Dave Strasser
Introduction '''Dave Strasser''' (born July 13, 1969) is a retired American mixed martial arts fighter who competed in the Welterweight division for the UFC, Shooto, M-1 Global, and Cage Rage. 14 of his 25 career wins came by way of submission.
Background Strasser competed in high school wrestling and collegiate wrestling, in addition to boxing and Shidokan Karate. His studying of Shidokan led a six-month stay in Japan to compete in kickboxing.
Mixed martial arts career Strasser's second professional fight was a no-rules bout against a fighter making his professional debut, Travis Fulton. Strasser subdued the inexperienced Fulton with a choke hold from behind. Fulton would go on to become one of the most prolific fighters in mixed martial arts history, with over 300 recorded professional fights as of November 2011.Strasser trained with Pat Miletich and Jeremy Horn from 1996-97.===UFC===At UFC 42, Strasser fought against Romie Aram. Aram had been undefeated before the fight, and was being groomed by the UFC for a possible title shot against Matt Hughes. As such, Aram came into the fight as the favorite. In the first round, Strasser was immediately dropped by a punch to the head, but he successfully pulled guard, and the referee stood the fighters up. Strasser scored a takedown later in the round, delivering punches and elbows from the top position. Strasser controlled the second round with standup striking, though Aram remained competitive. The fighters remained on their feet in the third round, with Aram delivering more powerful punches but Strasser displaying better precision. Strasser's blows in this round made Aram's nose bleed. All three judges scored the fight for Strasser, and he won by unanimous decision.Strasser fought again in the UFC at UFC 44.In the welterweight match, his opponent was judo practitioner Karo Parisyan, who was making his debut in the UFC. Parisyan's status as a student of notable judokas Gene LeBell and Gokor Chivchyan increased fan interest in the bout, but the 21-year-old was still seen as a significant underdog. When the fight started, Strasser attempted to stay on his feet and exchange punches. Parisyan, however, performed a judo throw, which put Strasser on the ground and placed him in position for a kimura armlock, which Parisyan duly applied. As a result of the hold, Strasser submitted at 3:52 of the first round. This fight was notable, as judokas had not enjoyed many prior successes in MMA competitions, and Parisyan's win helped to establish judo as a viable martial arts style in MMA.
Other ventures Strasser has also worked as a mixed martial arts trainer and promoter. He runs a gym, Dave Strasser's Freestyle Academy, in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Nick Thompson, Jameel Massouh, and Ben Rothwell are among the fighters who have trained with Strasser.
Personal life Strasser comes from a very athletic family and has three brothers and two sisters. His father was an all-state sprinter and football player who was recruited by Miami University and other NCAA Division I schools. Strasser's uncle was a talented weightlifter, holding the state record for the squat and dead-lift. Strasser's siblings' accomplishments have ranged from a state finals champion in Cross Country, player of the year in baseball, all-state in basketball, NCAA Division I runner, among many other notable feats. One of his brothers, Mark, played professional football in Sweden and set Division I records for Central Connecticut State University. Mark went on to work for the Minnesota Twins organization. He is currently a physical education teacher Eleanor Roosevelt High School in New York City. Strasser now has a wife and one daughter and one son.
