LaVerne Clark is an American

mixed martial artist Mixed martial arts (MMA), sometimes referred to as cage fighting, no holds barred (NHB), and ultimate fighting, and originally referred to as Vale Tudo is a full-contact combat sport based on striking, grappling and ground fighting, incorp ...

and a former professional

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. Clark is a veteran of the

Ultimate Fighting Championship The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is an American mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion company based in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is owned and operated by Zuffa, a wholly owned subsidiary of Endeavor Group Holdings. It is the largest MMA ...

Maximum Fighting Championship Maximum Fighting Championship is a Canadian mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion based in Edmonton, Alberta. MFC’s former home, in Canada, is the River Cree Resort and Casino in Enoch, Alberta, located just outside Edmonton, Alberta, but has also ...

and

World Fighting Alliance The World Fighting Alliance (WFA) was a mixed martial arts organization based in the United States. Owned and organized by mixed martial arts, MMA legend and trainer John Lewis (Promoter/Match Maker) and nightclub operator and "Club Rubber" prom ...

. Clark holds a professional record of 27–21–1, with notable wins over

Mac Danzig Mac Danzig (born January 2, 1980) is an American mixed martial artist, who competed as a lightweight in several MMA promotions, most notably the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He was the winner of The Ultimate Fighter season six. Background Da ...

Fabiano Iha Fabiano Iha (; born July 28, 1970) is a retired Brazilian mixed martial artist. He competed in the Lightweight division, fighting in several organizations, including the Ultimate Fighting Championship and PRIDE. He won his last fight by KO at LI ...

, and

Shonie Carter Mearion Shonie Bickhem III (born May 3, 1972), better known as Shonie Carter, is an American mixed martial artist. He is a former WEC Welterweight Champion, a UFC veteran, and a contestant on ''The Ultimate Fighter 4'' reality show. He has also ...

. He was the first professional boxer to be successful in the UFC.Rossen, Jake (2000)
UFC Japan Showcases Ortiz, Jackson
, ''Black Belt'', August 2000, p. 10. Retrieved July 13, 2015

Mixed martial arts career

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Clark is a UFC veteran, whose history with the promotion dates back to the early beginnings of his career. He made his UFC debut just three fights into his career, facing Josh Stewart at

UFC 16 ''UFC 16: Battle in the Bayou'' was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on March 13, 1998 in New Orleans, Louisiana. The event was seen live on pay per view in the United States, and later released on home video. ...

on March 13, 1998, and won via strikes.Snowden, Jonathan & Shields, Kendall (2010) ''The MMA Encyclopedia'', ECW Press, He returned just under a year later, and faced Frank Caracci at

UFC 18 The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is an American mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion company based in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is owned and operated by Zuffa, a wholly owned subsidiary of Endeavor Group Holdings. It is the largest MMA ...

on January 8, 1999. Clark won via submission (strikes), advancing his UFC record to 2–0.Rossen, Jake (1999)
Black Belt Times
, ''Black Belt'', April 1999, p. 11. Retrieved July 13, 2015 After winning another fight in the Extreme Boxing promotion, Clark returned at

UFC 20 ''UFC 20: Battle for the Gold'' was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on May 7, 1999 at the Boutwell Auditorium in Birmingham, Alabama. The event was seen live on pay per view in the United States, and later rel ...

against

on May 7, 1999, defeating Iha by TKO (cut).Rossen, Jake & Young, Robert W.
Black Belt Times
, ''Black Belt'', September 1999, p. 11. Retrieved July 13, 2015 Clark would fight in the UFC two more times, defeating Koji Oishi at

UFC 25 ''UFC 25: Ultimate Japan 3'' was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on April 14, 2000 at the Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan. History The event was the third UFC event to be held in Japan. UFC 25 w ...

via majority decision, and losing to Fabiano Iha at

UFC 27 The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is an American mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion company based in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is owned and operated by Zuffa, a wholly owned subsidiary of Endeavor Group Holdings. It is the largest MMA ...

in a rematch via armbar, leaving the promotion with a record of 4 wins and 1 loss.

Mixed martial arts record

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Sean Salmon Sean Michael Salmon (born September 11, 1977, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States) is a retired American mixed martial artist and a former columnist for MMA news site MMAjunkie.com. Salmon has competed for the UFC, Strikeforce and King of t ...

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, United States , , - , Loss , align=center, 25–17–1 , Ryan Ford , Submission (guillotine choke) , MFC 18: Famous , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 2:30 ,

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Oregon Oregon () is a U.S. state, state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. The Columbia River delineates much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washington (state), Washington, while the Snake River delineates much of it ...

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Jake Ellenberger Jacob Steven "Jake" Ellenberger (born March 28, 1985) is an American retired mixed martial artist and former United States Marine who was known for competing in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). A professional competitor from 2005–2018, ...

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Melvin Guillard Melvin Paul Guillard, Jr. (born March 30, 1983) is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Middleweight division. Guillard most notably competed in the Lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), Bellator MMA a ...

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, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 17–13 , Kevin Knabjan , KO , CFC 1: Courage Fighting Championships 1 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 0:10 ,

, United States , , - , Loss , align=center, 16–13 , Buck Greer , Submission (triangle choke) , PXC 2: Chaos , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 1:03 ,

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Jorge Santiago Jorge Santiago Rodrigues (; born October 9, 1980) is a retired Brazilian mixed martial artist. He was the first Sengoku Middleweight Champion and is the former Strikeforce Middleweight Grand Prix Champion. He has also competed for the UFC, King ...

