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He started up the steps in an aggressive manor to with his fist clenched. I ended up swinging at him in self defense and punched him in the mouth.
Striking first diminishes any chance that a court will see your action of a preemptive strike (so to speak) as "self defense."

I found out from a friend the next day that the guy lost 2 teeth and was going to press charges. I called the police dept so if there was an outstanding warrant, they looked up my info and said no.
First, the other guy does not "press charges," he would make a report to the police. Since knocking teeth out would constitute at least one and possibly two felony offenses, it would be rather serious.

Do they have your name?

Second, a warrant would take time to obtain so of course there is no warrant.

There is video of the whole scenario and the police made a report. I spoke with a cop friend of a friend that said to just wait it out until you hear something.
Pretty much.

They said that the video would show that this guy was coming at me aggressively.
Okay. But it will also show YOU striking HIM first.

This could wreck my whole life, I am not sure what to do at this point. I have never been in trouble and I am in my late 30's professional. any advice?
If the police come to ask you any questions, politely decline. If they start nosing around more often, consult an attorney.