Matthew James Lindland (born May 17, 1970), is an American retired

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, Olympic

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, speaker,

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, coach, entrepreneur, and politician. He won the

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's nomination for the

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, District 52 seat on May 20, 2008. He also started an apparel company named Dirty Boxer. In

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, Lindland competed primarily in the

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division for the

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. Affliction, the IFL, Cage Rage, the WFA, and BodogFIGHT.

Wrestling

Lindland started

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at age 15 at Gladstone High School in

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. In 1991, he won the junior college 158 lbs national title wrestling for

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. Lindland then went on to wrestle at the

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, Division I of the

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. He won the Big Eight title at 158 in 1993. Following up that title, he had a record of 36-0 for the 1993 season going into the National Tournament, and was the #1 ranked wrestler for his weight class. He suffered an upset in the first round of the tournament, however, and did not place. Following his college career Lindland began to compete in both Freestyle and Greco-Roman events, finding success in both but ultimately deciding to concentrate all his effort upon the

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style. The high point of his career was when he represented the United States in Greco-Roman

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in the 69–76 kg weight category, winning the silver medal, followed by a silver medal at the 2001 World Championships in Patras, Greece at 85 kg. His mixed martial arts career had actually started three years prior, having fought at events such as IVC 6, and it is notable that he continued to compete in amateur wrestling as well as mma following his Olympic competition. Following his first UFC match, at

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, Lindland managed to secure a silver medal at the world championships and a U.S. National title in 2001. He was still a top 10 ranked wrestler in his weight class for the nation until 2004, when his wrestling career finally came to an end, already being a veteran of over a dozen MMA fights as well, including competing in a title match. Lindland was notable for having secured his spot on the US Olympic team through the courts. In the finals of the United States Olympic trials, Lindland lost to Keith Sieracki, whom Lindland had accused of tripping him (under the rules of Greco-Roman wrestling, athletes are not permitted the use of their legs for advantage in defense of offensive moves). After appealing, an arbitrator ordered a rematch for Lindland and Sieracki, which Lindland won 9–0. The USOC however sought to keep Sieracki on the team, and appealed in federal court. A federal district judge, then a three-judge panel of the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, both decided in Lindland's favor. A request for a hearing by the USOC in the

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was denied, which settled Lindland's status on the team. Lindland would later earn his nickname "The Lawyer" from the protracted case. After the Olympics Lindland returned to Oregon where he would open a used car dealership named "USA Auto Wholesale". In 2025, Lindland was honored as a Distinguished Member of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame.

Mixed martial arts

Lindland started mixed martial arts training with

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and others at

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. He won four fights in the middleweight division of the

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before losing to

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in a championship match at

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. Lindland's next loss came at the hands of Falaniko Vitale, who Lindland attempted to slam, only to knock himself out in the process. After his dismissal from the

, Lindland continued to corner fighters at

events such as in B.J. Penn's bout against

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. He has also continued his professional MMA career in IFL and BodogFight with five wins and two losses, with the two losses coming outside of his weightclass against the future

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and the former Pride Heavyweight Champion

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. After his

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loss to Jackson, Lindland joined the

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, which also marked Lindland's debut as an IFL team coach – he fought against

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. Lindland won by

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early in the second round. He then beat

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at IFL Houston at the 1:43 mark of Round 2 by submission due to

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. Lindland defeated Fabio Negao via unanimous decision on July 19, 2008 at Affliction: Banned in

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. At Affliction: Day of Reckoning on January 24, 2009, he was defeated by

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. Lindland is the former coach of the Portland Wolfpack in the

Strikeforce

On April 13, 2009, Lindland signed a three-fight deal with Strikeforce and made his debut against

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at Strikeforce: Evolution on December 19, 2009. Lindland lost the fight via first-round submission by way of

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. Lindland headlined Strikeforce Challengers 8 on May 21, 2010, in his hometown of

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, defeating Kevin Casey. He fought

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at Strikeforce: Henderson vs. Babalu II on December 4, 2010. Lindland was knocked out fifty seconds into the first round.

