Coordinates	55°45′06″N37°37′04″N
Name	Half guard
Parent style	Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Classification	Position
Child holds	Lock down, Dog fight
Attacks	Calf crush
Escapes	sweep }}

Half guard, or alternatively half mount, is a ground grappling position where one combatant is lying on the other, with the bottom combatant having one leg entangled. Sometimes the bottom combatant is said to be in half guard, while the top combatant is in a half mount respectively. The half guard is the position that is in between a full guard and side control or full mount. The combatant on top will try to unentangle the leg and obtain side control or mount, while the bottom combatant will try to transition into a full guard or alternatively attempt a sweep or submission. The combatant on top is however in a better position, and can strike or attempt submission holds, although not as well as in side control.

Variations

The Lock down is a variant of half guard where the defending practitioner further intertwines the legs to achieve a figure four. Using the more extended of their legs, the practitioner traps and drives the foot of the opponent upward; thereby attempting to limit the ability of the opponent to pass to full mount or side control. This position offers a slightly higher likelihood of executing successful sweeps, or reversals, while also offering limited submission options.

See also

Back mount

Guard

Knee-on-stomach

Mount

North-south position

Side control

References

External links

Tutorials of BJJ techniques from half guard

Half Guard Evolution - Short Article by Stephan Kesting

Category:Grappling positions Category:Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

hr:Polugard

Coordinates	55°45′06″N37°37′04″N
name	Frank Mir
birth name	Francisco Santos Miranda
birth date	May 24, 1979
birth place	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
nationality	American
height
weight lb	265
weight class	Heavyweight
reach in	79
style	Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Muay Thai, Boxing, Kenpō Karate, Wrestling
stance	Southpaw
fighting out of	Las Vegas, Nevada
team	Xtreme Couture/Frank Mir Training Center
trainer	Mark Dellagrotte, Robert Drysdale
rank	Black belt in Kenpo Karate Black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
years active	2001 – present (MMA)
mma win	15
mma kowin	3
mma subwin	8
mma decwin	3
mma dqwin	1
mma loss	5
mma koloss	5
spouse	Jennifer (2004 – present)
school	Bonanza High School
sherdog	2329
updated	May 3, 2011 }}

Frank Mir (born Francisco Santos Miranda. May 24, 1979) is an American mixed martial artist, as well as a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Kenpō Karate, who competes in the heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He is a former UFC Heavyweight Champion and a former UFC Interim Heavyweight Champion. Mir currently holds the record for most victories in the heavyweight division of the UFC with 13. As of May, 2011, Mir was ranked the #7 heavyweight in the world by Sherdog#9 heavyweight in the world by MMAWeekly as of August 2011 #8 heavyweight by Yahoo! Sports & Fight! Magazine.He holds notable victories over Tim Sylvia, Brock Lesnar, Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira, Cheick Kongo, Mirko Filipović and Roy Nelson.

Early life

While watching the first Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) event, ''UFC 1: The Beginning'', Mir was not yet convinced of the benefits in learning Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu: "I was fourteen watching the first UFC with my father and everyone was getting taken down and choked out by this scrawny Royce Gracie. I could not believe it was happening! My dad wanted to learn what they were doing right off the bat, but I defended what I already knew. I thought I could adjust for it. I felt I could defend against jiu-jitsu instead of being humble and trying to learn it."

His father convinced him to begin wrestling, on the basis that it could help him avoid submissions. Mir then began wrestling at Bonanza High School in Las Vegas, Nevada where during his junior year he lost his first nine matches. During his senior year (1998) he went 44-1 and won the state championship. He was also on the school's football team that reached the Southern Zone semifinals in 1997 and where he played as fullback and defensive end. He also took up track and field in 1998 where his discus throw of 177 feet, 10 inches is still a Sunset Regional record.

In 2004 after defeating Tim Sylvia at ''UFC 48: Payback'' Mir received his black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu from Ricardo Pires after only 5 years of training.

Mir worked as a bouncer at the Spearmint Rhino strip club in Las Vegas before entering the UFC, and continued to work as Director of Security there while pursuing his UFC career. In addition to fighting in the UFC, Mir was a color commentator for World Extreme Cagefighting up until 2010.

Mixed martial arts career

Mir met UFC matchmaker Joe Silva at a school Silva was visiting. Silva saw potential in Mir as a future UFC fighter and suggested that he first prove himself against some fighters in the mixed martial arts world. Mir would make his professional MMA debut against Jerome Smith at ''HOOKnSHOOT: Showdown'' on July 14, 2001. Mir won the bout by judges' decision after two rounds. He won another match by submission at ''IFC Warriors Challenge 15''.

After these events, Mir made his UFC debut against Roberto Travern. Traven had fought once in the UFC before (at ''UFC 11''), and was the 1999 ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship open class champion and 6th degree black belt in BJJ. Mir defeated Roberto Travern by armbar at 1:05 of round one at ''UFC 34: High Voltage'' on November 2, 2001. The submission earned Mir the "Tapout of the Night" award.

Mir's next match in the UFC was against Pete Williams and took place at ''UFC 36: Worlds Collide'' on March 22, 2002. Mir submitted the veteran Williams (who had never been submitted before) at only 46 seconds into the first round with a shoulder lock that has since been named after Mir.

He faced Ian Freeman, at ''UFC 38: Brawl at the Hall'', held in London, England on July 13, 2002. Despite several leglock attempts by Mir, Freeman achieved side control at around four minutes into the first round, landing numerous elbows and punches on Mir's head. After Freeman separated, the referee signaled Mir to stand back up. A time out was called due to an apparent cut on Mir's face, and the referee stopped the fight when Mir had difficulty standing up.

Mir then faced David "Tank" Abbott at UFC 41 on February 28, 2003. Mir defeated Abbott in only 46 seconds into the first round by submission (Toe Hold).

On June 26, 2003 Mir fought Wes Sims at ''UFC 43: Meltdown''. Mir won by disqualification at 2:55 of round one after Sims stomped down on Mir's face after slamming his way out of Mir's armbar attempt. They would rematch at ''UFC 46: Supernatural'' on January 31, 2004. Frank Mir won by knockout at 4:21 of round two.

Heavyweight championship

On June 19, 2004, Mir faced Tim Sylvia for the vacant UFC Heavyweight Championship at ''UFC 48: Payback''. Referee Herb Dean stopped the fight at 50 seconds into the first round when Mir's armbar visibly broke Sylvia's right forearm. Mir trapped Sylvia's right arm in an armbar attempt. When Sylvia tried to pull out of the hold, Mir jerked back harder and Sylvia's radius bone snapped about 3 inches below his elbow. Sylvia repeatedly claimed his arm was not broken, even touching it and moving it around to show he was O.K. Sylvia was taken to the nearby hospital where an x-ray showed that his arm was in fact broken in four different places.

