Sean Salmon
| Sean Salmon | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 11, 1977 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States |
| Nationality | American |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Weight | 205 lb (93 kg; 14.6 st) |
| Division | Light Heavyweight |
| Fighting out of | Columbus, Ohio |
| Team | The JG MMA And Fitness Academy |
| Years active | 2005-present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 34 |
| Wins | 18 |
| By knockout | 5 |
| By submission | 8 |
| By decision | 5 |
| Losses | 16 |
| By knockout | 7 |
| By submission | 9 |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Sean Michael Salmon (born September 11, 1977 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin) is an American mixed martial artist who currently competes as a light heavyweight. He is a member of Jorge Gurgel's fight team based in West Chester, Ohio and is also a columnist for MMA news site MMAjunkie.com.
Salmon is perhaps best known for his brutal knockout losses to Rashad Evans and Jorge Santiago.
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[edit] UFC career
Salmon made his UFC debut in the main event of UFC Fight Night 8 on January 25, 2007. In a nationally televised fight against Rashad Evans, the heavyweight winner of The Ultimate Fighter 2, Salmon lost due to knockout from a head kick at 1:06 in the second round. Salmon was then scheduled to fight Eric Schafer at UFC 71 on May 26, 2007, but he instead faced Alan Belcher after Schafer broke a rib during training. In the preliminary fight, Salmon lost due to guillotine choke submission in the first round.
After the consecutive losses, Salmon announced in a June 5, 2007 MMAjunkie.com column that he was taking a temporary leave from the UFC to fight in smaller MMA organizations.[1]
[edit] Post UFC
On June 9, 2007, Salmon submitted Jason Freeman at a North American Allied Fight Series event in Cleveland called Fite Nite at the Flats III, winning via keylock. On August 11, 2007, he defeated Bill Hall via unanimous decision at the Xtreme Fighting Organization's "XFO 19" show. On September 1, 2007, he was defeated via guillotine choke by fellow UFC veteran Travis Wiuff in an International Fighting Organization title fight.
On November 16, 2007, Salmon lost to Jorge Santiago via knockout due to a flying knee in a Strikeforce tournament which Santiago eventually won. According to Sherdog.com, and California State Athletic Commission Executive Officer Armando Garcia, Salmon suffered a seizure in the ring after he was KO'ed by Santiago. Garcia also stated Salmon's career was in jeopardy. He was again feared dead at the end of this fight.[1]
2008 saw Salmon's return to the cage, with TKO victory over Mitch Whitesel in an NAAFS event on September 19th. Barely three weeks later, however, on October 11, Salmon's fortunes reversed, as The Ultimate Fighter 3 alumni and 3x time UFC veteran Josh Haynes forced him to tap to an ankle lock.
Sean Salmon fought early UFC veteran Laverne Clark on August, 20, 2011, After a slow paced fight Clark caught Salmon with a vicious Uppercut-Left hook combination that knocked Salmon out cold.
[edit] Personal life
Sean and his wife Missy have a son named Marcus.[2]
[edit] Mixed martial arts record
| Professional record breakdown | ||
| 34 matches | 18 wins | 16 losses |
| By knockout | 5 | 7 |
| By submission | 8 | 9 |
| By decision | 5 | 0 |
| Result | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 18-16 |  Laverne Clark |
TKO (punches) | Fight Tour | August 20, 2011 | 1 | 3:22 | Rockford, Illinois, United States | |
| Loss | 18-15 | Joe Cason |
TKO (punches) | NAFC: Mayhem | May 6, 2011 | 1 | 1:14 | Wisconsin, United States | |
| Loss | 18-14 | Tom DeBlass |
Submission (achilles lock) | Ring of Combat 35 | April 8, 2011 | 1 | 0:57 | New Jersey, United States | |
| Loss | 18-13 |  Assan Njie |
TKO (punches) | Superior Challenge 6 | October 29, 2010 | 1 | 0:41 | Stockholm, Sweden | |
| Loss | 18-12 |  Toni Valtonen |
TKO (punches) | Fight Festival 28 | October 16, 2010 | 1 | 3:18 | Helsinki, Finland | |
| Loss | 18-11 | Jeremy Horn |
Submission (rear naked choke) | IFC: Extreme Challenge | July 10, 2010 | 1 | 1:57 | Mt. Pleasant, Michigan, United States | |