Post-Strikeforce

Lindland was choked unconscious by

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at KSW 16. There is currently a documentary called "Fighting Politics" about Lindland and his MMA career. In addition, he is a "Mixed Martial Arts Management" instructor for the online sports career training school,

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, in Portland, Oregon. In 2021, Lindland was promoted to the rank of black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, by

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Personal life and politics

Matt Lindland and his wife Angie have two children, a son, Big Jim, and a daughter. Since retiring from MMA Lindland has pursued other sports such as professional rafting, achieving an impressive six time Western White Water Series Championship thus far. He is the 2013 World Team Greco-Roman head coach as well as Head Coach at Team Quest. He does seminars all over the world as well as public speaking. On March 11, 2008, Lindland filed as a Republican to run for the

in District 52. The seat was formerly held by Republican Patti Smith. Lindland defeated fellow Republican Phyllis Thiemann in the May 20, 2008 primary, 58 to 42 percent. He advanced to the general election and was defeated by

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Democrat Suzanne VanOrman by around 52% to Lindland's 48%.

Film and television

Lindland appears in the award-winning MMA documentary ''

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'', released in 2013. The film was directed by James Z. Feng and produced by RiLL Films. Matt Lindland and Ed Herman guest starred on the TV series '' Leverage'' on July 22, 2011. Lindland played an MMA fighter. Lindland has also appeared in the HBO hit television show ''Oz'', acting and performing stunts. He was also featured in the Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen film ''New York Minute'', again acting and performing stunts.

Coaching

Lindland founded the North West kids wrestling program and coached at two of the top wrestling clubs in the U.S.: Cobra Wrestling and Peninsula. That same year, he also started working with Chael Sonnen at West Linn High School. In 1996, Lindland moved back to Lincoln, Nebraska to take a job as an assistant wrestling coach at the University of Nebraska where he coached until 2000. During his tenure at Nebraska, Lindland coached NCAA champions and multiple All-Americans. He continues to work with USA Wrestling to this day. In 2000, Lindland started coaching wrestling and MMA at his Team Quest gym in Portland, Oregon. He is still coaching wrestling, kickboxing, MMA, and the professional and amateur fight teams at Team Quest. In 2013 he was selected as the World team coach for the US Greco-Roman wrestling team. Lindland is a volunteer assistant coach at his alma mater, Clackamas Community College. The program has taken a U-turn under the coaching of Coach Josh Rhoden and Matt Lindland, placing high in the NJCAA National Tournament in recent years.

Hall of Fame

In October 2013 Matt Lindland was inducted into the Alan & Gloria Rice Greco-Roman Hall of Champions inside the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Dan Gable Museum in

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. Lindland was inducted as a Distinguished Member of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2025.

Championships and accomplishments

*International Fighting Championship **IFC 6 Tournament winner *

** UFC Encyclopedia Awards *** Fight of the Night (Two times) **UFC.com Awards ***2005: Ranked #8 Submission of the Year

Mixed martial arts record

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Submission grappling

ADCC World Submission Wrestling Championships Record of opponents: * Won: Yushin Okami * Lost: Ronaldo 'Jacare' Souza, Fabricio Werdum (armbar)

Folkstyle wrestling

* NJCAA Collegiate Championships 1991 158 lbs: 1st place * NCAA Division 1 Tournament Seed 1993 163 lbs: #1 seed; did not place

Freestyle wrestling

USA University Freestyle Championships * 1992 163 lbs: 1st place * 1994 163 lbs: 1st place

Greco-Roman wrestling

USA Senior Greco-Roman Championships * 1995 163 lbs: 1st place * 1998 167.5 lbs: 1st place * 1999 167.5 lbs: 1st place * 2000 167.5 lbs: 1st place * 2001 187.2 lbs: 1st place FILA World Championships * 1998 167 lbs: 6th place * 2001 187 lbs: 2nd place US Olympics * 2000 167.5 lbs: silver medal

References

External links

Official website of Coach Matt Lindland
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Matt Lindland at the National Wrestling Hall of Fame

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