With this technical submission win Mir became the new UFC Heavyweight Champion and later received his Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black-belt for his performance in the fight.

Motorcycle injury

On September 17, 2004, Mir was knocked off his motorcycle by a car. The accident caused a break in Mir's femur and tore all the ligaments in his knee. The bone had broken in two places but the injury did not end Mir's career as a fighter. Major surgery was needed to repair the bone in his leg. An interim heavyweight title was created whilst Mir was recovering from the injury, which Andrei Arlovski won by defeating Tim Sylvia by way of a first round submission. On August 12, 2005, the UFC learned that Mir was not able to fight Andrei Arlovski in October as scheduled, thus Mir was stripped of the title after 14 months, and Arlovski was promoted to be the undisputed UFC heavyweight champion.

Return to the UFC

Mir recovered from his motorcycle accident and fought Márcio Cruz at ''UFC 57: Liddell vs. Couture 3'' on February 4, 2006. In a shocking upset, Mir was defeated by the relative newcomer in the first round by TKO due to strikes. Initially, referee Herb Dean called for a break to check a large cut on Mir's face. Mir was given the opportunity to continue, and did so.

Mir returned to the Octagon on July 8, 2006 at ''UFC 61: Bitter Rivals'' and faced Dan Christison. Mir had gained a considerable amount of weight and quickly became exhausted. Mir won in a lackluster fashion by unanimous decision after three rounds; the judges all scored the bout 29–28. Criticism began to flourish with Mir not looking like the same fighter as he was before, both physically and technically.

Mir next faced Brandon Vera at ''UFC 65: Bad Intentions''. Mir showed slightly improved sharpness on his feet, and boxed well until being stunned by a straight right from Vera. He was then dropped by knees from Vera's Muay Thai clinch, where the smaller Vera delivered elbows & punches from side control, forcing the referee to stop the fight. Mir lost by TKO at only 1:09 of the first round.

Frank Mir was scheduled to fight Antoni Hardonk at ''UFC Fight Night 9'' on April 5, 2007, but had to drop out due to a shoulder injury. Mir recovered from the shoulder injury and fought Antoni Hardonk at ''UFC 74'' and won via kimura in 1:17 of the first round. At the end of the bout, Mir walked to the cameras pointing at himself saying "I'm back!". Frank's wife Jennifer was shown on the replay screaming and crying with joy when Frank secured the kimura and the fight was stopped.

Mir fought Brock Lesnar at ''UFC 81'' on February 2, 2008. Early in the first round, Lesnar took Mir down and, while striking from Mir's guard, landed illegal punches to the back of Mir's head, drawing a foul and a one-point deduction from referee Steve Mazzagatti. They were stood up and Mir was given a brief recovery period, but Lesnar quickly took Mir down again. When Lesnar escaped an armbar attempt, Mir caught him with a kneebar, causing Lesnar to tap out at 1:30 of the first round.

''The Ultimate Fighter'' Season 8

Spike TV on 12 May 2008 announced that the UFC Interim Heavyweight Champion Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira and former champion Frank Mir would be the coaches for the eighth season of The Ultimate Fighter.

The season, which premiered on Spike TV on September 17, returned to the two-weight class format. It featured light heavyweight and lightweight fighters. Production on season eight began in late May, with the entire cast announced in September, and concluded in December.

Interim Heavyweight Championship

Frank Mir fought Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira at UFC 92 for the UFC Interim Heavyweight Championship. This bout was part of a mini-heavyweight tournament, often hyped by Dana White. The winner of this fight would then face the winner of the match between the heavyweight champion Randy Couture and Brock Lesnar. Lesnar won by TKO in the second round, gaining him the heavyweight championship belt in the process and then setting him to face the winner at UFC 100 to unify the belts.

Frank Mir then defeated Nogueira in the second round via TKO due to strikes, showing vastly improved striking (particularly his boxing), by knocking down the Brazilian twice in the first round, and once in the second. He also scored a Judo-trip takedown in round one. Herb Dean stopped the match at 1:54 of the second round. Nogueira's loss marked the first time he had lost a fight by TKO. In a post fight interview, Mir credited his improved striking to a drastic improvement in conditioning.

Two days after the fight Dana White revealed in an interview that "Nogueira had just gotten over a Staph infection". Nogueira himself verified this fact several months later in his own interview, stating that he had a Staph infection "20 days before the fight, [requiring] 5 days in the hospital." When asked if this infection affected his fight, Nogueira answered: "For sure." In addition to this significant illness, his knee was injured during training for which he had surgery in February 2009. Despite these legitimate handicaps, Nogueira offered strong praise for Frank Mir's performance, with particular credit given to Mir's ability to maintain "very good distance".

Heavyweight Championship unification

Frank Mir's victory over Nogueira set in place a re-match with the UFC Heavyweight Champion Brock Lesnar for the UFC Heavyweight championship. However, Mir stated, that in his opinion, holding victories over former Interim Heavyweight Champion Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira at ''UFC 92'' and current UFC Heavyweight Champion Brock Lesnar at ''UFC 81'' is enough to recognize him as the owner of the "real belt". On May 23, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada, Frank Mir was scheduled to fight Brock Lesnar at UFC 98, however Mir sustained a knee injury during training which required arthroscopic surgery and the removal of bone chips from his knee. Mir's rematch against Brock Lesnar was rescheduled for UFC 100, July 11, 2009.

At ''UFC 100'', Mir was lively on his feet but proved unable to counter Lesnar's wrestling and positional dominance. In the second round, after being allowed to standup, he landed a combo ending with a turning right elbow which forced Lesnar to clinch - proceeding to land a jumping right knee to rock his opponent - he was still unable to prevent the takedown. After a period of recovery from the knee Lesnar pinned Mir up against the cage and delivered multiple unanswered blows to his face, forcing Herb Dean to stop the fight via TKO at 1:48 in the 2nd round. With the win, Brock Lesnar became the Undisputed UFC Heavyweight Champion.

