Dean Lister
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| Dean Lister | |
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| Nickname | Boogeyman |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in |
| Weight | 185 lb |
| Born | February 13, 1976 |
| Town of birth | San Diego, California |
| Team/Association | Fabio Santos / City Boxing[1] |
| Fighting style | Wrestling, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Sambo |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Wins | 10 |
| Losses | 5 |
| Draws | 0 |
Dean Richard "Boogeyman" Lister (February 13, 1976 in San Diego, California ) is an American mixed martial arts fighter and a former KOTC champion. He currently fights at the Middleweight division after recently moving down from the Light Heavyweight class. Dean was also an assistant coach on the third season of a popular Spike TV show, The Ultimate Fighter.
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[edit] Biography
Dean Lister grew up in a military family and lived in several South American countries including Venezuela and Panama. Dean speaks several languages. He lived in Panama during the U.S. invasion in 1989, and, according to Dean, he was "right in the middle of a serious combat zone". [2]
After living in several different cities in the United States, Lister's family settled in San Diego for Dean's high school years.
[edit] Martial arts background
Lister often fought as a kid, mostly due to a combination of being the "new kid", a foreigner, and being small for his age. The need to protect himself led Dean to wrestling and martial arts.
He started wrestling in high school, and became the high school division wrestling champion and a U.S. National Sambo Champion. Shortly after graduating from high school, Dean Lister visited the Fabio Santos Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Academy in San Diego with his wrestling teammates, and became very interested in the sport. He started competing in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu in 1996, six months after he started training.
Since 1997, Dean has been working as an instructor for Fabio Santos. Lister teaches both beginner and advanced students at The Boxing Club in San Diego. The classes typically begin with Dean teaching Brazilian Jiu Jitsu techniques, followed by Jiu Jitsu sparring. [3]
In 2000, Dean Lister traveled to Brazil to train at the Top Team Academy for Brazilian Jiu Jitsu in Rio de Janeiro.
Dean Lister currently holds the rank of black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, given to him by Jeffrey Higgs who holds a black belt under Fabio Santos. He maintains that is "the biggest and most challenging sport that exists".[2] Lister does not favor any particular technique, although he is mostly known for his leg attacks (foot locks and knee locks).
[edit] The Ultimate Fighter
In 2006, Dean's sparring partner and the former light heavyweight UFC champion Tito Ortiz invited Dean to be his assistant grappling coach on the third season of The Ultimate Fighter. The show exposed Dean to a large TV audience, and, in combination with multiple praises from the fighters on the show, increased his popularity.
[edit] Record
Dean Lister is a two-time U.S. National Sambo champion, a four-time U.S. Machado National Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Champion (weight class and open classes), and a National Gracie Jiu Jitsu champion.
Dean was invited three times (2000, 2003, and 2005) to the Abu Dhabi Combat Club (ADCC) championship, a prestigious grappling tournament consisting only of top 16 grapplers in the world of each weight class. Lister won the Abu Dhabi Absolute Division championship in 2003, as well as two Superfights in 2003 and 2005; in addition, he set a tournament record by defeating 4 of his opponents consecutively (3 by submission) in 2003.
It is worth noting that one of Lister's MMA losses is against Nathan Marquardt whom Lister submitted in the 2003 ADCC tournament. [1]
Dean Lister was a King of the Cage middleweight champion, and defended his title several times before eventually losing it to Jeremy Horn via decision.
Dean’s overall record includes 111 wins and 12 losses, with over 90 of these wins coming by submission. [3] Dean Lister has never been knocked out or submitted in an MMA competition. 8 of his victories have come by submission.
UFC 79 on December 29, 2007: Lister wins by unanimous decision of 30-27. This bout was not aired on the broadcast.
He will next fight Jeremy Horn in a rematch at The Ultimate Fighter 7 finale.
