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Team Westside Kickboxing & BJJ
Age 46
Gender Male
Height 6' 0"
Weight Class Heavyweight

Michael Wessel is a MMA fighter with a professional fight record of 15 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws

Professional Career Statistics

Pro Record 15-7-0 (Win-Loss-Draw)
Career Length 9 years, 2 months, 9 days
Rounds Fought 28.1
Avg. Fights/Year 2.4
Longest Layoff 2 years, 1 month, 16 days
Quickest Turnaround 4 weeks

Record BreakDown

- KO/TKO SUB DEC
Wins 8 1 6
Losses 7 0 0
Finish Rate 60.0%
Finished Rate 100.0%
Win by Decision Rate 40.0%
Loss by Decision Rate 0.0%
Win by KO Rate 53.3%
Loss by KO Rate 100.0%
Win by SUB Rate 6.7%
Loss by SUB Rate 0.0%
Win Method
Loss Method

Current Streak

1 Win

Quick Hits

Fastest Win 00:45
Fastest KO 00:45
Fastest SUB 01:59
Ave. Rounds (Ws) 1.5
Ave. Length of Fight (Ws) 07:24
Ave. Rounds (Ls) 0.8
Ave. Length of Fight (Ls) 04:14
Finish Rounds
Finished Rounds

Official Professional Fight Record

Date Opponent Weightclass Method Round Time
Official MMA Fight Results 10/21/2016 W
(14-7-0)
Frank Tate
(4-1-0)
HW
(255.5 vs. 239.6)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Bellator MMA 162
3 05:00
Official MMA Fight Results 09/05/2014 L
(14-6-0)
Josh Diekmann
(14-5-0)
HW
(253.7 vs. 242.0)
KO
BELLATOR MMA 123
1 00:47
Official MMA Fight Results 05/17/2014 W
(13-6-0)
Justin Frazier
(7-1-0)
HW
(257.9 vs. 264.5)
TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
Bellator MMA 120: Rampage VS. King Mo
1 04:28
Official MMA Fight Results 07/13/2013 L
(13-5-0)
Robert Neal
(1-0-0)
HW
(259.0 vs. 241.0)
TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
PrizeFight MMA Championships 07/13/13
1 00:13
Official MMA Fight Results 12/07/2012 W
(12-5-0)
Alexei Kudin
(14-4-0)
HW
(263.0 vs. 237.0)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Bellator Fighting Championships 83
3 05:00
Official MMA Fight Results 10/05/2012 L
(12-4-0)
Richard Hale
(15-4-1)
HW
(262.2 vs. 233.0)
TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
Bellator Fighting Championships 75
1 01:19
Official MMA Fight Results 08/24/2012 W
(11-4-0)
Ryan Martinez
(7-1-0)
HW
(264.4 vs. 264.0)
Decision (Split Decision)
Bellator Fighting Championships 73
3 05:00
Official MMA Fight Results 06/16/2012 W
(10-4-0)
Matt Kovacs
(6-8-0)
HW
(260.1 vs. 253.0)
TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
ShoFIGHT 20
2 04:50
Official MMA Fight Results 01/29/2011 L
(10-3-0)
Scott Barrett
(8-2-0)
HW TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
SportFight X: Middle Tennessee Mayhem - Pro
1 03:57
Official MMA Fight Results 10/09/2010 W
(9-3-0)
Chris Hawk
(4-4-0)
HW
(232.0 vs. 231.0)
TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
War of the Machines
1 02:19
Official MMA Fight Results 06/18/2010 W
(8-3-0)
Jack Armstrong
(0-1-0)
HW
(240.0 vs. 253.0)
TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
AXC 8
1 02:39
Official MMA Fight Results 02/26/2010 L
(8-2-0)
Daniel Christison
(19-7-0)
HW
(247.0 vs. 262.5)
TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage)
Canadian Fighting Championship - CFC 4
3 03:46
Official MMA Fight Results 06/23/2009 L
(8-2-0)
Marcus Jones
(4-1-0)
HW
(260.0 vs. 262.0)
Submission (Arm Bar)
The Ultimate Fighter Season 10 - 06/23/2009*
1 00:49
Official MMA Fight Results 12/27/2008 L
(8-1-0)
Antoni Hardonk
(7-4-0)
HW
(260.0 vs. 246.0)
TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
UFC 92: The Ultimate 2008
2 02:09
Official MMA Fight Results 08/02/2008 W
(7-1-0)
Aaron Witterle
(3-1-0)
HW
(260.0 vs. 260.0)
Submission
Revenge at The River - Pro
1 01:59
Official MMA Fight Results 05/17/2008 W
(6-1-0)
Rudy Lindsey
(11-4-0)
HW
(254.0 vs. 224.0)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Xtreme Fighting League 5/17/08
5 02:00
Official MMA Fight Results 04/19/2008 W
(5-1-0)
Patrick Castillo
(3-2-0)
HW
(250.0 vs. 244.0)
Decision (Split Decision)
Art of War
3 05:00
NSF 03/08/2008 W
(4-1-0)
Mark Bier
(0-0-0)
HW
(250.0 vs. 257.0)
KO
Ring Rulers 3/8/08
1 00:45
NSF 01/12/2008 W
(3-1-0)
Matt Thomas
(2-3-0)
TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
Subzero Fighting: 3
1 05:00
NSF 10/27/2007 W
(2-1-0)
Matt Thomas
(2-2-0)
TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
Art of War 4
1 02:42
NSF 08/11/2007 W
(0-0-0)
Jason Lee
(0-0-0)
TKO/RSC
Extreme fighting League 8/11/07
3 01:18
NSF 08/11/2007 L
(0-0-0)
Aaron Witterle
(0-1-0)
KO
Extreme fighting League 8/11/07
2 00:28
NSF 08/11/2007 W
(0-0-0)
Rudy Lindsey
(8-2-0)
Decision
Extreme fighting League 8/11/07
3 02:00
* Bouts marked with an 'Official' logo denote results which have been verified by an ABC-recognized athletic commission
* Bouts marked with an (*) are considered exhibition bouts and do not count towards the fighter's record
* Weights marked with an (*) denote those over the limit for the weight class

