Cole Konrad (born April 2, 1984) is an American retired mixed martial arts fighter.

He recorded a pin in his final collegiate match over Penn State wrestler Aaron Anspach.

While concentrating on collegiate wrestling, Konrad has managed to develop a strong international record as well.

In 2006 he won the bronze medal for the 264.5 pounds freestyle weight class at the World University Championships in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.

Konrad made his professional mixed martial arts debut on January 23, 2010, defeating Gary "Chief" Hamen on the Martial Arts Xtreme promotion's Max Fights 8 with a neck crank, which is a modified rear naked choke from half guard that his training partner, Brock Lesnar, nicknamed the "Polar Bear Choke".

[10] According to his coach, Greg Nelson, Konrad trained for a single day to prepare for this fight.