[edit] Personal life
Dean used to be married.[4]
[edit] Mixed martial arts record
| Professional record breakdown | ||
| 15 matches | 10 wins | 5 losses |
| By submission | 8 | 0 |
| By decision | 2 | 5 |
| Result | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location |
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| Win | 10-5 |  Jordan Radev |
Decision (Unanimous) | UFC 79 - Nemesis | 29 December 2007 | 3 | 5:00 |  Nevada, United States |
| Loss | 9-5 | Nathan Marquardt |
Decision (Unanimous) | UFC - Fight Night 8 | 25 January 2007 | 3 | 5:00 | Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, FL |
| Win | 9-4 |  Yuki Sasaki |
Decision (Unanimous) | UFC - Fight Night 6 | 17 August 2006 | 3 | 5:00 | Nevada, United States |
| Win | 8-4 |  Alessio Sakara |
Submission (Triangle Choke) | UFC 60 - Hughes vs. Gracie | 27 May 2006 | 1 | 2:20 | California, United States |
| Loss | 7-4 |  Ricardo Arona |
Decision (Unanimous) | PRIDE - Total Elimination 2005 | 23 April 2005 | 3 | 5:00 | Osaka, Japan |
| Win | 7-3 | Akira Shoji |
Submission (Triangle Choke) | PRIDE - Bushido 6 | 3 April 2005 | 1 | 3:13 | Yokohama, Japan |
| Loss | 6-3 |  Amar Suloev |
Decision (Split) | PRIDE - Bushido 4 | 19 July 2004 | 2 | 5:00 | Nagoya, Japan |
| Loss | 6-2 | Jeremy Horn |
Decision (Majority) | KOTC 31 - King of the Cage 31 | 6 December 2003 | 4 | 5:00 | California, United States |
| Win | 6-1 | James Lee |
Submission (Armbar) | KOTC 29 - Renegades | 5 September 2003 | 1 | California, United States |
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| Win | 5-1 | Brian Sleeman |
Submission (Armbar) | KOTC 25 - Flaming Fury | 29 June 2003 | 1 | 1:14 | San Jacinto, CA |
| Win | 4-1 | Brendan Seguin |
Submission (Armbar) | KOTC 16 - Double Cross | 2 August 2002 | 3 | 4:37 | California, United States |
| Win | 3-1 | Jacen Flynn |
Submission (Kimura) | KOTC 12 - Cold Blood | 9 February 2002 | 2 | 4:28 | California, United States |
| Win | 2-1 | Jerry Jenkins |
Submission (Heel Hook) | KOTC 11 - Domination | 29 September 2001 | 1 | 4:24 | California, United States |
| Loss | 1-1 | Jacen Flynn |
Decision | KOTC 7 - Wet and Wild | 24 February 2001 | 3 | 5:00 | California, United States |
| Win | 1-0 | John Jensen | Submission (Kneebar) | KOTC 5 - Cage Wars | 16 September 2000 | 1 | 1:50 | California, United States |
[edit] References
- ^ Fight Finder: Dean Lister. Sherdog (2007). Retrieved on 2007-08-16.
- ^ a b UFC. Dean Lister Detail. Retrieved on 2006-06-12.
- ^ a b DeanLister.com (2006). Official Homepage of Dean Lister. Official Homepage of Dean Lister, World Champion Grappler. Retrieved on 2006-06-12.
- ^ “I had a lot of personal issues with my ex-wife and family stuff and I lost a lot of my motivation,” Lister admitted.
[edit] External links
- Dean Lister's OFFICIAL Site
- Dean Lister's OFFICIAL myNetSpot.org Site
- Dean Lister's OFFICIAL MySpace Site
- CFW Enterprises. Dean "The Machine" Lister. Retrieved on 2006-06-12.
- MMAFighting.com. Dean Lister Pre-KOTC 12 Interview. Retrieved on 2006-06-12.
- PRIDE. Dean Lister profile. Retrieved on 2006-06-13.
- Professional MMA record for Dean Lister from Sherdog
- The Boxing Club. Dean Lister Bio. Retrieved on 2006-06-12.
- UFC. Dean Lister Detail. Retrieved on 2006-06-12.
