Duane Paul Ludwig (born August 4, 1978) is an American

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coach, retired professional

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and mixed martial artist. Ludwig formerly held the unofficial fastest

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record in the

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after his win against

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(in 0:06) at

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. Ludwig was regarded as a top

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in the world during 2003 and 2004, for his victories over

Jens Pulver Jens Johnnie Pulver (born December 6, 1974) is an American retired professional mixed martial artist and undefeated boxer and kickboxer. Pulver was the inaugural UFC Lightweight Champion in addition to serving as the head coach on '' The Ultim ...

at UCC 12 and

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, up until a loss to B.J. Penn at K-1 MMA: Romanex. Ludwig has also received acclaim for his role in the success of

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operating out of

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, which is home to numerous highly ranked mixed martial artists who have competed in organizations such as the

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and

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Kickboxing career

Duane started practicing

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when he was 15 years old. He would have a successful amateur career winning twelve of his fourteen bouts and picking up three IKF

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Muay Thai national and regional titles. He turned professional in 2000 when he defeated Terrance Jones at a Ring of Fire event, in what was a rematch from their amateur days. At the end of the year Duane won his first pro title by winning the W.K.A. US national title, which he followed with the I.M.T.C. title the next year. He had his first real challenge in 2001 when he faced world champion Alex Gong for his I.S.K.A. belt at a K-1 event in Las Vegas. The title went the distance with the young Ludwig suffering his first professional defeat. There was some controversy about the decision as some thought that despite a shaky start Ludwig had shaded it. In 2002 Duane dropped down in weight to 70 kg to take part in a qualifying tournament for the first ever K-1 MAX world final. He won the four man tournament, defeating no. 1 ranked I.K.F. fighter

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in the final to book his place to

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. At the finals Ludwig was drawn against home favourite

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, and despite his best efforts was unable to make the semi finals, being outclassed by the local fighter over three rounds to lose by

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. He would get another shot at K-1 MAX glory the following year in

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and went one better, reaching the semi finals where he lost to 2002 K-1 MAX champion

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. In 2004 he won his last Muay Thai title where he finally got his hands on a world title, defeating Thai superstar

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by decision after five rounds to win the I.S.K.A. world title, something Ludwig considers one of his proudest ever moments. The title fight was also notable as the belt had previously been held by Alex Gong - a rematch between him and Ludwig had been on the card since their bout in 2001 but Gong died in 2003. After this victory Duane would become increasingly involved in

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at the expense of his

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career, although he would have a number of K-1 fights up until 2006, finishing with a 4-7-1 record with the organization.

Mixed martial arts career

Ludwig was trained by

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during his early career. Although not an official title match, Ludwig nonetheless beat Jens Pulver, who was at the time ranked as the #1 Lightweight mixed martial artist in the world by many outlets, by first round K.O.

UFC

At UFC 42, Duane Ludwig fought Genki Sudo. Sudo showed his theatrical side, walking backwards towards Ludwig and doing the robot dance before taking him down. Despite the initial domination by Sudo, Ludwig started inflicting damage while standing, avoiding a rolling kneebar and several takedown attempts. Whilst it seemed the momentum had shifted in Ludwig's favor, Sudo came back in the third round and took him down, pounding and bloodying him with punches and elbows. Whilst Ludwig was taking a beating, referee John McCarthy interrupted and stood the two fighters up to check on Ludwig's nose. When the doctor allowed the fight to resume they did not restart from the same previous dominant position held by Sudo. Ludwig took advantage of the indirect rest given to him and avoided, with the aid of the referee's decision, the unfavorable position that he was in. He dominated the end of the fight landing hurtful shots on Sudo to win a split decision. Ludwig mocked Sudo after the final bell with a crane kick pose.

