LaVerne Clark

LaVerne Clark (born December 2, 1973) is an American retired mixed martial artist and a former professional boxer. Clark is a veteran of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, Maximum Fighting Championship and World Fighting Alliance. Clark holds a professional record of 27–21–1, with notable wins over Mac Danzig, Fabiano Iha, and Shonie Carter. He was the first professional boxer to be successful in the UFC.

Mixed martial arts career

Ultimate Fighting Championship Clark is a UFC veteran, whose history with the promotion dates back to the early beginnings of his career. He made his UFC debut just three fights into his career, facing Josh Stewart at UFC 16 on March 13, 1998, and won via strikes. He returned just under a year later, and faced Frank Caracci at UFC 18 on January 8, 1999. Clark won via submission (strikes), advancing his UFC record to 2–0.

After winning another fight in the Extreme Boxing promotion, Clark returned at UFC 20 against Fabiano Iha on May 7, 1999, defeating Iha by TKO (cut). Clark would fight in the UFC two more times, defeating Koji Oishi at UFC 25 via majority decision, and losing to Fabiano Iha at UFC 27 in a rematch via armbar, leaving the promotion with a record of 4 wins and 1 loss.

Mixed martial arts record Loss

Mark Stoddard Submission (verbal) Caged Aggression 12: Night Two

Davenport, Iowa, United States Loss

Evan Vasquez Matus Submission (triangle choke) CBB: Coco Beach Brawl

Guanacaste, Costa Rica Loss

Brian Foster Submission (armbar) Capital City Cage Wars 7

Springfield, Illinois, United States Win

Sean Salmon KO (punches) Fight Tour

Rockford, Illinois, United States Loss

Sean Huffman DQ Blueblood MMA: Trials of a Gladiator 9

Iowa, United States Win

Evan Marks Submission (rear-naked choke) Blueblood MMA: Trials of a Gladiator 6

Iowa, United States Loss

Ryan Ford Submission (guillotine choke) MFC 18: Famous

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Win

Matt Kelly TKO CFC 12: Courage Fighting Championships 12

Decatur, Illinois, United States Win

Aaron Smith Submission (strikes) CFC 11: Courage Fighting Championships 11

Champaign, Illinois, United States Win

Zeke Shiling Submission (rear naked choke) CFC 9: Courage Fighting Championships 9

Indiana, United States Loss

Aaron Wetherspoon Submission (armbar) KOTC: Sinister

California, United States Loss

Chris Wilson Submission (triangle choke) SF 17: Hot Zone

Oregon, United States Win

Victor Moreno Decision (unanimous) KOTC: Redemption on the River

Illinois, United States Win

Jamie Woods KO CFC 4: Courage Fighting Championships 4

Illinois, United States Loss

Jake Ellenberger Submission (triangle choke) KOTC 64: Raging Bull

Ohio, United States Win

Cruz Chacon TKO EC 65: Extreme Challenge 65

Medina, Minn Win

Jake Jetter Submission (armbar) XFO 7: Xtreme Fighting Organization 7

Illinois, United States Draw

Melvin Guillard Draw RCF: Dual in the Delta

Mississippi, United States Win

John Moore Submission (arm triangle choke) ICE 11: ICE XI

Ohio, United States Win

Kevin Knabjan KO CFC 1: Courage Fighting Championships 1

Illinois, United States Loss

Buck Greer Submission (triangle choke) PXC 2: Chaos

Guam Loss

Jorge Santiago Submission (triangle choke) HFC 2: Hardcore Fighting Championships 2

