Dan Severn

Nickname“The Beast”

Record

101-19-7

Streak

Age

Date of birth

Jun 8, 1958

Fighting out of: Coldwater
Born: United States
Camp: The Beast Academy
Weight class: Heavyweight
Height: 6'2" · 188 cm
Stance: Southpaw
Last fight: Sep 22, 2000

UFC fight history

Res	Opponent	Outcome	Finish	Rd	Time	Event	Date
L	Pedro Rizzo Heavyweight	KO/TKO	Kicks to Leg At Distance Submission to Strikes	R1	1:33	UFC 27: Ultimate Bad Boyz	Sep 22, 2000
L	Mark ColemanTitle Heavyweight	Submission	Scarf Hold From Side Control	R1	2:57	UFC 12: Judgement Day	Feb 7, 1997
W	Ken ShamrockTitle Open Weight	Decision	Split	R3	3:00	UFC 9: Motor City Madness	May 17, 1996
W	Oleg TaktarovTitle Open Weight	Decision	Unanimous	R2	3:00	UFC - Ultimate Ultimate '95	Dec 16, 1995
W	Paul Varelans Open Weight	Submission	Arm Triangle From Side Control	R1	1:01	UFC - Ultimate Ultimate '95	Dec 16, 1995
W	David Abbott Open Weight	Decision	Unanimous	R1	18:00	UFC - Ultimate Ultimate '95	Dec 16, 1995
L	Ken ShamrockTitle Open Weight	Submission	Guillotine Choke Standing	R1	2:14	UFC 6: Clash of the Titans	Jul 14, 1995
W	Joe Charles Open Weight	Submission	Rear Naked Choke	R1	1:38	UFC 5: The Return of the Beast	Apr 7, 1995
W	Oleg Taktarov Open Weight	KO/TKO	Facial Cut	R1	4:21	UFC 5: The Return of the Beast	Apr 7, 1995
W	Dave BeneteauTitle Open Weight	Submission	Keylock From Side Control	R1	3:01	UFC 5: The Return of the Beast	Apr 7, 1995
W	Anthony Macias Open Weight	Submission	Rear Naked Choke	R1	1:45	UFC 4: Revenge of the Warriors	Dec 16, 1994
W	Marcus Bossett Open Weight	Submission	Arm Triangle From Mount	R1	0:52	UFC 4: Revenge of the Warriors	Dec 16, 1994
L	Royce GracieTitle Open Weight	Submission	Triangle Choke From Bottom Guard	R1	15:49	UFC 4: Revenge of the Warriors	Dec 16, 1994

Outside the UFC

92-15-7across 114 bouts · 87 promotions · wins by 22 KO · 49 sub · 21 decKOTC · Dangerzone · WFC · Gladiator Challenge · Iroquois +82

