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Mark Madsen

Mark O. Madsen. Photo via YouTube (MMAJunkie)

• Record: 12-2
• Promotional record: 4-2

UFC lightweight Mark Madsen retired a few weeks back. As a decorated wrestler and UFC veteran, he is one of most successful martial artists ever coming out of Denmark.

The 39-year-old is a three-time Olympian and earned a silver medal in Greco-Roman wrestling back in 2016. He was also a five-time medalist at the wrestling world championships.