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Dan Severn vs Dave Legeno

A fight that actually happened — and everything both records say about it.

Meetings on record

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Dan Severn and Dave Legeno met once (2007). Dave Legeno won in 2007 by decision.

SOURCE·Dan Severn and Dave Legeno — English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)·both records name the other·REVIEWED AUG 2026

How this head-to-head is established

  1. This pairing exists only because at least one of the two articles' own results tables names the other fighter. No matchup on this site is speculative and none is a hypothetical.
  2. Every figure in the comparison below comes from that fighter's own page and carries the same source line. A dash means the source states nothing, not that the value is zero.
  3. Common opponents are found by matching linked bout lists, which is only possible because every fight list here is linked to every other. A shared opponent is not a transitive result and this page does not treat it as one.
  4. Nothing on this page predicts an outcome. It is a comparison of what is on record.

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Side by side

What both records stateAUG 2026
Dan SevernDave Legeno
—Reach—
74″ (188 cm)Height—
—Reach advantage—
101–19Record4–3
76%Finish rate75%
16Longest unbeaten run2
123Recorded bouts7
SouthpawStance—

A comparison of what is on record. Nothing here predicts a result.

Common opponents

Both fought these 1. This is the comparison the siloed databases cannot make, because it needs every fight list linked to every other.

OpponentDan SevernDave Legeno
Kimo Leopoldo D W

Both records, drawn

The same ledger line on each: wins stamped above the rule, losses below, the mark's shape carrying how it ended.