Res	Opponent	Outcome	Finish	Rd	Time	Promotion	Date
W	Alex Rozman5-20	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	BlueBlood MMA / QCFC	Apr 28, 2012
L	Lee Beane9-2	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	3:28	Paul Vandale Promotions	May 20, 2011
L	Ryan Fortin6-5	KO/TKO	Punches	R3	4:04	KOTC	Apr 29, 2011
W	Aaron Garcia3-5	Submission	Neck Crank	R1	2:18	KOTC	Apr 16, 2011
W	Cal Worsham13-10	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	Gladiator Challenge	Feb 20, 2011
W	Scott Fraser5-3	Submission	Arm-Triangle Choke	R2	4:59	Elite 1	Jan 29, 2011
W	William Hatch1-2	Submission	Arm-Triangle Choke	R1	4:23	KOTC	Dec 4, 2010
W	Tom Benesocky2-5	Submission	Arm-Triangle Choke	R1	1:33	KOTC	Nov 21, 2010
W	Chad Olmstead2-5	KO/TKO	Punches	R2	1:27	KOTC	Jul 30, 2010
W	Sam Flood1-1	Submission	Front Choke	R1	3:57	KOTC	Apr 24, 2010
W	Buddie Dixon4-3	KO/TKO	Punches	R2	2:22	KOTC	Mar 18, 2010
W	Eddie Trotter0-1	KO/TKO	Doctor Stoppage	R1	5:00	GFC	Oct 24, 2009
W	Woody Young1-1	Submission	Arm-Triangle Choke	R2	2:31	KOTC	Jul 25, 2009
W	Stephen Eakin7-6	Decision	Unanimous	R3	3:00	Gladiator Challenge	May 16, 2009
L	William Richey10-2	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	Iroquois	Jan 24, 2009
L	Pavel Botka7-9-1	Decision	—	R0	0:00	HC 1	May 3, 2008
W	Damon Clark3-6	Submission	Kimura	R1	2:30	WFC	Apr 12, 2008
W	Colin Robinson10-12	Decision	Unanimous	R3	0:00	CW 9	Mar 9, 2008
W	Ian Asham1-5	Submission	Kimura	R0	0:00	Iroquois	Feb 9, 2008
W	Don Richards10-9-1	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	KOTC	Nov 21, 2007
W	Jimmy Westfall5-9	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	UFP	Oct 13, 2007
W	Mark Smith10-9	KO/TKO	Corner Stoppage	R1	0:00	TOTP	Sep 22, 2007
W	Victor Vincelette1-4	Submission	Choke	R1	1:35	WFC	Jun 9, 2007
W	Terrell Pree0-1	Submission	Armbar	R1	4:18	WVF	Apr 21, 2007
W	Jason Keith4-2	Submission	Rear-Naked Choke	R1	2:36	GC 60	Mar 23, 2007
W	Kasey Geyer2-1	Submission	Rear-Naked Choke	R2	1:25	CCCF	Feb 24, 2007
W	Clifford Coon1-2	Submission	Rear-Naked Choke	R1	1:53	CCCF	Feb 17, 2007
L	Dave Legeno4-3	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	Cage Rage 20	Feb 10, 2007
W	Wade Hamilton13-14	Submission	—	R1	—	KOTC	Jan 26, 2007
W	Chris Clark7-30	Submission	—	R1	3:08	IFC	Nov 10, 2006
W	Brian Heden31-17	Decision	Split	R4	5:00	NFA	Sep 23, 2006
W	Skip Hall2-5	Submission	Choke	R1	—	IE	Aug 26, 2006
W	Lanny Griffin0-1	Submission	Scarf Hold Armlock	R1	0:46	Deep South Entertainment	Aug 12, 2006
W	Robert Berry12-9	Submission	Rear-Naked Choke	R1	4:21	GR 16	Jun 3, 2006
W	Victor Vincelette1-4	KO/TKO	Submission to Punches	R1	1:22	WFC	Jan 21, 2006
L	Joop Kasteel19-13	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	—	Rings Holland	Dec 11, 2005
W	Tyson Smith4-3	Submission	—	R1	4:12	AWE	Oct 5, 2005
L	Victor Valimaki18-11	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	MFC 8	Sep 9, 2005
W	Rick Collup1-7	KO/TKO	Submission to Knees	R2	3:11	GC 39	Jul 17, 2005
W	Shannon Ritch58-88	Submission	Choke	R2	1:05	Extreme Wars	Jul 2, 2005
W	Shannon Ritch58-88	Submission	Keylock	R2	0:00	NFC	Jun 3, 2005
L	Bob Stines3-1-1	KO/TKO	Submission to Punches	R1	0:52	Warrior	Mar 12, 2005
W	Cal Worsham13-10	KO/TKO	Doctor Stoppage	R3	3:29	GC 34	Jan 27, 2005
W	Lee Mein13-17	KO/TKO	Punches	R2	1:41	CFC	Nov 20, 2004
L	James Thompson20-17	Decision	Unanimous	R5	5:00	UC 11	Sep 12, 2004
W	Chad Rafdel6-5	KO/TKO	Corner Stoppage	R1	3:00	AFA	Jul 31, 2004
W	Hidetada Irie6-4-2	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	Gladiator FC	Jun 26, 2004
W	Ruben Villareal22-28-3	Decision	Split	R2	5:00	GC 27	Jun 3, 2004
W	Greg Lockhart0-1	Submission	—	R2	1:45	Dangerzone 26	Apr 10, 2004
W	Johnathan Ivey33-58	Decision	Unanimous	R0	0:00	HFC 3	Mar 27, 2004
L	Tony Bonello17-3-1	Submission	Rear-Naked Choke	R1	1:36	XFC 4	Mar 19, 2004
L	Ulysses Castro8-4	Submission	Verbal	R3	2:45	ETB	Mar 6, 2004
D	Jerry Vrbanovic6-7-1	Draw	—	R2	5:00	KOTC	Feb 20, 2004
L	Seth Petruzelli14-8	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	KOTC	Jan 24, 2004
