The Sandman
Guy Mezger
Houston, Texas•Light HeavyweightPro Record Summary
30–14
57%Finish Rate
Wins30
12KO/TKO40%
13DEC43%
5SUB17%
0DQ0%
Losses14
6KO/TKO43%
5DEC36%
3SUB21%
0DQ0%
411-235 Opponents' Combined Record •64% Win
2003•1-0
W
30-14-2
Daniel Bergman3-0
TKODec 6, 2003
2002•1-1
L
29-14-2
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira4-1
Pride 24DEC (Split)Dec 23, 2002
R3 · 5:00
W
29-13-2
Yoshihisa Yamamoto40-30-1
Pride 22DEC (Unanimous)Sep 29, 2002
R3 · 5:00
2001•2-2
L
28-13-2
Ricardo Arona5-1
Pride 16DEC (Split)Sep 24, 2001
R3 · 5:00
L
28-12-2
Chuck Liddell8-1
Pride 14TKO (Punch)May 27, 2001
R2 · 2:21
W
28-11-2
Egan Inoue7-5
Pride 13TKO (Punch)Mar 25, 2001
R1 · 2:25
W
27-11-2
Alexander Otsuka4-6
KOTCTKO (Cut)Feb 24, 2001
R2 · 1:57
2000•4-2
W
26-11-2
Alexander Otsuka4-5
Pride 12TKO (Punches)Dec 9, 2000
R1 · 1:52
W
25-11-2
Sam Adkins5-10
SUBNov 18, 2000
L
24-11-2
Wanderlei Silva12-3
Pride 10TKO (Punches)Aug 27, 2000
R1 · 3:45
W
24-10-2
Masaaki Satake0-1
Pride Grand Prix 2000 FinalsDEC (Unanimous)May 1, 2000
R1 · 5:00
W
23-10-2
Brad Jones1-1
TKOMar 3, 2000
L
22-10-2
Kazushi Sakuraba7-1-1
Pride Grand Prix 2000 Opening RoundTKO (Retirement)Jan 30, 2000
R1 · 15:00
1999•0-2
L
22-9-2
Akira Shoji3-2-4
Pride 6DEC (Split)Jul 4, 1999
R3 · 5:00
L
22-8-2
Tito Ortiz3-1
UFC 19TKO (Strikes)Mar 5, 1999
R1 · 9:56
1998•5-1
W
22-7-2
Yuki Kondo20-5-3
Pancrase 66DEC (Majority)Dec 19, 1998
R1 · 5:00
W
21-7-2
Ryushi Yanagisawa21-12-5
Pancrase 62DECSep 14, 1998
R1 · 5:00
L
20-7-2
Semmy Schilt7-7
Pancrase 59TKO (KO/TKO)Jun 21, 1998
R1 · 13:15
W
20-6-2
Masakatsu Funaki36-7
Pancrase 56DEC (Unanimous)Apr 26, 1998
R1 · 5:00
W
19-6-2
Ryushi Yanagisawa19-11-3
Pancrase 55DEC (Unanimous)Mar 18, 1998
R1 · 5:00
W
18-6-2
UnknownN/A
SUBJan 16, 1998
1997•7-2
W
17-6-2
Satoshi Hasegawa7-9-1
Pancrase 51TKO (Armlock)Dec 20, 1997
R1 · 2:52
W
16-6-2
Kiuma Kunioku9-6-3
Pancrase 49TKO (Kick)Oct 29, 1997
R1 · 11:12
W
15-6-2
Paul Lazenby0-4
SUBOct 26, 1997
L
14-6-2
Masakatsu Funaki31-7
Pancrase 48SUB (Triangle Armbar)Sep 6, 1997
R1 · 3:58
W
14-5-2
Keiichiro Yamamiya5-6-1
Pancrase 44DECJun 30, 1997
R1 · 5:00
W
13-5-2
Tito Ortiz1-0
UFC 13SUB (Guillotine Choke)May 30, 1997
R1 · 3:00
W
12-5-2
Cristophe Leninger3-1
UFC 13DEC (Unanimous)May 30, 1997
R1 · 5:00
L
11-5-2
Yuki Kondo8-3-1
Pancrase 39DECFeb 22, 1997
R1 · 5:00
W
11-4-2
Semmy Schilt2-2
Pancrase 38DECJan 17, 1997
R1 · 5:00
1996•7-2-1
W
10-4-2
Yuki Kondo7-2-1
Pancrase 37DECDec 15, 1996
R1 · 5:00
L
9-4-2
Kiuma Kunioku2-3-2
Pancrase 34DEC (Split)Oct 8, 1996
R1 · 5:00
W
9-3-2
Ryushi Yanagisawa10-10-1
Pancrase 33DEC (Unanimous)Sep 7, 1996
R1 · 5:00
DR
8-3-2
Osami Shibuya3-8-1
Pancrase 30DEC (Majority)Jun 25, 1996
R1 · 5:00
W
8-3-1
Minoru Suzuki19-6
Pancrase 29TKO (Punches)May 16, 1996
R1 · 7:59
W
7-3-1
Ryushi Yanagisawa8-8-1
Pancrase 28TKO (Punches)Apr 8, 1996
R1 · 12:21
W
6-3-1
Manabu Yamada18-8-2
Pancrase 27TKO (Injury)Apr 7, 1996
R1 · 6:14
W
5-3-1
Takaku Fuke11-12
Pancrase 27DEC (Unanimous)Apr 7, 1996
R1 · 5:00
L
4-3-1
Bas Rutten14-4
Pancrase 26SUB (Ankle Lock)Mar 2, 1996
R1 · 19:36
W
4-2-1
Gregory Smit2-10
Pancrase 25DECJan 28, 1996
R1 · 5:00
1995•2-2-1
L
3-2-1
Minoru Suzuki17-5
Pancrase 24TKO (Injury)Dec 14, 1995
R1 · 7:15
DR
3-1-1
Ryushi Yanagisawa6-5
Pancrase 23DEC (Unanimous)Nov 4, 1995
R1 · 5:00
L
3-1
Masakatsu Funaki18-4
Pancrase 22SUB (Achilles Lock)Sep 1, 1995
R1 · 6:46
W
3-0
John Renfroe0-2
Pancrase 21SUB (Armlock)Jul 23, 1995
R1 · 7:25
W
2-0
John Dowdy0-0
UFC 5TKO (Strikes)Apr 7, 1995
R1 · 2:02
1994•1-0
W
1-0
Jason Fairn1-0
UFC 4TKO (Corner Stoppage)Dec 16, 1994
R1 · 2:13UFC DEBUT