Mixed martial arts record  Win 25–8–4 Steve Corley Submission (injury) FCC 34 – Freestyle Combat Challenge 34  1  Wisconsin, United States  Loss 24–8–4 Paul Daley Decision (unanimous) Cage Rage 16  3 5:00 London, England  Win 24–7–4 Emyr Bussade Decision MFC – Boardwalk Blitz  3 5:00 New Jersey, United States  Win 23–7–4 Derrick Reed Submission LOF 2 – Legends of Fighting 2  1  Indiana, United States  Loss 22–7–4 Hidetaka Monma KO (punch) GCM – D.O.G. 2  1 3:30 Tokyo, Japan  Win 22–6–4 Brian Dunn TKO FCC 19 – Freestyle Combat Challenge 19  N/A  Wisconsin, United States  Loss 21–6–4 Georges St-Pierre Submission (kimura) TKO 19 – Rage  1 1:52 Quebec, Canada  Win 21–5–4 Pat Healy Decision (unanimous) MT 1 – Madtown Throwdown 1  N/A  Wisconsin, United States  Loss 20–5–4 Ansar Chalangov Submission (guillotine choke) M-1 MFC - Russia vs. The World 7  1 0:53 St. Petersburg, Russia  Loss 20–4–4 Karo Parisyan Submission (kimura) UFC 44  1 3:52 Nevada, United States  Win 20–3–4 Romie Aram Decision (unanimous) UFC 42  3 5:00 Florida, United States  Draw 19–3–4 Islam Karimov Draw M-1 MFC - Russia vs. the World 4  2 5:00 St. Petersburg, Russia  Win 19–3–3 Seichi Ikemoto Submission (rear naked choke) Shooto - Treasure Hunt 7  1 3:10 Osaka, Japan  Win 18–3–3 Takuya Wada Decision (split) Shooto - Treasure Hunt 6  3 5:00 Tokyo, Japan  Win 17–3–3 Alexandre Barros Decision HOOKnSHOOT – Overdrive  3 5:00 Indiana, United States  Loss 16–3–3 Ronald Jhun Submission (armbar) SB 21 – SuperBrawl 21  2 4:42 Hawaii, United States  Draw 16–2–3 Chris Lytle Draw RSF 3 – Reality Submission Fighting 3  1 18:00 Illinois, United States  Win 16–2–2 Steve Miller TKO (cut) IC 1 – Iowa Challenge 1  1  Iowa, United States  Win 15–2–2 Riley McIlhon Submission (strikes) FCC 3 – Freestyle Combat Challenge 3  1 3:23   Win 14–2–2 Paul Rodriguez Decision (majority) WEF 8 – Goin' Platinum  3 4:00 Georgia, United States  Win 13–2–2 Eric Meaders TKO NG 13 – Neutral Grounds 13  2  California, United States  Win 12–2–2 Toby Imada Submission (armbar) NG 13 – Neutral Grounds 13  1  California, United States  Loss 11–2–2 Tom Schmitz Submission (triangle choke) EC 29 – Extreme Challenge 29  1 1:56 Wisconsin, United States  Win 11–1–2 Sean Brockmole TKO (guillotine choke) EC 23 – Extreme Challenge 23  1 1:32 Indiana, United States  Win 10–1–2 Jeff Lindsay Submission (punches) EC 23 – Extreme Challenge 23  1 3:01 Indiana, United States  Win 9–1–2 Brian Campbell Submission (keylock) Gladiators 2 – Gladiators 2  1 12:20 Iowa, United States  Loss 8–1–2 Adrian Serrano Decision (split) EC 13 – Extreme Challenge 13  1 20:00 Wisconsin, United States  Win 8–0–2 Brett Al-azzawi Submission (punches) EC 12 – Extreme Challenge 12  1 3:55 Michigan, United States  Win 7–0–2 Daniel Vianna Submission (punches) EC 12 – Extreme Challenge 12  1 8:59 Michigan, United States  Win 6–0–2 Phil Johns Submission (punches) EC 11 – Extreme Challenge 11  1 8:39 Iowa, United States  Draw 5–0–2 Adrian Serrano Draw EC 10 – Extreme Challenge 10  1 15:00 Iowa, United States  Win 5–0–1 Jesse Jones Submission (keylock) EC 5 – Extreme Challenge 5  1 9:25 Iowa, United States  Win 4–0–1 Caz Daniels Submission (armbar) EC 5 – Extreme Challenge 5  1 N/A Iowa, United States  Win 3–0–1 Rolando Higueros TKO (cut) EC 1 – Extreme Challenge 1  1 8:32 Iowa, United States  Draw 2–0–1 George Schirmer Draw BATB 1 – Brawl at the Ballpark 1  1 15:00 Iowa, United States  Win 2–0 Travis Fulton Submission (rear naked choke) Gladiators – Gladiators 1  1  Iowa, United States  Win 1–0 CG Sierra Submission (rear naked choke) QCU 2 – Quad City Ultimate 2  1 1:40 Illinois, United States
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