Brock Lesnar
Brock Lesnar | |||||||||||||||||
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.jpg) Lesnar at SummerSlam in 2025 | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | Brock Edward Lesnar July 12, 1977 (aged 49) Webster, South Dakota, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Professional wrestler, mixed martial artist | ||||||||||||||||
| Years active |
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| Spouse(s) | |||||||||||||||||
| Children | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 265 lb (120 kg; 18 st 13 lb) | ||||||||||||||||
| Division | Heavyweight | ||||||||||||||||
| Reach | 83 in (211 cm) | ||||||||||||||||
| Style | Wrestling | ||||||||||||||||
| Stance | Orthodox | ||||||||||||||||
| Fighting out of | Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada | ||||||||||||||||
| Team | DeathClutch Gym | ||||||||||||||||
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| Rank | Blue belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu under Rodrigo Medeiros[8][9] | ||||||||||||||||
| Wrestling | NCAA Division I Wrestling[10] | ||||||||||||||||
| Mixed martial arts record | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| By knockout | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| By submission | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| By decision | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Losses | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| By knockout | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| By submission | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| No contests | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||||||||
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Professional football career
Football career | |||||||||||||||||
| No. 69[11] | |||||||||||||||||
| Position: | Defensive tackle | ||||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||||
| High school: | Webster, South Dakota | ||||||||||||||||
| College: | Minnesota | ||||||||||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2004 | ||||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||||
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||||||||||
| Roster status: | Inactive | ||||||||||||||||
| Allegiance |  United States | ||||||||||||||||
| Service/branch | Army National Guard | ||||||||||||||||
| Years of service | 1994 | ||||||||||||||||
Brock Edward Lesnar (born July 12, 1977) is an American former professional wrestler and mixed martial artist.
Professional wrestling
Lesnar wrestled professionally for World Wrestling Entertainment from 2002 to 2004. When he was in the WWE, he won the WWE Championship three times, the King of the Ring tournament in 2002 and the Royal Rumble in 2003. He left the WWE in 2004 and travelled to Japan to wrestle for New Japan Pro Wrestling. While in Japan he won the IWGP Heavyweight Championship. Lesnar retired from professional wrestling to pursue a career in the UFC.
Lesnar made his return to WWE on April 2, 2012, delivering his finishing move the F5 to John Cena.[12] He began a feud with Triple H and faced him at SummerSlam on August 19, 2012 and won by submission and broke Triple H's arm. He released a tout and said that he was quitting the WWE because he had conquered everything in the WWE.[13]
He returned to the WWE again on January 28, 2013 and delivered an F5 to Vince McMahon as McMahon was about to fire Paul Heyman. The F5 resulted in McMahon's pelvis breaking.[14]
On August 4, 2026, Lesnar announced that he was officially retiring from professional wrestling during an episode of The Pat McAfee Show.[15]
Mixed martial arts
He fought in the UFC from 2008 to 2011, winning the UFC Heavyweight Championship before retiring from the UFC after losing his last match against Alistair Overeem at UFC 141.[16]
At UFC 200, Lesnar would come out of retirement. He represented Canada during the fight and would defeat Mark Hunt by unanimous decision and received $2.5 million.[17] The win would later be turned into a no contest and he would be suspended after USADA tests revealed clomifene in his system.[18] Lesnar never paid the fine and retired afterwards.[19][20]
Personal life
On May 6, 2006, Lesnar married Rena Greek, known in the WWE as Sable.[21]
In 2014, Lesnar and his wife moved to a farm in Maryville, Saskatchewan.[22]
Brock Lesnar Media
Lesnar during his third run as WWE Champion
Lesnar with Paul Heyman at WrestleMania 29
Lesnar broke The Undertaker's undefeated WrestleMania streak in 2014.
