Travis Wiuff was born on March 15,1978 and is an American mixed martial artist competing in the Heavyweight division.
32 Facts About Travis Wiuff
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Travis Wiuff is from Owatonna, Minnesota, and is of Danish and Irish descent.
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Travis Wiuff was injured during his senior year and had to miss out on the state wrestling championship tournament despite being ranked number one in the state of Minnesota.
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Travis Wiuff continued to wrestle and continued to play football for two years in junior college, at Rochester Technical Community College, where he was a two-time NJCAA All-American, finishing second as a heavyweight at the national championship in 1999.
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Over time and after several attempts, Kohler succeeded and Travis Wiuff begun training at Kohler's gym Lion's Lair.
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Rapidly after starting the sport, Travis Wiuff made his professional debut in September 2001.
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Travis Wiuff made his UFC debut in November 2002 as he faced Vladimir Matyushenko at UFC 40.
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Travis Wiuff lost the fight via submission due to punches late in the first round.
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Travis Wiuff was invited back to the UFC in April 2005 when he faced Renato Sobral at UFC 52.
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Travis Wiuff lost the fight via armbar submission in the opening minute of the second round.
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Travis Wiuff continued his fight schedule after his second UFC release fighting in more independent promotions.
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Travis Wiuff won the YAMMA Eight-Man Heavyweight Tournament as well as the IFO Light Heavyweight Championship twice, IFC Americas Cruiserweight Championship and IFC United States Light Heavyweight Championship once.
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Travis Wiuff fought Mike Kyle on May 24,2013, at CFA 11, Travis Wiuff lost via knockout in 21 seconds of the first round.
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Travis Wiuff debuted in October 2011 where he defeated reigning Bellator Light Heavyweight Champion Christian M'Pumbu in a non-title superfight at Bellator 55, marking the first time a reigning Bellator Champion had lost to someone not under an ongoing contract with the promotion.
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Travis Wiuff faced Tim Carpenter in the semifinals at Bellator 72.
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On March 21,2013, Travis Wiuff faced Ryan Martinez at Bellator 93 in a Heavyweight bout, He lost via KO in 18 seconds of round one.
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Travis Wiuff faced Brett Murphy at VCF: Countdown to War on December 31,2013.
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Travis Wiuff won the fight via unanimous decision, snapping his four fight losing streak.
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Travis Wiuff signed with the Driller Promotions organization in March 2014, and made his debut against Terry Davinney at DP: O-Town Throwdown 1 on April 12,2014.
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Travis Wiuff then faced Brian Heden at Driller Promotions: No Mercy 11 on May 24,2014, for the DP Heavyweight Championship.
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Travis Wiuff won the fight via first-round TKO, and won his first championship since 2009.
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Travis Wiuff then faced Dallas Mitchell at Dakota FC: Beatdown 11 on June 7,2014, which he won in a unanimous decision.
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Travis Wiuff made his first title defense on June 27,2014, when he faced Danyelle Williams at Driller Promotions: A-Town Throwdown III.
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Travis Wiuff then faced Chris Barnett at Inoki Genome Fight 2 on August 23,2014.
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Travis Wiuff lost the bout via TKO after being struck by a right hand from Barnett.
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Travis Wiuff faced Timothy Johnson at Dakota FC 19: Fall Brawl on October 25,2014, for the DFC Heavyweight Championship.
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Travis Wiuff was defeated via TKO due to punches in the first round.
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Travis Wiuff faced Kevin Asplund at Driller Promotions: O-Town Throwdown 2 on April 18,2015.
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Travis Wiuff returned for the tournament's 2017 edition, which used an openweight format.
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Travis Wiuff placed second, losing in the final to Curran Jacobs, who Wiuff outweighed by over 50 lbs.
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In December 2023, Travis Wiuff competed at the American Catch Wrestling Association US Open championships in Brea, California, winning gold in the +214 lb division.
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Travis Wiuff is a special needs teacher and a football and wrestling coach in the Kasson-Mantorville School District.