22 Facts About Ben Askren

1. In 2009, Ben Askren finished 9th in the Amateur World Championships.

2. Ben Askren is competitive in the sport of disc golf.

3. Ben Askren discussed the possibility of facing Georges St Pierre, claiming "Ben Askren doesn't want a title fight.

4. Ben Askren dominated the fight with his wrestling and ground strikes, outstriking his opponent by a wide 248 to 3 margin before winning via TKO in the fourth round.

5. Ben Askren successfully defended his title against season 5 welterweight tournament winner Douglas Lima at Bellator 64 on April 6, 2012 on Good Friday at the Caesars in Windsor, Canada.

6. Ben Askren successfully defended his title against season 4 welterweight tournament winner Jay Hieron at Bellator 56.

7. Ben Askren lost his second match to Pablo Popovitch, a veteran grappler he had trained with the previous summer, by figure four footlock early in the match.

8. Ben Askren won his first match against Toni Linden by arm triangle choke.

9. Ben Askren had his second fight at Patriot Act 2 in Columbia, Missouri.

10. Ben Askren made his professional MMA debut on February 7, 2009.

11. Ben Askren currently trains at Roufusport in Milwaukee, where he is the wrestling coach.

12. Ben Askren is an active submission wrestler, and is a self-proclaimed black belt, which is not recognized in IBJJF in jiu-jitsu.

13. Ben Askren won his first match via pin against Hungarian Istvan Vereb.

14. On January 9, 2012 it was announced that Ben Askren would be one of six new inductees to the University of Missouri Intercollegiate Athletics Hall of Fame.

15. Ben Askren was a four-time All-American, including being only the twelfth Division I wrestler ever to be a four-time finalist.

16. Ben Askren was again named the Rev Wrestler of the Year.

17. Ben Askren finished his collegiate career with an 87 match winning streak.

18. Ben Askren won the 174 pound weight class easily at both the Big 12 and NCAA Championships.

19. Ben Askren lost the National Collegiate Athletic Association championship match to Chris Pendleton in both 2004 and 2005 before winning it in 2006 and 2007.

20. Ben Askren is a two-time state champion in wrestling at Arrowhead High School in Hartland, Wisconsin.

21. Ben Askren was an assistant wrestling coach at Arizona State University and was an American amateur wrestler for the University of Missouri.

22. Ben Askren was born on July 18, 1984 and is an American mixed martial artist and former Olympic wrestler.