleman made

1612-535: The next Wrestle-1 event, defeating the masked tag team of Jan the Giant Convict and Singh the Giant Convict . In July 2003, Randleman started working for Pro Wrestling Zero-One , teaming up with The Predator to take part in the OH Tag Festival tournament. They performed well, eliminating Yoshiaki Fujiwara and Yuki Ishikawa at the first round and Emblem ( Masato Tanaka and Shinjiro Otani ) at

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1664-444: The outset, and even tried to flee and grab the ropes several times in an attempt to avoid damage from Randleman. This match was panned by the audience and Randleman himself, who left the ring before being awarded his trophy, was visibly angry. Throughout the course of 2002, Randleman gained victories over Kenichi Yamamoto via TKO after vicious knee strikes from north-south position and Murilo "Ninja" Rua via TKO by cutting Rua with

1716-893: The pay-per-view broadcast. UFC was originally supposed to air this event from the Providence Civic Center in Providence , Rhode Island . UFC 10 featured the first appearance of Mark Coleman , who beat fan favorite Don Frye to win the tournament. It was also the first time that Bruce Buffer announced the fights inside the Octagon, replacing Rich Goins. (Bruce's brother Michael Buffer had announced at UFC 6 and UFC 7 . ) However, Rich Goins came back for UFC 8 , UFC 9 , and UFC 11 . Kevin Randleman Kevin Christopher Randleman (August 10, 1971 – February 11, 2016)

1768-451: The ring beneath the ropes several times, at some points even being externally helped by his team. Later in the bout, Braga scored several kicks and knees over a gradually fatigued Randleman, but Randleman was still able to control the fight, and later landed a striking combo that sent Braga out of the ring. After 20 minutes of fighting, a unanimous decision was given to Randleman, who acknowledged Braga's effort too. Randleman's next opponent

1820-565: The ring. Despite this, Silva and other Chute Boxe members attacked Coleman in the ring, Baroni took Silva to the ground and Wanderlei had to be restrained with a foot placed on his head. Following the event, Coleman approached Chute Boxe to apologize, but the Chute Boxe fighters turned him away. Team Hammer House was heavily represented at Pride FC's first American show, PRIDE 32 in Las Vegas on October 21, 2006, being involved in three of

1872-440: The same way in only 2 minutes more. Randleman reached the finals, where he encountered Dan Severn 's trainee Dan Bobish . The latter controlled the first minutes from the clinch , attempting neck cranks and landing several punches, but Randleman skillfully escaped. The two then exchanged hard strikes, with Bobish getting the better of it, but Randleman scored a takedown and mounted him, from where he landed several strikes for

1924-461: The second, but they lost in the finals to Naoya Ogawa and Katsuhisa Fujii . The next year, Randleman started appearing in Zero-One's partner promotion Hustle . Introduced as a member of heel faction Takada Monster Army and managed by Takada's secretary Ute Werner, Randleman had his first singles match against Wataru Sakata , but he lost despite Werner trying to intervene in his favor. Due to

1976-691: The title to Randy Couture at UFC 28 via TKO. After losing the title, he moved down to light heavyweight , feeling it was a more natural weight for his body, but suffered a setback, losing to Chuck Liddell at UFC 31 in his first fight at light heavyweight before beating Renato "Babalu" Sobral by unanimous decision in his final fight with the UFC. On September 29, 2002, Randleman made his debut in Pride Fighting Championships , taking on Japanese wrestler Michiyoshi Ohara . Randleman acquired an easy victory, as Ohara appeared to have no intention of trying to fight Randleman right from

2028-527: The tournament win. In March 1997, Randleman returned to the promotion for UVF 6, in finding a difficult opponent in the first round in luta livre veteran Ebenezer Fontes Braga . The American controlled the takedowns, but the Brazilian defended solidly with strikes both standing and from his guard every time, with Randleman attempting to sneak in ground and pound through the latter. The bout soon turned controversial, however, as Braga would end up exiting

2080-576: The two teams. After the bout with Rua, Randleman failed a drug test administered by the Nevada Athletic Commission. Randleman submitted a urine sample lacking any hormones to the Nevada State Athletic Commission . This indicated that the sample was fake. On January 19, 2007, Randleman was hospitalized due to serious damage to his kidneys. In an interview with MMAWeekly, he stated he failed to submit

2132-414: The use of reversals very competently to avoid significant damage. In the third round Randleman, having seemingly lost the previous rounds, threw caution to the wind and loosened his arms, becoming reckless with his strikes, but knocking his opponent down with a left hook to the chin. Randleman charged in to finish Whitehead and landed a few shots to Whitehead's head, but was unable to capitalize effectively on

