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Norwegian kickboxer and mixed martial artist
Dan Tore Evensen (born June 1, 1974 in Arendal ) 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 [ edit ] 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 [ edit ]
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 [ edit ]
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)
XFA 1
Decision (Unanimous)
3
3:00
Las Vegas, Nevada , United States
June 22, 2007
NC
0-1 (1)
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
References [ edit ] External links [ edit ] 
Bryan Humes