W	Ray Seraile8-9	Submission	Armbar	R3	2:03	PXC 1	Jan 17, 2004
W	Mathias Hughes0-3	Submission	—	R1	2:40	SB	Dec 18, 2003
D	Homer Moore26-9-2	Draw	—	R3	3:00	RITC 54	Oct 25, 2003
W	Gary Dudley0-1	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	2:08	GC 18	Aug 21, 2003
W	Dan Christison20-7	Decision	Split	R3	5:00	KOTC	Jun 14, 2003
W	Shane Moore0-1	Submission	—	R2	0:46	HFC 1	May 24, 2003
W	Cory Timmerman11-10	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	KOTC	May 16, 2003
L	Ulysses Castro8-4	Decision	—	R3	5:00	MFC 6	Feb 22, 2003
D	Pat Stano1-5-1	Draw	—	R3	5:00	WATS	Jan 17, 2003
W	Mike Ward1-6	Submission	—	R3	1:42	UC 4	Dec 1, 2002
W	Justin Eilers19-7-1	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	VFC 3	Nov 23, 2002
W	Mark Smith10-9	Submission	Keylock	R1	2:56	KOTC	Nov 1, 2002
W	Dan Christison20-7	Decision	—	R3	5:00	AC 1	Sep 6, 2002
W	John Jensen2-3	KO/TKO	Corner Stoppage	R1	5:00	KOTC	Jun 19, 2002
W	Steve Sayegh7-14	KO/TKO	Submission to Punches	R1	5:45	Dangerzone 13	Apr 13, 2002
W	Forrest Griffin19-7	Decision	Unanimous	R3	4:00	RSF 5	Oct 27, 2001
D	Travis Fulton255-54-10	Draw	—	R3	5:00	IC 3	Sep 22, 2001
W	Lenn Walker0-4	KO/TKO	Submission to Punches	R1	1:49	UW	Jul 15, 2001
W	Travis Fulton255-54-10	Decision	Unanimous	R2	5:00	WEC	Jun 30, 2001
W	Wes Sims24-15-1	Decision	Unanimous	R3	4:00	RSF 2	Jun 23, 2001
W	Harry Moskowitz6-12	Submission	Keylock	R1	2:12	RCF 11	May 10, 2001
L	Jonathan Wiezorek11-2	Submission	Choke	R2	1:03	RSF 1	Apr 21, 2001
W	Aaron Keeney5-5	Submission	Keylock	R1	2:03	Dangerzone	Nov 25, 2000
W	Travis Fulton255-54-10	Submission	Rear-Naked Choke	R1	2:01	Dangerzone	Oct 28, 2000
W	Andrei Kopylov6-11	Decision	Unanimous	R2	5:00	Rings	Aug 23, 2000
W	John Dixson15-22	Submission	Keylock	R1	5:18	CFA 2	Jul 19, 2000
W	Ron Rumpf10-23	Submission	Keylock	R1	0:54	Dangerzone	Jul 8, 2000
W	Robert Stines0-1	Submission	Neck Crank	R1	0:44	Dangerzone	May 20, 2000
W	Marcus Silveira6-4	Submission	Arm-Triangle Choke	R1	4:46	WEF 9	May 13, 2000
W	Bart Vale1-2	KO/TKO	Doctor	R2	0:36	CFA 1	Mar 25, 2000
L	Josh Barnett35-8	Submission	Armbar	R4	1:21	SB 16	Feb 8, 2000
W	Mark Jaquith16-8-3	Decision	—	R1	15:00	Dangerzone	Nov 22, 1999
W	Phil Ortiz2-3	Submission	Keylock	R1	1:55	EC 28	Oct 9, 1999
W	David Ferguson2-2	KO/TKO	Submission to Punches	R1	8:36	Dangerzone	Sep 18, 1999
W	Nick Starks3-5	Decision	—	R0	0:00	URF	Jul 18, 1999
W	Brad Kohler12-15	KO/TKO	—	R1	7:57	UW	Jun 25, 1999
W	Slade Martin3-1	Submission	Keylock	R1	3:30	Dangerzone	Jun 19, 1999
W	Ross Quam0-1	Submission	Jaw Lock	R0	0:00	BITBH	May 15, 1999
W	Kevin Rosier2-6	Submission	—	R1	1:00	CC 1	Dec 8, 1998
W	Joe Frailey0-2	Submission	Armbar	R1	4:02	SB 9	Sep 19, 1998
D	Pat Miletich29-8-2	Draw	—	R1	20:00	EC 20	Aug 22, 1998
W	Chris Franco2-3	KO/TKO	Doctor Stoppage	R1	4:55	SB 8	Aug 4, 1998
W	Sam Adkins7-20-2	Submission	Fatigue	R1	12:53	IFC 8	Jun 20, 1998
W	Steve Miller1-10	Submission	Rear-Naked Choke	R1	5:45	WSW	Jun 12, 1998
W	John Calvo4-1	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	3:38	SB 7	Apr 25, 1998
W	Travis Fulton255-54-10	Submission	Keylock	R1	10:39	Gladiators	Apr 18, 1998
W	Kevin Rosier2-6	KO/TKO	Knees	R1	0:53	EC 15	Feb 27, 1998
D	Kimo Leopoldo10-7-1	Draw	Time Limit	R1	30:00	PRIDE	Oct 11, 1997
W	John Renfroe0-8	Submission	Keylock	R1	2:28	IFC 6	Sep 20, 1997
W	John Dixson15-22	KO/TKO	Submission to Punches	R1	2:33	IFC 5	Sep 5, 1997
W	Lance Gibson4-5	Submission	Keylock	R1	26:22	SB 5	Aug 23, 1997
W	Paul Buentello35-17	Submission	Headlock	R1	2:55	USWF 6	Aug 16, 1997
W	Ebenezer Fontes Braga13-7-2	KO/TKO	Doctor Stoppage	R1	8:17	IVC 1	Jul 6, 1997
D	Jeremy Horn92-22-5	Draw	—	R1	20:00	EC 7	Jun 25, 1997
W	John Renfroe0-8	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	2:29	EC 6	May 10, 1997
W	Steven Goss0-2	Submission	Rear-Naked Choke	R1	1:53	EC 1	Nov 23, 1996
W	Mitsuhiro Matsunaga0-1	Submission	Reverse Armbar	R1	1:32	U	Nov 17, 1996
W	Mario Neto13-5	Decision	—	R1	40:00	UVF 4	Oct 22, 1996
W	Dennis Reed45-63-1	Submission	Neck Crank	R1	4:10	BATB 1	Sep 1, 1996
W	Doug Murphy1-1	Submission	Keylock	R1	3:23	VTJ 1996	Jul 7, 1996

Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) and Dana White’s Contender Series — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.

Career striking

OverallD33rd

0%118 / 259

Striking accuracy

Striking defense

Sig. strikes / min+0.00 differential

Landed0.00

Absorbed0.00

0%str + td

Defensive rating

Striking edge

-100%accuracy vs opp. landing

worseevenbetter

Strike maps

Sig. strikes by target

Head73%33rd86
Body18%38th21
Leg9%40th11

Color = division rank · green elite → red low · % = share of strikes

Sig. strikes by position

77%Ground

Standing16%19
Clinch7%8
Ground77%91

Striking zones

Per-15-minute breakdown — where this fighter lands, and where they get hit.

UFC only

Dan Severn

Landed per 15

Head

21st

17.4

21st

Body

25th

4.2

25th

Leg

29th

2.2

29th

Ranks are division percentiles — e.g. 90th = top 10% of the weight class. Higher is always better: on “absorbed” rows the rank is inverted, so a high rank means they get hit less.

Absorbed per 15

Head

A+

99th

5.5

99th

Body

A+

89th

3.0

89th

Leg

A+

90th

1.6

90th

Ranks are division percentiles — e.g. 90th = top 10% of the weight class. Higher is always better: on “absorbed” rows the rank is inverted, so a high rank means they get hit less.

Career totals — landed / attempted

Landed (career total)

Zone	Per 15	Landed	Attempted	Accuracy
Head	17.4	86	223	39%
Body	4.2	21	23	91%
Leg	2.2	11	13	85%

Absorbed (career total)

Zone	Per 15	Landed	Attempted	Accuracy
Head	5.5	27	132	20%
Body	3.0	15	19	79%
Leg	1.6	8	12	67%

UFCStats career rates, per 15 minutes. Percentiles vs the division; absorbed is inverted so higher is better.

Pace & fade

Round-by-round work rate, and whether they fade.

UFC only

Dan Severn

13 UFC bouts (per‑round) · 74 min

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< 2 bouts to R3

Severn hasn't reached the third round in enough UFC bouts to read a reliable pace pattern — most of their fights end early. The round-by-round pace below is shown for what rounds there are.

SevernOutput / min

Faded points are drawn from a single bout that reached that round, so they’re less reliable than the solid points averaged over many fights.

