He claimed the gold medal again in 2011 in the under 99 kg division by submitting João Assis in the final by a heel hook. Lister won the 2003 ADCC Absolute World championship and was the 2005 Superfight champion, defeating Jean Jacques Machado. He subsequently requested to be released from his UFC contract, and has since signed with the Maximum Fighting Championship.ĭean Lister and Renato Sobral fought to a draw at Metamoris 3 a submission-only jiu-jitsu match. Lister lost a three-round unanimous decision to Yushin Okami at UFC 92 on December 27, 2008, dropping his UFC record to 4–2. Years later, Lister avenged this loss by submitting Jeremy Horn with a guillotine choke in the TUF 7 finale. KOTC stripped Dean of his title after the loss, even though it was at a higher weight class. Lister was a King of the Cage Middleweight Champion, and defended his title several times before losing to Jeremy Horn in a Light Heavyweight fight. It is worth noting that one of Lister's MMA losses is against Nathan Marquardt, despite previously submitting him in the 2003 ADCC tournament. Lister won the Abu Dhabi Absolute Division championship in 2003, as well as two Superfights in 20 in addition, he set a tournament record by defeating 4 of his opponents consecutively (3 by submission) in 2003. Lister was invited three times (2000, 2003, and 2005) to the Abu Dhabi Combat Club (ADCC) championship, a prestigious grappling tournament consisting only of the top 16 grapplers in the world of each weight class. Machado National Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Champion (weight class and open classes), and a National Gracie Jiu Jitsu champion. National Sambo champion, a four-time U.S. Lister does not favor any particular technique, although he is mostly known for his leg attacks (foot locks and knee locks). He maintains that it is "the biggest and most challenging sport that exists". Lister currently holds the rank of black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, given to him by Jeffrey Higgs, who holds a black belt under Fábio Santos. In 2000, Lister traveled to Brazil to train at Brazilian Top Team for Brazilian Jiu Jitsu in Rio de Janeiro. The classes typically begin with Dean teaching Brazilian Jiu Jitsu techniques, followed by Jiu Jitsu sparring. Lister teaches both beginner and advanced students at Victory MMA in San Diego. Since 1997, Lister has been working as an instructor for Santos. He started competing in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu in 1996, six months after he started training. Shortly after graduating from high school, Lister visited the Fábio Santos Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Academy in San Diego with his wrestling teammates, and became very interested in the sport. He started wrestling in high school, and became the high school division wrestling champion and a U.S. The need to protect himself led Lister to wrestling and martial arts. Lister often fought as a kid, mostly due to a combination of being the "new kid", a foreigner, and being small for his age. After living in several different cities in the United States, Lister's family settled in San Diego for Lister's high school years. invasion in 1989, and, according to Lister, he was "right in the middle of a serious combat zone".
Lister grew up in a military family and lived in several South American countries, including Venezuela and Panama.
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