Dan Severn

20002010UNFILEDwin v John Dixson, 2000, submissionwin v Ron Rumpf, 2000, submissionwin v Bob Stines, 2000, submissionwin v Marcus Silveira, 2000, submissionwin v Bart Vale, 2000, koloss v Josh Barnett, 2000, submissionwin v Forrest Griffin, 2001, decisiondraw v Travis Fulton, 2001, drawwin v Lenn Walker, 2001, submissionwin v Wes Sims, 2001, decisionwin v Harry Moskowitz, 2001, submissionloss v Jonathan Wiezorek, 2001, submissionwin v Mike Ward, 2002, submissionwin v Justin Eilers, 2002, decisionwin v Mark Smith, 2002, submissionwin v Dan Christison, 2002, decisionwin v John Jensen, 2002, kowin v Steve Sayegh, 2002, submissionwin v Mathias Hughes, 2003, submissiondraw v Homer Moore, 2003, drawwin v Gary Dudley, 2003, kowin v Dan Christison, 2003, decisionwin v Shane Moore, 2003, submissionwin v Cory Timmerman, 2003, decisionloss v Ulysses Castro, 2003, decisiondraw v Pat Stano, 2003, drawwin v Lee Mein, 2004, koloss v James Thompson, 2004, decisionwin v Chad Rafdel, 2004, kowin v Hidetada Irie, 2004, decisionwin v Ruben Villareal, 2004, decisionwin v Greg Lockhart, 2004, submissionwin v Johnathan Ivey, 2004, decisionloss v Tony Bonello, 2004, submissionloss v Ulysses Castro, 2004, submissiondraw v Jerry Vrbanovic, 2004, drawloss v Seth Petruzelli, 2004, decisionwin v Ray Seraille, 2004, submissionloss v Joop Kasteel, 2005, kowin v Tyson Smith, 2005, submissionloss v Victor Valimaki, 2005, decisionwin v Rick Collup, 2005, submissionwin v Shannon Ritch, 2005, submissionloss v Bob Stines, 2005, submissionwin v Cal Worsham, 2005, kowin v Chris Clark, 2006, submissionwin v Brian Heden, 2006, decisionwin v Skip Hall, 2006, submissionwin v Lanny Griffin, 2006, submissionwin v Robert Berry, 2006, submissionwin v Victor Vincelette, 2006, submissionwin v Don Richards, 2007, decisionwin v Jimmy Westfall, 2007, decisionwin v Mark Smith, 2007, kowin v Victor Vincelette, 2007, submissionwin v Terrell Pree, 2007, submissionwin v Jason Keith, 2007, submissionwin v Kasey Geyer, 2007, submissionwin v Clifford Coon, 2007, submissionloss v Dave Legeno, 2007, decisionwin v Wade Hamilton, 2007, submissionloss v Pavel Botka, 2008, decisionwin v Damon Clark, 2008, submissionwin v Colin Robinson, 2008, decisionwin v Ian Asham, 2008, submissionwin v Eddie Trotter, 2009, kowin v Woody Young, 2009, submissionwin v Steve Eakins, 2009, decisionloss v William Richey, 2009, decisionwin v William Hatch, 2010, submissionwin v Tom Benesocky, 2010, submissionwin v Chad Olmstead, 2010, kowin v Sam Flood, 2010, submissionwin v Buddie Dixion, 2010, koloss v Lee Beane, 2011, koloss v Ryan Fortin, 2011, kowin v Aaron Garcia, 2011, submissionwin v Cal Worsham, 2011, decisionwin v Scott Fraser, 2011, submissionwin v Alex Rozman, 2012, decisionwin v Tank Abbott, no date on recordwin v Paul Varelans, no date on recordwin v Oleg Taktarov, no date on recordwin v Joe Charles, no date on recordwin v Marcus Bossett, no date on recordwin v Anthony Macias, no date on record
WON ABOVE·LOST BELOW BAR = STOPPAGE·BROKEN BAR = SUBMISSION·TICK = DECISION 2000–2012 · EARLIEST 37 NOT SHOWN · 6 UNDATED
2000 2010 loss vs Royce Gracie (1994)win vs Oleg Taktarov (1995)loss vs Ken Shamrock (1995)win vs Dave Beneteau (1995)win vs Steven Goss (1996)win vs Mitsuhiro Matsunaga (1996)win vs Mario Neto (1996)win vs Dennis Reed (1996)win vs Doug Murphy (1996)win vs Ken Shamrock (1996)draw vs Kimo Leopoldo (1997)win vs John Renfroe (1997)win vs John Dixson (1997)win vs Lance Gibson (1997)win vs Paul Buentello (1997)win vs Ebenezer Fontes Braga (1997)draw vs Jeremy Horn (1997)loss vs Mark Coleman (1997)win vs Kevin Rosier (1998)win vs Joe Frailey (1998)draw vs Pat Miletich (1998)win vs Chris Franco (1998)win vs Sam Adkins (1998)win vs Steve Miller (1998)win vs John Calvo (1998)win vs Travis Fulton (1998)win vs Mark Jaquith (1999)win vs Phil Ortiz (1999)win vs David Ferguson (1999)win vs Nick Starks (1999)win vs Brad Kohler (1999)win vs Slade Martin (1999)win vs Ross Quam (1999)win vs Aaron Keeney (2000)win vs Travis Fulton (2000)loss vs Pedro Rizzo (2000)win vs Andrei Kopylov (2000)win vs John Dixson (2000)win vs Ron Rumpf (2000)win vs Bob Stines (2000)win vs Marcus Silveira (2000)win vs Bart Vale (2000)loss vs Josh Barnett (2000)win vs Forrest Griffin (2001)draw vs Travis Fulton (2001)win vs Lenn Walker (2001)win vs Wes Sims (2001)win vs Harry Moskowitz (2001)loss vs Jonathan Wiezorek (2001)win vs Mike Ward (2002)win vs Justin Eilers (2002)win vs Mark Smith (2002)win vs Dan Christison (2002)win vs John Jensen (2002)win vs Steve Sayegh (2002)win vs Mathias Hughes (2003)draw vs Homer Moore (2003)win vs Gary Dudley (2003)win vs Dan Christison (2003)win vs Shane Moore (2003)win vs Cory Timmerman (2003)loss vs Ulysses Castro (2003)draw vs Pat Stano (2003)win vs Lee Mein (2004)loss vs James Thompson (2004)win vs Chad Rafdel (2004)win vs Hidetada Irie (2004)win vs Ruben Villareal (2004)win vs Greg Lockhart (2004)win vs Johnathan Ivey (2004)loss vs Tony Bonello (2004)loss vs Ulysses Castro (2004)draw vs Jerry Vrbanovic (2004)loss vs Seth Petruzelli (2004)win vs Ray Seraille (2004)loss vs Joop Kasteel (2005)win vs Tyson Smith (2005)loss vs Victor Valimaki (2005)win vs Rick Collup (2005)win vs Shannon Ritch (2005)loss vs Bob Stines (2005)win vs Cal Worsham (2005)win vs Chris Clark (2006)win vs Brian Heden (2006)win vs Skip Hall (2006)win vs Lanny Griffin (2006)win vs Robert Berry (2006)win vs Victor Vincelette (2006)win vs Don Richards (2007)win vs Jimmy Westfall (2007)win vs Mark Smith (2007)win vs Victor Vincelette (2007)win vs Terrell Pree (2007)win vs Jason Keith (2007)win vs Kasey Geyer (2007)win vs Clifford Coon (2007)loss vs Dave Legeno (2007)win vs Wade Hamilton (2007)loss vs Pavel Botka (2008)win vs Damon Clark (2008)win vs Colin Robinson (2008)win vs Ian Asham (2008)win vs Eddie Trotter (2009)win vs Woody Young (2009)win vs Steve Eakins (2009)loss vs William Richey (2009)win vs William Hatch (2010)win vs Tom Benesocky (2010)win vs Chad Olmstead (2010)win vs Sam Flood (2010)win vs Buddie Dixion (2010)loss vs Lee Beane (2011)loss vs Ryan Fortin (2011)win vs Aaron Garcia (2011)win vs Cal Worsham (2011)win vs Scott Fraser (2011)win vs Alex Rozman (2012)
winlossdraw / NC1994–2012

Dave Legeno

2000loss v Alan Murdock, 2005, submissionwin v Alan Murdock, 2006, submissionwin v Kimo Leopoldo, 2006, submissionloss v Mark Epstein, 2006, koloss v Ikuhisa Minowa, 2006, submissionwin v Herb Dean, 2007, kowin v Dan Severn, 2007, decision
WON ABOVE·LOST BELOW BAR = STOPPAGE·BROKEN BAR = SUBMISSION·TICK = DECISION 2005–2007
loss vs Alan Murdock (2005)win vs Alan Murdock (2006)win vs Kimo Leopoldo (2006)loss vs Mark Epstein (2006)loss vs Ikuhisa Minowa (2006)win vs Herb Dean (2007)win vs Dan Severn (2007)
winlossdraw / NC2005–2007

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