Matt Lindland "The Law"

Record: 21 - 7 - 0
Height: 6'0" (183cm)
Weight: 185 lbs
Age: 39

Fighting out of: Oregon City, USA
Camp: Team Quest

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Matthew James "The Law" Lindland (born May 17, 1970) is an American professional mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter, Olympic wrestler, and politician. He won the Oregon Republican Party's nomination for the Oregon House of Representatives, district 52 seat on May 20, 2008, in a close race.

Lindland starting mixed martial arts training with Randy Couture, Dan Henderson and others at Team Quest. He won four fights in the middleweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship before losing to Murilo Bustamante in a championship match.

Recent Matt Lindland News

Date		Title
11/08/2009	Strikeforce	Cung Le vs. Scott Smith official for Strikeforce: Evolution
11/02/2009	Other	Train The Troops MMA inaugural event a huge success
10/30/2009	Strikeforce	Matt Lindland vs. Ronaldo "Jacare" Souza; King Mo's debut in the works for December Strikeforce event
08/28/2009	Amateur MMA	From math major to MMA fighter, Ryan Couture's career choice is to make his own name
08/14/2009	Strikeforce	Strikeforce signs Matt Lindland
06/28/2009	Strikeforce	Jake Shields agrees to face Matt Lindland Aug. 15
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Matt Lindland Fight Results

Result	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round
Loss	Ronaldo Souza	Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke)	Strikeforce - Evolution	12/19/2009	1
Loss	Vitor Belfort	KO (Punches)	Affliction - Day of Reckoning	01/24/2009	1
Win	Fabio Nascimento	Decision (Unanimous)	Affliction - Banned	07/19/2008	3
Loss	Fedor Emelianenko	Submission (Armbar)	Bodog Fight - Clash of the Nations	04/14/2007	1
Win	Carlos Newton	Submission (Guillotine Choke)	IFL - Houston	02/02/2007	2
Win	Jeremy Horn	TKO (Punches)	IFL - Portland	09/09/2006	2
Loss	Quinton Jackson	Decision (Split)	WFA - King of the Streets	07/22/2006	3
Win	Mike Van Arsdale	Submission (Guillotine Choke)	Raze MMA - Fight Night	04/29/2006	1
Win	Fabio Leopoldo	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	GFC - Team Gracie vs Team Hammer House	03/03/2006	3
Win	Antonio Schembri	TKO (Punches)	Cage Rage 14 - Punishment	12/03/2005	3
Win	Joe Doerksen	Decision (Unanimous)	UFC 54 - Boiling Point	08/20/2005	3
Win	Travis Lutter	Submission (Guillotine Choke)	UFC 52 - Couture vs Liddell 2	04/16/2005	2
Win	Landon Showalter	Submission (Armbar)	SF 8 - Justice	01/08/2005	1
Win	Mark Weir	TKO (Doctor Stoppage)	Cage Rage 9 - No Mercy	11/27/2004	1
Loss	David Terrell	KO (Punches)	UFC 49 - Unfinished Business	08/21/2004	1
Win	Tony Fryklund	Decision (Unanimous)	ROTR 5 - Rumble on the Rock 5	05/07/2004	3
Win	Falaniko Vitale	TKO (Punches)	UFC 45 - Revolution	11/21/2003	3
Loss	Falaniko Vitale	TKO (Slam)	UFC 43 - Meltdown	06/06/2003	1
Win	Phil Baroni	Decision (Unanimous)	UFC 41 - Onslaught	02/28/2003	3
Win	Ivan Salaverry	Decision (Unanimous)	UFC 39 - The Warriors Return	09/27/2002	3
Loss	Murilo Bustamante	Submission (Guillotine Choke)	UFC 37 - High Impact	05/10/2002	3
Win	Pat Miletich	TKO (Punches)	UFC 36 - Worlds Collide	03/22/2002	1
Win	Phil Baroni	Decision (Majority)	UFC 34 - High Voltage	11/02/2001	3
Win	Ricardo Almeida	DQ	UFC 31 - Locked Loaded	05/04/2001	3
Win	Yoji Anjo	TKO (Punches)	UFC 29 - Defense of the Belts	12/16/2000	1
Win	Travis Fulton	Submission (Choke)	IFC 6 - Battle at Four Bears	09/20/1997	1
Win	Mark Waters	Submission (Punches)	IFC 6 - Battle at Four Bears	09/20/1997	1
Win	Karo Davtyan	TKO (Punches)	WFF - World Fighting Federation	02/14/1997	1