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2184-519: Was a very controversial loss at the time, so much that the judges official criteria for how fights are scored and tallied was changed as a consequence. Randleman achieved his goal to become the UFC Heavyweight Champion on November 19, 1999, beating Pete Williams at UFC 23 for the title which was vacated upon Rutten's retirement. Before his scheduled fight as the main event at UFC 24 , Randleman slipped on some pipes and fell on

2236-413: Was acclaimed Brazilian jiu-jitsu fighter Mario "Sukata" Neto. The fight was shorter than the previous, but the situation repeated itself, as Neto dragged the match out by escaping the ring and even hitting him from outside. After managing to finish him with punches, Randleman advanced the finals to meet Carlson Gracie 's trainee Carlos "Carlao" Barreto , another famous BJJ fighter. The fight started with

2288-405: Was admitted to the hospital in septic condition. Doctors were forced to remove portions of Randleman's lateral and pectoral muscles in an attempt to eradicate the staph bacteria from his body. In October 2007, he was quoted as saying of the staph infection "I was in critical condition for almost three weeks and I am two weeks out of the hospital now ... pain is just part of the healing, and it hurts

2340-399: Was against former K-1 kickboxer Mirko Cro Cop , a participant heavily favored to win the entire tournament. Randleman knocked out Cro Cop by ground and pound following a left hook that surprised and knocked him down. In the second round, at PRIDE Critical Countdown 2004 , Randleman faced off against the reigning PRIDE Heavyweight Champion Fedor Emelianenko . Again a heavy underdog, in

2392-808: Was ahead on the scorecards but made one mistake and lost by americana in the first round. At PRIDE Shockwave 2004 Randleman offered a rematch to Mirko Cro Cop . Cro Cop submitted Randleman in the first round via guillotine choke , avenging his loss and adding another loss to Randleman's losing streak in the process. In the Opening Round of PRIDE's 2005 Middleweight Grand Prix , Kevin Randleman lost to Kazuhiro Nakamura via decision. In November 2005, Randleman appeared in Bushido Europe: Rotterdam Rumble, Europe's first Bushido event, and defeated Fatih Kocamis via decision, ending his losing streak, and giving him his first win in nearly

2444-592: Was an American mixed martial artist , professional wrestler , and former UFC Heavyweight Champion . Randleman's background was in collegiate wrestling , in which he became a two-time NCAA Division I and a three-time Big Ten wrestling champion out of Ohio State University . Randleman competed in the heavyweight and light heavyweight classes in MMA. In addition to competing in the UFC , Randleman also fought for other organizations such as PRIDE , WVR , and Strikeforce . He

2496-421: Was at Brazil Open-'97 in June 1997. He beat Gustavo Homem de Neve in under two minutes, but he was then pitted against another decorated American wrestler, RAW team member Tom Erikson . Randleman attempted to push the 50 pounds heavier Erikson into the fence, but he was caught with a right hook, and then Erikson unloaded a series of big shots for the knock out. The Hammer House fighter had to be stretchered out with

2548-841: Was nominated as the Ohio State University Wrestler of the Century. Kevin supported the United States Army troops whenever he could. While in Iraq in 2008, Kevin traveled with other UFC fighters to visit the troops at the 4th Infantry Division 's Modern Army Combatives tournament at Camp Liberty . He quickly got down on the mats and gave an impromptu ground demonstration. Kevin eagerly posed for pictures and signed autographs for anyone who asked. Randleman entered mixed martial arts in 1996 when Mark Coleman , one of Randleman's coaches at Ohio State, offered him

2600-588: Was previously associated with Mark Coleman 's Team Hammer House , before training at Randy Couture 's gym in Las Vegas , Nevada . On May 16, 2020, the UFC announced that Randleman would be inducted into the pioneer wing of the UFC Hall of Fame . Randleman is the first fighter to be posthumously inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame. Randleman was born in Sandusky, Ohio , and was one of eleven children. He had

2652-456: Was previously vacated by Randy Couture . Randleman lost via a decision to Rutten, even though Randleman maintained positional superiority with takedowns, it was judged that Rutten was the more active fighter with strikes. This fight became infamous due to Mark Coleman 's instructions before the second overtime that Randleman "smear the blood" from the cut he had created above Rutten's nose into his eye, so his opponent would not be able to see. This

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2704-432: Was quickly submitted with a toe hold in the first round by 2005 Middleweight Grand Prix Champion Maurício "Shogun" Rua . This match-up was made partly to capitalize on an incident where Mark Coleman fought Rua and broke his arm with a trip takedown. After the referee stopped the fight, a brawl ensued. Chute Boxe and Hammer House members then entered the ring, clashing verbally and physically, creating bad blood between

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