Rounds backed by fewer than 2 bouts are drawn smaller and dimmed with an n= count — a deep round seen in one or two fights is a thin sample, not a settled rate. Per-round bout counts are in the breakdown below.

Full per-round breakdown

What drives the pace · per round

The composite output line above blends these three inputs — splitting them out shows whether the work rate is built on striking volume, takedown pressure, or top control, and which input fades.

Sig. strikes landed

Severnlanded / min

Takedown attempts

Severnattempts / min

Control time

Severn% of round

Round	Output / min	Sig landed / min	Sig absorbed / min	TD att / min	Control	Bouts
R1	2.7	1.8	0.7	0.32	0%	13
R2	0.3	0.3	0.1	0.00	0%	2
R3	1.0	1.0	1.3	0.00	0%	1

Output / minis the headline work rate — significant strikes landed, plus 3 per takedown attempt, plus one per 15 seconds of control — so a takedown-and-grind round isn’t scored as idle the way bare striking volume would. The remaining columns are its components. Per-round rates use UFCStats per-round data (available for ~95% of bouts since 2008). Each round’s rates are averaged only over bouts that reached that round, so the bout count shrinks as rounds deepen. The final round of a finished fight is pro-rated by its actual length.

Schedule Score

Opponent quality, ranked across the UFC. Recent fights weighted heavier.

UFC only

Dan Severn

13 resolved UFC bouts

Schedule Score

41/ 100

0255075100

Schedule strength

56th

35%

56th

Win quality

82nd

51%

82nd

Opponent quality distribution

Every UFC bout, grouped by who the opponent was at the time.

Title-fight eliteTitle fight where opp had an elite UFC record at the time
Title-fight challengerBout was for a title (no other rank signal)
Contender-level8+ UFC wins entering the bout, ≥.55 win rate
Established5+ UFC wins entering the bout, ≥.500
Building3+ UFC fights, ≥.40 win rate
UnprovenFewer than 3 fights, or sub-.40 win rate

Tier	Bouts	Record	Win rate
Title-fight elite	1	0-1	0%
Title-fight challenger	5	3-2	60%
Contender-level	1	0-1	0%
Established	1	1-0	100%
Building	3	3-0	100%
Unproven	2	2-0	100%

Highest-quality opponents

Toughest opponents on the scheduleScore, scored at the time of the fight.

All bouts — opponent quality bout-by-bout

Res	Opponent	Tier	Score	Date
L	Pedro Rizzo	Contender-level	36	Sep 22, 2000
L	Mark Coleman	Title-fight challenger	50	Feb 7, 1997
W	Ken Shamrock	Title-fight challenger	50	May 17, 1996
W	Oleg Taktarov	Title-fight challenger	50	Dec 16, 1995
W	Paul Varelans	Building	18	Dec 16, 1995
W	David Abbott	Building	18	Dec 16, 1995
L	Ken Shamrock	Title-fight challenger	50	Jul 14, 1995
W	Joe Charles	Building	15	Apr 7, 1995
W	Oleg Taktarov	Established	22	Apr 7, 1995
W	Dave Beneteau	Title-fight challenger	50	Apr 7, 1995
W	Anthony Macias	Unproven	8	Dec 16, 1994
W	Marcus Bossett	Unproven	8	Dec 16, 1994
L	Royce Gracie	Title-fight elite	60	Dec 16, 1994

Per-bout quality scoring: champion = 100; same-division ranks 1–5 = 90 → 78 linear; ranks 6–15 = 75 → 60 linear; cross-division champion = 78; cross-division ranked = 45; title-fight challenger (no rank signal) = 50, bumped to 65 when opp had an elite career UFC record at the time. Unranked opponents are scored on UFC record-at-time (long-tenured vet 60, contender-level 45, established 30, building 18, unproven 8). P4P top-10 at time adds +5; top-3 adds +8 (capped at 100). The Schedule Score combines schedule strength (65%) and quality wins (35%), then is held toward a rookie baseline for fighters with limited UFC experience so a thin résumé reads honestly low.

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Takedowns	9 / 20
Submission attempts	6
Control time	0:00

TDs defended	3 / 3
Control absorbed	0:11

Dan Severn

UFC fight history

Outside the UFC

Method of victory & defeat

Finishes

KO history

Career striking

Striking zones

Grappling

Pace & fade

What drives the pace · per round

Schedule Score

Career cohorts

Activity & layoff

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