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Matthew James Lindland (born May 17, 1970) is an American professional mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter, Olympic wrestler and politician. He won the Oregon Republican Party's nomination for the Oregon House of Representatives, district 52 seat on May 20, 2008, in a close race.
Collegiate wrestling[]
Lindland started wrestling at age 15. He wrestled at the University of Nebraska winning the Big Eight title at 158 in 1993 and becoming an All-American. He represented the United States in Greco-Roman Wrestling at the 2000 Summer Olympics in the 69–76 kg weight category, winning the silver medal.
Lindland was notable for having secured his spot on the US Olympic team through the courts. In the finals of the United States Olympic trials, Lindland lost to Keith Sieracki, who Lindland had accused of tripping him (under the rules of Greco-Roman wrestling, athletes are not permitted the use of their legs for advantage or defense of offensive moves). After appealing, an arbitrator ordered a rematch for Lindland and Sieracki, in which Lindland won 8-0.[1]
The USOC however sought to keep Sieracki on the team, and appealed in federal court. A federal district judge, then a three-judge panel of the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, both decided in Lindland's favor. A request for a hearing by the USOC in the Supreme Court of the United States was denied, which settled Lindland's status on the team.[1] Lindland would later earn his nickname "The Law" from the protracted case.[2]
Mixed martial arts[]
Lindland starting mixed martial arts training with Randy Couture, Dan Henderson and others at Team Quest. He won four fights in the middleweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship before losing to Murilo Bustamante in a championship match.
Lindland's next loss came at the hands of Falaniko Vitale, who Matt Lindland attempted to slam, only to knock himself out in the process. At UFC 54 Lindland was dropped from the UFC roster for breaking one of the sponsorship and advertising-related terms of his contract by wearing an unapproved T-shirt at the weigh-ins. After his dismissal Lindland continued to corner fighters at UFC events such as in B.J. Penn's bout against Georges St. Pierre. He has also continued his professional MMA career in IFL and Bodog Fight with five wins and two losses, with the two losses coming outside of his weightclass against the future UFC Light heavyweight champion Quinton Jackson and the Pride Heavyweight champion Fedor Emelianenko. After his loss to Jackson, Lindland joined the International Fight League, which also marked Lindland's debut as an IFL team coach – he fought against top twenty middleweight Jeremy Horn. Lindland won by TKO early in the second round. He then beat Carlos Newton at IFL Houston by submission. Lindland defeated Fabio Negao via unanimous decision on July 19, 2008 at Affliction: Banned in Anaheim, California. At Affliction: Day of Reckoning on the 24 Jan 2009, he was defeated by Vitor Belfort and suffered a devastating KO loss. Lindland is the former coach of the Portland Wolfpack in the International Fight League.
There is currently a documentary called "Fighting Politics", being filmed about Matt and his MMA career. [3][4]
On April 13, 2009, Lindland signed a three fight deal with Strikeforce[5] and made his debut again Ronaldo Souza at Strikeforce: Evolution on December 19, 2009. Lindland lost the fight via first round submission.
Personal life and political aspiration[]
Template:Seealso Matt and his wife Angie have two children, a son named James and a daughter named Robin.[6]
On March 11, 2008, Lindland filed as a Republican to run for the Oregon House of Representatives in District 52. The seat was formerly held by Republican Patti Smith.[7][8][9] Lindland defeated fellow Republican Phyllis Thiemann in the May 20, 2008 primary, 58 to 42 percent. He advanced to the general election and was defeated by Hood River, Oregon Democrat Suzanne VanOrman.