| Loss | 18-10 |  Eric Cebarac |
Submission (guillotine choke) | WAFC - Mayor's Cup 2010 | May 29, 2010 | 1 | 0:25 | Khabarovsk Krai, Russia | |
| Win | 18-9 |  Nikita Khazov |
Decision (unanimous) | WAFC - Mayor's Cup 2010 | May 29, 2010 | 2 | 5:00 | Khabarovsk Krai, Russia | |
| Loss | 17-9 | Alexander Shlemenko |
KO (knee to the body) | Fight Festival 27 | March 13, 2010 | 1 | 0:40 | Helsinki, Finland | |
| Win | 17-8 |  Yuki Sasaki |
Decision (unanimous) | Fight Festival 26 | October 17, 2009 | 3 | 5:00 | Helsinki, Finland | |
| Loss | 16-8 | Allan Weickert |
Submission (armbar) | NAAFS - Fight Nite in the Flats 5 | June 6, 2009 | 2 | 2:05 | Cleveland, Ohio, United States | |
| Win | 16-7 | John Doyle |
Decision (unanimous) | Ring of Combat 24 | April 17, 2009 | 3 | 5:00 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | |
| Loss | 15-7 |  Lucio Linhares |
Submission (rear naked choke) | Fight Festival 25 | March 14, 2009 | 1 | 2:07 | Helsinki, Finland | |
| Loss | 15-6 | Josh Haynes |
Submission (achilles lock) | SuperFights MMA - Night of Combat 2 | October 11, 2008 | 2 | 2:49 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 15-5 | Mitch Whitesel |
TKO (punches) | NAAFS - Night of Pain 4 | September 19, 2008 | 2 | 2:08 | Columbus, Ohio, United States | |
| Loss | 14-5 | Jorge Santiago |
KO (flying knee) | Strikeforce: Four Men Enter, One Man Survives | November 16, 2007 | 1 | 0:24 | San Jose, California, United States | |
| Win | 14-4 | Marcus Vinicios |
TKO (injury) | HCF: Title Wave | October 19, 2007 | 2 | 4:22 | Calgary, Alberta, Canada | |
| Win | 13-4 | Mikko Rupponen |
TKO (cut) | Fight Festival 22 | September 22, 2007 | 1 | 3:32 | Helsinki, Finland | |
| Win | 12-4 | Jason Jones |
TKO (cut) | NAAFS - Rock n Rumble | September 8, 2007 | 1 | 1:30 | Cleveland, Ohio, United States | |
| Loss | 11-4 | Travis Wiuff |
Submission (guillotine choke) | IFO: Wiuff vs. Salmon | September 1, 2007 | 1 | 2:37 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 11-3 | William Hill |
Decision | XFO 19 | August 11, 2007 | 3 | 5:00 | Island Lake, Illinois, United States | |
| Win | 10-3 | Jason Freeman |
Submission (keylock) | NAAFS - Fight Night in the Flats III | June 9, 2007 | 1 | 1:19 | Cleveland, Ohio, United States | |
| Loss | 9-3 | Alan Belcher |
Submission (guillotine choke) | UFC 71 | May 26, 2007 | 1 | 0:51 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Loss | 9-2 | Rashad Evans |
KO (head kick) | UFC Fight Night 8 | January 25, 2007 | 2 | 1:06 | Hollywood, Florida, United States | |
| Win | 9-1 | Matt Hershberger |
Submission (strikes) | Fightfest 8 | October 20, 2006 | 1 | 0:51 | Cleveland, Ohio, United States | |
| Win | 8-1 | Bobby Martinez |
Submission (keylock) | Legends of Fighting 9 | September 29, 2006 | 1 | 1:19 | Indianapolis, Indiana, United States | |
| Win | 7-1 | Lucas Lopes |
Submission (elbows) | Fightfest 6 | September 23, 2006 | 2 | 2:44 | Corpus Christi, Texas, United States | |
| Loss | 6-1 | David Heath |
Submission (armbar) | FF 5: Korea vs USA | July 15, 2006 | 1 | 0:50 | McAllen, Texas, United States | |
| Win | 6-0 |  Hans Marrero |
Submission (keylock) | Diesel Fighting Championships 1 | June 30, 2006 | 1 | 1:04 | Dallas, Texas, United States | |
| Win | 5-0 | Danny Sheehan |
TKO (punches) | FFP - Untamed 5 | June 16, 2006 | 1 | 1:42 | Mansfield, Ohio, United States | |
| Win | 4-0 | Jim Bundy |
Submission (armbar) | Fightfest 3 | May 6, 2006 | 1 | 1:27 | Youngstown, Ohio, United States | |
| Win | 3-0 | Bryan Zanders |
TKO (injury) | KOTC: Redemption on the River | February 17, 2006 | 2 | 1:46 | Moline, Illinois, United States | |
| Win | 2-0 | Jerry Spiegel |
Decision | KOTC: Raging Bull | December 16, 2005 | 3 | 5:00 | Cleveland, Ohio, United States | |
| Win | 1-0 | Rob Wince |
Submission (keylock) | HHCF 24 - Thanksgiving Throwdown 2 | November 26, 2005 | 1 | N/A | Columbus, Ohio, United States |
[edit] References
- ^ Full-Time Fighter: Sean Salmon Discusses a Departure from the UFC - MMAjunkie.com
- ^ "Sean Salmon's Blog Catching Up....". salmon205.blogspot.com. 2006-08-20. http://salmon205.blogspot.com/. Retrieved 2009-05-19.
