nationality birth_date mma_decwin mma_decloss university mma_subloss other_names image_size rank mma_kowin image name mma_subwin weight_lb years_active birth_place height mma_koloss weight_class article_title sherdog
american 20 december 1964 4 2 ohio state university miami university 5 the hammer 200px '' wrestling '' ncaa division i wrestling '' '' olympian freestyle 4 markcoleman.png mark coleman 8 205 1996 -- 2010 -lrb- mma -rrb- fremont , ohio , united states 6 1 3 light heavyweight '' -lrb- 2009 -- 2010 -rrb- '' mark coleman
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mark coleman

mark daniel coleman -lrb- born december 20 , 1964 -rrb- is a retired american mixed martial artist , professional wrestler , former ncaa collegiate wrestler and former olympic amateur wrestler .
known as the hammer , he was the ufc 10 and ufc 11 tournament champion , the first ufc heavyweight champion , and the pride fighting championships 2000 open weight grand prix champion .
at ufc 82 coleman was inducted into the ufc hall of fame .
at the age of retirement he was taking 150,000 usd salary per year .
coleman is credited with proving the ability of wrestlers to dominate in the developing sport of mixed martial arts , and with being one of the first in american mma to successfully use the strategy that he coined ; `` ground-and-pound '' , earning him the distinction as `` the godfather of ground & pound '' .