MMA record[]
| Professional record breakdown | ||
| 33 | 21 wins | 7 losses |
| By knockout | 7 | 3 |
| By submission | 7 | 3 |
| By decision | 6 | 1 |
| By disqualification | 1 | 0 |
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| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #f0f0f0"|Method
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| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #f0f0f0"|Time
| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #f0f0f0"|Location
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|-
|21–7
|style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss
|
Ronaldo Souza
|Submission (Arm Triangle)
|Strikeforce: Evolution
|2009-12-19
|1
|4:18
|
San Jose, California, US
|Strikeforce Debut
|-
|21–6
|style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss
| Vitor Belfort
|KO (Punches)
|Affliction: Day of Reckoning
|2009-01-24
|1
|0:37
| Anaheim, California, US
|-
|21–5
|style="background: #ddffdd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-yes2" |Win
| Fabio Nascimento
|Decision (Unanimous)
|Affliction: Banned
|2008-07-19
|3
|5:00
| Anaheim, California, US
|-
|20–5
|style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss
|
Fedor Emelianenko
|Submission (Armbar)
|BodogFight-Clash of the Nations
|2007-04-14
|1
|2:58
| St. Petersburg, Russia
|Heavyweight Bout. Weighed in at 212.5 lbs
|-
|20–4
|style="background: #ddffdd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-yes2" |Win
|
Carlos Newton
|Submission (Guillotine Choke)
|IFL-Houston
|2007-02-02
|2
|1:43
| Houston, Texas, US
|-
|19–4
|style="background: #ddffdd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-yes2" |Win
| Jeremy Horn
| TKO (Strikes)
|IFL-Portland
|2006-09-09
|2
|0:21
| Portland, Oregon, US
|-
|18–4
|style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss
| Quinton Jackson
|Decision (Split)
|WFA-King of the Streets
|2006-07-22
|3
|5:00
| Los Angeles, California, US
|-
|18–3
|style="background: #ddffdd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-yes2" |Win
| Mike Van Arsdale
|Submission (Guillotine Choke)
|Raze MMA-Fight Night
|2006-04-29
|1
|3:38
| San Diego, California, US
|-
|17–3
|style="background: #ddffdd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-yes2" |Win
| Fabio Leopoldo
|Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
|GFC-Team Gracie vs Team Hammer House
|2006-03-03
|3
|3:25
| Columbus, Ohio, US
|-
|16–3
|style="background: #ddffdd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-yes2" |Win
| Antoni Schembri
|TKO (Strikes)
|Cage Rage 14-Punishment
|2005-12-03
|3
|3:33
|
London, England, United Kingdom
|-
|15–3
|style="background: #ddffdd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-yes2" |Win
| Joe Doerksen
|Decision (Unanimous)
|UFC 54-Boiling Point
|2005-08-20
|3
|5:00
| Las Vegas, Nevada, US
|-
|14–3
|style="background: #ddffdd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-yes2" |Win
| Travis Lutter
|Submission (Guillotine Choke)
|UFC 52-Couture vs Liddell 2
|2005-04-16
|2
|3:32
| Las Vegas, Nevada, US
|-
|13–3
|style="background: #ddffdd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-yes2" |Win
| Landon Showalter
|Submission (Armbar)
|Sportfight 8-Justice
|2005-01-08
|1
|2:43
| Gresham, Oregon, US
|-
|12–3
|style="background: #ddffdd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-yes2" |Win
| Mark Weir
|TKO (Doctor Stoppage)
|Cage Rage 9-No Mercy
|2004-11-27
|1
|5:00
| London, England, United Kingdom
|-
|11–3
|style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss
| David Terrell
|KO (Punches)
|UFC 49-Unfinished Business
|2004-08-21
|1
|0:24
| Las Vegas, Nevada, US
|-
|11–2
|style="background: #ddffdd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-yes2" |Win
| Tony Fryklund
|Decision
|Rumble on the Rock 5
|2004-05-07
|3
|5:00
| Honolulu, Hawaii, US
|-
|10–2
|style="background: #ddffdd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-yes2" |Win