Notorious fast knockout

, Ludwig faced

. Ludwig won the fight via quick knockout, though many fans disagreed with the timekeeping of the finish, which was 11 seconds despite the referee pulling Ludwig away from Goulet at around the 6 second mark. Following multiple online campaigns to overturn the timekeeping error, on Christmas Eve 2011, UFC President

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informed Ludwig that he was being given the official fastest knockout time. Two days later, Keith Kizer and the Nevada State Athletic Commission denied that Ludwig would be given the record, with Kizer stating: "There's no legal avenue to overturn it" before going on to say "I timed it myself with a stopwatch. It was eight seconds. Officially, it's got to stay at 11 seconds, but unofficially, it could be at eight." Two days later, Dana White, along with his production crew posted a video to YouTube showing the times of UFC fights that hold the "Fastest Knockout" tag. Ludwig's knockout was timed at 6.06 seconds, compared to

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's knockout at 6.26 seconds and

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's knockout at 7.56 seconds. In 2019,

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beat Ludwig's time with a knockout in five seconds.

Return To UFC

On December 17, it was announced that Ludwig was set to return to the UFC at

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, facing Jim Miller, replacing an injured

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. He lost to Miller via armbar in the first round. Ludwig was scheduled to face

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on March 21, 2010, at UFC LIVE: Vera vs. Jones, but Fisher was forced off the card with an injury. Ludwig instead faced UFC newcomer

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. Ludwig lost via TKO after he suffered a serious ankle injury during the first round. Ludwig moved up to the Welterweight Division to face

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on November 13, 2010, at

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. The fight was supposed to be on the preliminary part of the event, but a last minute illness to main card fighter Alessio Sakara moved the bout to the main card. Ludwig scored with strikes, including multiple grazing headkicks in the first round until Osipczak landed a combination, buckling the veteran. The round ended with Osipczak landing ground and pound from the top, bloodying Ludwig. The second round was pretty even with mixed striking exchanges and takedown attempts. The third round saw Ludwig land a big left early on and basically stalk Osipczak the rest of the round, scoring but failing to finish as Osipczak was seemingly out on his feet, walking away from exchanges and covering up. The bout was Ludwig's first since an eight-month recovery from a severe leg injury. Ludwig won by split decision. Ludwig was expected to face

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on March 26, 2011, at

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, but was unable to fight due to a sternum injury.

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took his place in the match instead. Ludwig vs. Sadollah eventually took place on August 14, 2011, at

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. Ludwig won the fight via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28). Ludwig outstruck and rocked Sadollah in both the first and second rounds while also showing greatly improved takedown defense throughout the fight. Ludwig next faced

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on January 20, 2012, at UFC on FX: Guillard vs. Miller. Despite hurting Neer on several occasions via punches, Ludwig lost the fight via technical submission in the first round. Ludwig fought

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on May 26, 2012, at

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. Ludwig suffered a knockout loss to Hardy when he was hit by a flush left hook and followed up elbows. Ludwig faced

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on September 29, 2012, at

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. The bout was stopped after Ludwig was unable to continue after tearing a knee ligament while attempting to defend a takedown in the opening round. After his loss to Mills, Ludwig retired from MMA competition. From December 2012 to May 2014, Ludwig was the head coach at

. Ludwig left Team Alpha Male after

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to focus on growing his own gym, BANG Muay Thai.

Personal life

Ludwig and his wife Jessica have three children; one daughter Jade, a son named Duane Jr., on November 10, 2010, and a son named Carter Bas Ludwig born in 2013. Before becoming a professional fighter, Ludwig used to work as an electrician. Before his move to Colorado, Ludwig previously served as the camp's

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, where his impact was believed to have had the "missing link" in elevating the team as one of the gold standards for training camps in the world. Ludwig has been voted the

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in 2013 and 2014. Ludwig was considered the key element in helping Team Alpha Male win Gym of the Year in 2013 by the ''

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''. BANG Muay Thai Martial Arts System Ludwig created ''BANG Muay Thai system'' (or BMT) which is a

system. The philosophy draws upon experience from Ludwig's career and coaches such as

and

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. The system is a striking style which includes Muay Thai, Dutch kickboxing, American boxing and traditional martial arts. Approximately 40 schools teach BMT. In October 2010, Ludwig opened his own Mixed Martial Arts Academy known as "Ludwig Martial Arts" where he trains fighters such as former

Bantamweight Champion

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and perennial

Flyweight contender

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as well as several others.

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

*TKO Major League MMA **2003 U.C.C. World Lightweight Champion *Extreme Shoot Fighting **2000 Extreme Shoot Fighting Lightweight Champion * Sherdog Awards ** Fighter of the Year Honorable Mention (2003) ** Fight of the Year Honorable Mention (2003) vs.

