Brock Orville Larson (born August 23, 1977) is a retired American professional

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who competed in the

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and

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divisions. A professional competitor from 2002 until 2016, Larson has formerly competed for the UFC, the WEC, and

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Background

Larson is from

Brainerd, Minnesota Brainerd is a city in Crow Wing County, Minnesota, United States. Its population was 14,395 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Crow Wing County. Brainerd straddles the Mississippi River several miles upstream from its confluence wit ...

and was raised on a beef farm. Larson began competing in

wrestling Wrestling is a series of combat sports involving grappling-type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. Wrestling techniques have been incorporated into martial arts, combat s ...

from a young age, continuing with the sport at Brainerd High School. Later while attending

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, Larson was introduced to

Brazilian jiu-jitsu Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ; pt, jiu-jitsu brasileiro ) is a self-defence martial art and combat sport based on grappling, ground fighting (ne-waza) and submission holds. BJJ focuses on the skill of taking an opponent to the ground, control ...

by a friend. The two later competed in a

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submission tournament, with each winning and earning invites to train with future UFC Lightweight Champion Sean Sherk. Larson also defeated former UFC fighter Tom Speer in an all-grappling match.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Larson made his professional mixed martial arts debut in 2002 and compiled an undefeated record of 15-0 while competing in the regional circuit before being signed by the UFC.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Larson made his UFC debut at UFC Fight Night 2 on October 3, 2005 in a

bout against Jon Fitch. Larson lost via unanimous decision. After winning his next six consecutive fights, Larson returned to the promotion at

UFC Fight Night 7 ''UFC Fight Night: Sanchez vs. Riggs'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 7'') was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on December 13, 2006 at the MCAS Miramar near San Diego, California. It was the first UFC even ...

on December 13, 2006 where he faced

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. Larson won via unanimous decision.

World Extreme Cagefighting

Larson then transitioned into the WEC, making his promotional debut at WEC 26: Condit vs. Alessio against Erik Apple on April 24, 2007. Larson won via kimura submission in the first round. Larson made his next appearance on June 3, 2007 against Kevin Knabjian at WEC 28 and won via TKO 27 seconds into the first round. With a 2-0 promotional record and a nine-fight winning streak, Larson was offered a fight for the WEC Welterweight Championship against then-champion

Carlos Condit Carlos Joseph Condit (born April 26, 1984) is an American former professional mixed martial artist. He formerly competed in the Welterweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he was the former Interim UFC Welterweight ...

at WEC 29 on August 5, 2007 and was defeated in the first round via

armbar An armlock in grappling is a single or double joint lock that hyperextends, hyperflexes or hyperrotates the elbow joint or shoulder joint. An armlock that hyper-extends the arm is known as an armbar, and it includes the traditional armbar, ...

submission. In December 2008, the WEC

division merged with the UFC's Welterweight division after the promotion decided to focus on lower weight classes.

UFC return

Larson made his UFC return against Jesse Sanders, and won via

rear-naked choke The rear naked choke (RNC) is a chokehold in martial arts applied from an opponent's back. The word "naked" in this context suggests that, unlike other strangulation techniques found in jujutsu/judo, this hold does not require the use of a keikog ...

submission at UFC Fight Night: Condit vs. Kampmann on April 1, 2009. Larson then fought at

UFC 98 ''UFC 98: Evans vs. Machida'' was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on May 23, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Background A title unification match between the Interim UFC Heavyweight Champion Frank Mir and ...

, defeating Mike Pyle by arm-triangle choke submission in round one, earning ''Submission of the Night'' honors. At

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he fought Brian Foster. Larson had two points deducted in the first round for an illegal kick and an illegal knee before being defeated in the second round by technical knockout on November 21, 2009, at

. Following the loss, Larson was cut by the UFC.

Post-UFC

After going 3-0 in regional competition after his UFC release, Larson faced future Strikeforce Welterweight Champion Tarec Saffiedine on September 11, 2010 at Shark Fights 13 and lost via unanimous decision. Larson next faced Gabe Wallbridge on October 29, 2010 at King of the Cage: Mainstream. He won by submission due to strikes in the first round.

ONE FC

Larson was signed by

and made his promotional debut against Melvin Manhoef at ONE Fighting Championship: Kings and Champions on April 5, 2013 and won via unanimous decision. Larson then faced

Nobutatsu Suzuki is a Japanese professional mixed martial artist who last competed in the Lightweight division of ONE FC. A professional MMA competitor since 2005, he has also competed for Vale Tudo Japan. He was the inaugural ONE FC Welterweight Champion. Bac ...

for the inaugural ONE FC Welterweight Championship on March 14, 2014 at ONE FC: War of Nations. He lost the fight via unanimous decision.

