Heath “The Texas Crazy Horse” Herring is a 44 year old Male fighter from United States with a 28-16-0 pro MMA record. Herring most recently fought Satoshi Ishii at RIZIN 2017 in Yokohama on Sunday April 16, 2017. Heath Herring lost to Satoshi Ishii by Decision at 5:00 of Round 2 in the 120 kg division.
Heath Herring has 28 wins with a 86% finish rate, including 10 by knockout, 13 by submission, 4 by decision.
Heath Herring is currently on a 3 fight losing skid.
| Result | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Weight class | Org |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 28-15-0 | Satoshi Ishii |
DEC
R2 5:00
|
RIZIN 2017 in Yokohama | 2017-04-16 | 120 kg | RFF |
| Loss | 28-14-0 | Amir Aliakbari |
DEC
R2 5:00
|
RIZIN Fighting World Grand Prix 2016 | 2016-12-29 | Open Weight | RFF |
| Loss | 28-13-0 | Brock Lesnar |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
UFC 87 | 2008-08-09 | Heavyweight | UFC |
| Win | 27-13-0 | Cheick Kongo |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
UFC 82 | 2008-03-01 | Heavyweight | UFC |
| Loss | 27-12-0 | Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
UFC 73 | 2007-07-07 | Heavyweight | UFC |
| Win | 26-12-0 | Brad Imes |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
UFC 69 | 2007-04-07 | Heavyweight | UFC |
| Loss | 26-11-0 | Jake O'Brien |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
UFC Fight Night 8 | 2007-01-25 | Heavyweight | UFC |
| Win | 25-11-0 | Gary Goodridge |
KO/TKO
R2 1:55
|
K-1 HERO'S | 2006-03-15 | Heavyweight | K-1 |
| No Contest | 25-11-0 | Yoshihiro Nakao |
R1
|
K-1 | 2005-12-31 | Heavyweight | K-1 |
| Loss | 25-10-0 | Sam Greco |
KO/TKO
R1 2:24
|
K-1 HERO'S | 2005-03-26 | Heavyweight | K-1 |
| Win | 24-10-0 | Hirotaka Yokoi |
KO/TKO
R1 1:55
|
Pride 28 | 2004-10-31 | Heavyweight | PFC |
| Loss | 24-9-0 | Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira |
SUB
R2 0:30
|
Pride Critical Countdown 2004 | 2004-06-20 | Heavyweight | PFC |
| Win | 23-9-0 | Kazuo Takahashi |
KO/TKO
R1 4:53
|
Pride Total Elimination 2004 | 2004-04-25 | Heavyweight | PFC |
| Win | 22-9-0 | Gan McGee |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
Pride 27 | 2004-02-01 | Heavyweight | PFC |
| Win | 21-9-0 | Paulo Cesar Silva |
SUB
R3 0:35
|
Pride Shockwave 2003 | 2003-12-31 | Super Heavyweight | PFC |
| Win | 20-9-0 | Yoshihisa Yamamoto |
SUB
R3 2:29
|
Pride Final Conflict 2003 | 2003-11-09 | Heavyweight | PFC |
| Loss | 20-8-0 | Mirko Filipović |
KO/TKO
R1 3:17
|
Pride 26 | 2003-06-08 | Heavyweight | PFC |
| Loss | 20-7-0 | Fedor Emelianenko |
KO/TKO
R1 10:00
|
Pride 23 | 2002-11-24 | Heavyweight | PFC |
| Win | 19-7-0 | Yuri Kochkine |
KO/TKO
R1 7:31
|
Pride 22 | 2002-09-29 | Heavyweight | PFC |
| Win | 18-7-0 | Igor Vovchanchyn |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
Pride 19 | 2002-02-24 | Heavyweight | PFC |
| Loss | 18-6-0 | Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
Pride 17 | 2001-11-03 | Heavyweight | PFC |
| Win | 17-6-0 | Mark Kerr |
KO/TKO
R2 4:56
|
Pride 15 | 2001-07-29 | Heavyweight | PFC |
| Loss | 17-5-0 | Vitor Belfort |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
Pride 14 | 2001-05-27 | Heavyweight | PFC |
| Win | 16-5-0 | Denis Sobolev |
SUB
R1 0:22
|
Pride 13 | 2001-03-25 | Heavyweight | PFC |
| Win | 15-5-0 | Enson Inoue |
KO/TKO
R1 4:52
|
Pride 12 | 2000-12-09 | Heavyweight | PFC |
| Win | 14-5-0 | Tom Erikson |
