Tom Erikson

Quick Facts

Full Name	Tom Erikson
Occupation	Mixed Martial Artist
Date Of Birth	Jul 6, 1964(1964-07-06)
Age	60
Birthplace	Chicago Heights
Country	United States
Birth City	Illinois
Horoscope	Cancer

Tom Erikson Biography

Tom Erikson is one of the most popular and richest Mixed Martial Artist who was born on July 6, 1964 in Chicago Heights, Illinois, United States.

Erikson was a graduate of Bloom High School in Chicago Heights, Illinois. Wrestling for Triton College, he was a twice NJCAA Collegiate Champion in 1984 and 1985. He was also twice NCAA Division I Collegiate wrestling All-American, in 1986 and 1987, while competing for Oklahoma State University. Erikson made the switch to the emerging sport of mixed martial arts almost ten years later.

Erikson debuted on November 22, 1996 at the Martial Arts Reality Superfighting eight-man openweight tournament in Birmingham, Alabama. In the quarter finals, Erikson defeated sambo fighter Aleksander Khramstovskly via KO by elbows and punches, and then submitted Willie Peeters with a neck crank just thirty-one seconds into the semis; he went to meet Murilo Bustamante in the final, in what would be considered a classic match.

Tom Erikson Net Worth

Tom Erikson is one of the richest Mixed Martial Artist from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Tom Erikson 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Tom Erikson (born July 6, 1964) is an American former amateur wrestler and mixed martial artist who competed in the super heavyweight division. Weighing between 127.1 kg (280 lb; 20.01 st) and 139.8 kg (308 lb; 22.01 st) throughout his career, “The Big Cat” began wrestling at an early age and was twice National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Junior Collegiate Champion at Triton College before achieving National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I honors twice at Oklahoma State University–Stillwater. He embarked on his career in MMA in 1996 and went on to fight in the Pride Fighting Championships, being a founding member of the prestigious RAW team.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Tom Erikson height 6 ft 4 in Tom weight 127 kg & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Tom Erikson Dating?

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Erikson was a long time assistant wrestling coach at Purdue University, where he has been coaching since 1997. In 2015 Tom accepted the head wrestling coach position at Lyon College in Batesville, Arkansas.

Facts & Trivia

Tom Ranked on the list of most popular Mixed Martial Artist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Tom Erikson celebrates birthday on July 6 of every year.

Erikson submitted Matt Skelton, a kickboxer making his first MMA appearance, at Pride 17 in Tokyo on November 3, 2001. After the event Pride FC amended their rules so that the type of choke he used, which involved grabbing Skelton’s throat with his hand in what was termed a “front strangle choke”, would no longer be allowed. In his last bout before departing the promotion, Erikson secured a first round rear naked choke submission of Tim Catalfo at Pride 19 in Saitama, Japan on February 24, 2002.