Logan Thomas Clark (born February 16, 1985, in

Rochester, Minnesota Rochester is a city in Olmsted County, Minnesota, United States, and its county seat. It is located along rolling bluffs on the Zumbro River's south fork in Southeast Minnesota. At the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the city had a popul ...

) is an American professional

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who has fought in the UFC and has also competed for the

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and World Victory Road.

Biography and fighting career

Born in Southeastern

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, Clark was raised on a farm north of Dover, MN. In 1987, at the age of 1, Clark's father died leaving his mother to raise the family. Clark has 3 siblings: Tyrel Clark, Doron Clark, and Amanda Clark. In 1993, his family moved to Eyota, MN. After graduating from Dover-Eyota High School, where he was coached by Minnesota Wrestling Hall of Fame coach Mike Mazzitelli, Clark attended

Hamline University Hamline University ( ) is a private university in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States. Founded in 1854, Hamline is the oldest university in Minnesota, the first coeducational university in the state, and is one of five Associated Colleges of th ...

in Saint Paul, MN for one year and was a member of the football and track teams. He then transferred to Saint Cloud State University where he was a part of the wrestling team. After one semester, he left to attend Rochester Community and Technical College for one semester before transferring to

Winona State University Winona State University is a public university in Winona, Minnesota, United States. It was founded as First State Normal School of Minnesota in 1858 and is the oldest member of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System. It was the fi ...

in the fall of 2005. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in Communication Arts & Literature and is an English teacher at Dover-Eyota High School. Clark is a mixed martial artist and a coach with Compound MMA, a team of fighters that compete in

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(MMA). His training time is split between Compound MMA and the Minnesota Martial Arts Academy in Brooklyn Center, MN. Clark's MMA style is freestyle wrestling and ground and pound and as of August 2012 he had an MMA record of 17–5, he has only been knocked unconscious once in his career, against journeyman and current

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fighter Jason Guida brother of current UFC veteran and former

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champion Clay Guida.

Mixed martial arts record

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, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 17–5 , Jake Doerr , Submission (triangle choke) , 3 River Throwdown - Onalaska , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 1:08 ,

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References

External links

Official website
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WEC profile
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Minnesota Martial Arts Academy
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Biography and fighting career

Mixed martial arts record

See also

References

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