Vernon White

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Vernon White
Statistics
Nickname Tiger
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 205 lb (93 kg)
Born December 3, 1971 (1971-12-03) (age 36)
Fighting out of Palo Alto, California
Town of birth
Team/Association Lion's Den[1]
Fighting style Submission Wrestling
Mixed martial arts record
Wins 26
  By knockout 10
  By submission 8
Losses 32
Draws 2
No contests 0

Vernon Verdell "Tiger" White (born December 3, 1971) is a professional mixed martial arts fighter. He lives in California, and belongs to the fighting team The Lion's Den. He holds wins over David Terrell, Vladimir Matyushenko, Sam Hoger, and Marvin Eastman. White will now be fighting in the International Fight League, under Ken Shamrock's Nevada Lions.

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[edit] Personal life

Vernon and his wife Melissa Cline were married on April 30, 2007.[2] The couple had their first child, a son, on May 31, 2008.[3]

[edit] MMA Record

26-32-2 (wins-losses-draws)
Result Opponent Method Event Title Date Round Time
Win Jeremiah Constant DQ XCC 6 - Western Threat 04/5/2008 1 N/A
Loss Marcelo Tigre TKO (Injury) X-1- Grand Prix 2007 8/4/2007 1 3:26
Loss Mike Whitehead TKO (Strikes) IFL- Las Vegas 06/16/2007 2 0:54
Win Sam Hoger Submission (Rear Naked Choke) IFL- Moline 04/7/2007 2 3:25
Loss Bobby Southworth Decision (Unanimous) Strike Force - Triple Threat 12/8/2006 5 5:00
Loss Victor Valimaki Decision (Unanimous) EF 2 - The Ultimate Decision 09/29/2006 3 5:00
Loss Lyoto Machida Decision (Unanimous) WFA - King of the Streets 09/29/2006 3 5:00
Win Jason Guida TKO (Doctor Stoppage) WEC 18 - Unfinished Business 01/13/2006 1 5:00
Win Alex Stiebling KO (Punch) WEC 17 - Halloween Fury 4 10/14/2005 2 0:09
Loss Matt Horwich Submission (Rear Naked Choke) SF 12 - Breakout 09/16/2005 2 2:38
Win Justin Burgin Decision (Unanimous) Valor Fighting - Medford Mayhem 07/16/2005 3 5:00
Win Chris Peak TKO Valor Fighting - Home of the Brave 07/2/2005 1 N/A
Loss Chuck Liddell KO (Punch) UFC 49: Unfinished Business 08/21/2004 1 4:05
Loss Marvin Eastman Decision (Unanimous) KOTC 32 - Bringing Heat 01/24/2004 3 5:00
Loss August Wallen Decision (Unanimous) FE 4 - Fighter Extreme 4 09/28/2003 N/A N/A
Draw Ian Freeman Draw UFC 43: Meltdown 06/6/2003 3 5:00
Loss Jeremy Horn Decision (Unanimous) KOTC 23 - Sin City 05/16/2003 5 5:00
Win Mike Rogers Decision (Split) KOTC 16 - Double Cross 08/2/2002 3 5:00
Win James Lee Submission (Heel Hook) KOTC 11 - Domination 09/29/2001 3 1:00
Win Joe Priole TKO WMMAA 1 - MegaFights 08/10/2001 2 N/A
Win Marvin Eastman Decision (Split) KOTC 8 - Bombs Away 04/29/2001 3 5:00
Win David Dodd KO KOTC 6 - Road Warriors 11/29/2000 2 3:43
Win Marcos da Silva Submission IFC- Battleground 2 09/30/2000 1 N/A
Loss Allan Goes Decision PRIDE 9 - New Blood 06/4/2000 2 10:00
Win Todd Medina KO (Punch) KOTC 3 - Knockout Nightmare 04/15/2000 1 0:09
Win Vladimir Matyushenko Decision IFC - Montreal Cage Combat 10/9/1999 1 25:00
Win David Terrell Decision (Unanimous) IFC WC 4 - Warriors Challenge 4 08/7/1999 3 5:00
Loss Kazushi Sakuraba Submission (Armbar) PRIDE 2 - PRIDE 2 03/15/1998 3 6:53