Amateur Career Statistics

Amateur Record 2-0-0 (Win-Loss-Draw)
Career Length 3 months, 27 days
Rounds Fought 6.3
Avg. Fights/Year 8.0
Longest Layoff 3 months, 27 days
Quickest Turnaround 3 months, 27 days

Record BreakDown

- KO/TKO SUB DEC
Wins 1 1 0
Losses 0 0 0
Finish Rate 100.0%
Finished Rate 0.0%
Win by Decision Rate 0.0%
Loss by Decision Rate 0.0%
Win by KO Rate 50.0%
Loss by KO Rate 0.0%
Win by SUB Rate 50.0%
Loss by SUB Rate 0.0%
Win Method

Current Streak

2 Wins

Quick Hits

Fastest Win 04:00
Fastest KO 15:00
Fastest SUB 04:00
Ave. Rounds (Ws) 3.2
Ave. Length of Fight (Ws) 09:30
Ave. Rounds (Ls) 0.0
Ave. Length of Fight (Ls) 00:00
Finish Rounds

Official Amateur Fight Record

Date Opponent Weightclass Method Round Time
NSF 07/20/2007 W
(1-0-0)
David House
(0-0-0)
TKO/RSC
Subzero Fighting: Rumble at the River
3 05:00
NSF 03/23/2007 W
(0-0-0)
Nick Smith
(0-0-0)
Submission (Strikes)
Subzero Fighting: Inksplosion
2 01:00
* Bouts marked with an 'Official' logo denote results which have been verified by an ABC-recognized athletic commission
* Bouts marked with an (*) are considered exhibition bouts and do not count towards the fighter's record
* Weights marked with an (*) denote those over the limit for the weight class