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Team Golden Glory Team
Age 46
Gender Male
Height 6' 4"
Weight Class

Heath Herring is a MMA fighter with a professional fight record of 30 wins, 17 losses and 0 draws

Professional Career Statistics

Pro Record 30-17-0 (Win-Loss-Draw)
Career Length 20 years, 8 months, 14 days
Rounds Fought 77.9
Avg. Fights/Year 2.3
Longest Layoff 8 years, 4 months, 20 days
Quickest Turnaround 5 days

Record BreakDown

- KO/TKO SUB DEC
Wins 7 16 4
Losses 5 2 9
Finish Rate 76.7%
Finished Rate 41.2%
Win by Decision Rate 13.3%
Loss by Decision Rate 52.9%
Win by KO Rate 23.3%
Loss by KO Rate 29.4%
Win by SUB Rate 53.3%
Loss by SUB Rate 11.8%
Win Method
Loss Method

Current Streak

3 Losses

Quick Hits

Fastest Win 00:13
Fastest KO 01:55
Fastest SUB 00:13
Ave. Rounds (Ws) 1.3
Ave. Length of Fight (Ws) 06:26
Ave. Rounds (Ls) 2.3
Ave. Length of Fight (Ls) 11:32
Finish Rounds
Finished Rounds

Official Professional Fight Record

Date Opponent Weightclass Method Round Time
NSF 04/16/2017 L
(30-16-0)
Satoshi Ishii
(11-8-1)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Rizin Fighting Federation - In Yokohama
3 05:00
NSF 12/29/2016 L
(30-15-0)
Amir Aliakbari
(3-0-0)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Rizin Fighting Federation - 2016 Grand Prix - Second Round
3 05:00
Official MMA Fight Results 08/09/2008 L
(30-14-0)
Brock Lesnar
(1-1-0)
HW
(250.0 vs. 265.0)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
UFC 87: Seek & Destroy
3 05:00
Official MMA Fight Results 03/01/2008 W
(29-14-0)
Cheick Kongo
(11-3-1)
HW
(248.0 vs. 233.5)
Decision (Split Decision)
UFC 82: Pride of a Champion
3 05:00
Official MMA Fight Results 07/07/2007 L
(29-13-0)
Antonio Nogueira
(29-4-1)
HW
(259.0 vs. 240.5)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
UFC 73
3 05:00
Official MMA Fight Results 04/07/2007 W
(28-13-0)
Brad Imes
(5-2-0)
HW
(245.0 vs. 260.5)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
UFC 69: Shootout
5 05:00
Official MMA Fight Results 01/25/2007 L
(28-12-0)
Jake O'Brien
(9-0-0)
HW
(250.0 vs. 234.5)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
UFC Fight Night 8
3 05:00
NSF 03/15/2006 W
(27-12-0)
Gary Goodridge
(21-14-1)
KO
K-1: Hero's 2006
2 01:55
NSF 12/31/2005 L
(27-11-0)
Yoshihiro Nakao
(4-0-0)
Disqualification
K-1: Premium 2005 Dynamite
05:00
NSF 03/26/2005 L
(27-10-0)
Sam Greco
(1-1-1)
TKO/RSC
K-1: Hero's
1 02:41
NSF 10/31/2004 W
(26-10-0)
Hirotaka Yokoi
(9-1-0)
KO
Pride 28: High Octane
1 01:55
NSF 06/20/2004 L
(26-9-0)
Antonio Nogueira
(22-2-1)
Submission (Twisting Choke)
Pride: Critical Countdown 2004
2 00:30
NSF 04/25/2004 W
(25-9-0)
Yoshiki Takahashi
(26-17-3)
KO (Strikes)
Pride: Total Elimination 2004
1 04:53
NSF 02/01/2004 W
(24-9-0)
Gan McGee
(12-2-0)
Decision (Split Decision)
Pride 27: Inferno
3 05:00
NSF 12/31/2003 W
(23-9-0)
Paulo Cesar Silva
(0-0-0)
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Pride: Shock Wave 2003
3 00:35
NSF 11/09/2003 W
(22-9-0)
Yoshihisa Yamamoto
(14-16-0)
Submission (Choke)
Pride: Final Conflict 2003
3 02:29
NSF 06/08/2003 L
(22-8-0)
Mirko Cro Cop
(4-0-2)
TKO/RSC
Pride 26: Bad to the Bone
1 03:17
NSF 11/24/2002 L
(22-7-0)
Fedor Emelianenko
(11-1-0)
TKO/RSC (Doctor Stoppage from a Cut)
Pride 23: Championship Chaos 2
1 10:00
NSF 09/29/2002 W
(21-7-0)
Iouri Kotchkine
(3-2-1)
TKO/RSC (Knees on the Ground)
Pride 22: Beasts from the East 2
1 07:31
NSF 02/24/2002 W
(20-7-0)
Igor Vovchanchyn
(45-5-0)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Pride 19: Bad Blood
3 05:00
NSF 11/03/2001 L
(20-6-0)
Antonio Nogueira
(13-1-1)
HW Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Pride 17: Championship Chaos
3 05:00
