| Tom Erikson | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 6, 1964 Chicago Heights, Illinois, U.S. |
| Other names | The Big Cat |
| Nationality | American |
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) |
| Weight | 127 kg (280.0 lb; 20.0 st) |
| Division | Super Heavyweight |
| Style | Freestyle Wrestling |
| Team | RAW |
| Years active | 1996-2008 (MMA) |
| Kickboxing record | |
| Total | 4 |
| Wins | 1 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| Losses | 3 |
| By knockout | 3 |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 14 |
| Wins | 9 |
| By knockout | 5 |
| By submission | 3 |
| By decision | 1 |
| Losses | 4 |
| By knockout | 2 |
| By submission | 2 |
| Draws | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Tom Erikson (born July 6, 1964) is an American wrestling coach and former mixed martial artist. Erikson is an assistant wrestling coach at Purdue University, where he has been coaching since 1997. He has also had fights in K-1 under K-1 kickboxing rules. His K-1 record is currently zero wins and four losses.
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Wrestling for Triton College, Erikson was a two-time NJCAA Collegiate Champion in 1984 and 1985. He was also a two-time NCAA Division I Collegiate wrestling All-American, in 1986 and 1987, while competing for Oklahoma State University. Erickson also finished fourth at the FILA World Championships in 1997 as a freestyle wrestler.
Holds a 3-2-0 record in PRIDE, and a total career record of 9-4-1.
He holds a victory over boxer Matt Skelton under mixed martial arts rules. Erikson won the fight, which took place at PRIDE 17, by submission. After the event Pride FC amended their rules so that the type of choke he used, which involved grabbing Skelton's throat with his hand in what was termed a "front strangle choke", would no longer be allowed. In 2004 he faced former WBO heavyweight boxing champion Shannon Briggs under K-1 Kickboxing rules and was knocked out in the first round. Erikson's most notable victory in MMA came in June 1997 when he knocked out future UFC Heavyweight Champion Kevin Randleman.
| 06-06-2004 | Loss | 0-4 | Jan Nortje | K-1 World Grand Prix 2004 in Nagoya | TKO (Referee Stoppage) | 1 | 0:55 |
| 27-03-2004 | Loss | 0-3 | Shannon Briggs | K-1 World Grand Prix 2004 in Saitama | KO (Right Hook) | 1 | 1:02 |
| 06-04-2003 | Loss | 0-2 | Hiromi Amada | K-1 BEAST 2003 | KO (Right Hook) | 4 | 1:14 |
| 22-09-2002 | Loss | 0-1 | Mike Bernardo | K-1 Andy Spirits JAPAN GP 2002 Final | KO (Right Hook) | 1 | 2:30 |
| Professional record breakdown | ||
| 14 matches | 9 wins | 4 losses |
| By knockout | 5 | 2 |
| By submission | 3 | 2 |
| By decision | 1 | 0 |
| By disqualification | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown | 0 | 0 |
| Draws | 1 | |
| No contests | 0 | |
| Result | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 9-4-1 | Alexandru Lungu | KO (punches) | Strike FC 2 - Mamaia | January 8, 2008 | 1 | 1:21 | ||
| Loss | 9-3-1 | Antonio Silva | TKO (punches) | Hero's 5 | March 5, 2006 | 1 | 2:49 | ||
| Loss | 9-2-1 | Fabricio Werdum | Submission (rear naked choke) | Pride 29-Fists Of Fire | October 2, 2006 | 1 | 5:11 | ||
| Win | 9-1-1 | Tim Catalfo | Submission (rear naked choke) | Pride 19-Bad Blood | December 2, 2002 | 1 | 2:35 | ||
| Win | 8-1-1 | Matt Skelton | Submission (front strangle choke) | Pride 17-Championship Chaos | March 11, 2001 | 1 | 1:51 | ||
| Loss | 7-1-1 | Heath Herring | Submission (rear naked choke) | Pride 11-Battle of the Rising Sun | July 10, 2002 | 1 | 6:17 | ||
| Win | 7-0-1 | Gary Goodridge | Decision (unanimous) | Pride 8 | September 11, 2000 | 2 | 10:00 | ||
| Win | 6-0-1 | Ed de Kruijf | TKO (punches) | VTJ 1997 - Vale Tudo Japan 1997 | May 11, 1999 | 1 | 0:37 | ||
| Win | 5-0-1 | Kevin Randleman | KO (punch) | Brazil Open - '97 | March 6, 1998 | 1 | 1:11 | ||
| Win | 4-0-1 | Pantera Negra | TKO (punches) | Brazil Open - '97 | March 6, 1998 | 1 | 2:21 | ||
| Win | 3-0-1 | Davin Wright | TKO (corner stoppage) | WFF - World Fighting Federation | February 2, 1998 | 1 | 0:44 | ||
| Draw | 2-0-1 | Murilo Bustamante | Draw | MARS - Martial Arts Reality Superfighting | October 11, 1997 | 1 | 40:00 | ||
| Win | 2-0 | Willie Peeters | Submission (neck crank) | MARS - Martial Arts Reality Superfighting | October 11, 1997 | 1 | 0:31 | ||
| Win | 1-0 | Aleksander Khramstovskly | Submission (neck crank) | MARS - Martial Arts Reality Superfighting | October 11, 1997 | 1 | 0:31 |