Marcus LeVesseur
| Marcus LeVesseur | |
|---|---|
 Marcus LeVesseur in 2009 | |
| Born |
July 17, 1982 Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| Other names | The Prospect |
| Nationality | American |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Weight | 155 lb (70 kg) |
| Division | Lightweight |
| Reach | 70 in (178 cm) |
| Fighting out of | Eagan, Minnesota |
| Team | Minnesota Fight Factory |
| Years active | 2003-present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 29 |
| Wins | 22 |
| By knockout | 10 |
| By submission | 7 |
| By decision | 5 |
| Losses | 7 |
| By knockout | 4 |
| By submission | 3 |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Marcus LeVesseur (born July 17, 1982) is an American mixed martial artist.
Wrestling Career
As a college wrestler, LeVesseur was undefeated and untied, with a record of 155–0. He won four NCAA Division III individual national titles, and was a member of two teams that won national championships. Since his last loss in high school competition LeVesseur compiled an amateur wrestling record of 296–0 through his senior year at Augsburg. He is only the second college wrestler ever to finish his career unbeaten and untied, with a 155–0 career record (Cael Sanderson was the first with a 159–0 record).This applies ONLY to four year eligible wrestlers. Yojiro Uetake from Oklahoma State University finished his career unbeaten in College and Olympic competition.(winning his first Olympic Gold before his Junior year) LeVesseur ended his high school wrestling career 141 match unbeaten streak, which when combined with his unbeaten college career was 296–0. In high school LeVesseur defeated future Olympian Ben Askren 13–4 in the title match of the Bi-State Tournament in La Crosse, Wisconsin. Askren would later become a two-time runner-up and a two-time champion in Division I, as well as the Bellator Welterweight Champion.
Mixed martial arts career
LeVesseur made his MMA debut in 2003 against Doug Henkey. He won via KO 44 seconds into round 1. He went on to compile a record of 21-5 with notable wins over TUF vets Dane Sayers, Brian Geraghty, and Eric Marriot before signing with the UFC.
Ultimate Fighting Championship
In April 2012 it was reported that LeVesseur had signed a four fight deal with the UFC. He made his debut as a replacement for Aaron Riley against Cody McKenzie on May 15, 2012 at UFC on Fuel TV: Korean Zombie vs. Poirier.[1] He lost the fight via submission in the first round.
LeVesseur defeated Carlo Prater on October 5, 2012 at UFC on FX 5[2] via split decision.
LeVesseur was expected to face Michael Chiesa on December 8, 2012 at UFC on Fox 5, replacing an injured Rafaello Oliveira.[3] However, the week of the event, Chiesa was forced out of the bout with LeVesseur with an undisclosed illness and the bout was scrapped altogether.[4] Then on the day of the weigh-ins for the event, Tim Means was forced from his bout with Abel Trujillo after sustaining a head injury caused by a fall in a hotel sauna and LeVesseur stepped up to face Trujillo.[5] He lost the fight via TKO in the second round and was subsequently released from the promotion.[6]
Mixed martial arts record
| Professional record breakdown | ||
| 29 matches | 22 wins | 7 losses |
| By knockout | 10 | 4 |
| By submission | 7 | 3 |
| By decision | 5 | 0 |
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss | 22–7 |  Abel Trujillo |
TKO (knees to the body) | UFC on Fox: Henderson vs. Diaz | December 8, 2012 | 2 | 3:56 | Seattle, Washington, United States | |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 22–6 |  Carlo Prater |
Decision (split) | UFC on FX: Browne vs. Bigfoot | October 5, 2012 | 3 | 5:00 | Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States | |
| style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss | 21–6 | Cody McKenzie |
Submission (guillotine choke) | UFC on Fuel TV: Korean Zombie vs. Poirier | May 15, 2012 | 1 | 3:05 | Fairfax, Virginia, United States | |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 21–5 | Taurean Bogguess |
Decision (unanimous) | MSC - High Stakes | August 19, 2011 | 3 | 5:00 | Hinckley, Minnesota, United States | |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 20–5 | Brian Geraghty |
TKO (punches) | Seconds Out/Vivid MMA - Combat on Capitol Hill 5 | April 15, 2011 | 1 | 1:52 | St. Paul, Minnesota, United States | |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 19–5 | Dane Sayers |
Decision (unanimous) | Showdown at the Sheraton | February 4, 2011 | 3 | 5:00 | St. Paul, Minnesota, United States | |
| style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss | 18–5 | Dakota Cochrane |
Submission (triangle choke) | Combat on Capitol Hill 4 | November 12, 2010 | 1 | 4:08 | St. Paul, Minnesota, United States | |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 18–4 | Josh Bumgarner |
