Steve Steinbeiss

Steve Thomas Steinbeiss^[1] (born May 5, 1981) is a retired American mixed martial artist and kickboxer. A professional competitor from 2005 until 2011, he fought in the UFC, WEC, and Bellator. In kickboxing, he fought for K-1.

Steve Steinbeiss
Born	Steve Thomas Steinbeiss (1981-05-05) May 5, 1981 (age 44)
Other names	The Hooligan
Nationality	American
Height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight	185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st)
Division	Light Heavyweight Middleweight
Fighting out of	Phoenix, Arizona
Team	Arizona Combat Sports
Years active	2005-2011
Mixed martial arts record
Total	13
Wins	9
By knockout	3
By submission	6
Losses	4
By submission	1
By decision	3
Other information
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Mixed martial arts career

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Steinbeiss was part of the transfer of light heavyweight and middleweight fighters in the WEC to the UFC.

He was supposed to make his debut at UFC Fight Night 18 against Ryan Jensen, but the fight was pulled from the card. It was then rescheduled for UFC Fight Night: Diaz vs. Guillard. Steinbeiss lost the fight after Jensen applied a guillotine choke and the referee prematurely stopped the fight thinking Steve was out. Steinbeiss was instead giving the ref the thumbs up, the referee proclaimed that he thought Steinbeiss went limp.

Steinbeiss was expected to face Nick Catone on January 11, 2010 at UFC Fight Night 20, but was pulled from the card before the event due to injury.^[2]

Steinbeiss then faced Rob Kimmons on August 1, 2010 at UFC on Versus 2.^[3] Steinbeiss lost by unanimous decision to Kimmons and was released from the UFC.

Kickboxing record

Kickboxing record

? wins (? KOs), ? losses, ? draws
Date	Result	Opponent	Event	Location	Method	Round	Time
2006-08-12	Win	Dustin Hanning	K-1 World Grand Prix 2006 in Las Vegas II, Reserve Match	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00
2006-03-03	Win	John James	World Combat League	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA	Decision (58.5-56.5)	2	3:00
2005-04-30	Win	Dan Evensen	K-1 World Grand Prix 2005 in Las Vegas	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown

13 matches	9 wins	4 losses
By knockout	3	0
By submission	6	1
By decision	0	3

Res.	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location	Notes
Win	9–4	Dano Moore	Submission (rear-naked choke)	Bellator 55	October 22, 2011	1	4:52	Yuma, Arizona, United States
Win	8–4	Rudy Aguilar	Submission (rear-naked choke)	Rage in the Cage 154	September 9, 2011	1	1:23	Chandler, Arizona, United States
Win	7–4	Travis McCullough	Submission (punches)	Griggs Entertainment: Roberts vs. Steinbeiss	August 13, 2011	1	3:20	Sullivan, Indiana, United States
Win	6–4	Terence Joseph Medrud	Submission (kick to the body)	Crowbar MMA: Spring Brawl 2	April 29, 2011	2	2:57	Fargo, North Dakota, United States
Win	5–4	Issac Appel	Submission (inverted neck crank)	Crowbar MMA: Winter Brawl	December 10, 2010	1	4:39	Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States
Loss	4–4	Rob Kimmons	Decision (unanimous)	UFC Live: Jones vs. Matyushenko	August 1, 2010	3	5:00	San Diego, California, United States
Loss	4–3	Ryan Jensen	Technical Submission (guillotine choke)	UFC Fight Night: Diaz vs. Guillard	September 16, 2009	1	3:56	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States
Loss	4–2	Carmelo Marrero	Decision (split)	WEC 36: Faber vs. Brown	November 8, 2008	3	5:00	Hollywood, Florida, United States	Light Heavyweight bout.
Win	4–1	Francisco Alcantara	TKO (punches)	Rock & Sock Promotions	June 28, 2008	1	2:33	Laughlin, Nevada, United States
Win	3–1	Wayne Andrews	Submission (arm-triangle choke)	MTXAFN 1: Let's Get it On	January 8, 2008	1	2:11	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win	2–1	Antony Rea	KO (punch)	Bodog Fight: Vancouver	August 25, 2007	2	3:18	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Loss	1–1	Bill Mahood	Decision (unanimous)	Bodog Fight: Clash of the Nations	April 14, 2007	3	5:00	St. Petersburg, Russia
Win	1–0	Jeff Ford	TKO (punches)	Bodog Fight: Clash of the Nations	December 15, 2006	1	3:29	St. Petersburg, Russia