Post title shot

Mir had his next fight against Cheick Kongo on December 12, 2009 at ''UFC 107''. Mir was expected to weigh 20 to 25 lbs heavier than usual, due to the strength and conditioning program that he had undertaken to largely improve his muscular frame. This meant he would have to cut weight to get to the 265 lb limit. As expected, Mir weighed in for his fight against Kongo at 264.5 lbs. At the weigh-ins, Kongo refused to face Mir during the traditional staredown before the fight. During the fight, Mir stunned Kongo with an overhand left early, dropping him and swarming to secure a guillotine choke victory at 1:12 in the first round. Kongo refused to tap and was rendered unconscious by the choke.

In the post-fight press conference Mir expressed his desire to fight a rubber match with Brock Lesnar. Mir later created controversy after commenting that he wanted to break Brock Lesnar's neck, so that he would become the first mixed martial artist to die in competition. Mir later made an apology for his comments.

Mir faced Shane Carwin for the UFC Interim Heavyweight Championship on March 27, 2010 at UFC 111. After a brief standup exchange, Mir established the clinch, where Carwin eventually delivered multiple short, powerful uppercuts to Mir's face. Unable to defend himself, Mir lost the fight via KO at 3:48 of the first round.

At a UFC Fan Expo, Mir said he briefly considered dropping down to the Light heavyweight division, although he later confirmed he will remain at heavyweight.

Mir was expected to face Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira on September 25, 2010 at UFC 119 in a rematch from the Interim Championship bout, which Mir won via TKO at UFC 92. Nogueira pulled out of this fight due to knee surgery and was replaced by Mirko Filipović. Mir defeated Filipović via third round KO, earning the win with a knee from the clinch in a largely uneventful fight where neither fighter was able to deliver any significant offense.

Mir faced Roy Nelson on May 28, 2011 at UFC 130 he won via unanimous decision by using superior control and constant pressure. Pushing against the cage, completing a Judo hip throw and securing several takedowns in the third rounds, showing improved Wrestling. Mir landed several hard knees and elbows from the Muay Thai clinch throughout the entire bout, but was unable to finish Nelson.

Rumors have been surfacing that Mir will fight Brock Lesnar on his return to the UFC in a rubber match in late 2011, or early 2012. A recent video surfaced that Brock Lesnar is healthy and ready to start training again.

Personal life

Frank Mir's father immigrated from Cuba. Mir's paternal grandparents being Moroccan of Russian descent. Frank and his wife Jennifer have three children together.

Championships and achievements

Submission grappling

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

*Black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Ricardo Pires

Pan American Championships

* 2001 Blue Belt Pesadissimo: 1st place

North American Grappling Association

* 2007 NAGA Absolute Division Champion

Amateur wrestling

Nevada State Wrestling

*1998 Nevada State Wrestling Champion

Mixed martial arts

Ultimate Fighting Championship

*UFC Heavyweight Championship (One time)

*UFC Interim Heavyweight Championship (One time)

*Submission of the Night (One time)

FIGHT! Magazine

Submission of the Year (2008) vs. Brock Lesnar on February 2

Sherdog

*2008 Comeback Fighter of the Year

Mixed martial arts record

|- | Win | align="center" | 15-5 | Roy Nelson | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 130: Rampage vs. Hamill | | align="center" | 3 | align="center" | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada | |- | Win | align="center" | 14–5 | Mirko Filipović | KO (knee) | UFC 119: Mir vs. Cro Cop | | align="center" | 3 | align="center" | 4:02 | Indianapolis, Indiana | |- | Loss | align="center" | 13–5 | Shane Carwin | KO (punches) | UFC 111: St-Pierre vs. Hardy | | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 3:48 | Newark, New Jersey | For UFC Interim Heavyweight Championship. |- | Win | align="center" | 13–4 | Cheick Kongo | Technical submission (guillotine choke) | UFC 107: Penn vs. Sanchez | | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 1:12 | Memphis, Tennessee | |- | Loss | align="center" | 12–4 | Brock Lesnar | TKO (punches) | UFC 100 | | align="center" | 2 | align="center" | 1:48 | Las Vegas, Nevada | For Unified UFC Heavyweight Championship. |- | Win | align="center" | 12–3 | Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira | TKO (punches) | UFC 92: The Ultimate 2008 | | align="center" | 2 | align="center" | 1:57 | Las Vegas, Nevada | Won UFC Interim Heavyweight Championship. |- | Win | align="center" | 11–3 | Brock Lesnar | Submission (kneebar) | UFC 81: Breaking Point | | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 1:30 | Las Vegas, Nevada | Submission of the Night,Submission of the Year (2008) |- | Win | align="center" | 10–3 | Antoni Hardonk | Submission (kimura) | UFC 74: Respect | | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 1:17 | Las Vegas, Nevada | |- | Loss | align="center" | 9–3 | Brandon Vera | TKO (punches) | UFC 65: Bad Intentions | | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 1:09 | Sacramento, California | |- | Win | align="center" | 9–2 | Dan Christison | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 61: Bitter Rivals | | align="center" | 3 | align="center" | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada | |- | Loss | align="center" | 8–2 | Márcio Cruz | TKO (punches and elbows) | UFC 57: Liddell vs. Couture 3 | | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 4:10 | Las Vegas, Nevada | First fight after the motorcycle accident. |- | Win | align="center" | 8–1 | Tim Sylvia | Technical submission (armbar) | UFC 48: Payback | | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 0:50 | Las Vegas, Nevada | Won UFC Heavyweight Championship. Later vacated after he was unable to defend. |- | Win | align="center" | 7–1 | Wes Sims | KO (punches) | UFC 46: Supernatural | | align="center" | 2 | align="center" | 4:21 | Las Vegas, Nevada | |- | Win | align="center" | 6–1 | Wes Sims | DQ (kicking a downed opponent) | UFC 43: Meltdown | | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 2:55 | Las Vegas, Nevada | |- | Win | align="center" | 5–1 | Tank Abbott | Submission (toe hold) | UFC 41: Onslaught | February 28, 2003 | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 0:46 | Atlantic City, New Jersey

| |- | Loss | align="center" | 4–1 | Ian Freeman | TKO (punches) | UFC 38: Brawl at the Hall | | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 4:35 | London, England | |- | Win | align="center" | 4–0 | Pete Williams | Submission (Modified Shoulder lock) | UFC 36: Worlds Collide | | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 0:46 | Las Vegas, Nevada | Pete Williams retired after the bout. |- | Win | align="center" | 3–0 | Roberto Traven | Submission (armbar) | UFC 34: High Voltage | | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 1:05 | Las Vegas, Nevada | |- | Win | align="center" | 2–0 | Dan Quinn | Submission (triangle choke) | International Fighting Championships Warriors Challenge 15 | | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 2:15 | Oroville, California | |- | Win | align="center" | 1–0 | Jerome Smith | Decision (unanimous) | HOOKnSHOOT – Showdown | | align="center" | 2 | align="center" | 5:00 | Evansville, Indiana |