Submission (rear naked choke) | Combat on Capitol Hill 3 | September 17, 2010 | 2 | 4:21 | St. Paul, Minnesota, United States | |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 17–4 | Morrison Lamb |
TKO (doctor stoppage) | Combat on Capitol Hill 2 | July 30, 2010 | 1 | 3:43 | St. Paul, Minnesota, United States | |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 16–4 | Jay Ellis |
KO (punches) | ECO - Extreme Cagefighting Organization 6 | July 10, 2010 | 1 | 0:53 | Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin, United States | |
| style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" | Loss | 15–4 | Jason Buck |
TKO (punches) | Havoc at the Hyatt II | June 19, 2010 | 2 | 4:20 | Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States | |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 15–3 | Mike Plazola |
Submission (rear naked choke | Havoc at the Hyatt | March 27, 2010 | 1 | 4:45 | Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States | |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 14–3 | Bruce Johnson |
Submission (rear naked choke) | Seconds Out 11/20/09 | November 20, 2009 | 1 | 2:04 | St. Paul, Minnesota, United States | |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 13–3 | Eric Marriott |
Decision (unanimous) | Seconds Out 2/13/09 | February 13, 2009 | 3 | 5:00 | Maplewood, Minnesota, United States | |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 12–3 | RT Hicks |
KO (punch) | MCS - Minnesota Combat Sports | January 17, 2009 | 1 | 0:10 | St. Paul, Minnesota, United States | |
| style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss | 11–3 | Brian Cobb |
Submission (rear naked choke) | War Gods - Do or Die | November 8, 2008 | 2 | 2:35 | Fresno, California, United States | |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 11–2 | Ismael Gonzalez |
Submission (rear naked choke) | WG - War Gods | July 26, 2008 | 2 | 1:46 | Fresno, California, United States | |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 10–2 | Henry King |
Submission (rear naked choke) | MF 4 - Max Fights 4 | July 19, 2008 | 1 | 1:06 | North Dakota, United States | |
| style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss | 9–2 | Tom Belt |
TKO (punches) | Adrenaline MMA: Guida vs Russow | June 14, 2008 | 1 | 4:10 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 9–1 | John Case |
KO (punch) | SO - Seconds Out | May 17, 2008 | 1 | 0:23 | St. Paul, Minnesota, United States | |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 8–1 | Jesse Evans |
Submission (rear naked choke) | MF 3 - Max Fights 3 | April 26, 2008 | 1 | 1:30 | Fargo, North Dakota, United States | |
| style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss | 7–1 | Derek Abram |
TKO (injury) | UCS - Battle on the Bay 9 | November 30, 2007 | 1 | N/A | Superior, Wisconsin, United States | |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 7–0 | Mike Sanchez |
TKO (punches) | FCC 31 - Freestyle Combat Challenge 31 | November 10, 2007 | 1 | 1:23 | Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States | |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 6–0 | Richard Silva |
Submission (rear naked choke) | WFC - Downtown Throwdown | September 14, 2007 | 2 | 1:42 | Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States | |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 5–0 | Josh Marker |
TKO (doctor stoppage) | EFX - Fury | May 3, 2007 | 1 | 0:38 | Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States | |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 4–0 | Billy Walters |
KO (punches) | EFX - Fury | November 1, 2006 | 1 | 0:51 | Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States | |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 3–0 | Jaxson Mason |
Decision (unanimous) | EFX - Fury | October 5, 2006 | 3 | 5:00 | Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States | |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 2–0 | Yancy Cueller |
TKO (punches) | EFX - EFX | September 6, 2006 | 1 | 0:27 | Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States | |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 1–0 | Doug Henkey |
KO (punch) | EC - Best of the Best 1 | May 10, 2003 | 1 | 0:44 | Fridley, Minnesota, United States |
See also
References
- ↑ http://mmajunkie.com/news/28407/marcus-levesseur-replaces-aaron-riley-meets-cody-mckenzie-at-ufc-on-fuel-tv-3.mma
- ↑ "Prater-LeVesseur added to UFC on FX 5". mmajunkie.com. August 1, 2012.
- ↑ "Replacement Marcus LeVesseur meets Michael Chiesa at UFC on FOX 5". MMAjunkie.com. October 24, 2012.
- ↑ Staff (2012-12-03). "Michael Chiesa ill, scratches from Saturday's UFC on FOX 5 event". MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved 2012-12-03.
- ↑ Jeremy Brand (2012-12-07). "Tim Means out, Marcus LeVesseur in at UFC on FOX 5 against Abel Trujillo". MMAsucka.com. Retrieved 2012-12-07.
- ↑ Mookie Alexander (January 18, 2013). "UFC releases nine fighters from their roster, including Chad Griggs, Jeff Hougland, and Marcus LeVesseur". bloodyelbow.com.