{{Short description|Professional mixed martial artist (born 1988)}} {{use mdy|date=November 2025}} {{Infobox sportsperson | honorific_prefix = | name = | honorific_suffix = | image = <!-- name.jpg --> | image_size = <!-- only when absolutely necessary --> | landscape = <!-- yes, if wide image, otherwise leave blank --> | alt = <!-- descriptive text for use by speech synthesis (text-to-speech) software --> | caption = | headercolor = #EFEFEF | textcolor = <!-- Personal information --> | native_name = | native_name_lang = | birth_name = Mark Edward Martinez Striegl | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1988|6|23}} | birth_place = Tokyo, Japan | nationality = <!-- will not display if national_team is defined --> | national_team = <!-- only for the country represented in international competition --> | citizenship = | disappeared_date = | disappeared_status = | disappeared_place = | death_date = <!-- {{death date and age|death year|death month|death day|birth year|birth month|birth day}} --> | death_place = | death_cause = | resting_place = | resting_place_coordinates = | monuments = | education = San Diego State University, Point Loma Nazarene University | occupation = | years_active = | employer = | agent = | height = <!-- X cm, X m, or X ft Y in (automatic conversion) plus optional year and reference --> | weight = <!-- X kg, X lb, or X st Y lb (automatic conversion) plus optional year and reference --> | spouse = Starr Cabuco | children = 2 | relatives = | other_interests = | website = <!-- {{URL|www.example.com}} --> | module = <!-- Sport --> | position = | handedness = | shoots = | catches = | weight_class = | weight_class_type = | rank = | universityteam = | collegeteam = | league = | league_type = | club = | team = | turnedpro = | turnedpro_type = | retired = | coaching = | module2 = {{Infobox martial artist | embed=yes | other_names = Mugen | nationality = Philippines | height_ft = 5 | height_in = 8 | weight_lb = 145 | weight_class = Featherweight, Bantamweight | reach_in = 68 | style = Wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu | fighting_out_of = Baguio | team = Evolve MMA, Synergy MMA, Tribe-Toro MMA, Marrok Force MMA | rank = Black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu | years_active = 2009–present | university = | sherdog = 50217 | updated = 2025 |mmawins=18|mmalosses=5|mmancs=1}} <!-- Achievements and titles --> | worlds = | regionals = | nationals = | olympics = | paralympics = | commonwealth = | highestranking = | pb = <!-- International Medal record --> | show-medals = yes | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Men's sambo }} {{MedalCountry | {{PHI}} }} {{MedalCompetition | Southeast Asian Sambo Championships }} {{MedalGold | 2023 Kuala Lumpur | Combat -79kg }} {{MedalBronze | 2023 Kuala Lumpur | Sport -79kg }} {{MedalCompetition | SEA Games }} {{MedalGold | 2019 Philippines | Combat -74kg }} | module3 = }} '''Mark Edward Martinez Striegl''' (born June 23, 1988) is a Filipino-American professional mixed martial artist and sambist also known as '''Mugen'''. Fighting in the bantamweight and featherweight divisions, he has competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), ONE Championship, the Universal Reality Combat Championship (URCC) and the Pacific Xtreme Combat (PXC).
In 2019, Striegl won a gold medal in sambo in the 30th edition of the Southeast Asian Games in the Philippines.