See also

List of current UFC fighters

Ultimate Fighting Championship

List of male mixed martial artists

References

External links

FrankMir - facebook

FrankMir.com - Official Website

TEAMMIR.com - Official Team Website

Official UFC Profile

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Coordinates	55°45′06″N37°37′04″N
name	Brock Lesnar
birth name	Brock Edward Lesnar
birth date	July 12, 1977
weight lb	280
weight class	Heavyweight
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style	Wrestling
stance	Orthodox
fighting out of	Alexandria, Minnesota
team	DeathClutch Gym
trainer	Head Trainer: Marty Morgan Coach: Erik Paulson Boxing: Peter Welch Jiu-Jitsu: Rodrigo Medeiros
rank	NCAA Division I Wrestling
years active	2007 – present (MMA)
mma win	5
mma kowin	2
mma subwin	2
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mma loss	2
mma koloss	1
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university	University of Minnesota
spouse	Rena Mero
sherdog	17522
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Brock Edward Lesnar (; born July 12, 1977) is an American mixed martial artist, actor and a former professional and amateur wrestler. He is a former UFC Heavyweight Champion and is ranked the No.5 Heavyweight in the world by Sherdog. Lesnar is an accomplished amateur wrestler, winning the 2000 NCAA heavyweight wrestling championship and placing second in 1999, losing in the finals to 1999 world freestyle wrestling champion and future New England Patriots offensive lineman Stephen Neal.

He then gained prominence in World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), where he was a three-time WWE Champion, becoming the youngest WWE Champion at age 25 with his first reign. Lesnar was also the 2002 King of the Ring and the winner of the 2003 Royal Rumble. After leaving WWE in 2004, Lesnar pursued a career in the NFL. He played during the preseason for the Minnesota Vikings, but ended up being a late cut. Lesnar returned to professional wrestling at the end of 2005, and joined New Japan Pro Wrestling, where he won the IWGP Heavyweight Championship in his first match. He was stripped of the title in July 2006, although he held the physical belt until June 2007.

Lesnar started a career in mixed martial arts and won his first fight in June 2007. He then signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) in October 2007. He lost his UFC debut against Frank Mir. He captured the UFC Heavyweight Championship from Randy Couture on November 15, 2008, then avenged his loss to Mir at UFC 100 to become the Undisputed Champion. After being sidelined from fighting in late 2009 due to diverticulitis, Lesnar returned to defeat the Interim UFC Heavyweight Champion Shane Carwin at UFC 116. Lesnar lost the Heavyweight belt against Cain Velasquez at UFC 121. He was once again stricken with a bout of diverticulitis in May 2011 and had surgery to try and cope with the ailment. In August 2011, Lesnar stated that he is ready to return to fighting in the UFC.

Early life

Brock Lesnar was born in Webster, South Dakota. He attended Webster High School in Webster, where he had a wrestling record of 33–0–0 in his senior year. Lesnar admits he graduated last of 54 students in his class. Lesnar later attended the University of Minnesota on a full wrestling scholarship for his junior and senior years of college; his roommate was fellow professional wrestler Shelton Benjamin who also served as Lesnar's assistant coach. Lesnar won the 2000 NCAA wrestling championship as a heavyweight after placing second in 1999.

Prior to joining the Minnesota Golden Gophers, Lesnar also wrestled at Bismarck State College in Bismarck, North Dakota. Lesnar finished his amateur career as a two-time NJCAA All-American, 1998 NJCAA Heavyweight Champion, two-time NCAA All-American, two-time Big Ten Conference Champion, and the 2000 NCAA heavyweight champion with a record of 106–5 overall in four years of college.

Professional wrestling career

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Names	Brock Lesnar
Billed height
Billed weight
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World Wrestling Federation / Entertainment (2002–2004)

Training and debut (2000–2002)

In 2000, after leaving college, Lesnar signed up with the World Wrestling Federation. He was sent to its developmental territory. Ohio Valley Wrestling. There, he formed a tag team known as "The Minnesota Stretching Crew" with his former college roommate, Shelton Benjamin. Lesnar and Benjamin won the OVW Southern Tag Team Championship on three occasions. He wrestled several dark matches in 2001 and 2002 before being called up to the main roster.

Lesnar debuted on WWF television on the March 18, 2002 episode of ''Raw'', the night after WrestleMania X8, coming through the crowd and attacking Al Snow, Maven, and Spike Dudley during the course of a match. He was accompanied by Paul Heyman, who was seen giving instructions to Lesnar. When the brand extension was introduced in the WWF, Lesnar was drafted to the Raw brand. Later, Heyman was confirmed to be Lesnar's agent and gave Lesnar the nickname "The Next Big Thing". Brock's first feud was with the Hardy Boyz. Lesnar and Jeff Hardy squared off at Backlash in Lesnar's first official televised match. He won the match by knockout. The next night on ''Raw'' Lesnar faced off against Matt Hardy, defeating him in the same fashion. At Judgment Day, Lesnar once again gained the upper hand on the Hardy Boyz before tagging his partner, Heyman, in to make the pin.

Main event status (2002–2003)

In June 2002, Lesnar won the King of the Ring tournament, defeating Rob Van Dam in the final round. This victory earned him a shot at the WWE Undisputed Championship at SummerSlam. On July 22, Lesnar joined the SmackDown! brand. After a quick feud with Hollywood Hulk Hogan in August 2002, Lesnar began feuding with the Undisputed Champion The Rock. At the main event of SummerSlam, Lesnar defeated The Rock to become the WWE Undisputed Champion. With his victory at age 25, Lesnar became the youngest WWE Champion in history (a record that was previously held by The Rock and stands to date). With the WWE Undisputed Championship being defended on both brands, Raw General Manager Eric Bischoff expected Lesnar to be able to return to ''Raw'' the following night. However, SmackDown General Manager Stephanie McMahon announced that Lesnar's contract only required him to defend the title on ''SmackDown!'', forcing Bischoff to establish a new world championship for his brand. With the new World Heavyweight Championship on the Raw brand, the now disputed WWE Undisputed Championship simply became known as the WWE Championship.

