Dennis Hallman
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| Dennis Hallman | |
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| Nickname | Superman |
| Height | 5'9 (175cm) |
| Weight | 185lbs (84kg) |
| Born | December 2, 1975 |
| Town of birth | Yelm, Washington |
| Fighting style | Grappler |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Wins | 38 |
| By knockout | 3 |
| By submission | 28 |
| Losses | 12 |
| Draws | 2 |
| No contests | 1 |
Dennis Lloyd Hallman (born December 2, 1975 in Yelm, Washington) is a professional mixed martial arts fighter from the U.S. state of Washington. A former state champion wrestler, Hallman is known best for his expertise as a grappler. He has appeared in many fight organizations, including UFC, Shooto, IFC, Rumble on the Rock, and King of the Cage.
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[edit] MMA career
[edit] Hallman and Matt Hughes
One of Hallman's biggest achievements is two wins (both by submission in under 21 seconds) over former UFC welterweight champion Matt Hughes. Their first fight occurred in 1998 at Extreme Challenge 21, the second in December of 2000 at UFC 29: Defense of the Belts.
[edit] Hallman and Jens Pulver
After his second victory over Matt Hughes, Hallman moved down in weight and fought Hughes' teammate Jens Pulver for the lightweight UFC championship in September of 2001. Both Hallman and Pulver wrestled at the high school level in Washington. Hallman claimed to know Pulver since high school and expressed dislike toward the fighter. Although Pulver denied knowing Hallman personally, he knew of Hallman through their state champion wrestling careers (at different weight classes).
During the fight Hallman attempted an armbar on Pulver (the same move he used to defeat Hughes in their second meeting), but Pulver countered the technique and followed with his trademark left hook which landed flush on Hallman's chin. Hallman was not able to recover completely from the blow, fighting very passively for the remainder of the bout (which eventually resulted in a unanimous decision loss). Hallman later stated in interviews that he simply wanted to survive the fight after receiving the blow.
[edit] Personal life
[edit] Chronic Fatigue
In an interview from MMAweekly in February, 2006 - Dennis shared that he had chronic fatigue, which had affected him for his entire career.
[edit] Performance Enhancing Drug Suspension in 2007
Hallman was fined $2500 and suspended through October 2008 by the California State Athletic Commission after his November 16th 2007 victory for the Strikeforce promotion. Hallman allegedly tested positive for drostanolone, nandrolonein post fight testing.
[edit] MMA record
| Result | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Notes |
| Win | Jeremiah Metcalf | Submission (Heelhook) | Strikeforce: Four Men Enter, One Man Survives | 11/16/2007 | 1 | 1:39 | |
| Win | Jeff Quinlan | Decision (Majority) | IFL-Gracie vs. Miletich | 9/23/2006 | 3 | 4:00 | |
| Loss | Ryan McGivern | Decision (Unanimous) | IFL-Championship 2006 | 6/3/2006 | 3 | 4:00 | |
| Win | Delson Heleno | DQ (Illegal upkick) | IFL-Legends Championship 2006 | 4/29/2006 | 1 | 3:59 | |
| Win | Ray Perales | Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | Valor Fighting-Showdown At Cache Creek | 2/3/2006 | 1 | 0:33 | |
| Loss | Jorge Rivera | Decision (Unanimous) | UFC 55: Fury | 10/7/2005 | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Win | Nick Tyree | Submission (Guillotine Choke) | Valor Fighting-Medford Mayhem | 7/16/2005 | 1 | 2:27 | |
| Loss | Ansar Chalangov | TKO (Corner Stoppage) | Euphoria-USA vs. Russia | 5/14/2005 | 2 | 5:00 | |
| Win | Cedric Marks | Submission (Triangle Choke) | XFC-Dome of Destruction 2 | 4/30/2005 | 1 | 2:48 | |
| Win | Rory Singer | Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | AFC 11-Absolute Fighting Championships 11 | 2/12/2005 | 1 | N/A | |
| Win | Ross Ebanez | Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | ROTR 6-Rumble on the Rock 6 | 11/20/2004 | 1 | 1:13 | |
| Win | Landon Showalter | Submission (Triangle Choke) | SF 7-Frightnight | 10/23/2004 | 1 | 2:04 | |
| Win | Mike Seal | Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | SF 6-Battleground in Reno | 9/23/2004 | 1 | 0:50 | |
