Dave Strasser

Dave Strasser (born July 13, 1969) is a retired American mixed martial arts fighter who competed in the Welterweight division for the UFC, Shooto, M-1 Global, and Cage Rage. 14 of his 25 career wins came by way of submission.

Background Strasser competed in High School Wrestling, Collegiate Wrestling, Boxing, Shidokan Karate, and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. His studying of Full-Contact Karate led a six-month stay in Japan to train and compete.

Mixed martial arts career Strasser's second professional fight was a no-rules bout against a fighter making his professional debut, Travis Fulton. Strasser subdued the inexperienced Fulton with a choke hold from behind. Aram had been undefeated before the fight, and was being groomed by the UFC for a possible title shot against Matt Hughes. As such, Aram came into the fight as the favorite. In the welterweight match, his opponent was judo practitioner Karo Parisyan, who was making his debut in the UFC. When the fight started, Strasser attempted to stay on his feet and exchange punches. Nick Thompson, Jameel Massouh, and Ben Rothwell are among the fighters who have trained with Strasser.

Personal life Strasser comes from a very athletic family and has three brothers and two sisters. His father was an all-state sprinter and football player who was recruited by Miami University and other NCAA Division I schools. Strasser's uncle was a talented weightlifter, holding the state record for the squat and dead-lift. Strasser's siblings' accomplishments have ranged from a state finals champion in Cross Country, player of the year in baseball, all-state in basketball, NCAA Division I runner, among many other notable feats. One of his brothers, Mark, played professional football in Sweden and set Division I records for Central Connecticut State University. Mark went on to work for the Minnesota Twins organization. He is currently a physical education teacher Eleanor Roosevelt High School in New York City. Strasser now has a wife and one daughter and one son.

Mixed martial arts record Win

Steve Corley Submission (injury) FCC 34 – Freestyle Combat Challenge 34

Wisconsin, United States Loss

Paul Daley Decision (unanimous) Cage Rage 16

London, England Win

Emyr Bussade Decision MFC – Boardwalk Blitz

New Jersey, United States Win

Derrick Reed Submission LOF 2 – Legends of Fighting 2

Indiana, United States Loss

Hidetaka Monma KO (punch) GCM – D.O.G. 2

Tokyo, Japan Win

Brian Dunn TKO FCC 19 – Freestyle Combat Challenge 19

Wisconsin, United States Loss

Georges St-Pierre Submission (kimura) TKO 19 – Rage

Quebec, Canada Win

Pat Healy Decision (unanimous) MT 1 – Madtown Throwdown 1

Wisconsin, United States Loss

Ansar Chalangov Submission (guillotine choke) M-1 MFC - Russia vs. The World 7

St. Petersburg, Russia Loss

Karo Parisyan Submission (kimura) UFC 44

Nevada, United States Win

Romie Aram Decision (unanimous) UFC 42

Florida, United States Draw

Islam Karimov Draw M-1 MFC - Russia vs. the World 4

St. Petersburg, Russia Win

Seichi Ikemoto Submission (rear naked choke) Shooto - Treasure Hunt 7

Osaka, Japan Win

Takuya Wada Decision (split) Shooto - Treasure Hunt 6

Tokyo, Japan Win

Alexandre Barros Decision HOOKnSHOOT – Overdrive

Indiana, United States Loss

Ronald Jhun Submission (armbar) SB 21 – SuperBrawl 21

Hawaii, United States Draw

Chris Lytle Draw RSF 3 – Reality Submission Fighting 3

Illinois, United States Win

Steve Miller TKO (cut) IC 1 – Iowa Challenge 1

Iowa, United States Win

Riley McIlhon Submission (strikes) FCC 3 – Freestyle Combat Challenge 3

Win

Paul Rodriguez Decision (majority) WEF 8 – Goin' Platinum

Georgia, United States Win

Eric Meaders TKO NG 13 – Neutral Grounds 13

California, United States Win

Toby Imada Submission (armbar) NG 13 – Neutral Grounds 13

California, United States Loss

Tom Schmitz Submission (triangle choke) EC 29 – Extreme Challenge 29

Wisconsin, United States Win

Sean Brockmole TKO (guillotine choke) EC 23 – Extreme Challenge 23

Indiana, United States Win

Jeff Lindsay Submission (punches) EC 23 – Extreme Challenge 23

Indiana, United States Win

Brian Campbell Submission (keylock) Gladiators 2 – Gladiators 2

Iowa, United States Loss

Adrian Serrano Decision (split) EC 13 – Extreme Challenge 13

Wisconsin, United States Win

Brett Al-azzawi Submission (punches) EC 12 – Extreme Challenge 12

Michigan, United States Win

Daniel Vianna Submission (punches) EC 12 – Extreme Challenge 12

Michigan, United States Win

Phil Johns Submission (punches) EC 11 – Extreme Challenge 11

Iowa, United States Draw

Adrian Serrano Draw EC 10 – Extreme Challenge 10

Iowa, United States Win

Jesse Jones Submission (keylock) EC 5 – Extreme Challenge 5

Iowa, United States Win

Caz Daniels Submission (armbar) EC 5 – Extreme Challenge 5

Iowa, United States Win

Rolando Higueros TKO (cut) EC 1 – Extreme Challenge 1

Iowa, United States Draw

George Schirmer Draw BATB 1 – Brawl at the Ballpark 1

Iowa, United States Win

Travis Fulton Submission (rear naked choke) Gladiators – Gladiators 1

Iowa, United States Win

CG Sierra Submission (rear naked choke) QCU 2 – Quad City Ultimate 2

Illinois, United States