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Daniel B. Christison (born April 26, 1972) is an American mixed martial artist. He fought for the San Jose Razorclaws of the International Fight League.

At 6'8" and 270 lbs, Christison is a heavyweight who fights chiefly with a submission wrestling style.Template:Citation needed Christison fights out of Albuquerque, New Mexico. Christison was a contestant on the second season of The Ultimate Fighter. Nicknamed "Big" Dan Christison and Dan "The Sandman" Christison, he lost his first fight on the show, a quarterfinals match with Seth Petruzelli.

Christison has an MMA record of 17 wins, 7 losses, and 0 draws, with some of his losses coming to the biggest names in MMA such as Dan Severn and Frank Mir. Christison has thus far proven difficult to submit or knock out. With the exception of his loss to Eric Pele, all of Christison's losses have been by decision.

Christison was member of Team Hughes on TUF 2. Along with fellow former Ultimate Fighter competitors Joe Stevenson and Rashad Evans, he now trains in Albuquerque under the instruction of submission fighter Greg Jackson.Template:Citation needed

Christison currently (2009) has a fight school where he trains those interested in the sport in Dale, Indiana.Template:Citation needed

MMA record[]

Date Result Record Opponent Event Method Round Time Notes
2/26/2010 Win 18-7 Mike Wessel CFC 4: Wessel vs. Christison Submission (Kimura) Round 3 3:56
11/14/2009 Win 17-7 Rodrigo Munduruca Canadian Fighting Championship 3 KO (Punches) Round 2
6/11/2009 Win 16-7 Joel Traves Steele Cage MMA- Battle of the Texas Titans TKO (Punches) Round 1 2:16
4/11/2009 Loss 15-7 Marcio Cruz ICF: Breakout Decision (Unanimous) Round 3 5:00
3/14/2009 Win 15-6 Brian Peoples ICF: Turfwar Submission (Punches) Round 1 0:36
10/25/2008 Win 14-6 File:Flag.svg Nedius Huitt ICF: Vendetta Submission (Punches) Round 1 0:45
9/13/2008 Win 13-6 CJ McVey Warrior MMA - Consequences KO (Punches) Round 1 1:46
5/30/2008 Win 12-6 Sam Holloway AFL - Bulletproof Submission (Armbar) Round 1 N/A
3/7/2008 Win 11-6 John LeBlanc AFL - Eruption TKO (Punches) Round 2 N/A
12/1/2007 Win 10-6 Derrick Sawyer RFL - Revolution Fight League I Submission N/A N/A
11/16/2007 Win 9-6 Johnathon Wesson RITC 103 - USA vs Brazil Decision (Unanimous) Round 3 4:00
5/19/2007 Loss 8-6 Antoine Jaoude IFL - Chicago Decision (Unanimous) Round 3 4:00
3/17/2007 Loss 8-5 Krzysztof Soszynski IFL - Los Angeles Decision (Unanimous) Round 3 4:00
7/8/2006 Loss 8-4 Frank Mir UFC 61: Bitter Rivals Decision (Unanimous) Round 3 5:00
4/6/2006 Win 8-3 Brad Imes UFC Ultimate Fight Night 4 Submission (Armbar) Round 3 3:37
3/26/2005 Win 7-3 Jimmy Ambriz IFC WC 19-Warriors Challenge 19 Submission (Verbal) Round 2 0:55
2/26/2005 Win 6-3 Ben Rothwell Euphoria-USA vs World Submission (Kimura) Round 3 0:57
1/22/2005 Win 5-3 Andre Roberts WEC 13-Heavyweight Explosion Submission (Armbar) Round 1 3:26
8/28/2004 Win 4-3 Lemuel Vincent KOTC-New Mexico TKO Round N/A N/A
4/10/2004 Win 3-3 Jimmy Westfall POA-Pride of Albuquerque TKO Round 1 1:18
6/14/2003 Loss 2-3 Dan Severn KOTC 24-Mayhem Decision (Split) Round 3 5:00
5/16/2003 Loss 2-2 Eric Pele KOTC 23-Sin City TKO Round 1 4:50
4/6/2003 Win 2-1 Albert Lopez Triple Threat-Fight Night 1 Submission (Rear Naked Choke) Round 1 N/A
9/6/2002 Loss 1-1 Dan Severn AC 1-Aztec Challenge 1 Decision Round 3 5:00
8/19/2001 Win 1-0 Gabe Beauperthy GC 5-Rumble in the Rockies Submission Round N/A N/A

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