| Falaniko Vitale
|Submission (Strikes)
|UFC 45-Revolution
|2003-11-21
|3
|4:23
| Uncasville, Connecticut, US
|-
|9–2
|style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss
| Falaniko Vitale
|KO (Slam)
|UFC 43-Meltdown
|2003-06-06
|1
|1:56
| Las Vegas, Nevada, US
|-
|9–1
|style="background: #ddffdd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-yes2" |Win
| Phil Baroni
|Decision (Unanimous)
|UFC 41-Onslaught
|2003-02-28
|3
|5:00
| Atlantic City, New Jersey, US
|-
|8–1
|style="background: #ddffdd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-yes2" |Win
| Ivan Salaverry
|Decision (Unanimous)
|UFC 39-The Warriors Return
|2002-09-27
|3
|5:00
| Uncasville, Connecticut, US
|-
|7–1
|style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss
| Murilo Bustamante
|Submission (Guillotine Choke)
|UFC 37-High Impact
|2002-05-10
|3
|1:33
| Bossier City, Louisiana, US
|For UFC Middleweight title
|-
|7–0
|style="background: #ddffdd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-yes2" |Win
| Pat Miletich
|TKO (Strikes)
|UFC 36-Worlds Collide
|2002-03-22
|1
|3:09
| Las Vegas, Nevada, US
|-
|6–0
|style="background: #ddffdd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-yes2" |Win
| Phil Baroni
|Decision (Majority)
|UFC 34-High Voltage
|2001-11-21
|3
|5:00
| Las Vegas, Nevada, US
|-
|5–0
|style="background: #ddffdd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-yes2" |Win
| Ricardo Almeida
|DQ (Repeated Fouls)
|UFC 31-Locked & Loaded
|2001-05-04
|3
|4:21
| Atlantic City, New Jersey, US
|-
|4–0
|style="background: #ddffdd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-yes2" |Win
|
Yoji Anjo
|TKO (Strikes)
|UFC 29-Defense of the Belts
|2000-12-16
|1
|2:58
| Tokyo, Japan
|-
|3–0
|style="background: #ddffdd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-yes2" |Win
| Travis Fulton
|Submission
|IFC 6-Battle at the Four Bears
|1997-09-20
|1
|22:13
| New Town, North Dakota, US
|-
|2–0
|style="background: #ddffdd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-yes2" |Win
| Mark Waters
|Submission (Strikes)
|IFC 6-Battle at the Four Bears
|1997-09-20
|1
|2:20
| New Town, North Dakota, US
|-
|1–0
|style="background: #ddffdd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-yes2" |Win
|
Karo Davtyan
|TKO (Strikes)
|WFF-World Fighting Federation
|1997-02-14
|1
|8:34
| Birmingham, Alabama, US
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Grappling[]
ADCC World Submission Wrestling Championships
Record of opponents:
- Won: Yushin Okami.
- Lost: Ronaldo 'Jacare' Souza, Fabricio Werdum (armbar)
Collegiate Results NJCAA Collegiate Championships
1991 158 lbs: 1st place
Freestyle Results USA University Freestyle Championships
1994 163 lbs: 1st place
1992 163 lbs: 1st place
Greco-Roman Results FILA World Championships Greco-Roman Results
2001 187 lbs: 2nd place
1998 167 lbs: 6th place
USA Senior Greco-Roman Championships
2001 187.2 lbs: 1st place
2000 167.5 lbs: 1st place
1999 167.5 lbs: 1st place
1998 167.5 lbs: 1st place
1997 163 lbs: 1st place
US Olympic Team Greco-Roman Results
2000 167.5 lbs: silver medal
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 USOC asks Supreme Court to intervene. Canoe.ca (2000-09-02). Retrieved on 2007-07-01.
- ↑ Template:Cite news
- ↑ Matt Lindlands Documentary
- ↑ MMA Weekly Middleweight Top Ten Rankings. Retrieved May 25, 2006
- ↑ http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=9369&zoneid=2. Retrieved April 13, 2009
- ↑ Article about his run at the Olympics
- ↑ Template:Cite news
- ↑ http://www.oregonlive.com/newsflash/regional/index.ssf?/base/news-23/120528594334570.xml&storylist=orlocal
- ↑ Matt Lindland Enters Oregon Political Race, from MMAjunkie.com
External links[]
Professional MMA record for Matt Lindland from Sherdog Fight Finder- Matt Lindland at the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Matt Lindland at the National Wrestling Hall of Fame
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