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Chris Lytle Chris Scott Lytle (born August 18, 1974) is a retired American mixed martial artist and boxer. An MMA professional from 1999 until 2011 and 20-fight veteran of the UFC, Lytle also fought in Pancrase, Cage Rage, and the WEC. He held the inaug ...

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, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 14–10 , Miguel Menendez , TKO , HFC 1: Hardcore Fighting Championships 1 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 0:45 ,

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Ryuki Ueyama Ryuki Ueyama (born 17 April 1976 in Tokyo) is a Japanese mixed martial artist who most recently competed in the Lightweight division. He has fought for organizations such as Fighting Network RINGS, DEEP, Pancrase, Hero's and Pride FC. Fight ...

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Frank Trigg Dewey Franklin Trigg III (born May 7, 1972) is an American retired mixed martial artist, color commentator, pro wrestler, MMA referee and TV host. Trigg is a veteran of the UFC, Pride Fighting Championships, Rumble on the Rock, Icon Sport-(Icon S ...

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Daiju Takase is a Japanese mixed martial artist and kickboxer. He has fought as a middleweight and welterweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship and PRIDE Fighting Championship. He is noted for being the second to defeat, and first to finish, former U ...

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, United States , , - , Loss , align=center, 11–7 , Jutaro Nakao , Technical Submission (triangle choke) , HOOKnSHOOT: Masters , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 3:50 ,

, United States , , - , Loss , align=center, 11–6 , Chatt Lavender , Submission (armbar) , Rings USA: Battle of Champions , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 1:04 ,

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, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 11–4 , Cedric Marks , Submission (choke) , EC 35: Extreme Challenge 35 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 3:24 ,

, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 10–4 , Koji Oishi , Decision (majority) ,

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, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 8–4 , John Paun , TKO (guillotine choke) , EC 29: Extreme Challenge 29 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0:45 ,

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, United States , , - , Loss , align=center, 7–4 , Matt Hughes , Submission (rear naked choke) , EC 29: Extreme Challenge 29 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 1:35 ,

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, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 3–2 , Dave Yoder , Submission (rear naked choke) , EC 20: Extreme Challenge 20 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 4:35 ,

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Professional boxing record

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Allan Green Allan Lamar Green (born September 20, 1979) is an American professional boxer. He is a former NABO super middleweight champion, and has challenged for world titles at both super middleweight and light heavyweight. Amateur career Green had a st ...

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Tomasz Adamek Tomasz "Tomek" Adamek (; born 1 December 1976) is a Polish former professional boxer who competed from 1999 to 2018. He held world championships in two weight class (boxing), weight classes, including the World Boxing Council, WBC light heavyweig ...

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Anwar Oshana Anwar Oshana (born 11 June 1972) was an Assyrian- American professional boxer in the super middleweight division between 1994 and 2005. He fought 28 times, winning 23 and losing 5. Professional career In 1997, he won the USA Illinois State ...

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Aníbal Santiago Acevedo Aníbal Santiago Acevedo (born April 28, 1971) is a Puerto Rican boxer, who won a bronze medal in the welterweight division at the 1992 Summer Olympics. A year earlier he won the bronze medal at the Pan American Games in Havana, Cuba. Amateur ...

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Thomas Ulrich Thomas Ulrich (born 11 July 1975, in Berlin) is a German former professional boxer who competed from 1997 to 2012. He challenged twice for a light-heavyweight world title: the WBC title in 2005, and the WBO/ lineal titles in 2006. He also held ...

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Aarhus Aarhus (, , ; officially spelled Århus from 1948 until 1 January 2011) is the second-largest city in Denmark and the seat of Aarhus Municipality. It is located on the eastern shore of Jutland in the Kattegat sea and approximately northwest ...

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Randie Carver Randie Carver (December 3, 1974 – September 14, 1999) was an American professional boxer from Kansas City, Missouri. Amateur career Carver had an outstanding amateur career, winning the 1993 National Golden Gloves The Golden Gloves is ...

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Amphitheater An amphitheatre (British English) or amphitheater (American English; both ) is an open-air venue used for entertainment, performances, and sports. The term derives from the ancient Greek ('), from ('), meaning "on both sides" or "around" and ...

Pompano Beach, Florida Pompano Beach ( ) is a city in Broward County, Florida, United States. It is located along the coast of the Atlantic Ocean, just north of Fort Lauderdale. The nearby Hillsboro Inlet forms part of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway. As of the 2020 ...

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Anthony Bonsante Anthony "The Bullet" Bonsante (born October 28, 1970) is a professional boxer and competitor on reality TV show The Contender. He also works overnight as a supervisor at a distribution center. Personal life Bonsante is a father of two childre ...

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Mandan, North Dakota Mandan is a city on the eastern border of Morton County and the eighth-largest city in North Dakota. Founded in 1879 on the west side of the upper Missouri River, it was designated in 1881 as the county seat of Morton County. The population was ...

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Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg () is the capital and largest city of the province of Manitoba in Canada. It is centred on the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine rivers, near the longitudinal centre of North America. , Winnipeg had a city population of 749,6 ...

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Randers Randers () is a city in Randers Municipality, Central Denmark Region on the Jutland peninsula. It is Denmark's sixth-largest city, with a population of 62,802 (as of 1 January 2022).Dubuque Fairgrounds,

Dubuque, Iowa Dubuque (, ) is the county seat of Dubuque County, Iowa, United States, located along the Mississippi River. At the time of the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census, the population of Dubuque was 59,667. The city lies at the junction of Iowa, Il ...

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Westmont, Illinois Westmont is a village in DuPage County, Illinois, United States. Westmont is a community of 5.03 square miles in area with a 2010 population of 24,685. It is located approximately west of the Chicago Loop in the southeastern portion of DuPage Co ...

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