Massachusetts, United States Win

Mac Danzig Decision (unanimous) EC 54: Extreme Challenge 54

Illinois, United States Win

Rafal Piszczek Decision (unanimous) EC 54: Extreme Challenge 54

Illinois, United States Loss

Chris Lytle Decision (unanimous) Battleground 1: War Cry

Illinois, United States Win

Miguel Menendez TKO HFC 1: Hardcore Fighting Championships 1

Massachusetts, United States Win

Donald Ouimet Decision (unanimous) UCC Hawaii: Eruption in Hawaii

Hawaii, United States Loss

Ryuki Ueyama TKO (towel thrown) Deep: 3rd Impact

Tokyo, Japan Loss

Frank Trigg Submission (strikes) World Fighting Alliance 1

Nevada, United States Loss

Daiju Takase Submission (triangle choke) Pancrase: 2001 Neo-Blood Tournament Opening Round

Tokyo, Japan Win

Earnest Knight Submission (strikes) Gladiators 16: Gladiators 16

Iowa, United States Loss

Jutaro Nakao Technical Submission (triangle choke) HOOKnSHOOT: Masters

Indiana, United States Loss

Chatt Lavender Submission (armbar) Rings USA: Battle of Champions

Iowa, United States Loss

Fabiano Iha Submission (armbar) UFC 27

Louisiana, United States Win

Cedric Marks Submission (choke) EC 35: Extreme Challenge 35

Iowa, United States Win

Koji Oishi Decision (majority) UFC 25

Yoyogi Gym Win

John Lewis Decision (unanimous) WEF 8: Goin' Platinum

Georgia, United States Win

John Paun TKO (guillotine choke) EC 29: Extreme Challenge 29

Wisconsin, United States Loss

Matt Hughes Submission (rear naked choke) EC 29: Extreme Challenge 29

Wisconsin, United States Loss

Dave Menne Submission (guillotine choke) EC 29: Extreme Challenge 29

Wisconsin, United States Win

CJ Fernandes Submission (injury) EC 26: Extreme Challenge 26

Illinois, United States Win

Fabiano Iha TKO (cut) UFC 20

Alabama, United States Win

James Julian Submission (strikes) EB 2: Extreme Boxing 2

Iowa, United States Win

Frank Caracci Submission (strikes) UFC 18

Louisiana, United States Win

Dave Yoder Submission (rear naked choke) EC 20: Extreme Challenge 20

Iowa, United States Win

Josh Stewart TKO (strikes) UFC 16

Louisiana, United States Loss

Dave Menne Submission (triangle choke) EC 5: Extreme Challenge 5

Iowa, United States Loss

Brian Dunn Submission (guillotine choke) EC 4: Extreme Challenge 4

Iowa, United States Win

Shonie Carter KO (punches) EC 3: Extreme Challenge 3

Iowa, United States Professional boxing record

Loss

TKO 3 March 5, 2004

Loss

TKO 3 October 18, 2002

Loss

DQ 2 June 21, 2002

Loss

KO 3 April 26, 2002

Win

KO 1 March 3, 2002

Loss

KO 2 November 21, 2001

Loss

UD 4 September 28, 2001

Loss

KO 2 February 2, 2001

Loss

PTS 6 December 1, 2000

Loss

KO 2 March 3, 2000

Win

UD 4 February 17, 2000

Loss

TKO 6 November 22, 1999

Loss

KO 5 May 28, 1999

Win

UD 4 April 24, 1999

Win

KO 1 March 23, 1999

Loss

TKO 5 February 5, 1999

Win

TKO 1 January 20, 1999

Loss

KO 4 October 1, 1998

Win

TKO 1 September 19, 1998

Win

TKO 1 August 29, 1998

Loss

KO 2 May 2, 1998

Loss

TKO 3 March 20, 1998

Loss

TKO 5 December 13, 1997

Win

PTS 6 October 4, 1997

Draw

PTS 6 September 13, 1997

Win

KO 1 June 6, 1997

Loss

TKO 4 May 2, 1997

Win

TKO 2 April 12, 1997

Loss

TKO 2 April 9, 1997

Win

TKO 3 March 28, 1997

Win

KO 1 November 30, 1996

Win

UD 4 September 28, 1996

Win

MD 4 June 16, 1996