John "Big" Dixson (born October 16, 1965) is a retired professional Heavyweight Mixed Martial Arts fighter. He is notable for fighting in PRIDE Fighting Championships among other mixed martial arts organizations.
MMA career[]
John Dixson started out his MMA career in a small MMA organization called Oklahoma Free Fight Federation. He made his debut at OFFF 1 where he first picked up a victory against Michael Stam via a KO victory, but lost his next fight that same night to Anthony Macias via decision. He then moved to other MMA organizations, picking up wins and losses on the way. He lost in his debut fight in PRIDE Fighting Championships to Kazunari Murakami. John Dixson never made it to a major American MMA organization, but he did compete in many different organizations around the world. His last known MMA fight was November 17, 2006 where he lost to Justin Eilers via submission due to strikes in the second round.
He now owns a Mixed Martial Arts training school called Dixon's Dungeon.
Mixed martial arts record[]
| Template:Rh colspan=2 | Total | Template:Rh colspan=1 | 15 Wins | Template:Rh colspan=1 | 22 Losses | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 37 matches | Template:Rh | (T)Knockout | 5 | 2 |
| Template:Rh | Submission | 8 | 16 | |
| Template:Rh | Decision | 1 | 4 | |
| Template:Rh | Other | 1 | 0 |
| Result | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 15-22 | Justin Eilers | Submission (Strikes) | BIB: Beatdown in Bakersfield | 11/17/2006 | 2 | 0:56 |
| Win | 15-21 | Corey Salter | Submission (Strikes) | RCF: Punishment | 5/21/2005 | 1 | N/A |
| Win | 14-21 | Allan Weickert | Submission (Heel Hook) | SI-Superfights International | 3/18/2005 | 2 | 3:41 |
| Loss | 13-21 | Kevin Jordan | Decision (Unanimous) | FFC 13: Freestyle Fighting Championships 13 | 12/10/2004 | 3 | 5:00 |
| Loss | 13-20 | Tadas Rimkevicius | Decision | Shooto Lithuania: Bushido | 11/20/2004 | 2 | 5:00 |
| Win | 13-19 | Don Richards | Submission (Guillotine Choke) | KOTC: Dayton | 10/23/2004 | 1 | N/A |
| Win | 12-19 | Nathan Sanchez | TKO | RCF: Showdown | 7/17/2004 | 1 | N/A |
| Loss | 11-19 | Travis Wiuff | TKO (Cut) | EC 58: Extreme Challenge 58 | 6/11/2004 | 1 | 2:33 |
| Win | 11-18 | Johnathan Ivey | Decision (Unanimous) | HFC 2: Hardcore Fighting Championships 2 | 10/18/2003 | 3 | 5:00 |
| Win | 10-18 | Nikolai Onikienko | TKO | WAFC: Russia vs USA | 5/11/2003 | 2 | N/A |
| Loss | 9-18 | Mario Neto | Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke) | WAFC: World Championship 2003 | 3/15/2003 | 1 | 1:42 |
| Win | 9-17 | Nikolai Onikienko | Submission (Armbar) | WAFC: World Championship 2003 | 3/15/2003 | 2 | 4:04 |
| Loss | 8-17 | Jonathan Wiezorek | Submission (Strikes) | ISCF: Battle at the Brewery | 4/12/2002 | 2 | 2:36 |
| Loss | 8-16 | Martin Vila | Submission (Heel Hook) | WEF 11: The Comeback | 2/9/2002 | 1 | 1:55 |
| Loss | 8-15 | Wade Rome | Decision (Unanimous) | RSF 5: New Blood Conflict | 10/27/2001 | 3 | 4:00 |
| Loss | 8-14 | Kerry Schall | Submission (Armlock) | Rings USA: Battle of Champions | 3/17/2001 | 1 | 1:19 |
| Win | 8-13 | Jack Nilson | Submission (Heel Hook) | WEF: New Blood Conflict | 8/26/2000 | 1 | 0:32 |
| Loss | 7-13 | Dan Severn | Submission (Keylock) | CFA 2: Continental Freefighting Alliance 2 | 7/19/2000 | 1 | 5:18 |
| Loss | 7-12 | Andrei Arlovski | KO (Punches) | SFIT: Super Fight at International Tournament | 5/13/2000 | 1 | N/A |
| Loss | 7-11 | Remco Pardoel | Submission (Headlock) | AAC 2: Amsterdam Absolute Championship 2 | 11/27/1999 | 1 | 8:15 |
| Win | 7-10 | Can Sahinbas | TKO (Punches) | AAC 2: Amsterdam Absolute Championship 2 | 11/27/1999 | 1 | 3:44 |
| Win | 6-10 | Tom Sauer | Submission (Heel Hook) | WEF 7: Stomp in the Swamp | 10/9/1999 | 1 | 2:00 |
| Loss | 5-10 | Bull Shaw | Submission | CSO: Calhoun Submission Open | 5/15/1999 | 1 | 7:30 |
| Loss | 5-9 | Travis Fulton | Submission (Armbar) | IFC: Extreme Combat | 1/9/1999 | 1 | 0:39 |
| Loss | 5-8 | Jeremy Horn | Submission (Armbar) | IFC: Extreme Combat | 1/9/1999 | 1 | 0:57 |
| Win | 5-7 | Jean Riviere | Unknown | IFC: Extreme Combat | 1/9/1999 | 1 | 5:13 |
| Loss | 4-7 | Remco Pardoel | Submission (Choke) | AAC 1: Amsterdam Absolute Championship 1 | 10/25/1998 | 1 | 4:16 |
| Win | 4-6 | Aaron Pendleton | KO | WSW: World Shoot Wrestling | 6/12/1998 | 1 | 1:45 |
| Loss | 3-6 | Kazunari Murakami | Submission (Armbar) | PRIDE 1 | 10/11/1997 | 1 | 1:34 |
| Loss | 3-5 | Dan Severn | Submission (Punches) | IFC 5: Battle in the Bayou | 9/5/1997 | 1 | 2:33 |
| Loss | 3-4 | Maxim Tarasov | Submission (Punches) | IAFC: Absolute Fighting Championship 2 | 4/30/1997 | 1 | 1:36 |
| Loss | 3-3 | Carlos Barreto | Submission (Punches) | UVF: Universal Vale Tudo Fighting 2 | 6/24/1996 | 1 | 1:38 |
| Loss | 3-2 | Igor Vovchanchyn | Submission (Exhaustion) | IFC 1: Kombat in Kiev | 3/30/1996 | 1 | 9:10 |
| Win | 3-1 | Igor Gerus | Submission (Strikes) | IFC 1: Kombat in Kiev | 3/30/1996 | 1 | 2:37 |
| Win | 2-1 | Alexander Mandrik | Submission (Guillotine Choke) | IFC 1: Kombat in Kiev | 3/30/1996 | 1 | 2:30 |
| Loss | 1-1 | Anthony Macias | Decision | Oklahoma Free Fight Federation 1 | 2/9/1996 | 3 | 3:00 |
| Win | 1-0 | Michael Stam | KO (Punch) | Oklahoma Free Fight Federation 1 | 2/9/1996 | 1 | 0:44 |
See also[]
- List of male mixed martial artists
- List of promotions and other organizations relating to MMA