Lesnar's rapid rise to the top of WWE in 2002 led to a feud with The Undertaker, which involved a match at Unforgiven. It ended in a double disqualification leading to Lesnar retaining the title. The next month, at No Mercy, he faced The Undertaker again, this time in a Hell in a Cell match. Leading up to the match, Lesnar broke the Undertaker's hand with a propane tank. Despite Heyman begging McMahon not to let The Undertaker use his cast as a weapon, the request was denied and the match went on as planned. In a match that saw both wrestlers and even Heyman covered in blood, it ended when Lesnar reversed an attempted Tombstone piledriver into his finishing F-5 maneuver for the win. Six days after his Hell in a Cell match with The Undertaker, Lesnar successfully retained his WWE title in a Handicap match with Heyman at the Rebellion pay-per-view against Edge.

Lesnar's next opponent was The Big Show. Heyman was convinced more than anyone that Lesnar could not win, trying to talk him out of defending the title. Lesnar refused and lost the championship in Madison Square Garden at the Survivor Series pay-per-view to Big Show, Lesnar's first pinfall loss in WWE. When the champion tried to pin the 500-pounder following an F-5, he was betrayed by Heyman who pulled the referee out of the ring allowing Big Show to capitalize and win the title. As a result, Lesnar became a fan favorite. Following Survivor Series, Heyman made it clear that Lesnar would not get a rematch, even going so far as to sneak a special clause in his contract. At the Royal Rumble event in January 2003, Lesnar defeated The Big Show in a qualification match. Lesnar later entered the Rumble as the No.29 entrant where he eventually won by eliminating The Undertaker.

After winning the Royal Rumble match, Lesnar spent the next two months in a scripted feud with WWE champion Kurt Angle, who Lesnar had helped win the title and who also was represented by Paul Heyman. Angle had Heyman, and Team Angle (Shelton Benjamin and Charlie Haas) behind him, but Lesnar overcame these opponents. Lesnar regained the WWE Championship in the main event of WrestleMania XIX. Toward the end of the match, he botched a shooting star press; despite having landed the move successfully several times in OVW, in this match he overestimated the distance he was capable of jumping for the move and under-rotated, slamming his head into Angle's side and ribcage. This stunned Lesnar and forced Angle to improvise the finish of the match. Lesnar suffered a severe concussion from the botched move.

Following WrestleMania, John Cena began targeting Lesnar for almost ending his career (by using the F-5 to propel his leg into a ring post) after a previous match between the two. This led to Cena receiving a title match at Backlash in which Lesnar successfully retained the title. Earlier at the Backlash pay-per-view, Big Show had injured Rey Mysterio badly, resulting in Mysterio being carried out on a stretcher. This injury led to Lesnar renewing his feud with Big Show, which led to a Stretcher match at Judgment Day for the title. Lesnar successfully retained his title with help from Rey Mysterio and a forklift. During the scripted rivalry, on ''SmackDown!'', Lesnar lifted Big Show over in a Superplex, which caused the ring to collapse on impact. At Vengeance, Lesnar lost his title to Kurt Angle in a No Disqualification Triple Threat match that also involved Big Show.

Prior to SummerSlam, Lesnar became a villain by betraying Kurt Angle, leading to a rematch at the event. Lesnar lost to Angle when Angle made Lesnar tap out to the ankle lock. A second rematch between Lesnar and Angle, an Iron Man match, was later held on an episode of ''SmackDown!''. Lesnar defeated Angle in a match that was said as one of the best in ''SmackDown!'' history. Angle slapped on the ankle lock with a few seconds remaining but Lesnar did not tap. Lesnar won with five falls to Angle's four, making him a three-time WWE Champion. Lesnar's first challenger for his newly won title was The Undertaker. Lesnar had previously cost Undertaker the title in a match against then-champion Kurt Angle, which granted him a shot at Lesnar's title. At No Mercy, Lesnar defeated Undertaker in a Biker Chain match. Lesnar realigned himself with Paul Heyman after Heyman became General Manager of ''SmackDown!'' and formed Team Lesnar with Big Show, Matt Morgan, A-Train, and Nathan Jones for a 10-man Survivor Series match at Survivor Series. In the climax of the match, Chris Benoit became the second person to make Lesnar tap out. Lesnar faced Benoit in a singles bout two weeks later for the WWE Championship on ''SmackDown!'', where Lesnar won after Benoit passed out to Lesnar's debuting Brock Lock submission hold.

Feuding with Goldberg and departure (2003–2004)

The Survivor Series event also marked the first time Lesnar met Goldberg from the Raw brand, a man to whom Lesnar had been compared due to their similar physiques and undefeated streaks in wrestling. Lesnar claimed in a backstage interview that he could beat anybody in the world, leading to Goldberg interrupting the interview and introducing himself to Lesnar, shaking hands with him before leaving with a staredown. Lesnar followed this rivalry with a feud involving Hardcore Holly. In this storyline, Holly wanted revenge on Lesnar for legitimately breaking his neck during a previous match between the two in 2002. During that match, Lesnar went for a powerbomb, but Holly, who has gained a reputation of being uncooperative with rookies, supposedly sandbagged mid-lift so that Lesnar could not get him all the way up. Holly compounded the difficulty of the move by not lifting up at the waist. During the struggle, Lesnar ended up dropping Holly on his head, leaving him in need of neck surgery and out of action for a year. At the Royal Rumble in 2004, Lesnar defeated Holly to retain the WWE Championship. Later in the Royal Rumble match, Lesnar attacked Goldberg and delivered an F-5, enabling Kurt Angle to eliminate him.

In February, Lesnar faced Eddie Guerrero for the title at No Way Out. During the match, Goldberg interfered in the match, allowing Guerrero to capitalize and pin Lesnar after a frog splash to win the WWE Championship. The match set up an interbrand match for WrestleMania XX between Lesnar and Goldberg. During the feud with Goldberg, Lesnar also was feuding with ''Raw'''s Stone Cold Steve Austin (who was shown suggesting to Goldberg that he attack Lesnar at No Way Out). When Lesnar attacked Austin on ''Raw'' and stole his four-wheeler, Austin was inserted as the special guest referee for the WrestleMania match. Behind the scenes, it was widely known that the match would be Goldberg's last in WWE. Only a week before WrestleMania, however, rumors surfaced that Lesnar, too, was leaving in order to pursue a career in the National Football League. As a result, Lesnar's match with Goldberg became a fiasco as the fans at Madison Square Garden jeered both wrestlers with very loud and distinct chants of "na na, hey hey goodbye" and "you sold out," with the crowd support mostly given to special referee Austin. Although Goldberg won the match, both men were given a Stone Cold Stunner by Austin on their way out.

