David John Herman (born October 3, 1984) is a retired American mixed martial artist, who competed in the Heavyweight division of Titan FC, UFC, Bellator, EliteXC, World Victory Road, ShoXC, and Shark Fights.

After taking his GED as a junior and spending a year at IPFW, Herman transferred to Indiana University at Bloomington, which has a Division I wrestling program.

[4] Following a 2–0 amateur career, Herman made his professional mixed martial arts debut on December 31, 2006.

He quickly amassed an undefeated 11–0 record, fighting 10 times throughout 2007, and went 13–0 before actually joining an MMA gym and officially begin training.

He next faced Kerry Schall in the main event of ShoXC 9, which would ultimately be the final show by the company.

Korean fighter Mu Bae Choi handed him his first loss in Japan on January 4, 2009, fighting in the Sengoku promotion.

Herman then faced Yoshihiro Nakao at World Victory Road Presents: Soul of Fight.

Herman defeated Einemo via TKO (punches) at 3:19 of round 2 in a back and forth bout that earned Fight of the Night honors.

[18] Herman was submitted by Nogueira via armbar in the second round, receiving the first submission loss of his career.

[27] However Harris was forced out of the bout with a back injury and the fight was then rescheduled to take place at Titan FC 32 on November 20, 2014.

[29] Herman was then expected to face Jon Madsen for the Titan FC heavyweight championship at the event.

[30] On November 4, 2014, it was announced that Titan FC 32 would be postponed to December 19, 2014, and would be moved from Augusta, Georgia to Lowell, Massachusetts.

On January 19, 2015, Herman was arrested in the early morning in Indiana, allegedly after leading police on a chase.

According to an incident report issued by the Dekalb County Sheriff Department, Herman was speeding on I-69 with no headlights or taillights on.