Martin Kampmann

Martin Kampmann
Data
Fight name	Hitman
size	183 cm
Weight	77 kg
nationality	Denmark
Date of birth	April 17, 1982
Fight out	Las Vegas , Nevada
place of birth	Aarhus , Denmark
team	Xtreme Couture Mixed Martial Arts
Fighting style	Muay Thai and submission wrestling
MMA statistics
Victories	20th
Knockout	8th
task	7th
Points	4th
Other	1
Defeats	7th
Knockout	5
Points	2

Martin Kampmann (born April 17, 1982 in Aarhus , Denmark ) is a Danish MMA fighter who competes in the Ultimate Fighting Championship league. He fights for the stable Xtreme Couture Mixed Martial Arts and lives and fights currently in Las Vegas ( Nevada ).

biography

Kampmann made his debut in MMA as a later replacement for Kalib Starnes at UFC Fight Night 6. He defeated Crafton Wallace there in the first round by giving up. His next victory came from a unanimous decision by the judges against Thales Leites at The Ultimate Fighter 4 Finale. At UFC 68, he defeated Drew McFedries by retiring in Round 1.

Next up was Rich Franklin at UFC 72 , but had to resign due to a knee injury. At UFC 85 he returned and defeated Jorge Rivera there by giving up in the first round.

Kampmann runs his own MMA gym for the Shooters MMA team .

He is a former Cage Warrior Middleweight Champion (2005), FB Submission Wrestling Tournament Champion in the 77 kg weight category (2004), Battle of the Vikings Thai Boxing Superfight Champion (2004) and Danish Thai Boxing Champion (2001).

After Kampmann lost his first MMA fight against Nate Marquardt at UFC 88, he announced that he would switch to the welterweight division. He made his debut in this at UFC 93 and defeated there in the second round Alexandre Barros by TKO. He then defeated the last World Extreme Cagefighting welterweight champion Carlos Condit in a close fight, which was rated on points with two to one referee votes for him.

On September 19, 2009 Kampmann was supposed to play against Mike Swick . The winner should get a title shot against Georges St. Pierre . However, on September 4, Swick announced that he was injured and could not compete. As a replacement, Kampmann was supposed to play against Paul Daley . This was no longer a battle for the number one challenger. However, this fight is considered controversial by many. Kampmann stood on his feet and actively blocked Daley's blows when referee Yves Lavigne broke off the fight and rated it as a TKO victory for Daley.

Kampmann was scheduled to play against Rory Markham at UFC 108 on January 2, 2010  , but the fight was canceled on December 14, 2009 because Markham injured his knee during training. Instead, he went up against Jacob Volkmanny and defeated him in the first round by giving up. Kampmann won with a modified grip of the guillotine choke (English: "guillotine choke"), Kampmann calls this grip Deathchoke.

At UFC 111: St-Pierre vs. Hardy was supposed to play Kampmann against Ben Saunders , but had to withdraw due to an injury and was replaced by Jake Ellenberger .

On June 12, 2010 Kampmann met Paulo Thiago at UFC 115 and defeated him. Kampmann lost his next fight, at UFC 121 on October 23, 2010, to Jake Shields . The encounter on March 3rd against Diego Sanchez ended in a narrow point defeat.

MMA statistics

List of amateur fights

Result	Amateur record	opponent	date	event	method	round	time
victory	1–0	Mikku Viikari	November 24, 2001	SF - November Bash 2001	Task (triangle choke)	1	3:56

