Photo: Glenn Francis / CC BY-SA 3.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
What grabs me about Daniel Puder is that undefeated eight-and-zero MMA record, a clean ledger that demands respect. There's something compelling about a kid from Cupertino, the heart of Silicon Valley, choosing the brutal honesty of fighting over the obvious tech path. Training at the American Kickboxing Academy gave him real credentials, and carrying that legitimacy into pro wrestling took genuine nerve. Living between the cage and the squared circle, between authentic combat and staged spectacle, is harder than it looks. I have a soft spot for performers who build their reputation on actual ability rather than hype, and Puder reads as exactly that.
Overview
Daniel Puder ( PYOO-dər; born October 9, 1981) is an American retired professional wrestler and mixed martial artist. As a mixed martial artist, Puder trained at the American Kickboxing Academy, in San Jose, California. He is undefeated in MMA competition, holding a record of eight wins and zero losses. As a professional wrestler, he trained at Ohio Valley Wrestling.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Daniel Puder
- Name (Japanese)
- ダニエル・ピューダー
- Reading
- だにえる・ぴゅーだー
- Born
- October 9, 1981 (age 44)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Libra / Rooster
- Origin
- Cupertino, California, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- professional wrestler / mixed martial arts fighter
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Monta Vista High School
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Professional wrestler — see all → · Mixed martial arts fighter — see all → · More people from United States →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.