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Dan Henderson

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Daniel Jeffery Henderson (born August 24, 1970) is an American former mixed martial artist and Olympic wrestler, who last competed as a Middleweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He was the last Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Champion and was the last Welterweight and Middleweight champion of Pride Fighting Championships. He was the only double champion in the history of Pride FC. Henderson was the Brazil Open '97 Tournament Champion, the UFC 17 Middleweight Tournament Champion, the Rings: King of Kings 1999 Tournament Champion and the Pride Welterweight Grand Prix Tournament Champion. Henderson also challenged for the UFC Middleweight Championship (2x), the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship and the Strikeforce Middleweight Championship. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Dan Henderson is the 347th most popular wrestler (down from 254th in 2024), the 11,434th most popular biography from United States (down from 10,795th in 2019) and the 146th most popular American Wrestler.

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Among WRESTLERS

Among wrestlers, Dan Henderson ranks 347 out of 1,027. Before him are George Steele, Mark Schultz, Brandi Rhodes, Asashōryū Akinori, Bo Dallas, and Buddy Murphy. After him are Paul Orndorff, Makharbek Khadartsev, Ilias Iliadis, Kamala, Ahn Byeong-keun, and Jürg Röthlisberger.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1970, Dan Henderson ranks 369. Before him are Žan Tabak, Seo Jung-won, Maruco Antônio Urunau, Shizuka Kudo, Celso Ayala, and Anne-Marie Duff. After him are Aisha Tyler, Aure Atika, Maksim Tarasov, Kirk Cameron, Hwang Young-cho, and Vladimir Grbić.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Dan Henderson ranks 11,436 out of 20,380. Before him are Alva Belmont (1853), David Hyde Pierce (1959), Gracie Allen (1895), Jonathan Richman (1951), John Allen Nelson (1959), and Maurice Stokes (1933). After him are Patricia Roberts Harris (1924), Jack Ragland (1913), Paul Orndorff (1949), Bob Uecker (1934), Peter Erskine (1954), and Les Baxter (1922).

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Among WRESTLERS In United States

Among wrestlers born in United States, Dan Henderson ranks 146. Before him are Matt Hardy (1974), Don Muraco (1949), George Steele (1937), Mark Schultz (1960), Brandi Rhodes (1983), and Bo Dallas (1990). After him are Paul Orndorff (1949), Kamala (1950), Gangrel (1969), Chad Gable (1986), Scotty 2 Hotty (1973), and John Smith (1965).

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