Win Brian Gassaway Submission (Ankle Lock) WPC - World Pankration Championships 1 10/26/1997 1 N/A
Loss Vladimir Matyushenko Submission (Neck Crank) IFC 5 - Battle in the Bayou 09/5/1997 1 5:44
Loss Mario Sperry Decision Caged Combat 1 - Australian Ultimate Fighting 03/22/1997 3 5:00
Loss Pedro Rizzo KO (Kick) WVC 2 - World Vale Tudo Championship 2 11/10/1996 1 6:30
Win Iouri Oulianitski KO (Kick) WVC 2 - World Vale Tudo Championship 2 11/10/1996 1 1:21
Win Cees Bezems Submission (Heel Hook) WVC 2 - World Vale Tudo Championship 2 11/10/1996 1 2:10
Loss Osami Shibuya Decision (Lost Points) Pancrase - Truth 7 10/8/1996 1 20:00
Win Yoshiki Takahashi KO (Kick) Pancrase - 1996 Anniversary Show 09/7/1996 1 19:43
Win Minoru Suzuki Decision (Majority) Pancrase - 1996 Neo-Blood Tournament, Round 2 07/23/1996 1 15:00
Loss Masakatsu Funaki Submission Pancrase - Truth 6 06/25/1996 1 2:34
Draw Takaku Fuke Draw Pancrase - Truth 5 05/16/1996 1 10:00
Loss Ryushi Yanagisawa Submission Pancrase - Truth 3 04/7/1996 1 12:47
Win Yoshiki Takahashi Decision (Lost Points) Pancrase - Truth 3 04/7/1996 1 10:00
Loss Frank Shamrock Submission (Achilles Hold) Pancrase - Eyes Of Beast 7 12/14/1995 1 5:23
Loss Katsuomi Inagaki Decision (Majority) Pancrase - Eyes Of Beast 6 11/4/1995 1 10:00
Loss Gregory Smit Decision (1-0) Pancrase - 1995 Neo-Blood Tournament, Round 1 07/22/1995 1 10:00
Loss Manabu Yamada Submission Pancrase - Eyes Of Beast 5 06/13/1995 1 10:26
Win Larry Papadopoulos Submission Pancrase - Eyes Of Beast 3 04/8/1995 1 9:54
Loss Takafumi Ito Submission Pancrase - Eyes Of Beast 2 03/10/1995 1 7:26
Loss Masakatsu Funaki Submission Pancrase - King of Pancrase Tournament, Round 1 12/16/1994 1 5:37
Win Leon Dijk Submission Pancrase - King of Pancrase Tournament, Round 1 12/16/1994 1 3:45
Loss Todd Bjornethun Decision (Lost Points) Pancrase - Road To The Championship 5 10/15/1994 1 15:00
Win Richard Saar KO Pancrase - Road To The Championship 4 09/1/1994 1 3:25
Win Katsuomi Inagaki Submission Pancrase - Road To The Championship 3 07/26/1994 1 4:15
Loss Remco Pardoel TKO (Lost Points) Pancrase - Road To The Championship 2 07/6/1994 1 14:24
Loss Bas Rutten Submission Pancrase - Pancrash! 3 04/21/1994 1 1:16
Loss Masakatsu Funaki KO Pancrase - Pancrash! 2 03/12/1994 1 1:13
Loss Andre Van Den Oetelaar Submission Pancrase - Pancrash! 1 01/19/1994 1 6:22
Loss Ryushi Yanagisawa TKO (Lost Points) Pancrase - Yes, We are Hybrid Wrestlers 4 12/8/1993 1 8:55
Win Katsuomi Inagaki TKO (Doctor) Pancrase - Yes, We are Hybrid Wrestlers 3 11/8/1993 1 22:04
Loss Minoru Suzuki Submission (Leg Scissors) Pancrase - Yes, We are Hybrid Wrestlers 2 10/14/1993 1 2:36
Loss Takaku Fuke Submission (Armbar) Pancrase - Yes, We are Hybrid Wrestlers 1 09/21/1993 1 1:19

[edit] Notes and references

  1. ^ Fight Finder: Vernon White. Sherdog (2007). Retrieved on 2007-08-16.
  2. ^ Interview where Vernon mentions his wife Melissa
  3. ^ Vernon "Tiger" White almost didn't make it to work on Saturday night. Earlier in the morning, his wife went into labor and the grizzled mixed martial arts veteran remained in the hospital for the vast majority of the day. After the birth of his son, White made a mad dash across town to punch his time card.

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