List of professional fights

Result	Professional record	opponent	date	event	method	round	time
victory	1–0	Gert Mannaerts	February 15, 2003	VF 3 - Rumble in the West	TKO (blows)	1
victory	2–0	Dave Jones	November 9, 2003	XFC 2 - The Perfect Storm	KO (knee)	1
victory	3–0	Toni Vivas	December 6, 2003	EVT 1 - Genesis	TKO (blows)	1	1:23
victory	4-0	Xavier "Professor X" Foupa-Pokam	April 4, 2004	EVT 2 - Hazard	disqualification	2	0:27
defeat	4–1	Andrei "White Shark" Semenov	October 9, 2004	M-1 MFC - Middleweight GP	TKO (doctor stop)	1	1:21
victory	5–1	"The Hardest" Matt Ewin	March 4, 2005	HOP 2 - Fight Night 2	TKO (task)	1	5:00
victory	6-1	"The Caucasian Devastation" Brendan Seguin	June 24, 2005	KOTC - Warzone	KO (kick to head)	1	2:05
victory	7-1	"The Hardest" Matt Ewin	July 16, 2005	CWFC - Strike Force 2	Task (blows)	1	2:45
victory	8-1	Damien Riccio	November 26, 2005	CWFC - Strike Force 4	Task (rear-naked choke)	2	1:58
victory	9-1	"El Tigre" Edwin Aguilar	July 22, 2006	WFA 4 - King of the Streets	TKO (blows)	1	2:43
victory	10-1	Crafton Wallace	August 17, 2006	UFC Fight Night 6 - Sanchez vs. Parisyan	Task (rear-naked choke)	1	2:59
victory	11-1	Thales Leites	November 11, 2006	UFC - The Ultimate Fighter 4 Finale	Point decision (unanimous)	3	5:00
victory	12-1	"The Massacre" Drew Fedries	March 3, 2007	UFC 68 - Uprising	Task (arm triangle choke)	1	4:06
victory	13-1	"El Conquistador" Jorge Rivera	June 7, 2008	UFC 85 - Bedlam	Task (guillotine choke)	1	2:44
defeat	13-2	"The Great" Nate Marquardt	September 6, 2008	UFC 88 - Breakthrough	TKO (blows)	1	1:22
victory	14-2	Alexandre "Baixinho" Barros	January 17, 2009	UFC 93 - Franklin vs. Henderson	TKO (blows)	2	3:07
victory	15-2	"The Natural Born Killer" Carlos Condit	April 1, 2009	UFC Fight Night 18 - Condit vs. Kampmann	Point decision (shared)	3	5:00
defeat	15-3	Paul "Semtex" Daley	September 19, 2009	UFC 103 - Franklin vs. Belfort	TKO (blows)	1	2:31
victory	16-3	Jacob "Christmas" Volkmann	January 2, 2010	UFC 108 - Evans vs. Silva	Task (guillotine choke)	1	4:03
victory	17-3	Paulo "Caveria" Thiago	June 12, 2010	UFC 115 - Liddell vs. Franklin	Point decision (unanimous)	3	5:00
defeat	17-4	Jake Shields	October 23, 2010	UFC 121 - Lesnar vs. Velasquez	Point decision (shared)	3	5:00
defeat	17-5	"The Nightmare" Diego Sanchez	March 3, 2011	UFC Live 3 - Sanchez vs. Kampmann	Point decision (unanimous)	3	5:00
victory	18-5	"The Horror" Rick Story	November 19, 2011	UFC 115 - Liddell vs. Franklin	Point decision (unanimous)	3	5:00
victory	19-5	Thiago "Pitbull" Alves	March 3, 2012	UFC on FX 2 - Alves vs. Kampmann	Task (guillotine choke)	3	4:12
victory	20-5	"The Juggernaut" Jake Ellenberger	June 1, 2012	UFC - The Ultimate Fighter 15 Finale	TKO (knee)	2	1:40
defeat	20-6	Johny "Bigg Rigg" Hendricks	17th November 2012	UFC 154 - St. Pierre vs. Condit	KO (blows)	1	0:46
defeat	20-7	"The Natural Born Killer" Carlos Condit	August 28, 2013	UFC Fight Nigh 27 - Condit vs. Kampmann 2	TKO (knees & punches)	1	0:46

Individual evidence

1. ↑ UFC: Muay Thai Bangers to Battle on August 17 ( Memento of the original from December 19, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
2. ↑ Shooters MMA Fight Team: Homepage of the team
3. ↑ MMA-Junkie.com: Martin Kampmann vs. Mike Swick signed for UFC 103 bout in September ( Memento from July 2, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
4. ↑ Sherdog.com: UFC 103 Play-by-Play & Results
5. ↑ MMA-Junkie.com: Martin Kampmann vs. Rory Markham targeted for January's UFC 108 in Las Vegas ( Memento from October 25, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
6. ↑ Twitter: Twitter with Martin Kampmann
7. ↑ MMAFrenzy.com: Martin Kampmann injured, Jake Ellenberger fights Ben Saunders at UFC 111 in March
8. ^ UFC 115 results. Retrieved June 14, 2010 . 
9. ↑ ufc.com - UFC 121 Results
10. ↑ mmafighting.com: Diego Sanchez Beats Martin Kampmann in Close Decision at UFC on Versus 3

Web links

• Official website
• Martin Kampmann in the database of Sherdog (English)
• Martin Kampmann's Gym
• Short interview on MMADigest.com