New Japan Pro Wrestling (2005–2006)

On October 8, 2005, Lesnar won the IWGP Heavyweight Championship in a three-way match at a New Japan Pro Wrestling show in the Tokyo Dome, which included the then-champion Kazuyuki Fujita and Masahiro Chono. He won the match by pinning Masahiro Chono after an F-5, which he had renamed the Verdict, since WWE owns the trademark on the F-5 name. After the match, he stated that this name was referring to his lawsuit against WWE. The match was his first pro wrestling match since leaving WWE. Lesnar is one of the few American wrestlers to have held this title.

On December 6, WWE filed a motion for a temporary restraining order to prevent Lesnar from continuing to work with NJPW, but the court did not grant it, and thus Lesnar had two non-title victories against Manabu Nakanishi and Yuji Nagata. Lesnar successfully defended his championship on January 4, 2006, against former champion Shinsuke Nakamura. On January 13, WWE once again filed an injunction against Lesnar to stop him from defending the IWGP Heavyweight Championship on March 19. Evidently this was not enforced (nor granted), as he went on to have a tag team match with Shinsuke Nakamura against Akebono and Riki Chōshū at the Sumo Hall on February 19, which was won after a Verdict to Chōshū. On March 19, at the Sumo Hall, Lesnar retained his championship against former Sumo Wrestling Grand Champion Akebono when Lesnar hit him with the championship belt and a DDT. Lesnar went on to successfully defend his title against the winner of the New Japan Cup, Giant Bernard, on May 3, 2006, in Fukuoka. This was the first American vs. American title match in NJPW since Vader vs. Stan Hansen in 1990.

On July 15, 2006, New Japan Pro Wrestling announced that Brock Lesnar had been stripped of the IWGP Heavyweight Championship as he would no longer be returning to defend the title due to "visa issues." A tournament was held on July 16 to determine the new champion, which was won by Hiroshi Tanahashi, the man Lesnar was originally scheduled to face. Lesnar continued to possess the physical IWGP Championship belt until late June 2007.

Approximately one year later on June 29, 2007, Lesnar defended his IWGP Heavyweight Championship (IGF promoter Antonio Inoki had stated he still viewed Lesnar as the "proper" IWGP Champion, as he was not defeated for the title) against TNA World Heavyweight Champion Kurt Angle in a champion versus champion match. Angle defeated Lesnar with the Ankle lock to win the IWGP Heavyweight Championship as recognized by IGF and TNA. and challenged him to an MMA fight. This was Lesnar's last match as a professional wrestler.

Lawsuit

Lesnar had previously signed a no-compete clause in order to be released from his contract with WWE, which prohibited him from working for any other sports entertainment or mixed martial arts companies before June 2010. Lesnar had anticipated leaving wrestling entirely, but his inability to secure a career in professional football led to him challenging this ruling in court. WWE responded by demanding damages as a result of Lesnar allegedly breaching the agreement by appearing at a New Japan Pro Wrestling show in 2004. In July 2005, the two sides dropped their claims and entered negotiations to renew their relationship. WWE had offered Lesnar a contract, but on August 2, 2005, WWE's official website reported that Lesnar had withdrawn from any involvement with the company. The lawsuit was then entered into settlement on September 21, but talks broke down.

On January 14, 2006, Judge Christopher Droney stated that unless WWE gave him a good argument between then and January 25, he would rule in favor of Brock Lesnar, giving him a summary judgment. This would have enabled Lesnar to work anywhere he wanted immediately. WWE was later granted a deadline postponement. On April 24, World Wrestling Entertainment announced on their official website, WWE.com, that both parties had mutually come to a settlement and on June 12, a federal judge dismissed Lesnar's lawsuit against WWE after both parties requested for the case to be dismissed.

National Football League (2004–2005)

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After his final match at WrestleMania XX, Lesnar sidelined his career in WWE to pursue a career in the National Football League. This move upset many in WWE, as the company felt they had invested heavily in Lesnar. World Wrestling Entertainment confirmed Lesnar's departure on their official website WWE.com by the statement

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Lesnar later told a Minnesota radio show that he had three wonderful years in WWE, but had grown unhappy and had always wanted to play pro football, adding that he did not want to be 40 years old and wondering if he could have made it in football. In an interview about starting with the NFL, Lesnar made the statement }}

Lesnar played for the Minnesota Vikings, where he created controversy in some games by starting minor fights and got heat from the Kansas City Chiefs for a sack on quarterback Damon Huard, which drew a big response from the crowd. Huard was hit hard and had to go to the sidelines and sit out a few plays. After playing in the preseason, Lesnar ended up being a late cut. He declined an invitation to play as a representative of the Vikings in NFL Europa because he wanted to be closer to home with his family.

Mixed martial arts

Hero's (2007)

On April 28, 2006, Lesnar appeared inside the ring after the final match of K-1 Hero's Las Vegas and announced his intent to join the MMA promotion. He trained with Minnesota Martial Arts Academy under Greg Nelson, and University of Minnesota Assistant Head wrestling coach Marty Morgan. Brock Lesnar announced on August 12 in Las Vegas that he had signed a deal with the K-1 promotion. His first fight was scheduled for June 2, 2007, on the K-1 Dynamite!! USA show against Choi Hong-man of Korea. However, prior to the match, Choi Hong-Man was replaced by Min Soo Kim. Lesnar submitted Min Soo Kim due to strikes in 1 minute 9 seconds of the first round to win his first official MMA match.

Ultimate Fighting Championship (2008–present)

During ''UFC 77'', it was announced that Brock Lesnar had reached a deal to fight with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). On February 2, 2008, Lesnar made his debut with the promotion in an event titled ''UFC 81:Breaking Point'' against former UFC Heavyweight Champion, Frank Mir. Lesnar secured an early takedown, but was deducted a point for hitting Mir on the back of the head. Following another takedown by Lesnar, Mir managed to secure a kneebar and force a submission at 1:30 of the first round. Due to the large size of his hands, Lesnar was wearing 4XL gloves for the fight, making him the second man in Nevada's combat sports history to wear such gloves after Choi Hong-man. At ''UFC 82'', it was announced that former UFC Heavyweight Champion and UFC Hall of Fame inductee Mark Coleman would fight Lesnar at ''UFC 87:Seek and Destroy''. Coleman was forced to withdraw from the fight due to a training injury, and Lesnar's opponent was changed to Heath Herring. In the early seconds of the first round, Lesnar dropped Herring with a straight right. For the rest of the fight, Lesnar kept the fight on the ground and went on to win by unanimous decision.

