Aaron Stark

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Aaron Stark
Statistics
Nickname DaddyHerc
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight 205 lb (93 kg)
Born July 21, 1975 (1975-07-21) (age 32)
Fighting out of Portland, Oregon
Town of birth Forest Grove, Oregon
Team/Association Team Quest
Fighting style Wrestling
Mixed martial arts record
Wins 5
  By knockout 1
  By submission 4
Losses 4
Draws 0
No contests 0

Aaron Mitchell Stark (born July 21, 1975) is an American professional mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter. He trains with Team Quest and is a member of the Portland Wolfpack, an International Fight League team coached by Matt Lindland.

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[edit] Biography

[edit] High school and college years

Wrestling since age 5, in 1993, he was the Oregon State Champ during his senior year wrestling at Pendleton High School in Pendleton, Oregon, where he only wrestled for one year. He transferred from Glencoe High School in Hillsboro, Oregon, which he attended from 1990 to 1992. He then wrestled for the University of Wisconsin-Madison, majoring in Agricultural Business Management, and graduating in 1998.

In 1996, Stark was the only wrestler in the country to score offensive points against National Champion Les Gutches. [1] His highest finish during his collegiate wrestling career came during his senior (fifth) year -- third place in the 1998 Big Ten Championships held at Penn State University. His highest finish at the United States Open National Championships in freestyle wrestling was eighth place.

[edit] Personal life

A member of Mensa, Stark was married to his high school sweetheart Tiffany Marie Tennefoss, owner of Tiffany Stark Fundraising LLC, a Republican concern, who has worked for Ron Saxton and Mitt Romney.[2] They lived in the hills of northwest Portland, but recently separated and are divorcing. Heir to a door and cabinet manufacturing company, he is an aficionado of Cuban cigars, and an oenophile who plans to bottle his own Pinot noir wine in a few years. He is presently the manager of the Colene Clemens Vineyard in Newberg, Oregon, a family business named in honor of his maternal grandmother.[3]

[edit] MMA Record

5-4-0 (wins-losses-draws)
Result Opponent Method Event Title Date Round Time
Win Dallas Browning Technical Submission (Choke) SF 21-Season's Beatings 12/22/2007 1 00:47
Win Jimmy Johnson Submission (Guillotine) ICS-Cage Rage 10/13/2007 1 1:58
Loss Vladimir Matyushenko TKO (Strikes) IFL-Everett 6/1/2007 1 2:49
Loss Mike Ciesnolevicz TKO IFL-Championship Final 12/29/2006 3 1:03
Win Alex Schoenauer Submission (Modified Guillotine) IFL-World Championship Semifinals 11/2/2006 2 2:43
Win Reese Andy TKO (Strikes) IFL-Portland 9/9/2006 3 2:00
Win Marcus Hicks Submission NFC 6-Natural Disaster 7/15/2006 1 3:23
Loss Brian Stann TKO SF 14-Resolution 1/6/2006 1 3:14
Loss Fabiano Capoani Submission (Armbar) AFC 14-Absolute Fighting Championships 14 12/10/2005 1 2:44

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