== Early life and education == Mark Striegl was born on June 23, 1988 in Tokyo, Japan to his German-American father Frank Striegl Sr. from New York City, United States and Filipino mother Sonia Martinez Striegl from Calapan, Oriental Mindoro.<ref name=":3" /><ref name="bob" /><ref name=":4">{{Cite web |last=Ebro Dakudao |first=Michael |date=February 11, 2020 |title=Mark Edward 'Mugen' M. Striegl, the MMA Champ in Davao |url=https://www.pressreader.com/philippines/mindanao-times/20200211/281672551945343?srsltid=AfmBOoq2ZwGrtiBgdLRgDFHE5Ty6NuJQsqLrq8LIzIpYE-S-6bj9AaoD |access-date=November 12, 2025 |website=Mindanao Times |via=PressReader}}</ref>
Mark and his older brother Frank Striegl Jr. grew up in Tokyo. After graduating from St. Mary's International School in Tokyo where their parents worked as teachers, Mark went to the University of San Diego in California, USA then transferred to Point Loma Nazarene University in San Diego.<ref name=bob>{{Cite web |last=Guerreo |first=Bob |date=February 12, 2013 |title=PXC's Mark Striegl: A Fil-Am MMA Featherweight with Big Dreams |url=https://sg.yahoo.com/blogs/thepassionatefan/pxc-mark-striegl-fil-am-mma-featherweight-big-060043764.html |access-date=October 17, 2025 |website=Yahoo! Singapore}}</ref><ref name=":4" />
== Mixed martial arts career ==
=== Early career === While in high school, Mark Striegl began his martial arts journey with wrestling. He later transitioned to aikido, taekwondo and Brazilian jiu-jitsu under the tutelage of his brother Frank Jr.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=Lo |first=Ricky |date=November 25, 2016 |title=Body Talk with top-ranking Mixed Martial Artist (MMA) Mark Striegl |url=https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/funfare/2016/11/25/1645247/body-talk-top-ranking-mixed-martial-artist-mma-mark-striegl |access-date=October 17, 2025 |website=The Philippine Star}}</ref><ref name=":4" />It was Frank Jr. who suggested Mark's fight name Mugen, which is Japanese for "limitless" and a name of a character from the Japanese animated series Samurai Champloo.<ref name=":4" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=September 3, 2015 |title=8 Things You Didn’t Know About ONE Superstar Mark Striegl |url=https://evolve-mma.com/blog/8-things-didnt-know-one-superstar-mark-striegl/ |access-date=November 12, 2025 |website=Evolve MMA}}</ref>
From 2009 to 2012, Striegl was undefeated with 12 wins. He made his professional MMA debut in a Total Combat event in San Diego in 2009 and competed in Pacific Rim Organized Fighting in Taipei, Taiwan in 2010.
In 2011, Striegl competed in the URCC, Trench Warz, the Legend Fighting Championship and Pacific Rim Organized Fighting. In the same year, he relocated to Baguio City, Philippines.
In 2012, Striegl won six bouts, including two in the PXC. He had his first loss in the PXC in 2013 and earned one win in Malaysian Invasion MMA in 2014.
=== ONE Championship === In 2015, Striegl joined ONE Championship. That year, he defeated Casey Suire via rear-naked choke before losing to Reece McLaren also via rear-naked choke.<ref name="rapplerone">{{cite web |date=April 24, 2015 |title=Mark Striegl submits Casey Suire in ONE debut |url=https://www.rappler.com/sports/91081-mark-striegl-submits-casey-suire/ |access-date=August 30, 2025 |publisher=Rappler}}</ref><ref name="gmanewsone">{{cite web |date=December 11, 2015 |title=Mclaren shocks Striegl, wins by submission in ONE Championship: Spirit of Champions |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/sports/othersports/547639/mclaren-shocks-striegl-wins-by-submission-in-one-championship-spirit-of-champions/story/ |access-date=August 30, 2025 |publisher=GMA News Online}}</ref> Mark's third fight in the promotion ended in a unanimous decision victory against Sotir Kichukov in 2016.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Li |first=Matthew |date=December 2, 2016 |title=Striegl bounces back, grinds out Kichukov |url=https://tiebreakertimes.com.ph/tbt/mark-striegl-bounces-back-grinds-out-sotir-kichukov/73056 |access-date=October 18, 2025 |website=Tiebreaker Times}}</ref>