Lesnar's next opponent was Randy Couture for the UFC Heavyweight Championship at UFC 91:Couture vs Lesnar on November 15. Lesnar beat Couture via a technical knockout in Round 2, becoming the UFC Heavyweight Champion.

On December 27, 2008, at UFC 92, Frank Mir defeated Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira for the Interim Heavyweight title and was to face Lesnar for the Undisputed UFC Heavyweight Championship at UFC 98. Immediately after winning the Interim Heavyweight title, Mir found Lesnar in the crowd and shouted at him "You've got ''my'' belt."

However, due to a knee injury to Mir, the title unification match with Lesnar that was originally slated to be the UFC 98 main event was postponed. The news broke during the broadcast of UFC 96 that the bout had been cancelled and was replaced by Rashad Evans vs. Lyoto Machida for the UFC Light-Heavyweight Championship." Lesnar won the postponed rematch with Mir at UFC 100 on July 11, 2009, via Knockout after dominating his opponent for the duration of the bout. The win earned Lesnar Beatdown of the Year honors from Sherdog for 2009. It's an award he also shares with Anderson Silva after his win over Forrest Griffin. . During his post-match celebration, Lesnar flipped off the crowd who had been booing him. He made a disparaging comment about the PPV's primary sponsor Bud Light, claiming they "won't pay me nothin, promoting Coors Light instead. He then stated he might even "get on top of [his] wife" after the show. He would later apologize for his actions in his post-fight press conference, where he held a bottle of Bud Light.

In January 2009, Brock Lesnar signed a supplement endorsement deal with Dymatize Nutrition. A CD containing training footage of Lesnar was included with boxes of Dymatize Xpand and Energized Xpand.

On July 1, 2009, it was reported that the winner of the Shane Carwin vs. Cain Velasquez fight at UFC 104 would face Brock Lesnar in his second title defense on a date yet to be determined; however, the UFC then reconsidered the contendership bout and Lesnar was scheduled to defend his belt against Shane Carwin at ''UFC 106'' on November 21.

Illness

On October 26, 2009, it was announced that Lesnar had pulled out of the UFC 106 card in which he was set to face Shane Carwin for the UFC Heavyweight Championship due to an illness. UFC President Dana White said that Brock had been ill for three weeks, claiming he had never been this sick in his life and that it would take him a while to recover; his fight with Carwin was rescheduled for UFC 108 in early 2010. Lesnar initially sought treatment in Canada, but later told reporters that he had received "Third World treatment" from malfunctioning equipment at a hospital in Brandon, Manitoba, and that seeking better medical treatment in the United States saved his life. Lesnar, who describes himself as a conservative and a supporter of the US Republican Party, went on to criticize Canadian-style health care further and said that he shared his experience in an effort to speak "on the behalf of the doctors in the United States that don't want health care reform to happen and neither do I."

On November 4, it was confirmed that Lesnar was suffering from mononucleosis and that his bout with Carwin would have to wait a bit longer, thus the fight for UFC 108 was cancelled. On November 14 at the UFC 105 post-fight conference, Dana stated, "He's not well and he's not going to be getting well anytime soon." and that an interim title match might need to be set up. In addition to mononucleosis, it was revealed that Lesnar was suffering from a serious case of diverticulitis, an intestinal disorder, which would require surgery. After further diagnosis, on November 16 Lesnar underwent surgery to close a perforation in his intestine that had been leaking fecal matter into his abdomen, causing pain, abscesses, and overtaxing his immune system to the point that he contracted mononucleosis. From the level of damage to Lesnar's system, the surgeon estimated that the intestinal condition had been ongoing for around a year.

Return

In January 2010, Lesnar announced on ESPN SportsCenter that he was scheduled to make a return to the UFC in the summer of 2010. A match between Frank Mir and Shane Carwin took place on March 27 at UFC 111 to determine the UFC Interim Heavyweight Champion, and Brock's next opponent. Shane Carwin defeated Frank Mir by KO in the first round, becoming the new Interim Champion. After the fight, Brock came into the ring and stated "It was a good fight, but he's wearing a belt that's a make believe belt, I've got the real championship belt."

Lesnar faced Shane Carwin at UFC 116 to unify the heavyweight titles. After Carwin knocked him down early in the first round, Lesnar survived a ground and pound attack. Early in the second round, Lesnar was able to take Carwin down, attain a full mount, then move into side-control and finish the fight with an arm triangle choke. With the victory, Lesnar again became the Undisputed UFC Heavyweight Champion, earning his first UFC Submission Of The Night and giving Carwin his first loss.

Losing the title

Lesnar's next defense was against undefeated top contender Cain Velasquez on October 23, 2010, at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California at UFC 121. Dana White announced via SportsNation that the UFC would be bringing back UFC Primetime to hype up Lesnar vs. Velasquez at UFC 121. Lesnar was defeated by Velasquez for the UFC Heavyweight Championship via TKO in the first round at UFC 121 on October 23, 2010.

Coaching on The Ultimate Fighter

On January 11, 2011, it was revealed that Lesnar would be one of the coaches of The Ultimate Fighter Season 13, opposite to Junior dos Santos, with the two expected to face each other on June 11, 2011 at UFC 131. Lesnar, however, was struck with another bout of diverticulitis and had to withdraw from the bout on May 12, 2011. He was replaced by Shane Carwin who lost against dos Santos at UFC 131.

Lesnar underwent surgery on May 27, 2011, to help battle his problems with diverticulitis. UFC president Dana White said that Lesnar had a 12-inch piece of his colon removed and repaired.

Highest Paid MMA Athlete

ESPN The Magazine, in its May 2011 issue, did a story listing the highest paid athlete based on base salary and earnings for the most recent calendar year or most recent season in 30 sports. Brock Lesnar topped the list for mixed martial artists at $5.3 million, which included his reported bout salaries and estimated pay-per-view bonuses.

Return From Surgery

Lesnar says he is ready to step foot back into the Octagon. He made the announcement via a video through one of his sponsors on Thursday, where he proclaimed that he’s finally healthy following surgery after complications arose with his diverticulitis. According to Lesnar, following the surgery he’s now healthy and back on track to return to the UFC, “I feel like a new man, healthy, strong, I feel like I used to feel.”

