Gerald Strebendt

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Gerald Strebendt

Statistics
Nickname	The Finishing Machine
Height	5'9 (175cm)
Weight	155lbs (70kg)
Born	March 1, 1979
Fighting out of	Los Angeles, CA
Town of birth	Coos Bay, OR
Team/Association	Machado Jiu Jitsu
Fighting style	Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Mixed martial arts record
Wins	9
By knockout	1
By submission	8
Losses	7
Draws	0
No contests	0

Gerald Strebendt is a mixed martial artist, having competed in such MMA organisations such as the UFC and Cage Rage. The highlight of Gerald's career was at UFC 44, where he took on top lightweight,^[1] Josh Thompson - losing in the first round by KO. Despite losing, Gerald showed an aggressive grappling style in his match, living up to his name "The Finishing Machine" - A name that has stood by him for his entire MMA career, where he has never gone to a decision, win or lose.

Gerald is known for training with world renowned grappler, Eddie Bravo where he adopted Eddie's rubber guard game. In 2004 Gerald became the first fighter to execute a Twister in an MMA match - a spine lock submission invented by Eddie Bravo.

Sources close to Gerald have often referred to him as a "Great big American Winning Machine". Gerald has been quoted in the past as saying "I wake up in the morning, and I piss excellence." The veracity of this quote is still under investigation.