Michael Wessel

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Team Westside Kickboxing & BJJ
Age 47
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 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, 0 days

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

Quick Hits

Fastest Win 45
Fastest KO 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 MMA Fight Record

Date Opponent Weightclass Method Round Time
OFF 10/21/2016 W
(14-7-0) 		Frank Tate
(8-8-0) 		HW
( 255.5 vs. 239.6 ) 		Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Bellator MMA 162 		3 05:00
OFF 09/05/2014 L
(14-6-0) 		Josh Diekmann
(15-8-0) 		HW
( 253.7 vs. 242.0 ) 		KO
BELLATOR MMA 123 		1 00:47
OFF 05/17/2014 W
(13-6-0) 		Justin Frazier
(12-3-0) 		HW
( 257.9 vs. 264.5 ) 		TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
Bellator MMA 120: Rampage VS. King Mo 		1 04:28
OFF 07/13/2013 L
(13-5-0) 		Robert Neal
(4-5-0) 		HW
( 259.0 vs. 241.0 ) 		TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
PrizeFight MMA Championships 07/13/13 		1 00:13
OFF 12/07/2012 W
(12-5-0) 		Alexei Kudin
(26-12-1) 		HW
( 263.0 vs. 237.0 ) 		Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Bellator Fighting Championships 83 		3 05:00
OFF 10/05/2012 L
(12-4-0) 		Richard Hale
(19-7-1) 		HW
( 262.2 vs. 233.0 ) 		TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
Bellator Fighting Championships 75 		1 01:19
OFF 08/24/2012 W
(11-4-0) 		Ryan Martinez
(10-5-0) 		HW
( 264.4 vs. 264.0 ) 		Decision (Split Decision)
Bellator Fighting Championships 73 		3 05:00
OFF 06/16/2012 W
(10-4-0) 		Matt Kovacs
(17-20-0) 		HW
( 260.1 vs. 253.0 ) 		TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
ShoFIGHT 20 		2 04:50
OFF 01/29/2011 L
(10-3-0) 		Scott Barrett
(13-5-0) 		HW TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
SportFight X: Middle Tennessee Mayhem - Pro 		1 03:57
OFF 10/09/2010 W
(9-3-0) 		Chris Hawk
(5-9-0) 		HW
( 232.0 vs. 231.0 ) 		TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
War of the Machines 		1 02:19
OFF 06/18/2010 W
(8-3-0) 		Jack Armstrong
(0-2-0) 		HW
( 240.0 vs. 253.0 ) 		TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
AXC 8 		1 02:39
OFF 02/26/2010 L
(8-2-0) 		Daniel Christison
(20-7-0) 		HW
( 247.0 vs. 262.5 ) 		TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage)
Canadian Fighting Championship - CFC 4 		3 03:46
OFF 06/23/2009 L
(8-2-0) 		Marcus Jones
(4-2-0) 		HW
( 260.0 vs. 262.0 ) 		Submission (Arm Bar)
The Ultimate Fighter Season 10 - 06/23/2009 * 		1 00:49
OFF 12/27/2008 L
(8-1-0) 		Antoni Hardonk
(8-6-0) 		HW
( 260.0 vs. 246.0 ) 		TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
UFC 92: The Ultimate 2008 		2 02:09
OFF 08/02/2008 W
(7-1-0) 		Aaron Witterle
(3-5-0) 		HW
( 260.0 vs. 260.0 ) 		Submission
Revenge at The River - Pro 		1 01:59
OFF 05/17/2008 W
(6-1-0) 		Rudy Lindsey
(15-9-0) 		HW
( 254.0 vs. 224.0 ) 		Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Xtreme Fighting League 5/17/08 		5 02:00
OFF 04/19/2008 W
(5-1-0) 		Patrick Castillo
(6-4-0) 		HW
( 250.0 vs. 244.0 ) 		Decision (Split Decision)
Art of War 		3 05:00
NRB 03/08/2008 W
(4-1-0) 		Mark Bier
(0-2-0) 		HW
( 250.0 vs. 257.0 ) 		KO
Ring Rulers 3/8/08 		1 00:45
NRB 01/12/2008 W
(3-1-0) 		Matt Thomas
(4-7-0) 		TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
Subzero Fighting: 3 		1 05:00
NRB 10/27/2007 W
(2-1-0) 		Matt Thomas
(4-7-0) 		TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
Art of War 4 		1 02:42
NRB 08/11/2007 W
(0-0-0) 		Jason Lee
(0-1-0) 		TKO/RSC
Extreme fighting League 8/11/07 		3 01:18
NRB 08/11/2007 L
(0-0-0) 		Aaron Witterle
(3-5-0) 		KO
Extreme fighting League 8/11/07 		2 00:28
NRB 08/11/2007 W
(0-0-0) 		Rudy Lindsey
(15-9-0) 		Decision
Extreme fighting League 8/11/07 		3 02:00

* Bouts marked with 'OFF' denote results which have been verified by an ABC-recognized athletic commission. Bouts marked with an SB denote bouts overseen by a duly-recognized sanctioning organization. Bouts marked NRB denote non-regulated bouts.

* 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

AM 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

Quick Hits

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

Official Amateur MMA Fight Record

Date Opponent Weightclass Method Round Time
NRB 07/20/2007 W
(1-0-0) 		David House
(0-1-0) 		TKO/RSC
Subzero Fighting: Rumble at the River 		3 05:00
NRB 03/23/2007 W
(0-0-0) 		Nick Smith
(0-1-0) 		Submission (Strikes)
Subzero Fighting: Inksplosion 		2 01:00

* Bouts marked with 'OFF' denote results which have been verified by an ABC-recognized athletic commission. Bouts marked with an SB denote bouts overseen by a duly-recognized sanctioning organization. Bouts marked NRB denote non-regulated bouts.

* 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