Legacy FC and retirement

Larson made his debut for Legacy Fighting Championship in July 2015. He challenged Derrick Krantz for the Legacy FC Welterweight Championship, but ended up losing the bout via knockout in the third round. In his second fight for the promotion, Larson faced Travis Coyle on February 5, 2016 at Legacy FC 51. He was in trouble early on as Coyle locked on a guillotine choke; however, Larson survived the various submission attempts and ended up winning the fight via TKO in the first round. Post-fight, Larson's team awarded him with a personalized belt marking his years of competition from 2002-2016 and he retired from active MMA competition in order to concentrate on coaching.

Personal life

Larson has three children. Before fighting professionally, Larson worked in road construction. Brock currently is the head professor at START BJJ MN.

Championships and accomplishments

Ultimate Fighting Championship The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is an American mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion company based in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is owned and operated by Zuffa, a wholly owned subsidiary of Endeavor Group Holdings. It is the largest MMA ...

** Submission of the Night (One time) vs. Mike Pyle *

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** Knockout of the Night (One time) vs.

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Mixed martial arts record

, - , Win , align=center, 42–10 , Travis Coyle , TKO (punches) , Legacy FC 51: Ramos vs. Vasquez , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 2:03 ,

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, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 39–8 , Joe Ray , Decision (unanimous) , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 , , - , Win , align=center, 38–8 ,

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, Malaysia , , - , Win , align=center, 37–7 , Melvin Manhoef , Decision (unanimous) , ONE FC: Kings and Champions , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

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, Singapore , , - , Win , align=center, 36–7 , Eduardo Pamplona , Decision (unanimous) , Resurrection Fighting Alliance 6 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

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, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 35–7 , Anthony Lemon , Submission (armbar) , KOTC: Fire and Ice , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 3:20 , Walker, Minnesota United States , , - , Win , align=center, 34–7 , Lucas St. Clair , Submission (

Von Flue choke A chokehold, choke, stranglehold or, in Judo, shime-waza ( ja, 絞技, translation=constriction technique) is a general term for a grappling hold that critically reduces or prevents either air (choking)''The New Oxford Dictionary of English'' ...

) , Cage Fighting Extreme 38 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:00 , Sauk Rapids, Minnesota, United States , , - , Loss , align=center, 33–7 , Antônio Braga Neto , Submission (kneebar) , MMAAD: MMA Against Dengue 2 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:04 ,

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, Brazil , , - , Loss , align=center, 33–6 , Eric Davila , KO (punch) , Extreme Challenge 188: Larson vs. Davila , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0:07 ,

Minneapolis, Minnesota Minneapolis () is the largest city in Minnesota, United States, and the county seat of Hennepin County. The city is abundant in water, with thirteen lakes, wetlands, the Mississippi River, creeks and waterfalls. Minneapolis has its origi ...

, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 33–5 , Gabe Wallbridge , TKO (submission to punches) , KOTC: Mainstream , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:13 ,

Morton, Minnesota Morton is a city in Renville County, Minnesota, United States. This city is ninety-five miles southwest of Minneapolis. It is the administrative headquarters of the Lower Sioux Indian Reservation. The population was 411 at the 2010 census. H ...

, United States , , - , Loss , align=center, 32–5 , Tarec Saffiedine , Decision (unanimous) , Shark Fights 13: Jardine vs Prangley , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

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, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 32–4 , Eddie Larrea , Submission (kimura) , Gladiator Evolution/Cage Fighting Xtreme , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 2:05 ,

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, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 31–4 , Nick Almen , TKO (punches) , CFX: Cage Fighting Xtreme , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0:30 ,

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, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 30–4 , Brian Green , Submission (rear-naked choke) , CFX / XKL: Mayhem in Minneapolis , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 4:39 ,

, United States , , - , Loss , align=center, 29–4 , Brian Foster , TKO (submission to punches) ,

, , align=center, 2 , align=center, 3:25 ,

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, United States , , - , Loss , align=center, 29–3 ,

Mike Pierce Michael Pierce (born September 1, 1980) is a retired American professional mixed martial artist. He formerly competed as a Welterweight in the UFC and also competed in a one-fight stint in the WEC. Personal life Pierce is married and has two c ...

