Daniel Puder

Daniel Puder
Puder in 2008
Born (1981-10-09) October 9, 1981
Cupertino, California, U.S.
Height6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight250 lb (113 kg; 17 st 12 lb)
DivisionHeavyweight
Fighting out ofCupertino, California
TrainerAKA, Bob Cook, Brian Johnston, Danny Chaid, Frank Shamrock, Javier Mendez
Years active2003–2011
Mixed martial arts record
Total8
Wins8
By knockout2
By submission3
By decision3
Losses0
Daniel Puder
Professional wrestling career
Ring nameDaniel Puder
Billed height6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Billed weight235 lb (107 kg)
Trained byAl Snow
Bill DeMott
Lance Storm
Nightmare Danny Davis
OVW
Paul Heyman
Tommy Dreamer
Inoki Dojo
Debut2004
Retired2019

Daniel Puder (/ˈpjdər/ PYOO-dər; born October 9, 1981) is an American retired professional wrestler and mixed martial artist.

As a mixed martial artist, Puder trained at the American Kickboxing Academy, in San Jose, California. He is undefeated in MMA competition, holding a record of eight wins and zero losses. As a professional wrestler, he trained at Ohio Valley Wrestling. He is best known for having won the WWE's $1,000,000 Tough Enough, the fourth Tough Enough competition. He has also worked for Ring of Honor and New Japan Pro Wrestling.