NSF 07/29/2001 W
(19-6-0)
Mark Kerr
(13-2-0)
TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Knees)
Pride 15: Raging Rumble
2 04:54
NSF 05/27/2001 L
(19-5-0)
Vitor Belfort
(9-2-0)
Decision
Pride 14: Clash of the Titans
3 05:00
NSF 03/25/2001 W
(18-5-0)
Dennis Sobolev
(1-1-0)
Submission (Keylock)
Pride 13: Collision Course
1 00:22
NSF 12/23/2000 W
(17-5-0)
Enson Inoue
(10-5-0)
TKO/RSC (Strikes)
Pride 12: Cold Fury
1 04:52
NSF 10/31/2000 W
(16-5-0)
Tom Erikson
(7-0-1)
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Pride 11: Battle of the Rising Sun
1 06:17
NSF 06/04/2000 W
(15-5-0)
Willie Peeters
(10-11-1)
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Pride 9: New Blood
1 00:48
NSF 04/29/2000 L
(15-4-0)
Ramazan Mezhidov
(0-0-0)
TKO/RSC (Cut)
Absolute Fighting Council: 2000 World Championship (Day 2)
1 04:55
NSF 03/05/2000 W
(14-4-0)
Rene Rooze
(2-1-0)
Disqualification (Excessive Fouling)
2 Hot 2 Handle: 2 Hot 2 Handle
1 03:20
NSF 09/27/1999 W
(11-4-0)
Bob Schrijber
(11-5-0)
TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Punches)
World Vale Tudo Championship 9
1 02:19
NSF 09/27/1999 W
(11-4-0)
Sean McCully
(1-4-0)
Submission (Hammerlock)
World Vale Tudo Championship 9
1 00:43
NSF 09/27/1999 W
(11-4-0)
Michael Tielrooy
(3-4-0)
Submission (Keylock)
World Vale Tudo Championship 9
1 01:14
NSF 09/07/1999 W
(10-4-0)
Rocky Batastini
(4-2-0)
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Shooto : Superbrawl 13
1 01:00
NSF 07/01/1999 L
(8-3-0)
Alexandre Ferreira
(0-1-0)
Decision (Split Decision)
World Vale Tudo Championship 8
1 30:00
NSF 07/01/1999 W
(8-3-0)
Erwin van den Steen
(0-2-0)
Submission (Punches)
World Vale Tudo Championship 8
1 04:33
NSF 07/01/1999 W
(8-3-0)
Kavkaz Sultanmagomedov
(5-1-0)
Submission (Punches)
World Vale Tudo Championship 8
1 01:18
NSF 06/26/1999 W
(6-3-0)
Gabe Beaupurthy
(0-0-0)
Submission (Arm Lock)
Bas Rutten Invitational 3
1 04:43
NSF 06/26/1999 W
(6-3-0)
Hoss Carter
(0-0-0)
Submission (Keylock)
Bas Rutten Invitational 3
1 01:07
NSF 05/15/1999 L
(6-2-0)
Travis Fulton
(57-15-5)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Extreme Challenge 24
1 12:00
NSF 04/17/1999 W
(4-2-0)
Phil Deason
(0-0-0)
Submission (Keylock)
World Vale Tudo Federation: Durango
1 00:13
NSF 04/17/1999 W
(4-2-0)
Nik Bickle
(0-0-0)
Submission (Strikes)
World Vale Tudo Federation: Durango
1 00:32
NSF 11/22/1997 W
(3-2-0)
Evan Tanner
(4-0-0)
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
PSDA
1 08:20
NSF 10/18/1997 L
(3-1-0)
Evan Tanner
(3-0-0)
TKO/RSC (Strikes)
Unified Shoot Wrestling Federation 7
1 07:53
NSF 04/12/1997 W
(2-1-0)
Chris Guillen
(0-0-0)
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Unified Shoot Wrestling Federation 4
1 02:10
NSF 08/02/1996 W
(0-0-0)
James De Haven
(0-0-0)
Unknown
Unified Shoot Wrestling Federation 1
3 05:00
NSF 08/02/1996 W
(0-0-0)
Diego Acosta
(0-0-0)
Unknown
Unified Shoot Wrestling Federation 1
3 05:00
NSF 08/02/1996 L
(0-0-0)
Paul Jones
(0-0-0)
Submission (Choke)
Unified Shoot Wrestling Federation 1
3 05:00
* 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 0-1-0 (Win-Loss-Draw)
Career Length -
Rounds Fought 3.3
Avg. Fights/Year 1.0
Longest Layoff -
Quickest Turnaround -

Record BreakDown

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

Current Streak

1 Loss
Ave. Rounds (Ws) 0.0
Ave. Length of Fight (Ws) 00:00
Ave. Rounds (Ls) 3.3
Ave. Length of Fight (Ls) 10:00
Finished Rounds

Official Amateur Fight Record

Date Opponent Weightclass Method Round Time
NSF 09/07/1999 L
(0-0-0)
Bobby Hoffman
(0-0-0)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Shooto : Superbrawl 13
2 05:00
* 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