SUB
R1 6:17
|
Pride 11 | 2000-10-31 | Heavyweight | PFC |
| Win | 13-5-0 | Willie Peeters |
SUB
R1 0:48
|
Pride 9 | 2000-06-04 | Heavyweight | PFC |
| Loss | 13-4-0 | Ramazan Mezhidov |
KO/TKO
R1 4:55
|
IAFC | 2000-04-29 | Heavyweight | IAFC |
| Win | 12-4-0 | Rene Rooze |
Disqualificaton
R1 3:20
|
2 Hot 2 Handle | 2000-03-05 | Heavyweight | |
| Win | 11-4-0 | Bob Schrijber |
KO/TKO
R1 2:19
|
World Vale Tudo Championship 9 | 1999-09-27 | Heavyweight | WVTC |
| Win | 10-4-0 | Sean McCully |
SUB
R1 0:43
|
World Vale Tudo Championship 9 | 1999-09-27 | Heavyweight | WVTC |
| Win | 9-4-0 | Michael Tielrooy |
SUB
R1 1:14
|
World Vale Tudo Championship 9 | 1999-09-27 | Heavyweight | WVTC |
| Loss | 9-3-0 | Bobby Hoffman |
DEC
R2 5:00
|
Superbrawl 13 | 1999-09-07 | Heavyweight | IS |
| Win | 8-3-0 | Rocky Batastini |
SUB
R1 1:00
|
Superbrawl 13 | 1999-09-07 | Heavyweight | IS |
| Loss | 8-2-0 | Alexandre Ferreira |
DEC
R1 30:00
|
World Vale Tudo Championship 8 | 1999-07-01 | Heavyweight | WVTC |
| Win | 7-2-0 | Kavkaz Sultanmagomedov |
KO/TKO
R1 1:18
|
World Vale Tudo Championship 8 | 1999-07-01 | Heavyweight | WVTC |
| Win | 6-2-0 | Erwin Van Der Steen |
KO/TKO
R1 4:33
|
World Vale Tudo Championship 8 | 1999-07-01 | Heavyweight | WVTC |
| Win | 4-2-0 | Hoss Carter |
SUB
R1 1:07
|
Regional circuit | 1999-06-01 | ||
| Win | 4-2-0 | Gabe Beauperthy |
SUB
R1 4:43
|
Regional circuit | 1999-06-01 | ||
| Loss | 4-1-0 | Travis Fulton |
DEC
R1 12:00
|
Regional circuit | 1999-05-15 | EC | |
| Win | 3-1-0 | Phil Deason |
SUB
R1 0:13
|
WVF | 1999-04-17 | Heavyweight | |
| Win | 2-1-0 | Nik Bickle |
KO/TKO
R1 0:32
|
WVF | 1999-04-17 | Heavyweight | |
| Win | 1-1-0 | Evan Tanner |
SUB
R1 8:20
|
Regional circuit | 1997-11-22 | ||
| Loss | 1-0-0 | Evan Tanner |
SUB
R1 6:19
|
Regional circuit | 1997-10-18 | ||
| Win | 0-0-0 | Chris Guillen |
SUB
R1 2:10
|
Regional circuit | 1997-04-12 |
Herring made his professional debut against Chris Guillen on April 12, 1997, fighting on the regional circuit.
He made a winning start to his career, defeating Chris Guillen who carried a 0-0-0 professional MMA record into the fight.
Heath Herring beat Chris Guillen by Submission at 2:10 of Round 1.
Herring made his debut in the UFC against Jake O'Brien on January 25, 2007, fighting on the co-main event of UFC Fight Night 8: Evans vs Salmon having compiled a 26-11-0 professional MMA record.
Heath Herring lost to Jake O'Brien by Decision at 5:00 of Round 3.
Since his debut, Herring has gone on to fight a total of 5 more times in the UFC. His UFC record stands at 2-3-0.
After his UFC stint, Herring took his next fight at RFF on December 29, 2016, fighting against Amir Aliakbari on the main card of RIZIN Fighting World Grand Prix 2016: 2nd Round.
Heath Herring lost to Amir Aliakbari by Decision at 5:00 of Round 2.
Herring's last win came against Cheick Kongo at UFC 82 on Saturday March 1, 2008. Heath Herring beat Cheick Kongo by Decision at 5:00 of Round 3.
Herring is not currently booked for any fights.
Herring's last loss came against Satoshi Ishii at RIZIN 2017 in Yokohama on Sunday April 16, 2017. Heath Herring lost to Satoshi Ishii by Decision at 5:00 of Round 2.
Herring has fought 5 times in the UFC. His UFC record stands at 2-3-0.
Herring has knocked out 10 opponents.
Herring has submitted 13 opponents.
Herring has been knocked out 4 times.
Herring has been submitted 2 times.