Lesnar defending his WWE World Heavyweight Championship against Cena at Night of Champions in September 2014
Lesnar and Dean Ambrose during their match at WrestleMania 32
Lesnar performing the Kimura lock on John Cena
Lesnar facing Roman Reigns before their Universal Championship match at WrestleMania 34
Lesnar preparing the F-5 against The Undertaker
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References
- ↑ Milner, John. Brock Lesnar Bio. Slam! SportsCanadian Online Explorer. Retrieved March 9, 2019.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Brock Lesnar bioWWE. Retrieved August 7, 2015.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Brock LesnarCagematch.net. Retrieved March 27, 2015.
- ↑ Wetzel, Dan. Enigmatic Lesnar defies definition. sports.yahoo.com (October 8, 2009). Retrieved October 8, 2009.
- ↑ "Erik Paulson: Brock Lensnar Will Be 150% Ready for Cain Valsquez". ChicagosMMA.com. October 10, 2010. http://chicagosmma.com/2010/10/erik-paulson-brock-lesnar-will-be-150-ready-for-cain-velasquez/. Retrieved October 14, 2010.
- ↑ Gross, Josh (July 2, 2010). "No bout bigger than Lesnar-Carwin". Sports Illustrated. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/writers/josh_gross/07/02/lesnar.carwin/index.html. Retrieved July 3, 2010.
- ↑ Ozório, Carlos. "ill-bet-my-job-on-him"/ Comprido and his work with Brock: 'I'll bet my job on him!'. graciemag.com (July 6, 2010). Retrieved July 6, 2010.
- ↑ Hywel Teague (June 17, 2016). Rodrigo 'Comprido' Medeiros Promotes Brock Lesnar To Blue Belt In Jiu-Jitsu. FloGrappling. http://www.flograppling.com/article/42734-rodrigo-comprido-medeiros-promotes-brock-lesnar-to-blue-belt-in-jiu-jitsu.
- ↑ Jesse Holland (June 17, 2016). Video: Brock Lesnar is huge again, earns Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Blue Belt ahead of UFC 200. MMAmania.com. http://www.mmamania.com/2016/6/17/11964052/video-brock-lesnar-is-huge-again-earns-brazilian-jiu-jitsu-blue-belt-ufc-200-mma.
- ↑ Brock Lesnar – Official UFC Fighter ProfileUFC.com. Retrieved March 7, 2012.
- ↑ Lewis, Brett. Brock Lesnar's 2004 Minnesota Vikings Rookie Cards Among Hobby's Hidden Gems (July 26, 2010)cardboardconnection.com. Retrieved July 9, 2016.
- ↑ FULL SEGMENT — Brock Lesnar returns to WWE: Raw, April 2, 2012 (in en). Retrieved 11 February 2023.
- ↑ Video - Lesnar says he's leaving WWEWWE. Retrieved 2013-01-29.
- ↑ Raw results: The Rock brings the reign and Brock Lesnar brings the pain on Raw Roulette nightWWE. Retrieved 2013-01-29.
- ↑ Brock Lesnar announces retirement from WWEWrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved August 4, 2026.
- ↑ Brock Lesnar retires after UFC 141 loss (2011). Retrieved 2 April 2012.
- ↑ Lesnar Victorious in Return to Octagon (2016). Retrieved 11 April 2024.
- ↑ Brock Lesnar suspended one year, fined $250,000 (2016). Retrieved 11 April 2024.
- ↑ Brock Lesnar Has Yet to Pay Quarter-Million-Dollar Fine in Nevada (2019). Retrieved 11 April 2024.
- ↑ Brock Lesnar notifies UFC of his retirement from MMA (2017). Retrieved 11 April 2024.
- ↑ Sable/Brock Wedding Details (2006). Retrieved 11 April 2024.
- ↑ Brock Lesnar to represent Saskatchewan at UFC 200 (2016). Retrieved 11 April 2024.
Other websites
- Brock Lesnar on WWE.com
- Brock Lesnar's profile on UFC.com
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