Personal life

Lesnar grew up on a farm in South Dakota, and later joined the National Guard at the age of seventeen. In January 2001, Lesnar was arrested for receiving large amounts of what was alleged to be steroids. The charges were later dropped when it was discovered the substances were in fact a legal growth hormone. His lawyer later described the growth hormone as a "vitamin type of thing."

Lesnar has one daughter, Mya Lynn who was born on April 10, 2002, with his ex-fiancée, Nicole. He left Nicole in 2003 in order to begin a relationship with Rena "Sable" Mero who had been recently divorced from Marc Mero. Lesnar and Mero were engaged in 2004, separated in 2005, then reconciled later that year and married on May 6, 2006. Lesnar has one stepchild with Mero: Mariah, a stepdaughter born to Mero and her late husband, Wayne Richardson. The couple had their first child together, a son named Turk in June 2009. The couple had their second child, a son named Duke in July 2010.

Lesnar has numerous tattoos, with the most prominent being a stylized skull in the center of his back and a large sword on his chest.

Lesnar makes an appearance in the video game ''WWE SmackDown! Here Comes the Pain'', which is named after the quote that former WWE commentator Tazz attributed to Lesnar, "here comes the pain." Other video games Lesnar has also appeared in include ''WWE SmackDown! Shut Your Mouth'', ''WWE WrestleMania XIX'', ''WWE Crush Hour'', ''Madden NFL 06'', ''UFC 2009 Undisputed'', ''UFC Undisputed 2010'', and the PlayStation 2 version of ''Wrestle Kingdom''. With the release of UFC Undisputed 2010 Lesnar became the first man to appear on the cover of a WWE and UFC video game as he was the cover star on Here Comes the Pain.

Lesnar was on the cover of ''Flex Magazine''. Lesnar was also featured in Minneapolis' ''City Pages'' in February 2008. In February 2008 Lesnar was featured on the cover of ''Muscle & Fitness'' magazine.

WWE Home Video released a DVD in 2003 titled ''Brock Lesnar: Here Comes the Pain''. The DVD covered Lesnar's career up to 2003 which featured some of his biggest matches. Lesnar owns an MMA clothing line called "DeathClutch".

He is known to be very conservative of his private life and avoids discussing it in interviews:

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Mixed martial arts record

|- | Loss |align=center| 5–2 | Cain Velasquez | TKO (punches) | UFC 121 | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 4:12 | Anaheim, California, United States | Lost UFC Heavyweight Championship. |- | Win |align=center| 5–1 | Shane Carwin | Submission (arm triangle choke) | UFC 116 | |align=center| 2 |align=center| 2:19 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Defended UFC Heavyweight Championship; Submission of the Night |- | Win |align=center| 4–1 | Frank Mir | TKO (punches) | UFC 100 | |align=center| 2 |align=center| 1:48 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Defended UFC Heavyweight Championship. Unified UFC Interim Heavyweight Championship |- | Win |align=center| 3–1 | Randy Couture | TKO (punches) | UFC 91 | |align=center| 2 |align=center| 3:07 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Won UFC Heavyweight Championship. |- | Win |align=center| 2–1 | Heath Herring | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 87 | |align=center| 3 |align=center| 5:00 | Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States | |- | Loss |align=center| 1–1 | Frank Mir | Submission (kneebar) | UFC 81 | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 1:30 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |- | Win |align=center| 1–0 | Min-Soo Kim | Submission (punches) | Dynamite!! USA | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 1:09 | Los Angeles, California, United States |

In wrestling

Finishing moves

''Brock Lock'' (Over the shoulder single leg Boston crab – WWE or a side bearhug – OVW)

''F-5'' (WWE) / ''Verdict'' (NJPW) – innovated

Shooting star press – OVW

Signature moves

Backbreaker

Double or a triple powerbomb

*Double or triple rib breaker

*Fallaway slam

*Military press drop

Knee lift to the opponent's midsection

*Multiple suplex variations

**Delayed double leg hook

**German

**High-lifting belly to back

*Overhead belly to belly

**Snap

*Super

Multiple turnbuckle thrusts

Running shoulderbreaker

*Snap scoop powerslam to either a standing or an oncoming opponent

*Spinebuster

Managers

*Paul Heyman

*Vince McMahon

Nicknames

"The Next Big Thing"

Entrance themes

*World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment

**"Next Big Thing" by Jim Johnston (2002–2004)

*Ultimate Fighting Championship

**"Shout at the Devil" by Mötley Crüe

**"Enter Sandman" by Metallica

Championships and accomplishments

Collegiate wrestling

Big Ten Conference

*Big Ten Conference Champion (1999, 2000)

*Ranked the #1 Heavyweight in the Big Ten Conference (2000)

National Collegiate Athletic Association

*NCAA Division I Runner-up (1999)

*NCAA Division I Champion (2000)

North Dakota State University's annual Bison tournament

Heavyweight Champion (1997–1999)

National Junior College Athletic Association

*NJCAA All-American (1997, 1998)

*Junior College National Champion (1998)

Mixed martial arts

Ultimate Fighting Championship

*UFC Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

*Submission of the Night (1 time)

Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards

Best Box Office Draw (2008–2010)

MMA Most Valuable Fighter (2008–2010)

Sherdog Awards

Beatdown of the Year (2009)

Fighter's Only World MMA Awards

Breakthrough fighter of the year (2009)

Professional wrestling

New Japan Pro Wrestling

IWGP Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

Inoki Genome Federation

*IWGP Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

Ohio Valley Wrestling

OVW Southern Tag Team Championship (3 times) – with Shelton Benjamin

Pro Wrestling Illustrated

PWI Feud of the Year (2003) vs. Kurt Angle

PWI Match of the Year (2003) vs. Kurt Angle – a 60 minute Iron Man match on ''SmackDown!'', September 16

PWI Most Improved Wrestler of the Year (2002)

PWI Wrestler of the Year (2002)

PWI ranked him #1 of the 500 best singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2003

World Wrestling Entertainment

WWE Championship (3 times)¹

King of the Ring (2002)

Royal Rumble (2003)

Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards

Best Brawler (2003)

*Best Wrestling Maneuver (2002) F-5

Feud of the Year (2003) vs. Kurt Angle

Most Improved Wrestler (2002, 2003)

¹Lesnar's first reign was as WWE Undisputed Champion.

See also

List of current UFC fighters

List of male mixed martial artists

References

External links

Brock Lesnar's Official Deathclutch Website

Online World of Wrestling profile

Brock Lesnar stats

UFC profile

Brock Lesnar Profile at National (Amateur) Wrestling Hall of Fame

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