Christophe Leininger

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Christophe Leninger
Born (1959-10-12) October 12, 1959 (age 65)
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight189 lb (86 kg; 13.5 st)
Fighting out ofScottsdale, Arizona
Rank  4th Dan Black Belt in Judo
Years active1994–2001 (MMA)
Mixed martial arts record
Total7
Wins3
By submission3
Losses4
By knockout1
By decision3
Other information
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Christophe Leininger (born October 12, 1959), [1] is an American former judoka who was 1984, 1988, and 1992 US Olympic Judo Team Alternate. [2] He was born in 1959. [3] His brother Bryan Leininger was also a judo competitor. [3] While his father Maurice was a French Judo champion. [3] He is a two time US National Judo Champion and a two time US Judo open champion. [4] He competed in a number of mixed martial arts fights included in Ultimate Fighting Championship. [2]

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Career

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Leininger made his debut in Ultimate Fighting Championship's UFC 3 event, being billed as the second ranked American judoka in his weight class at the time. Going against shoot wrestler Ken Shamrock, Leininger started by trying a morote gari, but Shamrock protected against it and ended up in Christophe's guard. The judoka then tried an armbar, only for Shamrock to turn him over and stack him against the fence, raining punches and headbutts on him for the tap out. [5] Shamrock crossfaced Leininger so hard into the mat that Leininger admitted to being knocked out for a second, and he later was revealed to have suffered a mild concussion. [6]

He returned at UFC 13 against Ken Shamrock's teammate Guy Mezger. Leininger tried to take the fight to the ground, at one point scoring a tomoe nage and transitioning it into a mount position, but Mezger was able to return to his feet every time. After a restart, Mezger hit a clearly tired Leininger with kicks to the legs and head, but the affair was inconclusive and the match went to overtime. There Mezger continued punishing Leininger with strikes, finally earning a decision win. [7]

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
7 matches3 wins4 losses
By knockout01
By submission30
By decision03
Res.RecordOpponentMethodEventDateRoundTimeLocationNotes
Loss3–4Edwin DeweesDecision (Unanimous)RITC 26: Rage in the Cage 26March 24, 200133:00 Phoenix, Arizona, United States
Loss3–3Allan SullivanDecisionRITC 24: Rage in the Cage 24January 7, 200133:00 Phoenix, Arizona, United States
Loss3–2 Guy Mezger Decision (unanimous) UFC 13 May 30, 1997115:00 Augusta, Georgia, United States
Win2–1Marc ZeeSubmission (armbar)FCSB: Best in the Southwest ChampionshipsJanuary 15, 199714:55United States
Win1–1Kelly EnglishSubmission (armbar)FCSB: Best in the Southwest ChampionshipsJanuary 15, 199721:16 Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
Win3–1Carlos GarciaSubmission (choke)FCSB: Best in the Southwest ChampionshipsJanuary 15, 199716:00United States
Loss0–1 Ken Shamrock TKO (submission to punches) UFC 3 September 9, 199414:49 Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

References

  1. "JudoInside – Christophe Leininger Judoka".
  2. 1 2 "Olympians in the Octagon". UFC. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 Michael Kiefer (25 August 2006). "The Flying Leiniger Brothers". Phoenixnewtimes.com. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  4. "Christophe Leininger". Mmafighting.com. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  5. Scott Newman (2005-06-11). "MMA Review: #52: UFC 3: The American Dream". The Oratory. Archived from the original on 2019-06-29. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
  6. Clyde Gentry, No Holds Barred: Evolution
  7. Scott Newman (2006-02-24). "MMA Review: #79: UFC 13: The Ultimate Force". The Oratory. Archived from the original on 2018-08-15. Retrieved 2018-01-21.