Guy Mezger

American mixed martial artist

ガイ・メッツァー

Born

1 January 1968, Houston

Citizenship

United States

Sport

karate, mixed martial arts

Occupation

mixed martial arts fighter, kickboxer, karateka, judoka

Height

185 cm (6 ft 1 in)

Weight

92 kg (202 lb)

Team / club

Lion's Den

Guy Mezger (born January 1, 1968) is an American martial artist, who competed in professional combat sports including sport karate (he is in the Sport Karate Museum Hall of Fame) full contact karate, kickboxing, and boxing, but is most recognized as a mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter. Mezger retired from professional competition on January 25, 2005. He is associated with Lion's Den and runs their school in Dallas. Mezger was a champion in mixed martial arts in two different promotions, the UFC and Pancrase. He holds wins over Tito Ortiz, Masakatsu Funaki, Yuki Kondo, Semmy Schilt, and Minoru Suzuki.

Mezger has trained with many great martial arts competitors and trainer/instructors; his main trainers have been Vince Tamura (judo), Willie Thompson (wrestling), Billy "Jack" Jackson (kickboxing), and Ken Shamrock (shootfighting). Mezger has co-written a book, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Kickboxing; he had an uncredited speaking role in the first-season episode of Walker, Texas Ranger titled "Night of the Gladiator".

External links

• Wikipedia
• BoxRec
• Sherdog
• IMDb
• Wikidata

Facts from Wikidata Q6481363 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.

Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.