Matt Mitrione

American mixed martial artist and American football player

マット・ミトリオン

Born

15 July 1978, Springfield

Citizenship

United States

Sport

American football, mixed martial arts

Occupation

American football player, mixed martial arts fighter, karateka

Height

191 cm (6 ft 3 in)

Weight

116 kg (256 lb)

Team / club

Minnesota Vikings, New York Giants

Matt Mitrione (born July 15, 1978) is an American retired mixed martial artist and former American football player, who competed for both the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), and most recently for Bellator MMA. Prior to embarking on an MMA career, Mitrione played college football at Purdue University, and he turned pro and played in the National Football League (NFL) with the New York Giants and the Minnesota Vikings. He was a featured fighter on The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights. A former Heavyweight contender, he has several wins over notable MMA fighters, including Kimbo Slice, Derrick Lewis, Roy Nelson, Phil De Fries, and Fedor Emelianenko.

External links

• Wikipedia
• Sherdog
• IMDb
• Wikidata

Facts from Wikidata Q859780 (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.