Kevin Randleman

Kevin Randleman was one of those fighters who made you feel like you were watching something almost unfair — a two-time NCAA Division I wrestling champion and three-time Big Ten champ out of Ohio State, he brought a level of athletic credibility to the early UFC that most guys simply couldn't match. When he claimed the UFC Heavyweight title, it felt earned in the deepest sense: this was a kid from Sandusky, Ohio who had grinded through elite collegiate wrestling and turned that into genuine MMA greatness. Sure, his reign had its rough patches and he faced some brutal knockout losses, but nobody who ever saw him slam Fedor Emelianenko into the canvas — one of the most jaw-dropping moments in MMA history — will ever forget what he was capable of. He passed away way too young at 44 in 2016, and the sport lost a genuine original.

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Name (English)

Kevin Randleman

Name (Japanese)

ケビン・ランデルマン

Reading

けびん・らんでるまん

Born

August 10, 1971 – February 11, 2016

Origin

Sandusky, Ohio, United States

Height

178 cm

Occupation

actor / mixed martial arts fighter / professional wrestler / amateur wrestler

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Leo / Boar

High school

Sandusky High School

University

Ohio State University

• Official sitehttps://www.kevinrandleman.com
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin%20Randleman
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B1%E3%83%93%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%A9%E3%83%B3%E3%83%87%E3%83%AB%E3%83%9E%E3%83%B3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1336425

Tags

• Ohio
• actor
• mixed martial arts fighter
• professional wrestler

Last updated

October 18, 2026

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