Mark Munoz
Active 2009–present · rated in 1 edition · peak overall 79.0
Scouting report
Born in San Pedro, California, and an NCAA Division I National Wrestling Champion at Oklahoma State University, Mark "The Filipino Wrecking Machine" Munoz brought ground-and-pound to the middleweight division. Munoz secured stoppage wins over Chris Leben and Demian Maia, his wrestling reflected in an 88 Wrestling score and 82 Strength.
Peak ratings
Mark Munoz, an NCAA champion who hit like a hammer on the ground
Mark Munoz was born in Yokosuka, Japan, to Filipino parents and grew up in Vallejo, California. He was a two-time state champion in high school and then wrestled at Oklahoma State, where he compiled 121 wins and won an NCAA title in 2001 as a senior. He later coached at Oklahoma State and helped the team win the national title in 2003. In the big promotion he was known for ground and pound, and he beat Chris Leben in November 2011 in the first five-round non-title fight, with a corner stoppage.
Munoz, rating by rating
Boxing. Rated 80. He put Ricardo Barros away with punches in the WEC in 2008 and knocked out CB Dollaway in 2011.
Kickboxing. The lowest number on his card at 68. His first loss in the promotion was a head kick knockout by Matt Hamill in 2009.
Wrestling. The top of the card at 88. The wrestling was the base of his best wins.
BJJ. Rated 72. He beat Ryan Jensen by submission due to strikes in 2010, which was really a ground and pound finish.
Strength. Rated 82. He hit hard enough to stop Kendall Grove in round two in 2010.
Durability. Rated 80. He was knocked out by Chris Weidman in 2012 and broke his foot in that fight.
Cardio. Rated 80. He won a unanimous decision over Demian Maia in 2011.
Fight IQ. Rated 78. He sold his gym, Reign Training Center, in April 2015 and retired after beating Luke Barnatt that May.
Wrestling at 88 is the whole style
Wrestling is the top number on his card at 88 in his peak edition. His college record and the way he fought line up. He beat fellow wrestler Nick Catone by split decision in 2009 and Aaron Simpson by unanimous decision in 2010, and in the Leben fight the ground and pound opened a cut that stopped it. If your plan is to take opponents down and hurt them there, he is built for it.
Kickboxing at 68 is the gap
Kickboxing is his lowest rating at 68, and the record explains why. Hamill knocked him out with a head kick in the first round of his debut in the big promotion, and Lyoto Machida knocked him out in the first round in 2013. Yushin Okami beat him by split decision in 2010 by stuffing takedowns and landing on the feet.
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Closest middleweight profiles to Mark Munoz, measured by how near their peak attribute ratings sit across all eight categories.
- Yushin Okamibest wrestling 84 · weakest kickboxing 70
- Derek Brunsonbest wrestling 89 · weakest kickboxing 73
- CB Dollawaybest wrestling 81 · weakest kickboxing 68
- Dan Hendersonbest boxing 85 · weakest kickboxing 70
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Ratings shown are my own estimates, made with AI assistance and informed by how Mark Munoz is regarded by the MMA community. They are unofficial and do not constitute an assessment of Mark Munoz's real-world abilities. How the ratings are made. See the disclaimer below. Ratings and write-ups by Haaris A. Last reviewed 2026-09-30; spot an error? Tell us. Read our editorial standards.