Dan Evensen Explained

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.^[1]

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

|-| Win|align=center| 11–4| Raoul Romero| TKO (punches)| Bellator 5| |align=center| 2|align=center| 1:43| Dayton, Ohio, United States||-| Loss|align=center| 10–4| Pat Barry| TKO (leg kicks)| UFC 92| |align=center| 1|align=center| 2:36| Las Vegas, Nevada, United States||-| Loss|align=center| 10–3| Cheick Kongo| TKO (punches)| UFC 87| |align=center| 1|align=center| 4:55| Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States||-| Win|align=center| 10–2| Konstantin Gluhov| Decision (unanimous)| BodogFIGHT: USA vs. Russia| |align=center| 3|align=center| 5:00| Moscow, Russia||-| Win|align=center| 9–2| John George| TKO (punches)| IFO: Kimmons vs Yunker| |align=center| 1|align=center| 0:54| Nevada, United States||-| Win|align=center| 8–2| Dominic Richard| TKO (punches)| BodogFIGHT: Vancouver| |align=center| 1|align=center| 0:46| British Columbia, Canada||-| Win|align=center| 7–2| Jeremiah Constant| TKO (punches)| BodogFIGHT: Costa Rica| |align=center| 1|align=center| 1:26| Costa Rica||-| Loss|align=center| 6–2| Dan Bobish| TKO (submission to punches)| Xtreme Fight Series 2| |align=center| 1|align=center| 1:25| Idaho, United States||-| Loss|align=center| 6–1| Christian Wellisch| TKO (corner stoppage)| IFC: Caged Combat| |align=center| 2|align=center| 5:00| California, United States||-| Win|align=center| 6–0| Rob Wince| TKO (corner stoppage)| WEF: Sin City| |align=center| 1|align=center| 5:00| Nevada, United States||-| Win|align=center| 5–0| Ruben Villareal| KO (punches)| GC 32: King of the Hill| |align=center| 2|align=center| 1:38| California, United States||-| Win|align=center| 4–0| Julius Askew| Decision (unanimous)| GC 27: FightFest 2| |align=center| 3|align=center| 5:00| California, United States||-| Win|align=center| 3–0| Mike Wolmack| TKO (punches)| GC 27: FightFest 2| |align=center| 1|align=center| 2:57| California, United States||-| Win|align=center| 2–0| Jonah Broad| Submission (rear–naked choke)| GC 26: FightFest 1| |align=center| 1|align=center| 0:51| California, United States||-| Win|align=center| 1–0| Scott Wallace| N/A| RMS 2: Rocky Mountain Slammer 2| |align=center| N/A|align=center| 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

Notes and References

1. Web site: UFC . Dan Evensen . 14 September 2018 .