** The "Shawn Tompkins" Coach of the Year Award (2013) ** The "Shawn Tompkins" Coach of the Year Award (2014) ** Gym of the Year (2013) *

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**Trainer of the Year (2013)

Kickboxing

* K-1 ** K-1 2002 World MAX USA Champion -70 kg *

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** I.S.K.A. 2004 Muay Thai Light Middleweight World Champion -72.5 kg *

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** W.K.A. 2000 Muay Thai Super Middleweight USA title -76 kg *

** IKF 1999 Muay Thai Light Middleweight U.S Amateur Tournament Champion -72.5 kg ** IKF 1999 Muay Thai Super Middleweight U.S Amateur Champion -78 kg ** IKF 1999 Regional Middleweight Muay Thai Champion ** IKF 1999 Fighter of the Year *International Muay Thai Council **I.M.T.C. 2001 Muay Thai Super Middleweight North American Champion -76 kg

Mixed martial arts record

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, United States , , - , Loss , align=center, 4–2 , Eric Payne , Submission (rear-naked choke) , ROF 2: Trial By Fire , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0:35 ,

, United States , , - , Loss , align=center, 4–1 , Kelly Dullanty , Decision (unanimous) , KOTC 6: Road Warriors , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

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, , Decision (Unanimous) , , 3 , , 3:00 , - ! style=background:white colspan=9 , , - , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 2004-01-10 , , Win , , align=left, Malaipet Sitprapom , , Ring of Fire 11: Bring it On, Douglas County Event Center , ,

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, , KO (Left Hook) , , 2 , , 0:46 , - , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 2002-12-28 , , Win , , align=left, Jeremy Harminson , , Ring of Fire 6 , , Denver, Colorado, USA , , TKO (Ref Stop/Punches) , , 4 , , , - , - bgcolor="#FFBBBB" , 2002-05-11 , , Loss , , align=left,

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, , Decision (Split) , , 5 , , 3:00 , - ! style=background:white colspan=9 , , - , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 2001-03-17 , , Win , , align=left, Pedro Villalobos , , Marconi Show , , Tustin, California, USA , , Decision (Unanimous) , , 5 , , 3:00 , - , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 2001-02-25 , , Win , , align=left, Brian Popejoy , , Warriors Cup 2 , , Burbank, California, USA , , Decision (Unanimous) , , 5 , , 3:00 , - ! style=background:white colspan=9 , , - , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 2000-09-09 , , Win , , align=left, Doug Evans , , Warriors Cup , , Irvine, California, USA , , , , , , , - ! style=background:white colspan=9 , , - , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 2000-05-13 , , Win , , align=left, Steven Berkolyko , ,

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Amateur kickboxing record

, - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 1999-10-16 , , Win , , align=left, Shale Lapage , , IKF Iowa , , Council Bluffs, Iowa, USA , , TKO (Referee Stoppage) , , 3 , , 1:41 , - , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 1999-09-05 , , Win , , align=left, Rob Wiley , , IKF USA National Amateur Championships, Final , , Council Bluffs, Iowa, USA , , Decision (Unanimous) , , 3 , , 3:00 , - ! style=background:white colspan=9 , , - , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 1999-08-21 , , Win , , align=left, Terrace James , , IKF "The Brawl in Bloomfield" , , Bloomfield, Connecticut, USA , , Decision (Unanimous) , , 5 , , 3:00 , - ! style=background:white colspan=9 , , - , - bgcolor="#FFBBBB" , 1999-06-05 , , Loss , , align=left, Tony Haddock , , IKF Orlando "Rocks the House!!!" , ,

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, , TKO (Referee Stoppage) , , 2 , , 0:51 , - ! style=background:white colspan=9 , , - , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 1998-11-07 , , Win , , align=left, Grigoriy Flitsanov , , IKF Iowa , , Council Bluffs, Iowa, USA , , Decision (Split) , , 3 , , 3:00 , - , - bgcolor="#FFBBBB" , 1998-08-23 , , Loss , , align=left, Trevor Desjarlais , , IKF Canada , , Calgary, Canada , , Decision , , 3 , , 3:00 , - , - , colspan=9 , ''Legend'':

References

External links

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