=== URCC === In 2017, Striegl defeated two URCC opponents namely Andrew Benibe and Ki Sung Kim. In 2018, Mark became the new featherweight champion of the promotion after dethroning Do Gyeom Lee.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Lozada |first=Bong |date=February 20, 2022 |title=Mark Striegl loses to Chas Skelly in second UFC fight |url=https://sports.inquirer.net/451958/mark-striegl-loses-to-chas-skelly-in-second-ufc-fight |access-date=October 18, 2025 |newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer}}</ref> When Mark defended the title against Shunichi Shimizu in 2019, the bout ended in a No Contest.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cabildo |first=Leigh Nald |date=August 14, 2020 |title=Fil-Am Mark Striegl set for UFC debut |url=https://www.rappler.com/sports/fil-am-mark-striegl-set-ufc-debut/ |access-date=October 18, 2025 |website=Rappler}}</ref>
=== UFC === In August 2020, it was announced that Striegl had signed with the UFC. He was scheduled to make his promotional debut against Timur Valiev on August 22, 2020 at UFC on ESPN: Munhoz vs. Edgar.<ref name="spinphufc">{{cite web |last=Leongson |first=Randolph |date=August 13, 2020 |title=Fil-Am fighter Mark Striegl signed by UFC, set for Aug. 22 debut |url=https://www.spin.ph/mma/ufc-signs-fil-am-fighter-mark-striegl-a2437-20200813 |access-date=August 30, 2025 |website=SPIN.ph}}</ref> However, Mark tested positive for the new coronavirus (COVID-19) and was pulled from the event.<ref name="mmajunkiecovid">{{cite web |last=Li |first=Matthew |date=August 21, 2020 |title=REPORT: Mark Striegl out of UFC on ESPN 15 |url=https://tiebreakertimes.com.ph/tbt/mark-striegl-ufc-espn-15/188382 |access-date=August 30, 2025 |website=Tiebreaker Times}}</ref>
On October 18, 2020, Striegl made his UFC debut at UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. The Korean Zombie and lost to Said Nurmagomedov via knockout.<ref name="espnufcdebut">{{cite web |last=Murillo |first=Michael Angelo |date=October 18, 2020 |title=Filipino fighter Mark Striegl in sub-minute UFC debut loss |url=https://www.bworldonline.com/sports/2020/10/18/323294/filipino-fighter-mark-striegl-in-sub-minute-ufc-debut-loss/ |access-date=August 30, 2025 |website=BusinessWorld |publisher=}}</ref> After going on hiatus in 2021, Mark returned to the cage on February 19, 2022 at UFC Fight Night 201 where he lost to Chas Skelly via technical knockout.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Anolin |first=Carlo |date=February 20, 2022 |title=UFC: Striegl absorbs second straight loss vs Skelly |url=https://mb.com.ph/2022/2/20/ufc-striegl-absorbs-second-straight-loss-vs-skelly |access-date=October 17, 2025 |website=Manila Bulletin}}</ref>
==Sambo career== Striegl competed in sambo at the 2019 SEA Games in the Philippines. He won against Ashvin Jaswant Singh of Singapore in the gold medal match of the 74 kg division final.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Tulio |first1=Jason |title=Will Sambo be the next big thing in combat sports? |url=https://www.spin.ph/life/guide/combat-sambo-likely-gold-mine-in-2019-sea-games-a958-20191016-lfrm |access-date=10 November 2025 |work=Sports Interactive Network Philippines |date=16 October 2019 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Lozada |first1=Bong |title=SEA Games: PH’s Mark Striegl, Chino Sy claim sambo golds |url=https://sports.inquirer.net/377041/sea-games-phs-mark-striegl-chino-sy-claim-sambo-golds |access-date=10 November 2025 |work=Philippine Daily Inquirer |date=5 December 2019 |language=en}}</ref>
At the 2023 Southeast Asian Sambo Championships in Kuala Lumpur, Striegl won a gold in the combat sambo -79kgs division and a bronze in the -79kgs sport sambo division. <ref>{{cite news |last1=Caluag |first1=Randy |title=PH sambo team captures 5 golds in Southeast Asian tilt |url=https://manilastandard.net/?p=314400680 |access-date=10 November 2025 |work=Manila Standard |date=19 December 2023 |language=en}}</ref>
