Mark Hunt

Mark “The Super Samoan” Hunt won the 2001 K-1 World Grand Prix and then took his granite chin to MMA, beating Wanderlei Silva and Mirko Cro Cop in Pride before a long losing streak. He arrived in the UFC in 2010 as a contract leftover and was expected to be cut, then turned his career around and became famous for walking away before the referee could stop his knockouts.

He knocked out Stefan Struve and Roy Nelson, fought Antônio Silva to a legendary draw, challenged for the interim heavyweight title against Fabrício Werdum and sued the UFC after his UFC 200 loss to Brock Lesnar. CagePotato covered every walk-off and his legal battle.

Mark Hunt fact file
Full nameMark Hunt
NicknameThe Super Samoan
Date of birth
Place of birthSouth Auckland, New Zealand
Organisations fought in
  • UFC
  • Pride FC
  • DREAM
  • K-1
Accolades
  • K-1 World Grand Prix Champion (2001)
  • Interim UFC Heavyweight title challenger (2015)
  • Popularised the walk-off knockout

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