Logan Clark
# Logan Clark

Logan Thomas Clark (born February 16, 1985 in Rochester, Minnesota) is an American professional mixed martial artist who has fought in the UFC and has also competed for the World Extreme Cagefighting and World Victory Road.

## Biography and fighting career

Born in Southeastern Minnesota, Clark was raised on a farm north of Dover, MN. In 1987, at the age of 1, Clark's father died leaving his mother to raise the family. Clark has 3 siblings: Tyrel Clark, Doron Clark, and Amanda Clark. In 1993, his family moved to Eyota, MN.

After graduating from Dover-Eyota High School, where he was coached by Minnesota Wrestling Hall of Fame coach Mike Mazzitelli, Clark attended Hamline University in Saint Paul, MN for one year and was a member of the football and track teams. He then transferred to Saint Cloud State University where he was a part of the wrestling team. After one semester, he left to attend Rochester Community and Technical College for one semester before transferring to Winona State University in the fall of 2005. He graduated with a Bachelor's Degree in Communication Arts & Literature and is an English teacher at Dover-Eyota High School.

Clark is a mixed martial artist and a coach with Compound MMA, a team of fighters that compete in mixed martial arts (MMA). His training time is split between Compound MMA and the Minnesota Martial Arts Academy in Brooklyn Center, MN. Clark's MMA style is freestyle wrestling and ground and pound and as of August 2012 he had an MMA record of 17-5, he has only been knocked unconscious once in his career, against journeyman and current Bellator MMA fighter Jason Guida brother of current UFC veteran and former Strikeforce champion Clay Guida.

## Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown :

| 24 matches | 18 wins | 6 losses |
| - | - | - |
| By knockout | 4 | 2 |
| By submission | 10 | 2 |
| By decision | 3 | 2 |
| Unknown | 1 | 0 |
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
| Loss | 18–6 | Lucio Linhares | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Fight Festival 33 | October 5, 2013 | 2 | 4:30 | Helsinki, Finland | |
| Win | 18–5 | Ryan Scheeper | Submission (punches) | Brutaal - Fight Night | March 30, 2013 | 1 | 0:39 | Rochester, Minnesota, United States | |
| Win | 17–5 | Jake Doerr | Submission (triangle choke) | 3 River Throwdown - Onalaska | August 4, 2012 | 2 | 1:08 | Onalaska, Wisconsin, United States | |
| Win | 16–5 | Marcus Sursa | Submission (armbar) | Brutaal - Rochester | March 31, 2012 | 1 | 2:03 | Rochester, Minnesota, United States | |
| Win | 15–5 | B.J. Lacy | Submission (rear-naked choke) | CFX - Hostile | October 21, 2011 | 3 | 1:33 | Morton, Minnesota, United States | |
| Loss | 14–5 | Anthony Smith | TKO (doctor stoppage) | Seconds Out / Vivid MMA - Havoc at the Hyatt 2 | June 19, 2010 | 2 | 2:22 | Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States | |
| Win | 14–4 | Shane DeZee | Submission (hammerlock) | Seconds Out / Vivid MMA - Havoc at the Hyatt: Clark vs. DeZee | March 27, 2010 | 1 | 1:10 | Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States | |
| Win | 13–4 | Chris Barden | TKO (punches) | Gladiators MMA | January 30, 2010 | 1 | 1:20 | Rochester, Minnesota, United States | |
| Loss | 12–4 | Jason Guida | KO (punches) | Fight Nation: Guida vs. Clark | October 3, 2009 | 1 | 0:07 | Rochester, Minnesota, United States | Fought at Heavyweight |
| Loss | 12–3 | Jorge Santiago | Submission (arm triangle choke) | World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 5 | September 28, 2008 | 2 | 3:35 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Loss | 12–2 | Kazuo Misaki | Decision (unanimous) | World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 3 | June 8, 2008 | 3 | 5:00 | Saitama, Japan | |
| Win | 12–1 | Scott Harper | TKO (punches) | WEC 33: Marshall vs. Stann | March 26, 2008 | 1 | 4:37 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Loss | 11–1 | Eric Schambari | Decision (unanimous) | WEC 29 | August 5, 2007 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 11–0 | Blas Avena | TKO (elbows) | WEC 25 | January 20, 2007 | 3 | 4:23 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 10–0 | Steve Byrnes | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Sanchez vs. Riggs | December 13, 2006 | 3 | 5:00 | San Diego, California, United States | |
| Win | 9–0 | Ryan Willete | Decision (unanimous) | Extreme Challenge 72 | October 21, 2006 | 3 | 5:00 | Medina, Minnesota, United States | |
| Win | 8–0 | Chuck Parmelee | TKO (punches) | The Cage Inc. | September 2, 2006 | 1 | 2:51 | South Dakota, United States | |
| Win | 7–0 | B.J. Lacy | Decision (unanimous) | UCS 15 - Battle at the Barn | July 15, 2006 | 3 | 3:00 | Rochester, Minnesota, United States | |
| Win | 6–0 | Dave Morin | N/A | EFX - Fury | June 7, 2006 | 1 | N/A | Maplewood, Minnesota, United States | |
| Win | 5–0 | Brandon Nelson | TKO (punches) | UCS 13 - Battle at the Barn | March 25, 2006 | 1 | N/A | Minnesota, United States | |
| Win | 4–0 | Fidel Zapata | TKO (punches) | UCS 12 - Battle at the Barn | January 21, 2006 | 1 | N/A | Minnesota, United States | |
| Win | 3–0 | Noah Liebenauer | TKO (punches) | Coliseum | November 23, 2005 | 1 | 0:58 | Rochester, Minnesota, United States | |
| Win | 2–0 | Paul Hersch | TKO (punches) | UCS - Ultimate Lacrosse 1 | October 15, 2005 | 1 | N/A | La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States | |
| Win | 1–0 | Caleb Steiger | Submission (armbar) | Ring Warriors - Xtreme Fight Night | October 7, 2005 | 1 | 1:30 | La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States | |