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, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 29–2 , Mike Pyle , Submission (arm-triangle choke) ,

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, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 28–2 , Jesse Sanders , Submission (rear-naked choke) , UFC Fight Night: Condit vs. Kampmann , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 2:01 ,

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, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 27–2 ,

, KO (punches) , WEC 35: Condit vs. Miura , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0:37 ,

, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 26–2 ,

John Alessio John Paul Alessio (born July 5, 1979) is a Canadian retired professional mixed martial artist. A former competitor in Bellator's Lightweight division. A professional competitor since 1998, Alessio has also formerly competed for the UFC where he ...

, DQ (knee to downed fighter) , WEC 33: Marshall vs. Stann , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:50 ,

, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 25–2 , Troy Allison , Submission (rear-naked choke) , CFX 7: Brutal , , align=center, 1 , align=center, N/A , St. Cloud, Minnesota, United States , , - , Loss , align=center, 24–2 ,

, Submission (armbar) , WEC 29 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 2:21 ,

, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 24–1 , Kevin Knabjian , TKO (punches) , WEC 28 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0:27 ,

, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 23–1 , Erik Apple , Submission (kimura) , WEC 26: Condit vs. Alessio , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 3:43 ,

, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 22–1 ,

, Decision (unanimous) , UFC Fight Night: Sanchez vs. Riggs , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

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, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 21–1 , Edward O'Daniel , Submission (Von Flue choke) , Extreme Challenge 70 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 2:21 ,

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, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 20–1 , Manuel Quiroz , Submission (rear-naked choke) , Extreme Challenge 67 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0:42 ,

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, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 19–1 , Alex Carter , TKO (submission to punches) , CFX 4: Cage Fighting Xtreme 4 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, N/A , Plymouth, Minnesota, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 18–1 , Kenneth Allen , Submission (guillotine choke) , TCT: Twin Cities Throwdown , , align=center, 1 , align=center, N/A ,

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, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 17–1 , Ray Perales , Submission (rear-naked choke) , IFC: Rumble on the River , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:05 ,

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, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 16–1 , Shannon Ritch , TKO (punches) , Extreme Challenge 66 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:16 ,

, United States , , - , Loss , align=center, 15–1 , Jon Fitch , Decision (unanimous) , UFC Ultimate Fight Night 2 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 15–0 , Ryan McGivern , Submission (keylock) , rowspan=3, Extreme Challenge 63 , rowspan=3, , align=center, 1 , align=center, 2:09 , rowspan=3,

, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 14–0 , Ryan Jensen , TKO (submission to punches) , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:39 , , - , Win , align=center, 13–0 ,

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, Submission (keylock) , align=center, 3 , align=center, 1:02 , , - , Win , align=center, 12–0 , Miguel Cooley , TKO (submission to punches) , CFX 3: Cage Fighting Xtreme 3 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, N/A ,

, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 11–0 , Stephan Potvin , Decision (unanimous) , IFC WC 19: Warriors Challenge 19 , , align=center, 5 , align=center, 5:00 , Sault Ste Marie, Michigan, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 10–0 , Darin Brudigan , Submission (arm-triangle choke) , XKK: Fridley , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 4:50 , Fridley, Minnesota, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 9–0 , Mark Smolinski , TKO (punches) , CFX 2: Cage Fighting Xtreme 2 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, N/A ,

, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 8–0 , Miguel Cooley , TKO (punches) , ICC: Trials 2 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, N/A ,

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, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 7–0 , Nick Beasley , TKO (submission to punches) , DFC 1: Dakota Fighting Championships 1 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:04 ,

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, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 6–0 , James Fuller , Submission (armbar) , CFX 1: Cage Fighting Xtreme 1 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, N/A ,

, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 5–0 , Alex Gasson , Submission (armbar) , rowspan=2, ICC: Trials , rowspan=2, , align=center, 2 , align=center, 4:13 , rowspan=2, Fridley, Minnesota, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 4–0 , Brian Maceachern , Submission (armbar) , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:56 , , - , Win , align=center, 3–0 , Kyle Olsen , TKO (submission to punches) , SS: Sabin Showdown , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 2:20 , Moorhead, Minnesota, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 2–0 ,

Luke Caudillo Luke Caudillo (born November 30, 1980) is an American former mixed martial artist. He competed in the lightweight division. Mixed martial arts career Ultimate Fighting Championship Caudillo made his UFC debut at UFC Fight Night 10 on June 12, ...

, Submission (keylock) , IWW: Iowa Winter Warriors , , align=center, N/A , align=center, N/A , Spirit Lake, Iowa, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 1–0 , Josh Hartwell , TKO (submission to punches) , ARCF 7: American Reality Combat 7 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0:46 , Alexandria, Minnesota, United States ,

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