==Television== In 2023, Striegl was in the cast of the film ''Keys to the Heart'', a Filipino adaptation of the 2018 South Korean comedy-drama film of the same name.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bueno |first=Leah |date=September 21, 2023 |title=Zanjoe Marudo shares behind-the-scenes photos from 'Keys to the Heart' |url=https://www.abs-cbn.com/2023/9/21/zanjoe-marudo-shares-behind-the-scenes-photos-from-keys-to-the-heart-1412 |access-date=October 22, 2025 |website=ABS-CBN News}}</ref> In 2024, he was one of the celebrity guests of the second season of ''Running Man Philippines''.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Acar |first=Aedrianne |date=May 20, 2024 |title='Running Man PH' Season 2 receives rave reviews from netizens, viewers |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/entertainment/showbiznews/running-man-ph-season-2-receives-rave-reviews-from-netizens-viewers/112652/ |access-date=November 1, 2025 |website=GMA News}}</ref> In 2025, he and Manny Pacquiao were two of the six members of the Philippine team that competed in the Netflix reality competition series ''Physical: Asia'', which was filmed in South Korea, and he appeared in a fight scene with Gerald Anderson in the ABS-CBN series ''Sins of the Father''. <ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=September 19, 2025 |title=Who are the Philippine national team athletes in Netflix's "Physical: Asia"? |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/sports/othersports/959730/who-are-the-philippine-national-team-athletes-in-netflix-s-physical-asia/story/ |website=GMA News}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Severo |first=Jan Milo |date=November 12, 2025 |title=Gerald Anderson vs. Mugen, Rodex Piala in 'Sins of the Father' finale |url=https://qa.philstar.com/entertainment/2025/11/12/2486729/gerald-anderson-vs-mugen-rodex-piala-sins-father-finale |access-date=November 12, 2025 |website=The Philippine Star}}</ref>
==Personal life== Mark Striegl is married to Starr Cabuco, a former varsity player for the Ateneo Lady Eagles who runs a school in Baguio. They have two children.<ref name=":4" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Olivares |first=Rick |date=January 17, 2022 |title=Former Ateneo Lady Eagle Starr Striegl talks about husband Mark being in the UFC |url=https://www.philstar.com/sports/2022/01/17/2154465/former-ateneo-lady-eagle-starr-striegl-talks-about-husband-mark-being-ufc |access-date=November 12, 2025 |website=The Philippine Star}}</ref>
== Championships and accomplishments == * '''Universal Reality Combat Championship (URCC)''' ** URCC Featherweight Championship (One time)
== Mixed martial arts record == {{MMArecordbox|wins=18|losses=5|nc=1}} {{MMA record start}} |- |{{no2|Loss}} |align=center|18–5 (1) |Walter Cogliandro |Decision (unanimous) |UAE Warriors 39 |{{dts|2023|March|18}} |align=center|3 |align=center|5:00 |Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | |- |{{no2|Loss}} |align=center|18–4 (1) |Chas Skelly |Technical Knockout (knee and punches) |UFC Fight Night 201 |{{dts|2022|February|19}} |align=center|2 |align=center|2:01 |Enterprise, Nevada, United States | |- |{{no2|Loss}} |align=center|18–3 (1) |Said Nurmagomedov |Knockout (Punches) |UFC Fight Night 180 |{{dts|2020|October|17}} |align=center|1 |align=center|0:51 |Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | |- |{{nocontest|No Contest}} |align=center|18–2 (1) |Shunichi Shimizu |No Contest (accidental knee to groin) |URCC 77: Raw Fury |{{dts|2019|April|27}} |align=center|2 |align=center|2:08 |Parañaque, Metro Manila, Philippines |title defense |- |{{yes2|Win}} |align=center|18–2 |Do Gyeom Lee |Technical Submission (ninja choke) |URCC: Colossal |{{dts|2018|September|29}} |align=center|1 |align=center|1:44 |Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines |for the URCC Global Featherweight Championship title |- |{{yes2|Win}} |align=center|17–2 |Ki Sung Kim |Decision (unanimous) |URCC: Battle of Extreme Tournament of Superstars 4 |{{dts|2017|December|13}} |align=center|3 |align=center|5:00 |Lapu-Lapu City, Philippines | |- |{{yes2|Win}} |align=center|16–2 |Andrew Benibe |Submission (scarf hold armlock) |URCC 30 |{{dts|2017|August|12}} |align=center|1 |align=center|0:49 |Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines | |- |{{yes2|Win}} |align=center|15–2 |Sotir Kichukov |Decision (unanimous) |ONE: Age of Domination |{{dts|2016|December|2}} |align=center|3 |align=center|5:00 |Pasay, Metro Manila, Philippines | |- |{{no2|Loss}} |align=center|14–2 |Reece McLaren |Submission (rear-naked choke) |ONE: Spirit of Champions |{{dts|2015|December|11}} |align=center|3 |align=center|3:33 |Pasay, Metro Manila, Philippines | |- |{{yes2|Win}} |align=center|14–1 |Casey Suire |Submission (rear-naked choke) |ONE: Valor of Champions |{{dts|2015|April|24}} |align=center|1 |align=center|3:48 |Pasay, Metro Manila, Philippines | |- |{{yes2|Win}} |align=center|13–1 |Kai Kara-France |Submission (rear-naked choke) |MIMMA Malaysian Invasion 2: Grand Finals |{{dts|2014|October|25}} |align=center|1 |align=center|2:10 |Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | |- |{{no2|Loss}} |align=center|12–1 |Jang Yong Kim |Submission (leg scissor choke) |PXC 39 |{{dts|2013|September|14}} |align=center|3 |align=center|4:13 |Pasig, Metro Manila, Philippines | |- |{{yes2|Win}} |align=center|12–0 |Harris Sarmineto |Submission (scarf hold armlock) |PXC 34 |{{dts|2012|November|17}} |align=center|1 |align=center|2:36 |Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines | |- |{{yes2|Win}} |align=center|11–0 |Robert Wusstig |Submission (scarf hold armlock) |PXC 33 |{{dts|2012|September|1}} |align=center|1 |align=center|1:38 |Pasig City, Metro Manila, Philippines | |- |{{yes2|Win}} |align=center|10–0 |Alcer Lozada |Submission (rear-naked choke) |URCC 21: Warpath |{{dts|2012|April|28}} |align=center|1 |align=center|3:24 |Pasay, Metro Manila, Philippines | |- |{{yes2|Win}} |align=center|9–0 |Marko Huusansaari |Submission (armbar) |Dare Fight Sports: Dare 2/12 |{{dts|2012|March|17}} |align=center|2 |align=center|1:17 |Bangkok, Thailand | |- |{{yes2|Win}} |align=center|8–0 |Mohd Al Hafiz |Technical Submission (triangle choke) |Malaysian Fighting Championship 4 |{{dts|2012|March|10}} |align=center|1 |align=center|0:47 |Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | |- |{{yes2|Win}} |align=center|7–0 |Ev Ting |Technical Submission (rear-naked choke) |Legend FC 7 |{{dts|2012|February|11}} |align=center|1 |align=center|3:51 |Cotai, Macau, China | |- |{{yes2|Win}} |align=center|6–0 |Pan Wen Shi |Submission (rear-naked choke) |PRO Fighting 6 |{{dts|2011|December|18}} |align=center|1 |align=center|3:15 |Taipei, Taiwan | |- |{{yes2|Win}} |align=center|5–0 |Yusuke Kawanago |Decision (split) |Legend FC 5 |{{dts|2011|July|16}} |align=center|3 |align=center|5:00 |Cotai, Macau, China | |- |{{yes2|Win}} |align=center|4–0 |Giovanni Sablan |Submission (rear-naked choke) |Trench Warz 14 |{{dts|2011|June|17}} |align=center|1 |align=center|3:15 |Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands | |- |{{yes2|Win}} |align=center|3–0 |Crisanto Pitpitunge |Submission (rear-naked choke) |URCC Baguio 3 |{{dts|2011|February|19}} |align=center|1 |align=center|5:37 |Baguio, Philippines | |- |{{yes2|Win}} |align=center|2–0 |Bae Yong Kown |Decision (unanimous) |PRO Fighting 4 |{{dts|2010|August|1}} |align=center|3 |align=center|5:00 |Taipei, Taiwan | |- |{{yes2|Win}} |align=center|1–0 |Andy Jewett |submission (rear-naked choke) |Total Combat 34 |{{dts|2009|July|25}} |align=center|2 |align=center|1:17 |San Diego, California, United States | |} ==Filmography== ===Television shows=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |- ! 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== See also == * List of current UFC fighters * List of male mixed martial artists
== References == {{reflist}}
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