Wrestling is the most successful discipline within the UFC.
* At UFC 100, 13 of the 22 fighters had wrestled collegiately.
Just some notable UFC fighters with college wrestling backgrounds:
- Brock Lesnar - NCAA Champion at the University of Minnesota
- Chuck Lidell - NCAA Qualifier at Cal Poly University
- Matt Hughes - NCAA All-American at Eastern Illinois University
- Dan Henderson - NCAA Qualifier at Arizona State University
- Randy Couture - Three-time NCAA All-American at Oklahoma State University
- Rashard Evans - NCAA All-American at Michigan State University
- Cain Velasquez - NCAA All-American at Arizona State University
- CB Dolloway - NCAA All-American at Arizona State University
- Matt Hammill - Three time NCAA Division III National Champion
- Josh Koscheck - NCAA Champion at Edinboro University
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