| Loss | Frank Trigg | TKO (Punches) | UFC 48: Payback | 6/19/2004 | 1 | 4:15 | |
| Win | Rob Mendez | Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | USA MMA-Extreme Cage Combat | 3/6/2004 | 1 | N/A | |
| Win | Jason Stumpf | Submission | URC 7-Ultimate Ring Challenge 7 | 2/14/2004 | 1 | 2:43 | |
| Draw | JT Taylor | Draw | DB 9-DesertBrawl 9 | 11/8/2003 | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Win | Ray Cooper | Submission (Guillotine Choke) | ROTR 4-Rumble on the Rock 4 | 10/10/2003 | 1 | 0:43 | |
| Loss | Drew Fickett | Decision (Split) | KOTC 28-More Punishment | 8/16/2003 | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Win | Brandon Olsen | Submission (Armbar) | AOW-Art of War | 6/21/2003 | 1 | N/A | |
| Win | Chris Irvine | Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | URC 5-Ultimate Ring Challenge 5 | 5/24/2003 | 1 | 1:43 | |
| Draw | Ronald Jhun | Draw | KOTC 19-Street Fighter | 12/7/2002 | 2 | 5:00 | |
| Loss | Frank Trigg | TKO (Abandonment) | WFA 3-Level 3 | 11/23/2002 | 1 | N/A | |
| Win | Betiss Mansouri | Submission (Triangle Choke) | KOTC 18-Sudden Impact | 11/1/2002 | 1 | 3:39 | |
| Win | Adam Oliver | Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | UFCF-Rumble in Rochester | 8/24/2002 | 1 | N/A | |
| Win | Gary Dobbins | Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | PPKA-Road to Victory | 5/25/2002 | 1 | 0:20 | |
| Win | Chris Silva | Submission (Armbar) | URC 2-Ultimate Ring Challenge 2 | 4/27/2002 | N/A | N/A | |
| No Contest | Denis Kang | No Contest | WFF 1-World Freestyle Fighting 1 | 4/13/2002 | 2 | N/A | |
| Win | Buck Greer | Decision (Split) | UA 2-The Gathering | 3/16/2002 | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Win | Mathias Hughes | Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | MFC 3-Canadian Pride | 3/3/2002 | 1 | 1:05 | |
| Loss | Amaury Bitetti | Decision (Split) | Shogun 1-Shogun 1 | 12/15/2001 | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Loss | Jens Pulver | Decision (Unanimous) | UFC 33: Victory in Vegas | 9/28/2001 | 5 | 5:00 | For UFC Lightweight title |
| Win | Eric Dahlberg | KO | PPKA-Muckelshoot | 8/15/2001 | 1 | 0:12 | |
| Win | Dan Shenk | Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | AMC-Revenge of the Warriors | 7/21/2001 | N/A | N/A | |
| Win | Brent Russell | Submission (Keylock) | AMC-Return of the Gladiators 2 | 3/3/2001 | 1 | N/A | |
| Win | Matt Hughes | Submission (Armbar) | UFC 29: Defense of the Belts | 12/16/2000 | 1 | 0:20 | |
| Win | Jordon Klimp | Decision | UFCF-Tornado Challenge | 9/16/2000 | 3 | N/A | |
| Win | Jeff Sears | Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | PPKA-Wenatchee Rumble | 8/1/2000 | 1 | 2:15 | |
| Win | Murrey Sholtey | TKO (Punches) | AMC-Return of the Gladiators 1 | 7/29/2000 | 1 | 3:30 | |
| Loss | Paul Rodriguez | KO (Punch) | HOOKnSHOOT-Meltdown | 6/10/2000 | 3 | 0:18 | |
| Loss | Caol Uno | Decision (Unanimous) | Shooto-R.E.A.D. 3 | 4/2/2000 | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Loss | Dave Menne | Decision (Unanimous) | Shooto-10th Anniversary Event | 5/29/1999 | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Win | Danny Bennett | Submission | UFCF-Battle in Belleville | 4/24/1999 | N/A | N/A | |
| Loss | Mike McClure | Decision | EC 23-Extreme Challenge 23 | 4/2/1999 | 1 | N/A | |
| Win | Gerrald Ballinger | Submission (Armbar) | URC 1-Ultimate Ring Challenge 1 | 3/1/1999 | 1 | 1:11 | |
| Win | Matt Hughes | TKO (Guillotine Choke) | EC 21-Extreme Challenge 21 | 10/17/1998 | 1 | 0:17 | |
| Win | Shannon Ritch | Submission (Strikes) | EC 21-Extreme Challenge 21 | 10/17/1998 | 1 | 0:44 | |
| Win | Allan Mollring | Submission (Armbar) | EC 21-Extreme Challenge 21 | 10/17/1998 | 1 | 2:52 | |
| Win | Phil Johns | Submission (Guillotine Choke) | EC 20-Extreme Challenge 20 | 8/22/1998 | 1 | 3:47 | |
| Win | Leigh Remedios | Submission (kimura) | UWC-Ultimate Warrior Challenge | 8/2/1998 | 1 | N/A | |
| Win | Ulan Moore | N/A | UFCF-Night of Champions | 3/14/1998 | N/A | N/A | |
| Win | Sean Haley | Submission (Choke) | UFCF-Gladiators | 11/21/1997 | 1 | 1:05 | |
| Win | Zack Gross | Decision | UFCF-Clash of the Titans | 1/11/1997 | 1 | N/A |
[edit] External links
Personal interview with world-renowned combat sports handicapper David Clopton
